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The series consists of miscellaneous family trees, originally created between 1951 and 1970, some with updated notes.
MS-3508.1: Dunsmuir, Robert family tree. - 1951-1952. - 1 page and 1 mylar copy.
MS-3508.2: Dallas, A.G. family tree. - 1953. - 1 page
MS-3508.3: Robson, A. family tree / compiled by I. Andak. - 1970. - 1 page.
MS-3508.4: Thomson, Wm. family tree. - 1953, 2009. - 1 page + accompanying material.
MS-3508.5: Work, John family tree. - 1952. - 1 page.
MS-3508.6: Dougas, James family tree / compiled by Margaret Jane MacIntosh. - 1952, 2016. - 1 page + accompanying material.
MS-3508.7: Anderson, A.C. family tree. - [ca. 1950]. - 1 page.
MS-3508.8: Hart, John family tree. -1958. - 1 page.

The series consists of two oral history recordings and their associated transcripts. Both interviews were conducted by Jim Spring. The first interview (T4415:0001) is of Don Grant and Al Schutz; the second interview (T4415:0002) is with Al Schutz.

The records consist of photocopies of card index files created by John Green from 1970 to 1999 regarding Sasquatch sightings in Canada and the United States. The files cover information about sightings going back to 1900. Green collected the information from a variety of sources, including old newspapers and publications and from interviews and letters. Each card listed the name of the informant, the place and date of the sighting, as well as a brief description of the event. Many of the cards are marked with an "S" for sighting or a "T" for tracks. Green also marked a date on each card that seems to be the date of the creation of the card. The original cards were presumably arranged by location and date and the photocopies are in date groupings with some overlap. The series also includes a photocopy of a chronological listings of sightings compiled by Paul Johnson and Joan Jeffers in "The Pennsylvania Bigfoot".

Series consists of posters, signage, brochures, pamphlets, cards, and other promotional materials from B.C. provincial elections. Represented are the Social Credit (Socred), Progressive Conservative (PC), New Democrat, Green, Western Canada Concept, and Liberal parties as well as independent candidates.

Identified candidates include: David Anderson, Charles Barber, Dave Barrett, Tom Bate, Robert (Sam) Bawlf, Leonard Bawtree, William (Bill) Richards Bennett, Andy Bigg, Robin Blencoe, Robert Bonner, Helen Boyce, Buda Brown, Kevin Bruce, A.J. (Tony) Brummet, Adriane Carr, Frank Carson, Joe Conroy, John Craggs, Hugh Austin Curtis, Walter Davidson, Gordon Dowding, Mike Emes, Thom Ferguson, Gordon Hanson, Frank Hillier, F.C. Christopher Huddlestan, Lyle MacWilliam, Ken Mallinson, Kitty Maracle, Jake Martens, Eric Martin, Alex Matthew, Cliff Michael, Bob Monaghan, Clyde Nunn, Terence Pitt O'Grady, Sheila Page, Les Peterson, Paul A. Phillips, Bert Price, Ron Price, Ian Rendle, Karen Sanford, Cyril Morley Shelford, Allan Arthur Schroeder, Bob Tanner, Forrest Felix Walkem, George Scott Wallace, and Malcolm Wright.

Additional items include posters for provincial Notice of Polls (Vancouver 1949, 1952, and 1956 and Prince Rupert 1975), one federal Notice of Poll for Vancouver 1945, one electoral districts map for 1989 (Item: 24921C), notices of meetings for new World War II veterans, and hospital charges for B.C.H.I.S. benefits.

Series consists of posters created by various B.C. government ministries. Topics and events include, but are not limited to, centennial and bicentennial celebrations, travel within the province, Expo 86, venereal disease prevention, drinking-driving counterattacks, trades' skill profiles, birds, animals, and environmental protection.

The series consists of microfilmed transcripts of short essays on various subjects, including the transport and mining industries in B.C., the history of B.C., descriptions of Victoria and other B.C. cities by Cariboo grocer Leonard A. Coton. Also includes accounts of car trips taken by L.A. Coton to the Okanagan, the Cariboo and on Vancouver Island in the 1950s.

Records in the series include E.L. (Ted) Young’s copies of correspondence and reports related to seed orchards, pulp mill expansion, Forest Service, forest policy committee work, as well as forestry tours to Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, Japan and China. Also includes some photographs. In particular, the records contain material relevant to forest management programs and forest advisory committees of the 1970s and 1980s in British Columbia.

The series consists of material accumulated by William Bowie who was the Director for the Emily Carr Arts Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. There are 4 black and white photographs, 3 of which are of Emily Carr, and one dating from 1901. The other photo is of a friend, Mrs. Redden. There is a memorial service program from 1980 for Richard Nicholles (Emily Carr's nephew). There is also a book titled Emily Carr: Her Paintings and Sketches that is signed "To Alice with love from Ira", dated 1945. The series also includes a souvenir program titled Canadian Premiere of Klee Wyck: The Emily Carr Film dated 1947, and assorted brochures.

The series consists of two photocopies of a diary made in 1978 of a 1958 transcript. The original handwritten diaries were created by John L. Heron as he traveled from Harvey, North Dakota to Dawson, Yukon Territory between 1898 and 1900, likely as part of the Klondike gold rush. He spent the winter of 1898-99 on the Liard River, the winter of 1899-1900 at Telegraph Creek, and then he traveled down the Stikine River and reached Dawson via Skagway. His diaries document his experiences of prospecting, mining, transportation, hunting, and the people he meets during his travels. As Heron wrote his entries he used language that was considered acceptable at the time. The transcript was created in 1958 by Lois Sanderson from the original diaries for Colonel J.M. Gibson in Toronto, a relative of John Heron. The photocopies include a copy of a map with dates and locations, and copies of photographs that were added in 1978 by Colonel Gibson.

The series consists of microfilmed copies of newspaper clipping books compiled by Paul Weiler, Chairman, British Columbia Labour Relations Board, Vancouver. The books contain reports on Bill 146, the Collective Bargaining Continuation Act (Oct - Dec 1975), the British Columbia Hospitals strike (Apr - May 1976), the Alcan strike (Jun 1976 - Aug 1977), the Hotel Vancouver strike (Jun - Jul 1977), and the British Columbia Ferry Corporation strike (Oct - Nov 1977).

The file consists of photocopies of letters to Mrs. A. Mason of Epsom, Surrey, England from her son Percy. Percy Mason emigrated from England to Salmon Arm in 1913, enlisted in 1914, and was killed in 1916. The file also includes letters of sympathy on the death of her son.

The series consists of a microfilm copy of a logbook kept by Bernard Magee titled "...the most necessary remarks and observations in a voyage made on board ship Jefferson, Josiah Roberts Commander from Boston, North America to the North West Coast of the Same and round the globe".

The series consists of letters from Nellie McClung to Edna Jaques, written between 1939 and 1947. McClung lived in Victoria and Jaques lived in Toronto. The letters are personal and cover a variety of topics from literary matters to the war. They are occasionally accompanied by photographs, clippings and letters from third parties. They are arranged chronologically in file folders from 1939 to 1947. There is also a file of undated letters and cards.

The series also includes a letter from 1973 from Edna Jaques to donor Joan Thompson regarding the McClung letters.

The series consists of 261 colour photographs of Western Canada and Alaska taken from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The photos are predominantly personal holiday photos taken in Haida Gwaii, Yukon, Alaska, Alberta, the Okanagan, and Vancouver Island. All but 6 of the photographs consist of photographic slides. Most of the scenes are landscape photos, but there are also some of gatherings of family and friends. Most of the slides have handwritten titles on them which have been used to create the file list. There are also a few that were created professionally and likely purchased as souvenirs.

The slides were originally housed in two slide cases when found. One of the boxes contained a handwritten index as well as little cards that provides a title for about half of the collection of the slides. The cards makes reference to some photographs taken in England and Europe, but these were not found within the collection, and so it is assumed that they had been removed by the donor before being given to the BC Archives.

Series consists of 26 oversized certificates presented to Frank Mackenzie Ross (F.M. Ross). Certificates include honorary degrees, life memberships in several institutions, and designation as a freeman of several cities. Numerous certificates have been embellished with calligraphy writing, colour, and gilt.

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 series consists of scrapbooks made by Naval Officer Alfred Charles Wurtele, containing clippings and memorabilia of the 1951 provincial by-election in Esquimalt and his career as Reeve.

Series consists of 6 photographs depicting the first departure of the Pacific Great Eastern passenger train from Vancouver to Prince George, August 1956.

Series consists of 20 posters of various sizes, some in colour but most are printed or copied with black ink only. Many of the posters announce events presented or sponsored by the Progressive Workers' Movement (P.W.M.). Numerous are protesting the Vietnam War.

Series consists of 130 b&w photographs (125 prints, 5 negatives) of the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR). Unless otherwise indicated on the verso, the photographs were taken by William Gordon McGregor. These photographs document many portions of the KVR, but are principally focused on the Coquihalla gorge portion of the line. In addition to photographs of the railway, engines, and surrounding geography, there are a large number of photographs documenting various engine crashes or disasters (such as floods, slides). Many of the locations are identified on the reverse of the photographs, a large number of which are named after Shakespearean characters (chief engineer of the KVR Andrew McCulloch was an admirer of Shakespeare) within the Coquihalla stretch - the Romeo station is particularly well documented. The Coquihalla portion of the line was a particularly challenging project, and although these photographs were taken after the line was completed, they document the engineering challenges of this region. Other locations featured in the photographs include Copper Mountain (near Princeton), Brookmere, Penticton, and Spences Bridge. There are a small number of photographs documenting other portions of the CPR in Golden BC and 2 photos of CPR in Lethbridge, Alberta. The majority of the photographs are not dated; the latest date marked on a photograph is 1955.

The record consists of a photograph album created by Charles De Mara to commemorate his visit to the British Empire and Commonweath Games held in July and August 1954 in Vancouver.

The album contains 11 colour and 94 black and white photographs of various events at the games including opening ceremonies, diving at the Empire pool (University of British Columbia), boating events at Vedder Canal and track and field events. The field event photographs include some of the famous "Miracle Mile" run where both Roger Bannister and John Landy ran the mile in less than four minutes. Each photograph has a caption, a date and often additional information about the event photographed. The black and white photographs have been numbered with two identifying numbering systems; a straight sequential number from 1 to 94, and a composite number that may refer to a negative film and item number.

There are also 11 black and white commercial postcards probably purchased by De Mara and glued in the album with the photographs. The postcards are not numbered.

The album also contains event tickets, programs and various souvenir guides and has a souvenir cloth crest glued into the inside front cover.

Series consists of three written personal histories documenting the life of Dorothy Girling in British Columbia during the first half of the 20th century.

The series consists of a photograph album created by G.W. Funamoto in 1942 to document his time in various Japanese internment camps along the Yellowhead Highway and the Slocan area.

The album contains 169 b&w photographs, including postcards and other commercially produced prints, and includes images of various Japanese internment camps such as Red Pass and Lemon Creek; images of a unidentified camps (possibly Princeton and Tashme) and images identified as Slocan City, Sandon, New Denver and Kamloops. There are also various commercially produced images of the Canadian Rockies, photographs of what may be family and friends and images of the BC Public Works activities involved in road building. There is very little in the way of captions and other identifying information although there are some inscriptions in English and Japanese. The album also contains two British Columbia Security Commission 5 cent coupons.

The series consists of photographs of hatcheries and fisheries in British Columbia. The contents, as identified by the donor, are included below. The numbers correspond to envelopes.

1. This top picture was probably of a pontoon used to hold salmon before spawning. Or possibly to carry trays of eggs to the hatchery after spawning. The boats were used by the fisheries for one use or another.

2. I have no idea where these were taken with the exception of the top two which have writing on the back [Knough Lake, Fish Lake (Lac la Jeune), and between hatchery and Kamloops]. Frank Tingley wrote on the back of these two [three] pictures so I'm presuming he took them. He was a long time friend of my father and the man who introduced my dad to the fisheries. Frank Tingley and my father were two of the four men kept on the department after Ottawa gave up the fish culture business in British Columbia. He lived in the east for the rest of his life.

3. Harrison Lake hatchery

4. I don't know who Mr. Timmins was and these may be of no interest. The second man in this picture was Frank Tingley.

5. These were probably of hatchery workers. "First class living quarter." And one of maybe a hatchery house and one of a mountain goat may be of no interest to you.

6. I'm sure these are all pictures of collecting and spawning salmon. My father is in the top picture pushing at the stern of the boat (oval picture). The rest are all unidentified men.

7. Hatchery interiors with troughs

8. Unidentified hatchery pictures. My father's writing is on the back of the Babine Lake picture and I'm sure one of the hatchery pictures is of the Babine Lake hatchery.

The series consists of scrapbooks created by Hubert Lethaby documenting all aspects of the Royal Visit to Canada in 1939 of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother). The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically and document each leg of the tour. Photographs, seals, stamps, air mail envelopes, provincial and city crests, and signatures of officials are included throughout the volumes.

The first volume provides and overview of the entire tour, and includes several sheets of various special issue Royal Visit postage stamps. This volume also covers the Quebec portion of the tour. The second volume covers Ottawa and Ontario, the third volume covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, the fourth volume covers British Columbia, and the fifth volume covers Washington D.C., New York City, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.

The series consist of 9 photographs which primarily document Japanese-Canadian school children at the Ucluelet East School (ca. 1930s). There are also three photographs of the Bert Hillier and Victoria Queenie Whip (or Whipp) wedding (1926) The photographs have been described at the item level and some identification is available.