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Penticton letters probate (Form A) List for Volume 33 is missing.

The fonds consists of records created or acquired by John Frederick Corfield. It includes documents relating to his apprenticeship in San Francisco, letters, a farm ledger from Corfield farm. The fonds also includes several photograph albums and ca. 500 loose prints showing vacations, trips, expeditions, jobs, and family members.

The collection consists of audio disc aircheck recordings of musical performances on radio programs broadcast by CBU (CBC Vancouver) in the early-to-mid-1950s. The programs heard include "Dixieland Jazz", "Jazz Workshop", "Leicester Square", "Nightspot", "Opportunity Knocks", and "Radio Rhythm".
The recordings are acetate discs recorded at 33 1/3 rpm -- except for SD0232:0015, which is recorded at 45 rpm.

The collection consists of maps and architectural or technical drawings collected or acquired by the BC Archives from a wide variety of donors and sources. Most of these records were collected for their subject value and may include copies of maps or drawings from other organizations or from other BC Archives fonds or series.

Subjects include the entire range of British Columbia history and cover most geographic areas of the province. They include commercially produced maps as well as original materials.

The beginnings of the map collection can be traced back to the 1890’s and the establishment of the Legislative Library and the subsequent appointment of the first permanent librarian and, in time, archivist, R. Edward Gosnell. Maps and atlases accumulated together with the rest of the holdings of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia in the Legislative Buildings until 1967 when a new archives building was built next door to the Provincial Museum.

From 1967 to 1994 the map collection was contained and accessed in a separate map room, with its own storage areas, reference space and staff, on the second floor of the building. This phase lasted until the unit, Manuscripts and Maps, was disbanded in 1994 when the BC Archives switched to a centralized retrieval system.

Most of the map descriptions are only available through the hard copy map catalogue in the Archives reference room:

Old map catalogue
In the top map card cabinet, with drawers marked with green dots and blue dots, the old map catalogue is divided into separate drawers for subject cards (green dots) and author-title cards (blue dots). The call numbers are mostly based on the Boggs-Lewis system (see Maps NW 025.346 B675, The Classification and Cataloguing of Maps and Atlases). An example of a call number based on this system is S/600pNA/E95n. This system was used from c. 1962 to 1979 and covers catalogued maps and plans. Other systems include such call numbers as R.R. 2D5, 8000, W30, etc. In 1979 the old systems were closed and almost all the material covered by the old map numbers was assigned new call numbers.

The old numbers are often still on the maps themselves, together with the new call numbers.

The upper left corner of each card contains a call number. Call numbers in the old catalogue system are obsolete and must be converted to the correct CM number by using the Map Call Number Conversion List binder (there are two copies of the green binder on top of map microfiche and card catalogue cabinets). The binder is divided into the sections corresponding to the divisions in the old call numbers (e.g., S615fcn B862s 1901; 8500 A88; B.P. -4-16) and links each number with the corresponding new call number (e.g., CM/B123). The CM numbers are needed to retrieve both fiche and original maps.

New map catalogue
In the bottom map card cabinet, with drawers marked with red dots, the catalogue interfiles all author, title, and subject cards. The call numbers are based on an in-house system, e.g., CM/B1234. These numbers were assigned from 1979 to ca. 2008 and cover catalogued/described maps and plans. The numbers begin with CM (cartographic material), followed by a letter indicating size (A, B, etc.), followed by a number assigned sequentially within each size (A1134, A1135, B11, B12, etc). Many of the map descriptions online are taken from this new catalogue.

Drawers 21-22 in the bottom cabinet contain chronological date cards (by year of publication) that were created for most maps in the BC Archives’ map collection dated before 1900 and for significant maps dated after that year. The cards in these drawers have not been added to since 1994.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of the private letterbook of James Anderson while Chief Factor of Fort Chipewyan. It also includes a single page from a 1829 journal documenting a journey from Fort Chipewyan to Slave Lake.

Also includes a letterbook.

The series consists of rural property tax roll records created by the Property Taxation Branch between 1979 and 2000 for the purposes of billing. The tax roll covers every parcel of rural land in BC on which taxes are imposed. The roll is based on assessed values determined by the British Columbia Assessment Authority, parcel taxes calculated by regional districts and tax rates set by the provincial government and local taxation authorities for the various classes of real property.

The tax roll records are on over 9000 COMfiche (computer output microfiche) sheets and are arranged first by year and then by collection district. Within each collection district the fiche are arranged by the first part of the folio number (same as the school district number) and on each fiche sheet the individual records are arranged by folio number. The fiche sheet has a folio listing in the bottom right hand corner which provides the grid reference location on that sheet for the closest folio.

The collection districts may change from year to year as districts are renamed, renumbered or new districts are added, consult the file list to verify the collection district number for the year in question.

Each folio contains the name and address of the registered owner of the property, the legal description of the property and the property taxes owed for that year.

The records have been classified as 45540-14 under the Property Taxation Operational Records Classification System (ORCS).

The collection consists of audio tapes, cassettes and discs collected or acquired by the BC Archives from a wide variety of donors and sources. Most of these records were collected for their subject value and may include copies of audio recordings from other organizations or from other BC Archives fonds or series.

The recordings include oral history interviews, radio broadcasts, and published sound recordings. Subjects include family history, local and regional history, industrial history, and broadcasting.

The collection consists of moving image films and videos collected or acquired by the BC Archives from a wide variety of donors and sources. Most of these records were collected for their subject value and may include copies of films or videos from other organizations or from other BC Archives fonds or series.

Subjects include the entire range of British Columbia history and cover most geographic areas of the province. They include commercially produced industrial and promotional films as well as amateur productions.

The fonds consists of the compiled research of Major James Skitt Matthews, the first Archivist of the City of Vancouver. The majority of the items are bound volumes on a particular subject and often contain copies of photographs and maps. The fonds also includes the scroll of marksmen at British Columbia and a list of the British Columbia members of the official Canadian rifle teams at Wimbledon and Bisley.

Series consists of office files of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture and Historic Resources of the Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture; and predecessor ministries and titles. Records were predominately created during the tenures of Allan R. Turner and Barry Kelsey, from 1979-1996. Also included are records from Kelsey's previous roles as Director of Information and Education (1979); and Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Services (1979-1984) with the Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services. A small number of records from the Deputy Provincial Secretary are also included, as Kelsey was Acting Deputy Provincial Secretary and Acting Deputy Minister of Government Services in 1982 (OIC 1844/1982); as well as a few files from Jerry Woytack, Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance and Administration for the Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services. These additional files predominately concern subjects related to heritage and culture.

Records provide evidence of ministry/government priorities, issues, and activities covering three major sectors of heritage and culture: support for amateur and professional sports, heritage sites and museums, and arts and film; as well as interaction with various levels of government, cultural entities, and the public.

Records include correspondence, meeting material, project documentation and reports, Cabinet and Treasury Board submissions, news releases, briefing material, organization charts, policy development records, speeches, newsletters and other publications, clippings, and other administrative material.

The series consists of divorce orders and judgements from the Vancouver Supreme Court from 1969 to 1989. They are divided into 3 sub-series: decrees nisi, 1980-1989; decrees absolute, 1969-1977 and 1980-1989; and other divorce orders 1980-1989. For decrees nisi 1969-1975 see GR-3155, for other divorce orders before 1977 see GR-2011 and GR-2012. Decrees and orders issued 1977-1979 for cases opened prior to 1977 no longer exist with the exception of copies of decrees absolute which can be found in GR-3255. Decrees and orders issued 1977-1979 for actions started 1977-1979 can be found in the case files (GR-2334, boxes 83-0458-3658 to 3665).

The fonds consists of a narrative of MacLeod's work as coxswain, 1925-1951, and correspondence and a certificate regarding his retirement, 1962.

The fonds consists of John Duncan MacLean's personal correspondence chiefly concerning the Liberal party (B.C. Liberal Association) in the 1928 provincial elections, private memos and reports.

Series consists of Nelson Supreme Court divorce orders for 1951-2013. Between 1968 and 1985, a judgement by way of decree nisi required a three-month waiting period before a judgement by way of decree absolute could be applied for. During this time, a divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute. After 1985, divorce orders automatically came into effect 31 days after the divorce was granted, barring an appeal.

The records are arranged by the date a divorce order was entered by the court registry, not the pronounced (granted) date. There may be more than one divorce order per divorce case, entered on the same or multiple dates. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-25.

Civil case files under the Landlord and Tenant Act. These are records generated when Wellington Colliery Co. Ltd. evicted tenants from their homes in Union in 1903 and Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Ltd. evicted tenants from homes in Union, "Japtown", Puntledge (Comox Lake), Union Bay, and Cumberland in 1912-1913.

Series consists of divorce case files created between 1931 and 1951 by the Nelson Supreme Court registry. Case files typically include decrees absolute/final orders, petitions, affidavits, bills of costs, subpoenas, proceedings at trial, exhibitions, and other related documents. A decree absolute/final order was not granted in all cases.

The records are arranged by case file number, as assigned by the Court Registry. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51440-20.

Orders. Organized by case. Includes divorce orders.

The fonds consists of records relating to Joseph William 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.

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the history of coal mining on Vancouver Island.

The fonds consists of correspondence, mainly with editors.

The fonds consists of speeches, clippings, photographs and various papers.

The fonds consists of research notes and essays on Emily Carr, personal correspondence (including letters from Emily Carr and Sophie Pemberton), family memorabilia and photographs. Fonds also includes books given to Flora Burns by Alice and Emily Carr.

The fonds consists of photographs created and accumulated by James and Isabella Norma MacDonald and other members of the family. Fonds includes incoming correspondence of Norma MacDonald while attending boarding school and correspondence from a soldier in France during World War I.

The fonds consists of photographs showing the construction of a mine complex and "company town" at Cassidy, B.C.

The series consists of records created by the Commission of Inquiry into Redefinition of Electoral Districts in 1975.
Records include transcripts of proceedings, exhibits, correspondence, administrative materials, supporting documentation, and the commission's final report.

Correspondence and exhibits were filed in no apparent order and no index or list was provided with the records. Some correspondence and/or exhibits were numbered, but the numbers had no meaning for filing purposes.

Series consists of two volumes of British Columbia notary public commissions for Mar 1903 to Feb 1906. Entries are chronological and include: date, Order in Council number, issued to, date gazetted, and date sent out.

The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS schedule 100152.

Series consists of a Colony of Vancouver Island Treasury assessor’s list of Victoria lot owners [1849-1866]. Entries are alphabetized by owners’ last name, from 'Leisewitz' to 'Strachan', and include: name of owner, their place of residence, street number, block number, street name, [outer measurements], applied value, revised value, total value, tax, additional tax, and total tax payable.

The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS schedule 100152.

This series consists of various administrative and operational records created by the Cariboo Forest District and its predecessors from 1923-1978. The records are arranged by the following categories of subject matter:

General records. This includes a variety of administrative and operational records, including: meeting minutes, meeting agendas, correspondence, annual reports and other reports. Records relate to topics such as: unit organization, research, engineering and recreation projects, Royal Commission on Forest Resources, pesticides, herbicides, resource management, provincial forests, and forest fires.

Grazing and range management records. This includes: grazing district annual reports, range readiness, range improvement, horse control, leasing inquiries, hay permits, and grazing permits.

Timber tenure records. This includes: PSYU (public sustained yield unit) records, engineering and recreation projects, TSLs (timber sale licences, including "X" files and "A" files), TSHL (timber sale harvesting licenses), LC (licences to cut), and Christmas tree permits.

Series consists of a Vancouver Provincial Court (criminal) summons book for summonses received and served by Vancouver district headquarters for 1938-1941. Entries are arranged alphabetically by last name and include: name and address, date received, date served, and relationship to person being summoned (e.g., personal, spouse, parent, returned, etc.).

The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS schedule 100152.

Series consists of one November 1902-April 1905 receipt book for the Department of the Attorney-General.

The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS schedule 100152.