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Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Royal Commission on Indian Affairs photograph albums
General material designation
- graphic material
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Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the series
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Series
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Edition area
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1913-1916 (Creation)
- Creator
- Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the Province of British Columbia (1913-1916)
Physical description area
Physical description
714 photographs : b&w
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Commonly known as the McKenna–McBride Commission, a joint commission appointed by the Dominion Government and the Government of the Province of British Columbia. Established by a memorandum of agreement arrived at between J.A.J. McKenna, special commissioner appointed by the Government of Canada and Richard McBride, as premier of B.C. Investigated the conditions of Indian affairs to try to settle the question of Indian reserves in British Columbia. Two commissioners were appointed by the Dominion Government, and two by the Provincial Government. These four commissioners selected a fifth who was appointed to act as chairman. Appointed April 23, 1913; report dated June 30, 1916
Custodial history
Custodial history unknown for albums accessioned as 198904-002 and 198904-004, the albums were found in the Provincial Archives visual records unit in April 1989 but had probably been in the custody of the Archives for decades.
Album accessioned as 198112-001 was purchased in 1981.
Scope and content
The series consists of three photograph albums created by the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs between 1913 and 1916. The albums may have been created as display or presentation albums for specific commissioners. Many of the photographs in the albums duplicate each other and were also used in the published report of the commission.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
A lower level description is available for each album; each with many item level descriptions of photographs. Many of the photographs have been scanned and are available online.
Associated materials
GR-1995 and GR-0672.
Published report available in the BC Archives library, NW 970.5 B862 vols. 1-4 .
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
General note
Accession number(s): 198112-001, 198904-002, 198904-004.