The fonds consists of personal records of George Bird including correspondence, bills, receipts, Christmas cards, diary (1902), copies of newspaper and magazine article written by Bird, scrapbooks and an historical account by Bird of early life in Alberni and Port Alberni; business records of George Bird including monthly timebooks (1899-1913) and records of customer orders (1910-1915) for Bird's sawmill operations. Fonds includes school certificates of Doris and Florence Bird and Doris Bird's historical accounts of sawmills in the Alberni area.
Bird (family)The fonds consists of correspondence to Nicholas while in England relating to management of her property in Alberni.
Nicholas, EdithThe fonds consists of Eleanor Cook's diaries and notebook, poetry, and marriage certificate.
Cook, Eleanor MarionThe fonds consists of real estate papers of Ernest Goodall, including bank letter, land registry form, articles of agreement, and certificate of title.
Goodall, Ernest W.The fonds consists of records relating to Ford's establishing his law practice in Alberni; birth, citizenship and marriage certificates; and correspondence and reference material relating to his research on lawyers who practiced in the Alberni district.
Ford, F. ArmourThe fonds consists of Manning's membership cards in fraternal and business associations, correspondence relating to property of Sproat Lake Lumber Company Ltd., list of shareholders of the company, personal share certificates, and income tax records.
Manning, Frederick CharlesThe fonds consists of Wells' diaries (1899 and 1901) describing daily events in Alberni.
Wells, Stephen, d. 1942The collection consist of sound recordings of interviews primarily with pioneers and local residents of the Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island.