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The sub-series consists of glass plate photographic negatives created by a topographical surveying party headed by N.C. Stewart, B.C.L.S. in 1945, working on behalf of the Topographic Division of the Department of Lands. The sub-series may include photographs of and/or taken from the following location: Teslin Lake. The items are arranged based on the creator's numbering of the plates (plate number - original plate box number).

The sub-series consists of 41 sound disks recording Billy Assu’s performances of 86 songs and ceremonies of the Wiweḵa̕yi (Cape Mudge) peoples and other local First Nations communities. The Wiweḵa̕yi were one of four tribes known as the Cape Mudge Tribes or La̕a̱lg̱wiłda̕x̱w, the United Tribes of the Lig̱wiłda̕x̱w: ̕Walidza̱m (Salmon River), Wiweḵa̕yi (Cape Mudge), Wiweḵ̕a̱m (Campbell River), Kwix̱a (“Murderers,” Phillip’s Arm). Halpern recorded the performances at Assu’s home in Cape Mudge over a period of three days. Also included in the recording sessions at Assu’s home were two songs by Mary Wamis, a medicine woman from Cape Mudge. As leader of the Wiweḵa̕yi peoples Billy Assu was responsible to preserve and represent his people’s culture and tradition. In an oral society this is captured profoundly in song. Assu was the first Aboriginal Chief to commit to allowing Halpern record performances of indigenous songs and ceremonies. For several years Dr. Halpern campaigned diligently for the need to preserve the oral culture of the Kwakwa̱ka̱̕wakw and other local indigenous peoples. The intimacy and secrecy of many traditional songs made aboriginal leaders reluctant to perform them for public academic study. In a CBC interview with Philip Lamarche [Halpern fonds, CBC Radio Interview, T-4339-143], Halpern explained that Assu’s three sons were not interested in learning the complex songs and ceremonies of their father. Halpern convinced Chief Assu in order to preserve the songs, they should be recorded. Eventually, in 1947 Chief Billy Assu and his wife Mary invited Dr. Halpern to their Cape Mudge home for the purpose of recording some traditional songs. Dr. Halpen recorded 88 unique songs over two recording sessions held in January and June of 1947. The recordings were made onto 26 1x6.5 in., 1x7in., and 1x8 in. laminated discs. Halpern annotated the label of each disc with a song title transcribed from Chief Assu’s description and her own alpha numeric code. Most are also dated on the label of the original recording disk. Comparison can fix an approximate date for those recordings not labeled. The songs’ titles have been phonetically rendered from the original non-textual source. There have been several versions of each song reproduced over time. Single songs have been taken from recording sessions to create compilations. The recording sessions were informal with Billy Assu deciding on songs he wished to perform. Many of the recordings also include informal conversations between Assu and Halpern concerning the songs’ meanings, their performance and the Kwak̕wala language. The recordings are in roughly chronological order based on their creation. Halpern revisited the recordings for study and publication. She made transcriptions of the lyrics and wrote out the music in musical notation. She ordered and categorized the songs several times in her studies. In the published version of Assu’s songs she used four categories: totem poles and crests, potlatch songs, ceremonial songs, songs of everyday life. She explained in the Larmarche interview that most of the songs could be performed in the setting of a potlatch; most concerned the assignment of rights and identity in significant moments in a lifetime. Halpern noted that not only would she need to be an invited guest to hear the potlatches, they were banned under provincial law at the time she recorded Assu’s performances. Halpern noted that Assu was not always comfortable performing certain Hamatsa, Potlach and other songs because of their sacred and personal nature. However, he was convinced they were in danger of being lost and worth recording.

The sub-series consists of research materials, screenplay drafts, correspondence and contracts created as part of the pre-production on a feature film based on an original story by Beret Paulsen (Beret Borsos). The film was to be produced by Borsos' firm, the Radio Telegraphic Company. Among the screenplay writers were Beret Paulsen, James Makichuk, Jerry L. Jackson, Michael Britton, and Sus Falk Hansen.

Recording session arranged by Billy Scow. Chief Billy Scow leads the ceremony as host in a fundraising event in Alert Bay. Kwakiutl (Kwagu̕ł) tribes were assembled for Alert Bay Hospital benefit dance and ceremonial songs were performed. Ida Halpern was given permission to record the event.

Binders re Conferences of Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

The sub-series consists of miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the Arthur Nonus Birch family, 1819 to 1919.

The series consists of a record book listing insurance policies by sheet and block numbers in Goad's fire insurance atlases.

The subseries consists of blueprints, drawings, maps and plans, some of which predate the company founding in 1946. The items are in the form of approximately 150 rolls (many rolls contain multiple sheets) and 11 flattened plans and maps.

The records have been divided into two categories: (1) maps and plans regarding logging and logging areas; (2) drawings and blueprints of structures and equipment. The maps and plans (approximately 70 rolls) relate to logging and logging areas, surveys, timber cruises, timber leases, timber sales, booming grounds and reforestation. The drawings and blueprints (approximately 80 rolls) relate to equipment, mills and other structures; for example, mill equipment, the gang mill, bard mill, shingle mill, boilers, chipper, chipscreen, conveyor feed, powerhouse, kilns planers, Crofton wharf, Chemainus Chip Dump and log dumps.
In addition, there are blueprints and drawings related to structures at the Honeymoon Bay townsite and Gordon River; these include, for example, the community halls, doctor’s office, office building, store, coffee shop, warehouse, linen house, office, and one-room school, etc.

Cartographic materials and architectural and technical drawings are also located in series CM/ES4. Cruise maps and timber estimates are also located in series MS-3137.

Series consists of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and general meetings of shareholders. After the amalgamation with BCLIA, the minutes of meetings of the four per cent debenture stockholders (MS-2880, series 34) document the management of the same body of capital which they had controlled while an independent company. Arranged chronologically.

The sub-series consists of book published between 1915 and 1954.

Sub-series consists of books collected at the Oblate Provincial House in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Arranged by correspondent.

Includes log summaries, authorization for expenditures and related material.