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Series is an account of a voyage to the North West Coast of America with observations on the manners of the inhabitants and on the production of that country, 1785 and 1786 by Ensign Walker of the Bombay Army. (National Library of Scotland MS 13778). Contemporary log of the voyage of the "Experiment" from India to N.W. America, 1785-1786 (National Library of Scotland MS 13779). Final draft of voyage. (National Library of Scotland MS 13780). [also the "Captain Cook"?]

This series consists of transcriptions of records from the British India Office, including, extracts from Factory Records (China), 1787-1789; minutes of the Committee of Correspondence, 1785-1788; Court minutes, 1785-1788; and miscellaneous letters received, 1785-1788. Ships mentioned in the records include: Captain Cook, Experiment, Imperial Eagle, King George, Nootka, Prince of Wales, and Queen Charlotte.

A voyage round the world onboard the ship Columbia-Rediviva and sloop Washington.

Logs, 1791-1795, H.M. Sloop Discovery, Captain George Vancouver, to northwest coast of North America; includes master's logs of H.M. Ships Chatham, Daphne (1790), Dorset (1789-1790) and Drake (1788-1789). (Great Britain, P.R.O., Adm. 51/4533, 51/4534, 52/2262, 55/25, 55/26, 55/28, 55/32, 55/33).

Diary of 1789 voyage to Nootka. Translated from Spanish copy in Bancroft Library by William L. Schurz.

Presented by Frances Woodward, Special Collections, UBC Library, 1973.

Papers relating to the second voyage of the Columbia Rediviva, August - November 1790.

Purchased from Massachusetts Historical Society, 1977.

The journal of a voyage round the globe [log of the sloop Union], August 29, 1794 - July 8, 1796 (2 vols.).

Purchased from Massachusetts Historical Society, 1977.

Six letters from Baron Glenbervie on matters affecting English trade during the Napoleanic Wars. One letter discussing English trade on the northwest coast of North America.

Journal of a voyage from England to the Pacific, including the northwest coast of North America, kept by George Hastings Inskip, master of H.M.S. Virago, 1851-1855 (2 vols.): vol. 1, August 9, 1851 - June 9, 1853; vol. 2, June 9, 1853 - August 9, 1855.

Purchased from Miss E.M.I. Caley, England, 1978.

The effect of the maritime fur trade on Northwest coast Indian Society. xxvii, 107 leaves: tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), Columbia University - 1951. Bibliography: leaves xvix - xxvii. Doctoral Dissertation Series, 3401. Purchased from University Microfilms.

The item contains a photocopy of a 3 page letter to John McAllister concerning relatives and descendants of Captain James Cook. John McAllister was the second husband of Frances Wardale, a cousin of Cook.

Series consists of correspondence inward, reminiscences, diary of a trip through the Cariboo to Stuart Lake (1913); research notes and drafts of Howay and Scholefield's History of British Columbia.

Series consists of articles, typescript drafts, essays, biographies, notes, clippings, etc. relating to Alaska, the history of British Columbia, historic sites in British Columbia, Indigenous people of British Columbia, the pelagic sealing industry, etc. The series also includes invitations to events and 124 black and white photographs, mostly of Smith's time in Japan and China.

SUMMARY: Radio program with unidentified announcer, including part of proceedings of Graveside Service at Richmond, England, in honour of Captain George Vancouver, with speeches by local dignitaries, about: Captain George Vancouver.

SUMMARY: Proceedings of ceremonies honouring Captain Vancouver, with speech by George C. Miller, acting Mayor of Vancouver, W. R. Stacey, Commanding Officer of H.M.C.S. Discovery, about: Vancouver, its discovery; including music from ceremonies. The occasion was the 150th anniversary of Vancouver's death.

SUMMARY: Dick Diespecker discusses the 1776 voyage of Captain Cook, and the role of George Vancouver.;

The item is a list of vessels entering the North Pacific, 1743-1795, with a bibliography of authorities cited for information concerning vessels. [For a commentary on the list see Stuart R. Tompkins, "After Bering: Mapping the North Pacific," BCHQ, XIX, 1-55.]

The item is a copy of a thesis by George Reid Elliott titled "Empire and enterprise in the North Pacific, 1785-1825: a survey and an interpretation emphasizing the role and character of Russian enterprise." xxiii, 339 p: maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Toronto, 1957. Bibliography: p x-xxiii.

The series consists of microfilm copies of two photograph albums and three scrapbooks of correspondence and clippings relating to Mr. Gibson's discovery of Adventure Cove and the site of Fort Defiance, where Captain Robert Gray of the Ship Columbia wintered in 1791-1792.

Documentary. On the west coast of Vancouver Island, the troller "Stream" takes us from Tofino to Adventure Cove to examine the site of Fort Defiance, where Captain Gray anchored his ship "Columbia" for the winter of 1791-1792. With Ken Gibson, author George Nicholson, and diver Harry McPhee.

SUMMARY: "The Encounter" is number 1 in the series: a program about the encounter of the white man with the wilderness, and with the native people, in the early days of British Columbia -- and the effects of these encounters. Voices heard include: Constance Cox, Annie York, Blanche Jordan-Williams, Shelagh Dehart, Rhoda White, Lizette Hall, Agnes Johnson, Leon Ladner, Gerry Gorges, Walter Wicks, and Chief William Scow.

SUMMARY: A look at the history of Bute Inlet, and its exploration and promotion as a way into and out of the BC interior. The story of Alfred Waddington, his efforts to put a trail through to the Chilcotin via the Homathko Valley, and how this enterprise ended with the massacre of several members of a construction party by Indians.

SUMMARY: A program about some of the First Nations of the Gulf of Georgia -- early days, encounters with white explorers, and contemporary experiences -- and particularly about the Sechelt, Cape Mudge and Musqueam people, including the latter's struggle with Vancouver City Council over the development of land on their reserve. Voices heard are: Chief Clarence Joe of Sechelt, Chief Councillor Moon of Cape Mudge, Ed Sparrow of Musqueam, and Roderick Haig-Brown.

SUMMARY: This special program was broadcast separately from the season's regular "People in Landscape" sub-series. It features some of the experiences of the early Spanish and English explorers in the Gulf of Georgia, told in excerpts from their written accounts.

The file consists of a copy of an article by Gibson titled "My discovery of historical "Fort Defiance", winter quarters of Captain Robert Gray, 1791-1792. It was written in the winter of 1967-1968.

The item is a microfilm copy of a thesis by James Caster titled "The earliest Spanish explorations to the Pacific Northwest." v, 444 p. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of New Mexico, 1969. Vita. Bibliography: pages 439-444.