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The item is a copy of "Me and my family", reminiscences of childhood and adult life in Victoria, Vancouver and the Gulf Islands by Mildred Irene Seymour, a Sidney teacher. Mrs. Seymour narrates many of her experiences as a teacher (teaching degree in Music) at Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Chemainus and Vancouver, describes her work with choirs and recounts her vacation travels through British Columbia, Canada and the western United States.

The file consists of a photocopy of Mary Isabella Roger's reminiscences of her journey to Victoria from England in 1885, and visits to Vancouver from Victoria including one made to see the arrival of the first transcontinental train.

The item is an essay by Bernard Simpson titled "The political career of Harold Winch in British Columbia's legislative history, 1933-1953." 22 p. Essay, University of British Columbia, 1964. Bibliography: page 22.

The file contains photocopied information about two Peace River trips, one from 1911 by John W. Mercer and the second in August-September 1987 by Mercer's daughter "Bobs" Kirkham (Alice Katharine Mercer), granddaughter Tinkey Turner and Mathlene Leiding. J.W. Mercer traveled from Vancouver to Edmonton via Pine Pass and the Athabasca River locating coal and gas claims in 1911. In 1987 his daughter's party travelled from Norwick, Vermont to B.C. to retrace his route.

The item is a photocopy of a thesis by William George Partridge titled "The United Church of Canada in Vanderhoof, Fort Fraser and Fort St. James (an historical study)."Thesis (B. Divinity), Union College of B.C., 1967. Bibliography: pages 88-90.

Account book of goods received and sold by unidentified Victoria merchant.

Kindergarten at home. An essay written by Isabel Bescoby (M.A.), Director, Elementary Correspondence School, Victoria, B.C.

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by John Gordon Terpenning titled "Maitland and the British Columbia Conservative Party: the struggle for political identity and survival." xiii, 260 pages: ill., figs., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1988. Vita. Bibliography: pages 247-258.

The item is a typescript of an essay by Gordon Rex Selman, Director of the Center for Continuing Education at UBC. The essay is titled "Some aspects of the history of adult education in British Columbia before 1914: a preliminary survey. 276 pages.

A letter to members of the British Columbia Legislature relating to performance of music in licensed premises, copy of an excerpt from the "International Musician", January, 1928, relating to immigrants being allowed to work in the US entertainment industry and galley proofs of revision of the constitution and by-laws of local no. 145.

Cash book of an unidentified Victoria firm.

The item is an engagement card, ca. 1910, from the Vancouver Island Power Company, showing terms and conditions of employment, hours of work and hourly rate of pay for R. Booth

List of articles forwarded to Fort Kilmaurs, Babine Lake, November 19, 1844, signed by D. Manson.

Bar account book, July - August 1863 listing patrons names and costs of drinks purchased by date.

"St. Paul's Oblate Mission to the Indians, North Vancouver". A history of the church and 19 sheets of photographs produced by the University of British Columbia's School of Architecture.

Received from UBC School of Architecture.

The item is a letter written by John Tompson, possibly during the Great Depression, describing a trip by train from Vancouver to Alberta.

The file contains "Adventures of a farm girl in Canada in 1925", by Joan Simpson, with a forward by her god-daughter, June Knowles. It consists of four reminiscences about life on a cattle ranch and in a fruit growing area of British Columbia by a young English woman who spent a year or two in British Columbia in the early 1930s. Although both personal and geographical names have been changed, the ranch on which Miss Simpson worked was undoubtedly the Church Ranch at Big Creek in the Chilcotin district.

Account book (indexed) of an unidentified Victoria firm, 1863-1867.

The development of human rights protection in British Columbia. vi, 188 p Thesis (M.A.), Simon Fraser University, 1986. Vita. Bibliography: p 185-188. Purchased from the National Library, 1988.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Marjorie Anderson Neufeld titled "Gifts from a shaman: Jack Hodgins' major prose fiction as modern romance." vi, 92 p Thesis (M.A.), University of Manitoba, 1986. Bibliography: p 87-92.

The item is a microfilm copy of a transcript entitled "The trail of the midnight sun", presumably an account of George Stuart Tuxford's own experience as a young man traveling from Moose Jaw to Dawson during the Klondike gold rush. Includes observations of life in mining camps, Dawson, the mounted police, gambling, the native people, and several hand drawn maps of the Yukon.

Account book for general supplies such as food, hay, clothing, shoes, tools, tobacco and drinks, paid for mainly by gold dust but also by cash and goods. Two customers identified, Captain Mitchell, Quesnelle Forks, and John Love, Richfield. Although the name Kamloops appears on the microfilm title page, there is no evidence to connect this manuscript with Kamloops.

Share certificates for mining and other companies, sold in Rossland and Greenwood primarily. Also includes a map of the Franklin camp north of Grand Forks.

MacMillan Bloedel records, 1861-1982: an inventory of records in the Library of the University of British Columbia Special Collections Division.

Presented by the University of British Columbia Library, 1989.

Untitled manuscript consisting of a preface, an introductory chapter on Compton's voyage from England to Victoria via the Straits of Magellan, and sections on the geographical features (29 p.), the aboriginal inhabitants (39 p. and 78 p.), and the natural history (85 p.) of the British Columbia Coast. Compton traveled to Victoria on board the H.B.C. steamer Labouchere, arriving at Esquimalt on January 30, 1859. He served on the Labouchere as purser and at Fort Rupert as a H.B.C. clerk. The typed transcript is entitled as "Account of early trip to Fort Victoria and of life in the colony".

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Bruce Maclean titled "The reduction of Kwakiutl symbolic activity subsequent to European colonization." 133 p: ill., figs, maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), New School for Social Research, 1983. Bibliography: p 128-133.

Purchased from University Microfilms, 1989.

Sample, undated, golf score and progress cards from Comox Golf Club, Port Alberni Golf and Country Club, Royal Colwood Golf Club.

Presented by Richard Mackie, 1990.

The file is a letter to Lillian Anderson from Lorraine Johns, who had traveled to Firvale, B.C., to begin her first year of school teaching. The letter describes Johns' trip to Firvale from Bella Coola, her school, pupils, and daily life. Johns and Lillian (Anderson) Williams were classmates at the Provincial Normal School, Victoria, 1921-1922. In addition to the letter, the unit contains a 2 page biographical sketch of Johns by Williams.

The file consists of photocopies of two letters written by Nancy Martin of Los Gatos, California in 1989, to Paula Blanchard, author of "The life of Emily Carr", Vancouver, B.C. 1987. In them, Martin explains the relationship of Emily Carr to the Hayes family. Nancy Martin is the great granddaughter of Elizabeth Hayes Martin, referred to as "Auntie" by Emily Carr in "The book of Small".

Family bible, containing a record of the marriage of Thomas Elwyn and Rebecca McNeill, 1879, the births of their daughters, Maud Mary, 1882 and Marion Harvey, 1885, the date of death (and place and date of birth) of Elwyn, and the marriage of Henry James Baker and Rebecca Elwyn.