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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.

The series consists of photographic negatives, possibly produced by PEMC, and predecessor agencies including the Division of School of Radio Broadcasts, Division of Visual Education, Division of Audio-Visual Services and Audio-Visual Services Branch. These agencies were responsible for providing media services to public education institutions. The records document school sites and educational programs for vocational program students in British Columbia.

Photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject and show students participating in various vocational programs located throughout the province. Locations are often provided in photograph annotations. Photographs are generally ordered within subject using a system of abbreviations and numbers ie) AE stands for aeronautics, and AU stands for automotive.

Includes black and white copy proofs and negatives depicting activities of the Division of Audio-Visual Services in the Department of Education. Images include portraits of staff, images of educational programming and other activities at locations including, but not limited to, Jericho Hill School for the Deaf and Blind, Emily Carr Institute and B.C.I.T.

The item is a promotional video produced by JEM Productions for the Government of British Columbia in 1982.

The series consists of a register of teachers' certificates and examinations from 1880 to 1888. It states the type of certificate granted, course taken and marks obtained. There is an index on the inside front cover.

The series consists of papers of the Educational activities subcommittee of the Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee of BC created by the Dept. of Education between 1964 and 1967.

Bulletins of the Provincial Summer School of Education describing faculty, courses available and procedures.

This series consists of the Chief Inspector's Circular containing suggestions for improvement of instruction from many sources.

This series contains a circular entitled "Departmental Circular for Inspectors, Directors, and other Officials."

This series contains a circular entitled "Administrative Bulletin, Curriculum Adjustment for the Secondary Schools of British Columbia".

This series contains a report on the work of Frontier College in British Columbia for 1953. Frontier College was a voluntary organization designed to promote citizenship and education among migratory workers in isolated camps and settlements. The College was founded in 1900 and incorporated in 1919. Instructors were recruited from Canadian universities to work as labourers-teachers in the summer months. Instructors usually worked as paid labourers by day and conducted classes in the evenings. The majority of the students were recently arrived immigrants. The report is illustrated with black and white photographs of railway labourers and workers at Kitimat and Kemano. Photographs and biographical sketches of instructors are also included.

This series contains a typescript of speech given to the British Columbia Library Association convention by Minister of Education, Dr. G.M. Weir on 13 May 1946. Weir's speech, given in Nanaimo, provided a general review of the government's educational policies and priorities.

School Trustees' minute book and accounts.

A copy of this 47 pp. typescript by Elizabeth Berry Lightfoot and Margaret Maynard will also be found in GR-1030.

"Peace River School Directory, May-June 1934." A bound, typescript volume compiled by School Inspector William Plenderleith. It was compiled to assist J.L. Watson, Department of Education Registrar, in making appointments to schools in the Peace River Educational Administrative Area. The volume includes photographs and descriptions of sixty-four schools, with notes and general comments on settlers and the countryside in the various school districts. Plenderleith also provided information on boarding facilities for teachers and suggestions as to the most suitable type of teachers for individual schools. Several of the photographs feature pupils and interior views of the mainly rural, one-room schools.

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.

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.

The item consists of an informational video about handicapped children and the school system. It was produced in 1980 for the School Boards of BC by the British Columbia School Trustees Association.

Series consists of correspondence, speeches and clippings relating to his political career and interest in educational issues.

The fonds consists of records of the Cadboro Bay School District. Records include the visitors' book maintained by Cadboro Bay School (1885-1894).

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.

The series consists of records created by the Dept. of Education in 1939. It includes correspondence, inward and outward, of all branches and formed the department's Central Registry. Records include correspondence re text books, curricula, appointments, and special education programs. School inspectors' reports and files re individual rural schools also included. The series also includes eight maps and plans and one photograph of the gymnasium of Brooks School at Powell River under construction.

Maps and plans transferred to the map collection, map accession M867053, registration numbers 22550C-22551C, 22552A-22553A

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Start and end of programme missing. Brian Coxford with a live report from Nelson regarding a strike and lockout action at West Kootenay schools. Brian speaks with Tara Melnechuk, President, Students' Council, L.V. Rogers Secondary School, Nelson, and Gwyneth De Vries, President, Students' Council, Trafalgar Junior Secondary School, Nelson. Footage of a news conference held November 30, 1978 by Marc Lalonde, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, regarding Judge John Lauchlan Farris and allegations after a police investigation, including wire taps and photographs, indicated he consorted with prostitutes. Vic Stephens, lawyer and BC Tory leader discusses the Judge Farris and the Judge Benrod cases.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Webster comments on the November 9th announcement of Chief Justice John Farris’s impending resignation and Webster's exclusive interview with alleged prostitute Wendy King and her lawyer Robert Gardner about the scandal. Interviews Pat McGeer, Minister of Education; ICBC and higher rates for bad drivers; rate removal of penalties for men under 25 years old; bonuses for women drivers; strike notice from ICBC employees. Associate producer Linda Dutka talks about next day’s guests.

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.;

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Issues facing BC in the upcoming election are discussed by Jack Davis, Social Credit incumbent in North Vancouver-Seymour, and then David Schreck, New Democratic Party candidate. Panel of four education experts including Elsie McMurphy, president of British Columbia Teachers’ Federation; John Waters, president of College Institute Educators’ Association; Marg Fartaczek, chairman of Canadian Federation of Students (Pacific Region); and Sidney Mindess, president of the Confederation of University Faculty Associations.

The series consists of Associate Deputy Minister A.E. Sole's subject files arranged alphabetically by file title. The records include correspondence and reports dealing with schools, colleges, teachers, curricula, libraries, and various other education-related topics.

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