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The series consists of one record book of Land Registry Office applications dating from July 1930 to approximately July 1945, and an accompanying key to symbols used in it. Entries include the names of the applicants, the type of application completed (e.g., mortgage, conveyance, release, quit claim), the application number, the related Pemberton & Son file number, lot details, and fees paid. Applications are listed in rough chronological order and the index at the front of the book is unused. Two letters are dated September 1, 1933, and are attached to the final page of the volume and the end paper; they name the executors of the estates of J. D. Pemberton and Theresa Jane Despard Pemberton.

The series includes a key which defines symbols or notations used in the first and final columns of the right-hand page of each two-page spread of the book. The key was filed between pages 104-105.

The series consists of a record book listing mortgages and property sales dating from September 1948 to December 1949. Pages 2 to 68 list mortgages and include mortgage application numbers, names of the mortgagor and mortgagee, the initial loan amount, fees, disbursements, the name of the person who drew up required documents, and related ledger and docket file numbers. Pages 70 to 130 list property sales and include sales numbers, purchaser and vendor names, price, fees, disbursements, property, and the name of the person who drew up required documents.

A key to a system of check marks used throughout appears on the inside front cover of the volume. The volume also contains a handwritten index on the front end paper and a summary of mortgages, releases, and conveyances from October 1948 through August 1949. Three loose sheets in the front of the volume list mortgages and conveyances from January through March 1950.

The series consists of a Pemberton & Son cash book which records daily sales of document stamps for mortgages, insurance policies, and other official papers between January 14, 1916 and January 29, 1917.

The series consists of files, organized by the name of the box holder, which were originally in docket envelopes and labelled as papers for a “safe deposit box” or “safety deposit box.” The records include a wide array of legal documents, fire and auto insurance policies, mortgages, tax records, power of attorney, marriage certificates, miner's certificates, mineral claims, agreements for sale of land, stock certificates, land registry certificates of registration, household inventories, and correspondence. The file of Josiah Evelyn Doyen and Mrs. Murray Doyen (Murray Brown) contains an 1881 booklet entitled “Genealogy of the Whittemore family from 1562 to 1881.

The series also includes a safety deposit box rental account ledger book which records rents received for safety deposit boxes provided by Pemberton & Son from 1910 to 1927. The book contains two-column account balance sheets, headed by renter names, which record box rental details and payment instalments. The account balance sheets are not arranged alphabetically or strictly chronologically, but an alphabetical index is included at the front of the volume. A list on pages 500 and 501 of the volume may be an index of boxes and rental dates.

The series consists of a letterpress copy book with copies of notification letters sent to Pemberton & Son clients informing them that their listed properties have been offered for sale. Letters include the names of the sellers and potential buyers, the listed properties, and the offered prices. Numbers written on the letters are references to pages throughout the volume where other letters related to the seller or potential buyer can be found. An index of letter recipients is provided at the front of the volume. The letters date from September 15, 1909 to May 11, 1911.

The series consists of an account ledger book recording loans made by Pemberton & Son estates and trusts dating from 1903 to 1934. The book contains two-column account balance sheets, headed by borrower names, which record details including the loan terms, rating, and credit limit. The account balance sheets are arranged in sections by estate or trust name. The volume contains balance sheets for investments made in estates or trusts including the Davie Estate, Joe Greaves Trust, Hancock Trust, H.V. Heal Trust, G. Kay Trust, Mair Trust, Mycock Estate, Nicola Valley Trust, Paddon Estate, and Stratton Estate. Loose sheets between the front cover and text block list additional estate investments.

The series consists of a register of stock shares in which Pemberton & Son Ltd. and its clients were invested. The volume contains security register sheets, headed by the stock or investment name, which record details such as the date of share purchase, description of the security, and the number of shares. Pages are arranged alphabetically by stock name, and tabs separate alphabetical sections. A list dated March 31, 1940 between the front cover and the text block includes names of Pemberton & Son Ltd. clients, the number of shares purchased, the name of the investment, and what may be a related docket file number.

The series consists of revenue and expense sub-ledgers primarily recording transactions related to Pemberton & Son clients, mortgagees or rental property owners, from 1892 to 1934. The volumes contain two-column account balance sheets, headed by client or account names, which record expenses and revenues. Volumes in the series appear to have been used in distinct sets, as follows. In Set 1, a set of two volumes, the account balance sheets are not arranged alphabetically or strictly chronologically, but an index is included at the front or back of each volume. The volumes follow each other chronologically with entries dating from December 31, 1892 to May 31, 1899, and there is some overlap of clients between volumes. Entries in volume 1 ("Clients") appear to pertain to property rentals, mortgages, and bonds, hay sales, stock shares, insurance premiums, and Pemberton estate accounts, among others. As well as client account balance sheets, volume 1 contains balance sheets for general Pemberton & Son accounts include cash sundries, office expenses, interest, registration, commission, conveyancing, and collections. Volume 2 ("Collections") appears to primarily record revenues received from rents. In addition, there are several pages pertaining to Pemberton Estate stock share purchases, hay sales, and a Delta farm account, which itemizes the production and sale of hay, barley, oats, and other agricultural products. Sets 2 and 3 contain balance sheets for clients A to Z across multiple volumes. Balance sheets for clients continue from set 2 volumes into set 3 volumes. The account balance sheets in set 2 and set 3 are arranged in rough alphabetical order by individual or account name, and tabbed indexes separate alphabetical sections, though not all indexes are used. A full alphabetical index is also included at the front of volumes 3 and 7. Set 2 consists of: volume 3 (clients A-C); volume 4 (clients D-H); volume 5 (clients I-O); and volume 6 (clients P-Z).Set 3 consists of: volume 7 (clients A-C);volume 8 (clients D-M); and volume 9 (clients Mc-Z).In addition to the above sets, volume 10 in the series covers entries for clients A-Z in the period of September and October 1933. In volumes 3 through 10, numbers for related docket files occasionally appear in the upper left corner of the balance sheets. Volume 3 contains a large section of entries pertaining to the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia. Volume 6 contains account balance sheets for members of the Pemberton family, including F.B. Pemberton and J.D. Pemberton. In addition to the client account balance sheets, volume 7 in the series contains sheets for Pemberton estate accounts and properties, and for general Pemberton & Son accounts including registration fees, Pemberton & Son Vancouver, Pemberton & Son bond department, sales, and accounts with various insurance companies. Policies on foreclosures and on the calculation of mortgage interests, as well as rental rates are included on the inside front cover of volume 7.

The series consists of ledgers which record receipts and disbursements on mortgages administered by the company from 1886 to 1973. The volumes contain two-column account balance sheets, headed by mortgagor names, which record details including: mortgagor name and address, principal and payment amounts, terms of repayment, property valuation details, mortgage interest, accompanying insurance policy, privilege, mortgagee name, mortgagor title, mortgage registration number, assessment office, taxes paid, tax roll number, application number, and file, account, and ledger number. Sheets are arranged in rough alphabetical order by mortgagor name; tabs or indexes separate alphabetical sections. Geographic areas of the properties are: Victoria, Esquimalt, Metchosin, Helmcken, Goldstream, Saanich, Portland Island, Salt Spring Island, Shawnigan, Cowichan, Quamichan, Nanoose, Newcastle, Alberni, Vancouver, New Westminster and the Kootenays. Volumes appear to have been used in distinct sets. Set 1 is the earliest (1886 to 1899), consists of three volumes, and relates to mortgages, rentals, and general accounts. Unlike later ledgers, the account balance sheets are not arranged alphabetically or strictly chronologically, but an alphabetical index is included at the front of each volume. Volume 1 contains information on Pemberton family-owned mortgages; many of the mortgages appear to be financed by J.D. Pemberton. Volume 1 also contains balance sheets for general Pemberton & Son accounts including collections, capital, profit and loss, commission, office expenses, registration, cash and sundries, conveyancing, and insurance. Some volume 1 account balance sheets also refer users to newer ledgers for additional entries. Volume 2 more consistently lists details of the mortgaged properties and companion insurance policies. It also contains information primarily on mortgage or property rental accounts, rather than general office accounts. In Set 2 volumes contain ledger sheets as follows: Volume 4--mortgagors A-B; Volume 5-- mortgagors C-F; Volume 6--mortgagors G-K; Volume 7--mortgagors L-Mc; Volume 8--mortgagors N-R; Volume 9--mortgagors S-Z. All volumes in set 2 include indexes with related docket file numbers at the beginning of each alphabetical section. Volume 4 is missing its front cover and may be missing opening pages. In volume 5, a partial index for section G is included at the back of the volume, but without the corresponding ledger sheets for the section. Set 3: Volume 10 contains ledger sheets for mortgagors A-L; volume 11 for mortgagors M-Z. Geographic areas of properties are primarily Vancouver and the District of New Westminster. Mortgage ledger sheets in these volumes often include separate docket file numbers for the Vancouver and Victoria offices. All volumes include indexes at the beginning of each alphabetical section. Set 4: Volume 12 contains ledger sheets for mortgagors A-J, and volume 13 contains ledger sheets for mortgagors K-Z. All volumes in this set include indexes with related docket file numbers at the beginning of each alphabetical section. Set 5: Volume 14 contains ledger sheets for mortgagors A-C; volume 15 contains mortgagors D-L; volume 16 contains mortgagors R-Y. A volume that presumably includes mortgagors M-Q is missing. In addition to the above sets of volumes, the series consists of stand-alone volumes. Volume 18 includes ledger sheets for mortgagors A-Z, and volume 17 consists of a collection of loose, alphabetized mortgage ledger sheets from one or more unidentified volumes. Volume 19 contains ledger sheets for properties held primarily by the Pemberton Estate or its trustees, including F. B. Pemberton, Theresa Jane Despard Pemberton, and William Parnell Despard Pemberton. Volume 20 is a multi-purpose ledger containing three separate sets of alphabetical index tabs and four sections. The first section contains mortgage ledger sheets for Vancouver-area properties. The second section, preceded by an index, contains lists of client properties, F.B. Pemberton properties, tax sale properties, Pemberton & Son properties, Pemberton Estate properties, and client properties in Vancouver. The third section contains mortgage ledger sheets for Victoria properties, and the fourth section contains Vancouver-area properties. Volume 21 contains account balance sheets for early mortgages held by the Pemberton Estate, as well as rental properties and land sales pertaining to that estate. It is not arranged alphabetically or strictly chronologically, but an index is included at the front of the volume. The volume also contains investment information, and lists of mortgages, personal property, and real estate holdings. Numbers for related docket files (called folio numbers) occasionally appear on the left side of the balance sheets. Volume 22 contains Pemberton Estate entries on sheets divided between three separate sets of alphabetical index tabs. It appears that the different types of sheets found in the volume, headed by the fields "client," "property," or "mortgagor" serve the same purpose. The first section contains primarily "property" sheets, which include fields for the name of the property, value of land, value of buildings, taxes paid to, and insurance, and client account balance sheets. In addition to "property" and "client" ledger sheets, the first section contains balance sheets for general Pemberton Estate accounts including insurance, taxes, water, income, principal, and the Pemberton Block. The second and third sections contain mortgage ledger sheets and "client” sheets, which appear to be used interchangeably. Per the alphabetical index tabs, many pages from this volume were transferred to other ledgers. Volume 23 contains mortgage ledger sheets and brief real estate sales entries; both are arranged in rough alphabetical order by mortgagor or purchaser name. Multiple sales entries appear on a ledger sheet, and sales numbers are located in the left column beside each entry. The last part of the volume contains unindexed sheets headed by the fields "client" or "property," which appear to serve the same function as mortgage ledger sheets, in alphabetical order. Volume 24 contains ledger sheets with fields for sheet and account numbers, terms, name, address, rating, and credit limit. These sheets appear to serve the same function as mortgage ledger sheets. Sheets are arranged in rough alphabetical order by client name, and tabbed indexes with docket file numbers separate alphabetical sections. Per the index tabs, many of the ledger pages appear to have been removed or transferred to other ledgers. A list of "Credit Foncier Franco-Canadian Clients" is included. Two loose sheets at the beginning of the volume appear to be from another unidentified volume and record payments made between 1938 and 1946.Volume 25 is a collection of loose sheets, similar to those in volume 24, for clients or mortgagors A-Z from an unidentified ledger. The unindexed sheets are arranged in alphabetical order.

The series consists of a two-column journal recording Dumbleton Estate debits and credits in rough chronological order dating from March 20, 1909 to July 1, 1913, as well as a September 30, 1910 balance sheet, and trial balances dating from June 30, 1914 to November 2, 1915. Journal entries appear to be related primarily to income from real estate sales and property management, as well as capital and income account activity. The journal only includes entries through page 33.

The series consists of F.B. Pemberton's personal transfer and current ledgers, containing two-column account balance sheets, headed by account names. Entries, which record debits and credits, appear to be related to real estate sales, property management or rentals, mortgages, and miscellaneous personal expense or private interest accounts, including family member expense accounts, subscriptions, automobiles, stock shares, personal insurance, and holly farming.

Volume 1 contains accounts A to L, and includes loose balance sheets between the text block and the front cover. Volume 2 is a continuation of volume 1 and contains accounts M to Z. Volume 3 contains accounts A to Z. Volume 3 also includes a list of estates in which F.B. Pemberton had an interest. This volume also has related correspondence and other documents interleaved between ledger sheets. Per the index tabs, many sheets have been removed or transferred to new ledgers.

The series consists of books (three volumes) used to track documents related to Pemberton & Son and Pemberton, Holmes accounts, and primarily record land sales between 1857 and 1957. They include details on lots purchased, selling price, and lists of related documents, including agreements, conveyances, mortgage transfers, assessments, releases, quit claims, and power of attorney. Entries also include information about related insurance policies, title numbers, and docket file numbers, which appear in the left column of the entries below purchaser names. Names appearing in the column to the right of the entries may belong to lenders or mortgagors.

Each volume includes entries for accounts A-Z. Entries are arranged in rough alphabetical order by client or account name, and index tabs with docket file numbers separate alphabetical sections. Multiple entries appear on each sheet. Section C of volume 2 contains a list of sales in the Watson Clark subdivision. Section T includes lists of tax titles for properties requested in the name of F.B. Pemberton, as well as Saanich tax sale certificates, provincial government tax sale certificates, and Saanich tax sale purchases. In addition to lists of documents related to land sales, volume 3 contains entries listing documents related to estate accounts, including wills, probates and codicils.

The series consists of a general ledger containing two-column balance sheets, headed by account names, which record debits and credits for various Pemberton & Son accounts from 1899 to 1933. Accounts include office expenses, conveyancing, registration fees, commission, collections, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Pemberton & Son Vancouver, bond department, and various insurance company accounts. Account balance sheets within the ledger are not arranged alphabetically or strictly chronologically. The volume is interleaved with non-related materials, probably inserted by Fred Maurice.

The series also consists of Pemberton & Son statement of accounts dated 1891 and 1892.

The series consists of sub-ledgers recording revenues on rental properties from 1899 to 1940. Sheets include fields for account number, tenant name, property, water rate paid, rent payable, rental amount, held in connection with, tenancy period and expiration date, and payment amount and date. Multiple tenants may appear on one sheet. Volume 1 contains sub-ledger sheets for tenants A-L. Sheets are arranged in rough alphabetical order by the tenant's last name. An index tab for Southgate Estate properties appears between the B and C index tabs, but the related sheets may have been removed. The volume also includes occasional client account balance sheets and mortgage ledger sheets. Volume 2 is a continuation of volume 1 and contains tenants M-Z. Although rental revenue sub-ledger sheets are used throughout the volume, many of the details appear to pertain to real estate sales rather than property rentals. Volume 3 contains tenants A-Z. Sheets are arranged in rough alphabetical order by property name, and tabbed indexes of tenant names separate alphabetical sections. The volume also includes instructions for calculating rent rates on the inside front cover. Numbers for related docket files occasionally appear on the left side of the sheets below the rent payable field. Volume 4 in the series is divided into three sections for the rental properties owned by the Pemberton Estate, Southgate estate, and Joseph estate. An index of tenant names appears at the beginning of each section.

The series of consists of records relating to company office business practices, including a detailed report (undated) which surveyed the accounting methods and procedures used by the company

The series consists of a general ledger recording debits and credits for multiple unidentified Pemberton, Holmes Ltd. accounts (101, 141, 148, 105, 144, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 300, 350, 400, 450, 202) between October 1969 and September 1974. Descriptions for entries include receipts, board, cheques, petty cash, insurance, accounts payable, payroll, adjusting entries, and debits and credits. Entries appear in reverse chronological order with the oldest records appearing at the back of the volume and the newer records at the front. The volume contains no index.

The series consists of two letterpress copy books containing outgoing letters of J. D. Pemberton. Both letterpress books contain alphabetical indexes.

The volume dated January 31, 1890 to December 4, 1893 contains letters concerning both company and private business matters. The majority are addressed to the firm of Anderson, Anderson and Co. of London, J.J. Southgate, and a Mr. MacDonald. The book also contains several letters written by F.B. Pemberton on behalf of his father. Pages 159 to the end (page 501) are blank.

The letterpress copy book dated June 2, 1892 to October 25, 1893 contains primarily personal letters. The majority are addressed to Pemberton's daughter, Sophia Theresa (Sophie), while she studied art in England, and to his sons, Joseph Despard (Joe), and William Parnell Despard (Willie), while they were away at school in England. Letters are also addressed to Joe and Willie's headmaster, Mr. Coggin. Pages 104 to the end (page 400) are blank.

The series also consists of records from 1888 to 1890 relating to a political issue with which J.D. Pemberton was concerned: the extending of the Victoria city limits. These include petitions, a handbill, correspondence, and newspapers which include articles on the topic.

Some of the records are accompanied by notes and indexing apparently done by Fred Maurice, ca. 1980, probably while he researched his history of Pemberton Holmes.

The series consists of an account ledger containing two-column balance sheets which record credits and debits related primarily to Pemberton Estate accounts and mortgages expenses accounts from 1899 to 1924. Pemberton Estate accounts include income, Gonzales, block rentals, Pemberton building, principal, capital, repair, and the Mrs. T.J.D. Pemberton Estate. Pemberton Estate account balance sheets are followed by A-Z index tabs of mortgagor names appearing on the mortgage expenses account balance sheets. Entries for multiple mortgagors appear on each sheet and mortgagee names appear in the left column of each entry. A number of sales account balance sheets are included at the front of the volume.

The series consists of F.B. Pemberton's tax records, including local, provincial and federal taxes, dating from 1910 to 1932. The series is arranged by the taxing body, then chronologically within.

The series consists of company and family records, and includes newspaper clippings (biographical and obituaries), publications, pamphlets, ephemera and artifacts. Included are illustrated booklets which promote the company and the city of Victoria. These include a company history entitled “The First 60 Years” (1947), “Victoria, the City Beautiful” (ca. 1913), and “Victoria The City Beautiful of the North Pacific" (ca. 1912). Other materials consist of collected pamphlets, postcards, a 1930 Victoria phone book and an undated, early Atlas Road Map of Vancouver Island, B.C.

The series also consists of records which have only a loose connection, or no connection, to the business or the family, and include magazines, newspapers and collected clippings concerning world news, and Victoria places, news and events.

The archivist found the records physically located throughout the fonds and assembled them in one series.

The series consists of records pertaining to the interaction between the company and the Rental Administration within the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.

The Canadian government formed the Wartime Prices and Trade Board (WPTB) in September 1939, at the onset of the Second World War. The board was invested with extensive economic powers, including the control of prices and supply of food, rental accommodation and other consumer goods and services. The board had a regional office in each province, and several local offices in smaller centers. The Rental Administration section of the board enforced maximum rates at which landlords could rent a dwelling. Pemberton, Holmes Ltd. was in continuous contact with the Rental Administration in order to establish rental rates for their Victoria, B.C. properties from 1942 to 1947.

The records consist primarily of Maximum Rent Decisions. In addition, the series contains correspondence, applications to raise or set a fixed rate, and notices to vacate.

The series consists of correspondence and other records which relate to Frederick B. Pemberton's personal business affairs and family matters. They relate to his financial affairs; hobbies; expenditures on goods and services of a personal and household nature; insurance policies; family wills, probate and power of attorney matters; personal property sales and legal lot descriptions; a furniture and personal property inventory; and documents concerning his Justice of the Peace and Notary Public appointments.

The series also consists of records concerning real estate (title to properties, conveyances and purchase agreements) and share certificates for numerous mining companies in different parts of the province. The relationship of these records to company business is not clear.

The series includes miscellaneous correspondence of Frederick B. Pemberton which was found in poor original order and was assigned to this series by the archivist, and arranged chronologically where possible.

Some of the records may have been gathered together by Fred Maurice (removed from their original order) and used by Maurice during his research on the history of the company and the family.

Frederick B. Pemberton owned “Pemberlea,” an 1100-acre farm at Cowichan Station, B.C. (after he sold it, it became the Fairbridge Farm School in 1935). The files concerning Pemberlea Farm include letters regarding logging operations, payment of wages, supplies and equipment, and other farm management issues. Most of these concern William Henry Slater, who carried out logging of timber for F.B. Pemberton. Originally housed in Shannon binding cases, two of the three Shannon cases were labelled number 13 and 16, indicating there may have been other volumes, now missing. Correspondence from the Shannon cases is arranged alphabetically by correspondents' last name, and roughly chronologically within alphabetical sections.

The series includes records concerning house additions and alterations for Joseph Despard Pemberton's “Gonzales” residence in Oak Bay, apparently dating from 1891-1893. Architectural plans and sketches related to these records (for Gonzales house design and renovation) are located in series MS-3052.

Correspondence of Frederick B. Pemberton is also located in Series MS-3042. Records concerning the wills and estates of Pemberton family members are also located in MS-2983 and MS-3036.

In 2023, a file from the original accession of 2012.249, which had been in the custody of a staff member at the time of processing, was returned to this series. The file contains personal and private correspondence of F.B. Pemberton, as well as miscellaneous contracts and the original memo of conditions for Pemberton and Sons.

The series consists of account balance sheets which read Messrs. Pemberton, Ward and Allsop in account with the B.C. Land and Investment Agency Ltd.-Victoria Limited, or Messrs. Pemberton, Ward and Allsop in account with Allsop & Mason.

The series consists of eight volumes of correspondence sent by F.B. Pemberton, relating to personal matters, personal business transactions, and possibly company business. Labelling on the spine of some of the letterpress copy books reads “F.B.P.” Letters are arranged chronologically, with an alphabetical index of recipients. Handwritten numbers on a page indicate a cross reference to another letter in the copy book to the same recipient. Correspondence of F.B. Pemberton is also located in Series MS-3040.

The series consists of photographs of the Victoria, B.C. area, including buildings, landscapes, cityscapes, events and activities. In many cases it is not clear who created or collected the photographs. Some were taken by commercial photographers, and some are copies of images from the B.C. Archives.

The subjects include: Victoria, B.C. buildings photographed by commercial photographer Duncan Macphail (13 in total); Victoria, B.C. area landscapes and aerial photographs; Willows Exhibition Grounds and race track, Victoria, B.C.; the Selkirk industrial waterfront, Victoria, B.C. photographed by Cecil Clark; Victoria College degree day; Canadian Club photograph and correspondence; and 6 unidentified office and house interiors photographed by Roger Kerkham.

Some of the photographs were not originally filed together and were artificially assigned to this series by the archivist.

The series consists of account balance sheets, including: J.D. Pemberton in account with Allsop & Mason; Pemberton, Ward and Allsop in account with Allsop & Mason; Pemberton, Ward and Allsop in account with B.C. Land and Investment Agency Ltd. (successors to Allsop & Mason); Pemberton, Ward and Allsop in account with the B.C. Land and Investment Agency Ltd.-Victoria Branch.

The series consists of advertisements for the sale of land, in a poster or broadsheet format. Some were printed by real estate brokers, including Pemberton & Son, and many involve lot sales at public auction. These records usually have a map on one side, or unfold into a detail map or subdivision plan. Some include artwork which portrays the locality concerned. Many include catalogues of the lots, complete with their dimensions.

Some of these records relate to the same subjects (the same properties or clients) that are found in textual records in the fonds; however, there are no file classification numbers attached to these advertisement records which link them to those textual records.

The geographic scope includes: Victoria, B.C. neighbourhoods, and areas of Greater Victoria including Esquimalt, Lake District, Highlands District, and Metchosin District. They also include these B.C. Lower Mainland areas: Vancouver, Steveston, Burnaby, New Westminster, Abbotsford, Pitt Meadows and Matsqui. Other areas include Tulameen, Nelson, Barclay Sound, Port Simpson, Galiano Island, and various locations in Washington State.

Some notations in the records appear to be by F.G.P. (Fred) Maurice.

The series consists of approximately 2750 business files which made up the main filing system of Pemberton & Son and its successor companies. Most of these files consist of client transaction records, including business and legal documents with accompanying correspondence. A majority of the files relate to the sale, conveyance, mortgage, rent or lease of properties. These files were organized according to the street address of a property, with cross reference to its legal lot description. These legal descriptions usually appear on the original docket covers. Most were housed in the docket format (in reinforced, expandable, heavy envelopes, usually bound with string) with documents folded inside. However, some files were housed in ordinary envelopes. The majority were assigned a file number, which was stencilled or written on the front of the docket or envelope. Because the company was a leading broker of private mortgages, a great many files pertain to mortgages, together with accompanying records such as insurance policies. For these docket files, the name of the mortgagee is written at the top of the cover, and the name of the mortgagor is at the bottom. Names were often updated as changes occurred in the ownership of a property or when the parties to a mortgage changed. Also, a substantial number of the files relate to property management or rental of properties. Record types include but are not limited to: assignment of mortgage and indenture documents; conveyances; deeds; agreements for sale of land; loan applications; releases; title searches; certificates of title; certificates of encumbrance; Land Registry Office records; insurance policies; tax assessments and receipts; invoices from contractors, builders and other service providers; lot plans; blueprints; photographs; maps, plans, diagrams and sketches; inventories; notices of payment due; leases; account statements; power of attorney records; wills and codicils; timber cutting agreements; property appraisals; share or stock information, including stock certificates. The docket file numbers are sometimes referenced in the ledger books, presumably to help a user find the file related to a ledger entry; and at the same time, a corresponding ledger entry sometimes appears written on the front of a docket. However, it has not been possible to establish consistent, useful links between the dockets and the ledgers. Numbers on dockets appear to refer to a ledger, but that ledger cannot be located. Similarly, docket numbers (sometimes called folio numbers) frequently appear in the ledgers, but the docket apparently referenced cannot be located. It appears that many of the docket envelopes were reused, perhaps when the records in that envelope were deemed obsolete. Old docket covers were pasted over with new covers, with different file numbers. If obsolete records were destroyed or moved to a different location, and dockets reused, this may help explain why many dockets referenced in the ledgers are missing. The numbered dockets mostly fall into one of three number systems: a one to four-digit numbering system with no prefix (e.g., 3482); a one to four-digit numbering system with an "A" prefix, introduced in approximately 1926 (e.g., A3482); and a one to four-digit numbering system with a "B" prefix, introduced approximately 1948 (e.g., B3482). While it appears that the date range of the A-prefix group extends later chronologically than the no-prefix group, and the B-prefix group extends later chronologically than the A-prefix group, there is much overlap, and it is unclear why the new groups were implemented or what distinct purpose each numbering scheme might have served in the organization of the files. There are also dockets numbered B1 to B6843, although there are many gaps or missing numbers in the numbering sequence. In addition to the prefixes, letters were sometimes used as suffixes (e.g., 3482c). In addition, the same file number is occasionally used across multiple dockets without a suffix but with distinguishing information added to the front of the envelope, such as the name of a property. Occasionally a handwritten note on the front of a docket refers the user to another docket containing related material. In addition to the predominant groups (no-prefix, A-prefix, and B-prefix groups), a small number of dockets are labelled with four-digit sales numbers rather than with standard file numbers. (They are numbered in the 4000 range). Also, a small number of dockets, which had previously been part of the B-prefix group, have had the standard file numbers crossed out and replaced with a 5- or 6-digit mortgage number. These appear to be files for mortgages released in 1978-1979 and are the newest records in the series. It is possible the docket files were first created about 1910. There are documents dating back to ca. 1880 (or earlier) within the files, but it is possible that clients first brought these documents (their “old records”) to Pemberton & Son after 1910

The series consists of seven photograph albums created between 1927 and 1969 to document operations at the pulp mill and company town of Woodfibre. The images in the album show general views of the town and mill as well as interior views of the mill and speciic modernization projects.

The series consists of miscellaneous photographs created and acquired by Rayonier Canada at the Woodfibre town and mill between 1928 and 1980. The photographs include black and white and colour prints, including Polaroids; black and white and colour negatives and colour slides. The photographs consist of views of Woodfibre town and include general and aerial views as well as interior shots of the grocery store and bowling alley, construction of the swimming pool and other miscellanoues views. The series also includes photographs of the Woodfibre mill, both interior and exterior shots showing many aspects of the mill operation. A notebook indexes many of the mill shots. Some of these prints have accompanying negatives which have been removed for cold storage. The majority of negatives are 35 mm rolls of film identified as rolls 1-29 and prints from these rolls may be seen in the related series MS-3047, albums 5 and 6.