The fonds consists of project files created by Jean Jacques André Consultants Ltd., and André & Associates Interpretation & Design Ltd., a Victoria-based company. Headed by Jean Jacques André (1932-2021) and his wife, Joan André, and later his daughter, Bianca Message, the family company planned and designed exhibits for museums, historical organizations, and cultural and visitor centres across North America and around the world. The fonds cover the period 1967 to 2014.
The fonds consists of photographs depicting the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Pacific Section, including views of landscapes, tunnels, structures, construction workers, First Nations along the route, and portraits of the Onderdonk family, business associates, and friends.
The fonds consists of Muir's diary starting in December 1848 as he prepared to leave Scotland for Vancouver Island and continuing until June 5th, 1850. Diary provides details of his voyage to and experiences on Vancouver Island.
The fonds consists of manuscripts of novels, short stories, plays, essys, poems and speeches. Many speeches were addressed to women's groups regarding the role of women in post-war society.
The fonds consists of correspondence regarding child welfare organizations and minutes and correspondence of the British Columbia Board of Governors of the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School, 1946-1949. Also includes diaries, documents and research notes concerning the family of Annie Margaret Angus, especially her father Major William James Anderson. Materials consist mostly of diaries (1885-1924) of Major Anderson and his wife Laura, which cover his career in the British Army and the family's efforts in establishing a fruit orchard in the Kettle Valley/Rock Creek district of British Columbia. They also include papers regarding W.J. Anderson's military career, family history, Annie M. Angus' correspondence and research notes regarding here family's history, and her annotations and notes on her father's diaries. Also included are two family photograph albums.
Annotated copy of the Schedule referred to in order-in-council 911/23, regarding confirmation of Indian reserves, new reserves, and the reduction and cut-offs of reserves within various British Columbia Indian Agencies. The Schedule amended the work of the Commission on Indian Lands and Indian Affairs in general in British Columbia, 1913-1916, and is commonly known as the Ditchburn-Clark Report. This copy of the Schedule has been "certified correct" by William E. Ditchburn (for the Dominion government) and John William Clark (representing the provincial government) and is dated 10 May 1923. See also GR-0931.
British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary
This series contains annual improvement reports of the Shuswap Forest District. Includes descriptions of the construction and maintenance of roads, trails, ranger stations, lookouts, and cabins.
Series consists of photographs created by the Department of Public Works for use in their 1969-70 annual report. The files contain photographs, including prints, negatives and transparencies, ca. 1969-1970. The photographs are of various public works projects from around the province including interior and exterior views of buildings.
Series consists of photographs created by the Geographic Division for use in their 1950 and 1951 annual reports. The reports formed part of the larger report of the Department of Lands and Forests. The files contain photographs, including prints and negatives taken in 1949. All but one of the negatives has an accompanying print. There are multiple copies of some of the prints. The photographs show the Geographic Division staff at work.
These records comprise annual reports of public hospitals in British Columbia for 1969. The information contained in these reports was normally published by the British Columbia Government as the Report on Hospital Statistics and the Administration of the Hospital Act. The report was not published for 1969 so these records have been retained as the only source of the information.
British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance
Series contains an annual return (1 page) pursuant to the Coal Mines Regulation Act of the Middlesboro Colliery, Nicola Valley Coal and Coke Company. Shows number of persons employed, methods of ventilation and extraction, depth of shafts, and total quantities of fresh air.
The fonds consists of correspondence, plays, poems, stories, and records relating to First Nations arts and crafts, drawings and photographs, collected by Anthony Walsh between 1936 and 1988, both from his time at Inkameep School and after.
The fonds consists of Money's manuscriipt material, his photographs (1924-1925) of Dickson Mining Company operations at Dease Lake, B.C., and films (1937-1940) of Money's mining experiences in the Stikine.