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Fonds · [ca. 1920]-1994

The collection consists of photographs depicting people, families, community scenes and events, buildings, schools, natural scenery, and industry (particularly logging, sawmill operations, and mining) in the Cowichan Lake area and western Cowichan Valley.

Fonds · 1827-1981

The collection consists of cartographic material relating to Kamloops and district, the Nicola Valley, the North Thompson area, the Shuswap area, the Similkameen Valley, the Fraser Canyon, the Lillooet district, and the West Kootenays. Material includes survey maps, townsite plans, mineral rights maps, subdivision plans, road maps, and fire insurance maps.

Fonds · [ca. 1900]-1994

The collection consists of photographs depicting people, events, industry (including sawmills and oil refineries), and the built and natural environment of Port Moody, Coquitlam, Ioco, and surrounding area. Many of the photographs in the collection were originally collected by the Coquitlam Historical Society, which disbanded ca. 1971.

William B. Smith fonds
Fonds · 1985-1986

Fonds consists of photographs of Wolf Mountain Mine including images of the underground workings, miners, heavy duty equipment, tools and surface views. Also includes an underground workings map.

Smith, William, B., 1954-
William Roper collection
Fonds · 1911-1916

Collection consists of one certificate of competency, 2nd Class, Overman; one certificate of competency, mine rescue work and one certificate of competency, Draeger Oxygen Apparatus (Western Fuel Corporation, Nanaimo).

S.A.F.E. Ltd. fonds
Fonds · 1912-1972

The fonds consists of S.A.F.E. minutes, share certificates, reports and reference material. The fonds also includes minutes and reports of the Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange.

S.A.F.E. Ltd.
Fonds · 1913-1967

The fonds is divided into 175 series and consists of correspondence, minutes, resolutions, bond and share certificates, financial and operation reports, leases, contracts, employment records, licenses, ledgers, blueprints, photographs and one map.

Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange
Walter Anchikoski fonds
Fonds · 1945-1955

Fonds consists of one typed manuscript (45 pages) written by Walter Anchikoski describing the various logging camps, logging practices, people and places where he worked. It includes excellent descriptions of the places where he worked and the logging practices of the 1950s.

Anchikoski, Walter, 1929-
C.S. Downing fonds
Fonds · 1900-1906

The fonds consists of photographs of ships in English Bay and of scenes of North Vancouver, Howe Sound, and Indian Arm.

Downing, Claire Spence
Aitken family fonds
Fonds · 1888, 1900-1954

Fonds consists of personal records of the Aitken family and material related to the employment of Thomas and Isaac Aitken. Includes correspondence to Thomas Aitken related to compensation and pension payments; invoices and receipts for the funeral and burial of Mary A. Greenwell and John B.Greenwell; information circulars from the Workmen's Compensation Board, the Unemployment Insurance Commission and the New Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company; Thomas Aitken's Sick and Accident fund passbook from the Western Fuel Corporation; Certificates of Competency for Thomas and Isaac Aitken; copies of the Constitution of the International Union of the United Mine Worker's of America, the Wage Agreement between Canadian Collieries and UMWA, District No. 18 and a copy of the I.C.S. Coal Miner's Handbook; a handbill for a union meeting, a medical certificate for Isaac; and a small notebook that records cheques sent and received and various other items. Also included are the eye glasses and cases of Thomas and Mary Aitken.

Aitken (family)
Dan Radford fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1900], 1927-1956

Fonds consists of photographs and certificates that relate to Radford's work as a coal miner and local and provincial labour representative. Photographs include views of a mine rescue team, Radford at a conference in Turkey, a United Mine Workers of America Convention in Calgary, a strike at Imperial Laundry in Nanaimo, and Ladysmith miners. Certificates include a Certificate of Competency (1927) and a receipt for a certificate from the Granby Mine (1928).

Radford, Dan
Ernest F. Keir fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1900]

The fonds consists of Keir's photographs depicting mining in the Yukon and scenes of Dawson City and the Chilkoot Pass.

Keir, Ernest F.
Freeman family fonds
Fonds · 1908-1937

Fonds consists of a family photograph album, certificates, mine reports, a letter of recommendation from the British Columbia Chamber of MInes and a copy of a trial regarding the drowning deaths of miners at Beban Mine.

Freeman (family)
James Hardy fonds
Fonds · 1904-1905

Fonds consists of a booklet which is inscribed "James Hardy, Nanaimo B.C." and which contains handwritten notes on steam boilers, pressures, etc. Also includes certificates issued to James Hardy for competency as a third class engineer and steam plant operator.

Hardy, James
Fonds · 1924-1968

The Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. fonds consists of records relating to the incorporation of the Fraser River Dock & Stevedoring Co. and Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd., investment records, miscellaneous administrative records, insurance records, records related to purchasing services and goods, as well as property leasing/renting records and records relating to the storage and handling of customer goods.

Pacific Coast Terminals Company
Fonds · 1905-1967

The collection consists of fire insurance maps of Kimberley, Chapman Camp, Marysville, and the Sullivan Mine and townsite; townsite plan of Marysville; geological survey maps; and, other maps of Kimberley and district. Collection includes maps of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada's Sullivan Mine operation.

Leask Lumber Company fonds
Fonds · 1905-1908

The fonds consists of day books, journals, ledgers, and stock certificate book of the Leask Lumber Company.

Leask & Johnson Lumber Company
Fonds · Reprinted ca. 1981

Collection consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings about Mayo Lumber Company, two letters and three information circulars titled "Enterprise and Action", "The Mayo Group--Its History and Potential" and "A Few Facts about Mayo Lumber Company Ltd."

Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1995

The collection consists of photographic prints and negatives of maritime activity (predominantly vessels and ships crews) occurring in North America, the largest percentage relating to the West Coast. The collection includes photographs of maritime vessels of World War I and World War II vintage, Royal Navy vessels, and naval officers.

Fonds · 1966-1980

The collection consists of slides of Alert Bay and area depicting people, totem poles, community events and activities, general scenes, and economic activity (particularly fishing). Collection incorporates the slides created by Bill Kraus.

Fonds · [189-?]- [194-?]

The collection consists of original salmon can labels printed for packing companies along the west coast of British Columbia and Washington. Some of the labels are from companies located overseas such as C.E. Morton (New Zealand) Limited and Tokyo Food Products Limited. The collection includes labels in four sizes rectangular labels measuring 3 oz, 7 oz, and 15 oz; and one round label.;The collection is arranged by packing company into the following series:;1) A.G.K.; 2) Allied Export Co., 3) Anderson & Miskin Ltd.; 4) Anglo-British Columbia Packing Co.; 5) Balfour, Gurthrie and Co. Ltd.; 6) Bluewater Fisheries Ltd.; 7) British American Packing Co.; 8) British Columbia Distributors Co. Ltd.; 9) British Columbia Packers Limited; 10) C. & E. Morton Ltd.; 11) C. & E. Morton (N.Z.) Ltd.; 12) Calkins & Burke Ltd.; 13) Canadian Beauty Packing Co., 14) Canadian Fishing Company; 15) Coastal Inlet Co. Ltd.; 16) Concordia Group; 17) Crofts Stores Ltd.; 18) Evans, Coleman & Evans Ltd.; 19) Fidalgo Island Canning Co.; 20) George L. McNichol Co. Ltd.; 21) Gosse-Millerd Ltd.; 22) Grace Bros. Ltd.; 23) Interprovincial Co-Operatives Ltd.; 24) J.H. Todd & Sons Ltd.; 25) Joseph Nathan & Co. Ltd.; 26) M. of F. Ltd.; 27) Morris & Co. Ltd.; 28) Nelson Bros. Fishers Ltd.; 29) North Pacific Packers Ltd.; 30) Powell & Russel Ltd.; 31) Shafer-Haggart Ltd.; 32) Sparta S.V. Ltd.; 33) Thomas G. Stewart Ltd.; 34) Tokyo Food Products Ltd.; 35) Wallace Fisheries Ltd.; 36) Walter Reid & Co. Ltd.; 37) Watkins, Low Ltd.; 38) W.C. Douglas Ltd.; 39) Unknown Company Labels; 40) E.A. Wadhams.

Robertson family fonds
Fonds · [197-]

Fonds consists of a manuscript, in question and answer format, about coal mining written by Thomas Robertson. Fonds also includes copies of clippings from Mrs. Robertson's scrapbook. Clipping topics include: Ripple Rock, mine rescue competitions, and family events.

Robertson (family)
Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1994

The collection consists of photographs depicting people, events, industry (logging and the resort industry), and scenes of Whistler, B.C. (formerly Alta Lake, B.C.) The collection includes photographs of the Squamish Citizen and the Whistler Question newspapers.

Wood family fonds
Fonds · 1925-[ca. 1940]

Fonds consists of Frank Wood's account book for the Western Fuel Corporation's Employees Sick and Accident Fund and family photographs including eight views of a May 24 Parade, a group of people in front of St. Andrew's Manse, a group of people, including Thelma Harwood, in front of an unidentified building and a view of ships arriving at Newcastle Island.

Wood (family : Nanaimo, B.C.)
W.C. Duncan fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1910-1930]

The fonds consists of photographs and postcards of steamships, sealing schooners, the Empress Line and other vessels as well as Vancouver and Victoria harbours, many photographs taken by "Trio". Fonds includes CPR wharf passes and an invitation to RMS Empress of Russia, 1913.

Duncan, W.C.