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The series consists of (Volume 1) tickets for passage from Hong Kong to Victoria in 1865 via the barque "Maria", receipts, account books, medicine books; and (Volume 2) letters written by a son in China to his father in B.C. in the 1870s relating to crops, family news, and information regarding the investment of remittances (Volume 2).

The series consists of microfilmed transcripts of short essays on various subjects, including the transport and mining industries in B.C., the history of B.C., descriptions of Victoria and other B.C. cities by Cariboo grocer Leonard A. Coton. Also includes accounts of car trips taken by L.A. Coton to the Okanagan, the Cariboo and on Vancouver Island in the 1950s.

Series consists of 20 posters of various sizes, some in colour but most are printed or copied with black ink only. Many of the posters announce events presented or sponsored by the Progressive Workers' Movement (P.W.M.). Numerous are protesting the Vietnam War.

The series consists of collected correspondence from William Pitt, Zachary Mudge, and Lord Thurlow. The relationship between the records is not known. With the exception of the Mudge letter, the correspondence in political in nature and deals with the British House of Lords.

The series consists of a microfilm copy of a logbook kept by Bernard Magee titled "...the most necessary remarks and observations in a voyage made on board ship Jefferson, Josiah Roberts Commander from Boston, North America to the North West Coast of the Same and round the globe".

The item consists of a microfilm copy of an account of the discovery of a group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean by Captain James Magee in the ship Margaret of Boston extracted from his logbook, 1793.

The photographs consist of collected miscellaneous photographs. A file list is available with a complete listing. Broadly, the photographs depict scenes in Victoria, Esquimalt, and Saanich, pioneer groups and families, and shipping. There are a few photographs of the Chinese cemetery and Chinese missionaries. A number of the ship photographs are identified as being created by Jones and Company (or Jones Brothers). Some of the photographs were originally packaged in boxes and envelopes labeled with “A.H. Maynard.” The eighth box was stamped "F.V. Longstaff - Major Longstaff" and some of the negatives appear to feature Longstaff's handwriting.

The series includes the transcript of an 1862 gold rush-era diary of Charles Hardy. The diary details Hardy’s activities from March 23, 1862 until “after Easter” 1863 traveling to the Cariboo. The diary details travel routes, weather conditions, and living experiences during this time, providing a firsthand account of life during this period. It is understood the original has not survived.

The pen and ink transcript was undertaken by Charles Hardy’s daughter, Florence Hardy in ca.1945 after she immigrated to Canada in the 1930s.

Series consists of a collection book for section MR 19, kept by James Frain from May to December 1864. It lists names and amounts collected.

The series consists of 25 photographs taken by Frederick Dally along the Cariboo Road between Yale and Barkerville and 1 portrait photograph of Andrew Houstoun. The photographs were collected by Andrew Houstoun (1872-1944).

The series consists of photographs of Victoria and the surrounding areas, and predominantly shows equestrian events and houses. There is a photographic print created from each negative and they are housed together. The photographs are of hunt meets (one at Mrs. Beavans, one at Rockland), the Colwood racetrack, a gymkhana, christening a missionary ship, Christ Church cathedral picnic, and three photographs of unidentified houses in Victoria.

The series consists of approximately 570 stereographic (stereoscopic) photographs on card.

Larrigan is the photographer for the majority of the collection. His cards are labelled one of two sets of captions:
• “Geo. H. Larrigan, Photographer, Victoria, B.C. Sea and land views of Vancouver Island, B.C.”
• “Photographed and issued by Geo. H. Larrigan, 55 [later 41] Belleville Street, Victoria, B.C. Pictures of strange and familiar places not far from Victoria & views of canyons and water courses close to the E. & N. Railroad” with “Photographed and finished expressly for Herbert E. Beckwith by George Henry Larrigan, Victoria, Vancouver Island” printed on the verso.

Some have additional captions written on the verso in ink. The images depict Victoria landscapes, buildings, landmarks, shipyards and boats, wildlife, and events as well as Indigenous communities, portraits, canoes, totem poles, and housing. Also depicted are travels to Hawaii in 1902 and the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Additional stereographs depicting locations in Victoria, across B.C. and Canada, and in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and Japan were produced by the following photographers and/or publishers. Some have been hand coloured and have informative text printed on the verso.
• R. [Richard] Maynard, Victoria, B.C.
• Alfred S. Campbell, Elizabeth, N.J.
• B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.
• Erdman & Schanz, Bedford Hill, London
• European and American Views
• Geo. [George] Barker
• James M. Davis, New York, St. Louis, Liverpool, Toronto, Sydney
• Jas. [James] Esson, Preston, O.N.
• Stohmeyer and Wyman, New York
• Underwood & Underwood, New York. London, Toronto, Ottawa
• Works and Studios, Arlington N.J, Littleton, RH., Washington DC

Stereographs were originally housed in a wooden box.

The series consists of the personal copies of Commissioner Justice M. W. Tyrwhitt Drake arising out of the Royal Commission to investigate affairs at the New Westminster Penitentiary in 1894. The records include Justice Drake's correspondence and receipts, notes of evidence, working papers and draft report.

Item consists of two oversized certificates presented to Harriet Cotsford Mackay, a student at South Park School, Victoria, in 1895. On September 18, she was awarded a diploma for her writing by the British Columbia Agricultural and Industrial Association at their 19th annual exhibition. On December 20, she was awarded her high school entrance certificate by the Superintendent of Education.

The series consists of photographs of scenes of Phoenix and mining operations, two photographs of a steamship (Moyie?) near Nelson, as well as photographs taken during a train journey through the Rocky Mountains.

The series consists of photographs of hatcheries and fisheries in British Columbia. The contents, as identified by the donor, are included below. The numbers correspond to envelopes.

1. This top picture was probably of a pontoon used to hold salmon before spawning. Or possibly to carry trays of eggs to the hatchery after spawning. The boats were used by the fisheries for one use or another.

2. I have no idea where these were taken with the exception of the top two which have writing on the back [Knough Lake, Fish Lake (Lac la Jeune), and between hatchery and Kamloops]. Frank Tingley wrote on the back of these two [three] pictures so I'm presuming he took them. He was a long time friend of my father and the man who introduced my dad to the fisheries. Frank Tingley and my father were two of the four men kept on the department after Ottawa gave up the fish culture business in British Columbia. He lived in the east for the rest of his life.

3. Harrison Lake hatchery

4. I don't know who Mr. Timmins was and these may be of no interest. The second man in this picture was Frank Tingley.

5. These were probably of hatchery workers. "First class living quarter." And one of maybe a hatchery house and one of a mountain goat may be of no interest to you.

6. I'm sure these are all pictures of collecting and spawning salmon. My father is in the top picture pushing at the stern of the boat (oval picture). The rest are all unidentified men.

7. Hatchery interiors with troughs

8. Unidentified hatchery pictures. My father's writing is on the back of the Babine Lake picture and I'm sure one of the hatchery pictures is of the Babine Lake hatchery.

The series consists of 10 glass plate negatives of Victoria scenes. The photographer(s) is not known. The photographs show: the Empress of Russia ship at outer wharfs; Esquimalt Harbour; the Empress Hotel; an archway over a street; and churches, including the Methodist Church on Hampshire road.

The series consists of four portrait photographs of the Lum family. The photographs are hand-coloured and mounted on linen stretched on a frame. The photographs are of Chin Lum Kee (also known as Ah Lum), Lucy/Squeetlewood, and Chu Ban Quan.

Chin Lum Kee (Ah Lum) was born in Canton, China, in 1835. He arrived in San Francisco by boat and traveled north to the Fraser Valley for the gold rush. Around 1860-1870 he partnered with Squeetlewood (known as Lucy), who was 16 at the time. Squeetlewood/Lucy was a Sto:lo woman and was born in Chilliwack in 1854. She is identified on the reverse of J-01353 as being "Hope Indian" (her father's name was Charlie Hope, born in Hope). The couple moved to Rock Creek and opened a supply store for miners and settlers. They had seven children together, one of whom was Lillian Martha Ban Quan. Chin Lum Kee worked as a cook for the Mounted Police in Fort McLeod in 1886.

Lillian married Chu Ban Quan (pictured in J-01352), who had arrived from Canton via San Francisco and was a miner. The couple moved to the Kootenays and were followed there by Lillian's parents, eventually settling in Fort Steele. In 1911, Chin Lum Kee returned to China. Squeetlewood/Lucy remained in Fort Steele for 44 years and died at the age of 97 in 1951.

The photographs are identified in ink on the reverse. The titles identify the individuals pictured and also provide brief biographical information.

The series consists of 7 photographs associated with J.W. Jones. He is presumed to be the photographer of all of the photographs, but is only identified as the creator on one photograph.

The photographs consist of two views of unidentified ships, a shark killed at Esquimalt, and three group portrait photographs of an unidentified family.

The series consists of material accumulated by William Bowie who was the Director for the Emily Carr Arts Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. There are 4 black and white photographs, 3 of which are of Emily Carr, and one dating from 1901. The other photo is of a friend, Mrs. Redden. There is a memorial service program from 1980 for Richard Nicholles (Emily Carr's nephew). There is also a book titled Emily Carr: Her Paintings and Sketches that is signed "To Alice with love from Ira", dated 1945. The series also includes a souvenir program titled Canadian Premiere of Klee Wyck: The Emily Carr Film dated 1947, and assorted brochures.

Series consists of black and white negatives and prints produced by the Provincial Fisheries Department from about 1906 to 1923. They depict fishways, fishing activities, and construction projects, mostly in the area of the Naas river. Other areas depicted are the Meziadin river, Bulkeley river, Bowser lake, Adams lake, and other locations. Records often depict the fishing activities of local First Nations.

Records have been arranged in the order they were found. In some cases the arrangement reflects the original order and in some cases it does not. In many instances negatives were filed with prints in the original developer's envelopes. In these cases the archivist assigned file numbers with a whole number for the negatives and a ".1" following the corresponding whole number for the prints. For example, file 11 contains the negatives and file 11.1 contains the prints that were originally housed with it. In many cases the prints and negatives appear to have been removed from their original container and mixed with other items.

The item consists of a microfilm copy of a day book, kept by John Lyne, a blacksmith at 150 Mile House, Clinton, and Quesnel, between 1906 and 1914.

Series consists of negative photographs of the Hydraulic Mining Company near 120 Mile Creek, Quesnel district, Cariboo.

Records depict logging operations of J.C. and C.A. Fields of Victoria, B.C. John Cass Fields and Charles Arthur Fields operated a timber cruising operation on the Queen Charlotte Islands, holding at least 31 timber licenses there.

The images were most likely taken for publicity efforts ca.1909-1917 on Moresby Island.

The series consists of photographs of Prince Rupert taken by Rudolph Koller. The photographs are primarily of street scenes in Prince Rupert.

These series consists primarily of photographs of logging operations in the Kootenay district, including workers and equipment. Other photographs in this series depict mining operations in the Kootenays, the city of Nelson, and the S.S. Moyie. The series also includes one map of the Plan of the City of Nelson, British Columbia, published by Stovel Company in 1912.

The series consists of 34 glass lantern slides of Alert Bay, Whaletown, Columbia Coast Mission, ships, and clergy. Fred Comley was an Anglican priest in British Columbia between 1915-1948. He served with the Columbia Coast Mission (1914-1919) and parishes in Cumberland, Sooke, Alert Bay, and Victoria. Not all of the photographs are identified, but those that are include photographs from Whaletown and the industrial school at Alert Bay.

The series consists of photographs of the Scott-Walker family on Barnston Island. The photographs document farming (haying) activities, the dredge boat Sampson, land clearing, and family members.