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Photograph depicts a residential building at 1798 5th Avenue. Annotation on verso: "1798 - 5th Ave".

Photograph depicts Rosel's restaurant at 1624 7th Avenue. Rosel's restaurant was owned and operated by Wilfred and Rosel Vogt from 1981 to 1997. The building was built in 1916 and was originally owned by Dr. Carl Ewart and later owned by Hubert King of Wilson, King and Company, the oldest law firm in Prince George, after 1946. The building is now a designated heritage building.

Photograph depicts a residential building at 1643 10th Avenue. Annotation on verso: "1643 - 10th Ave".

Photograph depicts residential buildings at 1662 and 1674 9th Avenue, one with a green roof and one with a metal roof. Annotation on verso: "1674 - 9th Ave green roof), 1662 - 9th Ave (metal roof)."

Photograph depicts a residential building at 1612 12th Avenue, the building was used as "Prince Realty". Annotation on verso: "1612 - 12th Ave., NW corner of Vancouver."

Photograph depicts a residential building at 1661 10th Avenue. Annotation on verso: "1661 - 10th Ave".

Photograph depicts Canada Trust/ Realtor at 1633 4th Avenue.

Photograph depicts a residential building at 1616 8th Avenue, on the corner of Vancouver Street. Annotation on verso: "1616 -8th Ave, NW corner of Vancouver".

Photograph depicts the Shearer building in Prince George. Annotation on verso: "Shearer bldg".

Photograph depicts "Gifts to Remember," a gift shop on 3rd Avenue, The Bay in the background.

Photograph depicts Northern Hardware at 1386 3rd Avenue.

Kent Sedgwick’s research subject files contain original research notes, interviews and oral histories, news clippings, and collected primary and secondary sources. The series also includes both original and reproduction photographs, audio recordings, and maps. The subject files primarily relate to the history, urban planning, and historical geography of the Central Interior of British Columbia, especially Prince George area and the East Line communities over the course of the 20th century. They also include extensive notes on geographic features, landscapes, interpretative trails, architectural history, industrial history, history of Western exploration and land survey, and the First Nations history of the region.

Map depicts the city of Prince George Boundary expansions since incorporation in 1915.

Map depicts the city of Prince George Boundary expansions since 1913.

Map depicts the city of Prince George with annotations of the boundary expansions from 1915 to 1964.

Map depicts the city of Prince George boundary expansions from 1913 to 1974.

Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding transportation. Includes notes and research on airplanes, specifically Prince George aviation and the Junkers aircraft named "The City of Prince George"; highway transportation; the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; ferry boat service including the Fraser River Fort George ferry, the Isle Pierre ferry, and the Miworth ferry; the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line; the British Columbia Railway; and the Canadian National Railway. Also includes essays and typed documents on railway history in Prince George.

Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding schools in Prince George and area, as well as materials relating to Kent Sedgwick's involvement with the Prince George Retired Teacher's Association. Files primarily consist of notes regarding the location and history of various schools in and surrounding Prince George and photographs depicting historic school buildings. The research on schools aided the development of a history of schools for the Prince George Retired Teachers' Association.

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding Cottonwood Island. Includes: "Welcome to Cottonwood Island Nature Park" brochure [197-?]; "A Brief History of Cottonwood Island Park" by Kent Sedgwick (2001); "History of Cottonwood Island Park and Side Channel Restoration" (2001?); a Regional District of Fraser-Fort George "Notice of Public Hearing" (1973); an outline for "Cottonwood Island Brief" (1973); an original copy of the "Cottonwood Island Study" by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (1975); annotated hand-drawn small maps of Cottonwood Island; photocopied aerial photographs; and photocopied newspaper clippings about Cottonwood Island and Island Cache. Also includes 15 colour photographic prints and accompanying negatives taken of Cottonwood Island by Bob Nelson.

File consists of proposals and documents by Kent Sedgwick regarding Cottonwood Island. Includes: "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve" and "Some Comments on the Cottonwood Island Park Designation of the Official Community Plan".

Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding various areas within Prince George. These files include material on neighbourhoods and notable areas within the city, as well as the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. Notable areas include the Fort George Canyon, downtown Prince George, and Cottonwood Island. The files primarily contain notes and newspaper clippings relating to the development and history of these areas.

Subseries consists of materials collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on prominent individuals within Prince George and northern/central British Columbia. These individuals include various photographers, John Warren Meyer, Fannie Kinney, Father Adrien Morice, Henry Spencer Palmer, and Bridget Moran. The files also contain various other obituaries and materials regarding prominent individuals in Prince George.

Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding parks and outdoor recreation in Prince George. Material on parks includes Fort George Park (renamed to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park in 2015); Cottonwood Island Park; Connaught Hill; Moore's Meadow; L.C. Gunn Park; the Nechako Cutbanks; Paddlewheel Park; Monkman Provincial Park; Fraser Canyon Park; and Carp Lake. Also includes information on the creation of plaques and monuments, including the Alexander Mackenzie monument; the “Arrival of Steel” CN railway plaque; heritage interpretative signs for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; the Millar addition; and flooding and rivers. The files consists of various pamphlets and correspondence regarding the development of parks and the creation of interpretive materials.