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Records with regard to child welfare

  • GR-0888
  • Series
  • 1943-1969

This collection is comprised of the administrative records of the province's involvement in the field of child welfare through its Child Welfare Division and Superintendent of Child Welfare. It covers all aspects of child welfare work, including foster homes, delinquency, adoptions, illegitimacy, child welfare organizations, federal provincial relations, and professional approaches. The bulk of the collection covers the period 1950-1969, although some files are as early as 1943. Some files include photographs or architectural plans.

The series has been divided into the following sub-series:
Section A. Correspondence
Section B. Policy
Section C. Statistics
Section D. Administration
Section E. Staff (Including Training)
Section F. Federal Government
Section G. Other Jurisdictions
Section H. Related Organizations
Section I. Conferences And Committees
Section J. Native Indians
Section K. Doukhobours
Section L. Children's Aid Societies
Section L. Part 1. General
Section L. Part 2. Catholic Children's Aid Society
Section L. Part 3. Victoria Agencies
Section L. Part 4. Vancouver C.A.S.
Section M. Protection And Children In Care
Section M. Part 1. Administration
Section M. Part 2. Miscellaneous
Section M. Part 3. Resources
Section N. Foster Homes - General
Section O. J.E.F.F. Project (Joint Effort For Fostering)
Section P. Juvenile Delinquency
Section Q. Unmarried Parents
Section R. Adoption
Section S. Miscellaneous Subject Files
There is a conversion list of the ministry's original file numbering system at the end of the finding aid.

British Columbia. Child Welfare Division

Records with regard to child welfare

  • GR-0883
  • Series
  • 1919-1963

This series consists of the records of the Superintendent of Neglected Children, Deputy Minister of Welfare; Assistant Director of Welfare; and general division files relating to child welfare work. The bulk of the materials are from the period 1919-1952, although some files extend to 1963. Also includes records from the Field Service Division of the Social Welfare Branch, 1952-1954, primarily the records of the Planning Council, including background materials, minutes of meetings, agendas, reports and correspondence.
The series covers all aspects of child welfare work, including foster homes, delinquency, adoptions, illegitimacy, child welfare organizations, and professional approaches.

This series has been divided into the following sub-series and sub-sub-series.
Section I. Part A. Correspondence Files
Section I. Part B. Superintendent of Child Welfare
Section I. Part C. Deputy Minister Of Welfare
Section I. Part D. Assistant Director Of Welfare
Section I. Part E. Correspondence With Offices
Section I. Part F. Child Welfare Division - General Correspondence
Section II. Policy Files
Section II. Part A. Child Welfare Division
Section II. Part B. Child Welfare Policy - Other Provinces
Section III. Professional And Similar Groups And Agencies
Section IV. Staff Training, Manuals And Guides
Section V. Field Service This section is comprised of material from the British Columbia Department of Health and Welfare, Social Welfare Branch, Field Service Division.
Section V. Part A. Planning Council
Section V. Part B. General Divisional Materials
Section VI. Statistics
Section VII. Vital Statistics
Section VIII. Meetings And Conferences
Section VIII. Part A. Community Chest And Council Of Greater Vancouver (also Welfare Council of Greater Vancouver)
Section VIII. Part B Canadian Welfare Council
Section VIII. Part C. Child Welfare League Of America
Section VIII. Part D. Department Of Health And Welfare, Social Welfare Branch
Section VIII. Part E. Supervisors' Council
Section VIII. Part F. Canadian Conference On Social Work
Section VIII. Part G. Placement Committee
Section VIII. Part H. Welfare Institutions Licensing Board
Section VIII. Part I. Magistrate's Convention
Section VIII. Part J. Western Regional Conference On Social Work
Section VIII. Part K. Staff Meetings And Seminars
Section VIII. Part L. Miscellaneous
Section IX. School For The Deaf And The Blind
Section X. Routine Administration
Section XI. Specific Groups And Institutions
Section XII. Annual Reports
Section XIII. Estimates And Grants
Section XIV. Infants Act
Section XV. Children's Aid Societies
Section XV. Part A. Vancouver Children's Aid Society
Section XV. Part B. Roman Catholic Children's Aid Society
Section XV. Part C. Victoria Children's Aid Society
Section XVI. Other Children's Institutions
Section XVI. Part A. Alexandra Orphanage
Section XVI. Part B. B.C. Protestant Orphans' Home
Section XVI. Part C. Burnaby Boys Home. (School?)
Section XVI. Part D. Canadian Legion
Section XVI. Part E. Catholic C.A.S. Of Victoria
Section XVI. Part F. C.A.S. Penticton
Section XVI. Part G. Loyal Protestant Home For Children
Section XVII. Child Welfare Branch And C.A.S.'s
Section XVIII. Girls Industrial School
Section XIX. Boys Industrial School
Section XX. Juvenile Delinquency
Section XX. Part A. Advisory Council To The Provincial Industrial Schools
Section XXI. Foster Homes
Section XXI. Part A. Foster Home Review, 1951
Section XXI. Part B. Miscellaneous Foster Home Materials
Section XXI. Part C. Family Allowances
Section XXI. Part C. Family Allowances
Section XXII. Miscellaneous Subject Files
Section XXIII. Illegitimacy
Section XXIII. Part A. Correspondence Re. C.U.P.A.
Section XXIII. Part B. Homes For Unwed Mothers
Section XXIII. Part C. Miscellaneous
Section XXIII. Part D. Cases
Section XXIV. Children In Care
Section XXIV. Part A. Custody
Section XXIV. Part B. Placements
Section XXIV. Part C. Adoption

British Columbia. Child Welfare Division

Salmon Arm civil orders

  • GR-3742
  • Series
  • 1980-1995

The series consists of civil court orders issued by the Salmon Arm Supreme Court and the County Court of Yale holden at Salmon Arm between 1980 and 1995. Orders are a formal expression of the court’s will, and orders in this series cover a variety of civil issues, including adoptions, foreclosures, family maintenance, divorce, letters of administration, consent orders, and will disputes.

When the records arrived at the Archives, some were loose and others were housed in Shannon folders. The records in the first box and most of the second had no discernible order. Archives staff arranged the orders by the order number in the upper right corner. Once records began to be arranged by volume and folio number, a sense of original order became apparent for the remainder of the records. The date provided in the file list is based on the date of filing.

The series also consists of two orders from the County and Supreme Courts of Vancouver. At least one was ordered transferred to Salmon Arm, but as the Vancouver records were loose, it was impossible to create any linkage between existing Salmon Arm records and the Vancouver transfers. These Vancouver records can be found at the end of box 830539-0004.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Salmon Arm)

Vanderhoof Supreme and County Court orders and reasons for judgement

  • GR-3716
  • Series
  • 1977-2002

The series consists of civil orders and reasons for judgement created by the Supreme and County courts of Vanderhoof between 1977 and 2002. Orders from Supreme and County courts have frequently been interfiled together. The records deal with a variety of civil matters, including adoption, divorce, granting of letters probate, and foreclosures. Civil orders represent the formal expression of the court’s will, whereas the reasons for judgement provide the rationale for the court’s decision. The series includes a number of certified copies of probates, the originals of which are awaiting transfer to the BC Archives as of September 2018. These probates date to the 1990s and early 2000s.

Records in this series were arranged in various ways, including by court registry file number and by volume and folio number. In some instances, the folio and volume number have been reversed on the orders themselves.

Records have been managed and retained under the Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

British Columbia. County Court (Vanderhoof)

Victoria Supreme Court civil orders

  • GR-1566
  • Series
  • 1880-2008

The series consists of civil orders issued by the Supreme Court in Victoria between 1880 and 2008. Orders dating from 1880 until December 1946 were microfilmed and the originals destroyed. Records after this period are maintained in their original form. Many, but not all, volumes dating up to the late 1970s include nominal indexes. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court. The records relate to a variety of civil matters including adoptions, divorces, and bankruptcies.

The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Duncan Supreme Court cause books

  • GR-3850
  • Series
  • 1937-1976

This series consists of cause books from the Supreme Court of Duncan from 1937-1976. The books include divorce, adoption and other civil matters.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Duncan)

Chilliwack Supreme Court cause books

  • GR-2126
  • Series
  • 1916-1969

This series consists of cause books from the Supreme Court of Chilliwack, 1916-1969. The books include primarily civil cases including adoption and divorce.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Terrace Supreme Court cause books

  • GR-3851
  • Series
  • 1961-1967

This series consists of one cause book from the Supreme Court of Terrace from 1961-1967. The book includes file numbers 1/61-1/67, and covers adoption, divorce and other civil matters. There is no index.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Terrace)

Social assistance case files

  • GR-0276
  • Series
  • 1947-1974

The series consists of a random sample of social assistance application case files from various provincial field offices. Each file title provides the name of the field office followed by the name of the client. A file code provides lists the type of service.

File codes used include: AFH - Application to be a foster home AHP - Application for adoption of a child CIC - Child in Care CHIR - [social assistance for training at a vocational school] FS - Family Services OAA - Old Age Assistance OASB - [Old Age Assistance Board] PAH - Pending Adoption PFH - Pending Foster Home SA - Social Assistance SAS - Social Assistance for a single person SA1P - Social Assistance for a single parent SA2P - Social Assistance for two parents SAC - [Social Assistance Child] UPA - Adoption Planning WI - Welfare Institution licensing

British Columbia. Dept. of Social Welfare

Rossland Supreme Court cause book

  • GR-2153
  • Series
  • 1946-1978

This series consists of cause books from the Supreme Court of Rossland from 1946-1967 and 1974-1978. The books include primarily civil matters, as well as probates, estate administration, divorce, and adoption. May include some criminal cases.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Rossland)

Grand Forks Supreme Court cause books

  • GR-1635
  • Series
  • 1900-1969

The series consists of four volumes of indexed cause books, created in the Grand Forks registry between 1900 and 1969. A typical cause book entry lists the style of cause, solicitors' names, nature of claim, and the dates of various proceedings in each case. The entry also provides the case file number. For Supreme Court cases, cause books are often used as a starting point for research. The cause books include information on adoption, divorce, chattel mortgages, and other civil proceedings.

The records are arranged by case number and are also chronological.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Grand Forks)

[East Kootenay] Golden County Court registrar’s book

  • GR-3638
  • Series
  • 1933-1978

The series consists of one volume of the registrar’s book for the County Court of East Kootenay holden at Golden. The volume includes trial transcripts, lists of individuals applying for naturalization, grants of letters of administration, adoption cases, and other trial details. The book was used by several different registrars, and includes cases primarily heard by Justices Thompson and Providanzo. The volume is arranged in chronological order

British Columbia. County Court (Golden)

Information and Privacy Commissioner investigations

  • GR-4029
  • Series
  • 1988 - 2003

The series consists of Information and Privacy Commissioner investigations resulting from freedom of information requests from citizens of BC to the Ministry of Children and Family Development and its predecessors on matters such as adoption, children in foster care, allegations of abuse in the home, and support services for children requiring additional care. The request for access to records and subsequent investigations were conducted by the Information and Privacy/Records office, Ministry of Children and Family Development (2001-) and its predecesors; the reviews were conducted by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC). Following the completion of the freedom of information request, the applicant may ask the OIPC to review decisions to release, not release, or sever records made by the ministry. This series of records consists of a copy of the original access request, correspondence between staff and the applicant, correspondence between the ministry and the OIPC, submissions to the OIPC, and a copy of the final report. The files often contain intake reports and packages, investigation and interview notes, acknowledgement of receipt of records forms, and copies of materials such as criminal records, social worker handwritten notes, child protection checklists, adoption files, medical records, and judicial records.

The records are arranged by applicant surname and are classified as either family support services or adoption services. The records include copies of correspondence, memoranda, reports, information packages, copies of affidavits, checklists, and legal files. The records in this series were classified as 290-20 in the BC Government Administrative Records Classification System (ARCS). Ministry staff also assigned an additional number that consisted of the year of the investigation followed by a sequential number.

British Columbia. Ministry of Children and Family Development

Duncan Supreme Court civil orders

  • GR-3712
  • Series
  • 1950-2002

The series consists of civil orders created in the Supreme Court in Duncan between 1950 and 2002. Orders are a formal expression of the court’s will, and orders in this series cover a variety of issues, including adoption and divorce.

The series is arranged by volume, and then by folio. From volumes 1 to 48, the volume and folio numbers are provided on the records themselves. After volume 48, this information is not always provided. Sometimes the records bear file numbers which appear to be sequential and which restart every year. Sometimes even these numbers are not listed on the records and the only way to identify them is by filing date.
The dates listed in the file list are derived from the date on which the order was filed. Although the filing date for the majority of the records corresponds closely to when the order was issued, this is not always the case, and there are instances in which orders were filed months after being issued.

Originally the majority of the files were arranged in binders based on volume number. If an index existed for the volume, it would be placed in the front of the binder. For space and preservation reasons, the records have been removed from the binders and placed in acid-free folders. Records from binders tend to span two folders, which are linked by volume number. The first of the two binders will house the index for the entire volume, if one was included.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Duncan)

Chilliwack Supreme Court civil orders and reasons for judgement

  • GR-3705
  • Series
  • 1916-1946, 1949-1992

The series consists of civil orders created by the Chilliwack Supreme Court between 1916 and 1946 and 1949 to 1992. The series also consists of a subseries of early reasons for judgement, dating to the 1930s and 1940s. In many cases, these were interfiled with the civil orders. Early civil orders contain adoption information, although later orders appear to have been removed. The series includes divorce records, including decrees nisi and absolute. Reasons for judgement provide the rationale behind a court’s decision, and civil orders are a formal expression of the court’s will.

Records in this series are arranged by volume and folio number. Many of the records were originally housed in shannon folders, and have been rehoused for preservation purposes. When the records were received by the Archives, the volumes were out of order. As it would have been too difficult to re-order the files at the time, they have been left in the received physical order but the file list is arranged by volume number. The records in this series were selected for full retention under the Court Services ORCS (Schedule 100152) number 51400-25.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Chilliwack)

Joseph Algernon Pearce collection

  • PR-2153
  • Fonds
  • 1821-1976

The collection consists of textual records, historical notes, newspaper clippings, and research notes. Included in the collection are miscellaneous records acquired from sources including the O'Reilly and Trutch families, Helmcken family, and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The O'Reilly and Trutch records consist of family correspondence and records relating to Peter O'Reilly's career, particularly his work as the Commissioner of the Indian Reserve Commission. The Helmcken records include correspondence both made and received by John Sebastian Helmcken and James Douglas Helmcken, records relating to J.S. Helmcken's position in the colonial and provincial governments, and estate records. The Supreme Court records include correspondence of Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie, trial records, affidavits, bankruptcy files, estate files and other miscellaneous records. There are also miscellaneous records relating to a number of other notable personalities including the Mesher and Pauline families, J.A. McTavish, J.W. Bushby, W.R. Higgins, David McKean, William Manson, and Josephine Crease. Also includes records of organizations including the Victoria Jockey Club. Research notes consist of information relating to a paper presented by Pearce at the British Columbia Historical Society on John Sebastian Helmcken.

Pearce, Joseph Algernon

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate fonds

  • PR-2400
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1828-2018

The fonds consists of records relating to the missionary work of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). Most records were created and accumulated by the administrations of various OMI provinces that have operated in British Columbia: St. Peter’s Province, St. Paul’s Vice-Province, St. Paul’s Province, and OMI Lacombe Canada. Additionally, the fonds contains some records created by the administration of the Vice-Province of Whitehorse. Other records pre-date the establishment of OMI provinces in Canada. Materials mostly relate to Oblate missionary work in British Columbia and the Yukon, but the fonds also includes some records pertaining to Oblate work throughout Canada, as well as records pertaining to foreign mission work (such as materials related to the OMI’s Provincial Delegation of Peru).

The fonds is divided into the following series:
● MS-3396 – Mission and school records
● MS-3397 – Personnel records
● MS-3398 – OMI archives files
● MS-3399 – Writing and research
● MS-3400 – Provincial administrative records
● MS-3401 – Indigenous affairs subject files
● MS-3402 – Multi-media [currently being processed]
● MS-3403 – Publications, grey literature, and manuscripts

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Training Supervisor's miscellaneous records

  • GR-0517
  • Series
  • 1934-1972

This series consists of miscellaneous records from the Department of Social Welfare Training Supervisor. Records include manuals; policies; correspondence; minutes of the Institute on Supervision, 1956; departmental circulars and policy manual amendments, 1961-1972; and essays by Lillian Nelson on early welfare services in Vancouver, 1934.

British Columbia. Dept. of Social Welfare

Commission on claims arising out of riots on Vancouver Island

  • GR-0518
  • Series
  • 1913-1916

The series consists of records of the 1916 British Columbia Commission to Inquire into the Vancouver Island Riots. Records include an alphabetical index to the claims and a numerical list of claimants (1916); the claims submitted to the commission arranged in numerical order (1916); additional documents and Commissioner Gregory's notes relating to specific claims (1916); transcripts of the commission hearings (1916); reports, statements and translations relating to the claims for damage to Chinese property (1913-1916); documents and proceedings relating to court cases that took place prior to the commission (1913-1916); correspondence (1913-1916); commissioner's report (1916).

British Columbia. Commission to Inquire into the Vancouver Island Riots, 1913-1914 [1916]

Commission on Forest Resources, 1943-1945

  • GR-0520
  • Series
  • 1944-1946

This series consists of records of the Commission on Forest Resources (1943-1945). Records consist of transcripts of proceedings of public meetings of the commission, exhibits received, correspondence, arguments, secretary's record book of sittings and subject index to proceedings. A subject index to proceedings was created by the commission and is located in boxes 1 and 2. The finding aid gives a list of exhibits and file list of other records. Immediately following the inquiry, many of the exhibits were transferred to the Forest Service Library and are therefore missing (see box 9, file 1).

British Columbia. Royal Commission on Forest Resources (1943-45)

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