Insurance plan of Terrace, BC April, 1959
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Insurance plan of Terrace, BC April, 1959
Part of Forest Service films
Stock shots. Shows logging, logged area, snags, slash and slashburning in the vicinity of Kitimat River and Lakelse Lake. Also shows Crown Zellerbach fire hazard rating sign.
[Kitimat pulp mill proposa] : [four television broadcasts]
Part of MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds
Promotional film. In a series of televised discussions with Terry Garner, officials of MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River Limited talk about the company's plan to build a large bleached-kraft pulp mill in the Kitimat area. Interviewees are as follows: Program no. 1 (aired 17 March 1964) features Ernie Shorter, vice-chairman of the company, and Gary Bowle, general manager of their pulp and paper group. Program no. 2 (aired 19 March 1964) features John Henningson, vice-president and general manager of the wood products group, and Angus McBean, the company's chief forester. Program no. 3 features Henningson and Bob Chisholm, general manager of logging for the company. Program no. 4 features the Hon. J.V. Clyne, chairman and CEO of MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River Ltd.
Railroad builders of the North
Part of Wellington Harbour Board Maritime Museum film collection
Industrial film. Problems faced in the construction of branch railway lines to isolated resource communities in various parts of Canada. Includes clearing of right-of-way, roadbed construction, track-laying and bridge-building on the line from Terrace to Kitimat.
Dave Barrett : [1974 fall tour, etc. : September 1974 - January 1975]
Part of Premier's office audio series
CALL NUMBER: T1704:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett : Canadian-American relations symposium RECORDED: Bellingham (Wash.), 1974-09-21 SUMMARY: Joint press conference by David Barrett and Washington Governor Dan Evans at the symposium on Canadian/American relations, Bellingham, Washington, 21 September 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Castlegar (B.C.), 1974-10-07 SUMMARY: David Barrett starts his fall tour in Castlegar, 7 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0015 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Grand Forks (B.C.), 1974-10-07 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Grand Forks, 7 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0016 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1974-10-08 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Nelson, 8 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0017 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Trail (B.C.), 1974-10-09 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Trail, 9 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0018 - 0019 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Gibsons (B.C.), 1974-10-10 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Gibsons, 10 October 1974 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0020 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Skidegate (B.C.), 1974-10-15 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Skidegate, 15 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0021 - 0022 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Masset (B.C.), 1974-10-15 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Masset, 15 October 1974 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0023 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Kitimat (B.C.), 1974-10-16 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Kitimat, 16 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0024 - 0026 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1974-10-16 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Terrace, 16 October 1974 (parts 1-3). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0027 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Vernon (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Vernon, 18 October 1974. Premier Barrett opens the John Howard Society building in Vernon. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0028 - 0029 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Winfield (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Winfield, 18 October 1974 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0030 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-10-21 SUMMARY: Joint press conference between Premier David Barrett and federal Finance Minister John Turner, 21 October 1974. The main issue is unresolved differences of opinion on natural resource taxation. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0031 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Proposed revenue sharing for natural gas; Jack Webster (CJOR) follow-up RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-01-10 SUMMARY: Press conference by Premier David Barrett on the province's proposal for the sharing of natural gas revenues, 10 January 1975. This is followed by commentary from Jack Webster and opposition leader Bill Bennett; broadcast on CJOR and other radio stations.
Dave Barrett : [1975 election campaign - November 3-29, 1975]
Part of Premier's office audio series
CALL NUMBER: T1704:0062 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Election call RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-11-03 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett calls 1975 general election, 3 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0063 - 0064 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Clinton (B.C.), 1975-11-12 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett campaign speech, Clinton, 12 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0065 - 0066 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Merritt (B.C.), 1975-11-13 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Merritt, 13 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0067 - 0068 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Duncan (B.C.), 1975-11-17 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Duncan, 17 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0069 - 0070 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Fort St. John (B.C.), 1975-11-18 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Fort St. John, 18 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0071 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Mackenzie (B.C.), 1975-11-19 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Mackenzie, 19 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0072 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Announcement of Northern Railway development programme RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1975-11-20 SUMMARY: Announcement of northern railway development program, Terrace, 20 November 1975; includes comments by Gary Lauk and Graham Lea.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0073 - 0074 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Kitimat (B.C.), 1975-11-20 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Kitimat, 20 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0075 - 0076 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Prince Rupert (B.C.), 1975-11-21 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Prince Rupert, 21 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0077 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Castlegar (B.C.), 1975-11-24 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Castlegar, 24 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0078 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Castlegar (B.C.), 1975-11-25 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Castlegar, 25 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0079 - 0080 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1975-11-25 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Nelson, 25 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0081 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Powell River (B.C.), 1975-11-26 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Powell River, 26 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0082 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Campbell River (B.C.), 1975-11-27 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett, campaign speech, Campbell River, 27 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0083 - 0084 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Interview by Vancouver Province RECORDED: Campbell River (B.C.), 1975-11-27 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett is interviewed by Vancouver Province reporters Alex Young and Bob McMurray, Campbell River, 27 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0085 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1975-11-28 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett campaign speech, Vancouver, 28 November 1975.; CALL NUMBER: T1704:0086 - 0087 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Campaign speech RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1975-11-29 SUMMARY: Premier David Barrett campaign speech, Victoria, 29 November 1975 (part 1 & 2).;
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Celina Starr RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-02-26 SUMMARY: Celina Starr discusses travelling to Terrace for a wedding. The burning of Port Essington in about 1960. Describes Port Essington and three canneries. The evacuation of Japanese people during the War. Cans shipped to Port Essington by steamer. Discusses Port Essington and businesses that were there. Names and discusses different people of the community. Describes the process of canning.
Floyd Frank interview : [Adams & Thomas, 1981]
RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1981-09-23 SUMMARY: Floyd Frank was born in Port Essington, B.C. in on September 13, 1904. He was a pupil at Kitsumgallum in 1911. His father and mother were early pioneers who settled first at Port Essington, then came up river to Kitsumgallum, the site of present day Terrace. Tells of start of school (first school in what is now Terrace) and of his own school days. The first building where school was held was actually a church; it was also used as a community hall. A central location was selected for school built in 1914, in what is now (1981) resource centre at Terrace. Floyd tells story of succession of teachers and their characteristics. Recalls songs at schools, readers, poems learned, school games, etc. Huge salmon run. Description of grading in early days. Ends with song about coho salmon composed by Mr. Frank and featured on Stompin' Tom Connor's show. There is also a description of Port Essington teacher's murder.
RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: Antoinette Hetherington was born in Seattle on January 16, 1917, and attended Round Lake School near Telkwa. Tona received her teacher training at Victoria Normal School. She taught at: Woodmere, 1935-38; Burns Lake, 1938-40 (not one room); Hubert, 1940; as well as at various high schools. The school at Hubert was still standing in 1981 at the time of the interview. Tona gives an interesting account of her life at Round Lake school, and teaching at one room schools in the Telkwa area and Smithers. She is the daughter of pioneers Nan and Joe Bourgon. Nan Bourgon wrote an interesting book on the area called "Rubber Boots for Dancing". Tona left Hubert with her mother to go to school at Telkwa. Nice description of early school days. Also very nice description of classroom occupations.
George Kitselas, Terrace Area pioneer
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1983-02-10 SUMMARY: Radio profile of George Kitselas, Terrace area pioneer, a descendant of the Chief Kitselas after whom Kitselas Canyon was named. He is recalled by relatives and friends, including Helen McRae of Usk, B.C., and George's nephew Richard Morgan of Kitwanga, B.C.
BC Radio News : [press conferences, interviews, speeches, etc., October-November 1978]
Part of BC Radio News collection
CALL NUMBER: T3860:0063 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sam Bawlf ; Premier Bennett RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-10-12 SUMMARY: Bawlf and Bennett on new ferries; Bawlf on wolf control.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0064 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Rafe Mair RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-10-18 SUMMARY: Rafe Mair on alcohol moderation programme.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0065 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Premier Bennett RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-10-20 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett speaks to the 1978 Social Credit convention.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0066 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Premier Bennett RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-03 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett on Terrace emergency.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0067 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Grace McCarthy ; [Alex?] Fraser RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-06 SUMMARY: McCarthy and Fraser on Terrace floods.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0068 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Grace McCarthy (Capital Comment) RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-11 SUMMARY: Audio recording of a television broadcast. Grace McCarthy calls Dianne Hartwick a "nice little girl' on the CHEK-TV program "Capital Comment".; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0069 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Hugh Curtis RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-17 SUMMARY: Hugh Curtis on federal budget, bus lines sales, regional district review.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0070 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-20 SUMMARY: Dave Barrett on the Royal Commission report on the British Columbia Railway.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0071 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Premier Bennett RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-23 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett on the Royal Commission report on the British Columbia Railway.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0072 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Premier Bennett RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-02 SUMMARY: Premier Bennett on his return from a constitutional conference.; CALL NUMBER: T3860:0073 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Vic Stephens RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-11-28 SUMMARY: Vic Stephens says that the British Columbia Railway should be sold.;
Kalum Street looking north; Terrace.
Skeena River Flood Damage At Terrace - Tommy Farr's House
Terrace. Geo. Little sawmill on fire
Scene on Kalum Street, Terrace
Post Office, Bank of Montreal, liquor store (later E.T. Kenney's Real Estate), F.C. Bishop New and Used Furniture store (with poster for Glengarry School Days on side of building), Sparkes Bros. general store.
Terrace. Logging Spruce Near The Little Home
Part of June Medd film collection
Travelogue. Scenery and attractions of the area accessible by the highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Footage includes: Prince George Airport with passengers boarding airliner; lakeside scenes; lumber mill; harvesting grain near Vanderhoof; Hudson's Bay post at Fort St. James; lake barges and a Beech 18 floatplane (registration CF-BQH) on Stuart Lake; trout fishing on Stuart Lake and Fraser Lake; Burns Lake; Babine Lake; Francois Lake; Ootsa Lake; Binta Lake; Telkwa, and nearby coal mine; Smithers; Moricetown Falls salmon run, with Indians gaffing salmon; Bulkley Canyon; Hazelton; Hagwilget Canyon; totem poles at Kispiox, Kitseguecla, and Kitwanga (plus village and burial grounds at the latter); Terrace, and its pole mill; Lakelse Lake; highway scenes; bald eagles; commercial fishing on the Skeena; Prince Rupert (cruise ship docking, unloading fish, fishing festival, homes and gardens, downtown, airport with amphibious airliner taxiing and taking off).
Premier Bennett campaign -- forestry tour
The item consists of two reels of original film footage from 1969. It shows Premier W.A.C. Bennett at the opening of the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum in Duncan, 17 May 1969; at Prince Rupert [ferry terminal?], 19 May; visiting the Terrace & District Hospital, Terrace Municipal Hall, and B.C. Vocational School, 21 May; and laying the cornerstone for the new Bulkley Valley Forest Industries Ltd. lumber mill at Houston, 22 May. R.G. Williston, H.R. MacMillan & Waldo Skillings also appear.
Bear problem, Kitimat-Terrace garbage dumps
The item is a reel of film footage about the bear garbage dump problem in Terrace and Kitimat.
Land records relating to the sale of townsite lots
This series contains land records files relating to the sale of townsite lots at Terrace, B.C. Includes correspondence, memoranda, lot lists, reports, sketches, newspaper clippings, etc. From the Dept. of Lands early chronological series of lands files, file No. 21797/11.
British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Forests
This series contains operational records concerned with the North Line and North-west Line timber study reports: File 1, Smithers Veneer Plant Study; File 2, Port Simpson Sawmill Proposal; File 3, Terrace-Hazelton Forest Resources Study.
British Columbia. Prince Rupert Forest District
Terrace Supreme Court probate/estate files
Series contains probate/estate files from Terrace Supreme Court.
British Columbia. Supreme Court (Terrace)
Photographs of institutions operated by the Mental Health Services
The series consists of approximately 5250 black and white photographic negatives taken by Mental Health Services between 1948 and 1967. The negatives are acetate and are mostly in a 4 x 5 format with some 35 mm. There are 62 black and white prints interfiled with the negatives.
The photographs are of various British Columbia mental health institutions including the Boys Industrial School, Colony Farm, Colquitz Mental Home (Saanich), the Home for the Aged in Vernon and in Terrace, Woodlands School, Essondale (Coquitlam) and the Crease Clinic.
The photographs depict the grounds and buildings (both internal and external views) of the mental health institutions as well as photographs of construction and equipment. There are photographs of staff and patients involved in a variety of activities including medical treatments, events, ceremonies, leisure activities and other programs.
The negative files are arranged numerically in seven boxes: 1-657, 658-1004, 1005-1135, 1136-1242, 1245-1325, 1326-1409 and 1410-1499.
British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary
Terrace County Court plaint and procedure books
This series consists of plaint and procedure books for the County Court of Terrace from 1961-1970. The books cover primarily civil matters, including liens. Volume 1 consists of file numbers 1/61-260/64 and includes an index for Terrace Supreme Court for the years 1961-1965 tucked into the cover. Volume 2 consists of file numbers 1/65-140/70.
British Columbia. County Court (Terrace)
Terrace Supreme Court cause books
This series consists of one cause book from the Supreme Court of Terrace from 1961-1967. The book includes file numbers 1/61-1/67, and covers adoption, divorce and other civil matters. There is no index.
British Columbia. Supreme Court (Terrace)
This series consists of a variety of registers and record books created by various provincial mental health institutions from 1872 to 1998. These records were created by institutions including: Victoria Asylum, New Westminster Provincial Asylum (later Public Hospital for the Insane or Provincial Hospital for the Insane), Essondale (later Riverview), Home for the Aged (later Valleyview), Dellview, Skeenaview, Crease Clinic, Woodlands School and others. Not all volumes clearly identify which building or institution they are associated with.
The subjects of the volumes and their contents vary greatly. Many of them relate to other series in the BC Archives. The registers have been arranged in the following subject based subseries:
Casebooks. This subseries only includes one volume providing a description of each of the first patients at the hospital, including how and why they were admitted, their history and treatment. Later casebooks can be found in GR-1754.
Death and Cemetery records. This includes death registries, morgue records, cemetery record books showing the plots individuals were laid in and some medical certificates of death. Volumes may include information such as: name, date of death, date of burial, name of Minister, name of Undertaker, lot and block of cemetery plot, patient number, time in asylum, age, religion, cause of death, form of insanity, gender, and marital status.
Admissions records. These volumes provide basic information about patients entered on their admission. Many of these volumes likely relate to the Home for the Aged (later known as Valleyview) based on patient demographics listed in the records. Recorded information may include patient number, name, residence, date of admission, relatives, religion, nationality, occupation, age, gender, marital status, level of education, physical state, date of transfer, date of death or discharge, form of admission, ward, and remarks.
Number registers. These records relate to and may overlap with Admission registers. Upon admission each patient was assigned a mental health service number. This number system was used across all provincially operated mental health institutions. It appears that only a single register was used at any given time until about 1960, when individual hospitals began each using their own registers. Each hospital received a block of 100 numbers from the central registry. When they had assigned all numbers to their new patients they requested a new block of numbers. This means there is no single register in this group of records after 1960. Instead, blocks of numbers are spread among multiple registers. Number registers may record: patient number, name, address, date of admission, type of admission, and ward/building.
Discharge registers. These record how a patient left the hospital’s custody and may specifically note death, various types of leave, escapes and transfers. These may record: name, patient number, gender, date of release or death, date of admission, term of residence, condition, ward, gender, diagnosis, who or where released to, and remarks.
Treatments – operations. Record information about operations patients underwent. Includes: patient number, date, ward, name, age, diagnosis, operation, surgeon, assistant, nurses, anesthesiologist, anesthetic, specimen, and remarks.
Treatments – x-rays. Records x-rays conducted on patients and staff. May include name, region, doctor, date, ward, and x-ray number.
and 9. Treatments- miscellaneous. Each book records different treatments used in the hospital. This includes Electroencephalograms (EEGs), physiotherapy, behavior therapy, lobotomies. Subseries 8 relates to dentures.
Treatments – doctor’s orders and consultations. List the date, patients name and orders or notes.
Census and statistics. Note the date, number of patients in each building, staff on duty (including if away or late), patients died, admitted, discharged, on leave, from leave and transferred, as well as some notes on unusual occurrences.
Miscellaneous. Includes a variety of other registers related to the operations of the hospitals, and appeal examinations for patient release.
This series consists of a variety of operational records created by various provincial mental health institutions from 1882 to 2005. These records were created by mental health institutions including: New Westminster Provincial Asylum (later Public Hospital for the Insane or Provincial Hospital for the Insane), Essondale (later Riverview), Home for the Aged Coquitlam (later Valleyview), Home for the Aged Terrace (later Skeenaview), Home for the Aged Vernon (later Dellview), Crease Clinic, Colony Farm, Colquitz, Woodlands School and other medical facilities.
Together these records provide details of the hospital's operations from their creation to closure. Internal records document the mandate and goals of the hospitals and how they changed as the government and society's attitudes regarding mental health care shifted over time. External documents such as articles written by Riverview staff demonstrate how the hospital chose to publicize information about its treatment practices and research.
There are many different kinds of records in this series intermingled together. Many of the reports and studies were held by the Riverview Hospital Medical Library. These may be identified by library call numbers or stamps. The records are grouped into subseries. Note that there may be some overlap and repetition between them due to the physical arrangement of the records. The following subseries are included:
Publications. Includes copies of published articles in a variety of academic psychology and medical journals written by hospital staff from 1955-1979.
Reports, programs, and procedures. This includes many different types of records which address topics such as: treatment methods; patient care; rehabilitation; patient services; the creation, evaluation and implementation of various programs; facility management; patient rights; general policies for medical staff; staff bylaws; staff training and orientation; child guidance (including original papers and speeches by Dr. Crease on multiple subjects); geriatric care; staffing; and the administrative review of the hospital’s organization. The bulk of the records include policies, procedures, manuals, unpublished studies, statistics, strategic plans, training materials, forms, pamphlets, and surveys and questionnaires from staff, patients and patient’s relatives.
Conference and Committee Records. Includes records of the Provincial Mental Health Services Headquarters monthly or bimonthly conferences held by branch executives. Records include agendas, meeting minutes, budgets, copies of reports, statistics and other records discussed at the conference. Riverview Hospital medical advisory committee records include minutes and some reports or other records discussed in meetings. There are also some additional records included related to legislation and the Civil Defense Committee.
Miscellaneous records. Includes records related to facilities, finances, correspondence and early hospital records. This includes some of the earliest records related to the creation, construction and operations of the hospitals and Colony Farm, such as financial records recording the purchase of supplies, maintenance of facilities or grounds and staff perquisites. There are correspondence or subject files on a variety of topics, including: Mental Health Services headquarters; Provincial Secretary Collection Office; the operation and construction of the Boy’s Industrial School; and Indian Affairs regarding Indigenous patients. Additional records include agreements with the Canadian Pacific Railway for use of hospital land; records marking hospital events and anniversaries; provincial Mental Health Services business management monthly reports; and other miscellaneous records.
Riverview replacement records. Includes plans, reports and other records related to the changing makeup of mental health services on the Riverview lands. Beginning in the 1970s, the role of the hospitals began to be assessed and plans were developed to downsize, consolidate, replace or close various facilities. These records document that process. Contains various reports, planning documents and records of consultation with stakeholders.
Annual reports. Covers a wide range of years. There are reports for the Asylum for the Insane, New Westminster from 1882-1885; BC Mental Health Hospitals Annual Reports (under several names) from 1901-1972, plus some later years; and federal government Annual Report of Mental Institutions for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics from 1932-1960.