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File consists of one diary of Archibald McKinlay, the first of two. The diary spans November 3, 1876 to February 9, 1877 and documents McKinlay's travels to reserves as reserve commissioner and includes copies of correspondence, basic census information for Indigenous communities, and translations of Indigenous languages.

File consists of the diary of Archibald McKinlay, the second part of two. The diary documents his travels in the role of reserve commissioner through the Okanagan region, and also contains copies of outward correspondence and expenses. A loose sheet in the back of the diary contains copies of letters written by James McKinlay and a list of plants.

The file contains correspondence from Road Commissioner A.C. Anderson to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works regarding the state of roads and bridges in New Westminster and Saanich, sometimes accompanied by sketch maps.

The letters have Lands or Works file numbers written on them and were probably part of a larger series of Lands and Works correspondence.

The letters also have Colonial Correspondence file numbers F15.9a, F15.11a, F15.16a&b, F15.17a, F15.18a&b, F15.21a,b,c&d, F15.22a, F15.23a so at one point were probably part of the Colonial Correspondence before being given the current file reference number.

The file consists of both original and photostat copies of correspondence written by James Anderson between 1854 and 1859. Correspondence is both personal and professional in nature. The majority of the correspondence is addressed to Sir George Simpson, although the file also includes letters to Anderson's brother, Alexander Caulfield Anderson, and to a number of other HBC employees.

The photostats appear to have been made of pages 284 to 308 of a letterbook written while Anderson was at Lake Simcoe between December 1858 and November 1859.

The file consists of original correspondence written by James Anderson between 1846 and 1849 during his time at Lake Nipigon. The letters are personal in nature and are addressed to his brother, assumed to be Alexander Caulfield Anderson. The earliest pieces of correspondence predate Anderson's 1847 promotion to Chief Trader, and document his disappointment at being passed over for promotion. The letters contain references to events affecting other HBC personnel, including the 1845 suicide of William Glen Rae.

The item is a b&w photograph, probably taken by photographer O.C. Hastings in July 1879. Hastings accompanied Dr. I.W. Powell (Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia) and A.C. Anderson (Commissioner and Fisheries inspector) on a tour of coastal reserves and villages. They traveled on the H.M.S. Rocket.

On the back of the photograph, the following are identified:
Centre Capt. Orlebar; standing 3rd from left A.C. Anderson; [standing] at end Dr. I. W. Powell.

The item is a b&w photograph, probably taken by photographer O.C. Hastings in July 1879. Hastings accompanied Dr. I.W. Powell (Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia) and A.C. Anderson (Commissioner and Fisheries inspector) on a tour of coastal reserves and villages. They traveled on the HMS Rocket.

The photograph shows the officers and crew of the Rocket. A.C. Anderson is standing on the far left. The man sitting in front is probably Captain Orlebar.

The series consists of a photograph album, known as the Indian Commission album, but possibly created by or for Dr. I.W. Powell (Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia) or A.C. Anderson (Commission and Fisheries Inspector) after 1881. It contains 100 photographs from Powell and Anderson's visits to First Nations communities on the British Columbia coast in 1879 and 1881. The photographs were taken by various photographers who accompanied Powell on his trips, including O.C. Hastings and Edward Dossetter. They are of the First Nations villages and people, the ship HMS Rocket and its crew, and landscapes encountered.

This series consists of Volume I of the Journal of Proceedings of the Joint Indian Reserve Commission (JIRC) and documents the daily work of the three commissioners (Alexander Caulfield Anderson, Archibald McKinlay, and Gilbert Malcom Sproat) from November 1876 to June 1877 on the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. In addition to the text of the journal, there are also several ink and colour drawings of reserves.

Within the journal are several loose correspondence and drafts of documents, many of which are addressed to A.C. Anderson. These loose documents have been retained within the pages of the volume.

The JIRC was formed in 1876 to settle disputes between the federal and provincial governments regarding allotment of reserves in British Columbia. The JIRC operated until 1878, when it was replaced by the Indian Reserve Commission, for which Sproat remained the commissioner.

An attached document (see the finding aid note section of this description) provides a paginated listing of locations visited by the commissioners.

The item is a colour map showing the routes in the gold region of the Fraser River, 1858.