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The series consists of photographs and accompanying material acquired by the Centennial '58 Committee that show centennial projects, celebrations and participants from the British Columbia 1958 centennial. The committee received photographs, both prints and negatives, from around the province, which showcased community centennial activities. The series also includes photographs and filmstrips collected by the Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee and the Centennial '71 Committee. All three committees were chaired by L.J. Wallace, the Deputy Provincial Secretary. The majority of the photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject or community place name with some interspersed miscellaneous files.

Records of the committee established by the Centennial Celebration Act of 1956 to celebrate the centenary of the mainland colony of British Columbia in 1958. Includes records of various sub-committees and applications from communities for provincial grants for commemorative projects. General chairman of the committee was L.J. Wallace, Deputy Provincial Secretary. Records in this unit were maintained by committee's secretary, W.B. Ireland, Provincial Librarian and Archivist.

GR-1448 consists of the files kept by W.E. Ireland who, in addition to his duties as Honorary Secretary, served as a member of the screening committee for applications for community projects. He also served as chairman of the subcommittee on Historic Sites and Publications which commissioned Margaret A. Ormsby's British Columbia: A History.

These submissions were not suitable for the anthology, British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology, but because of their historical content they were loaned to the Provincial Archives for microfilming. Contents include submissions by 11 people on a wide range of subjects. There are 3 manuscripts and 18 transcripts, mostly reminiscences of pioneers, and people recording family history information.

This microfilm contains submissions to the British Columbia Centennial Anthology editorial committee. These submissions were not suitable for the anthology, British Columbia: A Centennial Anthology, but because of their historical content they were loaned to the Provincial Archives for microfilming before they were returned to their authors or sources.