Public Works building plans : aperture cards
The series consists of approximately 23,000 aperture cards created by the Dept. of Public Works between ca. 1970 and 1978 to manage building plans and drawings of public buildings throughout British Columbia. The plans include those for law court...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Indexes to Public Works building plans
The series consists of indexes created by the Dept. of Public Works between 1969 and 1978 to manage building plans of public buildings throughout British Columbia. The province was divided into areas and then each public building or complex was g...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Series consists of copies of letters sent to the Treasury Board by the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Works from 1972 to 1976. The letters were kept in binders by fiscal year and arranged alphabetically by subject. These...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Public building opening ceremony photographs
The series consists of photographs taken at the official opening of various public buildings in British Columbia for the Dept. of Public Works between 1964 and 1975. The series includes photographs of the following occasions: Premier W.A.C. Benne...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Series consists of photographs created by the Department of Public Works for various uses. The files contain photographs from 1962-1975 of various public works buildings from around the province, mostly Vancouver courthouse complex, including vie...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Architectural proposals and consultants reports
Architectural proposals and consultants reports on topics connected with the construction of public buildings, urban development, siting, traffic patterns, and design requirements. Reports have been created for the Department of Public Works by va...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Central registry photograph files
The series consists of photographs taken by the Department of Public Works and stored in a central registry, 1929-1973. The photographs are of buildings designed, built and managed by the Dept. of Public Works throughout the province and include ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Public works records relating to museum and archives
This series consists of records of the Deputy Minister of Public Works as Chairman of the Museum and Archives Steering Committee and the Advisory Committee on Applied Arts for the B.C. Museum and Archives, relating to the design, development and c...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
The series consists of miscellaneous photographs from the Dept. of Public Works, intended for display. Many have mats or mounts or have come out of frames. There are six photographs that depict various events such as the 1958 BC Centennial, par...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
The series consists of photographs of public buildings from the Dept. of Public Works. The series includes photographs 1968-1971 of an unused design for the Netherlands Carillion and pictures of the bells before they were shipped to Canada. The ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Annual report photograph files
Series consists of photographs created by the Department of Public Works for use in their 1969-70 annual report. The files contain photographs, including prints, negatives and transparencies, ca. 1969-1970. The photographs are of various public ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Public Works correspondence photograph files
Series consists of photographs created by the Department of Public Works to document buildings and other projects from 1910 to 1970. Although the original series consisted of a set of correspondence files which included correspondence, photograph...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Specifications and contracts (filed by area and building number). These records are associated with other unaccessioned hard copy indexes and microform drawings.
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
The series consists of general correspondence files created by the Dept. of Public Works between 1910 and 1970. The files are concerned primarily with Provincial Government buildings including the Parliament Buildings, Provincial Archives, Provinc...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Engineering branch photographs
The series consists of 378 photographs created by the Engineering branch of the Dept. of Highways and its predecessor agency, the Dept. of Public Works between 1937 and 1969. The photographs were taken by several private commercial photographers ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Highways
The series consists of photographs of engineering projects managed by the Dept. of Public Works. The photographs consist of prints mounted on card, each with a title. The projects photographed include bridges, road works and other public works a...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
New Archives and Museum report
The series consists of a report entitled "Specifications for B.C. Archives & Museum, Victoria, B.C. Phase 4." Vol. 2 of 6.
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Memorandum of Agreement re: Old Cariboo Road
The file consists of a signed agreement from 1928 between the Province represented by the Minister of Public Works and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR). The agreement sets out compensation to be paid by the CPR for each level crossing o...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Pamphlets and brochures from public works files
The series consists of pamphlets, brochures, and advertisements describing products and services offered by diverse companies in connection with Public Works construction and maintenance programmes, from between ca. 1910 and 1960. The material was...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Plumbing Department photographs
The series consists of photographs of social functions and staff relating to the Department of Plumbing, part of the Department of Public Works. The series also contains two holiday greeting cards, one from the plumbing staff of the Department of ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Correspondence and other material
This series consists of correspondence and other records from the Department of Lands and Works, and its successor, the Department of Public Works. Records include correspondence inward and tenders for Victoria Court House, 1900-1904, Government H...
British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works
Miscellaneous engineering photographs
The series consists of photographs of engineering projects managed by the Dept. of Public Works. The photographs consist of both prints and negatives. The projects photographed include bridges and roads and were taken between 1891 and 1957.
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
The series consists of photographs of engineering projects managed by the Dept. of Public Works. The photographs were held in the Office of the Senior Bridge Design Engineer and consist of both prints and negatives. The projects photographed inc...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Public Works contracts and other material
The series consists of contract sets for diverse public works: buildings, bridges, roads and road works, ferries and ferry facilities, etc. The contract sets, usually signed by the contractor and the minister, often include the notices to contrac...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Index to engineering photographs
Series consists of a two drawer card file system created by the Office of the Senior Bridge Design Engineer of the Dept. of Public Works ca. 1921-1945. The card files index photographs taken or collected by the department during this period, part...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Reports on bridges and highways in British Columbia and Alberta
The series consists of 5 volumes created by the Dept. of Public Works in 1943. Volume 1 is a report on bridges on roads in Pacific command; volume 2 is a list of bridges on the Trans-Canada highway from Vancouver to Leanchoil, giving engineering ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Department of Public Works summary of activities 1934-35 to 1941-42 (inclusive)
The series consists of a bound report which details the activities of the Department of Public Works from fiscal year 1934-35 to 1941-42. It includes details of activity undertaken by the Architectural Branch, Bridge Department, Equipment Branch, ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
The series consists of photographs of engineering projects managed by the Dept. of Public Works. The photographs consist of glass lantern slides, some numbered. The views photographed include bridges, road works, buildings and general views and ...
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Series consists of photographs created by the Department of Public Works to show various engineering projects, 1912-1935. The photographs are arranged in albums and each one documents separate projects including bridge construction and road works.
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works
Correspondence and other material
This series contains the correspondence of the Minister and Deputy Minister relating to applications for the position of private secretary to the Lieutenant Governor. It includes letters from applicants.
British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works