The way of the Indian : [13 programs]
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- 1961
SUMMARY: A 13-episode CBC radio series about First nations cultures in Canada. For content details, see T3888:0001 - 0013.;
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The way of the Indian : [13 programs]
SUMMARY: A 13-episode CBC radio series about First nations cultures in Canada. For content details, see T3888:0001 - 0013.;
1996 Letter from Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II to British Columbia
Item is a single letter from Queen Elizabeth II to British Columbia written in 1996 to celebrate British Columbia's 125th year anniversary of confederation with Canada.
British Columbia. Office of Protocol
Item is a wooden mallet with an inscribed metal plaque. The plaque reads "This mallet was used by H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught K.G. on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the British Columbia Building on Regent Street on the 16th day of July, 1914. J.H. Turner, Agent General. Alfred Burr F.R.I.B.A. Architect."
British Columbia. Agent-General in the United Kingdom
The item is a certificate presented to the Dept. of Mines for the department's exhibit at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901.
British Columbia. Dept. of Mines. Minister
Catholic Women's League of Canada B.C. and Yukon Council Resolutions 1982
Item consists of a document of approximately 30 pages of resolutions and supporting material of the Catholic Women's League of Canada B.C. and Yukon Council of 1982. Subjects are largely focused on education in public schools and include sexual education, secular humanism, and co-operation and community life.
The history of Lucius S. Edelblute
The item is a typescript titled "The history of Lucius S. Edelblute, his life and adventurez in calaforn[i]a & return and brit[is]h columbia and alazka and muntana...", written by Edelblute about his adventures between 1849 and 1873.
The item is an essay by Mary D. Trainer titled "A History of Policing in Burnaby, 1892-1950, with an emphasis on the years 1892-1935."
The item is a transcript of "Recollections of Korea", by Major General John M. Rockingham, First Commander, 25 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group.
Series consists of two items. One is a 1911 letter from Dr. Sun Yat-sen to Victoria businessman Li Bang Lim, regarding fund-raising for Nationalist China. The letter is written in Chinese. The second is a medal presented to Li Bang Lim by Hon. Li Hong Chong on the occasion of his visit to Victoria.
Convention between Great Britain and Russia
This item is a copy of an 1825 convention between Great Britain and Russia regarding the northwest coast of British North America.
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Appointment of Col. Richard Moody as member of Council of colony of British Columbia
The item is an appointment of Col. Richard Clement Moody as member of Council of the colony of British Columbia. The appointment is signed by James Douglas and dated 1 March 1859.
British Columbia (Colony). Governor (1858-1864 : Douglas)
Executive Council request for a British Navy vessel stationed at Esquimalt
The item is an undated and unsigned draft memo written by the President of the provincial Executive Council, likely written in the 1880s. The memo is a request for the dominion government to pressure the British government to continually station a Royal Navy ship at Esquimalt and patrol the coast of the province. The impetus for the request is a "riot" at Metlakatla in which Indigenous People allegedly destroyed several missionary society buildings. The memo outlines the perceived threat posed by Indigenous Peoples to white settlers and the "need" to suppress them with the presence of a war vessel.
British Columbia. Executive Council
Executive Council report on Tsimpsean Reserves
The item is a copy of a report from the Surveyor General submitted to the Executive Council and approved by the Lieutenant Governor on the 29 February 1884. The report approves and confirms the surveyed boundaries of 11 Indian Reserves at Fort Simpson and Metlakatla for the Tsimpsean Indigenous People. The report includes the 1882 minutes of decision from Peter O'Reilly, Indian Reserve Commissioner, accompanied by a sketch map.
British Columbia. Executive Council
Provincial Secretary telegram register
This item is a telegram register volume. The telegrams date from 1877-1878 and appears to include correspondence in and correspondence out. The volume was likely maintained by the Department of the Provincial Secretary, though the creator is unconfirmed. The volume includes telegrams sent by a wide variety of government employees located in the capital and around the province, including positions such as Ministers and Government Agents. The volume records the date, name of sender, name of recipient, location, and the full contents of the telegram.
British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary
Bank notes of B.C. : [lecture]
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-06-20 SUMMARY: In a lecture to a historical society, Ron Greene talks about early currency of British Columbia.;
King George V : message to the Empire, ca. 1920-1931
RECORDED: [location unknown], [between 1920 and 1931] SUMMARY: A message to the boys and girls of the British Empire from George V and Queen Mary. Date is unknown, but probably between 1920 and 1931.;
Documentary. This film depicts a trip from Seattle to Victoria on the S.S. Princess Marguerite, and profiles the history of the ship -- and of her namesake, an earlier B.C. coastal steamship that was sunk during World War II while serving as a troop transport.
British Columbia Steamship Company (1975) Ltd.
Brief re juvenile delinquency and unemployment
Brief to the Honorable W.A.C. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia, and members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, re juvenile delinquency [and] unemployment, presented by the Socialist Youth League of Canada, B.C. Committee.
Socialist Youth League of Canada, B.C. Committee
Letter to A.W. Clah from A.P. Swinford
The item is a letter to Arthur Welllington Clah of Fort Simpson, from A.P. Swinford, Governor of Alaska, concerning the migration of native peoples from British Columbia to Alaska, 1887.
The study of art in Canadian universities / Arvid J. Grants
The item is a copy of "The study of art in Canadian universities." by Arvid J. Grants. The author analyzes the study of art in Canadian universities, calls for re-evaluation of the teaching of art and art history and proposes an emphasis on the study of native and ethnic trends in Canadian Art.
Bibliography of primary and secondary sources on the Chinook jargon
The item is a copy of a bibliography of primary and secondary sources on the Chinook jargon by Samuel Johnson.
The Song of Foul Bay / Arthur Davey
The item consists of a transcript copy of "The Song of Foul Bay", an undated poem by Victoria lawyer Arthur Davey.
Reminiscences of Ethelwyn Maud Johnstone
The item consists of the reminiscenes of Ethelwyn Maud Johnstone titled "Growing up in Ontario in the late 1880s." The author was a niece of Thomas Francis Paterson and visited him in Victoria in 1896.
My Life Story / Belle Delia Watt
The item is a photocopy of "My Life Story" by Belle Delia Watt of Calgary, a machine operator and real estate agent. It is an account of Watt's family and early days in Terrace, along with brief reminiscences of Port Essington and Prince Rupert.
A generative phonology of Doukhobor conjugation / Alex Peter Harshenin
The item is a printout copy from microfilm of a thesis by Alex Peter Harshenin titled "A Generative Phonology of Doukhobor Conjugation." 1974. iv, 197 p: tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1974. Bibliography: p 198-201. Appendices: p 203-231. Vita.
Purchased from University Microfilms, No. 75-3990, 1977.
Reminiscences of Walter Bodington
The item is a photocopy of reminiscences concerning Bodington's boyhood in England, voyage to New York, and travels in Montana and Oregon (1884-1887). Reminiscences of Vancouver and of Bodington's career as farmer on Sea Island, in New Westminster, and in Vernon (1887-1906). Account of homesteading near Macklin, Saskatchewan (1907-1932) and author's later years in Winnipeg, Manitoba (1932-1935). Ms also concerns author's relationship with his father, Dr. George Fowler Bodington, Superintendent of British Columbia Insane Asylum (1893-1902).
A trip up the Naas River / L.F.C. Chaplin
The item is a manuscript entitled "A Trip up the Naas River" by L.F. C. Chaplin. It is a description of a journey undertaken by surveyors' party in 1912.
Arch on east side of Johnson Street; visit of Lord Dufferin.