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Napolean Peter Casorso fonds
CA KEL Add. MSS. 50 · Fonds · 1885-1997, predominate 1922-1987

Fonds has been arranged into eight Series. Each series has been broken down by subject and filed chronologically, either by date or alphabetically. The fonds reflect the material kept and collected by Pete Casorso. The records date from 1885 - 1997, but are predominantly from 1922 - 1987, the year after his death. The fonds focuses on the business and financial records kept by Pete Casorso. The files represent his business interests whether it is Mountview Sawmills Ltd. Pioneer Ranch, Casorso Brothers Ltd. and the many properties he owned or co-owned, mining interests (especially Lexington Mines Ltd. and Notre Dames Des Mines). Also included are records relating to insurance and legal indentures, personal records such as correspondence. Many of the records are handwritten and offer a glimpse into the life and times of Pete Casorso, Kelowna pioneer, farmer and businessman. on contents. Fonds has been arranged into 8 series: They include 1) Financial: Bank Statements, Securities, and Income Tax, 1885-1986; 2) Real Estate: sorted by Lot number, 1930-1987; 3) Correspondence: general 1912-1979; 4) Business Records: general, Mountview Sawmills Ltd., Farm Management, Pioneer Ranch, Mining including: Lexington Mines Ltd., Notre Dames Des Mines Ltd. 1907-1987; 5) Legal: Wills, Patent, Indentures 1922-1987; 6) Insurance: Property, Life and Automobile 1926-1981; 7) Personal: Correspondence and Family History, note: some restrictions 1926-1983; 8) Ephemera: Fruit and Vegetable industry, mining, miscellaneous 1919-1982.

Casorso, Napolean Peter, 1888-1987
William A. Andrews fonds
CA OSOY MS 9 · Fonds · 1919 - 1967

Fonds consists of the textual records of William A. Andrews from 1919-1967. Includes certificate, personal documents, and publications.

Andrews, William A.
CA WVAN 041 · Fonds · 1925-1928

The fonds consists of minutes of meetings of the Caulfeild Property Owners and Ratepayers Association and correspondence, petitions, and notes regarding issues affecting the Caulfeild area of West Vancouver.

Caulfeild Property Owners and Ratepayers Association
Colville family fonds
CA WVAN 051 · [1946-1951]

The fonds consists of photographs relating to the Colville family business in West Vancouver. The photographs depict army trucks transporting hikers, skiers and supplies up Hollyburn Mountain, including stops at Hi-View Lodge, and Westlake Lodge. There are also photographs of "The Forks," a rest stop and restaurant which was operated by the Colville family.

Colville (family)
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
Company Store Ledger
CA UNBC 2000.15-2000.15.1-2000.15.1.4 · Item · 1904-1905
Part of Bullion Mines collection

File contains the financial records of the company store from September 5, 1904 to April 30, 1905.

CA UNBC 2000.15-2000.15.1-2000.15.1.5 · Item · 1898-1900
Part of Bullion Mines collection

File contains a monthly distribution record of accounts for the blacksmith, sawmill, boarding house and stable for the 1900 season and a few pages which relate to 1898.

Theodore Adams fonds
Fonds · 1890-1956

Fonds consists of private and business records kept by Theodore Adams in his course of business. Includes certificates, drawings, correspondence, diaries and journals, manuscripts, invoices, financial ledgers, and photographs.

Adams, Theodore
Trail Rink Company fonds
CA TCA 1977-11;1977-12 · Fonds · 1934-1952

The fonds consists of minutes (1934-1952), financial statements, directors' reports, notices of annual meetings, and a membership list of the 1937-1938 curling club. Fonds includes financial statements of the Trail Curling Club (1934-1949).

Trail Rink Company
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
Union Brewery Company fonds
Fonds · 1892-1900

The fonds consists of minutes of the Board of Directors meetings.

Union Brewery Company
United Farmers Limited fonds
CA MRM A.80.1 · Fonds · 1915-1929

The fonds consists of a shareholders ledger which contains details of the company's liquidation.

United Farmers (Port Haney, B.C.)
Fonds · [Photocopied 1991]

The fonds consists of a volume in which are recorded the accounts (1872-1904) of William Cartwright and the personal diary of daily activities (1882-1883) of Mary Cartwright. Volume also includes some poems and recipes. The original use of the volume appears to be the 1869 accounts of a general store, possibly the Horne Store. The accounts record many purchases by Chinese and Indians. Newsclippings (1913-1941) have been pasted over parts of the early 1869 accounts.

Cartwright, William
William Hoffer fonds
CA SFL MsC 90 · Fonds · 1893, 1967-1993, predominant 1980-1993

Fonds consists of records reflecting Hoffer`s bookselling and publishing activities during the 1980s. Records include correspondence, fiscal files, client files, journals, book catalogues, galleys, proofsheets, criticical pieces, articles, and review. The fonds is composed of the following series: Series 1. Correspondence, Series 2. Publication files, Series 3. Business files, Series 4, Miscellaneous.

Hoffer, William
CA DMA CR-79 · Fonds · 1902-1914

The fonds consists of two order books (1902) of R.J.Stokes for the Delta Meat Market, and two day books (1906-1908, 1912-1914) from the Stokes and Cullis Meat Market.

Stokes and Cullis Meat Market (Delta, B.C.)
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.
Bella Vista Hotel fonds
CA AHM 1991-23-17 · Fonds · 1891-1897

The fonds consists of the hotel register (1891-1897) and an index to the bar account book.

Bella Vista Hotel (Agassiz, B.C.)
Fonds · 1949-1970

The fonds consists of the records of the British Columbia Fruit Growers Association, Hail Insurance Committee and its successor, British Columbia Fruit Growers Mutual Hail Insurance Company. The records of the Hail Insurance Committee include minutes of committee meetings, 1949-1950. The records of the Mutual Hail Insurance Company primarily consist of minutes of the Board of Directors meetings and annual general meetings; correspondence, filed with the minutes; the First Annual Report (1950); the 1951 corporate by-laws, as amended in 1953; and a few pamphlets on the topics of crop and hail insurance.

British Columbia Fruit Growers Mutual Hail Insurance Company
CA PMS 1993-310 · Fonds · 1887-1920

The fonds consists of correspondence (1920), financial records, a membership application, by-laws (1917), pamphlets (1921) and insurance records.

Canadian Order of Chosen Friends. Ioco Council No. 620
Carney Pole Company fonds
CA EDM 989-144 · Fonds · 1905-1981

The fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, timber licences, contracts, timber agreements, specifications, and pole pricelists. Fonds also includes maps of Enderby and area timber berths.

Carney Pole Company
Fonds · 1947-1951

Fonds consists of a funeral record book and ledger that records death details and funeral arrangements. Categories include name, age, place, cause and date of death, occupation, place of birth, where buried, name of doctor, and information about various costs related to the funeral. Also includes a surname index.

Chapel of Flowers, Westwood Hirst Funeral Home fonds
Accounting Services fonds
CA UVICARCH AR132 · Fonds · 1968-1995

The fonds consists of two series: The General Ledger Cumulative Transaction Details series, and the Pension Administration series.

University of Victoria (B.C.). Accounting Services
Fonds · 1914-1977

The fonds consists of minutes of the Creston Chamber of Commerce and the Creston Board of Trade.

Creston Chamber of Commerce
Dave Murray fonds
CA WMA 1995-2;2000-22;2000-23;2000-33;2000-34;2000-35 · Fonds · 1971-1989

The fonds consists of correspondence (1975-1990), personal training and ski results and a variety of certificates and awards received by Dave Murray (1975-1988). Also included are photographs, slides and videocassettes documenting Dave Murray's Ski Camp.

Murray, Dave