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Fonds consists of administrative and operating records of British Columbia Forest Products Limited in British Columbia between 1946 and 1986, pertaining particularly to plywood production, 1952-1986. Incorporated are records of predecessor companies including Industrial Timber Mills of Cowichan Lake and Douglas Plywood of Vancouver. The fonds illustrates the operating data and composition of working documentation for single plant operations that formed part of a multi-plant company. The fonds is comprised of the records of two of the corporate divisions involved in plywood production: Victoria Plywood and Sawmill and Delta Plywood. Topical files, financial statements, working files, equipment documentation, ledgers and registers, technical drawings and cartographic material predominate. Content pertains to all aspects of division and plant operations including, but not limited to, products, finances, suppliers, clients, markets, partners, facilities, equipment, supplies and human resources. Records from the Victoria Plywood and Sawmill division pertain to operations at Victoria, BC. They were created between 1942 and 1988 and are in three series: 1. Manager's Office files, ca.1950 to 1988, ca. 3.5 metres; 2. Accountant's Office files, 1942 to 1987, ca. 4 metres, and; 3. Cowichan District plans and drawings, ca.1950 to ca.1975, ca. 120 items. The Cowichan Division operated an affiliated veneer plant and sawmill at Youbou on Cowichan Lake, BC. Records from the Delta Plywood division consist of operating files for the plant at New Westminster, BC and pertain to administration and finance. Series are: 1. Administration,1970-1985, ca. 1.5 metres; 2. Accountant's Office, 1972-1985, ca. 3 metres and 3. Douglas plywood project financial files. Alphabetical-chronological filing arrangements have been retained and reconstructed. The fonds also contains a scrapbook of construction photographs.

Series consists of records created by the Victoria Plywood and Sawmill division and pertains to management of the British Columbia Forest Products sawmill and plywood plant in Victoria. The series consists of project files, topical files, equipment manuals, technical drawings and site plans from the Manager's Office.

The series consists of two sets of records: A. Project files concerning the upgrading and maintenance of facilities and equipment and the facilities, from ca.1950 to 1985; and, B. Topical files pertaining to all aspects of plant operations including products, finances, suppliers, clients, markets, partners, facilities, equipment, supplies and human resources. The topical files sub-series consists of two alphabetical sets of files, ca.1950 to 1970 and 1970 to 1988, as well as catalogues, manuals and reports from the 1950s to 1970s. Alphabetical-chronological filing arrangements have been retained and reconstructed for these records.

Series consists of records created by the Victoria Plywood and Sawmill division and pertains to financial operations at the British Columbia Forest Products (BCFP) sawmill and plywood plant in Victoria. The series consists of topical files and financial files and volumes from the Accountant's Office.

The series consists of three sets of records: A. Topical files pertaining to all aspects of plant operations including products, finances, suppliers, clients, markets, partners, facilities, equipment, supplies and human resources; B. Working files and statements in three sets, 1952 to 1986; and, C. Ledgers and registers, 1942-1987, including 3 volumes from the BCFP Point Ellice Division, 1964-1970. The Point Ellice Division, also at Victoria, closed in 1971. Working files sets are statements of accounts, 1952-1953, sawmill and plywood mill statements, 1971-1974, and statements and working papers, 1983-1986.

Alphabetical-chronological filing arrangements have been retained and reconstructed for these records.

Series consists of records created by the Victoria Plywood and Sawmill division and consists of technical drawings and architectural designs detailing components, mechanical systems, buildings and facilities associated with the company's Cowichan sawmill at Youbou on Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island. The documents were authored by British Columbia Forest Products and external contractors.

The Cowichan Division of British Columbia Forest Products operated a veneer plant and sawmill at Youbou. These operations were closely affiliated with the Victoria plywood and sawmill divisions. Undated and untitled technical drawings from the Youbou veneer plant may be included in this series.

Series consists of records created by the Delta Plywood division and consists of administrative records in the form of general office files and plant manager's files pertaining to management of the British Columbia Forest Products plywood plant at New Westminster. The series consists of two sets of records: A. General office files from 1970 to 1985; and, B. Plant Manager files from the office of W. H. Pumfrey, in two runs dating 1977 to 1979 and 1985 to1987. Both sets pertain to all aspects of plant operations including products, finances, suppliers, clients, markets, partners, facilities, equipment, supplies and human resources. Alphabetical-chronological filing arrangements have been retained for these records.

Series consists of records created by the Delta Plywood division and consists of Accountant's Office financial records from the British Columbia Forest Products plywood plant at New Westminster. The records are annual budgets, working papers, financial statements and other files. They pertain to all aspects of plant operations including products, finances, suppliers, clients, markets, partners, facilities, equipment, supplies and human resources. Alphabetical-chronological filing arrangement has been retained for these records.

Series consists of the financial records of the Douglas Plywood project, including correspondence with suppliers and distributors.

The series consists of a scrapbook containing 166 black and white photographs taken in 1951 by British Columbia Forest Products. The photographs show the construction of the Victoria Plywood site on Gorge Road E. and Manchester. Some of the photographs are accompanied by typed or handwritten descriptions.