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The collection consists of oral history interviews with journalists active in B.C. from the 1920s to the 1940s.

The collection consists of interviews with people who were officially involved in Justice Councils in B.C. from 1974 to the 1980s.

The collection consists of records generated by the Joint Reserve Commission, predominantly from 1876-1878. The
collection includes correspondence inward and outward, memoranda, and reports. Many of the records were sent from Commissioners to representatives of the Canadian and British Columbia governments, such as the Provincial Secretary and the Department of Indian Affairs.

The collection consists of oral history interviews with workers and unionists about the B.C. labour movement.

The collection consists of photographs and records acquired by Ronald Greene. It includes a scrapbook containing poetry, sample letters, photographs and clippings.
Collection also includes an album of Hydrex Industries photos (197902-003); an album of an unknown Victoria family, ca. 1910 (197911-005); copies of photographs copied from B.C. Land collection (197903-005); copies of a photograph album which documents the Victoria Dial Exchange installation in 1930 (198103-001); a postcard of H. I. H.: Prince Fushimi at the Big Tree, Stanley Park, 1907 (198109-001) and a photo of the New Westminster Public School, photographer R. Maynard (198601-008).

The collection consists of a record of vessels entering the Port of Victoria, correspondence concerning the activities of the United Services Institution of Vancouver Island, also known as the Royal United Services Institute, a log book of the schooner "Louis Olsen", and records of seal catches in the Pacific. It also includes some calling cards and Roy's interviews with former BC Health and Welfare minister Eric Martin and Senator John Wallace de Beque Farris.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to Salt Spring Island conducted as part of the Saltspring Senior Citizens Project.

The collection consists of military training films and newsreel films, some produced by the Canadian army.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to life in the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Boundary, East Kootenay and Fraser Valley regions of B.C. from 1910-1950, conducted as part of the New Horizons Oral History Project.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to Scandinavian settlements in B.C., including those at Bella Coola, Sointula and Cape Scott.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to Fort St. John and area.

The collection consists of radio broadcasts including music, variety shows, speeches, and advertisements, and two film prints of the Universal International Newsreel.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the experiences of French Canadians in British Columbia.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to early life in Mission and its vicinity in the Fraser Valley.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to one-room schools in B.C., including details of rural life.

The collection consists of folk songs.

The collection consists of radio broadcasts, mainly pertaining to the history of B.C., and reminiscences of Victoria and the Canadian navy at Esquimalt.

The collection consists of films and sound recordings accumulated or created by James M. Bogyo in his work with Rayonier Canada and the British Columbia Power Commission. The films depict logging on Vancouver Island and the activities of the BC Power Commission. The sound recordings include speeches about the Columbia River Treaty at Northwest Power Convention meeting in Victoria, April 1962; an interview on the building of Bella Coola road; and interviews with Hugh Keenleyside and Jim Cordy.

The collection comprises prints of four travel films sponsored by or attributed to the National Parks Branch.

The collection consists of records created by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in the process of carrying out activities which include the registration of its ships, the promotion of its travel and tourist facilities, and the operation of its mechanical department.

Although the records were created by the CPR, most had been in the custody of (and were donated by) individuals who were unrelated to the CPR. The records were assembled into a collection by BC Archives.

Types of records include correspondence, photographs, technical drawings (blueprints of equipment), and legal and government records in support of the registration of ships and other vessels.

The collection includes of 18 “Registration of Shipping” dossiers containing documents dating from ca. 1897 to 1938 regarding the registration of vessels related to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (some refer to the CPR’s British Columbia Lake and River Service). The records relate to vessels built for, operated by, and sold or scrapped by the CPR. Arranged by ship name, they include vessels sailing coastal and inland B.C. waters, most of which were registered at the Port of Vancouver. The records include but are not limited to: correspondence, builder’s certificates, certificate of survey (under the Merchant Shipping Act 1854], applications for registry, declarations of ownership, declarations of the transfer of registry from one port to another, declarations of assets, bills of sale, and notice of name proposed for a British ship. The BC Archives accession file describes these records as the CPR’s copies; however, this provenance is doubtful. The correspondence is addressed to a government office (the Registration of Shipping office, Customs and Excise Department) and is stamped as received incoming letters. It appears the provenance is the government office and not the CPR. The records were acquired by the writer and editor Edward L. Affleck, were in his custody for an unknown length of time, and donated to BC Archives by him in 1989.

The collection also consists of an album of 53 black and white photographs, ca. 1920-1930, which includes images of CPR lodges, camp facilities and cabins, tea houses, chalets and nature scenes. The photos indicate they were taken by the Brigden (or Brigdens) studio. Accompanying indexing numbers appear to be those applied by Brigden. The album contains the notation: “Property of Canadian Pacific Railway– Please return to General Passenger Department, Vancouver, B.C.

Other records include: 51 blueprints primarily from the CPR mechanical department; photographs of interiors and exteriors of CPR trains, and of various public relations and tourist-related locations in BC and Yukon; photocopies of CPR loans, agreements and contract documents; a CPR railway ticket, Pincher Creek to Victoria; and a record of payments to people made for section two of the Trunk Road for the month of May 1885.

The collection consists of 110 black and white negatives of the Port Progress (Blunden Harbour) settlement site and survey photos of the area. Included are ca. 10 images taken in Vancouver and Prince Rupert of diesel converted boats and Irish Fusiliers. There are also four black and white prints of the Port Progress group that were made from negatives but given separate id numbers.
The name of the photographer (or photographers) is unknown and there are several photographer numbering systems used so the collection may have been put together by David Mason Books, based on subject.

Collection includes published sheet music, many with lyrics, collected by the Provincial Archives. The majority of the collection includes materials published prior to 1970.

If a piece was assigned a number within a publisher's series, this number has been included in brackets after the statement of responsibility for the piece. The file list also includes information on publisher's series and the statement of responsibility for that series, if applicable.

The collection consists of materials written by J.T. Walbran, including correspondence and research material. The collection also consists of a newspaper clipping book that Walbran kept between 1909 and 1912. Much of the material is related to Walbran's research into the history of British Columbia. Two volumes, the "Tonquin" and "The Cruise of the Imperial Eagle" were typed up by Provincial Archives staff in 1936, several years after Walbran's death. They were, however, created from transcripts provided by Judge Howay and it is presumed that the originals were given by Walbran to Howay.

The collection consists of an assortment of different articles written by both Dorothy Kennedy and/or Randy Bouchard as part of the BC Indian Language Project.

The articles are all photocopies of articles and are likely available in other repositories.

Collection consists of philatelic records from 1857 to 1995. They include postage stamps, covers, and revenue stamps related to British Columbia or issued by a British Columbia government body.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to women in the B.C. labour movement.

The fonds comprises sound recordings of [over 800 hours of?] selected Vancouver radio and television broadcasts, recorded off-air between November 1961 to November 1974. The recordings include many popular and topical public affairs and open-line programs.

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to steam railroading in British Columbia.

The collection consists primarily of copies or records collected by the archives, loaned to the archives or donated to the archives. These records encompass all aspects of the political, economic, social and cultural history of the province. They come from all over the world but have a BC connection. These copies come from other archives, universities, historical societies, institutes and individuals.

The collection comprises sound recordings of Kwakiutl songs and ceremonies, 1959-1967. These tapes are copies of recordings accumulated by Peter A. Knox of Fort Rupert, from a variety of sources (including Mungo Martin and the CBC). The material includes recordings of Mungo Martin, Emma Hunt, Helen Hunt and Frank Savey; a potlatch for Peter Hunt; a funeral ceremony for David Martin (d. 1959); and a potlatch for David Martin.