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The file consists of the Speech from the Throne given by The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC, Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the fourth session, forty-first Parliament of the Province of British Columbia, 2019.

Item consists of one framed portrait photograph that has been hand painted. The subject of the portrait is presumed to be Orsa Metro.

Item consists of one framed portrait photograph that has been hand-painted. The portrait is of two children, presumed to be the children of Kleanthes and Orsa Metro.

Series consists primarily of copies of documents created for or by the Province Leader and Provincial Council, but also includes notes from various committees, historical notes on the Province, correspondence, photographs, statistics, and high-level documentation that related to the Province and the Congregation as a whole.

Originally, the Provincial Administrator was referred to as the Province Secretary, and acted as the secretary to the Provincial Superior or Provincial Leader. Until the early 2000s, this position was held by a Sister of St. Ann, now it held by a lay staff member. The position has since changed and has become known as Executive Director, and continues as of 2024. The Executive Director inherited the Province Secretary’s files.

The series has been arranged into two subseries: A. Provincial Administrator records subseries, B. Provincial Administration office files subseries. The second subseries reflects the previously unprocessed records with little provenance that were arranged into this series after transfer to the BC Archives.

The item is a reel of promotional film about the history of Rogers Pass and the construction of the section of the Trans-Canada Highway that runs through it. Includes a re-enactment of the pass's discovery in 1881 by Major A.B. Rogers.

Item consists of photograph of students (?) of Christie Indian residential school with animal pelts.

Item consists of photograph of three hunters, possibly students of Christie Indian residential school, with a dead deer.

Item consists of a photograph of Reverend A.J. Barbout, likely associated with Christie Indian residential school.

The item is a black and white photographic print showing two First Nations women cooking. It was taken by an unknown photographer and was in the collection of B.A. McKelvie.

The file consists of "History of the K.L.O. Benches, their tragedies and comedies": the reminiscences of T.L. Gillespie who moved to east Kelowna in 1910 and operated his orchard on the Lower Bench until 1922 with the exception of the war years when he served at the internment camps at Vernon and Kapuskasing. Includes capsule descriptions of most of his neighbours in East Kelowna.

The item consists of Emily Carr's steamer trunk, which contained the papers and other material transferred to Ira Dilworth's custody following her death. The trunk is made of wood with a canvas lining and papered interior. The trunk has three labels on the exterior, indicating that Carr used it as a travel trunk: one from a San Francisco Transfer Company; Canadian Pacific Express; and a baggage label from the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. There is a handwritten note pinned to the interior lid of the trunk, which reads: "At my death please send this box and contents intact to Mr. Ira Dilworth Canadian Broad-casting Corp. Vancouver B.C. Emily Carr."

Within the trunk was a burlap sack with an additional note of instruction to forward the contents to Ira Dilworth following her death.

The series consists of records documenting the personal and professional lives of the RJHSON alumnae. The series has been described as two sub-series: MS-3450.A consists of records created and/or collected by individual members and donated to the RJHSONAA archives, and MS-3450-B consists of written or recorded histories of individual alumnae.

The sub-series consists of oral and written histories of individual RJHSONAA members. The histories were created at different times and are by arranged maiden surname.

The item is a b&w photograph of two people standing in a paddock with a horse. House and barn or shed behind them.

The item is a b&w photograph showing a house in Alberni, near the water.

Item consists of a photograph of students at Christie Indian residential school.

File consists of 268 black and white photographs, negatives, and postcards. They were commercially produced by Hannah, Richard, or Albert Maynard and purchased by the Newcombe family, typically via Mrs. R. Maynard's Photographic Gallery. Images depict the Gorge, Victoria beach scenes, Esquimalt, Beacon Hill Park, studio portraits, houses, and other miscellaneous scenes. The original order of the photographs has been maintained.