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2012.13.2.02.44 · File · [ca. 2006]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File predominantly consists of photocopies of newspaper articles, along with notes and reproductions relating to the development of the Prince George townsite and subdivision of Fort George, especially the area covered by Cariboo District Plan 1268. Includes material on investments and sale of lots in Prince George, Grand Trunk Pacific development in Prince George, and incorporation of the city of Prince George.

2012.13.2.02.33 · File · [1990?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of maps and town surveys of early Prince George. Includes various reproduced 1915 maps and surveys depicting Prince George, Central Fort George, and Fort George: "Subdivision of part of Indian Reserve no. 1 lot 343 Cariboo District BC"; "Parcel Z map 1268"; "Plan of Subdivision lot 933"; "First addition to townsite of Central Fort George"; "Subdivision of lot 1511 Cariboo District BC"; "Townsite of Fort George" map originally made by R.H. Holland; "Plan of Subdivision of lot 1426 Fort George Collins Addition"; "Plan of subdivision of lot 932 Cariboo District"; and "Plan of subdivision of part of lot 2507."

Prince George street names
2012.13.2.02.20 · File · 1989-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, reproductions, and letters relating to the street names in Prince George. Includes: "Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names" typescript document; email from Ramona Rose to Kent Sedgwick (8 Dec. 2000); "Future entrance sign on Tyner Boulevard" typescript letter to Mr. Hamer from Ruth Iversen (10 Jan. 1995); "South Fort George gardens plan of subdivision" reproduced map depicting subdivision lots along the Fraser River in Prince George (2011); and "Porter Creek" letter from the Province of British Columbia to Kent Sedgwick (16 May 1989).

2012.13.2.11.10 · File · 1983
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Prince George Rivers Committee. Includes: "Report of the Rivers Committee" spiral bound typescript reports submitted to City Council of the City of Prince George (26 Sept. 1983) and "Submission to Rivers Committee by Heritage Advisory Committee" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick (Apr. 1983).

Prince George rivers
2012.13.2.14.22 · File · 1980-1991, 2006
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to rivers in Prince George. Includes: "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a park reserve" typescript document by the New Caledonia Institute of Environmental Studies [ca. 1980]; "Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services" typescript letter from John McMurdo to Graham Farstad (15 Dec. 1982); "Rip-rap for Goat Island" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Ernie Obst (23 Oct. 1986); "Ted Williams' river tour notes" typescript document by Ted Williams (June 1991); and "RE: Moffat A.L.R Exclusion and Archaeological Site F1Rq 2" typescript letter from Steve Acheson to Daniel Guerrette (11 May 1982).

2012.13.5.23 · File · 1974
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of a bound work entitled "Prince George Papers: Based on a field excursion taken in the Summer semester, 1974" that was produced by a Geography 262 course Simon Fraser University taught by professor L.J. Evenden. This work includes the following student papers: "Development and Planning of Prince George 1793-2001" by Jack Pope and Doug Sheffield; "Prince George: Entertainment and recreation" by Frank Chandler; "Parks in Prince George: The attitude of change" by Jane Davidson and Gary Dodd; "Glacial Features in the Prince George Study Area, B.C". by Maynard E.W. Embree; and "City of Prince George, a study of its Parks and Recreation Facilities, 1974" by Peggy Etches. Some of Kent Sedgwick's works were cited by these papers.

2012.13.2.14.26 · File · 2001-2004
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of reproductions and pamphlets relating to outdoor recreation in Prince George. Includes material regarding bird watching, fishing, hiking, and regional and provincial parks. Includes: "Prince George Backroads" clipped article from The Angler's Atlas magazine (Sept. 2004); "Bird Viewing around Prince George" pamphlet prepared by the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks in cooperation with the Prince George Naturalist Club; "Forests for the World" pamphlet prepared by the City of Prince George; and "Regional Parks" pamphlet prepared by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.

2012.13.3.2.04 · File · 2003-2009
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to a downtown walking tour conducted by Sedgwick for the British Columbia Historical Federation 2003 conference. Also includes photographs depicting participants of the BC Historical Federation Conference on a downtown walking tour in Prince George (2003).

Prince George climate
2012.13.2.11.08 · File · 1984-2005
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to climate in Prince George. Includes: "Annual meteorology summary Prince George, B.C". document from Environment Canada (1989).

Prince George cemeteries
2012.13.3.1.01 · File · 1965-2008
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, reproductions, and clippings relating to the cemetery in Prince George. Includes: "Landscape of the Past: A brief history of the Prince George municipal cemetery" photocopied essay by Gary McKivett (1999); "RE: SFG cemetery" printed email from Robin and Barbara Fairservice to Kent Sedgwick (8 July 2008); "City of Prince George Memorandum" typescript document from the Heritage Advisory Committee (14 Mar. 1991); "The Prince George Family History Society" brochure (1991); and "City of Prince George by-law no.732" reproduction of a typescript document (Dec. 1953). Also includes "Plan of subdivision of part of Lot 925" a map reproduction depicting the lots beside the Fraser River and the original cemetery (1910).

Prince George brochures
2012.13.2.14.20 · File · [between 1980 and 1990]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of brochures relating to Prince George and the surrounding area. Includes: "Regional Parks" prepared by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George; "A Guide to the Natural Habitat" prepared by the Habitat Information Group; "Wildlife Viewing at Forests for the World" prepared in co-operation with the Prince George Naturalists Club and British Columbia Wilflife Watch; "Your Guide to Downtown Prince George" prepared by the Prince George Town Centre Business Association; and "Welcome to the Forest" prepared by the City of Prince George.

"Prince George" 1976 map
2012.13.6.63 · File · 1976
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Item is an original 1976 map depicting Prince George, published by the Province of British Columbia Ministry of the Environment.

"Prince George" 1967 map
2012.13.6.64 · File · 1967
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Item is an original 1967 map depicting Prince George in British Columbia, published by the British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources. Map includes pen markings.

2012.13.2.02.23 · File · 2001-2007
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to pre-emption crown land grants between 1869 until 1912 in British Columbia, primarily in Prince George. File primarily consists of printed copies of pre-emptor maps of Prince George and region from the Royal BC Archives and Museum.

2012.13.2.11.16 · File · 2005
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to place-based computing geography methodology regarding inter-disciplinary research on experiences of place to teach history and geography and used by Kent Sedgwick.

Photographic negatives
2012.13.1.135.02 · File
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of a printed email correspondence between Ramona Rose, Florence Smith, and Sue Sedgwick regarding an additional donation of photographic negatives. The file includes photographs depicting photographs of Knox United Church and historic Prince George.

2012.13.4.46 · File · 1975
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of two original copies (one in English, one in French) of "Peyto Glacier: General Information" prepared by Kent Sedgwick and E.S. Hencock for Environment Canada. Includes attached supplementary map along with each publication. Also includes duplicate original maps in the file.

Peyto Glacier
2012.13.4.42 · File · 1967-2008
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, reproductions, pamphlets, and postcards relating to the Peyto Glacier, situated in the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, Alberta. Includes: "Inland Waters Branch" handwritten letter to Kent Sedgwick (4 Sept. 1970); "Peyto Glacier general information" pamphlet prepared by the Inland Waters Directorate, Water Resources Branch of Environment Canada (1975); and photographs depicting a Peyto Glacier workshop with Kent Sedgwick and colleagues (1996) and personal photographs depicting Kent Sedgwick, his wife, and friends visiting and hiking Peyto Glacier (1990).

Penny
2012.13.2.17.29 · File · 2002-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Penny. Also includes photographs depicting various areas of Penny (2004).

Peace River region
2012.13.2.19.16 · File · 2003-2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of clippings related to the Peace River region. Also includes photographs taken by Kent Sedgwick depicting Mackenzie, BC and the Peace River region (2003).

2012.13.2.14.16 · File · 1988
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and typescript letters relating to Paddlewheel Park in Prince George. Includes: "Name change from Glenora Park to Paddlewheel Park" typescript letter from Heritage Committee to the Mayor and Council (12 Sept. 1988) and "South Fort George Community Association" typescript letter from Glenn Jaye to Graham Farstad (1 June 1988).

2012.13.4.14 · File · 2002
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to "Northern Approaches to New Caledonia" lecture conducted by Kent Sedgwick, relating to the article he wrote on "Crossing the Divide: Northern Approaches to New Caledonia". File predominantly contains Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes and notes and transparent sheets of film depicting various maps of northern British Columbia. File also contains photographs depicting various maps (Oct. 2002).

2012.13.3.2.02 · File · 1985-1986
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to a New Caledonia theme for the Heritage Society of British Columbia Seventh Annual Conference. Includes: "New Caledonia: The Frontier Yesterday and Today" typescript document by Garvin Moles and Kent Sedgwick (June 1985) and "Horizon 2" journal publication vol. 24 no. 2 (1986).

2012.13.2.14.15 · File · 1996
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Nechako cutbanks in Prince George. Includes: "The Cutbanks" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (1 Feb. 1996). File also includes a photograph depicting heritage river trail signs erected at the cutbanks and describing the significance of the cutbanks in Prince George (1996).

Mount Sir Alexander
2012.13.2.19.12 · File · 2006-2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Mount Sir Alexander, a mountain in the Sir Alexander Area of the Continental Ranges of the BC Canadian Rockies.

2012.13.2.17.34 · File · 1982, 2005
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Mount Robson and the Red Pass. Also includes photographs reproduced in 1982 depicting the Mount Robson Ranch (date of original photographs unknown).