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Correspondence

Series consists of eighteen letters written to Humphrey Toms by Emily Carr. The letters are addressed to Mr. Toms in Victoria, Enderby, and at various Canadian army addresses.

Petition from Chief of Larawe

One petition from Larawe village to Governor Musgrave requesting Reserves be formally set aside and surveyed to protect their village site and cultivated fields from being stolen by settlers. The information on the petitions was recorded by Revered P. Durien in 1870, who then sent it to the Governor. The petition records several names and marks of individuals.

The petition includes annotations and comments added by the Governor and other government representatives, as well as a draft response approving the survey of a Reserve.

Petition from Chiefs of Fort Yale, Tsenes, Tsiam, Stectelen, Showamel, Twaous, Fort Yale, Choualp, Katlatle, Skokem, Skazir, Boston Bar, Spuzzum and Fort Hope

Two petitions from various First Nations to Governor Musgrave requesting Reserves be formally set aside and surveyed to protect their village sites and cultivated fields from being stolen by settlers. The information on the petitions was recorded by Revered P. Durien in 1870, who then sent them to the Governor.

Each petition records each Chief's name and mark for the following First Nations and villages: Fort Yale, Tsenes, Tsiam, Stectelen, Showamel, Twaous, Fort Yale, Choualp, Katlatle, Skokem, Skazir, Boston Bar, Spuzzum and Fort Hope. The petition provides examples of the Burrard Inlet, Shely and Fort Yale First Nations who had their cultivated land taken by settlers.

Each petition includes annotations and comments added by the Governor and other government representatives, as well as a draft response approving the survey of Reserves.

Cranbrook Supreme and County Court civil orders

  • GR-3704
  • Series
  • 1955-1999

Series consists of civil orders from both the Supreme and County Courts of Cranbrook for 1955-1999. Civil orders represent the formal expression of the ruling of the court. Records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and some adoptions.

Records from the Supreme and County levels were interfiled together and are arranged by volume and folio number. Records of varying types have been interfiled, except when probate orders were separated into their own files between 1973-1974.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Cranbrook)

Lea Gillard's diary

The file consists of a small handwritten diary that was written by Lea Gillard, a United Church minister who worked about a coastal missionary boat, the Sky Pilot, in the 1930s and 1940s. The diary starts in 1935 and ends in 1939. The diary captures life aboard the boat that operated up and down the eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Gillard records day-to-day activities on the boat, such as ministering to the communities along the coast, dealing with repairs and maintenance of the boat, the weather, social events and family life.

Alongside the diary is a typed transcript that was done by the donor in 2022. This not only is a typed version of the diary, but also includes additional notes about Reverend Gillard as well as some photos.

Vancouver Supreme Court wills

  • GR-3672
  • Series
  • 1986-1999

The series consists of original copies of wills that were probated in the Vancouver registry. The wills were removed from the original probate files and refiled in a separate accession by registry staff. The records are arranged by probate number, an index to which can be found in GR-2991 and with Archives staff.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Vancouver)

Creston Supreme Court civil orders and reasons for judgement

  • GR-3637
  • Series
  • 1953-2001

Series consists of civil orders and judgements from the Supreme Court of Creston for 1953-2001, including divorces.

Orders and judgements are interfiled. Although most divorces are interfiled, the series also includes one file of divorce orders that were either removed from their original volumes or were maintained separately.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Creston)

Riverview Hospital historical collection

  • Collection
  • 1872-2008

This series consists of a variety of records created by various provincial mental health institutions from 1872 to 2008. Records relate to the administration and operation of Riverview Hospital and related mental health facilities at the Essondale site in Coquitlam, as well as other facilities across the province. These mental health institutions include: Victoria Asylum, New Westminster Provincial Asylum (later Public Hospital for the Insane or Provincial Hospital for the Insane), Home for the Aged Coquitlam (later Valleyview), Home for the Aged Terrace (later Skeenaview), Home for the Aged Vernon (later Dellview), Crease Clinic, Colony Farm, Colquitz, Woodlands School, Tranquille and other medical facilities.

The names and administrative structure of these institutions changed over time. Mental health functions were originally part of the Provincial Secretary’s mandate; they were transferred to Mental Health Services when it was created in 1950.

These government records were collected by the Riverview Historical Society and include a wide variety of subject matter and media. This includes subjects such as: early development of the Essondale lands and Colony Farm; the construction and expansion of the facility; admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients; administration of patient care; administration of therapy programs; patient and staff recreation; staff and nurse training; operation of the audiovisual department; library services; research into new medical and therapeutic practices; research by staff regarding mental health practices at Riverview and further afield; community involvement; volunteer activity; policy development; the redevelopment of the Riverview lands; general administration; and, administration of other services at the site such as postal, food, laundry, banking, transportation and safety services.

The collection has been arranged into the following series based on record types:

GR-3924 - record books
GR-3925 - operational records
GR-3926 - newsletters
GR-3927 - photographs and other graphic material
GR-3928 - films and videos

Classified as 20000-20 in Operational Records Classification System (ORCS) schedule 144007.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary

Ashcroft Supreme Court grants of letters probate and letters of administration

  • GR-3540
  • Series
  • 1909-1959

Series consists of several volumes of letters of administration and letters probate from the Ashcroft Supreme Court. The records were created between 1909 and 1959. In many cases, wills are annexed to records in container 830496-0001 of this series.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Ashcroft)

Ashcroft Supreme Court wills

  • GR-3530
  • Series
  • 1986-1997

Series consists of wills from the Supreme Court at Ashcroft. Wills are arranged by file number and date from 1986-1997. This number is the same as the file number in GR-1952 (Ashcroft probate/estate files). Not all individuals listed in the probate file list have an accompanying will.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Ashcroft)

Vernon County Court firm declaration records

  • GR-3506
  • Series
  • 1898-1964

The series consists of nine volumes of firm declarations from the Vernon area. Unindexed ledgers are complete from 1898-1964. Indexes of firm names exist for the 1901-1950 time period, and indexes of individual names exist for 1922-1957. The series documents a wide variety of businesses, including general merchants, hotels, and metallurgists and assayers.

British Columbia. County Court (Vernon)

Nanaimo Supreme Court Registrar's assize record books

  • GR-3075
  • Series
  • 1881-1888

The series consists of two registrar's assize record books. One dates from December 1882 to July 1884, and the second dates from 1887 to possibly 1888. The first volume was kept by the registrar (Marshall Bray) and served as a minute book, bench book and record book. It includes several Petit and Grand Jury lists. The second volume was not kept by Bray, but was presumably kept either by his successor or another courts employee working in a similar capacity.

Both volumes include a great deal of witness statements concerning particular cases. Many of the cases deal with Chinese or Indigenous residents of Nanaimo and the surrounding area. The statements are frequently lengthy and often appear to have been recorded verbatim. There are notes regarding translations.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Nanaimo)

Nanaimo Supreme Court Registrar's assize record books

  • GR-2295
  • Series
  • 1923-1960

Series consists of Nanaimo Supreme Court Registrar's assize record books for 1923-1960.

Original textual records were destroyed after microfilming. Use microfilm copy.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Nanaimo)

Kamloops Supreme Court registrar's minute books

  • GR-2179
  • Series
  • 1913-1954

Series consists of three Registrar's minute books for Kamloops Supreme Court civil cases between 1913-1954.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Kamloops)

A history of Revelstoke and the Big Bend

The series contains a copy of a thesis by William Bilsland called "A history of Revelstoke and the Big Bend." 1955. v, 241 leaves: maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1955. Bibliography: leaves 235-249.

Also included in this series is an unpublished, typescript draft (2 copies) of an earlier (1952) history of Revelstoke prepared by the author for publication by the Department of Education in the British Columbia Heritage Series.

Research notes and typescript draft on the history of Atlin

Author's research notes and typescript draft on the history of Atlin. Originally intended for publication by the Department of Education in the British Columbia Heritage Series, the work was subsequently published in the "British Columbia Historical Quarterly" (vol. 16, number 3-4, 1952) under the title "Atlin 1898-1910; the story of a gold boom".

Chilliwack County Court plaint and procedure books and other court record books

  • GR-2131
  • Series
  • 1898-1977

Series consists of Chilliwack County Court plaint and procedure books (1898-1977) as well as a Small Debts Court cause book (1903-1907), a list of naturalizations (1913), and a list of probates (1913). Indexes are included for some volumes.

Plaint and procedure books contain primarily civil cases. The volume covering 1970-1977 contains primarily criminal cases, including appeals and cases under the Speedy Trials Act.

British Columbia. County Court (Chilliwack)

Prince George Chamber of Commerce.

Founded in 1911, the Fort George Board of Trade changed its name to the Prince George Board of Trade in December 1915. Early in 1961, another name change took place and the board became the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. This unit contains the minutes which record the growth and development of the city as seen through the eyes of local businessmen. Major issues and events affecting Prince George from early settlement to railways to prohibition and onward are covered in the minutes which span the years 1915-1936, 1950 - January 1961, 1968-1980 (gaps exist for 1911-1914, 1937-1949, 1961-1967). The unit includes an index to the minutes compiled by Katherine Plett, Technical Services Librarian at the College of New Caledonia. The index contains names, lists of principal officers of the Board/Chamber and subjects and is further broken down by year and date of the Board/Chamber meeting. Voluem 1 contains the index and minutes 1915 - July 1936. Volume 2: 1956-1961. Volumes 3-10 contain minutes for the years 1968-1980 which were pasted into ledgers (not in strict chronological order). Vol. 3: 1968, Vol. 4: 1969, Vol. 5: 1969-1970, Vol. 6: 1970-1971, Vol. 7: 1971-1974, Vol. 8: 1974-1976, Vol. 9: 1976-1977, Vol. 10: 1977-1980.

Presented by Katherine Plett, College of New Caledonia and the members of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, 1983.

Prince George Chamber of Commerce

Britannia Mining and Smelting Company records

Records of Britannia Mining and Smelting Company and related companies, including annual reports, correspondence, accounting records, exploration reports, engineering plans, leases, contracts and agreements. The related companies include: Britannia Copper Syndicate, Britannia Smelting Company, Chelan Copper Mining Company, El Potosi Mining Company, Howe Sound Company, Howe Sound Exploration Company, Howe Sound Power Company Also included are records of Barbara Theatres and Britannia Beach Community Club.

Kelowna Supreme Court civil cause books

  • GR-3858
  • Series
  • 1923-1977

This series consists of civil cause books from the Kelowna Supreme Court, from 1951-1977. Only indexes are available for the years 1923-1946. The books includes cases related to adoption, divorce, estate administration, probates and other civil matters. Some files are noted as Penticton files.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Kelowna)

London and Canadian Fire Insurance Company records

The London and Canadian Fire Insurance Company (LCFIC) was incorporated by statute in British Columbia in 1890 as a general fire insurance business. Most of the original investors were shareholders or officials of the British Columbia Land and Investment Agency. The head office of LCFIC was located in Victoria with agencies in various British Columbia centres such as Vancouver, Nanaimo and Vernon. Because of its limited resources the company entered into a number of reinsurance treaties mainly with English and Scottish insurance companies. The LCFIC became inactive in 1898, was wound up in 1905 and liquidated in 1906. Most policies were replaced by Phoenix Assurance Company policies between 1898 and about 1900. Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, insurance policies, registers and records of reinsurance treaties. For related records see MS-2880, British Columbia Land and Investment Agency fonds, series 23, 25-26, 84-91.

A metal seal embosser for the London and Canadian Fire Insurance Company was transferred to the BC Archives from the City of Victoria Archives in 2021. This is housed in container number 002340-2784.

London and Canadian Fire Insurance Company

Potlatch : Stanley Hunt, Ruth Cook and Pearl Alfred : discussion

RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1968-05-15 SUMMARY: This tape comprises a round table discussion between Stanley Hunt, Mrs. Ruth Cook and Mrs. Pearl Alfred from Alert Bay. They discuss the controversy that surrounds the revival of the potlatch and the ;present-day [1968] version of the historic ceremony. They also discuss the politics of hereditary chiefs and elected councils.;

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