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Series consists of a cause book from the Revelstoke County Court for 1902-1926. Cause books provide the framework for court cases and may include the names of parties, the dates when proceedings occurred, and can be used to determine volume and folio numbers for locating final orders. Entries relate to proceedings under the Creditor's Relief Act.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court record book for cases heard in Donald, Nelson, and Revelstoke under the Speedy Trials Act in 1892-1893. Record books may include the following information: names of witnesses, lists of exhibits, judgment rendered, times of activities, name of judge, name of solicitors, and date of activities.

Series consists of one mechanics' liens register from the Revelstoke County Court for 1913-1958.

Entries are arranged alphabetically.

Registrar's record book of the Revelstoke County Court from 1939-1967. Primarily it is in the hand of the Registrar of the County Court/Clerk of the Court. It includes civil, chambers and two appeals, one in 1948 and one in 1959. There is one entry from the Revelstoke District Police Court in 1941. In mid-1963, Judge Eric P. Dawson has used-this volume as a bench book, signing his name at the end of each case. There are occasional Supreme Court entries from 1941-1952; some are stroked out with the notation : "Notes transferred to assize notebook" [GR-2194].

Writs of Summons served on 11 November 1885 on McKenzie and Co. and McKenzie and Meagher from plaintiffs in Farwell, New Westminster and Similkameen Mines.

Return of convictions made by Stipendiary Magistrate John D. Sibbald, March 1902 - April 1903.

Partnership declarations, 1894-1966. Volume 1 (1894-1936) has an index volume with both firm names and individuals names and also a firm index volume from 1894-1897. Volume 2 (1937-1966) is indexed by firm names and individual's names at the front of the volume.

Bills of sale and chattel mortgages.

The fonds consists of William Bilsland's research notes, and a draft on the history of Atlin. Also included in this file is an unpublished, typescript draft (2 copies) of an earlier (1952) history of Revelstoke prepared by the author for publication by the Department of Education in the British Columbia Heritage Series and a copy of a his thesis called "A history of Revelstoke and the Big Bend." 1955.

The series consists of records created by the Revelstoke Gold Commissioner between 1891 and 1930. It includes certificates of work and records of mineral claims and transfers.

Criminal case files, 1941, 1942 and 1947 (3 files).

Case files from appeals: 11/20 Rosa Boutry; 16/20 Donald M. Stuart; 40/25 George Laforme; 121/31 Frederick Barrett; 26/32 Stefen Dmuchowski; 14/47 Isacco Colussi; 5/47 Steve Harnjoik (Hornyk).

Applications, decisions and correspondence with Judge W.A. Nisbet of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board Rentals Administration concerning suites in two apartment blocks on McKenzie Avenue in Revelstoke. (2 files)

The series consists of civil case files from the Revelstoke County Court from 1889 to 1949.

Criminal case files.

The series consists of correspondence from the office of the Government Agent, Revelstoke, B.C. from 1890 to 1916, with some gaps. The majority of the records are letter press copies of the Agent's outgoing correspondence in 18 volumes. Each volume is indexed and contains a mixture of typed and handwritten letters out. The letters cover all matters dealt with by the Government Agent, including land pre-emptions and purchases, timber rights, taxes and other issues.

The series also includes a few other records created or received by the Revelstoke Government Agent's office. This includes correspondence, petitions, water notices and mineral claim certificates of improvement.

This series consists of a variety of range management and recreational land use records created from 1985-1998 by the Columbia Forest District, a division of the Nelson Forest Region. The series also includes records from the Revelstoke Forest District, Golden Forest District, and Mica Creek Forest Station. All files were managed as part of the Columbia Forest District when the files were closed.

The series includes the following types of records:

Range management records relate to the administration of Grazing Licences and Grazing Permits as defined under the Range Act, and Grazing Leases as defined under the Land Act. This includes their issuance, amendment, transfer, billing, monitoring, policy, and administration. This may include records concerning additions and deletions of land and/or authorized Animal Unit Months (AUM) from grazing tenures. Records may include tenure application forms, grazing plans, range use plans, correspondence, maps, surveys and reports.

Forest Service facilities, sites and trail files relate to the routine maintenance, rehabilitation and development of Forest Service recreation sites and trails. Includes records relating to the planning, designation, assessment, design and construction of recreation sites and trails. Types of records can include correspondence, reports, studies, published material, photos, and maps.

There are also files regarding related brochures and recreation maps, as well as protected areas strategies.

The ministries responsible for creating these records, and the years that they were responsible, are:
Ministry of Forests (1976-1986)
Ministry of Forests and Lands (1986-1988)
Ministry of Forests (1988-2005)

The records were classified as 15700-20, 16300-20, 16400-50, 16660-40, 16700-05, 16700-06, and 16800-20 in the Forest Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

This series consists of records related to land use, management and alienation in the Nelson, Revelstoke and Kootenay land districts. The records date from 1892-1980. Records include certificates of purchase and various land registers.

There are two survey systems used in the land registers: the district lot system and the township section system. Registers may also be arranged by plan number. The registers record the alienation of land from the Crown by purchase, pre-emption, lease, mineral claims, timber use, etc. Information may include the name of the purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates issued (including Crown Grants), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books.

The series also includes several paper subject files and correspondence files with settlers discussing the pre-emption, lease and purchase of specific parcels of land with Government Agents in Nelson, Kaslo and Revelstoke. Most of these files have "O" file numbers assigned to them.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Provincial Court record book for 1945-1956. Provincial Court record books may include the following information: date of proceedings, name of defendant, charge, plea, names of witnesses, remarks, disposition, particulars, and notations regarding payment of fines, and/or fees.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court civil and criminal minute book for 1923-1938. The volume starts again from the back with Revelstoke Supreme Court minutes from 12 Jun 1924 (Forbes vs. Waverly Mill Co.) and 25 Nov 1925 (Rex vs. Corano). Beginning on page 305 there are minutes from the November 1926 assize (Rex. vs. Scales and Murphy) and a subsequent June assize (no year given).

Series consists of mechanics' lien actions under the Mineral and Placer Act from the Revelstoke County Court in 1937-1952. Records are indexed.

Cause book (indexed).

Files and index for cases under the Woodmen's Lien for Wages Act.

Series consists of one Revelstoke Provincial Court record book for 1931-1952. Provincial Court record books may include the following information: date of proceedings, name of defendant, charge, plea, names of witnesses, remarks, disposition, particulars, and notations regarding payment of fines, and/or fees.

Bench books of the Revelstoke District Police Court and the Revelstoke Police Court in the hand of W. Maxwell (Stipendiary Magistrate) [with entries by J. Lee (Stipendiary Magistrate) in July 1929 and July 1930 and in 1947 there is a Juvenile Court note in an unknown hand]. There are also entries from Magistrate's Court (Malakwa), 1927; Police Court at Malakwa, 1927, Police Court at Sicamous, 1928, Police Court at Arrowhead, 1928 and 1931 and Juvenile Court, 1934, 1938-1941, and 1947.

Case files from appeals of criminal convictions: 10/23 Hiskias Heinanen; 16/23 Elsie Simmons and Harry Greenwood: 3/31 Phillip Moase.

Criminal case files.

Criminal case files

Civil case files.

Case files.