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Sermons
CA PMRCA Priv 27.06 · Series · 1954-2000
Part of M. John V. Shaver fonds

Series consists of records relating to Shaver’s preaching and leadership in worship. Records include Sunday bulletins and handwritten preaching notes.

Shaver, M. John V.
Audio recordings
CA PMRCA Priv 27.07 · Series · [1972?]-[2001?]
Part of M. John V. Shaver fonds

Series consists of records relating to Shaver’s worship leadership and preaching, public speaking, work at First United Church (Vancouver). Records also include biographical information through interviews with Gordon Laird and Bob Stewart.

Shaver, M. John V.
Research materials
CA PMRCA Priv 29.01 · Series · 1970-1989
Part of N. Keith Clifford fonds

Series consists of records relating to Clifford’s research, primarily concerning the Presbyterian Church in Canada and resistance to church union in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Record types include photocopies of articles and archival materials, as well as correspondence with research assistants.

CA PMRCA Priv 29.02 · Series · 1960-1989
Part of N. Keith Clifford fonds

Series consists of records relating to Clifford’s academic writings for journals, including original research and book reviews. Series also consists of records relating to lectures and presentations at The University of Chicago Divinity School, The University of British Columbia, and at various academic and church events. Records include lecture notes, copies of articles and reviews, and correspondence.

Correspondence
CA PMRCA Priv 29.03 · Series · 1966-1990
Part of N. Keith Clifford fonds

Series consists of records relating to Clifford’s correspondence with colleagues.

Sermons
CA PMRCA Priv 29.04 · Series · 1951-1979
Part of N. Keith Clifford fonds

Series consists of records relating to Clifford’s preaching and worship leadership, primarily at Augustine United Church in Winnipeg, and at Ryerson United Church in Vancouver.

Reference materials
CA PMRCA Priv 29.05 · Series · 1938-1984
Part of N. Keith Clifford fonds

Series consists of copies of academic theses and dissertations written by United Church students.

CA CCOQ C10-S01 · Series · 1908 - 2010
Part of Alain Boire collection

The series consists primarily of photocopied materials accumulated by Boire relating to the history of Maillardville as well as the research notes he created during the process of writing and publishing his book, "With Hearts and Minds."

Record types include newspaper articles and clippings, newsletters, printed materials, correspondence, recorded interviews, reports, biographies, inventories, handwritten notes, photographs, a map, a thesis, and digital records. The series also includes manuscript copies of "With Hearts and Minds."

Boire, Alain Joseph
Personal Collections
CA CCOQ C5-S09 · Series · 1905 - 2018
Part of Riverview Hospital Historical Society collection

This series consists of records that were original personal fonds and collections acquired and preserved by the Riverview Hospital Historical Society's during its existence. It contains the personal collections of nurses, doctors, general staff, British Columbia's first Provincial Botanist, and a patient at Riverview Hospital. Each file includes records such as study notes, photographs, ephemera, correspondence, newspaper clippings and pamphlets.

The series consists of 15 files, each corresponding to its original creator or donor: Ken Baker, Loretta Barnet, Ultan Patrick Byrne, Jean Campbell, Edna Colvin, John Davidson, Sheila Dumore, William Headridge, Alyce Hockin, Lois Kaldestad, Catherine Murray, Judy Pendry, Dorothy Pocock, Hazel Shepard, and Georgina Bernice Petty.

Topical series
CA COOL V · Series · [ca.1880 - ca.2000]
Part of Church of Our Lord fonds

Series consists of three sub-series: A. Biography files, [before 2000]; B. Subject files, [ca.1880-ca.2000]; C. Print material, 1854-2000. Biography files pertain to Bishop Edward Cridge and family and Church of Our Lord ministers and members. Print material sub-series includes five Bibles of past church members: the Cridge Family Bible, published 1854; the Frances Silver Bible, published 1868; the Laundy Family Bible, published 1890; the Olive Buckingham Bible, published 1933; and, the Rev. E. A. (Ted) Follows Bible, published 1993. All Bibles are inscribed and some are annotated.

Bailey family fonds
CA EMA V986.5 · Fonds · 1908-1916

The fonds consists of family photographs of the Thomas Bailey family of Esquimalt. Many of the photographs depict church activities.

Bailey (family)
CA NVAN fonds 217 · Fonds · 1978-2013

The fonds consists of the records of the Save St. Paul's Indian Church Society (1979-1989), the St. Paul's Indian Church Preservation Trust (1986-present) The records relate to the administrative activities of the Trust, a body that oversees the preservation of St. Paul's and the various restoration projects that took place in the 1980's, 1990's and 2000's. The photographic material primarily depict the restorations of the church, church exteriors and interiors, special events, and the people who were involved with the church. The fonds is arranged in two series. Series one is textual records. The textual material is arranged chronologically, from 1978 to 2013 inclusive. Materials include newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, drawings and plans. Series two is photographic material. It is arranged chronologically and covers the 1980's, 90's and early 2000's. Materials include photographic prints, postcards and slides.

St. Paul's Indian Church Preservation Trust
Fonds · 1892-2006

Fonds consists of records from Cloverdale Presbyterian Church (Surrey, B.C.), Cloverdale Methodist Church (Surrey, B.C.), Cloverdale United Church (Surrey, B.C.), Mud Bay (Elgin) United Church (Surrey, B.C.) and Hazelmere United Church (Surrey, B.C.). Records include Baptismal registers (1898-1985), Burial registers (1928-1992) and Marriage registers (civil) (1920-1986); Communion roll (1906-1918) and Membership records (1919-1921); Session minutes (1898-1982) and Board of Managers/Stewards minutes (1892-1990), Official Board minutes (1925-1952), Trustees minutes (1899-1904), Congregational Meetings minutes (1892-1954), Christian Education Committee minutes (1965-1978), Congregational Life and Work Committee minutes (1978-1981), Building Fund Account records (1972-1986), Manse Account records (1982-1986) and Memorial Account records (1972-1986); Ladies Aid minutes (1915-1929), Woman's Association Junior Circle minutes (1933-1939), W.A. Senior Circle Treasurer's Book (1945-1961), Woman's Missionary Society Evening Auxiliary minutes (1950-1961), W.M.S. Prayer Circle minutes (1939-1948), United Church Women Alpha Unit (1965-1968), U.C.W. Onward Unit minutes (1975-1991) and U.C.W. Sunshine Unit minutes (1985-1988); Young People's Union minutes (1952-1960) and Treasurer's Book (1952-1954); Congregational financial records (1940-1986); and Annual reports (1958-2006).

Cloverdale United Church (Surrey, B.C.)
Fonds · 1959-2014

Fonds consists of the following record series: Comox-Nanaimo Presbytery and Executive meeting minutes (official minutes, 1959-1991 and 1994-1996; 1998-2014); Correspondence of the Presbytery Secretary (1965-1994); Pastoral Relations files of the Presbytery Secretary (1967-1976); and Subject files of the Presbytery Secretary.

United Church of Canada. Comox-Nanaimo Presbytery
Fonds · 1979-2018

Fonds consists of the following record series: Property records (1931-2019, predominant 1973-2018); Audited financial statements (1981-2018); General ledgers (1991-2017); Correspondence (1979-1982); and Alphabetical files (1977-1983).

United Church of Canada. Finance Minister, BC Conference
Coqualeetza Institute fonds
Fonds · 1888-1941

Fonds consists of Baptism, marriage and burial records (1887-1941); Subscriptions (1914-1925); School registers (1888-1911); and Extra-curricular group records (1934-1935). The missionary subscription lists include those of the Lower Fraser Circuit for the period 1914-1920, mainly listing subscriptions from the Coqualeetza Institute. Also, there are a few records of marriages in the civil register that took place in Alberni, B.C., most likely at the Alberni Indian Residential School.

Coqualeetza Institute (Residential school : Sardis, B.C.)
Fonds · 1912-1951

The fonds consists of subject files, general business correspondence, personal correspondence, and publications accumulated by Hugh Dobson while he was with the Board.

United Church of Canada. British Columbia Conference. Associate Secretary of Evangelism and Social Service
Fonds · 1925-2008

Fonds contains records of Canadian Memorial United Church and its predecessors, Canadian Memorial Chapel and Sixth Avenue Methodist Church. Records include Baptism registers (1920-1982), Marriage registers (1918-1985), and Burial registers (1922-1987); Membership records (1924-1983); Session minutes (1931-1969), Stewards minutes (1931-1967), Official Board and Council minutes (1918-1996), Congregational Meetings minutes (1933-1996), Building Committee records (1922-1929); Correspondence (1934-1994); Church school records (1906-1981); Women's group records (1903-2008); Men's group records (1950-1980); Youth group records (1917-1975); Music program records (1950-1999); Annual reports (1926-2006); Building and property records (1922-1998); Financial records (1918-1933); Naramata Trek records (1956-1996); Communications (1962-1999); Col. George Fallis Collection (1917-1998); Anniversaries and special events (1928-2003); Historical writings and recordings ([1925?]-2003); Clergy sermons and biographical information (1962-1994); Scrap books (1929-1995); Portraits and architectural photographs (1915-1980); Realia ([195-?] and 1957); and Reference materials (1936-1986).

Canadian Memorial United Church (Vancouver, B.C.)
Fonds · 1890-2012

Fonds consists of records from Hammond United Church and Maple Ridge Circuit Methodist Church, Agassiz, Westminster Junction, Pitt Meadows, and Websters Corners. Records include Baptismal register (1955-2012); Marriage registers (1920-2012); Burial register (1987-2012); Circuit register (1890-1940); Board and committee records (1908-2012); Women's group records (1943-1986); Men's group records (1960-1968); Sunday school records (1927-1968); Correspondence and subject files (1947-1963); Financial records (1911-2012); Policy and procedures (1996-2007); Annual reports (1958-2011); and Photographs and memorabilia (1982-2012).

Hammond United Church (Maple Ridge, B.C.)
Fonds · 1925-1971

Fonds consists of records from Dewdney, Clayburn, Whonnock, Deroche and Hatzic United Church. Records include Baptismal register (1930-1968), Marriage registers (1930-1970), Burial register (1928-1969); Membership records (1931-1969); Board and committee records (1919-1969); Women's group records (1929-1971); Youth group records (1962-1963); Annual reports (1967-1968); and Congregational financial records (1914-1960).

Hatzic United Church (Mission, B.C.)
Fonds · 1924-1970

The fonds consists of correspondence and report files; minutes of congregational meetings (1927-1967), Official Board (1954-1967), Session (1926-1970), Stewards (1926-1966), Christian Education Committee (1961-1966), Building Committee (1937-1939), and Pastoral Relations Committee (1956); membership records (1926-1930; 1947-1970); baptismal records (1951-1969); civil marriage records (1954-1970); financial records (1931-1937, 1949-1957); and records of the Sunday School and various Christian Education organizations and Women's organizations.

Deer Lake United Church (Burnaby, B.C. : 1955-1970)
Fonds · 1922-2013

Fonds consists of records from Dunbar Heights Union Church and Dunbar Heights United Church. Records include Baptismal register (1925-1961), Marriage registers (1925-1988), Burial permits (1948-1956), Burial registers (1957-1979); Communion Rolls (1923-1978), Communion Roll appendix (1939-1942), List of Members Received (1930-1939), Historic Rolls (1979-2013); Session minutes (1922-1990), Session minutes (unofficial) (1975-1989), Session correspondence and reports (1925-1989), Session reports (1925-1939), Session Elders District lists (1989-1990), Session Christian Initiation Study material (1979-1983), Stewards minutes (1926-1977), Stewards correspondence and reports (1925-1977), Official Board minutes (1926-1992), Official Board correspondence and reports (1958-1992), Trustees Fire Insurance records (1980-1982), Trustees Engineering report (1981), Trustees Building repairs (1980-1982), Trustees Building repair blueprints (1981), Congregational meetings minutes (1922-1992), Christian Education Committee minutes (1962-1992), Christian Education Committee correspondence (1960-1992), and reports (1961-1992), and program records (1963-1971), Worship and Music Committee minutes (1981-1989), Worship and Music Committee correspondence (1981-1988), and reports (1981-1985), Building Committee minutes and correspondence (1949-1951), Outreach Committee minutes (1976-1983), Library Committee (1972-1973); Ladies Auxiliary cash book (1927-1938), Woman's Association records (1930-1968), Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1945-1961), Woman's Association/Woman's Missionary Society/United Church Women historical memorabilia and reports (1923-1968), United Church Women records (1962-1987); As One That Serves minutes (1927-1963), As One That Serves correspondence and reports (1953-1966), As One That Serves programs and reports (1958-1963), and cash books (1936-1963); Sunday School minutes (1924-1938), Sunday School minutes and reports (1975-1981), Sunday School attendance record (1959-1973), Sunday School correspondence and reports (1967-1968), Sunday School survey (c.1935); Couples Club (1975-1983), Analysis of Dunbar Heights United Church attendance (1981-1982), Acknowledgement letters (Glen Baker) (1976-1983), Memorial Organ (1955); Worship Service Bulletins (1958); "Our Yesterdays, 1914-1968" (church history), historical memorbilia (1975, 1981), "Book of Remembrance" and committee minutes (1964-1965); Building and property records (1950-1959); Annual reports (1930-1997), Annual financial statements (1925-1952); Newsletters (1970-1997); unprocessed photographs and 35 mm slides; unprocessed oral history tapes and records.

Dunbar Heights Union Church (Vancouver, B.C.)
Executive Secretary fonds
Fonds · 1961-2003

Fonds is divided into seven parts, which correspond to separate accessions. Records described in Parts I, II, and III fall into two main series: Major administrative records (1930-1988; predominant 1963-1988) and Secondary subject files (1961-1988). Part IV consists of a number of files that were retained at the Conference Office after the resignation of Arthur M. Anderson; most of these records date from Anderson’s period in office. Series in Part IV include: Outgoing correspondence (1973-1979) and Subject files (1962-1978). Part V relates primarily to the period of Gordon C. How’s term, and includes the following series: Administrative and subject files (1983-1995) and Congregational assessments (1974-1996). Part VI relates primarily to the period of Brian Thorpe’s term, and includes one main series, Administrative and subject files (1987-1999). Part VII relates to primarily to Brian Thorpe and Debra Bowman’s terms, and consists of the following series: Administrative and subject files (1990-2003), Correspondence (1994-2001), and Executive and Division meetings (1995-2000).

United Church of Canada. British Columbia Conference. Executive Secretary.
Keremeos United Church fonds
Fonds · 1912-1965

Fonds consists of records from Keremeos Methodist Church and Keremeos United Church. Records include Baptismal register (1934-1954), Marriage register (1922-1973), Burial register (1939-1954); Circuit register (1912-1948); Session minutes (1937-1965), Official Board minutes (1912-1923), Trustees minutes (1918-1945).

Keremeos United Church
Fonds · 1910-1996, predominant 1910-1980

Fonds consists of the records of Knox United Church and its predecessors, Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church and Knox Presbyterian Church. Fonds comprises thirteen record series: Membership records (1924 ; 1957-1985); Board and committee records (1910-1985); Womens group records (1912-1980); Mens group records (1918-1924); Sunday School records (1928-1979); Youth group records (1939-1945); Annual reports (1951-1996); Building records (1949-1971; 1986); Worship bulletins (1970-1981); Newsletters (1960-1995); Knox Operatic Group (1957-1965); Jean Lathwell collection (1942-1999; predominant 1971-1985); Reference material (ca. 1948; 1981-1983).

Knox United Church (Vancouver, B.C.)