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Photographs collection
Collection · 1885, [ca. 1900]-1986

Collection consists of photographs. Subjects of images include meetings of Diocesan and General Synod; consecration of bishops; various clergy and other individuals; parish events and activities; Church Army; Sunday School van; church camps and camping; early scenes of the building of Prince Rupert including street and harbour scenes, construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad; steamers, fishing boats and mission ships; totem poles; native people and villages; settlers; scenes from various places across the Diocese; exteriors and interiors of church buildings in the Diocese as well as in Alaska and Yukon; the Alaska Highway. Photographic holdings have been described at this point as a collection even though provenance of some items are identifiable. A sizeable part of early photographs (1908-1910) are from Rev. Edward Penard Laycock while he was a priest in the Diocese, particularly early scenes of Prince Rupert and at Lakalzap (Greenville) and Atlin where he served. Other photographs have as their source Bishops Rix, Gibson, Watts and Hambidge, the Caledonia Times, the "Northern Cross" mission ship, and the Synod Office.

Photographs collection
Collection · 1892-1990

Collection consists of photographs. Subjects are primarily diocesan in scope, including parishes and missions, diocesan events and activities, bishops, clergy and meetings of Synod.

Margaret Blain collection
Collection · 1946 - 1951

Collection consists of records and photographs from activities of Tiny Tots and recreation classes taught by Margaret Blain at the Civic Centre on Second Avenue. Includes notes, the Civic Centre's Bylaws revised 6 Aug 1946, correspondence, a Pro-Rec Centres bulletin, membership cards, Civic Centre Program Bulletins, program lists, a Civic Centre leaders' handbook, book of enrollment, and attendance for programs. Photographs include the civic centre building, gymnastics, tiny tots, and staff including Don Forward, Neil Ross, Bob Moore, and Jack McIntosh. Other photographs depict Norman Baker and Emile Blain, Margaret's husband, and Emile and another employee inside Blain Brothers Grocers at 837 2nd Ave. West. Ephemera consists of a Prince Rupert General Hospital feeding schedule for Barbara Blain, a Reid's Holiday Tog. Ltd. for Miss M. Slin, a Pro-Rec winter schedule from 1946-1947, and a birth form from the Prince Rupert General Hospital, dated June 21, 1950.

Blain, Margaret
Collection · 1907 - 1928

The collection consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, memos and reports regarding Cape Lazo station. Operators mentioned include: C. Bradbury, W. Howard, J.D. Creer, S.R. Edmunds, R.G. Emmerson, ? Redford, James Daniel, A.I. Deacon. Extensive correspondence re: closing Cape Lazo Radiotelegraph service and moving it to Powell River (1922-1928).

Collection · 1912-1929

Collection consists of a Certificate of Baptism for Cecil Josephine Mobley dated January 1, 1912 and a Marriage Certificate for Ida Josephine Mobley and Arthur Meachem dated October 16, 1929 in the Holy Trinity Parish, Cumberland, B.C.

Henry Delmonese collection
Collection · ca. 1920

Collection consists of textual records that tell of a Kispiox legend and its manifestation on a traditional pole; an accompanying photograph of the pole complements the narrative.

Gordon Miller collection
Collection · [1979?]-1993

The collection consists of nine large watercolour illustrative panels commissioned by the UBC Museum of Anthropology, eight of which were commissioned for the exhibit The Four Seasons: Food Getting in British Columbia Prehistory, which ran from April to November 1979. The other watercolour is from an unidentified exhibit or sourcebook.

John Williams collection
Collection · [ca. 1837)

Collection consists of one leatherbound book which reads “The Camden”…“presented by Francis Westley to the Rev. John Williams” from circa 1838 with signatures of people who attended Williams’ fundraising talks for the Polynesian mission on the Camden. In addition, there are five letters from 1837 and six contemporary photographs of the book, pages of signatures within the book, and the letters.

Arlene Ashcroft collection
Collection · 1937- 1945

The collection consists of a photo album that contains photographs of military personnel. Also included are postcards sent to Arlene Russell, newspaper clippings, and military artifacts such as badges, pins, and Second World War artifacts.

Ashcroft, Arlene
Collection · 1912- 1945

The collection consists of photographs and postcards. Included are postcards sent to James and Margaret from their son Tom.

Black, James (family)
Collection · 1923- [195-]

The collection consists of maps and photographs. It includes two surveys of Inverness Cannery (1923, 1934), a blueprint showing wartime houses' sewer connections (1945), a Canadian National Railways map of the waterfront showing businesses (1947), and photographs of buildings and homes in Prince Rupert and Shawatlans (195-).

British Columbia Assessment Authority (Prince Rupert, B.C.)
Collection · 1996 - 2000, predominant 1997

The APEC collection was established in 1997 when the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) hired two students, Todd Tubutis and Maria Roth. These two students were supervised by Director and Professor Ruth B. Phillips, and instructed to gather information in a variety of formats that would serve to represent the events of the 1997 APEC Leaders Meeting at MOA. These materials, in addition to their archival value, were to be used in a public exhibition at the museum and for other museum educational projects.

The collection consists of materials gathered by Todd Tubutis and Maria Roth in 1997 and 1998. These two students were hired to gather information in a variety of formats that would serve to represent the events of the 1997 APEC Leaders’ Meeting at the Museum. These records consist of textual materials, sound recordings, photographs, posters and banners, and physical artifacts. The records include: photographs of the Museum of Anthropology in preparation for the Leaders’ Meeting and protests against APEC at UBC and throughout Vancouver; posters and banners collected at protests at UBC and the Museum of Anthropology; radio broadcast recordings from UBC campus radio (CITR) on the day of the APEC Leaders’ Meeting and heavy student protesting; official APEC paraphernalia (both textual and graphic); textual records of the impact APEC had at the Museum of Anthropology; newspaper and journal articles concerning the APEC Leaders’ Meeting at the Museum of Anthropology; press releases from protest groups, the Prime Minister’s Office, and APEC; concerns of the Musqueam Nation regarding APEC; and coverage of the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in U.S. newspapers.

The collection has been organized into the following series and sub-series:

Series 1: APEC textual records
Sub-Series A: Official APEC publications
Sub-Series B: APEC material from other sources

Series 2: “This Is Not An Exhibit” multi-media materials

Series 3: APEC oversized posters and banners
Sub-Series A: APEC hand-rendered protest posters and banners
Sub-Series B: APEC printed posters and signs

Series 4: APEC audio recordings
Sub-Series A: Revolutionary Radio
Sub-Series B: Post-APEC interviews

Series 5: APEC artifacts

Series 6: APEC photographs

Collection · 1931-[ca.1976]

Collection consists mostly of copies of photographs collected by Jack Lowe, Gerry Gilker and Dody Wray, although some original images are also included. The images document the history of Richmond’s race tracks and horse racing industry. Two cassette tapes containing recordings of Jack Short calling races are also included. Collection is arranged in two series: 1. Photographs; 2. Sound recordings.

Collection · 1895-1973

Collection consists of the journals and scrapbooks of various individuals. Topics include, but are not limited to, the Canadian Pacific Railway, McDonald farm financial transactions, the Girl Guides, the Richmond Junior Soccer League, and the Richmond Parent-Teacher Council.

Collection · 1938

Collection was developed by the Rev. John Goodfellow, an amateur church historian who also served on the BC Conference Archives and Historical Committee from 1925 to 1950. He collected information from various sources about the early history of the United Church and its founding partners (Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches) in British Columbia. Collection consists of the following series: Biographical files; Congregational files; Subject files; and Photographs.

United Church of Canada. Pacific Mountain Region. Archives
Collection · [ca. 1885]-1978

The collection consists of photographs of Chase and area (Little Shuswap Lake) depicting people, community groups, events, buildings, industry (logging, milling and ranching), and general scenes. The collection includes photographs taken by Walter Forrest (Monty) Montgomery, a noted commercial and industrial photographer.

Collection · [ca. 1880-1920]

The collection consists of photographs of steamships serving the lower Fraser River between New Westminster and Hope.

Collection · [ca. 1880-1969]

The collection consists of maps, including survey and land grant maps, subdivision maps, nautical charts, topographical maps, forest service and railway logging maps, timber cruise maps, townsite plans, fire insurance plans for Campbell River (1946, 1950, 1957) and railway right-of-way maps of the Campbell River area and of areas extending to the tip of northern Vancouver Island and on the northern Gulf Islands. Collection includes land use maps of the B.C. Hydro and Power Commission for the Campbell River area.

Collection · 1894, ca. 1912-1990

Collection consists of architectural records, cartographic records. Consists of plans, drawings, maps, specifications and other accompanying documents for mainly parish buildings as well as some other buildings in the Diocese, primarily from 1940 to 1990. Includes records of, or relating to: ABBOTSFORD: St. Matthew; AGASSIZ: All Saints; BURNABY: All Saints; Christ the King; St. Alban; St. Andrew; St. John; St. Margaret; St. Nicholas; St. Stephen; CHILLIWACK: St. Peter, Rosedale; St. Thomas; COQUITLAM: St. Laurence; DELTA: All Saints, Ladner; St. Cuthbert, North Delta; St. David; GIBSONS: St. Bartholomew; HATZIC: St. Peter; HOPE: Christ Church; IOCO: All Saints; KINGCOME INLET: St. George; LANGLEY: St. Alban, Otter; St. Andrew; St. Dunstan, Aldergrove; MAPLE RIDGE: St. George, Haney; St. John the Evangelist, Whonnock; MISSION: All Saints; NEW WESTMINSTER: St. James the Less; St. Mary the Virgin, Sapperton; NORTH VANCOUVER: St. Catherine; St. Clement; St. John the Evangelist; St. Martin; St. Richard; St. Simon, Deep Cove; PEMBERTON: St. George; PORT COQUITLAM: St. Catherine; PORT MOODY: St. John the Apostle; POWELL RIVER: St. David; St. Paul; RICHMOND: St. Alban; St. Anne, Steveston; St. Edward; SECHELT: St. Hilda; SQUAMISH: St. John; SURREY: Christ Church, Surrey Centre; Church of the Epiphany; Church of the Redeemer, Cloverdale; St. Helen, South Westminster; St. Mark, Ocean Park; St. Michael, Colebrook; St. Oswald, Port Kells; St. Thomas, Whalley; VANCOUVER: Christ Church Cathedral; Church of the Good Shepherd; Holy Cross; Holy Trinity; St. Augustine, Marpole; St. Chad; St. Faith; St. George; St. Helen, West Point Grey; St. James; St. John, Shaughnessy; St. Luke; St. Margaret, Cedar Cottage; St. Mark, Kitsilano; St. Mary, Kerrisdale; St. Mary, South Hill; St. Matthias; St. Paul; St. Peter; St. Philip; St. Thomas; WEST VANCOUVER: St. Christopher; St. Francis-in-the Wood; St. Monica; St. Stephen; WHITE ROCK: Holy Trinity.

Collection · [ca. 1860]-1994

The collection consists of photographs depicting industry and business (including ranching, copper mining, freight and express companies, railway activity, and fruit canning), pioneer families, and scenes and events in Ashcroft, Ashcroft Manor, and area. Collection also includes photographs of Chinese Canadians in the Ashcroft area.