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File includes six aggregations of photographs which have been assembled in this file in order to maintain the integrity of each group by keeping the photos arranged together, though each group features operations pertaining to multiple files in this subseries. Includes groups featuring photos from 1961, 1965 1971, a helicopter trip, a community album, and a workplace album. Photographs depict images pertaining to the following operations at Cassiar, B.C.: mining, milling, maintenance, labratory tests, and tramline and town operations. Images featuring operations of the company town include the grocery store, bank, churches, school, library, lounge, pool, theater, community center, outdoor recreation, hospital, dentist, cafeteria, bus route, residences, air strip, firehall, laundromat, park, police, and newspaper.

Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd opened a second mine in 1967 at what became the one-industry town of Clinton Creek, Y.T. File contains photographs depicting different areas of operations at Clinton Creek. Locations include the mine, plant, town, tailings pile, main office, the 40 Mile River, and surrounding area. Town photos depict the grocery store, cafeteria, medical clinic, school, auditorium residential area, Connell Street and power house. File also includes aerial photographs and images depicting forest fighting, photographers capturing the tailings pile, asbestos samples, mining machinery, staff offices, and operations in the mill, lab, and garage.

Additional photographs integrated into file depict Clinton Creek's surrounding area, and three slides of a tailing pile explosion believed to be Clinton Creek.

File contains photographs depicting individuals at Cassiar on strike in the winter time, marching down roads, holding picket signs, carrying small children who hold signs, and driving cars covered with strike slogans. Many of the signs read "U.S.W.A. LOCAL 6536" (United Steel Workers of America).

• Two photographs depict a man with a video recorder. Some photos feature plant buildings, two were taken at night. One photograph depicts a note that reads: "THERE WILL BE NO AFTERNOON SHIFT THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5th 1970."
• Many photos depict areas in the mine showing snow impacts, fissures in the mountain, asbestos evidence and other environmental activity. The picket signs contain protests regarding contracts, safety, environment, and ethics.
• Handwritten annotation on original envelope containing photographs: "Pictures 1970 Strike."
• Integrated into file are fourteen photos from file marked "Mr. B. Pewsey" that depict an area where a large rock fell, measuring tape, and protest sign.

File contains photographs depicting an award night that took place in the late 1950s or early 1960s in the old panabode Recreation Centre at Cassiar B.C.. Photos feature groups of people posed with trophies, a family posed together, a large group on stage, the audience, and musicians including individuals with a trumpet, saxophone, guitar and violin. Fred Murray (early Cassiar staff member) is featured in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th photograph.

• File contains photographs done to item level description, depicting miscellaneous people and locations at or around Cassiar, B.C. This includes a photograph of renowned prospector William (“Bill”) Storie, Bill Pratt with a fox, a community gathering in a someone's home, and a hockey game.
• Also included but not to item level is a photo of "David Madore" as part of his application to Cassiar, photo of "William Field" a local hire maintenance mechanic, and photos of a RNWMP Post sign (Royal North West Mounted Police) that depicts annotations "Indian grave" , "Miners Cabin" , "Road House" , "Customs House" , "St. James Church" , "Swansons Store" etc., and 15 negatives of various individuals at what appears to be someone's home.
• Also included is cabin at Boya Lake, which used to be named Chain lake, located off the Stewart-Cassiar highway. This land of this cabin may have been involved legal issues , which was related to people at Cassiar.

Photographs of various Cassiar Staff at work. There is extensive annotations on the back of each photo explaining who is depicted and where they are working.

File contains two newspaper clippings, one from the B.C. Saturday Sunset of September 14, 1912 concerning economic development on Vancouver Island and the second from The Globe dated Saturday March 23, 1907 which contains two photographs of Prince Rupert.

File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions regarding Burns Lake, B.C.

File consists of material relating to Carrie Jane Gray, a Mayor and Alderman on Prince George City Council who took part in several community organizations. Her dedication to Prince George is the reason why a former landfill was turned into park was named in her honour. Materials include newspaper clippings and reproductions of articles.

File consists of material relating to Prince George, British Columbia. Materials include a newspaper, calendars, newspaper, pamphlet, map, newsletters, booklet, postcards, photograph reproductions, and articles. Highlights include:

• The Citizen, "Prince George Official Guide", [198-?] (magazine)
• Brian Gardiner, M.P. Prince George-Bulkley Valley, "Calendar", 1993
• The Citizen, "Happy Birthday Prince George 70 years: Look at us now!", March 6, 1985 (newspaper)
• Prince George Town Centre Business Association, "Your Guide to Downtown Prince George", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Fraser Fort George Museum, "A Millar Addition Heritage Tour, Prince George, B.C.", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Prince George Railway Museum, "Self-Guided Tour", [199-?] (pamphlet)
• Prince George Railway Museum, "On Track", 1983 (newsletter)
• Boston Pizza, "The Official Prince George Tourist Street Map", [198-?] (map)
• Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Conserving A Proud Heritage", 1983 (reproduction booklet)
• Fort George Regional Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 3 No. 2, 1987 (newsletter)
• Fort George Regional Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 3 No. 1, 1986 (newsletter)
• Fort George Regional Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 1 No. 1, 1985 (newsletter)
• Fort George Regional Museum, "Fort George Railway", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• QM Industries LTD, "People Producing Ideas and Equipment For Industry", [198-?] (booklet)
• Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Prince George, B.C. 1978", [198-?] (booklet)
• Greater Prince George Visitors and Convention Bureau, "Prince George British Columbia Canada", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Fort George Museum, "The Arrival of the Steel 70th Anniversary", 1984 (calendar)
• Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Historic Huble Homestead, Prince George British Columbia", [199-?] (pamphlet)
• Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, "Regional Parks", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Prince George Region Development Corporation, "Circle Tours in Prince George Area", 1996 (pamphlet)
• The Citizen, "70 years: look at us now!", March 6, 1985 (newspaper)
• Northern Hardware, "75 Years of Service in the Prince George Area", 1994 (magazine)
• The Citizen, "Centennial 1871-1971", July 20, 1971 (newspaper)
• Marie Nagel, "The 1984 Historical Calendar of Prince George", 1983 (calendar)
• Prince George Public Library, "Local History of Prince George" 1984 (booklet)
• Prince George Chamber of Commerce, "Prince George British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Regional Development Commission, "Prince George B.C", 1975 (booklet)
• Jessie Bond Sugden, "In the Shadow of the Cutbanks", 1985 (book)
• Prince George Public Library, "Local History of Prince George", 1983 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Bridge Construction Crossing Fraser River from East entering Prince George", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Construction Days G.T.P. Railway", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Construction work G.T.P railway bridge into Prince George", [between 1910 and 1914] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "The court room at South Fort George, B.C", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "B.C. Provincial Police - South Fort George, B.C, Showing the Constable's sitting-room", [190?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Interior of the CNR Station", [192-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Prince George from G.T.P. Railway Yard", April 12, 1914 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Railroad Construction at Prince George, B.C", 1914 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "George Street Prince George", 1915 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Indian Village at Fort George, B.C", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Arrival of the semi-weekly stage at Fort George, Mr. Al Young is the driver", 1912 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Sports South Fort George", 1912 (photograph reproduction)

File consists of material relating to Prince Rupert. Materials include correspondence, a postcard, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, a book, a magazine, photographs, reproductions of journal articles and reproduction photo negatives. Highlights include:

• National Harbours Board, "Port of Prince Rupert", 1977 (pamphlet)
• Prince Rupert Port Facilities, "Port of Prince Rupert", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• National Harbours Board, "Port Directory, the keys to international Commerce", 1975 (book)
• Western Ports Symposium, "Kitimat-British Columbia's Newest Port", 1977 (reproduction)
• Prince Rupert Visitors Bureau, "Prince Rupert Beautiful British Columbia the gateway city halibut capital of the world", [197-?] (magazine)
• Prince Rupert Visitors Bureau, "Welcome to Canada's Northwestern City", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Motor Crest Hotel, "Prince Rupert B.C.", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives, "B.C Bureau of Mines, Omineca mining district", 1915 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Swannell Survey", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "B.C Bureau of Mines", 1909 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Omineca mining district", 1915 (photograph reproduction)
• 29 photographs of unidentified photographs [poor reproductions]

File consists of material relating to Haida Gwaii, formerly named the Queen Charlotte Islands. Materials include a book, pamphlets, a booklets, postcards, and a magazine. Highlights include:

• Fern Henderson, "Queen Charlotte Islands, Trail Hikes and Beach Walks", 1978 (book)
• Emily Carr College of Art and Design, "The Art and Nature of the Queen Charlotte Islands", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Queen Charlotte Islands Chamber of Commerce, "A Brief Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Province of British Columbia Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing, "Naikoon Provincial Park", 1982 (pamphlet)
• British Columbia Ferry Corporation, "Northern Inside Passage", 1980 (pamphlet)
• Tlell, Queen Charlotte Islands, "A Love Story Between Horse and Beach" [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Queen Charlotte Islands Chamber of Commerce, "Home of the Haida, Canada's Western Isles", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Queen Charlotte Islands Islands Observer magazine, [1983?]

File consists of material relating to Smithers, B.C. Materials include newspaper clippings, a postcard, pamphlets, a booklet, a map, and reproductions of images, articles, and photographs. Highlights include:

• District of Smithers, "Smithers, British Columbia", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Winter Games Committee, "Northern British Columbia Winter Games", 1979 (pamphlet)
• Bulkley Valley Museum, "An Historical Tour of Main Street, Smithers", 1981 (pamphlet)
• Town of Smithers Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Commission, "Smithers, British Columbia", [197-?] (booklet)
• Department of Regional Economic Expansion, "Land Capability Analysis, Canada Land Inventory Bulkley Area", [197-?] (Map)
• Province of British Columbia Lands Service, "The Prince Rupert Smithers Bulletin Area", [197-?]
• BC Provincial Archives, "Indians leaving Aldermere, B.C with dog team", 1911 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Post office Telkwa Hotel at Aldermere B.C.", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)

File consists of material relating to Terrace, British Columbia, including a magazine and pamphlets. Highlights include:

• Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce, "Your Guide to Terrace B.C.", [197-?] (magazine)
• Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce, "Welcome to Terrace, the hub of the Pacific Northwest", [197-?] (pamphlet)

File consists of material relating to Tete Jaune Cache, an unincorporated rural area and the site of former town on the Fraser River in the Robson Valley. Materials include a reproduced journal article and newspaper clippings.

File consists of material relating to the town of Vanderhoof. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, a manual, postcards, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce, "Vanderhoof", [198-?] (welcome par-folio)
• District of Vanderhoof, "Resource Manual", 1988 (booklet)
• District of Vanderhoof, "Vanderhoof and area", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• CO-OP, "50 Proud Years with Vanderhoof co-operative Association", 1994 (newsletter)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Happy Birthday Vanderhoof", 1976 (newsletter)
• Yellowhead Highway 16, "Gateway to Alaska", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• District of Vanderhoof, "1st Memorial Church", [198-?] (booklet)
• Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce, "In the Geographic Centre of Beautiful British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Nechako Neyenkut. Neyenkut Newsletter, [198-?]
• NorthWest Interior Region, "Enterprise North West British Columbia", 1986 (fact sheet)

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter A, including: Jim Adams, Joseph Manson Adams, Muriel Adams Rosenblatt, Richard Adkins, Dr. Terry Agnew, Dr. Agnew, Neil Brearley, Bob Algar, Henry Robert Anderson, Eva Allen, Helen Anderson, Charles John Anderson, and Tommy Hershel Armstrong.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter B, including: Herb Badey, Georgina Ball, Balmain, Joe Banyay, Marius Barbeau, Billy Barker, Fred Barr, Charlie Barret, Violet Baxter, Alfred Bayne, Joseph Beaudoin, Lulu Beaver, Sir Matthew Begbie, Alexander Begg, George Beirnes, Bill Bellos, Arthur and William Bellos, Irving Bell, Clarence Benson, Clear and John Berg, Edwin Berry, Pierre Berton, Leo and Juliette Bilodeau, Samuel Black, Edgar Blackwell, Guy Blanchet, Elinar Blix, Nan Bourgon, Gordon Bowes, Marc Boyer, Albert Bradley, Jim Briggs, Hugh Brody, Mardy Brown, and Eric Burr.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter C, including: Robert Cunningham, Henry J. Cambie, Nick Cachia, Guy Chipman Canning, Les Capewell, Emily Carr, Sperry Cline, Jack Clotworthy, Elizabeth Cloarec, Bill Olive Collison, William Cooke, Dick Corless, Mary Corless, Les Cox, Author Mike Crammond, Paddy Cram, Donald Creighton, and Thomas Crosby.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter D, including: Carl Davidson, Arnold Jean Davis, Foot Davis, Chiyo Deguchi, Walter Derrick, Martin Dettweiler, H.W. Detwiller, Capt. Doderich, Claude Dohler, Hunt Marion Doig, Chief Dornbierer, Capt. Douglas, David Douglas, William Duff, Wilson Duff, William Red Duncan, William Duncan, Bill Dungate, and Julie Durban.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter E, including: Vina Eby, Johnathon Edgar, Alfred N. Edmonds, Bill E.B. Edwards, Berger Eichen, Frieda Eichler, Gwen Ellis, Albert J. Elliott, Gwen Ellis, Lincoln Ellsworth, Vic Engstrom, Nick Eugenio, Gerry Evans, and Ruth Everson.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter F, including: Johan Bakke Fulse, Mike Fry, Mary Fridlington, Frame Duncan, Muriel Fowler, Jack Fossum, Mae Flynn, and Lawrence Ralph Flynn.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter G, including: John Galloway, Hamlin Garland, Mary George, Elsie Gerdes, George and Fran Gibbins, Adam Scott Gillespie, George Gilmour, Alec Goheen, Hubert Goheen, Clarence and Winnie Goodacre, Roger Goodlad, Fred Gordon, James Gowans, May Graham, Grant George, Nigel Green, James Green, Luther Collins Gunn, and Ruby Gyger.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter H, including: Harry Hagman, Brown Haig, Lynn Hancock, John Bishop Hannen, Ernest Hann, Addie and Ernie Hann, John Canon Hannen, Thomas Hankin, Bob Harlow, Eliff Harrison, Donald Graham Harvie, Lester Hawkes, Ernest Heal, Harmon Helmericks, Della Herman, Jessie Hewlett, Yvonne Hibder, Clarence Hickey, Clarence Higenbotham, Herd Hill, Sarah Hindle, Ann and George Holdways, Christine Holland, Arthur Richard Holzworth, Jack Hotell, James Houston, Ivor Howells, Peter and Ellen Huber, Norman Hueston, Tony Hunt, Ivy Hunter, and Bruce Hutchison.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter I, including: T.A.K Irwin, Harold Adams Innis, and Guy Ilstad.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter J, including: Alfred Joseph, Dan Jones, Jimmy Joseph, Joseph Jollymore, Lukin Johnston, Chester Jeffery, and Captain Jackman.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter K, including: Henry John Keefe, Jack Kendrick, Alma Kerr, Archie Kerr, Carol Kerr, Vera Kerr, Jean Kilpatrick, Eileen Kimball, Marion and Don Knoerr, Anne Konst, Bonne Koopmans, Hilda and Barney Kruisselbrinks, Barney Kruisselbrink, and Maria Kryklwyj.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter L, including: Sarah Lacroix, Duke Lavington, Douglas Lay, Bea Leach, Louis LeBourdais, Frances Lee, Peter Leech, Jack Lestin, Bob Letchford, Gwyneth Lindsay, John Little, Alex Charlie Long, Sheldon Luck, and Roy Lyons.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter Mc, including: Bill and Alice McFadyen, Murray McDonald, R.G. McDougall, Frank McGibley, Carmon McGomery, Norm McGinnis, John McInnis, J.G. McGregor, Bruce Alistair McKelvie, John and Denise McLean, Nellie McClung, and Ian Cowan McTaggart.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter M, including: Ben Muma, Vic Morgan, Martha Morgan, Mazie Armitage Moore, Dorothy Moore, Joanne Monaghan, Walter Moberly, Alfred A. Milne, Olive Miller, Beryl Miller, Joe Mettler, Anna Maria Mellace, Adrien and Jo Meeuwissen, Mildred M. Matheson, Jacob Martens, and Ruth Marko.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter N, including: E.J. Norman, John Nilson, Frank Neurauter, John Neilsen, and Harold Neave.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter O, including: William Ogilvie, Ken and Sadie Olson, Wiggs O'Neil, Imbert Orchard, Annie Ormandy, and Ted Owen.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter P, including: Thor Paulsen, Frank and Adele Paquette, Louie and Flora Perrin, Margret and Milles Perry, Duncan Pitman, and Clarence and Laura Pollard.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter Q, including Bill and Bea Quadros.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter R, including: Jane Bertha Ranahan, Bertha Ranahan, Wharton Redman, Merle Redding, Harper Reed, Ernst Reimann, Bill Robertson, Sammy Robinson, Winnie Robinson, Hans Roine, Leo Rossi, and Bert Russell.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter S, including: Sage Noble Walter, Polly Sargent, John Sargent, Arthur Sampson, Sater Synove, Louis Schibli, Sam Service, Granny Seymour, Dave Shaw, Arthur Shelford, George Simpson, Alexander Sinclair, Marcus Smith, Andy Spisak, John Stephens, Monica Storrs, Jessie Sugden, and Twain Sullivan.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter T, including: Harry Thacker, Connie Tiljoe, Stephen Tingley, Philip and Emily Tompkins, George and Mary Tomlinson, Mack Toodick, George Toombs, Charles Trowse, Kenneth and Phillip Trombley, Joe Trulson, and Pat Turkki.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter U, including Bill and Mary Umphreville.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter V, including: Elizabeth Anderson Varley, Jim Somer Van, Rhyn B. J. Van, William Cornelius Van Horne, and Vaart Ralph Vander.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter W, including: Olga Walker, Bill Wallace, Milt Warren, Jim Watson, Paul Watson, Hilary Wearne, Norm Weseen, Fred Wells, Moses Wesley, William Anthony Augustine West, Willis West, Wiley Wilford, Jimmie Williams, Ray Williston, Earl and Alice Willsie, Art Wilson, Jack Wilson, Peter Wilson, James Shaver Woodsworth, Kate Helen Woods, James William Woods, Steven Wong, Bill Woycik, William W. Wrathall, Bob R.J. Wylie, Keith Yorston, Bill and Eleanor Zelisney, Martha Zlot, and Wally and Alice Zubrecki.

File consists of an oral history given by Florence Aubichon, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms and a transcripts.

File consists of an oral history given by Anna Bellrose, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassette.

File consists of an oral history given by Rose Bortolon, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassette.

File consists of an oral history given by Antonia Brommeland, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassette.

File consists of an oral history given by Frances and John Cunningham, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassette.

File consists of an oral history given by Jerline Doucette, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassette.

File consists of an oral history given by Flora Gervais, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassettes.

File consists of an oral history given by Lawrence Gervais, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original cassettes.