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Academic writings
CA PMRCA PRIV 20.05 · Series · 1958-1967
Part of James A. Taylor fonds

Series consists of records relating to Taylor’s course work through the University of British Columbia, most of which he generated through a correspondence course in short-story writing, while living in Prince Rupert. Records also include some curricula for courses he designed and taught for the Canadian Institute of Speech in Prince Rupert.

Taylor, James A.
CA PMRCA Priv 27.05 · Series · 1951-1997
Part of M. John V. Shaver fonds

Series consists of records relating to Shaver’s service to the wider church as a member of Manitoba Conference’s Faith and Order Committee (1951-1956); a member of BC Conference’s Commission to Study Institutional Work in the Lower Mainland (1967-1969); a member of the Board of Directors for the Vancouver Inner City Service Project (1967-1969); and supervisor of a student at the Vancouver School of Theology (1995-1997).

Shaver, M. John V.
Fonds · 1925-2011

Fonds consists of the records of Agassiz United Church, its predecessors Geneva Presbyterian Church and Agassiz Methodist Church, and jointly created records of the Agassiz-Rosedale Pastoral Charge (1969-2013). Record series include Baptism, marriage, and burial records (1900-1998); Membership records (1901-2003); Board and committee records (1895-2010); Legal/property records (1984-2009); Women's group records (1908-2003); Sunday school records (1899-1961); Youth group records (1938-1939); Records of other groups (1952-[200-?]); Congregational histories (1953-2010); Congregational financial records (1904-1938); Annual reports (1956-2011); Newsletters (2000-2010); and Guest registers (1975-1982).

Agassiz United Church (Kent, B.C.)
Ahousat United Church fonds
Fonds · 1904-1963

Fonds consists of the records of Ahousat United Church and its predecessor, Ahousat Presbyterian Church. Records include Baptism register (1919-1957), Baptismal Certificate stubs (1935-1937), Birth records (1904-1944), Marriage registers (1923-1957), and Death records (1904-1957); Indian Court proceedings (1914, 1955); Communion roll (1951-1954), Membership roll (1958-1962); Church Board minutes (1951-1963), Congregational meetings minutes (1953-1963), Christian Temperance Union of the Ahousat Indians pledge and constitution (1951); Christian Education building dedication (1963); Cash book (1952-1962).

Ahousat United Church
Fonds · 1897-1914

Fonds consists of Baptismal register (1902-1914); Membership records (1902-1914); and Congregational meetings minutes (1897-1906).

Ainsworth Presbyterian Church
Fonds · 1937-1976

The fonds consists of a Scrapbook, 1962-1968; a Baptismal record, 1938-1969; a Civil marriage register, 1937-1976; and a Communion roll, 1941-1954. The Communion roll was passed to a congregation, probably Tseshaht United Church, of which the students were members, and used as a record of those members of the congregation who were students at the School from 1954 to 1956.

Alberni Indian Residential School
Fonds · 2001 - 2006

Fonds consists of a Baptism register (2001-2003) and Burial register (2001-2003); Board and committee records (2003-2004); and Annual reports (2005-2006).

Alberni Valley United Church (Port Alberni, B.C.)
Fonds · 1910-1959

Fonds consists of records of the Presbyterian and United Church congregation at Albion. Records include Board of Manager/Stewards minutes (1910-1953), Congregational meetings minutes (1910-1953, 1959), Building Committee minutes (1910); Ladies' Aid records (1931-1953), Woman's Association minutes (1948-1953); Treasurer's Account book (1952-1959).

Albion United Church (Maple Ridge, B.C.)
Fonds · 1909-1996

Fonds consists of records of Aldergrove Presbyterian Church, Aldergrove United Church, including Aberdeen, Pine Grove, Patricia and Mount Lehman United Churches, Murrayville Pastoral Charge and Aldergrove-Mount Lehman Pastoral Charge. Records include Baptism registers (1909-1979), Marriage registers (includes civil) (1961-1984) and Burial registers (1944-1979); Communion rolls (1914-1932); Joint Official Board records (1963-1966), Session minutes (1914-1970), Stewards minutes (1940-1979), Official Board minutes (1970-1976), Congregational Meetings minutes (1938-1977) and Christian Education Committee minutes (1967-1972); Woman's Association minutes (1939-1949) and cash books (1935-1948), Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1938-1957), Women's Federation minutes (1955-1961), United Church Women Executive minutes (1962-1977), U.C.W. Afternoon Unit minutes (1962-1970), U.C.W. Evening Unit minutes (1962-1970) and U.C.W. Morning Unit minutes (1966-1970); Men's Club minutes (1959-1968), correspondence (1961-1966) and Program Committee reports (1960-1965); Sunday School class lists (1962-1973); Mission Band minutes (1947-1950); and Annual reports (1945-1996).

Aldergrove United Church (Langley, B.C.)
Fonds · 1875-1926

Fonds consists of records from Duncan, Cowichan and Saltspring Island Circuit, Maple Bay Methodist Church and Alderlea Methodist Church (Duncan, B.C.). Records include a Marriage register (1920-1926); Official Board minutes (1895-1912) and Trustees minutes (1875-1926).

Alderlea Methodist Church (Duncan, B.C.)
Fonds · 1925-1964

Fonds consists of Baptism, Marriage and Burial records (1938); Membership records (1915-1955); Managers minutes (1915-1918), Stewards minutes (1931-1936), Official Board minutes (1929-1956), Congregational Meetings minutes (1929-1956), and Trustees minutes (1929-1957); Woman's Association minutes (1940-1959), Ladies Aid/Woman's Association financial records (1914-1942); Congregational financial records (1921-1952); and Annual reports (1956-1960, 1964).

Alert Bay United Church
Fonds · 1877-1928

The fonds consists of the following record series: Diaries (1886-1887, 1891, 1902-1928); Sermons (1877-1912); Scrapbooks (1878-[1899?]); and Notebooks (1877).

Cameron, Alexander Henry
Alfred Edward Cooke fonds
Fonds · 1918-1952

The fonds consists of lectures, essays, correspondence, publications, and clippings relating to Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventism, Theosophy, Roman Catholicism, Christian Science, Spiritualism, British-Israelism, and faith healing.

Cooke, Alfred Edward
Series · 1973 - 1981
Part of Val Anderson fonds

Series relates to Val Anderson’s work on the Alternatives Committee, a committee of the Canadian Ecumenical Action. The series includes records relating to the program, the David McCord Alternatives program and reference material relating to corrections and justice alternatives. Series consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda and other materials.

Fonds · 1969-1973

Fonds consists of the following record series: Constitutions (1962-1971); Minutes and reports (1962-1973); Correspondence (1970-1972); Newsletters (1971-1973); and Accounts (1971).

Anglican-United Joint Chaplaincy Committee
Fonds · 1952-2005, predominant 1952-1954

Fonds consists of two record series: Photographs of Port Simpson (1952-1954) and Memoir (2005).

Archibald and Anita Greenaway family
Fonds · 1897-2002

Fonds is divided into six subgroups, comprising the records of Robertson Memorial United Church (including Robertson Presbyterian Church and Nakusp United Church), Glenbank United Church (including Glenbank Methodist Church), Arrow Park United Church, Nakusp-New Denver Pastoral Charge, Arrow Lakes-Slocan Pastoral Charge and Arrow Lakes Pastoral Charge. Subgroup 1 (Robertson Memorial United Church) records include Baptism records (1897-1920), Marriage records (1903-1975) and Burial records (1905-1918); Communion roll (1908-1913); Joint Board minutes (1925-1979), Session minutes (1957-1964), Board of Managers/Stewards minutes (1899-1932), Official Board minutes (1928-1991), Congregational meetings minutes (1897-1991) and Building Committee minutes (1987-1999); Records and correspondence re: Manse (1916); Ladies' Aid minutes and cash books (1912-1962), Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1954-1959), United Church Women minutes (1965-1990) and U.C.W. Evening Group records (1963-1969); Union Sunday School Secretary's notes (1903-1916) and Primary Sunday School records (1918-1930); Golden Age Club minutes (1968); 60th Anniversary records (1958), 75th Anniversary records (1975) and 100th Anniversary records (1998), Building Plans/Canvassing records (1955-1987) and Presbytery Visit records (1983). Subgroup 2 (Glenbank United Church) records include Marriage register (1920-1922); Circuit register (no date); Official Board minutes (1897-1932) and Trustees minutes (1910-1914); Ladies Aid minutes (1912-1931) and Woman's Missionary Society Cash book (1925-1950); Sunday School minutes (1911-1937); and Account book (1921-1932). Subgroup 3 (Arrow Park United Church) records include Annual Meeting minutes (1951-1963); United Church Women minutes (1961-1966) and cash book (1962-1966); Missionary Class records (1954-1959) and Sunday School minutes, attendance and cash books (1950-1961); Mission Band minutes and correspondence (1957-1958); and Account book (1964-1965). Subgroup 4 (Nakusp-New Denver Pastoral Charge) records can be located in New Denver fonds. Subgroup 5 (Arrow Lakes-Slocan Pastoral Charge) records include Baptism certificates and stubs (1969-1983) and Burial permits (1932-1955); Joint Official Board minutes (1964-1968) and Joint (Central) Board minutes (1970-1986); Correspondence/subject files (1954-1983); Annual reports (1955-1984); and "Emmanuel" (newsletters) (1981). Subgroup 6 (Arrow Lakes Pastoral Charge) records include Annual meeting minutes (1960-2002); and Annual reports (1985-1996).

United Church of Canada. Arrow Lakes Pastoral Charge
Fonds · 1935-1988

The fonds consists of minutes, reports, general files, and printed material of the British Columbia Provincial Council, as well as minutes and other records of the Metropolitan District Council, the New Westminster and Fraser Valley District Council, the Vancouver District Council, and the Vancouver Island District Council.

As One That Serves. British Columbia Provincial Council
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
Audio and video recordings
CA PMRCA 03 · Series · 1985-1992
Part of Lydia Gruchy fonds

Series consists of videocassette and audiocassette records relating to interviews relating to Lydia Gruchy, her life and story as told in interviews and church broadcasts. These cassettes are copies, with original records held elsewhere.

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.
Audiovisual recordings
CA PMRCA 06 · Series · 2001-2015
Part of Edwin Searcy fonds

Series consists of records relating to Searcy’s worship leadership at University Hill Congregation, presentations at Maritime Conference and Berwick Camp, Nova Scotia, and retirement service and luncheon.

Fonds · 1894-1946

Fonds consists of Baptismal registers (1894-1945), Marriage registers (1898-1942), Burial registers (1898-1934); Membership rolls (1898-1928), Attendance register (1899-1911), Communion register (1925-1928), Confirmation registers (1898-1938); and Worship Service register (1899-1946).

Augsburg Lutheran Church (Hagensborg, B.C.)
Bamfield United Church fonds
Fonds · 1946-1978

Fonds consists of Baptismal register (1946-1974), Marriage register (1962-1977), Burial register (1968-1978); and Communion roll (1957-1975).

Bamfield United Church