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Alfred Pepin fonds
CA LCM MSS 203 · Fonds · 1961

The fonds consists of a copy of a letter and manuscript relating to T.A. Pepin.

Pepin, Alfred E.
Bush family fonds
CA LCM MSS 165 · Fonds · 1914-1918

The fonds consists of a Methodist Sunday School card for Frances Sidney Bush (1916) and a Methodist Sunday School Cradle Roll card for William John Bush (1914), Certificates of Life Membership for Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Bush of Briercrest, Sask., 2 certificates from the Canadian Society of the Red Cross, one from the Manitoba and Saskatchewan auxiliary of the Canadian Bible Society, and one from the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association (1917-1918).

Bush (family)
CA LCM MSS 173 · Fonds · 1897-1904, 1931

The fonds consists of a visitors book of East Langley Public School (1897-1904), and a letter from the Langley Board of School Trustees to Mrs. Phyllis Terpstra of Langley Prairie, B.C., announcing her appointment to the position of Teacher at Glenwood School (1931).

East Langley Public School
Ellen Pattenden fonds
CA LCM MSS 217 · Fonds · 1926-ca. 1929

The fonds consists of one B.C. driver's licence for Ellen Pattenden (1927), one B.C. Electric Railway Company, Westminster Branch, commuter ticket book (ca. 1929), and one municipal tax statement from Langley Municipality, B.C., to Ellen Pattenden (1926).

Pattenden, Ellen
CA LCM MSS 258 · Fonds · 1964-1967

Fonds consists of seven series: minutes of meetings, 1964-1967; permanent projects, 1964-1965, that includes correspondence, reports, and financial records created in the course of determining what types of permanent projects would be coordinated by the Committee to commemorate the centenary including the opening of Williams Park in 1967; awards and events, 1966-1967, which include records related to various award and event functions designed to celebrate the centennial including records that document the processing of applications from, procurement of, and awarding of the centennial pioneer medallions, the activities surrounding bringing Russian gymnasts to Langley, and the centennial dinner; financial records, 1964-1966; creation records, 1964, which include records that document the establishment of the committee; ephemeral, 1965-1967, which includes stationary, an invitation, and the published report regarding the construction of the library; and correspondence, 1966-1967.

Langley Centennial Committee (1967)
CA LCM MSS 97 · Fonds · [ca. 1956]

The collection consists of an essay (missing the title page and the first 11 pages) on the history of Langley, B.C., including topics Beaver Women's Institute, County Line Community Association, a map of a portion of the township, a list of pioneers, brief histories of Aldergrove, the Mennonites, important local families, churches, and schools, and comments on municipal libraries and industries.

Fonds · 1859-1980

The collection consists of maps and plans primarily of the Langley area and of the Fraser Valley including townsite maps, lot plans (including Hudson's Bay Company farm lots), and other land use maps of Langley, Fort Langley and area, topographic maps, and road and street maps.

George Bolton fonds
CA LCM MSS 214 · Fonds · 1923

The fonds consists of one letter and poem by George Bolton to the Fort Langley Native Sons of B.C. (1923).

Bolton, George
CA LCM MSS 65 · Fonds · 1901-1935

The fonds consists of an account book (1909-1932), minute books (1901-1935), and financial records of the Glen Valley Dyking and Drainage District, earlier known as the Glen Valley Dyking District.

Glen Valley Dyking and Drainage District
James McKie (McKee) fonds
CA LCM MSS 44 · Fonds · 1860-1871

The fonds consists of a Royal Navy Service Certificate of James McKie (McKee) detailing service aboard HMS Nile and HMS Challenger between 1860 and 1871.

McKie, James
John F. Leonard fonds
CA LCM MSS 127 - MSS 145 · Fonds · 1942-1974

The fonds consists of originals of Leonard's operetta scores for musical productions at John Oliver School (Vancouver) and Langley High School. Fonds includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photograph album, and ephemera relating to Leonard's musical productions.

Leonard, John F.
Henry Ewert fonds
CA LCM MSS 212 · Fonds · [Photocopied 1982]

The fonds consists of photocopied information pertaining to Harnsworth B.C. Electric Station in Langley, B.C.

Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Isabella Hutcheon fonds
CA LCM MSS 169 · Fonds · 1890-1891

The fonds consists of one diagram book for sewing patterns by Isabella Hutcheon, including handwritten notes and sketches for pieces such as a chemise, a pair of drawers, and a nightdress.

Hutcheon, Isabella
Phoebe Fulton fonds : 1901
CA LCM MSS 198 · Fonds · [Photocopied ca. 1990]

The fonds consists of a diary (1901) of Phoebe Fulton describing community events and daily activities in and around the Fernridge District of Langley, B.C., at the turn of the century, and containing genealogical information from 1861 to 1931.

Fulton, Phoebe
Martin family collection
CA LCM MSS 29 · Fonds · 1920-1978

The collection consists of a Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Service Certificate for Luke John Martin (1920), a programme from the Maple Ridge-Langley Ferry opening (1957), a biography of James Murray Yale (1776-1871) who was the third Chief Factor of Fort Langley, B.C. (1960), a history of Fort Langley, a programme from the 1953 Langley High School Students' Council presentation of "H.M.S. Pinafore", a copy of the Fraser Valley Flood Record produced by the BCER's "Family Post" (1948), a history of Langley written for the township's 50th anniversary in 1923, and copies of extracts from the township of Langley Council Minutes from December 30, 1895, to April 1, 1899 [ca. 1978].

CA LCM MSS 101 · Fonds · [Photocopied 1982]

The fonds consists of incomplete history notes on various people buried in Wallsworth Cemetery, Langley, B.C., a letter from Mrs. W.B. Dawkins to the Municipality of Langley regarding locating the cemetery and graves of pioneers in what used to be called Fernridge, B.C., and sketched maps of rural lots in Langley, B.C.

Wallsworth Cemetery
CA LCM MSS 53 · Fonds · 1968, [1977]

The collection consists of brief typewritten histories of Langley, B.C. and area churches, including Derby Church (Anglican), St. George's Anglican Church, Church of the Redeemer, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church [1977], a pamphlet on Reverend William Burton Crickmer, pioneer minister at Derby, B.C. in 1859 and Yale, B.C. in 1860, and a 1968 register of people who attended Fort Langley churches prior to 1910, with signatures, names, and dates of church attendance.

CA LCM MSS 51 · Fonds · [Photocopied 1973]

The collection consists of copies of the original signatures of the 29 petitioners who requested the incorporation of the Langley and Derby district into a municipality on March 23, 1872, and typed lists of the petitioners' names [1973].

CA LCM MSS 52 · Fonds · [1977]

The collection consists of personal histories and geneaologies of pioneer settlers in Langley, B.C., including Benjamin Boake, Samuel Edge, William Edge, Thomas Jones, A.L. Lazenby, and Henry West [1977].

B.C. Provincial Police fonds
CA LCM MSS 103;MSS 104;MSS 105;MSS 234;MSS 235 · Fonds · 1899-1954

The fonds consists of a 2-page manuscript "A Brief History of the B.C. Provincial Police", a daily journal (1899-1907) for an unidentified detachment of the British Columbia Provincial Police compiled by Otway Wilkie and describing police activities in the Fraser Valley, a journal (1937) compiled by Constable S.M. Millar of the Barkerville Detachment describing police activities in the Barkerville and Wells area, and a daily journal (1906-1911) of the New Westminster office, blank BCPP stationery, 2 copies of the BCPP Regulations (1924, 1937), and 2 issues of the "Shoulder Strap", the BCPP journal. Fonds also consists of detailed records of the BCPP's Langley, B.C. Police Department, primarily compiled by Police Chiefs Robert Macklin and C.Y. Robertson, including ledgers containing records of cases and dispositions (1924-1927, 1934, 1939-1942), Provincial Police Court records (1912, 1924-1925, 1942-1954), semi-annual reports to the Langley Board of Police Commissioners (1925, 1937-1939), minutes of the Langley Board of Police Commissioners (1912-1938), a 1935 citation for a medal awarded to R. Macklin by His Majesty the King, and a 1932 petition to the Police Commissioners of the Municipality of Langley requesting reconsideration in the matter of the Police Chief.

British Columbia Provincial Police
Baker family fonds
CA LCM MSS 201 · Fonds · 1914, 1931-1932

The fonds consists of a certificate of competence as a master steamer awarded to Alonzo Baker, who crewed on the Beaver between 1905 and 1914, and a Baker marriage licence (1931) and will (1932).

Baker (family : Langley, B.C.)
Fonds · 1906-1955

The fonds consists of the Langley Tram Power and Light By-law (1906), official correspondence of the BCER concerning the discontinuance of the Fraser Valley Interurban service (1949), and copies of the BCER's "The Buzzer" (1939, 1955).

British Columbia Electric Railway Company
CA LCM MSS 85 · Fonds · [1935-1945]

The fonds consists of 4 B.C. drivers' licences for George Stewart Matheson (1935-1938), 8 gasoline ration coupon books for George and Caroline Matheson [1939-1945], a Voter's Registration Certificate for Caroline (1940), and a Souvenir Membership for George Matheson from the Langley Agricultural Association for their Golden Jubilee Year (1942).

Matheson, George Stewart
CA LCM MSS 8 · Fonds · 1967-1976

The collection consists of 2 unofficial histories of Langley, B.C., one unidentifed and one by Mrs. A. Boardman (1967), and three letters pertaining to the township's efforts to sponsor a written history (1975-1976).

CA LCM MSS 119 · Fonds · [Photocopied 1980]

The fonds consists of an account book (1945-1958) of the Langley Community Library.

Langley Community Library