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This series consists of exhibits, transcripts of proceeding and correspondence from the Royal Commission on Municipal Government, 1912. Records relate to the following municipalities: Cranbrook, Duncan, Fernie, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Nelson, New Westminster, Penticton, Revelstoke, Rossland, Summerland, Vancouver, Vernon, and Victoria.

The series consists of correspondence, 1901-1934, including letters written as Indian Agent for the Queen Charlotte Agency, 1910-1924; correspondence with Leigh M. Pearsall re the collecting of Indigenous art; and with Vancouver city archivist, J.S. Matthews about his life in British Columbia.

The series contains drafts of articles relating to British Columbia First Nations, the Victoria Fire Department, and early British Columbia history, copies of newspaper stories re Victoria Fire Department and fire fighting in British Columbia; miscellaneous poetry, tickets and invitations and a typescript of W.H. Keary's address to the Kiwanis, 1926.

The series also includes seven photographs of BC Views.

• William Alfred Galliher was a barrister, judge and Member of Parliament (MP). He had interests in mining development, mineral claims and real estate.

The records include correspondence, legal documents, papers of clients, financial records, account book relating to Galliher's law practice in Nelson and Vancouver. Also, correspondence relating to mining development and mineral claims in Kootenay district with Robert Garvin McLeod (mine owner) and others; re sale of lots in the towns of Nelson, Erie, Three Forks, Comaplix, and Kaslo; re breweries, hotels, grocers, a furniture store, and other businesses in Nelson; relating to land sales of the Columbia and Kootenay Railway Company, and the Similkameen Valley Coal and Development Company; with W.H. Keary, Mayor of New Westminster, re sale of town lots; correspondence with Sir Wilfrid Laurier re Galliher's appointment as a judge for the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1908-1909.

• The following maps have been transferred out of this series: Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20461 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20462 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20463 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20464 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20465 Removed from box 2 file 8 : 20457 Removed from box 4 file 4 : 20459 Removed from box 5 file 7 : 20458 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20466 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20467 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20468 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20469 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20470 Removed from box 6 file 7 : 20460

This series consists of correspondence relating to the Royal Columbian Hospital. Contains copy of printed "Report of an investigation held at the Royal Columbian Hospital on the 13th day of February, 1883."