The series consists of the executive records of Patrick McGeer, minister of the following ministries: Ministry of International Trade, Science and Investment (1986), Ministry of International Trade and Investment (1986), Ministry of Universities, Science and Communications (1979-1986), Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (1978-1979), and Ministry of Education (1975-1978). The series documents the functions and activities of these different yet related portfolios that Pat McGeer was responsible for. Records include subject files on high tech projects concentrating on specific companies or sectors, medical research files, scientific research files, and general office files. Most of the records in accession 87-0512 were created when McGeer was Minister of Universities, Science and Communications (1979-1986). They consist of the records of educational committees, associations, and councils such as the University Council of BC (UCBC); correspondence with universities such as University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University (SFU), and Trinity Western University. The records in this series were created and received by the aforementioned ministries in British Columbia between 1974-1987. Records prior to these dates consist mainly of reference materials.
The series is arranged alphabetically by subject. The records consist of correspondence files, reports, meeting materials, new clippings, studies, research materials, and program, policy, and project files. The records in accession 87-0853 were processed under one- time schedule 870346, General Office files of Pat McGeer, former Minister of International Trade, Science, and Investment in 1987. They were reprocessed under the Executive Records schedule (102906) in 2005. Accession 87-0512 was transferred to the BC Archives under the Minister's office records (schedule 860678).
British Columbia. Ministry of International Trade, Science and Investment