The collection consists of 91 volumes of log books of North Pacific sealing vessels detailing crews, seals taken and hunting area; 9 volumes of Entrance and Clearance logs for Burrard Inlet, Nanaimo and Victoria (1872-1889), and other assorted records relating to maritime activities.
Fonds consists of material collected and created by Art Powell concerning forest history during his research. Includes audiocassette tapes and transcripts, photographs, a binder of notes from the Enderby newspapers, one original essay. Research material includes photocopies of records from BCARS including descriptions of trails in the Shuswap Forest District, lists of Spallumcheen Forest licensees and a brief by Mabel Lake Shingle Ltd. describing the operation and requesting a change in timber allocations for specialty mills.
Powell, ArtThe fonds consists of Buller's photographs (1935-1936) depicting operations at the Kelowna Exploration Company's Nickel Plate Mine in Hedley, B.C. Fonds includes photographs of crews, mining company staff, road construction and school children. Fonds includes composite plan of Nickel Plate Mine (1944).
Buller, Arthur E.The collection consists of Treaty and protocol documents, and correspondence for the Minister's use. The correspondence Martin selected for inclusion in these volumes was limited to letters containing significant argument for and against the Columbia River Treaty.
The fonds consists of correspondence and reports.
Consumers Coal MinesThe fonds consists of photographs of whaling operations from whaling vessels Black, Brown, and White. Fonds includes a photograph of CGS Newington. All photographs were taken by H. Deacon.
Deacon, H.The fonds consists of a log book of the sealing schooner Dora Sieward, owned and mastered by H.F. Sieward, detailing crew, activities on board and sealing catch (1898).
Sieward, H. Ferdinand, b. 1854The fonds consists of photographic historical images depicting Penny Sawmill, Longs Worth Sawmill, logging industry and logging operations in the bush depicting the use of horse and sleds during the winter months of logging operations.
Jaeck, EarlThe collection consists of interviews with long-time residents of the Enderby area and speeches relating to local history and, in particular, the history of logging in the region.
Fonds consists of correspondence (1852); daybooks (1852-1854, 1857-58); a letterbook (1852-53); 24 indentures (1854), and the Nanaimo memoranda (1855-57).
Hudson's Bay CompanyThe fonds consists of minutes (1898), list of officers and attendance records.
Independent Order of Foresters. Alberni Court No. 3803The fonds consists of the following series: Annual Environmental Reports, 1971-98; ICM staff environmental reports, 1970-2000; University reports, 1970-2000; Consultants' reports, 1970-99; Government reports, 1970-97; and Other reports, 1970-2000. These reports document the history of the mine, as well as the monitoring information, problems, and solutions it dealt with over the years. The first two series are arranged by date. The remaining series are arranged alphabetically by author. The report files often also include scientific articles, newspaper clippings, letters and related documentation.
Island Copper MineThe fonds consists of records detailing specific salvage operations, including contracts, salvage reports and photographs.
Island Tug and BargeThe fonds consists of photographs of dredges, tugs and ships, with some notes. Fonds includes correspondence and invoices (1913-1914) regarding the dredge Ajax.
Newcombe, J.M.The fonds is comprised of photographs documenting the activities and concerns of the west coast fishing industry: fishing boats, fishing and fish processing, fish plants and canneries, special events related to the promotion of fish products, Adams River sockeye runs, traditional First Nations fisheries, sports fishing, research on salmon, salmon habitat destruction, and hatchery and fishways construction and operations. The pictures were taken all along the British Columbia coast from the San Juan fishing grounds on southwestern Vancouver Island to Prince Rupert. Included are photographs taken at salmon producing lakes and rivers in the interior of British Columbia. Some of the photographs originated at food shows in Europe and the Tokyo wholesale fish market. The fonds includes 12 films with fishing related topics plus a small amount of textual material related to the photographs.
Fisheries Council of British ColumbiaThe fonds consists of minutes and documents regarding the establishment of the Fort George Agricultural and Industrial Association.
Fort George Agricultural and Industrial AssociationThe fonds consists of personal and business correspondence, receipts, financial records, diary (1961), booklet containing ship information kept by George Cramb as an employee of Yarrows Ltd., photographs of the Cramb family and of repairs to various ships, blueprints and drawings. Fonds includes certificates and miscellaneous papers of Lillian Mary Cramb.
Cramb (family)The collection consists of photographs of agriculture, arts and crafts, business and industry, educational activities and facilities, events, forestry, government activity, aboriginal peoples, buildings, mining, organizations, medical facilities, people, recreation and sports, religion and churches, transportation, utilities, and wildlife and conservation in Creston and the Creston Valley, including the communities of Lister, Erickson, Wynndel, Boswell, Sirdar, Crawford Bay, and Riondel.
The fonds consists of records of the Currie McWilliams Cannery and the Currie McWilliams import business. The majority of the papers are receipts for goods, materials, and machinery necessary for the operation of the businesses. As well, there are legal documents, correspondence, and memos.
Currie, McWilliams and CompanyThe 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.
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.
The fonds consists of Richmond's school photographs of Lampson Street School in Esquimalt along with photographs of scenes and industry in Esquimalt.
Richmond, KenThe fonds consists of photographs of Pioneer Street village and Esquimalt Road (Esquimalt, B.C.) depicting dockyards, the harbour, the Bendall family and general street scenes.
Bendall, Kenneth DarrellThe fonds consists of maps, notes, photographs & negatives, survey files, a manuscript and a heritage inventory.
Lake Cowichan (B.C.). Heritage Advisory CommitteeThe fonds consists of cash books for the Laminated Material Company.
Laminated Material Company