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History of the Ng family (20 volumes in Chinese).

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 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 four reels of amateur film footage taken between 1937 and 1944. They show scenes and people in Slocan City and vicinity, on the Clough Ranch, in the Slocan Valley and at Halcyon Hot Springs. They depict Clough and Cooper family activities and includes footage of a sports day at the Japanese internment camp of Bay Farm, just south of Slocan City.

The series consists of a small album of 37 photographs taken by G.V. Boorman, of the Consolidated Whaling Company. The photographs were taken in 1937 at Rose Harbour and Naden Harbour, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) and show the whaling station facilities and the processing of caught whales and whale remains.

The series consists of two oral history recordings and their associated transcripts. Both interviews were conducted by Jim Spring. The first interview (T4415:0001) is of Don Grant and Al Schutz; the second interview (T4415:0002) is with Al Schutz.

The series consists primarily of records relating to Hilda Hesson's service as Alderman with the City of Winnipeg. Hilda Hesson was born in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1883. The family moved to Winnipeg in 1901 and Hilda served on the Winnipeg City Council from 1940-1947 and then moved to Victoria, British Columbia, around 1954. She died on 22 March 1968.

The records include: certificate of life membership presented to John Rennie Mackie to the Burns Club of Victoria, 1932 (connection to Hilda Hesson is not known); one group photograph of Winnipeg Public Parks Board, featuring Hilda Hesson, 1942; letter and photograph from City Clerk of City of Winnipeg to Hilda Hesson regarding her retirement, 1947; certificate of life membership presented to Ruth Hesson to the Woman's Ancillary to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society, Victoria Branch, 1963; City of Winnipeg Community Service Award presented to Hilda Hesson, 1967.

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 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 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 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.

The record consists of a photograph album created by Charles De Mara to commemorate his visit to the British Empire and Commonweath Games held in July and August 1954 in Vancouver.

The album contains 11 colour and 94 black and white photographs of various events at the games including opening ceremonies, diving at the Empire pool (University of British Columbia), boating events at Vedder Canal and track and field events. The field event photographs include some of the famous "Miracle Mile" run where both Roger Bannister and John Landy ran the mile in less than four minutes. Each photograph has a caption, a date and often additional information about the event photographed. The black and white photographs have been numbered with two identifying numbering systems; a straight sequential number from 1 to 94, and a composite number that may refer to a negative film and item number.

There are also 11 black and white commercial postcards probably purchased by De Mara and glued in the album with the photographs. The postcards are not numbered.

The album also contains event tickets, programs and various souvenir guides and has a souvenir cloth crest glued into the inside front cover.

The series consists of microfilmed copies of newspaper clipping books compiled by Paul Weiler, Chairman, British Columbia Labour Relations Board, Vancouver. The books contain reports on Bill 146, the Collective Bargaining Continuation Act (Oct - Dec 1975), the British Columbia Hospitals strike (Apr - May 1976), the Alcan strike (Jun 1976 - Aug 1977), the Hotel Vancouver strike (Jun - Jul 1977), and the British Columbia Ferry Corporation strike (Oct - Nov 1977).

The series consists of scrapbooks created by Hubert Lethaby documenting all aspects of the Royal Visit to Canada in 1939 of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother). The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically and document each leg of the tour. Photographs, seals, stamps, air mail envelopes, provincial and city crests, and signatures of officials are included throughout the volumes.

The first volume provides and overview of the entire tour, and includes several sheets of various special issue Royal Visit postage stamps. This volume also covers the Quebec portion of the tour. The second volume covers Ottawa and Ontario, the third volume covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the fourth volume covers British Columbia, and the fifth volume covers Washington D.C., New York City, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.

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 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).

Series consists of 26 oversized certificates presented to Frank Mackenzie Ross (F.M. Ross). Certificates include honorary degrees, life memberships in several institutions, and designation as a freeman of several cities. Numerous certificates have been embellished with calligraphy writing, colour, and gilt.

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.

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.

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 records created by or relating to Nelson Seymour Lougheed. Included in this series are a scrapbook of news clippings (MS-2594.1), a certificate appointing Lougheed to Minister of Lands in October 1930, and two photographs. One photograph is a portrait signed by Lougheed and dated 1924. The second photograph is a group photograph in front of the Legislature buildings, and is assumed to be of Lougheed as Minister with his staff.

Nelson Seymour Lougheed (April 16, 1882 – June 6, 1944) was a Conservative politician in British Columbia and served as an MLA from 1928-1933.

The series consists of a photograph album, probably created around 1925, by Major Harold Brown of the Union Steamship Company. The album contains 250 black and white prints of various ships, many of them Union Steamship Company ships. The names of the ships have been written directly on most of the prints, although some remain unidentified.

The series consists of letters from Nellie McClung to Edna Jaques, written between 1939 and 1947. McClung lived in Victoria and Jaques lived in Toronto. The letters are personal and cover a variety of topics from literary matters to the war. They are occasionally accompanied by photographs, clippings and letters from third parties. They are arranged chronologically in file folders from 1939 to 1947. There is also a file of undated letters and cards.

The series also includes a letter from 1973 from Edna Jaques to donor Joan Thompson regarding the McClung letters.

The file consists of correspondence inward to James Walker Beattie, guide and outfitter, 1912-1916. Contains correspondence and monthly game reports of the Hudson Hope detachment of B.C. Provincial Police.

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.