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The series includes personal correspondence; collected correspondence including an 1860 letter from Sir James Douglas to Pemberton; historical articles; drafts of historical articles; research notes including notes on Southam Company, biographical notes on Israel Wood Powell, and Ernest F. Jordan, sealer; unpublished typescript of "Saga of sealing" written by McKelvie and based upon E.F. Jordan's recollections; 1951 diary; scrapbooks on British Columbia politics and T.D. Pattullo.

The Royal Lethington "Pat" Maitland family papers are composed of Maitland's personal correspondence, speeches and addresses, Logs of the House (Legislative Assembly of British Columbia), scrapbooks, etc. Also includes correspondence, notes, etc. of Maitland's wife, Ruth Hildred Mills, as well as correspondence of their children Robert Reid, Elizabeth Ruth, William John and Norah Kathleen.

Correspondence; speech notes, speeches and addresses; legal briefs and correspondence re trial and appeal of Frank Davis, co-defendant charged with 1913 murder of Constable Archibald. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario January 9, 1889, Royal Lethington Maitland came to British Columbia with his parents the following year. After reading law with Burns and Walkem (1908-1913) and presiding over the Vancouver Law Students Society (1910-1911), Maitland was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1913; subsequently, he entered legal practice with his father. In 1915, Maitland became City Prosecutor for Vancouver; he served in this capacity until 1919. In 1928, he was appointed King's Counsel. Maitland entered active politics in 1924 when he ran for provincial office as an MLA for Vancouver; however, he was defeated in this contest. In 1928, he ran for office successfully and was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Tolmie Cabinet where he remained until November 1933. In 1937, Maitland returned to provincial politics as the Member from the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey. In September of the following year, he was chosen as leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia; he became Leader of the Opposition in the Legislature in October 1938. In 1941, Maitland was re-elected and, with Premier John Hart, formed a coalition government. In December 1941, Royal Lethington Maitland was sworn in as Attorney-General. He died in office on March 28, 1946. The collection consists of correspondence, handwritten and typewritten copies of speech notes, speeches and addresses, as well as legal briefs and correspondence pertaining to the trial and appeal of Frank Davis, co-defendant charged with the murder of Constable Archibald (May 27, 1913). The R.L. Maitland papers were presented to the Provincial Archives of British Columbia by his son, Robert L. Maitland. Where a title has been placed at the start of a speech or address, that title has been recorded below. The list of titles is not comprehensive. Addresses and speeches Speech Notes Correspondence Miscellaneous Papers Source: MS Finding Aids Presented by Robert L. Maitland (son). Finding aid: file list.

Private and official correspondence, speeches, accounts, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, reports, memoranda and miscellaneous items. The papers consist of 84 document boxes [volumes 1-84] of private and official correspondence, inward and outward, speeches, accounts, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, reports, memoranda and miscellaneous items. Among the papers is correspondence inward and outward of John Oliver and John Duncan MacLean relating to Liberal party affairs. The Pattullo papers divide into two series. Series I [vol. 1-61] contain papers related to private and public activities of Pattullo from 1892-1956, but contains only five volumes [54-58] of papers related to the years 1933-1941 when Pattullo was Premier of British Columbia. Pattullo's filing system, based on subject categories, has been maintained. Papers within each file are arranged in chronological order. A few files contain papers for more than one year. For instance, a file relating to one insurance policy might cover the years 1929-1933. All such files have been placed in the volume for the earliest year. A list of the dates, form and subject of each file is given in the finding aid below. Series II [vol. 62-84] contains papers related to Pattullo's tenure as Premier. Material within files is in chronological order. Most of letter analysis is given unless the entire file relates to one subject. In Series II it is not possible, as it is with Series I, conveniently to begin and progress through the papers year by year because the whole body of papers 1933-1941 is filed exclusively on a subject basis, hence more: than one year's correspondence may be in any one file. The filing system is that devised by the Premier's Office. Files are: classified as C" - Confidential [vols. 62-65], "D" - departmental [vols. 66-67], "F" - federal [vols. 68-71] and "G" - general [vols. 72-73]. Volumes 74-76 contain alphabetical files. Volumes 77-84 contain newspaper clippings related to the years 1933-1941. Most of the pamphlets from the Pattullo papers have been removed and catalogued in the British Columbia Archives Library. Many of the remaining pamphlets are duplicates. Restriction: Researchers are requested to use the microfilm for conservation reasons. [reels A-01796-A01811, A01959-A01963]. Files containing oversize material were filmed at a later date and are on reels A01959-A01963. The text of a radio speech delivered on 19 Feb 1941 in Prince Rupert was presented by UBC Library in 2008 (box 65, file 14).

This series contains official reports and correspondence accumulated during the administrations of Premiers Tolmie, Pattullo, Hart, and Johnson. It includes Departmental, General, and Federal files, plus separate series of documents on Pacific Great Eastern Railway (1917-1945). It also includes applications for employment, petitions, press releases, speeches, and vouchers.

The records which comprise this unit were stored for many years in a maintenance shop adjacent to the Parliament Buildings. Storage conditions were less than ideal and in 1982 arrangements were made with the Premier's Office' to transfer the records to the Provincial Archives. It was a signal event, for the records provide documentation on virtually all facets of provincial life over a thirty-five year period. Additionally, the documents which make up GR-1222 provide a valuable record of the administrations of Premiers Tolmie (1928-1933), Pattullo (1933-1941), Hart (1941-1947) and Johnson (1947-1952). The records fall into three main categories or series, namely Departmental files, Federal files, and General files.

This series contains press releases and official statements from the Office of the Premier, 1946-1955. The records include a pamphlet on Emergency Flood Legislation.