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The sub-series consists of interviews and radio programs about the early days of Vancouver, ca. 1880-1920. The interviews were recorded by Laurence Nowry, who also wrote and narrated the broadcasts.

Series consists of 20 posters of various sizes, some in colour but most are printed or copied with black ink only. Many of the posters announce events presented or sponsored by the Progressive Workers' Movement (P.W.M.). Numerous are protesting the Vietnam War.

Transaction Registers for ships registered at Victoria 1867-1908 and Vancouver 1891-1898 and 1917-1945. The reels also contain Registers for various Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick ports 1841-1950. Among details to be found are where and when ship was built; owners; builders; number of decks, masts, details of rigging etc.; length, breadth, depth; tonnage; details of engines; changes of ownership and final fate of ship (i.e. reason for being taken off Registry). Some Victoria volumes are indexed.

Reel B08475 (NAC reel C-1214, Vol. 147) Victoria 1897-1908
Reel B08476 (NAC reel C-3184) Quebec, Ontario, Victoria
Reel B08477 (NAC reel C-3185) Weymouth, Annapolis, Victoria
Reel B08478 (NAC reel C-3188)

The first Freemasons' lodge in British Columbia was formed in 1860. Holding its 19 March 1859 charter from the Grand Lodge of England, the lodge was styled Victoria Lodge No. 1085 E.R. [English Registry]. It was followed by Union Lodge No. 1201 E.R., formed at New Westminster in 1861. During the colonial period seven other lodges were established on Vancouver Island and the mainland. The lodges were: Vancouver Lodge No. 421 S.C. [Scottish Constitution; i.e. chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland], established in Victoria in 1862; Nanaimo Lodge No. 1090 E.R. and Caledonia Lodge No. 508 S.C. (both formed in Nanaimo in 1867); British Columbia Lodge No. 1187 E.R. (Victoria, 1867); Cariboo Lodge No. 469 S.C. (Barkerville, 1867); Mt. Hermon Lodge No. 491 S.C. (Burrard Inlet, 1869); and Quadra Lodge No. 508 S.C. (Victoria, 1870). In October 1871 representatives from the various lodges agreed to establish an overall governing body for Freemasonry in the province: the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of British Columbia. Dr. Israel Wood Powell was elected first Grand Master. A new constitution, acknowledging both the English and Scottish rituals was adopted and affiliated lodges were renumbered in accordance with a separate British Columbia Registry [BCR]. Thus, Victoria No. 1085 became Victoria Lodge No. 1 BCR; Vancouver No. 421 S.C. became Vancouver Lodge No. 2 BCR, and so forth. The records of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia form the bulk of MS-0002. However, the collection also includes records of various affiliated lodges, correspondence of the Vancouver Lodge of Perfection (The Scottish Rite), account books of Masonic temple associations, as well as historical notes on Freemasonry in British Columbia. Because of its disparate nature, the collection has been organized and arranged under several distinct categories: I. GRAND LODGE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Includes general correspondence (1852-1939), minute books and porch books i.e. attendance books (1868-1917), Board of Benevolence correspondence (1923-1938), applications for initiations (1953-1956), and financial statements (1936-1955). Also includes early records of Mt. Hermon Lodge (formed in Moodyville, 1869 and relocated in Vancouver, 1886). II. MASONIC ASSOCIATIONS Mainly correspondence, minutes, and financial records of Vancouver Masonic Temple Association (1910-1927) and Victoria Masonic Temple Association (1877-1962). These associations were legal entities having responsibility for the halls and meeting rooms used by the various lodges in Victoria and Vancouver. III. INDIVIDUAL LODGES A. Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 BCR (formed by the amalgamation of Victoria Lodge No. 1 and British Columbia Lodge No. 5 on 29 Mar 1877) includes original correspondence and minutes of Victoria Lodge No. 1085 E.R. (1860) and British Columbia Lodge No. 1187 E.R. (1867); B. Vancouver and Quadra Lodge No. 2 BCR [Victoria] (formed by the amalgamation of Vancouver Lodge No. 2 and Quadra Lodge No. 8 on 10 Mar 1877) includes records of predecessor lodges, Vancouver No. 421 S.C. (1862) and Quadra No. 508 S.C. (1870); C. Ionic Lodge No. 19 BCR [Chilliwack] minute books, 1893-1958. [Transferred to Chilliwack Archives, Oct 2000]; D. United Services Lodge No. 24 BCR [Esquimalt] correspondence, minute books, etc., 1893-1960; E. North Star Lodge No. 30 BCR [Fort Steele] minute books, pense books, miscellaneous correspondence, 1899-1942; F. Tuscan Lodge No. 39 BCR [Trout Lake] minute and porch books, 1903-1921. IV. VANCOUVER LODGE OF PERFECTION (THE SCOTTISH RITE) Records of the Grand Secretary and Registrar: Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (Valley of Vancouver), 1927-1945. V. MANUSCRIPT AND HISTORICAL NOTES ABOUT FREEMASONRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Manuscripts, indices, and notes gathered by John T. Marshall, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge. Much of this material was used in the writing of Marshall's History of Grand Lodge of British Columbia, 1871-1970 (Victoria: Grand Lodge of British Columbia, AF & AM, 1971). Draft histories of freemasonry by Robie Reid and W.G. Gamble.

The fonds consists of official and private correspondence, memos and indentures regarding the erection of sawmills in Burrard Inlet.

This series contains shipping registers for Victoria covering the period 1867-1908, and for Vancouver covering the period 1890-1945. Registers show tonnage, registered ownership, previous registrations, place of construction, description of vessel, particulars of engines, etc.

Reel B02527, Victoria (1867-1891); Reel B02528, Victoria (1881-1891); Reel B02529, Victoria (18971908); Reel B02530, Vancouver (1890-1945).

Item consists of one bound volume measuring 30 x 79 cm. It contains 11 blueprints of varying dimensions and one map of the Fraser River and Burrard Inlet, as surveyed by Captn G.H. Richards and the officers of H.M.S. Plumper in 1859-1860. Each plan/map is numbered using white, paper labels adhered in the top right corner. Pages have been bound with the front cover at the back. Handwritten inscriptions repeat an abridged version of the title on the back cover. "Martin -J" is also written on front cover.

Blueprints include: (1) Plan of the town of Granville, Burrard Inlet, BC, drawn by J.B. Launders at the Lands and Works Office, Victoria, March 1870; (2) Subdivision of Lot 541 Group I, New Westminster District, 1886; (3) Canadian Pacific Railway Plan of foreshore at Vancouver, 1893; (4) Canadian Pacific Railway Plan of foreshore at Vancouver, Burrard Inlet, 1886; (5) C.P.R. Vancouver waterfront plan showing filling completed to Feb 23rd 1904; (6) Plan shewing intended improvements on Vancouver waterfront, [1899]; (7) Plan of the town of Granville, Burrard Inlet, BC, drawn by J.B. Launders at the Lands and Works Office, Victoria, March 1870; (8) C.P.R. Vancouver waterfront plan showing filling completed to Feb 23rd 1904; (9) Plan showing head line of proposed piers and other improvements by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. at Vancouver B.C., 1903; (10) Plan of Vancouver Front showing wharf head line, 1903; and (11) [False Creek and Burrard Inlet, 1904].

Item consists of one bound volume measuring 56 x 41 cm. It contains a list of gold and silver badge winners of the Grand Aggregate, an event held each year at the annual general meeting of the BC Rifle Association, starting in 1875. Though there are additional blank lines dating up to 1975, entries stop after 1931. Each entry includes the range (Central Park, Clover Point, Goldstream, Heals, New Westminster, Nanaimo, or Richmond), the shooter's military rank, corps, and city or town. Each page of the volume includes at least two unique, hand-coloured illustrations in the header. Pages are interleafed. Given the consistency of hand-written entries, it is likely that the volume was produced near or after 1931.

Diary of John Forin, Belleville, Ont., 1897. Diaries of John Andrew Forin, 1882-1940; diplomas, appointments, personal documents, etc., 1875-1942; transcript of 1885 diary which describes service during Riel Rebellion copied from original at Queen's Own Rifles Museum in Calgary. Certificates, diplomas, etc., of Peter McLaren Forin, 1885-1914. John Forin, an architect, lived in Belleville, Ontario. His son, John Andrew Forin, was born in Belleville, Ontario on July 20, 1861. He went to high school in Belleville and then attended Albert University and Osgoode Hall. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1885 and practiced law in Belleville until 1889. He was a member of the volunteer militia and served with the Queen's Own Rifles during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. He moved to British Columbia where he was admitted to the bar in 1890. From 1891 to 1895 he practiced law in New Westminster. In 1896, he was appointed County Court judge for the Kootenay/West Kootenay District. He served as a judge until 1928 when he retired from the bench. He then moved to Vancouver where he lived on Granville St. in a home known as "The Bunkers". He died on September 14, 1957. John Andrew Forin married Mary Dunn in 1896. Mary Dunn was born in Kincardine, Ontario and lived in Vancouver. She moved with her husband, first to Rossland, then to Nelson, BC, and finally to Vancouver. The couple had two sons and three daughters, Isabel, Jean, Mollie, Douglas and Peter. Mary Forin died in 1955. Peter McLaren Forin, brother of John Andrew, attended the University of Toronto. He graduated in 1891 and then clerked with John Andrew Forin in New Westminster. He was admitted to the bar in British Columbia in 1895. He was also active in the volunteer militia and served in several companies including: the 15th Battalion Argyle Light Infantry (1884-1885), Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (1886-1888), 5th Regiment Canadian Artillery (1896) and the 34th Battery C. F. A. (ca 1914). He returned to Ontario where he was entered on the Solicitors' Roll in 1908. He died on April 19, 1915. Records include diaries of John Andrew Forin, 1882-1940, diplomas, appointments, personal documents, etc. , 1875-1942, and a transcript of an 1885 diary which describes service during the Riel Rebellion. The original diary is included on microfilm [A00878]. There is one diary of John Forin 1897, John Andrew's father. Also includes certificates, diplomas, etc. , of Peter McLaren Forin, 1885-1914.

Diary of R.G. Grey, 1879-1881, giving account of two voyages from London to Melbourne, typescript extracts from diary, 1906-1913, diary 1923-1932, papers on family history, re Josephine Butler (aunt), drafts of essays and letters to editors on world affairs, socialism; reminiscences of Winnifred Grey, 1895-1946, mainly re life on South Pender and Samuel Islands, school exercise books; letter to Evelyn (Grey) Smith, 1917, from army officer.

Shows surveyed lots.

Invoice (blank) for lumber delivery order.

The Hat Creek Ranch was formed in 1910 by Charles Gottfried Doering when he purchased the McCosh, O'Hara and original Hat Creek Ranches and amalgamated them. The ranch, which was located in the Bonaparte Valley near Ashcroft, was a cattle and horse-breeding, as well as an agricultural centre. Hotel Hat Creek was also situated on the ranch and was operated by Doering.

In addition to his ranching interests, Doering was involved in the brewing industry and associated hotel trade. He was president of the British Columbia Breweries, Ltd., which was incorporated in 1911 following an amalgamation of three other breweries. Until prohibition in 1917, he was also involved in the operation of several Vancouver hotels.

Business records of the Hat Creek Ranch, including account books and land, water and livestock records, and of British Columbia Breweries and Hotel Hat Creek. The business records reflect the day-to-day business operations of Hat Creek Ranch and, to a lesser degree, Hat Creek Hotel, first under Doering and later under John Basil Jackson. There are also records related to land transactions, grazing leases, water rights applications and breeding. Also included is correspondence regarding Doering's brewery and non-local hotel interests which deals primarily with the windup of British Columbia Breweries, Ltd., and his divestiture of his hotels.