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The fonds consists of journals of Fort Kamloops, created between 1841 and 1870, and kept by John Tod, William Manson, Hamilton Moffat and Paul Fraser, as well as a letter book of Hamilton Moffatt's outgoing correspondence during the time he was Chief Trader at Fort Kamloops.

The fonds consists of correspondence to and from various members of the Moyle family, including Theresa Moyle. Fonds includes a war diary, passport and financial papers of John Moyle and notes and correspondence relating to Moyle family genealogy. Fonds includes photographs depicting Pemberton family events.

The fonds consists of 53 letters by Emily Carr, nearly all written in pencil, to Kate and Dick Mather between 1936 and 1944, as well as letters from Alice Carr, Peter Colgrove, Ira Dilworth, and Lawren Harris to Kate Mather written between 1940 and 1960.

The fonds consists of photographs of Frank Boucher's family, family vacations and photos of Victoria, 1924-1948. Includes photos of victory parades, VE and VJ day celebrations in Victoria, 1945. Fonds also includes a copy of Boucher's reminiscences, written ca. 1973.

The fonds consists of account books of the Thoburn Grocery.

The fonds consist of records created and/or collected by Robert Heddle, a miner and farmer in Nelson, and his immediate family. The records predominantly cover the management and operation of the Juno and Venus mining claims in the Nelson area, which Heddle managed. Additionally, the records also consist of those related to Heddle’s agricultural endeavors, including beaver fur farming and fish farming. The records also indicate some of Heddle’s personal interests and activities, such an interest in meteors and his patent applications. Finally, there are also some records of family members, including his wife (Agnes Heddle) and his daughter (Thelma Moon, nee Heddle) and son-in-law, James Thomas Moon.

The records relating to the operations of the Venus-Juno mining claims cover many different aspects of mining operations, and the records include: annual general meeting records of the Venus Gold Mining Company; records documenting the price and shipping methods of ore; mining equipment; maps of the mining claims

The records relating to Heddle’s agricultural work consist of water claims, applications for road access with railways, soil and water analyses, and a crown grant purchase.

The fonds consists of 15 journals, one notebook, and correspondence written by John Work. The notebook was written in 1834, and the journals extend from 1823-1835 when Work was traveling as a trader for the Hudson's Bay Company in the western US and western Canada area. These journals are arranged by date. There is an inventory of the journals and an original note by Work written in 1831.
The fonds also contains a 1945 transcription of Work's 13 May - 26 May, 1851 journal which was written while Work was looking for gold in the Queen Charlotte Islands.

The fonds consists of records created and acquired by W. Kimball Nichols between 1922 and 1967. The records include records created by his father, W.K. Nichols and consist of contracts, correspondence and reports from 1922 to 1929 of the Eagle Lake Spruce Mills Ltd. in Giscome BC. There is also a photograph showing a forest fire at Giscome BC ca. 1928. This company was managed by W.K. Nichols. The fonds also includes financial records of Beaver Pass Gold Placers of Wells, BC from 1951 to 1967. This gold mine was owned and operated by W. Kimball Nichols and W.E. North.

The fonds consists of minutes of meetings of the Directors, a ledger and an agreement of the Albion Bed Rock Flume Company.

The fonds consists of minutes and accounts of the company.

The fonds consists of a journal of the Cariboo Consolidated Mining and Milling Company.

The fonds consists of debit and payroll vouchers and statements of the Incorporated Exploration Company of British Columbia and the Slough Creek Company.

The fonds consists of scrapbooks containing clippings, letters and photographs of the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining Company, employee record cards, reports and certificates which include some photographs and maps; and photographs of the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining Company staff and buildings.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of George Blair's diary describing the voyage from New York to New Westminster via the Panama Canal 1862-1863 , as well as his experiences in the Cariboo Gold Rush. Fonds also includes a transcript of the diary created by the Provincial Archives of British Columbia and an incomplete version of the diary arranged by Jane F. Yemen and published in the Daily Colonist, April 5-26, 1936.

The fonds consists of correspondence, letter press copies of daily diary entries, journal entries and correspondence outward of the Cariboo Gold Fields Ltd.

The fonds consists of an indenture, leases, a journal, a ledger and an index to the ledger of the Cariboo Hydraulic Company.

The fonds consists of an account book of the Vulcan Company.

The fonds consists of an account book showing interest, shares and disbursements of the Cariboo Mining Company.

The fonds consists of photographs of the firm, Muirhead Brothers Photographers, created sometime between 1900 and 1903. The photographs have been glued into two albums, each with the title "Views of Atlin, B.C." In addition, there are some loose photographs that may have been tucked into one of the albums. The content of the photographs include views of Atlin, B.C. and other areas, showing townsite and local mining operations.

The fonds consists of Scholes' photographs of Victoria buildings and panoramas and three framed of the Victoria Short Wave Club. The fonds also includes Scholes' membership card for the Victoria and Island Gliding and Soaring Club from ca. 1943 as well as 15 black and white photographic prints and the matching 15 black and white negatives showing the construction of gliders at Lansdowne Field, 1943 to 1944.

The fonds consists of accounts, correspondence, fur returns, a register of marriage licences and a letter book created by various Fort Vancouver Hudson's Bay Company officials between 1832 and 1858. Most of the correspondence consists of both originals and copies of letters outward written by Chief Factor John McLoughlin and Chief Traders James Douglas and Peter Skene Ogden however there are also letters sent by company clerk Dugald Mactavish. The letter book also includes private correspondence of James Douglas, 1866-1877.

The fonds consists of fur trade returns from the Mackenzie River District, correspondence, and an account book to customers regarding orders, bills and hiring contracts. [Add.Mss 679 is also available on microfilm.]

The fonds consists of photographs created by Gus A. Maves in his commercial business between ca. 1920 and 1944. At this time Maves, and his wife Margaret, lived in Oak Bay, near Victoria. Maves created most of the negatives using 8 x 10 nitrate film and these were numbered and entered into his index books by number and by subject. He also created two separately numbered negatives series for negative sizes 4 x 5 and 5 x 7. Many of these negatives were copies of the 8 x 10 negatives and were used to create postcards and other commercial products. A selection of copy negatives masked and titled for printing cards, calendars and other commercial products exist within the fonds. Maves created photographic prints and proofs from most of his negatives and arranged many of them in either number or subject order in four albums. These albums, which often include the negative number and caption under the print, may have been used as order or sample books for his commercial business. There are also a considerable number of loose photographs with many duplicates including some glass plate negatives, lantern slides, transparencies, prints and artworks hand coloured by Margaret Maves. The main subject of the photographs are landscapes, particularly Butchart Gardens, Beacon Hill Park, Oak Bay Golf Club and mountain and ocean scenic shots; still life photos of fruit, vegetables and flowers, agricultural and industrial photographs and interior and exterior photographs of homes. Most of the photographs were taken in the Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island area but there are also some photographs taken in the Okanagan. The fonds also includes textual records including three indexes to the 8 x 10 negatives (two arranged by number and one by subject), an order book, publications featuring artwork by Gus and Margaret Maves, miscellaneous advertising signs, two wood printing frames, a stand for darkroom work and a “No parking” stand with coloured transparency of still life with fruit.

Correspondence of the Chairman of the Western Forest Pest Committee, a committee sponsored by the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. The purpose of the committee was to coordinate public and private pest control activities in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

The fonds consists of minutes, financial statements, membership lists, files and correspondence of the Vancouver Island Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, the Forestry Discussion Group and the Victoria Section of the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers.

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, annual reports, bulletins, cashbooks, financial records, administrative records, subject files, reports on various projects and photographs of La Societe Francophone de Victoria. The fonds includes records of Le Club Canadien-Francais de Victoria and Le Club Canadien-Francais de la Columbie-britannique. It also includes 22 French-language cable television programs produced by Societe members under the series title Le Club Canadien-Francais.

The fonds consists of a notebook, diaries and synodal notes and memoranda. Also includes a copy of the certificate accepting Deed of Resignation of the Bishopric of British Columbia.

The fonds consists of correspondence and letterbooks of R.P. Rithet, Elizabeth (Munro) Rithet, John Rithet, W.J. Munro, 1868-1915; notebooks and papers of various members of the Rithet family; ledgers and cashbooks of Welch, Rithet and Company, 1863-1879 with sundry time sheets, 1944; indentures, 1860-1897; sealing captains' assignments with R.P. Rithet and Company concerning indebtedness and bills of sale of various schooners.

Also includes various paintings and drawings.

The fonds consists of company business records which relate to the full range of its activities in logging, lumber and shingle production, and marketing of its products. Most of the records concern the plant at Honeymoon Bay, the logging camp at Gordon River, and the facilities and residences built for employees at those locations.

The fonds includes records of predecessor companies (records created prior to the founding of Western Forest Industries Ltd. in 1946). It also consists of records of the companies that had majority ownership of Western Forest Industries Ltd., including Alaska Pine and Cellulose Ltd. and Rayonier Canada (B.C.) Limited, (and the owner of the latter, after 1968, ITT Rayonier Incorporated).

The fonds consists of general office files, in four different series, dating primarily from ca. 1949 to 1981. These records were created by the following departments and offices: the manager, accounting, sales and production co-ordinator, boom department, powerhouse, forestry/engineering, electrical, logging division, mill superintendent, and personnel.

The fonds also consists of technical and architectural drawings, blueprints, maps and plans; these are in two different series: CM/ES4 and MS-1333.K. Most of the maps and plans relate to land, timber holdings, and logging and forestry issues. The technical drawings and blueprints relate to mills and mill equipment, and to buildings and facilities for the worker communities at Honeymoon Bay and Gordon River. Some of the maps, plans and drawings were created by predecessor companies prior to 1946.

The fonds also consists of ca. 900 photographs (colour and black & white), including prints, slides, and negatives. (Many of the latter are undeveloped). The images include the Honeymoon Bay plant, townsite and environs, workers, equipment and logging locations.

The fonds consists of the following series:
CM/ES4 - Western Forest Industries Ltd. plans and maps series [multimedia]
MS-1333 - Western Forest Industries Ltd. records
MS-2182 - Office files
MS-2187 - Sales and production coordinator office files
MS-3137 - Administrative office files

The following items are not attached to a series:
AAAA1582 Cowichan Valley logging and milling, which consists of unedited film footage of logging and sawmilling operations, ca. 1963;
G-03160 Western Forest Industries mill at Honeymoon Bay (1 photograph); and,
G-03161 Lake Cowichan, Climax locomotive No. 10 (1 photograph).

The fonds consists of minutes of the committee.