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The fonds consists of a typescript of McRae's M.B.A. thesis, as well as photographs and film footage documenting some of the company towns he visited as part of his research.

Plan of Lytton Townsite with Lots 1 and 2, Block 10, highlighted.

This series consists of records of the Regional Planning Division of the Department of Municipal Affairs. Records include reports on community plans for various towns and villages, and proposals for land use by-laws with maps.

Television stock shots

The item consists of a promotional video created by JEM Productions in 1983 for the Government of British Columbia. It contains a presentation about future development on the north shore of False Creek in Vancouver, the site of Expo '86.

Promotional film. Presentation about future development on the north shore of False Creek in Vancouver, the site of Expo '86.

This series consists of records of the Commission on the Economic Conditions and Operations of the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and Subsidiary Companies, 1917. Commission records consist solely of the original signed report.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972 SUMMARY: Discussion of the design project for Vancouver citizens at Christ Church Cathedral, sponsored by Stanley King and Stanley Burke; designing an urban block on the city square behind the courthouse; comments from participants.

CALL NUMBER: T3170:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Strathcona neighbourhood : the Chinese community RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Chan discusses: her family background; life of her grandfather; 1907 Vancouver Chinatown riots as experienced by her mother; grandfather's desire to be part of the gold rush; life of her father, various jobs he held including wood cutter, gardener, farm work; being born on Slocan Street; memories of Chinatown in the 1920s; role of women in Chinese society. Mrs. Chan then discusses her family's return to China in 1922-23 because they were so poor: family's dissatisfaction with return to China and difficulties adjusting to it; Mrs. Chan went to a co-ed school in China, rare at the time; medical services in China were limited, but all of Mrs. Chan's siblings were straightforward deliveries. TRACK 2: More about Mrs. Chan's memories in China: burglar anecdote; becoming a teacher for a government school; marriage. In 1947, Mrs. Chan returns to Canada due to help from money sent over by her sisters. Discusses: changes in Vancouver Chinatown; arrival of her husband to Canada in 1949 (daughter Shirley is 1 year old at this point); being a Chinese teacher in New Westminster; family store; growth of Chinese community; other neighbours in Strathcona area. Mrs. Chan starts to discuss her interest in stopping the urban renewal campaign of City Hall. Shirley not involved until she was a university student. More discussion about the campaign to stop the city from demolishing Strathcona community.; CALL NUMBER: T3170:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Strathcona neighbourhood : the Chinese community RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More discussion about SPOTA and the campaign to stop urban renewal. Role of Mary's husband in SPOTA: failing health, but still chaired first meeting. Mrs. Chan is only founding member of SPOTA still on board. Mrs. Chan's plans to build Cultural Centre, another united Chinese community effort. Discusses how SPOTA achieved success. (End of interview);