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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.

Series consists of black and white negatives and prints produced by the Provincial Fisheries Department from about 1906 to 1923. They depict fishways, fishing activities, and construction projects, mostly in the area of the Naas river. Other areas depicted are the Meziadin river, Bulkeley river, Bowser lake, Adams lake, and other locations. Records often depict the fishing activities of local First Nations.

Records have been arranged in the order they were found. In some cases the arrangement reflects the original order and in some cases it does not. In many instances negatives were filed with prints in the original developer's envelopes. In these cases the archivist assigned file numbers with a whole number for the negatives and a ".1" following the corresponding whole number for the prints. For example, file 11 contains the negatives and file 11.1 contains the prints that were originally housed with it. In many cases the prints and negatives appear to have been removed from their original container and mixed with other items.

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 the personal copies of Commissioner Justice M. W. Tyrwhitt Drake arising out of the Royal Commission to investigate affairs at the New Westminster Penitentiary in 1894. The records include Justice Drake's correspondence and receipts, notes of evidence, working papers and draft report.

Series consists of a collection book for section MR 19, kept by James Frain from May to December 1864. It lists names and amounts collected.

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.

The series consists of (Volume 1) tickets for passage from Hong Kong to Victoria in 1865 via the barque "Maria", receipts, account books, medicine books; and (Volume 2) letters written by a son in China to his father in B.C. in the 1870s relating to crops, family news, and information regarding the investment of remittances (Volume 2).

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 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 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 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 series consists of four reels of amateur film footage taken between 1937 and 1944. They show scenes and people in Slocan City and vicinity, on the Clough Ranch, in the Slocan Valley and at Halcyon Hot Springs. They depict Clough and Cooper family activities and includes footage of a sports day at the Japanese internment camp of Bay Farm, just south of Slocan City.

Item consists of two oversized certificates presented to Harriet Cotsford Mackay, a student at South Park School, Victoria, in 1895. On September 18, she was awarded a diploma for her writing by the British Columbia Agricultural and Industrial Association at their 19th annual exhibition. On December 20, she was awarded her high school entrance certificate by the Superintendent of Education.

Series consists of six oversized sheets from a timber cruise of Upper Arrow Lake conducted by Gore and McGregor in August and September of 1912. The original order of the sheets has been maintained. Each record lists tree species and board feet per 40 acres for the following:
T.L. 34291 - T.L. 7909-P
T.L. 34292 - T.L. 7910-P
T.L. 34295 - T.L. 7913-P
T.L. 34294 - T.L. 7912-P
T.L. 34289 - T.L. 7907-P
T.L. 34290 - T.L. 7908-P

The series consists of 25 photographs taken by Frederick Dally along the Cariboo Road between Yale and Barkerville and 1 portrait photograph of Andrew Houstoun. The photographs were collected by Andrew Houstoun (1872-1944).

The series consists of records created by or relating to Nelson Seymour Lougheed. Included in this series are a scrapbook of news clippings (MS-2594.1), a certificate appointing Lougheed to Minister of Lands in October 1930, and two photographs. One photograph is a portrait signed by Lougheed and dated 1924. The second photograph is a group photograph in front of the Legislature buildings, and is assumed to be of Lougheed as Minister with his staff.

Nelson Seymour Lougheed (April 16, 1882 – June 6, 1944) was a Conservative politician in British Columbia and served as an MLA from 1928-1933.

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.

The series consists of 23 photographs of Lightning Creek, and shows mining operations as well as general town views.

The series consists of photographs of Victoria and the surrounding areas, and predominantly shows equestrian events and houses. There is a photographic print created from each negative and they are housed together. The photographs are of hunt meets (one at Mrs. Beavans, one at Rockland), the Colwood racetrack, a gymkhana, christening a missionary ship, Christ Church cathedral picnic, and three photographs of unidentified houses in Victoria.

These series consists primarily of photographs of logging operations in the Kootenay district, including workers and equipment. Other photographs in this series depict mining operations in the Kootenays, the city of Nelson, and the S.S. Moyie. The series also includes one map of the Plan of the City of Nelson, British Columbia, published by Stovel Company in 1912.

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 consists of 34 glass lantern slides of Alert Bay, Whaletown, Columbia Coast Mission, ships, and clergy. Fred Comley was an Anglican priest in British Columbia between 1915-1948. He served with the Columbia Coast Mission (1914-1919) and parishes in Cumberland, Sooke, Alert Bay, and Victoria. Not all of the photographs are identified, but those that are include photographs from Whaletown and the industrial school at Alert Bay.

The series consists of photographs of the Scott-Walker family on Barnston Island. The photographs document farming (haying) activities, the dredge boat Sampson, land clearing, and family members.

The series consists of photographs of Prince Rupert taken by Rudolph Koller. The photographs are primarily of street scenes in Prince Rupert.

The series consists of photographs of scenes of Phoenix and mining operations, two photographs of a steamship (Moyie?) near Nelson, as well as photographs taken during a train journey through the Rocky Mountains.

The series consists of 10 glass plate negatives of Victoria scenes. The photographer(s) is not known. The photographs show: the Empress of Russia ship at outer wharfs; Esquimalt Harbour; the Empress Hotel; an archway over a street; and churches, including the Methodist Church on Hampshire road.