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Agriculture
2012.13.2.07 · Subseries · 1978-2008
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research relating to agriculture in Prince George and the surrounding areas including Pineview, Mud River, and Blackburn. Includes material regarding the Prince George experimental farm, historical agriculture, dairying, and ranching.

2012.13.3.3 · Subseries · 1980-2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

2012.13.2.19 · Subseries · 1955-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on various areas in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes written notes by Kent Sedgwick, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to towns and settlements. These areas include Quesnel, Likely, the Yukon Telegraph Trail, Barkerville, Wells, the Cariboo region, Fort Alexandria, Soda Creek, the Chilcotin region, Jasper, the Rocky Mountains, Mackenzie, Tumbler Ridge, the Peace River region, Fort St. James, the Omineca region, Kitimat, Lethbridge, the Bulkley Valley, and Fort Mcleod. These files cover a variety of topics including Chinese people in British Columbia, land settlement, tourism, and historic information on the regions.

2012.13.2.09 · Subseries · 1967-2005
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries contains secondary material collected by Kent Sedgwick for research on the history and geography of Prince George and its region. Includes secondary sources and bibliographic references regarding the history and geography of Prince George and the Central Interior of British Columbia. The files primarily consist of photocopied articles and printed bibliographies.

Birds, Wildlife
2012.13.1.113 · Subseries · [between 1978 and 1980]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting birds and wildlife at unknown locations.

Bralorne
2012.13.1.059 · Subseries · 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting locations in and around Bralorne, B.C.

Central Interior Natives
2012.13.1.009 · Subseries · [between 1976 and 2003]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides that reproduce historical photographs of Indigenous peoples of Central Interior, as well as maps.

Cheslatta
2012.13.1.010 · Subseries · 22 Sept. 1991
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting images of Cheslatta from 1991

Divide Lakes
2012.13.1.063 · Subseries · [between 1989 and 1994]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting images of and around Divide Lake.

Doukabours
2012.13.1.117 · Subseries · 1981
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting a Doukabour community at an unknown location.

Duke of Sutherland
2012.13.2.20 · Subseries · 1980-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

Dunster Station
2012.13.1.011 · Subseries · [between 1982 and 1983]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting images of Dunster Station from 1982 to 1983.

East Line
2012.13.2.17 · Subseries · 1972-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries consists of material collected by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding the communities along the East Line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Central British Columbia, particularly between Prince George and McBride. These communities and locations include, among others, Shelley, Willow River, Sinclair Mills, Longworth, Dunster, Tete Jaune, Valemount, Mount Robson, and the Yellowhead Pass. Research on these communities was conducted during Kent Sedgwick's involvement in the UNBC-led Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project. The files primarily consist of research notes, audio and transcripts of oral interviews, and photographs of the East Line communities.

East Line Duplicate Slides
2012.13.1.087 · Subseries · [between 1970 and 2000]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway. Some are duplicates of the images found in the "East Line, Dome Creek - Lamming Mills - Misc" file.

East Line (Misc.)
2012.13.1.088 · Subseries · [between 1975 and 2004]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway.

Fences, Log Construction
2012.13.1.012 · Subseries · [between 1970 and 1985]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting images of fences and various other forms of log construction, ranging from 1970 to 1985.

Fur Trade
2012.13.1.039 · Subseries · [between 1978 and 2008]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting subjects related to the Fur Trade.

Fur Trade
2012.13.2.13 · Subseries · 1974-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

2012.13.2.11 · Subseries · 1937-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries consists of materials collected by Kent Sedgwick for research on the geography and natural resources in Prince George and its region. Includes material on the natural resource industry, including the opening of the McArthur Sawmill, the W. Lamb and Sons Lumber Sawmill, and mining; photocopied aerial photographs of Prince George; the climate, temperatures, and flooding; and the geographical features of Prince George.

Ginter House
2012.13.1.014 · Subseries · 1997
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting images of the Ginter House from 1997 in Prince George, B.C.

Group of Seven
2012.13.1.120 · Subseries · 1977
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting photographs of the art works of the Group of Seven.