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The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to B.C. ferry and marine workers conducted as part of the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers History Project.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with former and current employees of B.C. Rail as well as residents living along the B.C. Rail lines.

The collection consists of audio and videotaped oral history interviews with former students and teachers pertaining to the history of Central Junior Secondary School in Victoria, B.C.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the aviation history of Western Canada and related subjects.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the experiences of French Canadians in British Columbia.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to Cowichan Indian knitting.

The collection consists of interviews with women who immigrated to B.C. pertaining to their experiences.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with hikers, climbers, and pilots about Garibaldi Provincial Park in B.C.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to salmon trolling in the Gulf of Georgia.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with Chinese women about their experiences working in British Columbia from the 1920s to the 1950s. The interviews, with nine first-, second- or third-generation Chinese-Canadian women, were recorded in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster during the first half of 1984. The project focused on "women's work" (whether paid or unpaid), including work in the home and in family businesses. The interviews discuss the kind of work these women did; what they experienced; how they perceived their roles in the family and the Chinese community; and the legislative policies which affected their work and their lives. The interviewees are to remain anonymous, and should be referred to only by the assigned pseudonyms. In addition, two of the interviews are closed to public access.

The collection consists of oral history interviews by Adolph with Jack and Margaret Aye pertaining to life in the East Kootenays prior to the flooding of the Kootenay River Valley; and interviews pertaining to Woodlands, a mental health facility.

The collection consists of records generated by Donald (interviewer) and Glen Treilhard (photographer) during their oral history project in 1983. Both were post-secondary students at the time and received grants from the Canada Council and the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. The Treilhards interviewed and photographed 39 Canadian miners in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The collection includes 60 audio cassette tapes of interviews with the miners, a duo tang with project details, an index, an itinerary and interviewee list, photo and tape release forms from the interviewees and transcripts of the interviews. Audio tapes are arranged by geographical location and by date. There is also a small notebook listing the slides which are itemized by geographical location, roll number, slide number and subject. There are approximately 820 colour slides of the interviewees, their places of work and scenic views of the geographical regions through which the Treilhards travelled. There appear to be some slides listed in the index that are not in the slide binders, as well as some slides that are in the binders and that are not listed in the index. There is also a list stapled to the inside cover of the small notebook indicating which slides the Treilhards used in their project.

In 1983 and 1984, the History Division of the National Museum of Man sponsored "Behind the Kitchen Door", an oral history project documenting the day-to-day experiences of British Columbia women in their households during the years 1900-1930. The project was administered through the Modern History Division of the British Columbia Provincial Museum.

The collection consists of 64 Interviews on 71 audio reels with Victoria and Vancouver area women. The focus is the otherwise undocumented day-to-day activities of maintaining and running a home in B.C. The interviews were conducted by Kathryn Thomson, Lynn Bueckert, Kathy Chopik and Catherine Hagen.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to theatre in B.C., including an interview about George Ryga.

The collection consists of oral history interviews about Victoria and Vancouver journalists and Vancouver Island people and events. Collection includes interviews with Arthur Mayse and H.H. (Torchy) Anderson.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the history of Castlegar and district settlements, labour organizations at Cominco (Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada) and Harold Webber.

The collection consists of interviews with people who were officially involved in Justice Councils in B.C. from 1974 to the 1980s.

The collection consists of interviews with retired Fish and Wildlife Branch employees about the B.C. Game Commission.

The collection consists of oral history interviews of "tall tales" from B.C.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to drama education in B.C.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to life in the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Boundary, East Kootenay and Fraser Valley regions of B.C. from 1910-1950, conducted as part of the New Horizons Oral History Project.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with women artists in B.C.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to Sidney and North Saanich, B.C., conducted as part of the Sidney-North Saanich Oral History Project.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the history of whaling in British Columbia.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the Hudson's Hope area, including interviews about local Catholic missions.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the experiences of German-Canadians in British Columbia.

The collection consists of miscellaneous videotapes transferred from the Knowledge Network to the Sound and Moving Image Division, BC Archives.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with prominent Vancouver citizens, including J.V. Clyne, Hugh Pickett, Grace MacInnis, Bill Reid and Arthur Erickson.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the history of tugboating on the B.C. coast. Portions of these interviews with 22 individuals of the tugboat industry appear in Ken Drushka's book "Against wind and weather" (PABC NW387.232/D797)

The collection consists of oral history interviews with journalists active in B.C. from the 1920s to the 1940s.