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The file consists of 4 typed pages entitled "The Story of Coqualeetza." It was written by Miss Sadie Thompson of Sardis for a general meeting of the Chilliwack Historical Society on November 24, 1967. The piece gives a general overview of the history of Coqualeetza school.

The series consists of correspondence and indexed letterbooks from 1906 to 1913; ledgers, cash and voucher books and other financial information from 1906 to 1921 and a clipping book, 1915 to 1920, from the B.C. Anti-Tuberculosis Society, which established Tranquille Sanatorium and operated it for several years. The series also includes an admissions book from 1907 to 1947, a 1920 inventory for the Sanatorium; 1919 issues of The Tranquillian; and information regarding tuberculosis. In addition there are 7 volumes of meteorological records for the period 1918 to 1924.

The fonds consists of correspondence, ledgers, cash books, a clipping book and other records created by the Society. The fonds includes agreements between the Society and the British Columbia Telephone Company as well as between the Society and the Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment.

In 1907 the British Columbia Anti-Tuberculosis Society built the Tranquille sanatorium for the care of persons afflicted with tuberculosis. The provincial government purchased the sanatorium in 1921 from the Society. This unit includes a small amount of material from the pre-1921 period (1908-1920).

This series includes records of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society, correspondence of the medical superintendent of Tranquille Sanatorium with his counterparts at many sanatoria in North America and with the Deputy Provincial Secretary. The reports of the Central Council of the Tuberculosis Division and the Coordinating Committee at Tranquille give a good picture of life in the institution, as does the file labelled "Pests". The lectures and examinations for student nurses give a useful view of the understanding and treatment of the disease. The unit also includes packages for various departmental conferences in the 1930s which show how the various branches of the Department of the Provincial Secretary were coordinated.

In 1958, when it was no longer required as a tuberculosis hospital, Tranquille was transferred to Mental Health Services.

The series consists of correspondence, draft agreements, and a report prepared for the 1964 Conference of Federal and Provincial Officials re: Royal Canadian Mounted Police provincial agreements.

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.

Series consists of 1970-1974 Attorney General correspondence files for Fort Nelson and Vancouver County Courts (AG file code C750-3) and criminal prosecutions (AG file codes C830).

Records are arranged by Attorney General file code (see Appendix A in attached file list).

The item is a black and white photograph of 3 people standing around some tree stumps. They are identified as Hamilton Mack Laing, his wife Edith, and a woman identified as Jean R, likely Robinson.

The item is a black and white photograph of a tree stump at Baybrook, Comox, B.C. Baybrook was owned by Hamilton Mack Laing and his wife, Edith. The photograph was taken in 1942.

The item is a black and white photograph of a tree stump. The photograph was taken at Baybrook, Comox, B.C. in 1942. Baybrook was the house that was owned by Hamilton Mack Laing and his wife, Edith.

The item is a black and white photograph of a woman and a dog. The woman in the photograph is identified as Edith May Laing, the wife of Hamilton Mack Laing. The photograph was taken in 1942.

The item is a black and white photograph of 3 people standing in the crater of the remains of a tree. The people are identified as H.J. Robinson, and Hamilton Mack Laing and his wife Edith. The photograph was taken in 1942.

The series consists of 73 field notebooks, diaries and journals created by Laing between 1910 and 1982. He was an avid naturalist, writer, hunter and artist. These books document his life and in them he records his day-to-day life, as well as key moments, such as his motorcycle trip in 1914 from New York to Oregon, his participation in the expedition to Mount Logan (Alaska) in 1925, as well as his experience on the Thiepval to Japan, as part of the McLaren round-the-world attempt. Within the series are also a few photos dotted amongst the pages of the journals, newspaper clippings, notes, little sketches of birds and other animals Laing drew on the pages, as well as records documenting the activities of his nut farm in Comox, Vancouver Island.

The item is a microfilm copy of a journal written by Archibald Menzies during his term as surgeon accompanying Captain George Vancouver on his voyage from England to the Northwest Coast. He records items of astronomical, meteorological, zoological and botanical significance, as well as describing places, events, people and vignettes of life. A list of vessels that visited the Northwest coast during 1792 is included.

The series consists of bench books for both civil and criminal cases from the Nelson County Court. There are occasionally cases from the Supreme Court and from chambers. Volume 16 contains some reasons for judgement and Judge Eric Powell [Dawson]'s oath of office. The judges who used these books are J.A. Forin, W.A. Nisbet, J.R. Brown, H.W. Colgan and Eric Dawson.

Bench book (indexed) for Supreme Court and County Court chambers actions. The notes on court proceedings stop in 1975 however, His Honour Judge A.D.C. Washington added notes in 1977, 1978 and 1984 about his years of service

This series contains bench books from various judges/justices, geographic locations and levels of court in British Columbia.

Bench books, cases heard by Judge John D. Swanson, 1930-1941, and Judge James Ross Archibald, 1942-1946.

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Lew Parry.

T3844:0001 track 1: Family background: Lethbridge, Alberta and Nelson, B.C. Father was movie theatre projectionist. Move to Revelstoke; life there, 1910-1917. Movie viewing as a child in Revelstoke. Move to Vancouver, 1917. Interest in filmmaking began with working at Woodward's as window artist. Voice lessons. Attended Vancouver School of Art at night. Singing lessons. Tap dancing lessons from Dave Denton of the Dumbbells. Vaudeville act. Sheet-metal training with Daily; Vancouver Technical School attendance. Work at Neon Products as artist and art director. Visit to Hollywood, ca. 1930. Leon Shelly, salesman for Neon Products, bought Motion Skreenadz/Vancouver Motion Pictures. Shelly produced two travelogues for B.C. government. Cinecolor process brought from Hollywood by Shelly. Colour correction by Parry on film set. Parry's work on Skreenadz trailers.
Track 2: Vancouver Little Theatre experience. WWII experiences with Neon Products. Use of film to train workers. Goes to work for Leon Shelly, 1944; production manager. Shelly moves to Toronto; Parry remains in Vancouver. Marriage, 1936. Starts own film company; Trans-Canada Films, 1945. Shareholders of Trans-Canada Films; total financing did not materialize. Only two films produced, at a loss, for Dept. of Veteran Affairs. Steffens-Colmer, Don Coltman, Wally Hamilton buy Trans-Canada Films. Parry continued in films. B.C. Electric film; productions; Bridge River hydroelectric project filmed, 1948. Parry contracted to film all construction projects for B.C. Electric. Filming Kitimat development for Alcan; use of film to get government franchise for Alcan. Trans-Canada Film sold about 1946; Wally Hamilton turned company into sound service and film laboratory. TCF employees under Parry's ownership: Scotty Young, chief cameraman; Bill Dix, trainee director; Mrs. Pond, accountant; Lew Weeks, animator/cameraman. Discusses Marguerite Roozeboom's animation/art work and Bill Roozeboom's camera work. Meeting Marguerite Roozeboom.

T3844:0002 track 1: Further discusses Marguerite Roozeboom story: meeting her at Shelly Films four years later where she was lettering titles. Leon Shelly's background and career. Other salesmen at Neon Products. Shelly's purchase of Harry Rosenbaum's Vancouver Motion Pictures. Parry's brother, Melfyn; work as cameraman for Shelly. Melfyn's career as still photographer. Transition from Trans-Canada Films to Lew Parry Film Productions. Art Hundert and Jack McCallum, cameramen. Connie (Constance) Joy, secretary-accountant. Move to Broadway studio. Bob Reid. Roy Luckow. Harry Hooper (English cameraman). Homer Powell, editor from Hollywood. Spence Crilly, Powell's brother-in-law, became director. Financial aspects. Introduction of TV and effect upon filmmaking: personnel losses to TV. Dave Pomeroy joins Parry as sound man. Bill Roozeboom joins as cameraman. Werner Franz joins as editor, ca. 1954. Studio constructed on Capilano Road, North Vancouver. Panorama Studios built in West Vancouver. "North of 53" TV company formed to produce pilot. Canadian Film Development Corporation idea promoted and conceived by Parry. "Marine Investigator" series proposed. Promotional activities for TV series; financial difficulties and deals.
Track 2: Continues attempt to sell TV series. Development of "North of 53" using suspense as major plot element. Most successful films. Three hundred and eleven films on order when Parry Films went bankrupt. Industrial film components. Ricky Hyslop. "Challenge in the Rocks" for Mining Association. "Prelude to Kitimat" for Alcan. "No Barriers" for Trans-Canada Airlines. Use of the National Film Board as distributor. Least successful film "Twenty Great Years" (1972) for Social Credit Party. Discusses controversy around this film. Relationship with provincial government on filmmaking. "The Tall Country" (1958), produced for B.C. Centennial Committee. Discusses changes in film industry. Attributes of "the perfect producer".

The item is an audio recording of an interview with George Clark.

T3846:0001 track 1: Gags about Mr. Clark's 93 years. First job at age 13 at Woolidge [Woolwich?] Arsenal (London), manufacturing ammunition for the Boer War. Because of musical talent, Mr. Clark got sister's mandolin. Father's family very musical. Learned songs at Variety shows and uncle's bar, "Brambleberry Arms". Mr. Clark sings "Be kind to your dog". Family emigrates to Canada, starts ranch near Midway, B;.C. Learned songs by ear and RCA discs. Went busking through Boundary country with Joe Lento, ca. 1908. Musicians rare so they were well rewarded. Ragtime- Eubie Blake. Joe Lento versatile guitarist. No sheet music. Forms Hawaiian trio that plays at Savoy Hotel, Seattle. Plays on Pantages circuit. TRACK 2: Auditions for Orpheum circuit, hooked off stage. Description of Hawaiian music, original steel guitar. Description of five string combination on Pantages tour. Description of Pantages variety show. Musical entertainment at Russian tea rooms in San Francisco area. Clark was selected to play cadenza solo in concerto at Berkeley Open Air Theatre. Mandolin popular, played by Portuguese and Italians at picnics. Fados.

T3846:0002 track 1: Travelling musical groups from many ethnic backgrounds. Home entertainment. Arthur W. Black, foremost teacher of string instruments in San Francisco, taught Clark. Clark starts Clark and Mason studio in Oakland. (Earl?) Roberts prominent banjo player game Clark lessons. Eddie Peabody lightning hands on banjo. Highlights of Clark's musical career. Played variety of music according to popular demand. Mandolin playing almost a lost art. Clark moved to Victoria, 1941, married Evelyn Holt, played banjo in her orchestra.

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Bill and Marguerite Roozeboom.

T3843:0001 track 1: Bill: "Roozeboom" pronunciation and meaning; born Hendrik Willem Bakhuys-Roozeboom in Schin-op-geul, Netherlands, 17 February 1921; immigration of family to Canada induced by C.P.R. land promotion scheme; settled in Alberta. Move to Vancouver, 1934. Marguerite: born 13 February 1923 in Vancouver; Marguerite Ellen Goulding before marriage; desire to be an artist and education at Vancouver School of Art. Family influence on artistic career. Influence of Bert Binning, Charles Scott and Jack Shadbolt. Binning's reaction to her decision to go into filmmaking. Bill: aerial reconnaissance work for Royal Netherlands Air Force in South Pacific during World War II. Childhood film experiences, 1933-34. Projectionist for squadron in WW II; tale of Japanese soldier who came to a movie and was captured. Marguerite: childhood interest in film. Engaged to Gus Roozeboom (1921-1944). Went to work for Vancouver Motion Pictures (1944) owned by Leon Shelly, also owner of Screenadz. Gus killed at Arnhem. Marguerite decided to go into commercial instead of fine art. Went to Los Angeles commercial art school, way paid by Shelly. Shelly Films relocated to Toronto (1946), spent a little time there. Came back to Vancouver, met and married Bill. Oscar Burritt, Wally Hamilton (now in Philippines), other filmmakers in Vancouver in late 1940s.
Track 2: Marguerite: Wally Hamilton first experienced cameraman in Vancouver; Ernie Kirkpatrick; Hamilton's background. Bill: Hamilton's background. Marguerite: E. Kirkpatrick, cameraman; Ed Taylor from Hollywood gave Marguerite first animation experience on salmon film. Kirkpatrick went back to Toronto; deceased. Helen Semmens, editor. Bill: Lew Parry's entry into filmmaking and personal background. Marguerite: story of trying to get hired at age 14 by Parry, art director at Neon Products.

T3843:0002 track 1: Bill: production history of "Take Four Giant Steps" (1958-59). Marguerite: print asked for by National Film Archives. Bill: problems of cold weather motion picture photography. Roy Minter's role in "Take Four Giant Steps" as writer. Entertainment value of "Take Four Giant Steps" and public reception. "Rogers Pass" film, prints for. Marguerite and Bill: "Ripple Rock" film versus "Take Four Giant Steps" as drama.
Track 2: Bill: production history of "Ripple Rock" film. Marguerite: art work for "Ripple Rock" film. Bill: clarification of loss of ships on Ripple Rock. Marguerite: art work for "Ripple Rock" film and story of feeling Bill had been killed in explosion. Enjoyment of abstract animation and use of in various films. Bill: explanation of broadcast scatter system. Marguerite: continues story of abstract art in telephone film on broadcast scatter system. Art work on film by Bill for government of Saskatchewan. Bill: high cost of animation and art work by Marguerite (satire). Bill: summary of involvement in film; 1955, joined Parry Films permanently; 1958, on his own; signed on Jack Lindsley to do promotion and selling of film; Pageant Productions, incorporated, 1961, made about 12-14 films a year; Werner Franz, Shelagh Reljic, editors; sold about 1965 to KVOS-TV but Bill remained on for three years but departed before contract expired over artistic dispute with Jack Gettles, manager of KVOS-TV. Present (1981) working conditions as Bill Roozeboom Productions. Marguerite: statement on film as communication tool.

The fonds consists of records created by Edith Frida Dunlop between 1958 and 1972. The records relate to her volunteer work in the Cowichan Station area of Vancouver Island with the British Columbia Civil Defence. The records include correspondence, civil defence circulars, civil defence training materials, certificates and photographs, civil defence reference material, radiac calculators, chemical safety slide rulers and maps of the Cowichan area.

Series consists of 1950-1990 Duncan County Court orders, judgements, and some reasons for judgement. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court, judgements are the final orders issued in a case, and reasons for judgement provide the court's rationale. Records relate to a variety of matters including debts, motor vehicle violations, WCB disputes, woodmen’s liens, and landlord/tenant disputes.

Records from 1950 to late 1975 are arranged by case file number, assigned by the court registry when a case was initiated. There can be more than one record per case, each with a different date. Not all case numbers were assigned. Beginning in late 1975, records are arranged by volume and folio/judgement number. If there is more than one record per case, each will have its own volume and folio number and entry date. All BC County Courts ceased to exist after their merger with the BC Supreme Court in 1990. Any records dated after 1 July 1990 are for County Court proceedings that were initiated prior to that date. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51100-30.

Criminal case files.

Contents summary

Box 1: 1920-1924

Box 2: 1925-1928

Box 3: 1929-1931

Possibly used as a reference copy by the Provincial Archives showing "Discontinued hydrographic charts" it was found in collection and incorporated into this series in 2024 because it was determined that the series was missing this year for this chart.

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Lawrie Wallace.

T3835:0001 track 1: Mr. L.J. Wallace recalls his early life at the William Head Quarantine Station, B.C. Born April 24, 1913. Siblings: Robert, Mary and Jack. Father was Chief Steward at Quarantine Station. Discussion of Wallace's forebears, mainly in the Metchosin area. Family to Victoria in 1916. Father's occupations. Father on Victoria School Board prior to death in 1938. Anecdote about great-great-grandmother, Granny Vine, of Metchosin. Genealogy of wife's (Lois Inata Leeming) family. Married 1942. Discussion of Wallace's siblings. All trained as educators. Active in First Presbyterian (later First United) Church. Church basketball in Victoria in 1920s. Victoria Normal School, 1931-1932. Taught at Alberni Indian Residential School, 1933-36. Schooling: Bank Street School, George Jay School, Victoria; High School.
Track 2: More on Victoria High School in 1920s: Ira Dilworth, Harry Smith, Bill Roper and other teachers. Wallace not a "recreational" reader. Admirer of Rev. Bruce Gray, Rev. W.G. Wilson, Prof. Walter Gage, William T. Straith, Ira Dilworth and Harry Smith. Part-time and summer jobs. Post-secondary education at Victoria College, Victoria Normal School and University of British Columbia. Graduated B.A., 1938 in history and mathematics. Master of Education from University of Washington 1946-1947. Victoria College in the early 1930s. UBC, 1936-38. Member of Psi Upsilon fraternity. More on Alberni Indian Residential School.

T3835:0002 track 1: Mr. L.J. Wallace tells of his parents' education. Father a member of Victoria School Board. Father prominent member of Masons and Orange Lodge. Wallace graduated UBC 1938. Taught at Duncan High School, 1938-41. Involvement with co-curricular activities while at DHS. Joined Navy in 1941. Part-time training at Naden, late 1941. Officer training at Royal Roads, 1942. Active Naval Service, beginning April 1942. Married Lois Leeming, April 1942. More on Royal Roads training. Service on RCN corvette, "Ville de Quebec".
Track 2: More about the new RCN corvette, "Ville De Quebec". Convoy duty out of Halifax, 1942. Transferred to Fairmiles submarine chasers. Caribbean duty based in Miami, 1943. On staff of King's College, Officer training school, Halifax, 1943-45. Taught navigation and "c;ommand" techniques. Commander of training ship "Charney". V-E Day in Halifax, 1945. Wallace has command of the new training ship, "New Liskeard". VJ Day in Lunenburg, N.S. Discharged from RCN in December 1945 with rank of Lieutenant Commander. University of Washington for M.Ed., starting spring 1946. Began teaching at Victoria High School, September 1946. Daughter Marilyn born 1944.

T3835:0003 track 1: Lawrence J. Wallace comments on the cooperative spirit displayed in Canada during World War II. Comments on Wallace's family life during the war (short track, about 5 minutes).
Track 2: Effects of the Depression on the Wallace family. Wallace's father out of work. Comments on the C.C.F. and Social Credit during the 1930s. Wallace briefly a member of the Liberal Party during the late 1940;s. Father was president of Victoria Liberal Association. Taught at Victoria High School, 1946-53. Basketball at VHS. Founding of the Vancouver Island High School Basketball Championship (short track, about 15 minutes).

T3835:0004 track 1: Lawrence J. Wallace discusses his career as a teacher at Victoria High School, 1946-53. Wallace the chairman of the project to build Memorial Stadium at VHS. Assistant Director of the summer school for teachers. Unwilling to leave Victoria to become a school administrator. Joins Department of Education as Director of Community Programs Branch, October 1, 1953. Also Director of Adult Education. Wallace's appointment to the Centennial Celebrations Committee in 1955. Ray Williston and Ken Kiernan recommend a Centennial celebration for 1958. No models to follow for the 1958 Centennial. The structure of the Centennial Committee.
Track 2: More on the structure of the 1958 Centennial Committee. The "matching grants" scheme for community projects. The scheme adopted for the Canadian Centennial in 1967 (short track, about 15 minutes).

T3835:0005 track 1: L.J. Wallace discusses his work on the B.C. Centennial Committees for the Centennials of 1958, 1966-67 and 1971. Visit of HRH Princess Margaret in 1958. Century Sam. More on the 1958 Centenni;al celebrations. Fort Steele Historic Park.
Track 2: Wallace's assessment of the lasting significance of the Centennial celebrations. Wallace becomes Deputy Provincial Secretary, 1959. Centennial time capsules. Comments on Hon. W.D. Black. The Royal Tours of 1959, 1966, 1967 and 1971. Story of the British Columbia flag.

T3835:0006 track 1: L.J. Wallace describes major changes during his tenure as Deputy Provincial Secretary, 1959-1977. The British Columbia Civil Defence Program. The B.C. Civil Service Commission and the demise ;of "patronage". Wallace's various government appointments. Replaces George E.P. Jones on the Purchasing Commission, 1965. W.A.C. Bennett invites Wallace to become Deputy Premier. Wallace declines but agrees to become "Deputy to the Premier".
Track 2: Discusses the change of government, 1972. Receives many job offers after defeat of Social Credit government, 1972. More on the 1972 change of government. Wallace asked by "every major party" to run for office. The working relationship between Wallace and W.D. Black. Wallace took cabinet oath, 1972. Wallace's relationship with cabinet. The NDP as ;a new government, 1972.

T3835:0007 track 1: L.J. Wallace discusses his working relations with various ministers. After hours and emergency work including tsunami at Port Alberni. Wallace appointed to Purchasing Commission, 1965. Operation of Purchasing Commission. The construction of Heritage Court as a Centennial project in 1967. Delegate to meeting of Colombo Plan, 1969. Peace Arch meeting between Prime Minister Pearson, President Johnson and Premier Bennett. Named to Order of Canada, 1971. More about the provincial elections, 1972 and 1975.
Track 2: Speculation about W.A.C. Bennett's intentions regarding resignation. Relations between Phil Gaglardi and W.A.C. Bennett. Bennett expected to be succeeded by Leslie Peterson. Succession scenarios. Wallace encouraged to run for public office but declines. Violence incident in ;New Westminster during 1972 cabinet tour. Election night, 1972. W.A.C. Bennett as Leader of the Opposition. W.A.C. Bennett's ideas about his sons in politics. The redistribution commission of 1975.

T3835:0008 track 1: L.J. Wallace discusses his role on the Capital Improvement District Commission, 1959-77. Electoral Redistribution Commission, 1975. Change in government, December 22, 1975. Appointed Agent-General in London, 1977. Mandate as Agent-General. Made freeman of the City of London, 1978. Pays tribute to wife and family. Comments on growth of bureaucracy. Victoria High School Centennial, 1976. Becomes Deputy Minister to the Premier, 1980. As Deputy, established "Premier's Ministry".
Track 2: Comments on his terms as deputy to W.A.C. Bennett and W.R. Bennett. The pressures on a premier. Role ;as an administrator versus policy maker. Role of "advisor". Scheduling for the Premier. Comparisons between W.A.C. Bennett and W.R. Bennett. Wallace's views of public service. Comments on attitudes in; the public service. Feels he and his brothers would have been successful in private life as well as public life. Wallace offered position in federal public service. Summary remarks.

Series consists of records documenting the quality assurance and regulatory activities of the Ministry of Advanced Education, and its predecessor ministries, through various committees with regards to degree and non-degree programs. Records were predominately created by the Policy and System Quality Branch, as well as other entities within the Post Secondary Education Division such as the Universities and Institutes Branch. Included are records documenting the following committees:

Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB, 2003-present)
Degree Program Review Committee (DPRC, 1995-)
Internal Degree Program Review Committee (IDPRC)
New Program Review Committee (NPRC)
Post-Secondary Employers Association (PSEA,1994-present)
Private Post-Secondary Education Commission (PPSEC, 1990-2003)
Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA, 2003-2016)
British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT, 1989-present)

The Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) and its predecessor, the Degree Program Review Committee, are responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the Minister regarding new degree programs and the exempt status of public and private post-secondary institutions within and outside of British Columbia, as well as the use of the word “university” by private and out-of-province public post-secondary institutions. The majority of the records have been created by DQAB.

DQAB is comprised of fourteen individuals: eleven are voting members who are selected for their background and expertise, and three are non-voting members from the Ministry of Advanced Education. Prior to DQAB, the Degree Program Review Committee (DPRC) was established in 1995 by the Minister responsible for post-secondary education to provide advice on the educational merits of all new and significantly revised degree programs proposed in the BC education system.

DQAB was established following the Degree Authorization Act, which received Royal Assent on May 9, 2002 and was brought into force by regulation on November 7, 2003. The legislation allows private and out-of-province public institutions to legally grant degrees in British Columbia and expands the authority of BC public institutions to grant applied baccalaureate degrees and applied master’s degrees. The Act also required the establishment of a quality assessment process to review application for degree authority in British Columbia, and as a result the degree approval process was revised and the Degree Program Review Committee was replaced by the Degree Quality Assessment Board.

The Private Post-Secondary Education Commission is responsible for consumer protection regarding registered institutions and ensuring that standards of integrity and educational competence are met by accredited institutions. PPSEC was created in 1990 under the Private Post-Secondary Education Act. Legislation establishing the committee required all private institutions offering post-secondary education be registered. Registered institutions had the further option of applying for a form of accreditation, which they could use to market themselves as a better quality institution. In 1999, the Act was amended to require that institutions pay into a Tuition Assurance Fund for the purposes of reimbursing students in an institution closed while they were a student there. The 1999 amendments provided PPSEC with more investigative authority as a consumer protection agency.

In 2002, Cabinet approved a recommendation from the Core Services Review Task Force to replaced PPSEC with a self-regulating, cost-recovery board comprised of industry representatives. In 2003, PPSEC was replaced by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (OIC 1034-2004) and the Act was repealed in 2004 (BC Reg 466/2004).

Records include meeting notes and agendas; degree exempt status assessment reports; use of the word “university” reports; guidelines for reviewers; program recommendations and decisions; correspondence with education institutions as well as internal communications and memos; and legal advice. Much of the correspondence consists of concerns from the public regarding the quality of private post-secondary education institutions and government response to these concerns.

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Richard Colby.
T3833:0001 track 1: Summary of career, 1929-1976. Move from Dept. of Public Works to Government Travel Bureau, Photographic Branch under Clarence Ferris. Working conditions, salary, hours of work, staff activities. Work sites (offices locations). Staff working attitudes. "The Road Home" (1955) on polio: discusses film.
Track 2: Educational experience of filmmaking. Staff members, organization, responsibilities in office and out in field. Equipment. Distribution of travel films in market areas. Archival preservation of Government Travel Bureau films. Attitude towards Ron Worley's resignation and assumption of post of deputy minister by self. Projects as deputy minister. Tributes to work by ministers of New Democratic Party and Social Credit governments. Retirement. Public response to government promotional films.

T3833:0002 track 1: Distribution of films and public showings by staff. Non-release of film on west coast of Vancouver Island, "West by Nor' West". Bill MacDonald of Travel Bureau: promotional activities in Pacific Northwest and California. "Legend of the West" film. Feedback from public: negative and positive. Impact of television on career and Travel Bureau productions. Public attitude towards the "reality" of film. Story of the Glen Ford fishing film. Story of the U.S. filmmakers accompanied by Colby on successful filmmaking venture. Filmmaking con artists. Clarence Ferris as a person and filmmaker. Travel for filmmaking by car, train and bus. Filmmaking equipment.
Track 2: Filmmaking equipment. Departure from Dept. of Highways and transfer of their equipment to Travel Bureau. Cameras described. Technological change. Pre- and post- production techniques. Wally Hamilton of Trans Canada Films lab. Films: Kodachrome and Ektachrome. Cameras. Still photography cameras. "Eggs Unlimited" industrial film. "Certified Seed Potatoes" film. "Of Mines and Men" film. "Johnny's Heritage" film on secondary industries. Recreational films: "Tight-lines" (fishing); skiing films by Norm Keziere and Bill Wiley, including "Sounds of Silence"; animal films: "Big Game Holiday" and "Land of the Red Goat"; story of the grizzly bear. First films for Dept. of Highways and Travel Bureau. "The Road Home" film. Lumbering film episode. Concluding statement.