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File consists of notes and reproductions relating a 1913 amendment to the Land Act, which is the British Columbia legislation used by the government to transfer land to the public for community, industrial, or business use. The 1913 amendment stated that land would be free to settlers with proof of three years residence or pre-empting unsurveyed or crown land after March 1913. File primarily consists of photocopied newspaper articles discussing the amendment.

File consists of reproductions relating to the 4th Duke of Sutherland, Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-27 June 1913).

Subseries consists of material created and collected by Kent Sedgwick during his involvement with the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail Association. Sedgwick was the treasurer and later the president of the Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route Association. The association was formed to create the first official heritage trail in British Columbia. The trail is now called the Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail and is part of the route across Canada followed by Alexander Mackenzie in 1789 to 1793. The association aided in having the route recognized by each provincial government and the federal government. The files primarily consist of management plans, summary documents, booklets, and pamphlets created by the association, the provincial government, and Parks Canada.

File consists of bound documents, plans, and reproductions. Includes: "Public input summary" spiral bound book from Parks Canada (Dec. 1985) and "Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail" bound book published by Parks Canada (17 July 1985).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Alexander Mackenzie monument in Prince George. Includes a photograph depicting Judge Howay at the unveiling of the original National Historic Monument to Alexander Mackenzie in Prince George on 13 June 1925 (reproduced 2009).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the new Alexander Mackenzie monument in Fort George Park (renamed Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park). Includes: "British Columbia Heritage Brigade Journey" pamphlet from Parks Canada and Canoe Sport B.C. (1985); "Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association" newsletter No. 9 (1987); "Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Association" newsletter No. 36 (1994); and correspondence letters between John D. Adams, Supervisor of Interpretation and Heritage Site operations for the Province of British Columbia and Kent Sedgwick (Apr.- May 1986). Also includes photographs depicting the new Alexander Mackenzie monument and people at the unveiling (1985).

File consists of reproduced copy of "To the Memory of Alexander Mackenzie's Granddaughter and last Descendant Mrs. Heald (Alexandra Isabel Mackenzie)" originally published in 1933.

File consists of notes, letters, and reproductions relating to the "Arrival of Steel" CN Railway plaque in Prince George. Includes: "Invitation" from the City of Prince George for the unveiling of the CN plaque (27 Jan. 1989) and correspondence letters between CN and the City of Prince George (1987-1989). Also includes photographs depicting the CN plaque and the unveiling ceremony (Jan. 1989).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to bibliographic references about Fort Alexandria (later renamed Alexandria). Fort Alexandria was a trading post, ferry site, and steamboat landing in the North Cariboo, 45 km south of Quesnel.

File consists of printed emails and typed documents relating to Brett & Hall and an exhibit for the National Gallery of Canada. Brett & Hall were landscape architects from Boston, MA who designed the original plan for Prince George, including features such as the Crescents neighbourhood.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Brett and Hall city planning work for Prince George. Brett & Hall were landscape architects from Boston, MA who designed the original plan for Prince George, including features such as the Crescents neighbourhood.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the boundary survey done by A.O. Wheeler, who was employed by British Columbia Government as a surveyor in 1922 to survey the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the British Columbia Express Company. Barnard's Express, later known as the British Columbia Express Company or BX, was a pioneer transportation company that served the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George regions in British Columbia, Canada from 1861 until 1921.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to soldier land settlement in northern British Columbia following the First World War. Includes material regarding the British Columbia Land Settlement Act; the allotment of land for Prince George; and the opening of reserved lands for veterans. Includes a printed article entitled "Soldiers, Settlement and Development in British Columbia, 1915-1930" by Paul Koroscil (2000).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway, colonization and immigration, and the 4th Duke of Sutherland.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Brett & Hall landscape architecture and urban planning in Canada. File predominantly consists of photocopies of articles relating to urban planning, including "The Influence of Thomas Adams and the British New Towns Movement in the Planning of Canadian Resource Communities" by Oiva Saarinen; "Thomas Adams and the Commission of Conservation" by Alan H. Armstrong; "The Laying Out of Towns" by W.H. Dorsey; "The Relation of the City Engineer to Public Parks" by John C. Olmsted; "The Planning of Company Communities in the Lake Superior Mining Region" by Arnold R. Alanen; and "Planning the Canadian Environment" by L.O. Gertler.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Cariboo region of British Columbia. Includes: "Walking Tour of Historic Clinton" pamphlet prepared by Clinton Museum Society and Clinton & District Chamber of Commerce (1980); "Central Cariboo British Columbia, Canada" pamphlet approved by Tourism British Columbia (2010); and "Cariboo field trip" duotang with typescript notes (1978). Also includes photographs depicting Quesnel Forks, British Columbia (2010).

File consists of notes and a reproduced map relating to Carrier Lake in the Omineca region, 35 km east from Fort St. James.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to David Thompson, surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Duke of Sutherland. Also includes photographs depicting the area of White's Landing in Strathnaver (2010).

Subseries includes material collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the Duke of Sutherland. The Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The fourth Duke of Sutherland was Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower who lived from 1851 to 27 June 1913. Toward the end of his life, the 4th Duke began moving his wealth and life to Canada. The Duke owned land across British Columbia and Alberta and contributed to various settlements, including Strathnaver, BC; Windermere, BC; Brooks, AB; and Clyde, AB. The Duke of Sutherland owned the Sutherland Land Company, creating and selling plots in BC and Alberta. He also worked closely with the Canadian Pacific Railway to support immigration and settlement of the area.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to encouraging settlement and immigration to Prince George. Includes material on Dutch settlement in Prince George; the Hornby Plan, a 1933 settlement plan by the Canadian National Railway to develop communities and stimulate business for the railway, particularly in Prince George; promoting Prince George for settlers; reserved land for veterans; and auction of lands to cover delinquent taxes in British Columbia.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Father Adrien Morice. Father Adrien Morice was a missionary and was ordained as a priest who came to British Columbia in 1880 to complete his ecclesiastical studies. After completing his schooling he was signed to the Williams Lake Mission where he worked closely with the Chilcotin peoples, learning their language and ministering. He continued to learn Chinook before moving to work at Stuart Lake with the Na'Kaztl'Tenneh Band in 1885, working with four divisions of the Carrier Tribes, the Alexandria, Quesnel, Blackwater, and Lhuskuz. Morice continued to use the Cree language and eventually published a monthly newspaper between 1881 and 1884 called "Tsettes Nahivelnik" (meaning "storyteller") using the Cree language. File primarily consists of handwritten notes by Kent Sedgwick regarding Father Adrien Morice and his work.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Fort Alexandria (later renamed Alexandria). Fort Alexandria was an HBC trading post, ferry site, and steamboat landing in the North Cariboo, 45 km south of Quesnel. File contains photographs depicting Fort Chilcotin, the landscape and buildings (Sept. 1983 and Aug. 2006).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Fort George Canyon. Includes: "City of Prince George" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Mr. Ron Drane, Manager of Pine Centre (7 June 1984) and "Fort George Canyon Hiking Trail" pamphlet published by the Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum (July 1984). Also includes photographs depicting the Fort George Canyon and men hiking the trail (1985).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Frank Swannell, who was a surveyor in British Columbia that surveyed many areas across the province between 1898 and 1908.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Fred Burden, a surveyor in British Columbia who surveyed tar sands in the Fort McMurray region and returned to Prince George in 1921 to complete a topographical survey of Prince George.

Subseries consists of materials collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding fur trade history in British Columbia. Includes histories of the Hudson's Bay Company; historic trails utilized for fur trade; fur trade by the North West Company in the interior of British Columbia; Simon Fraser, a Canadian explorer and fur trader with the North West Company; and David Thompson, a surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 - March 2, 1901), a Canadian geologist and surveyor with the Geological Survey of Canada.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to George Dawson and the Geological Survey of Canada. Includes: "Museum Mirror" Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum newsletter vol. 1 no. 2 (June 1986). File also includes photographs depicting various sights around British Columbia from George Dawson's explorations (1983 reproduced).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the gold rush in Quesnel and Likely, British Columbia. Includes: "Guide to the Goldfields: Cariboo Country" newspaper edition (1998); "Cariboo, Chilcotin Coast, Likely" brochure published by Likely & District Chamber of Commerce [199-]; "The UNBC Quesnel Rover Research Centre" pamphlet published by the University of Northern British Columbia (2002); "New Nugget Restaurant" paper placemat (1972); and "Likely" brochure from the Likely Chamber of Commerce [198-]. Also includes photographs depicting a camping trip in Likely, British Columbia (2010).

File consists of notes and reproductions of Frank Leonard's writings and research for his 1984 BC Studies article "Grand Trunk Pacific and the Establishment of the City of Prince George, 1911-1915". Includes: "Grand Trunk Pacific and the Establishment of Prince George 1911-1915" typescript document by Frank Leonard for his PhD dissertation (Feb. 1984) and "The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company and the Development of Northern British Columbia, 1902-1919" outline of dissertation chapters typescript document by Frank Leonard (1984).