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2000.23.1.008 · File · 1959-1978
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of oral (aural) history guides, pamphlets, and reproductions from L'Heureux's research at the BC Provincial Archives in Victoria. Highlights include:

  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "British Columbia History: Sound Heritage", 1977 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "People in Landscape", 1980 (pamphlet)
  • Contact, "A Victim of Siwash Rock" Vol. 19 No. 2, March 1978 (magazine)
  • Province Archives of British Columbia, "Sound Heritage Series", 1983 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Aural History", [197-??] (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "A Guide to Aural History Research", 1976 (booklet)
2000.23.1.007 · File · 1966-1979
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of correspondence and reproductions from L'Heureux's research at the BC Provincial Archives in Victoria. Contains photocopies of BC Archives archival materials, correspondence, memoranda, articles, archival manuscript, research requests, and pamphlets. Highlights include:

  • Illustrated street map of the University of British Columbia campus, 1972
  • Reproduction of article entitled "Jack Fannin, Pioneer Extraordinaire" in "British Columbia - The Pioneer Years" book, [197-?] (article)
  • British Columbia Provincial Museum, "Publications", 1979 (pamphlet)
  • Two-sided "Guide Map of British Columbia Government Offices, Victoria, B.C". and "Guide Map, Legislative Precinct, Victoria, B.C.", 1975 (map)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Research Procedures and Regulations", 1979 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of Manitoba, "Rules & Regulations", [ca. 1977] (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Research Procedures and Regulations", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Parliament Buildings, A Visitors' Guide to the Legislative Precincts", [197-?] (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Manuscript Inventory No. 1", 1976 (booklet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Manuscript Inventory No. 2", 1978 (booklet).
    File also includes photographs of the exterior of B.C. Archives building in Victoria ([197-??]), photographs of the interior of the B.C. Archives reference room (1977), a photograph of a topographic physical relief map of British Columbia (1977), and photographs of a historical exhibit in the entrance to B.C. Archives (1977).
Collectibles guides
2000.23.1.026 · File · 1974-1987
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collectors guides on antiques and a newspaper clipping. Highlights include:

  • Ralph and Terry Kovel, "Family Circle's Pocket Guide to Collectibles", 1987 (booklet)
  • Bea Boynton, "A Very Amateur Guide to Antique Bottle Collecting", 1974 (booklet)
Correspondence
2000.23.2.27 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of Audrey L'Heureux's correspondence relating to her writing career, as well as notes pertaining to future possible writing projects. Also includes photograph reproductions for Audrey L'Heureux's book "Trails to Rails":

  • BC Provincial Archives, "First locomotive to pass in front of camp G.T.P.R. Track Layer ahead", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Track Layer from the pass arriving at Fort Fraser", 1918 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Track-layer in Petes cut", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, untitled photograph, [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, untitled photograph, [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Passing through the Fort George Canyon", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Fort Fraser, the finish of the half mile race between tract layer", 1914 (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, untitled photograph, [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, untitled photograph, [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "The lunch on line is an everyday occurrence", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "The lunch on line is an everyday occurrence", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Yard by yard the G.T.P.R. is built from coast to coast", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Driving four mile Creek Bridge", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Driving Endako River bridge", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
  • BC Provincial Archives, "Steam shovel", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
Crop circles
2000.23.1.030 · File · 1998
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of newspaper clippings and a newsletter consisting of information on crop circles. Includes a winter 1998 Prince George Art Gallery newsletter with a feature article entitled "Invision: Crop Circles and Creativity".

Edward R. Gosnell
2000.23.1.052 · File · [197-?]
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to Edward R. Gosnell. Gosnell was the first Provincial Librarian from 1893 to 1898 and also the first Provincial Archivist from 1908 to 1910. He wrote one of the earliest histories of British Columbia. Research materials include reproductions of photographs from BC Archives and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

  • Reproduction of photograph from BC Archives depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Track layer laying steel from Kitselos to Hazelton", 1913
  • Reproduction of photograph from BC Archives depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, [191-??]
2000.23.2.24 · File · 1974-1980
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of research for "Northern BC in Retrospect" written by Audrey L'Heureux. Materials include correspondence, a magazine, a rough draft, newspaper clippings, and a pamphlet.

  • Audrey L'Heureux, "Northern B.C. in Retrospect", Vol. 1, 1979 (book)
  • Information Canada, "The Mackenzie Canada's Largest River Basin Looks to the Future", 1974 (pamphlet)
Olive Fredrickson
2000.23.1.048 · File · 1976-1984
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding Olive Fredrickson who was an author known for her novel "The Silence of the North". Materials include correspondence between Fredrickson and L'Heureux, a photograph, newspaper clippings, postcards, and reproductions of articles. Photograph depicts Olive Fredrickson in Prince George in the fall of 1977.

2000.23.1.004 · File · 1976-1980
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of Alberta heritage pamphlets. Highlights include:

  • BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Documentary Heritage 1832", 1976 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Information Leaflet No 6, 1978", 1978 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Harry Pollard Photographer", 1978 (pamphlet)
  • Historical Society of Alberta, "Publications", [after 1978]
  • BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Ernest Brown and Gladys Reeves", 1978 (pamphlet)
  • BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Women in Alberta", 1977 (booklet)
  • Alberta Culture, "Heritage" magazine Vol. 8 No. 3, May-June 1980 (magazine)
  • Alberta Culture, "Heritage" magazine Vol. 7 No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1979 (magazine)
William J. Rimes
2000.23.1.091 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to William "Billy" J. Rhimes (Rimes?), editor of the Nechako Chronicle newspaper. Materials include a manuscript titled "1918 in Vanderhoof by Billy Rhimes", as well as newspaper clippings.