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Series consists of posters, signage, brochures, pamphlets, cards, and other promotional materials from B.C. provincial elections. Represented are the Social Credit (Socred), Progressive Conservative (PC), New Democrat, Green, Western Canada Concept, and Liberal parties as well as independent candidates.

Identified candidates include: David Anderson, Charles Barber, Dave Barrett, Tom Bate, Robert (Sam) Bawlf, Leonard Bawtree, William (Bill) Richards Bennett, Andy Bigg, Robin Blencoe, Robert Bonner, Helen Boyce, Buda Brown, Kevin Bruce, A.J. (Tony) Brummet, Adriane Carr, Frank Carson, Joe Conroy, John Craggs, Hugh Austin Curtis, Walter Davidson, Gordon Dowding, Mike Emes, Thom Ferguson, Gordon Hanson, Frank Hillier, F.C. Christopher Huddlestan, Lyle MacWilliam, Ken Mallinson, Kitty Maracle, Jake Martens, Eric Martin, Alex Matthew, Cliff Michael, Bob Monaghan, Clyde Nunn, Terence Pitt O'Grady, Sheila Page, Les Peterson, Paul A. Phillips, Bert Price, Ron Price, Ian Rendle, Karen Sanford, Cyril Morley Shelford, Allan Arthur Schroeder, Bob Tanner, Forrest Felix Walkem, George Scott Wallace, and Malcolm Wright.

Additional items include posters for provincial Notice of Polls (Vancouver 1949, 1952, and 1956 and Prince Rupert 1975), one federal Notice of Poll for Vancouver 1945, one electoral districts map for 1989 (Item: 24921C), notices of meetings for new World War II veterans, and hospital charges for B.C.H.I.S. benefits.

The fonds consists of records created by the British Columbia Social Credit Party between 1956 and 1993.

The records include Social Credit newspapers and brochures, manuals and history files, correspondence, budget and election material. The records also include member files arranged by the name of Social Credit candidates which contain biographical information and photographs.

In addition there are records relating to leadership conventions and provincial elections which include photographs, audio and video records, posters and metal election buttons, especially relating to the Social Credit leaders Bill Bennett, Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston.

There are photographs in many forms including prints, negatives, slides and contact sheets of Social Credit events, training sessions and campaigns.

SUMMARY: Dubs from the CBC Toronto Program Archives of programs dealing with political affairs in B.C.;

The collection comprises audio recordings of interviews, news conferences, press events, election campaigns, speeches, and other activities related to provincial politics in British Columbia, recorded and compiled by BC Radio News, mainly between 1975 and 1981. Many of these recordings feature New Democratic Party leader David Barrett or Social Credit Party leader (and Premier) Bill Bennett. In addition, there are recordings of Bennett's key cabinet colleagues, as well as MLAs from both sides of the legislature.

British Columbia's twenty-sixth premier, David Barrett, was born in Vancouver on October 2, 1930. The son of a fruiterer, he attended local schools before graduating from Britannia High School in 1948. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy at Seattle University in 1953 and earned a Master of Social Work degree at St. Louis (Missouri) University in 1956. In 1957, after working as a probation officer for the St. Louis juvenile courts, Barrett was appointed staff training officer at the Haney Correctional Institute near Vancouver. He held this position until July 1959 when he was dismissed by the Attorney-General's department because of his union and political activities at the Institute. He subsequently joined the Commonwealth Co-operative Federation [CCF], afterwards called the New Democratic Party [NDP], and in 1960 was elected MLA for Dewdney. Having defeated a Social Credit Party cabinet minister in his electoral debut, Barrett soon established himself as one of the leading figures in the NDP. He was re-elected in 1963 in Dewdney and, when the riding was redistributed, was elected for Coquitlam in 1966 and 1969. The following year (June 1970) he succeeded Thomas Berger as leader of the NDP and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislature. In 1972 Barrett led the NDP to victory over W.A.C. Bennett's Social Credit Party, which had held power in B.C. since 1952. The new government moved quickly to redress a number of economic and social concerns. Crown corporations were established to take over pulp and paper mills which were threatened with closure by private companies; a universal automobile insurance plan run by another new corporation, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia [ICBC] was introduced. Other reforms included the introduction of a guaranteed minimum income for B.C. residents, free prescription drugs for the elderly, and consumer protection legislation. As well, Barrett's government established agricultural land reserves and granted public employees the right to strike. Although his reforms were applauded in many quarters, Barrett's programmes were criticised for being too costly. His close relationship with organized labour also suffered when his government introduced back-to-work legislation aimed at several striking trade unions. As a result, the NDP was defeated by a conservative Social Credit coalition (led by W.R. Bennett, son of the former premier) in the election of December 1975. Barrett, the province's first socialist premier, lost his own riding of Coquitlam in that election. Barrett regained a seat in the Legislature in June 1976 when he won a by-election in the riding of Vancouver East. He was re-elected there in 1979 and again in 1983. Still, he was unable to defeat the Social Credit government in these two general elections and in May 1983 he resigned as leader of the NDP. The following year he retired from the Legislature and began a new career as a radio talk-show host in Vancouver. MS-2120 consists of politically related correspondence, reports and other documents accumulated by Barrett between 1971 and 1976 during his years as MLA for Vancouver East, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Also included are abbreviated caucus minutes and NDP position papers on such topics as BC Hydro, health services, labour relations, and environment and land use. However, despite the outside dates of this collection, MS-2120 contains almost no material pertaining to Barrett's tenure as premier of British Columbia. Inexplicably, records dealing with the years 1972-1975 were missing when this material was accessioned by the BC Archives in May 1984. Moreover, although extensive enquiries have been made at the NDP caucus offices (which had custody of this material) and of Mr. Barrett himself, the BC Archives has not been able to determine the whereabouts of these key records. The records may have been destroyed or they may have been given to someone outside of the government. Whatever the case, records relating to the office of the premier, 1972-1975, were alienated from this larger unit of records before the material was transferred to the BC Archives. Related records, consisting of Barrett's miscellaneous and general correspondence, 1983-1984, are to be found in MS-2179 and MS-1928. Other records, dealing with CCF/NDP policies and programmes, are to be found in the papers of Barrett's predecessor, Robert M. Strachan, in MS-1291.

The series comprises audio recordings of two British Columbia Premiers, David Barrett and W.R. Bennett (as well as some of their cabinet ministers), heard at news conferences, press events, election campaign stops, speeches, announcements, and media interviews, 1973-1980.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: health care in British Columbia RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-12-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In an address at the annual dinner of the Victoria Medical Society, December 6, 1974, BC Social Credit Opposition Leader Bill Bennett discusses: health care in British Columbia, criticisms of the NDP government, and the program of the Social Credit Party. Bennett is introduced by Dr. Howard McDiarmid and thanked by Dr. Charles Ireland. [TRACK 2: blank.]

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.

The series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence received and created by the Office of the Premier between 1974 and 2008. The records were managed by the Correspondence Branch and include correspondence with the public and representatives of other governmental bodies.

Incoming correspondence from the public is arranged alphabetically by surname in groupings based on year. In many cases, members of the public enclosed video tapes, audio cassettes, artwork, books, and ephemera with the correspondence. Many of these items, particularly those deemed to be oversized, were removed by Correspondence Branch staff and placed at the end of the accession with an out-guide noting the sender’s name, date of correspondence, and details such as title or video running time. However, staff did not place corresponding out-guides in the file with the original letter.

Correspondence from the public addresses a variety of concerns, including personal grievances, letters of protest or support for government decisions, and thoughts on issues of local, national or international interest. The series covers the terms of premiers Bill Bennett, Bill Vander Zalm, Mike Harcourt, and Glen Clark. Accession 91-5458 is the only accession to have any material dating from Rita Johnston's premiership.

The series also includes the copies of outgoing letters sent from the Premier’s office, known as "flimsies," usually sent in reply to correspondence received from the public. Flimsies are arranged by date and are often grouped into files based on month.

The series also consists of messages sent by the Premier congratulating sports teams or individuals, or in recognition of special events and letters to other governmental bodies.

Governmental correspondence is generally arranged by date and level of government and was filed at the end of each accession.

The series also consists of correspondence sent to the Premier's office by other government bodies for reference purposes, including correspondence from MLAs and the Ombudsman, as well as copies of letters from the public that were sent to specific ministries and carbon copied to the Premier.

In some cases the Correspondence Branch created files based on the subject of the correspondence rather than on the sender. Therefore, researchers should not assume that file titles containing association or company names contain correspondence from that body. It is entirely possible that the file contains several pieces of correspondence relating to the body in question.

Some boxes contain "issue lists" created by the originating office, but these were not included for every box. Researchers wishing to find correspondence relating to a particular topic are advised to consult all correspondence files from the relevant time frame.

The series is covered mainly by ORCS primary 11100 (Correspondence-General) of schedule 881099 (Office of the Premier and Executive Council). Some of the records are covered by ORCS primaries 11180 (Correspondence with Governments-British Columbia), 11200 (Correspondence with Governments-Canada, 11260 (Correspondence with Governments-Local), and 11280 (Correspondence with Governments-Provincial and Territorial).

Television stock shots

News item. Bill Bennett speaks: "Governments should be elected to do things for people, not to them. And yet in British Columbia, we have a growing civil service that brings in more restrictions, a bureaucracy that's greater in British Columbia than the sum total of the numbers of people in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba combined, and government costs in British Columbia have gone to just over $300 per person in 1967 to over $1,300 per person in 1975. What we need is a government that serves people, not restricts peple as they have in British Columbia."

The item is a video containing footage of Bill Bennett in North Vancouver.

The item is a video which contains footage of Bill Bennett giving a speech on education.

The item is a news video from 1975 broadcast on CHEK-TV and BCTV.

The item is a news video containing speech clips given by Bill Bennett.

The item is a video item from ca. 1975 showing Bill Bennett in Trail.

The item is a news video containing Bill Bennett giving a speech in Prince George.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: election campaign speech RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: An election campaign speech by Social Credit Party leader Bill Bennett, 1975.;

News item. Bill Bennett says that people between 25 and 64 are a "forgotten group". These people are the ones who pay for all the "costs and funds of government", but they do not get that much in return. They especially need help to build or buy homes.

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): W.R. Bennett on CJOR open line program RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-05-19 SUMMARY: Bill Bennett, Leader of the Opposition, on a CJOR open line radio program, May 19, 1975.;

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): W.R. Bennet: radio interview RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-11 SUMMARY: Radio interview with Bill Bennett, Leader of the Opposition, during the 1975 election campaign, November 1975. The radio station is unidentified.;

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0010 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Speech to Kamloops chamber of commerce RECORDED: Kamloops (B.C.), 1976-10-13 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett addresses the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, 13 October 1976.; CALL NUMBER: T1707:0011 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): W.R. Bennett: interviewed by Gerald Utting of the Toronto Star RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-01 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Gerald Utting of the Toronto Star, 1 February 1977.; CALL NUMBER: T1707:0012 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): W.R. Bennett: interviewed by Roy Jacques of CKWX RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-03 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Roy Jacques of radio station CKWX, 3 February 1977.; CALL NUMBER: T1707:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interviewed by John Mackin of CKDA RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-03 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by John Mackin of radio station CKDA, 3 February 1977.; CALL NUMBER: T1707:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interview by CP Reporters Mac Morrison and Terry O'Neil RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-02-17 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Canadian Press reporters Mac Morrison and Terry O'Neil, 17 February 1977.;

News item. Premier Bennett talks with press regarding the throne speech. Highlights: (1) No discrimination will be shown towards sellers of Autoplan insurance. Rates will be based on drivers' records. (2) The federal government has been asked by the Socreds to protect the rights of BC, both inside and outside its borders, under the terms of the constitution. (3) The new Social Credit government will make all the decisions that relate to the development of "acceptable" energy resources in BC. Premier Bennett refers to solar energy as one of the "exotic powers", and then says that "We don't have the technology in BC . . . to develop them."

News item. Footage shows the swearing-in procedure in a somewhat abbreviated form for the TV cameras. Sam Bawlf comments on plans to develop "new programs". Premier Bill Bennett says: "We're looking for innovation and new ideas, and that will demand fresh people from time to time."

News item. Premier Bennett talks to reporters about the election of Rene Levesque in Quebec. Bennett says, "Right now I'm not going to join the Monday morning quarterbacks who are reading all sorts of things into this election." He is looking forwards to the mid-December meeting of all the premiers to talk about the Constitution and the confederation. Conservative MLA, Scott Wallace says, "There are many analogies with BC because Bourassa tried to stay in power on the basis of fear, trying to make everyone scared of the separatists."

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0030 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: State of the province address RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-10-11 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett's state of the province address, 11 October 1976. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0031 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Speech to Social Credit convention RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett's speech to the Social Credit Party convention, 1976. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0032 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Speech to Toronto Canadian Club RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-11-26 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett's speech to the Canadian Club in Toronto, 29 November 1976. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0033 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interviewed by G. Clark of the Montreal Star RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04-29 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Gerald Clark of the Montreal Star, 29 April 1977. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0034 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interview with Nick Hills RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-29 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Nick Hills, 29 March 1977. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0035 - 0036 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interview by Mitchell Gordon of Barron's magazine RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-13 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Mitchell Gordon of Barron's magazine, 13 July 1977 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1707:0037 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Speech to the Vancouver board of trade RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04-28 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett's speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade, 28 April 1977. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0038 - 0039 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interview by Gary Bannerman of CKNW RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-24 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Gary Bannerman of radio station CKNW, 24 June 1977 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1707:0040 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interview by Hall Leiren of the Vancouver Sun RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-07 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Hall Leiren of the Vancouver Sun, 7 June 1977. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0041 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interview by Allan Fotheringham of CKVU RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-21 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Allan Fotheringham for television station CKVU, 21 June 1977.

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett : Year end review press conference RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1976-12-22 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett's press conference in Victoria, 22 December 1976, marking one year in office for his Social Credit government.;

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0004 - 0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett : Interview with Vancouver Sun reporter Hall Leiren RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-12 SUMMARY: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Vancouver Sun reporter Hall Leiren, December 1976 (parts 1-3).;

News item. Premier Bennett with the press. He says: "Running for the Legislature isn't coming down and passing laws to restrict every other group in our society". On restraint: "The MLAs in our party, and we as a government, are prepared to do more than talk about it. -- we are prepared to exhibit leadership . . . in both private and public sectors." NDP MLAs comment: "Promise of vague things to come . . . There is the theme of restraint running through it . . . ." Socreds using the financial situation as "justification" to erode the opposition. Promise of increased assistance for people between ages of 55 and 59 under the Guaranteed Annual Income for Need Act. King on need: "It's the kind of mentality that has politicians playing God in terms of determining whether or not people are in need." Conservative MLA, Scott Wallace, is fairly positive, but says: "It doesn't have any specific advisers". The whole speech, he says, is concerned with the financial difficulties and "the restraint that must be exercised." He doubts the wisdom of "taking the tax off property for people over 65, regardless of their income."

News item. Premier Bennett is interviewed on the Inner Harbour causeway. He says that the Transport and Communications Minister is continually reviewing ferry rate structures. Rates will not go down, even in the tourist season. One of BC's main problems, he says, is the high cost of services, even in the forest industry where "we have lost our competitive edge." The Washington State Ferries, according to Mr. Bennett, do not have BC's high labour costs.