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SUMMARY: Interviews with newcomers to B.C.'s west coast.;

SUMMARY: These two half-hour programs, broadcast separately from the regular season's "People in Landscape" sub-series, are about Ontario residents who migrated to British Columbia. The voices heard are: Mrs. Eleanor James, Mrs. Tom Inglis, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taylor, Alva Eastman, Donald Shaw, Emerson Quinton, and Curley Kipp of Ontario; and Mrs. Lorna Lyttle, Mrs. Rhoda White, Mrs. Blanche Jordan-William;s, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Richardson, William Cornock, and Jim Kipp of British Columbia.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mabel Blake : a teacher of the deaf ; vice-principal of Jericho Hill school RECORDED: North Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-04-17 SUMMARY: Mabel Blake was born in 1892 and discusses her childhood in England; teacher training; coming to Vancouver; rural teacher in Kootenays; job teaching the deaf in Vancouver; moving into Jericho Hill school; learning to teach the deaf; blind children at Jericho; becoming vice-principal; moved away during WWII; returning; retirement; looking after mother.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Maherunissa Jenulabdin Lakha : an Asian woman's career in Uganda PERIOD COVERED: 1937-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1972-12-07 SUMMARY: Maherunissa Jenulabdin Lakha was born in 1937 and discusses her early life and schooling in Uganda. Teacher's certificate. Teaching career and mobility. Women's organization of the Ismaili community. Emigration to Canada.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ahamedali Rahemtula Pirani : Ismaili elder RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-01-07 SUMMARY: Ahamedali Rahemtula Pirani was born in 1917 and discusses early life in Uganda, no schooling, early work. Starting a shop. Marriage. The Aga Khan's visit to East Africa.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Zoolfikaraly A. Meraly : teaching in Uganda PERIOD COVERED: 1941-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-03-06 SUMMARY: Zool Meraly discusses his early life in Uganda. Study in Metrana and Kampala. Move to Masaka. Marriage. Teaching in Masaka. Membership in Ismaili Provincial Council. Immigration to Canada and employment there.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Amir Gokal Ladha : starting anew once again PERIOD COVERED: 1929-1973 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972-11-29 SUMMARY: Amir Gokal Ladha discusses his early life in East Africa. Business interrupted by political circumstances. Ismaili commercial organizations. Immigration to Canada.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John Hassan Halani : successful businessman and prominent member of Ismaili community PERIOD COVERED: 1942-1973 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1972-12-15 SUMMARY: John Hassan Halani (born 1942) discusses his early life in Masaka. Membership in the Education board. Member holding two offices in the Provincial Council. Presidency of the Provincial Council and membership in the Territorial Council. Immigration to Canada.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Noorjahan Pirani : difficulties of inter-community marriage - Hindu and Muslim PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1973 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-01-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Noorjahan Pirani was born in 1948 and discusses her education in Uganda. Working in England. Courtship with a Hindu. TRACK 2: The difficulties involved in inter-community marriage. Return to Uganda and immigration to Canada.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Amy Leigh : a pioneer social worker in B.C. interested in public welfare PERIOD COVERED: 1913-1963 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-03-30 SUMMARY: Amy Leigh was born in 1897 and discusses her immigration to Canada from England in 1913; Girl Guides; childhood; recollections; early jobs as a secretary; probation work; training at the University of Toronto School of Social Work; various social work jobs. TRACK 2: Jobs: Director of Welfare, Vancouver. Discussion of the Depression and radicalism. Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Director of Welfare, Vancouver, 1937-1943: decentralization; South Vancouver Experiment; Japanese evacuation. Assistant Director of Welfare for the province. Comments on social work. Retirement in 1958. Other jobs: teaching public welfare, University of Washington; Welfare Department in the Yukon; CNIB, Winnipeg and Ottawa, 1960s. General comments on public welfare: role of government; limits of financial aid.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sukh Dev Khosla : family cooperation in business and social activities in Uganda PERIOD COVERED: 1930-1973 RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1972-11-07 SUMMARY: Sukh Dev Khosla was born in 1930 and discusses early life in Tororo, Uganda; education; business achievements; District Governorship of Lion's Club in East Africa. Immigration to Canada.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. Zul Virani : Ugandan professional : an Ismaili experience PERIOD COVERED: 1947-1973 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-02-08 SUMMARY: Dr. Zul Virani was born in 1947 and discusses his childhood and education in Uganda. Scholarship to attend the University of Kenya. Employment in the Ugandan Civil Service as a veterinarian. Veterinary profession in Uganda. Community involvement in the Ismaili Council Economic Committee. Marriage and immigration to Canada.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Noorali G. Noormohamed : East African family - the Ismaili experience PERIOD COVERED: 1936-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-02-08 SUMMARY: Noorali G. Noormohamed was born in 1936 and gives autobiographical notes. He discusses his first business enterprises; trip to England; restaurant and juke box business; Presidency of the Provincial Ismaili Association; becoming Mukhi; Territorial Council; Rotary International; Masons; sports clubs; immigration to Canada.

The series consists of a naturalization index for the Cariboo District from December 1906 to June 1914, created under the Naturalization Act (RSC, 1906, Cap. 77). Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

The entries in the index are by name and are arranged chronologically and alphabetically.

This series consists of letters inward from Gilbert M. Sproat, Agent General, London, England, received by the Provincial Secretary, 1872.

Series consists of an Ashcroft County Court register of naturalization certificates for 1894-1914. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. Entries include: name, place of residence, nationality, and certificate issue date. Places of residence include: Alexandria, Ashcroft, Barkerville, Cache Creek, Fort Fraser, Fort George, Gladwin, Harper's Camp, Horsefly, Hydraulic, Lac La Hache, Lillooet, Lytton, Mapes, Merritt, North Bend, 150 Mile House, Quesnelle, Spatsum, Spences Bridge, Springhouse, and Walhachin.

Series consists of Nanaimo County Court naturalization records for 1883-1913. Records for 1883-1890, 1903, and 1911 consist of Oaths of Residence and Naturalization Certificates. Records from 1911-1913 consist of notices of the intention to apply for naturalization at the next sitting of the Nanaimo County Court. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of a Nelson County Court list of naturalizations for 5 March 1900. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Golden County Court naturalization files for 1912. Records may include certificates and the Oath of Residence. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Kamloops County Court plaint and procedure books for 1886-1890, 1895-1950, and 1952-1954. Plaint and procedure books provide the framework for County Court civil action cases and may include the names of parties, the dates when proceedings occurred, and can be used to determine a volume and folio number for locating final orders.

Volume 3 also contains naturalization records for 1895-1916 and plaint and procedures for criminal cases for 1895-1913.

The item is a thesis by Alison Isobel Boulter entitled "Constituting an ethnic difference: an ethnography of the Portuguese immigrant experience in Vancouver." 1978. v, 112 leaves: appendices. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1978. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 113-117. Canadian theses on microfiche, 40571.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Sheila M. Keeble titled "The search for settlers: some aspects of British Columbia's immigration policy, 1871-1914." vi, 164 leaves. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1981. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 153-161. Canadian theses on microfiche, 55896.

The item is a photocopy of a thesis by M. Melia Lane titled "The migration of Hawaiians to coastal British Columbia, 1810 to 1869." 123 p: illus., maps, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Hawaii, 1985. Bibliography: pages 115-123.

The file consists of a photocopy of a thesis by F.M. Bhatti. It is titled "East Indian Immigration into Canada, 1905-1973". vi, 547. Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Surrey, 1974. Vita.

Series consists of one registrar's record book, with several loose pages from 1905. It includes cases heard in Chambers, naturalizations, appeals, minutes, etc.

Series consists of one Nicola County Court naturalization register for 1905-1916. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. The register is arranged alphabetically and entries include: name, occupation, county of origin, place of residence, and various processing dates. Places of residence include: Nicola, Douglas Lake, Merritt, Aspen Grove, Voght Valley, Otter Valley, Coutlee, Quilchena, Canford, Middlesboro, and Pennask Lake.

Series consists of Canada Immigration Branch border entry lists for 1908-1918. Border entry records document the entry of persons into Canada at a number of ports. In addition to British Columbia entry ports, other Canadian and United States entry ports may be found on the reels.

Alphabetical indexes to policy and subject files relating to immigration, citizenship, and other functions of the department. Includes dates and file numbers. The files form parts of RG 26, Citizenship and Immigration and RG 76, Immigration Branch, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).