Colour-coded map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, Statutory Timber Lands, B.C. Land Settlement Board Area, or open for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, game reserves, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.

Colour-coded topographic map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, or statutory timber land. Depicts land district boundaries, land recording divisions, HBC posts, triangulation stations, telephone lines, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes. Defines resource type areas (“Land Form,” “Soil,” “Forest Cover,” “Grazing,” “Geological & Mineralogical,” “Fur-Bearing Animals & Game”). Includes explanatory “Natural Resources Reference.”

Colour-coded map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, and having a timber license, lease, or sale. Depicts land recording divisions, land district boundaries, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes. Includes insets of Stephens Island and Egeria Reach.

Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands alienated, reserved, in B.C. Land Settlement Board Area, or open for preemption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.

Colour-coded topographic map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, or open to preemption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, communication lines, and transport routes.

Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands respectively open and closed to preemption. Depicts land recording divisions, land district boundaries, government reserves, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes. Includes topographical inset.

Topographic map depicting regions, communities, government posts. bodies of water, transport routes, surveyed areas, and reserves.

Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands respectively open and closed to preemption. Depicts land recording divisions, game reserves, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes. Includes inset of McBride townsite.

Regional map depicting communities, parks, customs posts, airports, radio stations, hatcheries, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, elevation points, and lines of batholith contacts. Includes an inset of St. Elias Mountains. Includes “Special Note on the Mineralization of this Map Area” from Bureau of Mines, Victoria, B.C.

Colour-coded map depicts lands surveyed as alienated, available for purchase or lease under Taxation Act, or reserved. Depicts land district boundaries, land recording divisions, triangulation stations, telegraph/telephone lines, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes.

Topographic map depicts communities, bodies of water, transport routes, parks, game reserves, posts, ports, radio stations, power sites (figures in horse power), steamship routes (distance in nautical miles), and precipitation. Mineral resources summarized locally in red ink.

Colour-coded topographic map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, or reserved. Depicts land district boundaries, land recording divisions, provincial forest boundaries, HBC posts, triangulation stations, telephone lines, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes.

Colour-coded topographic map depicts surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, and available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, provincial forests, parks, triangulation stations, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.

Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, and available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, provincial forests, parks, game reserves, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, and triangulation stations.

Colour-coded topographic map depicting surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease, or available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, parks, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, and triangulation stations.

Colour-coded map depicts surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, or available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, provincial forests, parks, game reserves, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, triangulation stations, and government reserves.

Colour-coded B.C. provincial map depicting sustained-yield units and tree-farm licenses. The area and company names of sustained-yield units (red) and tree-farm licences (green) are explicated in a table.

File consists of photocopies of various report front covers and references to Knox McCusker from 1926-1931.

File consists of the following items:

• "Mac" by D.L. Surveyor
• "Knox (Mac) McCusker: Dominion Land Surveyor" by E.L. Rutherford, V.C. Brink, R.S. Silver and M.Z. (Smokey) Neighbour
• Excerpts from Men and Meridians by Don W. Thomson
• Article re: Knox McCusker written on the occasion of his death (April 14, 1955)
• "McKusker (sic) to open up Blueberry Mountain Area" (Alaska Highway News, June 8, 1950)
• "McCusker was surveyor, big game guide….also rancher and trail blazer"
• "Knox Freeman McCusker" written on the occasion of his death (The Canadian Surveyor, July 1955)
• "Veteran Surveyor - Alaska Highway Stories"
• Memories of Knox McCusker by his oldest niece Betty (McCusker) Rutherford
• "Veteran Surveyor prefers horses for long bush treks" by Eric Young (Edmonton Journal)
• Eulogy for Knox McCusker read by Stanley D. Seif at Burch Presbyterian Church in Fort St. John, B.C.
• Eulogy for Gwendolyn Dorothy McCusker (July 1997)
• "Tropical Valley No Myth: amazing story of woman who lived there" by Thomas A. Wayling (Vancouver Sun)
• Photocopy of section of map: "Topographical sketch map showing route traversed by the Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition 1934 through the Rocky Mountains" (by Frank Swannell, March 27, 1935)
• Memories of Knox McCusker by Bill McCusker, his oldest nephew
• "There is always a reason; destiny made it a date. The corridor of the Alcan didn’t just happen" (Fort St. John publication)
• Article on Knox McCusker (ALS News, Winter 1983)

File consists of the following materials:

• Letter to Vernon C. Brink from the National Archives of Canada re: Knox McCusker holdings (March 1, 1999)
• Photocopy of article: "Living Landscapes: Exploring the wilds of northeaster BC" by Ross Peck and Brian Apland
• Some materials for an article on Knox McCusker, D.L.S.
• Material about the life of Knox Freeman McCusker
• Letter to Mrs. Rutherford (Oct. 5, 1999) re: access to interview of Knox McCusker by Frank Willis
• Accession information print-out re: interview of Knox McCusker by Frank Willis in 1954
• National Archives of Canada accession information print-out re: Dominion Land Surveyor Diaries, 1881-1930
• Mary Henry / Knox McCusker "Team" (April 19, 1998)
• Letter to Mrs. Rutherford from George Ungar re: background information on Knox McCusker

File consists of the following articles and speeches written by Knox McCusker:

• "Reminiscences of Knox McCusker" (63 typewritten pages)
• "Back and Beyond the Peace" by K.McCusker (taken from the Toronto Star Weekly Saturday May 5, 1928) – retyped
• "The Alaska Highway" by Knox F. McCusker, D.L.S. (The Canadian Surveyor, July 1943)-photocopy
• Mr. McCusker's speech (5 pages)
• “Tropical Valleys of B.C.” (4 pages)
• "The president has called me an old old surveyor…" speech written by K. McCusker
• "In the early days of my career in the Surveying profession…" written by K. McCusker

Photograph depicts Knox McCusker holding a fish outside a survey camp tent. Caption on verso reads: “Well say! Betty! A Toad River Indian”. It is believed this photo was taken at Tuchadi Lake.

Photograph is a group photo of five men standing around a tent in a wintery wooded landscape; Knox McCusker stands first man from the right, with hands in pockets. Caption on verso reads: “Youthful K.F.McC. on the right. Probably Northern Ontario or Manitoba”.

Photograph depicts Knox McCusker’s pack train traversing across an unidentified mountain ridge, ca. 1930. Caption on verso reads: “Knox McCusker’s pack train, ‘30’s”.

Photograph depicts the profiled image of two saddled horses from Knox McCusker’s pack train; a snow capped mountain range is visible in the background, ca. 1930. Caption on verso reads: “K. McCusker”.

Bridget Moran stands on road, unidentified buildings behind on either side. Lake and hills on opposite shore in background. Photo believed to be taken at Metlakatla Lake, B.C. Building on left speculated to be the St. Paul's Anglican Church Learning Centre.

Woman stands in front of sign that reads "ALASKA / STEWART 237 km / HYDER AK. 240 km / BEAR GLAC. 201 km". Second sign in background indicates restaurant, convenience store, and service centre. Car, road, and highway can be seen in midground; mountains in background. (This woman is also featured in item 2008.3.1.22.13).

Photograph depicts two large buildings across street in foreground, van visible on left.

Photograph depicts small boats tied at dock on lake with mountains visible in background.

Profile of Moran, wake visible in water behind her. Opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts unknown lake. Moran slightly visible in far left. Village can be seen on opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts unknown lake. Grassy shore in foreground, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts dog seated on grass in foreground. Unidentified individuals visible below with fishing nets in waterfall area at Moricetown Canyon.

Photograph depicts Moran seated to right of woman on bench in foreground. Waterfall area at Moricetown Canyon can be seen below, behind booth labeled "MONITER BOOTH". Highway and houses visible on opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts two white buildings, one with the sign "Nisga'a Government Administration building". Road in foreground, vehicles and hills in background.

Photograph depicts Bridget Moran standing beside unidentified man in front of white building with the sign "Nisga'a Government Administration building". Suburban parked in front of building, trees and mountains visible in background.

Photograph depicts landscape scene. Tree, bridge, and sign featuring cross country skier in foreground. Fence, hills, and forest in background.

Photograph depicts water in foreground, bayside village in background.

Photograph depicts wide river with forest shores on either side. Power lines in foreground, mountain in background.

Photograph depicts colour map displayed in unknown area, second poster semi-visible on left. See item 2008.3.1.22.34 for image believed to depict lava bed.

Photograph depicts what appears to be a lava bed, see item 2008.3.1.22.33.

Photograph depicts Moran standing in front of bridge featuring a sign reading "USE OF BRIDGE AT YOUR OWN RISK / GITWINKSIHLKW BAND COUNCIL". River below, hills on opposite shore in background.