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Craftsman Studio fonds
CA FFG P992.2 · Fonds · 1950-1975

The fonds consists of photograph images depicting school buildings, class photographs; school dances; recreational teams; construction, conventions; banquets; flood areas; news and promotional portraits; aerial images of Prince George; events; celebrations; organizations; commercial; recreational and retail services within the city of Prince George, British Columbia.

Craftsman Studio
Wally West fonds
CA FFG P993.11.1 to P993.11.4 · Fonds · 1910-1925, 1946-1991

The fonds consists of documentation of the commercial, industrial, educational and social developments within the region and outlying areas, including the City of Prince George, British Columbia. Many of the images were taken "on spec" for the use in the Prince George Citizen Newspaper. The fonds is arranged in the following series: 1. General, 1946-1991; 2. Simonson, 1910-1925; 3. Pulp Mill, 1964-1969, 1974-1975; 4. Schools, 1946-1960.

West, Wally
Nora Miller fonds
CA FFG P995.7 · Fonds · [ca. 1900]

The fonds consists of photographs depicting beautiful black and white prints of the c. 1900 era of the old Fort George, group portraits; scows; paddle wheelers; pioneer women; clothing styles; commercial/retail business; transportation vehicles and scenic views of the newer Prince George; Prince Rupert and Quesnel areas.

Miller, Nora
William T. Rutherford fonds
CA EMA V986.4;V986.9;986.14;986.18;987.6 · Fonds · [ca. 1922]-1966

The fonds consists of photographs depicting scenes of Esquimalt and the Thoburn Garage. Fonds includes a certificate and ephemera.

Rutherford, William T.
CA EMA V987.41 · Fonds · Copied in 1987

The fonds consists of photographs of the Halfway Taxi Company, Esquimalt, and its owner Peggy L. Robinson.

MacGregor, Joyce, 1917-
Ida Banfield fonds
CA EMA V990.26;V990.32;V991.14;V991.33;V986.14 · Fonds · 1923-1948

The fonds consists of photographs of stores, streets, the Lampson Street School and general scenes of Esquimalt, B.C.

Banfield, Ida, 1907-
Durrant family fonds
CA EMA V990.31;992.48;993.11;994.26 · Fonds · [ca. 1920]-1927, 1990-1992

The fonds consists of photographs of commerce, business establishments and other scenes of Esquimalt.

Durrant (family)
Albert March fonds
CA EMA V990.8;990.13;M991.2 · Fonds · 1896, [ca. 1920-1942]

The fonds consists of photographs of the Pioneer Street village (Esquimalt, B.C.) and of the Point Ellice Bridge disaster. Fonds includes a map relating to the expropriation of Esquimalt Village during World War II.

March, Albert
Betty Gregory fonds
CA EMA V991.42 · Fonds · 1922-1925

The fonds consists of photographs of Witmer's Esquimalt Road store and Witmer family home, as well as of Shelly's Bakery truck.

Gregory, Betty
Ruth Family fonds
Fonds · 1883-1981

The fonds is divided into nine series that contain written histories, photographs, personal memorabilia and uncatalogued ephemera.

Ruth (family)
Collection · 1940-2003 [predominantly 1940-1972]

The collection includes material relating to Alert Bay that was created or collected by Thomas and Mildred Laurie, as well as photographs and textual records created or received by James Barclay Williams, who bequeathed the records to Mildred Laurie. The collection includes a photo album, photographs, postcards, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and a calendar. Photographs document Alert Bay and the surrounding area, including the B.C. Packers store, Christ Church, the native cemetery, St. Michael’s Residential School and Preventorium, Canada Packers, Hardy Bay, totem poles, a long house, and the Nimpkish Hotel. Photographs also document local events, including potlatches, weddings, an outdoor salmon barbeque, BC centenary celebrations in 1958, native ceremonies, and a visit by the Governor General.

The material is arranged in the following files:

1.1 - James Barclay Williams – Correspondence and press clippings, 1968-1972
1.2 - James Barclay Williams – Photographs, [1908?]-1967
1.3 - Mildred Laurie - Photo album photographs, [194-]-1974
1.4 - Mildred Laurie – Photographs and postcards, [194-]-[199-]
1.5 - Slides and negatives, 1952-1972
1.6 - Pamphlets, ephemera, and press clippings, 1947-2003
2.1 - James Barclay Williams – Photo album, 1940-1941

Ronald Hudson Turner fonds
Fonds · 1913 - 2013

The fonds consists of personal documents, memberships, correspondence and miscellaneous items. The fonds is divided into six series.

Turner, Ronald Hudson
Fonds · 1890 - 1944

The fonds consists of two day books with tuning orders and a private radio receiving station licence.

Springer, William and Margaret
Fonds · 1911-1961

Fonds consists of 56 diaries recording Capes' daily activities. Diaries contain a number of leaflets and programmes of events in the Courtenay area.

Capes, Geoffrey
UBC Press fonds
Fonds · 1953 - 2002

The fonds consists of correspondence with both published and prospective authors, other university presses, distributors, agents and departmental staff, reviews and newspaper clippings about published material; minutes of meetings, and reports of financial standing; grant applications, and program and award descriptions. The fonds has been divided into the following series and sub-series: Correspondence (comprised of the following sub-series: Bill C.Y. Li; Jane C. Fredeman and Tony Blicq; Institute of Pacific Relations); Financial; Committees; Grants, Awards, and Programs; Administration and Organization; Other Publishers, Agents and Distributors; Published Works; and Reviews.

University of British Columbia Press
Fonds · 1948-1996

The fonds is divided into 82 series and contains minutes, correspondence, bad debt records, insurance claims, accounts payable and receivable, advertising, apprenticeship and certificate papers, statements and reports to and from BC Fruit Processors, bank statements, property tax notices, employee records, crop summaries, memos, applications, dividend records, ledgers, permits and licenses, equipment rental forms, land clearing assistance statements, contracts and agreements, the Fiber Floc legal file, invoices, papers relating to the Joint Waterworks Project, Chattel Mortgages, the J. Letkeman Papers, pesticide residue results, papers relating to the Fly Hills Extension Project, bonds, Salmon Arm Farmer’s Exchange Accounts, bulletins, and crop estimates, a social security file, a list of stolen goods, tax records, Worker’s Compensation records, and one photograph.

Peterson Brothers Ltd. Salmon Arm, B.C.
Haney family fonds
Fonds · 1890-1963

The fonds consists of correspondence, tax and assessment notices and receipts, financial records, certificates and ephemera of the Haney family, including records of R.J. Haney, Robert Verron Haney, Margaret Haney, Marjorie Haney Fulton, and R.J. Haney.

Haney (family)
Ronald Shearer fonds
Fonds · 1946-1995

Fonds consists of notes, correspondence, reports, and drafts produced by Shearer and others related to his participation in the Standing Committee on National Finance, The Academic Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform, written briefs on the revision of banking legislation in Canada in 1977 and the Senate ad hoc Committee on University Organization.

Shearer, Ronald A. 1932-
Sono Nis Press fonds
Fonds · 1976-1993

The majority of the records of Sono Nis Press from 1968 to 1976 are at the National Library of Canada under the J. Michael Yates fonds. Since Sono Nis was taken over by Morriss Printing in 1976, all archival records have been retained. Current records (approximately 1989 to 1993) include editorial files, production files, association files, awards and promotions information, and financial records. The archival records (1976 to approximately 1988) include financial records, editorial files, production files, and correspondence. All art work, design work, and printing plates for every book have been retained in the fonds along with two copies of each book published by Sono Nis Press.

Sono Nis Press
Fonds · 1985-1996, predominant 1991-1995

The fonds consists of records which document the origins of SDRI and reflect its activities during its first five years of existence, and includes correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, and published materials. It is arranged in five series (Central Files, General Correspondence, UBC Correspondence, Subject Files, Research Projects) and one sous-fonds ("Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives" Conference).

University of British Columbia. Sustainable Development Research Institute
Earl Tomyn fonds
Fonds · 1932

The fonds is divided into eight series including a history of the Lions Club of Salmon Arm, bulletins published by the Lions Club, correspondence, newsletters, negatives and photographs.

Earl Tomyn
Alfred W. McLeod Ltd. fonds
Fonds · 1860-1980, predominant 1904-1970

The fonds consists of records created by the McLeod Company in the course of carrying out its business functions. However, the collection also contains records of other creators. This latter group of records was most likely acquired by the McLeod Company in the exercise of its corporate management role. Thus in this collection there are records created by the Westminster Trust Co., Westminster Apartments Ltd., the Dominion Trust Co, and F.J. Hart & Co. The records include books of minutes, a stock register and stock transfer books, stock certificates, debentures, wills, estate files, insurance records, newspaper clippings, architectural drawings, and photographs.

Alfred W. McLeod Ltd.
Fonds · 1915-1916

Fonds consists of two letters from the British Columbia Deputy Provincial Secretary appointing Frederick William Kerton as 1) a Member of the Board of Licence Commissioners for the City of Courtenay, 28th August, 1915 and 2) a Member of the Board of Commissioners of Police for the City of Courtenay, 5th February, 1916.

Kerton, Frederick William
Rees Rogers Collection
Collection · 1927-1942

The Collection of ephemera consists of itemized bills for construction and renovation materials from Tarbell’s Ltd., W.H. Gage, and Central Builders’ Supply Ltd. Utility bills from City of Courtenay and BC Telephone. E & N Railway tickets. Handbook of Courtenay High School. Poster/invitation to opening of Hurford and Shaw [Motors]. Ration Book Application Card Instructions.