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This series consists of correspondence, petitions, accounts, statements of population, and reports relating to land of Indigenous peoples in British Columbia from the Department of the Provincial Secretary.

This series consists of the records of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works, Yale District, 1859-1886. Records include 5 volumes of pre-emption records and one volume of certificates of improvement.

Volume 1, nos. 1-392 (1859-1872)
Volume 2, nos. 275-312 and 1-24 (1870-1871)
Volume 3, nos. 25-279 (1871-1884)
Volume 4, certificates of record of unsurveyed land, nos. 250-294 (1874-1885)
Volume 5, certificates of record of unsurveyed land, nos. 292-295 (1883-1886)
Volume 6, certificates of improvement, nos. 1-27 (1870-1873)

Volumes 1 and 4 have nominal indexes. Note that these volume number have been added by the BC Archives; they are not the original volume numbers applied by the creator.

These records relate to McKay's career as a chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company including correspondence, a journal, notes regarding ceremonies and traditional beliefs of Indigenous people of BC, and his recollections as Chief Trader.

Accounts, ledgers, memoranda, and correspondence pertaining to Lord Aberdeen's Guisachan ranch (Kelowna, British Columbia) and Coldstream Ranch (Vernon, British Columbia). Includes newspaper cuttings, sketches, and architectural drawings of Coldstream ranch buildings.

The series consists of a microfilm copy of the papers of John Fall Allison and Susan Louisa Allison, pioneer ranchers in the Similkameen and Okanagan regions. Includes letters from John to his parents, 1857-1869, and manuscripts of stories; "When the river rose", "Scenes from our life in British Columbia on the Okanagan Lake", "What I know of Ogopogo" and "Memoirs of a pioneer of the 60s" and other untitled work. "Memoirs..." appears to a manuscript for a series of articles that were written by Susan L. Allison and published in the Sunday Province in 1931. The other manuscripts are undated and unsigned.

Plaint and procedure books (indexed). v. 1: June 1889 - November 1893 and v. 2: November 1893 June 1899. Volume 2 includes mining cases.

The item is a typescript copy of an address by John Lindsay Webster, titled "Local Conditions of Fruit Growing in Okanagan." It was given before a meeting of the Farmers' Institute in 1901. For printed version see Third Annual Report of the Farmers' Institutes, 1900-1901, "Sessional Papers", pp. 1466-68.

This series consists of various records transferred from the Vernon Government Agent's office. Many of the records were created by predecessor Government Agents who worked in Yale, Osoyoos or other parts of the Okanagan District before an Agent was stationed in Vernon. The majority of the records are tax assessment rolls for the Okanagan District from 1880-1884. Other records include applications for the sale of unsurveyed land and pre-emption records; reference material likely from the sessional papers, including bills; cofferdam contract; and a statement of collectors of revenue; and an indexed register of collected taxes.

Assize record books.

Plan shows property on east side of Wood Lake.

Chambers books. v. 1: October 1904 - 1907 and v. 2: 1908-1910.

This series consists of registers used to record land assessment values from 1900-1912. All records are likely related to the Kootenay, Similkameen and Okanagan areas, primarily around Osoyoos to Trail. The registers were likely created by the local Government Agent or Assessor for the provincial Surveyor of Taxes as part of the creation of property tax assessment rolls. The registers list the property description, owner, value. Some volumes may also describe the property’s assets, such as buildings, cultivated land, orchards, available water, available timber land, roads, distance to schools or post offices.

The series consists of one unindexed process book dating from 1913 to 1916 and two process index books. The indexes appear to be for much later records and likely date to the 1950s. A typical entry shows the date received, plaint number, plaintiff, defendant, nature of process, amount, court issued from, name of solicitor, date of return, nature of return and remarks.

This series consists of two volumes of Water Rights Branch Board of Investigation minute books of meetings regarding the adjudication of water rights claims and the issuance of water licenses pursuant to the Water Act, 1909.

Shows land near Ellison Lake, B.C.

This series contains applications to purchase crown land in the Similkameen district, 3 vols. Records of the Government office in Fairview, B.C. Related to GR-0214 and GR-1675.

This series contains registers of brands (for both cattle and horses) kept by district recording offices prior to 1914. Registers pertain to brands registered in Cariboo, Similkameen, Okanagan, and Nanaimo districts. In most cases, the registers show the name and address of brand owners, the date and certificate number of the brand registration, and a description of registered brands and markings. Registers pertain to both cattle and horses. Since the districts covered by the registers were not rigidly defined, researchers may have to consult more than one volume to locate specific brands or brand owners. This series may be used in conjunction with GR-0409 and GR-0412 (Registers for Cariboo, Lillooet, and New Westminster) and with GR-1488 (post-1914 brands registers and indexes).

Assorted material from Okanagan Baptist College, Summerland, including register of pupils, 1907-1908; calendar of studies, 1913-1914; three copies of "Okanagan Lyceum", March 1909 and May and December 1912; "The Western Outlook", June 15, 1913; and "The Summerland Review", Vol. 1 No. 1 (Aug. 8, 1908).

Loaned for copying by Ruth Dale, Summerland, Muriel Mclanty, Penticton and Mrs. J.H. Stapleton, Penticton, 1979.

Business and personal papers of Walter Robert Pooley, one of the founders of the Kelowna Land and Orchard Company, 1904-1915; papers of his wife, 1905-1930; manuscript accounts by his son Nigel Pooley of his life and business ventures.

The series consists of 12 volumes created by the Lands Branch, of pre-emption applications for the Osoyoos, Similkameen, and Yale land districts from 1900 to 1916. The records are arranged numerically by application number. Volumes 6, 7, 8 and 9 include an index to names.

Records usually include a sketch map of the pre-emption applied for and declarations as required by the Land Act.

Series consists of a report to the Minister of Finance of the Province of British Columbia on the Physical and Financial conditions of irrigation projects in the Vernon and Kelowna Districts, created by A.R. Mackenzie, Civil and Hydraulic Engineer. 2 parts.

"Minerva Club, 1918-1919": list of officers; dates and subjects of meetings; name of hostesses for meetings.

Received from Margaret Salmond, Victoria, niece of the original owner, Mrs. Edith Freeman.

This series contains a letterbook and daily diaries from the Boundary District police force. The letterbook covers the period Dec. 27, 1905 to Dec. 13, 1907 (vol. 1). Daily diaries cover the period April 1, 1901 to June 30, 1908 (vol. 2) and April 26, 1911 to March 31, 1919. (vol. 3).

Volume 1 covers the entire province of British Columbia, not just the Boundary District.