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The item is an audio recording of an interview with Roy Hodgan.
T0508:0001 track 1: Mr. Hodgan describes early life and first logging camp experiences: born in Michigan; arrived in B.C. in 1900. Reminiscences of Nakusp and Nelson, 1901-1910. Early logging methods and working at interior logging camps: Nakusp, Nelson, Cascade, Chase, 1910-1914.
T0508:0001 track 2: The use of flumes and chutes in B.C. logging, 1910s. Logging experiences in Idaho and B.C., 1914-1926. Training as a bookkeeper, 1926-1927. Working at various mills along the B.C. coast and Vancouver Island, 1927-1933.

T0508:0002 track 1: Mr. Hodgan describes work at various coast and interior logging camps, 1933-1938. Description of Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Camp B at Franklin Lake, 1938-1940. Anecdote and description of J.H. Bloedel. Working during the Depression, 1929-1940. Move to Englewood, 1942. Anecdote about Christmas break at Nimpkish Camp, 1943. Nimpkish camp description.
T0508:0002 track 2: Description of Nimpkish camp (cont'd). Camp social activities at Nimpkish. Differences between coast and interior logging techniques.

The item consists of 5 audio recordings of an interview with Henry Thuillier.
T0501:0001: Lt. Col. H.S. Thuillier discusses his childhood in India; his family background; idea of "service"; military academy in England; enlistment; preparations for mid-east campaign; Egypt. Describes Gallipoli experience: landing; operations; evacuation; observations of Gallipoli events. Discusses views on general strategy of WW I.
T0501:0002: Lt. Col. H.S. Thuillier discusses German strategy, WW I; evaluation of Gallipoli campaign; shift to Mesopotamia; campaign along Tigris and Euphrates; meeting Cossack column; pacifying Kurdish tribesmen. Comments on Mesopotamia theatre. Discusses T.E. Lawrence and the Arab world.
T0501:0003 track 1: Lt. Col. H.S. Thuillier discusses being a gunnery instructor in England 1920s; being posted to southern India; comments on inter-war politics between major powers. Discussion of Indian affairs and British presence. T0501:0003 track 2: Discusses artillery weaponry; returning to England, 1939; being in France during the "phoney war"; French defeatism; Belgium; Blitzkrieg; retreat to Dunkerque.
T0501:0004 track 1: On the "mole" at Dunkerque. Deters German fighter planes. Defense of Britain. Assessment of "Battle of Britain". Secret mission in Ireland.
T0501:0004 track 2: In North Africa with 51st Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Military significance of North Africa. Landing in Tunisia. Views on Kasserine Pass. Retreat of Afrika Corps.
T0501:0005 track 1: Surrender of Afrika Corps. Italian campaign: Anzio, Cassino, Florence. Meeting Churchill. End of Italian campaign.
T0501:0005 track 2: Assessment of Italian campaign. Opinions on WW II strategy. Post-war world. Retiring on Vancouver Island. Proposed book. Assessment of WW II leaders.

The series consists of the office files of the minister responsible for tourism related functions from 1975-1985 in British Columbia. During this time period, this role had many titles including the Provincial Secretary and Travel Industry (1976-1978), the Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development (1978-1979), the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Small Business Development (1979-1980), and the Minister of Tourism (1980-1986). Ministers during this period were Grace McCarthy (Provincial Secretary and Minister of Recreation and Travel Industry, Dec 1975 – Dec 1978), Elwood Veitch (Minister of Tourism and Small Business, Dec 1978 – Dec 1979), Patricia Jordan (Minister of Tourism, Jan 1980 – Aug 1982), and Claude Richmond (Minister of Tourism, Aug 1982 -– Aug 1986).

The records consist of subject and correspondence files that document key functions of the ministry related to tourist attractions and special events, promotional programs and projects, and operational files on topics outside the ministry mandate but relevant to ministry interests such as highway construction, the wolf kill program, and sports fishing regulations. Records also include legislation establishing the Ministry of Tourism in 1980. One of the files is an opening statement outlining the history of tourism in BC delivered by the first official Minister of Tourism, Patricia Jordan, in 1980. There are also records relating to the Beautiful British Columbia Magazine; the development of BC Place; ministerial tours of the province and other regions such as China and Denmark, promoting BC as a tourist destination; applications for funding under T.I.D.S.A (Travel Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement), an agreement between the Federal and Provincial governments re: funding for specific sectors such as ski resorts and regional museums; the BC Summer and Winter games; BC wines and wine industry; and the promotion of the BC Film Industry.

The records are arranged alphabetically by subject. They consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, speaking notes, copies of legislation, discussion papers, and agreements. The records were transferred to the BC Archives under one-time schedule (860837) Minister’s Office files in 1990.

Series includes correspondence, diaries, personal and business records of R.H.B. Ker, including papers of his grandfather, Robert Ker, and father, David Russell Ker.

The records consist chiefly of correspondence arranged by Ker alphabetically by subject. In addition, R.H.B. Ker preserved some of the papers of his grandfather, Robert Ker, who served as Auditor General in the colonial Government of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, and his father David Russell Ker, who was president of Brackman and Ker Milling Company Limited, and who retained some of the records of this company. These records are contained in boxes 25, and 30-33.

The series consists of three volumes of alphabetical indexes to records created by the Nanaimo County Court between 1974 and 1990. The indexes are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff. The index lists the plaintiff, the defendant and the file number. This number corresponds to case numbers in the plaint and procedure books (GR-2129) and case cards (GR-3613).

Series consists of divorce case files created between 1940 and 1949 by the Victoria Supreme Court registry. Orders have been removed from this series and are filed separately as GR-1587. Typical divorce case files can include petitions, affidavits, summons, correspondence and other records relating to the case.

Records are arranged by case file numbers, which were assigned chronologically by the court registry and include the year a divorce was initiated. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-20.

Series consists of decrees nisi, decrees absolute, and divorce orders issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria between 1877 and 1998. Decrees nisi were used inconsistently prior to the 1930s and required a waiting period before a decree absolute could be issued. Between 1968 and 1985, the waiting period was three months. A divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute. After 1985, divorce orders automatically came into effect 31 days after the divorce was granted, barring an appeal.

Volumes 1-11 and 19-43 are indexed. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-25.

The series consists primarily of records relating to Hilda Hesson's service as Alderman with the City of Winnipeg. Hilda Hesson was born in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1883. The family moved to Winnipeg in 1901 and Hilda served on the Winnipeg City Council from 1940-1947 and then moved to Victoria, British Columbia, around 1954. She died on 22 March 1968.

The records include: certificate of life membership presented to John Rennie Mackie to the Burns Club of Victoria, 1932 (connection to Hilda Hesson is not known); one group photograph of Winnipeg Public Parks Board, featuring Hilda Hesson, 1942; letter and photograph from City Clerk of City of Winnipeg to Hilda Hesson regarding her retirement, 1947; certificate of life membership presented to Ruth Hesson to the Woman's Ancillary to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society, Victoria Branch, 1963; City of Winnipeg Community Service Award presented to Hilda Hesson, 1967.

The fonds consists of Chapman's photographs, glass negatives, flexible negatives and glass positives. There is one album that contains postcards. Chapman's inventory is held in container 000340-0209 and is arranged alphabetically by subject. Each entry has a corresponding number and the prints are arranged numerically.

Item is a b&w print depicting Edith Louisa Higgins (née Helmcken) who was married to William Ralph Higgins. Photograph may have been taken in the 1890s.

Item is a b&w print depicting Edith Louisa Higgins (née Helmcken) who was married to William Ralph Higgins. Photograph may have been taken in the 1890s.

Item is a b&w tintype depicting Edith Louisa Higgins (née Helmcken) who was married to William Ralph Higgins. Photograph may have been taken in the 1890s.

Item is a b&w tintype depicting William Ralph Higgins and his spouse Edith Louisa Higgins (née Helmcken). Photograph may have been taken in the 1890s.

The series consists of administrative files and site files created by the Heritage Conservation Branch between 1963 and 2006. Different types of files may be mixed together, and multiple filing systems were used by the creator over time.

Administrative files document policy development relating to providing advice and information to the minister, local governments and other clients on legislation and conservation practices in order to enable effective conservation of heritage properties by the provincial government and communities. This included researching and providing advice on specific properties identified by the community as having heritage value.

Site files document the designation, planning and development of specific heritage sites. These sites include buildings, settlements, artifacts, museums, points-of-interest, and heritage projects. Records concern the administration, maintenance and operation of the sites, curator’s records, and the funding of and specific work carried out on the preservation and restoration of heritage sites.

Records include: correspondence, research and issue papers, studies, briefing notes, architectural plans and drawings, photographs, various published materials and saved reference materials (articles, newsletters, brochures), working papers, agreements, inventories, contracts for restoration work, invoices for work done, information for contractors and bidders, business plans and case analyses, progress reports, cost estimates, and legal documents regarding lease agreements and property transfers.

The series includes ca. 4200 photographs, in the form of 35mm colour slides and prints, of heritage buildings and sites throughout BC. These include images of the restoration of sites, including “before and after” photographs.

This collection is comprised of records relating to the development, implementation and administration of game management policies in British Columbia from 1905-1927. It includes correspondence, reports, vouchers and licences, as well as information regarding firearms regulation and prosecutions under game laws. Records were created by the Provincial Game Warden, Deputy Game Wardens and other related staff.

Researchers will find these records particularly useful for tracking the development and implementation of early provincial game management policies. General correspondence and reports from Deputy Game Wardens throughout the province contain information regarding the status of game in various areas over time. Difficulties in enforcing policies such as regulation of trophy hunters and the need for firearms licences are documented in these materials. Development of the game base as an economic resource through payment of licence fees, and international promotion of the province as a sportsperson's centre, were key components of A. Bryan Williams' approach to game management and the results of this can also be studied in these records. Conflicts between the provincial approach to the game resource and that taken by some Indigenous peoples can be studied in this collection. Additional subjects include fishing, fur farming, wildlife management and conflict between hunting with other forms and land and resource use. Many of the Deputy Game Wardens saw military service abroad during World War I and the records include some relevant correspondence.

See Table of Contents below for a general sense of the collection organization and finding aid for a detailed file/item list. The contents of some files are listed in a hardcopy index (i.e. an item list) available in the reference room. The series is arranged by record type into the following sub series and sub-sub series:

A. Indexes
B. Correspondence
B(1) Personal and semi-official correspondence of A. Bryan Williams, Provincial Game Warden
B(2) Correspondence out
B(3) Letterbooks of correspondence out
B(4) General correspondence inward and outward
B(5) Correspondence re: firearms licences
C. Deputy Game Wardens
C(1) Monthly reports Boxes
C(2) Correspondence Boxes
D. Returns re: firearms licences
E. Vouchers
F. Licences
G. Prosecutions
H. Miscellaneous

The fonds consists of records created by Emily Sartain, a watercolour artist who lived in Victoria, British Columbia. The collection is dated from 1932 and 2014. It consists of textual records and photographs.

This series contains copies of collective bargaining agreements negotiated in British Columbia from 1960-1975 and 1979-1995. These agreements were kept by the Labour Relations Branch, part of the Department of Labour and its successors. Most agreements were kept in its library for reference and research purposes. Under section 52 of the Labour Relations Code, parties to a collective agreement were required to file a copy with the Labour Relations Board.

Most of the agreements were negotiated under British Columbia labour legislation but copies of agreements negotiated under federal legislation may also be included. This collection does not purport to include a copy of every collective agreement negotiated in the province during this time period, but it does include the bulk of agreements.

The series is arranged in two parts, based on accession:

Part I
Accession G84-015 is arranged Alphabetically by company name and covers the dates 1960-1975.

Part II
Accession 91-0342 covers agreements within the date range 1979-1995. Each file may cover agreements for one or more years within this time period. Agreements are arranged alphabetically by subject, then alphabetically by employer.

The following subjects are included: accommodation and food; communication and utilities; construction; education; electrical products; federal government; finance; insurance and real estate; food and beverage; health and welfare; machinery; metals; miscellaneous manufacturing; miscellaneous services; mining; municipal; printing; provincial government; trade; transportation; transportation equipment; wood; and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

The ministries responsible for these records, and the years they were responsible are:
Dept. of Labour (1917-1976)
Ministry of Labour (1976-1986)
Ministry of Labour and Consumer Services (1986-1993)
Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour (1993-1996)

Series is a microfilm index to collective agreements created by the British Columbia Ministry of Labour Policy and Research Division created between 1965 and 1984.

Series consists of Coroners' inquiries conducted in Vancouver for 1938-1965. Records may also include some Vancouver inquisitions/inquests. The series carries on from GR-1323 and is continued in GR-1504 and GR-1726.

Series consists of five oversized certificates presented to or signed by Richard Wolfenden: (1) upon his retirement from office with the B.C. Rifle Association, 20 Jul 1897; (2) for his fortieth anniversary with the Department of the Civil Service of B.C., 26 Oct 1903; (3) two copies of a formal thank you to William H. Keary for holding a banquet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Detachment of Royal Engineers, 18 Oct 1909; and (4) a list of the Columbia detachment of Royal Engineers who served in B.C. (1858-1863), 23 Jul 1907. Some certificates have been embellished with calligraphy writing and coloured and gilt embellishments.

The series also consists of 9 medals and decorations awarded to Wolfenden, and include: Imperial Service Order; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Earl of Dufferin (Governor General of Canada) 1876 bronze medal; Marquis of Lansdowne (Governor General of Canada) 1884 bronze medal; Marquis of Lansdowne (Governor General of Canada) 1884 silver medal; HRH Princess Louise and Marquis of Lorne medal (undated); Dominion of Canada Rifle Association 1868 medal (2 items); and National Rifle Association 1860 medal. Textual documentation regarding the Imperial Service Order can also be found in accession 74-A-455.

Series also includes correspondence between Richard Wolfenden's daughter, Madge (Wolfenden) Hamilton, and Major Skitt Matthews, containing research into Richard Wolfenden's involvement with the British Columbia Rifle Association, Dominion Rifle Association, and marksmanship competitions.

Journal written by Archibald Menzies during his term as surgeon accompanying Captain George Vancouver on his voyage from England to the Northwest Coast. He records items of astronomical, meteorological, zoological and botanical significance, as well as describing places, events, people and vignettes of life. A list of vessels that visited the Northwest coast during 1792 is included.

The series consists of inward and outward Attorney-General’s Department correspondence created between 1912 and ca. 1969, predominantly between 1959-1965. Records relate to a variety of matters for which the Attorney-General was responsible, including some coroners' reports (within AG file codes C-49 and C-81).

Records are arranged by act and then by file code as assigned by the Attorney-General. File codes represent an act and specific subject matters under the act. Within the files, records are arranged chronologically. Original textual records were destroyed after microfilming. The records were scheduled for full retention.

The series consists of inward and outward Attorney-General’s Department correspondence created between 1926 and 1970, predominantly between 1956-1965. Records relate to a variety of matters for which the Attorney-General was responsible, including some ca.1955-1965 coroners' reports (within AG file code C-81-4).

Records are arranged by act and then by file code as assigned by the Attorney-General. File codes represent an act and specific subject matters under the act. Within the files, records are arranged chronologically. Original textual records were destroyed after microfilming. The records were scheduled for full retention.

Series consists of inward and outward Attorney-General’s Department correspondence created between 1938 and ca. 1961. Records relate to a variety of matters for which the Attorney-General was responsible, including coroners' records (within AG file code C-81).

Records are arranged by act and then by file code as assigned by the Attorney-General. File codes represent an act and specific subject matters under the act. Within the files, records are arranged chronologically. Original textual records were destroyed after microfilming. The records were scheduled for full retention.

Series consists of indexes from 1967-1970 for coroners' inquiries and inquests found within GR-1502, GR-1504, and GR-1726. Inquiries are typically conducted by a single coroner and usually consist of a single form. Inquests (or inquisitions) are investigations in which a coroner's jury rules on the cause of death.

Series consists of indexes from 1964-1966 for coroners' inquiries and inquests found within GR-1502, GR-1503, GR-1504, and GR-1726. Inquiries are typically conducted by a single coroner and usually consist of a single form. Inquests (or inquisitions) are investigations in which a coroner's jury rules on the cause of death.

Series consists of indexes from 1959-1963 for coroners' inquiries and inquests found within GR-1502, GR-1503, GR-1504, and GR-1726. Inquiries are typically conducted by a single coroner and usually consist of a single form. Inquests (or inquisitions) are investigations in which a coroner's jury rules on the cause of death.

Series consists of indexes from 1954-1958 for coroners' inquiries and inquests found within GR-1502, GR-1503, GR-1504, and GR-1726. Inquiries are typically conducted by a single coroner and usually consist of a single form. Inquests (or inquisitions) are investigations in which a coroner's jury rules on the cause of death.

Series consists of indexes from 1950-1953 for coroners' inquiries and inquests found within GR-1502, GR-1503, and GR-1504. Inquiries are typically conducted by a single coroner and usually consist of a single form. Inquests (or inquisitions) are investigations in which a coroner's jury rules on the cause of death.