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Mackie family papers

The series reflects the development and activities of the Vernon Preparatory School for boys and the lives of its proprietors, Augustine (1879-1965) and Hugh (1882-1971) Mackie.

The records include a list of pupils, a copy of the school register, sample pupil reports, an account book, clipping books, and miscellaneous notebooks. It also includes numerous notebooks filled with sermons and talks to the boys by Augustine Mackie. Some of the sermons were from his period as a priest in England prior to emigrating to Canada. School materials include complete runs of the Old Boys' News Letter (1951-1961) and the Chronicle of the Vernon Preparatory School (1918-1950). There is also considerable private material relating to Mackie family members, both those in Canada and in England. This includes correspondence, genealogical material, a marriage contract (1871), diaries, journals, scrapbooks and clipping books. Augustine was a devoted conservationist and fish and game enthusiast and there are copies of several articles written by him on the topic.

Task Force on the Community College records

  • GR-0682
  • Series
  • 1974

This series consists of records of the Task Force on the Community College, 1974 under Chairperson, Hazel L'Estrange. Records include reports, memos, agendas, minutes, public submissions, briefs, and hearing records. The series includes submissions from Academic Board of British Columbia, Douglas College, Capliano College, Cariboo College, Okanagan College, Vancouver City College, Camosun College, and others. It also includes a sound recording of a submission from Malaspina College.

British Columbia. Dept. of Education. Task Force on the Community College

The world of work : Examining jobs, part 1

The item consists of an educational video created in 1972.
Summary: Explores six of the types of jobs which offer good "growth potential" -- that is, jobs which have been identified as providing job satisfaction, attractive salaries, and perhaps most important, continuing demand. The occupations vignetted are: Secretary; Broadcaster; Plumber; Receptionist; Judge; Chokerman.

Records of the Director, Correspondence Education Branch

  • GR-0396
  • Series
  • 1919-1973

The series consists of selected records from the Director, Correspondence Education Branch, 1919-1973. These records were selected for their historical interest and includes correspondence which led to the establishment of the Elementary Correspondence School, 1919; files of the first three correspondence pupils, 1919; reports re Elementary Correspondence School enrollments and staff, 1919-1938; correspondence between Isabel Bescoby (Director, Elementary Correspondence Branch) and the directors of the Winnetka, Illinois Correspondence School, 1934-1937; newspaper cuttings, notes, transcripts of speeches and radio broadcasts, 1934-1973; and cartoon drawings of the 1967 office Christmas party.

The series also includes photographs including project photos of children with their relief maps of the British Isles, 1948-1966; a photograph album containing snapshots of Grade 6 pupils, ca. 1939-1942 and miscellaneous photographs of pupils, project photos and postcards, 1945-1962.

British Columbia. Dept. of Education. Correspondence Branch

The world of work : Education and training

The item consists of an educational video created in 1972.
Summary: Within the context that a sound academic background is vital to all students, this segment asks students to visualize effective employment as the result of the type of education they are now receiving or plan to follow. The many types of education and training in the Province are examined, including various schools and training centres, and the knowledge and skills students can expect to learn there.

Olga Volkoff interview

CALL NUMBER: T0138:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Olga Volkoff : U.B.C. during the Depression RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-02-12 SUMMARY: Olga Volkoff was born in 1912 and answers questions concerning her childhood and teens. First impressions of campus; campus life; faculty; and in particular, faculty members who have greatly influenced her.

CALL NUMBER: T0138:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Olga Volkoff : U.B.C. during the Depression PERIOD COVERED: 1930-1933 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-02-19 SUMMARY: Olga Volkoff was born in 1912 and she answers questions about U.B.C. between the years 1930 and 1933. Effects of the Depression upon the university, Kidd Report, students petition campaign.

CALL NUMBER: T0138:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Olga Volkoff RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973 SUMMARY: [No content summary available for tape T0138:0003.]

Albert Edward Richards interview

CALL NUMBER: T0140:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Albert E. Richards : U.B.C. the Great Trek - part I RECORDED: Ottawa (Ont.), 1973-01-18 SUMMARY: Albert E. Richards was born in 1896 and answers personal questions concerning his childhood and teens. He discusses the Fairview campus. He goes into detail about The Great Trek.;

CALL NUMBER: T0140:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Albert E. Richards : U.B.C. the Great Trek - part II RECORDED: Ottawa (Ont.), 1973-01-18 SUMMARY: Albert E. Richard continues discussing The Great Trek. He describes the social functions and activities of U.B.C. and following his graduation.;

Kathleen Sally Creighton interview

CALL NUMBER: T0133:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Kathleen Sally Creighton : U.B.C. - a viewpoint RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-01-24 SUMMARY: Kathleen Sally Creighton answers questions on Fairview Campus; the Great Trek; and early social activities at U.B.C.;

CALL NUMBER: T0133:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Kathleen Sally Creighton : U.B.C. - a viewpoint RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-01-24 SUMMARY: Kathleen Sally Creighton answers questions on early social activities at U.B.C. and faculty. Concluding remarks.;

The world of work : Examining jobs, part 2

The item consists of an educational video made in 1972.
Summary: Explores ten of the types of jobs which offer good "growth potential" -- that is, jobs which have been identified as providing job satisfaction, attractive salaries, and perhaps most important, continuing demand. The occupations vignetted are: Recreational Leader; Structural Draftsman; Inhalation Therapist; Salesman; Electronic Technician -- Telephone; Passenger Agents; Systems Analyst -- Programmer; Aircraft Maintenance Personnel; Air Traffic Controller/pilots.

Mrs. Charles Pepper interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mrs. Charles Pepper : rural Manitoba community life, 1910-1930 PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1930 RECORDED: Parson (B.C.), 1972-11 SUMMARY: Mrs. Charles Pepper was born in 1909 and discusses growing up near Elkhorn, Manitoba; teaching in the interior of British Columbia; teaching at Alert Bay Indian School; and attending potlatches at Alert Bay.

The world of work : Vocational goal setting

The item consists of an educational video from the World of Work series.
Summary: There are some 20,000 different kinds of jobs in Canada, and the list continues to grow. Superimposed on the multitude of vocational choices is fast-paced technological change, which eliminates some jobs and creates many new ones. In this segment, the importance of setting a general vocational goal is examined.

The world of work : The human resource

The item consists of an educational video from the World of Work series.
Summary: This programme on the labour force examines what it is, how it has grown, and why it changes. The programme reflects the nation's human resources as the core of the national economy. It also depicts the working world of the 1970s as dramatically different in nature from earlier decades, demanding a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to social and technological change.

Bert McKay interview

CALL NUMBER: T1239:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bert McKay : the Nisga'a Indians : part 1 PERIOD COVERED: 1882-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bert McKay, a New Aiyansh elementary school principal, speaks about education and the Nisga'a people. He discusses the problems with high school education and residential schools, recent improvements and innovations, attempts to integrate the Nisga'a culture and language into the curriculum, current (1972) plans, "traders English", the present curriculum, non-Indian teachers and current p;roblems with communication and teaching English as a second language (TEAL). Bert McKay speaks about a resurgence of Indian unity and a disruption of the native way of life by the post-war logging boo;m. TRACK 2: Bert McKay continues speaking about Aiyansh and the Nisga'a society, the cultural strength of the community, the importance of the family unit and Nisga'a culture and traditions remaining intact. Rev. McCullagh and the impact of the missionaries is discussed, including the new role of priests. He talks about modern day wedding procedures and ceremonies, traditions, rituals, philosophy, ceremonials, crests -- territorial rights, Nisga'a elders teaching the young men and the issue of the Nisga'a Land Rights Question, 1882-1971.

CALL NUMBER: T1239:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bert McKay : the Nisga'a Indians : part 1 PERIOD COVERED: 1882-1971 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bert McKay continues discussing the history and background to the Nisga'a Land Question -- the "Nishga Land Petition", further encroachments on native rights -- fish, game and timber permits,; Indian-white relations -- settlers, logging, the "Heart of the Nass" -- a rock 30 miles south of Aiyansh which is landmark for the Nisga'a, the richness of the Nass Valley, eulachon, the background to the destruction of the "Heart of the Nass" and the importance of a mountain in Nisga'a history -- the "great flood" myth.

Town meeting in Canada

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): What should we expect of our universities? SUMMARY: Town Meeting in Canada (Arthur Helps moderator) discusses the topic "What should we expect of our universities?" Discussants: Harry Appleton, businessman; Robert Wenman, Social Credit MLA; Mary Southin, lawyer.

Orders issued by the Council of Public Instruction

  • GR-0138
  • Series
  • 1891-1971

The series consists of orders issued by the Council of Public Instruction between 1929 and 1971. It also includes the indexes to the orders, and summaries of them, created between 1871 and 1971.

British Columbia. Council of Public Instruction

Dept. of Education statistics and school assessments

  • GR-2096
  • Series
  • 1953-1970

The series consists of records created by the Dept. of Education between 1953 and 1970. There are two files of collected statistical reports on B.C. schools, 1953-1964 and 1965-1970. The statistics gathered cover the following subjects: adult education, certification of teachers, distribution of pupils, electives, examiners, occupational classes, retention rates, school population, special classes, supervisory personnel and teacher entitlements. The reports are arranged alphabetically and were probably originally held in binders.

In addition, there is a file of compiled inspections of schools offering grade 8 senior matriculation, 1962-1964. The reports contain details of library and lab facilities and assessments of the teaching staff.

British Columbia. Dept. of Education

Robert Ivan Knight 's Qualicum College papers

The collection consists of the records of Qualicum College, an independent boys' school on Vancouver Island. Included are letters between R.I. Knight and his family in England re: the founding and funding of the school; applications for admission, correspondence from students' parents, and academic records of pupils; notes and sketches for college buildings, school crest, and school song; correspondence re: Old Boys and college staff; ledgers, account books, and payroll journals, along with dormitory lists, athletic programmes, prospectuses, headmasters' speeches and newsletters. Collection also includes scripts and casting notes for school drama festival productions, as well as correspondence pertinent to Private (afterwards Independent) Schools Association of British Columbia. Qualicum College was the most westerly private school in Canada. Founded in 1935, it was established "in the conviction that with the background of a good home, the comradeship of a boarding school enables boys to enjoy the happiest kind of childhood and youth, and provides them with the finest preparation for life." The school overlooking Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island was modelled on the prestigious public schools of England. Its philosophy was "mens sano in corpore sano", and its aim was to inculcate in boys the virtues of Godliness and good-learning. Though never as large as some of the other independent schools in British Columbia, Qualicum College was widely-known and respected nonetheless, as evidenced by the number of students it attracted from Western Canada, the North Western United Sates, and the Orient. The papers were donated in 1982 by Robert Ivan Knight, the founder and headmaster of the college. Mr. Knight was born in 1901 in Calcutta where his father was Director of Public Instruction for Bengal. As was the custom among the Anglo-Indian community, he was sent to England at an early age and raised in his family home at Camberly. He then attended Oundle, a small but distinguished public school in Northamptonshire. The headmaster of Oundle was the celebrated educationalist and reformer, F.W. Sanderson. Mr. Knight was greatly impressed and influenced by Sanderson's teachings, and the latter's theories on education (especially with regard to the study of science in the public schools) were later incorporated in the Qualicum College curriculum. Mr. Knight continued his education at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he took a degree in Sciences. Because of weak eyesight, however, he was unable to pursue a career in scientific research; in fact, on coming down from Cambridge, he was advised to refrain from intensive reading for at least a year. Accordingly, in 1925 he decided to join a cousin who had a chicken ranch at Errington, near Parksville, on Vancouver Island. He stayed there until 1927, when he joined C.W. Lonsdale's staff at Shawnigan Lake boys' school. Two years later he enrolled at the University of British Columbia, where he completed an Honours B.A. and a Diploma course in Education. Despite the onset of the depression, Mr. Knight resolved to open an independent, fee-paying boarding school in the village resort of Qualicum Beach. With the assistance of Mr. A.D. Muskett (former headmaster of the Collegiate School in Victoria), the school was duly opened in September 1935. The Qualicum Beach School, as the academy was first know, had nine students and was located in a rented house during its inaugural year. However, with the help of generous financial support from his family in England, Mr. Knight was able to expand his programme, and in 1937 the school was relocated in a handsome, specially-designed building amid 17 acres of seaside property. The headmaster also received assistance from his younger brother, George Henry Knight, who came to the college to teach history, languages, and music. The two brothers formed a partnership and the school (renamed Qualicum College in 1949) was incorporated as a limited liability company. The college grew steadily and by 1966 it had an enrollment of almost seventy students. Thereafter, for a variety of social and economic reasons, numbers declined, and in 1970 the headmaster decided to close the college and sell the college property. The playing fields were subsequently subdivided for a housing estate, while the Tudor-style main building was purchased by a group of financiers, who transformed the generation-old boarding school into the Qualicum College Inn.

Council of Public Instruction correspondence and other material

  • GR-0899
  • Series
  • 1954-1970

This series consists of correspondence, minutes, briefs, memoranda, etc., of the Council of Public Instruction. Most of the records in this unit date from the 1967-1970 period. Included are records relating to Indian schools, private schools, universities and colleges, curriculum development, vocational programmes, and the Dept. of Education's Instructional Media Committee. Also included are records of the department's Community Programmes Branch which, in April 1970, was transferred to the Department of Recreation and Conservation. The minister's and the superintendents correspondence, and the Accreditation and Legislation Committee files in this collection are restricted.

GR-0899 consists of correspondence, minutes, briefs, and memoranda of the Council. The outside dates for material in the collection are 1954-1970, but most of the files date from the period 1967-1969. The collection includes material relating to Indian schools, private schools, universities and colleges, the Provincial Board of Examiners, curriculum development, and the Department of Education Instructional Media Committee. Also included are records of the department's Community Programmes Branch (19641970), a branch which was transferred to the Department of Recreation and Conservation on 01 Apr 1970.

British Columbia. Council of Public Instruction

Memoranda, notes and transcripts of speeches regarding vocational education

  • GR-0209
  • Series
  • ca. 1956-1969

The series consists of "historical" files maintained by John S. White, Director, Technical and Vocational Education Branch. Includes an historical overview of Technical and Vocational Education in B.C. (1906-1962); memorandum on the "Functions and Activities of Adult Education Branch" (1956); and essay by White entitled "History of British Columbia Institute of Technology" (1969). Also included are notes on the development of B.C. Vocational Schools in Prince George, Nanaimo, and Victoria, and transcripts of speeches given by the Premier and the Minister of Education at the opening of the regional vocational school at Dawson Creek (1967).

British Columbia. Technical and Vocational Education Branch

Speeches on education

  • GR-0292
  • Series
  • 1967; 1969

The series consists of speeches given by S.N.F. Chant (Dean of Arts at the University of British Columbia between 1949 and 1964): On university freedom, 1967, and The future of higher education in British Columbia, 1969.

British Columbia. Dept. of Education

Correspondence School administrative records

  • GR-0470
  • Series
  • 1919-1969

GR-0470 contains records pertaining to the operations of the Elementary Correspondence School Branch from 1919 to 1969. The records document virtually all aspects of the branch's work. In addition to copies of the directors' correspondence and reports, GR-0470 includes copies of semi-annual correspondence school magazines (containing profiles of pupils and instructors), brochures, applications and sample lesson plans. Also includes records of courses offered in government Relief Camps during the Depression, along with records of courses provided to Japanese pupils interned during the second World War, and pupils enrolled under Sections 13(g) and 20 of the Public Schools Act.

GR-0470 also includes individual student files for the years 1919-1930. This series consists of a complete sequence of files [Nos. 19-296] from 1919 to 1921, and a representative sample of files [Nos. 299-2655], selected because of their historic value and because they contained illuminating letters from parents and pupils. Note that Files 1-3 (1919) will be found in GR-0396. Files 4-18 have not survived.

Before these records were transferred to the archives in 1979, application forms and report cards were removed from the students' files and were microfilmed. Regrettably, the application forms - which contain key biographical data and valuable genealogical information and the report cards were not returned to the original files; in fact, original copies of the application forms and report cards, along with related correspondence, were destroyed after the records had been filmed. Microform copies of the application forms and report cards have, however, been preserved by the Correspondence and Distance Learning Branch, Ministry of Education.

British Columbia. Dept. of Education. Elementary Correspondence School

Division of Visual Education photograph albums

  • GR-4114
  • Series
  • 1947-1969

The series consists of six photograph albums created by the Division of Visual Education between 1947 and 1969, containing ca. 5100 photographs. This agency was responsible for providing media services to public education institutions. The records document school sites and educational programs for elementary, secondary, college and university students in British Columbia.

Subjects often relate to specific classes and schools, and include: projects and performances; facilities; ceremonies; teachers, staff and government officials; students; and displays and exhibits for promotional purposes.

British Columbia. Division of Visual Education

Dan Lee interview : [Mortimer, 196-?]

PERIOD COVERED: ;1910;-;1968 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-?] SUMMARY: Dan Lee talks to Hilda Mortimer about the difficulties due to the lack of schools in the Chilcotin, and the relevance of education to the rancher.;

Assistant Superintendent of Education correspondence

  • GR-0134
  • Series
  • 1965-1968

The series consists of correspondence files created by the Assistant Superintendent of Education between 1965 and 1968.
The files deal with a broad range of topics, including teachers' conferences, data processing, school inspectorates and staff meetings.

British Columbia. Dept. of Education

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