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Divorce case file (Chester Frederick Buchanan v Margaret Elise Buchanan and William Przybylskie aka William Watson).

Firm index book.

The series consists of one indexed cause book on microfilm (1901-1959) and one unindexed volume (1959-1977). The volume running from 1959 to 1977 has a sheet of paper in the front listing divorces found in the ledger. All other cases are unindexed.

This series contains Cranbrook court registry correspondence with the Dept. of the Attorney-General. It includes some Magistrate's and Police court records.

Registrar's record books for civil and criminal proceedings in both County and Supreme courts. Volume 1 is indexed, lists 15 constables active in 1911 for South East Kootenay Police District, gives a newspaper clipping describing the naturalization procedure and contains the following oaths: the King's Oath or Chicken Oath (used by Chinese), the Oath of Interpreter, Affirmation, Oath of Foreman in Civil Jury trials, Oath of Jurors, Oath of Stenographer, Japanese Oath, and the witnesses' oath in French and English. Volume 2 lists 14 constables active in 1916 in the South East Kootenay Police District and the oaths.

Plaint and procedure books (indexed) from Donald, 1896-1898 and from Golden, 1899-1957.

The series consists of letters of administration and letters probate from Fort Steele, 1906-1909 and from the Supreme Court of Cranbrook, 1906-1978. It includes Form A, Form B, and Form C, each arranged by date of filing. Form A are grants of letters probate in which the deceased individual named the executor of their estate in their will. Form B are grants of letters of administration in which the deceased left a will but named no executor, or the executor was unable to fill the role, so another individual is named. Form C are grants of letters of administration in which the deceased left no will (died intestate), so an individual is named as executor.

Selected Rossland Supreme Court civil case files.

This series contains records of the Forest Ranger of Golden Ranger District. Records consist of scaling permits correspondence, annual reports, park use permits, district circulars, sawmill burning permits, and posters.

Provincial Police Court record book showing name of prosecutor, name of defendant, nature of the charge, costs, name of arresting officer, name of gaol or lockup, order or conviction, amount of fine, name of presiding magistrate or justice and "remarks", April 1939 - December 1954.

The series consists of Letters of administration with will annexed (Form B) from the Creston Supreme Court.

This series consists of cause books from Fort Steele Supreme Court, 1900-1908 and from Cranbrook Supreme Court, 1908-1956. Attached to the covers of volume 1 is a list of trust companies registered in 1914; instructions regarding estates of alien enemies, 1915; and British Columbia Gazette excerpts regarding Workmen's Compensation, 1902 and 1904. The books contain primarily civil matters.

Bench books for County Court civil, criminal and chambers actions and Supreme Court chambers actions.

This series contains minute books for the periods March 21, 1907 - April 10, 1924 and May 14, 1924 - April 27, 1932. Vol. 1 also contains minutes of the Licence Commission, June 20, 1906 - Dec. 21, 1907.

Letters from Thomas I. Dunn to George Ironside Dunn discussing family matters, mining conditions in the Kootenays, and the managing of social clubs (T.I.D. was manager of the Rossland Club); notes and letters.

Minutes, 1914-1922, 1950-1962; cash books, 1921-1947; papers re incorporation; correspondence, 1943-1948; Dept. of Agriculture "Early history of the Farmers' Institutes of British Columbia"; Acts of the Legislature relating to agriculture, newsletters of and correspondence with British Columbia Interior Vegetable Marketing Board, 1949.

Correspondence, notes and newspaper clippings concerning the history of Revelstoke, the Big Bend area of the Kootenay district and the pioneers of the area. Also includes collected notes and correspondence of Benjamin Richard Atkins as well as his dictionary history of Revelstoke.

Material is files MS-0560.1.1 to 1.17 contain Earle Dickey's general correspondence files, incoming and outgoing, 1937-1953 (includes Dickey's correspondence with the Vancouver Sun as that newspaper's correspondent in Revelstoke). Files 1.18 to 1.51 contain drafts, rough notes etc. concerning Revelstoke pioneers, Revelstoke history etc. Files 2.1 to 2.8 contain Benjamin Richard Atkins' correspondence and files 2.9 to 2.19 contain Dickey's miscellaneous materials.

Letters from Anne (McQueen) Gordon written from Nicola and Kamloops (1887-1888), St. Thomas, Ontario (1890), Salmon Arm (1894-1895), Crow's Nest Landing, Phillipps, and Gateway (1897-1905), and Victoria (1912-1925). Two letters from Jessie McQueen, Lower Nicola, 1890-1891. Anne Gordon taught school in Nicola before her marriage. In Victoria she was involved with community and women's organizations and was head of the Homes Branch of the Soldier Settlement Board.

Scrapbook containing sketches, specifications, correspondence, and records of expenditure for construction of Bank of Montreal in Rossland. Specifications and plans for Bank of British North America, Rossland. Correspondence, records of diverse banking transactions, examples of banking stationery.

The series consists of photocopies of Henry William Birch's commonplace notebook, two diaries kept by Arthur Nonus Birch pertaining to a trip to North America and his service as colonial secretary of British Columbia, correspondence with various members of the Birch family, reminiscences of life in the colonial service by Arthur Nonus Birch, and photographs. The series also includes some Birch family papers on microfilm.

The series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports and agreements of the Saseenos Water, Light and Power Co., documents pertaining to the B.C. Oil and Coal Development Co., Cameron Lake Timber, the Fraser-Cariboo Gold Syndicate, Port Alberni Syndicate, Towner Park subdivision; coal mining on Vancouver Island, mining leases in the Horsefly River area and property in Victoria, B.C.

Files relating to the Columbia River Treaty.

Purchased from Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas, which holds the originals, 1980.

Minute books.

Business records of the Halcyon Hot Springs Sanitarium Company: Vol 1. Register, 1897-1910; Vol 2. Ledger, 1898-1904; Vol 3. Journal, 1895-1905; Vol 4. Cash book, 1897-1902; Vol 5. Cash book, 1902-1905.

Series consists of a day book, 1906-1913; ledgers, 1907-1912 (2 vols.); receipts and payments, 1907-1912; journal, 1907-1911.

Series consists of score books, schedules of games, lists of players, etc.

Letters written by Captain and Mrs. J. N. Phillips, Wilmer, to Mrs. Phillips' mother and sister, Mrs. Oxley and Freda Oxley, of Windsor, England; the letters describe the Phillips experiences settling on land obtained from Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands, Ltd. Ink sketch of interior of house.

Presented by R. Cole, Harris, Dept., of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1977, who obtained them from Miss Elizabeth Phillips (daughter of Captain and Mrs. Phillips), London, England.

The series contains personal correspondence; letters to editors; essays, articles and lectures; poems and songs, most of which reflect Harris' socialist viewpoint.

For ease of retrieval, since some essays duplicate letters to editors, only those items which are specifically addressed to an editor are considered letters to editors; these are filed in chronological order. Those items not specifically addressed to an editor are considered essays and are arranged alphabetically by title.

Correspondence re acquisition and disposal of land in Arrow lakes area of Kootenay district, 1907-1914, in partnership with A. Simmers and J.H. Parkhill; various agreements, 1906-1907; by-laws and petition for charter of incorporation of Fruit Lands of Kootenay, Limited (minutes of directors' meetings filed at start of correspondence).

The series consists of declarations of partnerships made under the Partnership Act. Records in this series were created between 1955 and 1965 in the County Court of Golden. Records were originally housed in shannon folders, but have since been rehoused by the Archivist.