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The fonds consists of general office files and outgoing correspondence as a Member of Parliament (MP), and correspondence, speeches and subjects of interest to his constituents as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

The fonds consists of political correspondence, reports, caucus minutes, constituency papers and other documents accumulated by David Barrett. However, almost no material pertains to Barrett's tenure as Premier of British Columbia.

Fonds consists of the records of David Binnie Turner, created between 1915 and 1978. The fonds contains copies of Turner's speeches and papers, books and other publications and other records.

The fonds consists of a book of sketch maps of Douglas's trip of 1833. [Also available on microfilm.]

The fonds consists of photographs of the Waddell-Hendrick Wooden Suspension Bridge built across the Fraser River near the Gang Ranch in 1911-1912.

The fonds consists of the records of David H. Flaherty created throughout his professional and private life. They include project research files relating to his work with Canadian and international privacy issues during his time at the University of Western Ontario from 1972 to 1987; teaching and lecture files on early American history, and American and Canadian legal and constitutional history from his time at Princeton, the University of Virginia and the University of Western Ontario from 1963 to 1991; and his personal files including diaries, correspondence, photographs and subject files from 1949 to 2017, including those from his time as the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia. Within each series, the files are arranged roughly by date. The personal files have been divided by Flaherty into open and restricted files.

The fonds consists of Graham's diary.

The fonds consists of the personal family records and collected historical records of David Henly.

The fonds consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the history of the British Columbia Social Credit Party from 1975 to 1987.

The fonds consists of correspondence of David Rome with Robie Reid and F.W. Howay. Also contains a notebook related to David Rome's book "The First Two Years: A record of the Jewish Pioneers on Canada's Pacific Coast, 1858-1860".

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 a minute book, a memorandum, and Articles of Association, agreements, indentures, mortgages, and deeds of David Spencer Limited.

Dawson Creek probate/estate files, 1950-1984. Until September 1974, the registry was located in Pouce Coupe. Includes Fort Nelson and Fort St. John area.

This series consists of a day book of Constable H.J. McDougall of Fairview covering 6 December 1913 - 18 December 1914.

This series consists of a day book of expenditures of road and bridge construction, surveys and transport, 1862-1864; goods received from grocers, Hope, B.C., 1865; correspondence and specifications relating to the construction of the Burrard Inlet road, 1864-1865.

The account provides primary evidence of the life and death of Fredrick Seymour, second Governor of the Colony of British Columbia from 1864 to 1866, and the first governor of the union of the two colonies, also named the Colony of British Columbia from 1866 to 1869. Semour's final journey as Governor was to the Nass Valley to settle a dispute amongst First Nations tribes. He died of dysentery at Bella Coola on the return trip.

The records were created by another passenger on the H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, the ship used by Seymour to travel to the Nass Valley. The "journal" was created after Seymour's death as a primary account of Seymour's life and death, the main focus being the final journey to the Nass and Seymour's eventual demise. It is likely that the account was written by D.C. Maunsell, Seymour's private secretary. Maunsell was on the Sparrowhawk at the time, and of the known passengers seems the most plausible figure to write a personal and sympathetic description of Seymour.

A typed transcript of the record is included.

The fonds consists of minute books of the Deadman Creek Livestock Association.

The fonds consists of letters from Annie Deans to her family in England.

The fonds consists of a will, inventory of estate and effects of John Dease, correspondence, and other miscellaneous documents of the Dease family, principally those of Peter, Francis, and John Warren Dease. Fonds includes a diary (1829) of John Warren Dease at Fort Vancouver.

This is a nominal index to registrations of BC deaths, generated by the BC Vital Statistics Agency from its computer database of BC deaths, which occurred from 1872 to 1984 and are mostly available on microfilm (see GR-2951).

It consists of one complete alphabetical listing, by surname, of deaths registered within the Province of British Columbia. Each entry contains: name of the deceased; registration number (the format is year-province code-finding number, e.g., 1949-09-006017); event date (format is yyyy/mm/dd, e.g. 1949/05/29); gender; event place (e.g. Victoria); age at death; BC Archives microfilm reel number (the B number) and GSU (now FamilySearch) reel number.

This death registration index consists of volumes containing alphabetical listings, by date groups and surname, of all deaths registered within the Province of British Columbia, from 1872 to 1984. The pre-1969 index volumes were compiled on an early computerized system by the registrar's office in Victoria from indexes created in regional offices. The index was printed and the pages were placed into volumes which were microfilmed for public reference purposes. From 1970-1984 index volumes were created annually. At the time of microfilming, index volumes for the years 1980, 1981 and 1983 were not available. Registrations for these years are indexed, however, on the microfiche index (GR-3034) and on the BC Archives Genealogy Search web site.

Each entry in index volumes from 1872 to 1976 consists of, from left to right: the name of the deceased (surname followed by given names), the gender of the deceased, the place of death, the date of registration (format is mm/dd/yyyy, e.g. 05/21/1885), the date of death (format is also mm/dd/yyyy), the number of the volume in which the registration is found, the record (or registration) number, and the age at death (this column does not have a title at the top of the page).

Beginning in 1977 the index entries consist of, from left to right: the name of the deceased (surname followed by given names), gender, birth place (using a numerical code) and date of birth, age at death, place of death, date of death and the registration number.

See attached finding aid for more information.

The series consists of copies of British Columbia death registrations from the Vital Statistics Agency. The records are on microfilm and cover the period 1872 to 1988.

The records are death registrations, beginning in 1872, which consist of completed statements and related documents regarding deaths which have been submitted to District Registrars and then registered by the Registrar or Director of Vital Statistics in Victoria. The statements contain: the registration district name and/or number; the registration number; the name of the deceased; gender; date of death; age; profession (if known); date of birth; cause of death; name of physician; name and residence of informant; religious affiliation; and date of registration. Statements sometimes include the decedent's marital status and names and birth places of the decedent's parents. Each death registration should include a supporting record called "Medical Certificate of Death" which states the cause of death as determined by a physician or coroner. These records are created by physicians or coroners, submitted to District Registrars and registered by the Registrar or Director of Vital Statistics. The certificates contain personal particulars of deceased persons, statements concerning the time and cause of death, and the name and residence of the certifying physician or coroner. However, this document was not included on a regular basis until 1896, and not with every registration until 1912. From 1872 until 1911 the death registrations and medical certificates of death are on separate forms. Beginning in 1912 the two statements are included on one form and both parts are always completed. Some death registrations also include documents received under the Coroner's Act. This Act requires coroners to submit to the BCVSA particulars of the cause and time of death as determined by a coroner's inquest. These documents include "Certificate of Cause of Death as Determined by Coroner's Inquest" and "Warrant to Bury After a View".

The only persons excluded from registration under the 1872 Act were Chinese and Indigenous people. This was changed by an amendment in 1897 (SBC 1897, c. 33, s. 3) which stated that the Act would apply to all races including all Indigenous, Chinese and Japanese people. However, the Act was amended in 1899 (SBC 1899, c. 8, s. 3) to once again exclude Indigenous people from provincial registration. This continued until the Act was amended again in 1916 (SBC 1916, c. 73, s. 3.2) to authorize the registration of Indigenous people, which began in 1917 with Indian Agents submitting registrations monthly. In 1943 this system was formalized with a special form for "Indian death registrations". From 1917 to 1956 "Indian" registrations were recorded in separate volumes with a separate numbering system. For 1917 to 1944 the registration numbers consist of a prefix (the volume number) followed by a sequentially assigned number. From 1945 to 1956 the numbers have a prefix (volume number 95) followed by a sequentially assigned number. Indigenous registrations for 1917 to 1956 have been microfilmed on separate reels of film (B13359 to B13363 and B13374 to B13377), as have the delayed Indigenous registrations in volume number 995 (B13378). From 1872 to 1945 the registration numbers consist of a six-digit sequential running number which periodically starts over again at number one. During these years delayed registrations were maintained as a separate series (volume number 900A) and microfilmed on a separate reel of film (B13358).

Beginning with 1946 the registration and the "finding number" are the same. For each year, the registrations start at volume 001, registration 001. The registration numbers therefore begin with number 001001 through 001999 (volume 001, registrations 001 through 999), continue in volume 2 (002001 through 002999), and so on to the end of the year. Many volumes are physically separated into A and B sections. The A section of these volumes covers registration numbers 001 to 500 and the B section covers numbers 501 to 999. Registration numbers 000001 to 001000 do not exist, and neither do registrations ending in 000. Two numbers are stamped on most of the registration forms. In the upper right-hand corner is the official registration number as described above. At the centre top is a three-part hyphenated numerical code (for example, 05-09-026450). The first part of the code indicates the year of death; the second part is the code for British Columbia; and the third part consists of the six-digit "finding number". The first three digits of the "finding number" are the volume number; the last three digits are the last digits of the official registration number. Users should look for the last three digits of the official registration number within the correct volume. Users will note that from 1872 to 1931 records are also arranged by name of geographical region or registration district, and then alphabetically within the region or district. Beginning in 1932 records are no longer arranged alphabetically by name of person, and by 1 January 1933 the arrangement by place name has also been abandoned. The geographic/alphabetic arrangement cannot be depended upon, except as a secondary method of locating a record.

The index is an enhanced copy of the index database maintained by the BCVSA. The microfiche index is derived from this enhanced index. Please note that the information on the computer and microfiche indexes is provided only for the purpose of locating registrations and should not be taken as authoritative. The final authority for all registration information is the registration document itself.

The series consists of completed statements that document the deaths of people in the armed forces in World War II who died while on active duty, and who, in civilian life, were residents of British Columbia. While the mandate of the Division of Vital Statistics was to register vital events that occurred in the province of British Columbia, during the Second World War the armed forces completed forms supplied by the province to register the deaths of armed forces personnel overseas, or outside of the province. The Division of Vital Statistics received and maintained these records but did not merge them with registrations for deaths within the province, and did not originally include them in the index to death registrations. The records were microfilmed in 1951; the original paper forms no longer exist. The forms contain personal particulars of deceased persons and the date and cause of deaths. The forms also contain medical certificates of death; these were not always completed by a physician. Although kept separately from the provincial death registrations and not included in the indexes at the time, these records are now included in the general deaths index, both online and on microfiche (GR-3034, Bf44). The information on the computer and microfiche indexes is provided only for the purpose of locating registrations and should not be taken as authoritative. The final authority for all registration information is the registration document itself.

The fonds consists largely of papers relating to Clarence Deavilles' involvement with the Victoria City Temple and to the musical activities of his daughter, Phyllis. Fonds also contains correspondence and notes relating to Clarence, William and George Deaville's emigration to Victoria. Fonds also includes photographs of the Deaville family.

The fonds consists of personal correspondence, trip journals, essays pertaining to the Indians of coastal B.C., genealogical material, and reminiscences of the DeBeck family. Fonds includes records of Edwin K. DeBeck.

The fonds consists of letters written to Deborah "Dodie" Leighton in Vancouver by men serving overseas in World War I. She married William Alexander Glassford, a Commander in the U.S. Navy, on 26 August 1920, in Vancouver. The marriage registration (1920-09-221188) recorded "Florence Lilie" as her given names, omitting Deborah.

Debt attachment book.

Debt attachment book, 1947-1970, indexed for 1947-1949.

Debt attachment book, 1923-1948.