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.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. File contains material regarding mileages, railway stations, and lists of the GTP railway line stations.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations. Includes 2001 and 2009 photographs depicting various Grand Trunk Pacific stations and areas along the railway.
The photograph depicts train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in the summer. The front half of a dark coloured truck is seen on the right side of the photograph.
The photograph depicts twin train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in the summer.
The photograph depicts Barry McKinnon standing on train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in the summer.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Penny station. Also includes photographs depicting the Penny train station (1980?).
File consists notes and reproductions relating to the Dunster station and Mcbride station. Includes: "Re: Dunster Station - Grants, etc". typescript letter from Derek Trimmer, Heritage Advisory Committee, to Karen Craigue, Dunster Community Association (21 Apr. 1988) and "Proposal for the Acquisition, Restoration and use of the Dunster C.N.R. Station" typescript document prepared by Heritage Committee of Dunster Community Association (Feb. 1986). Also includes a photograph depicting the Dunster station (1980?).
The photograph is of a painting of the Goat River railway station, painted by Vivian Antoniw. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Vivian Antoniw painting donated to Railway Mues. AM 2009."
The photograph depicts the Goat River railway station next to twinned rails. The station is abandoned with missing doors and windows. The number 4 is written on the photograph in marker and circled. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Photo Credit J. K. Sedgwick Goat River, c. 1978."
File consists of notes and typed transcripts of various oral interviews relating to a Japanese internment camp between Giscome and Willow River during World War II.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Japanese internment and work at Sinclair Mills during World War II. File also includes photographs depicting the pit and field site for the old North Road camp for Sinclair Mills, where Japanese internment workers worked (2010).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the history of Chinese people in British Columbia. Includes material on Ahbau Creek, named after a Chinese miner; the Chee Kung Tong building in Barkerville; Chinese involvement in the Fraser Valley gold rush; and the Prince George Chinese Freemasons Society. Includes: "Chinese Cemeteries and Grave Markers in B.C.: A Research Guide" a printed article by Judy Maxwell (2007); "Chee Kung Tong Building, Barkerville, British Columbia" clipped article from The Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada by Norman Shields (2008); and "Chinese roots" clipped article from the Prince George Citizen newspaper (2008).
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).
The item is a photograph depicting two cabins at Quesnel Forks. A sign states, "Rooson St." Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Quesnel Forks 2010."
The item is a photograph depicting a cabin at Quesnel Forks. There is a sign on the cabin that states, "Happy 150th Anniversary Cariboo Gold Rush 1859 - 2009."
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Mount Sir Alexander, a mountain in the Sir Alexander Area of the Continental Ranges of the BC Canadian Rockies.
File consists of clippings related to the Peace River region. Also includes photographs taken by Kent Sedgwick depicting Mackenzie, BC and the Peace River region (2003).
The item is one audiocassette containing an interview with Janet Kozak regarding the L'heidli T'enneh cemetery. Annotations on the case state, "Janet Kozak re: native cemetery side A only - 22 min 20 Apr/2010 - original -"
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding Indigenous Peoples within British Columbia. These files primarily consist of audio recordings and transcripts of personal oral interviews, documents regarding perceptions of Indigenous peoples, research on historical interactions, Dakelh (Carrier) language, and treaty information including the Nisga'a treaty and Treaty 8. Includes materials on the Carrier Sekani First Nations whose traditional territory includes north central British Columbia and includes the Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation, Nadleh Whut'en, Saik'uz First Nation, Stellat'en First Nation, Takla Lake First Nation, and Wet'suwet'en First Nations.
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to Janet Kozak. Includes: "Kent Sedgwick interviewing Janet Kozak" typed transcript of interview conducted by Kent Sedwick (20 Apr. 2010); "Kozak follow up interview notes" typed transcript of a follow up interview conducted by Kent Sedgwick (26 May 2010); and "Notes from telephone interview with Lois Miller" typed notes (23 May 2010). Also includes a microcassette containing an oral interview follow up with Janet Kozak (26 May 2010).
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.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to flooding in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Ice Jams in Nechako River at Prince George" typescript letter from Peter Campbell to Graham Farstad (30 May 1984) and "Floods" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (1 Feb. 1996). Also includes photographs depicting low water and flooding in Prince George (1937 and 2006).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade in British Columbia, particularly in Fort St. James and Fort George. File primarily consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade in British Columbia. Includes: "Parks Canada Lower Fort Garry National Historic Park" brochure published by Parks Canada [199-?]; and "Fort Langley National Historic Park" brochure published by Parks Canada (1979).
During the 1980s, Agriculture Canada pedologists Scott Smith (retired from Summerland Research Station, formerly based in Whitehorse) and Charles Tarnocai (retired from Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa) had a large field program which addressed the trends in soil development in the central Yukon. Across this region, particularly between Whitehorse and Dawson City, the land surfaces and surficial deposits vary greatly in age due to the differing extents of glaciations over the past ~2 million years.
This work built on a pioneering study from the previous decade:
Foscolos, A.E., N.W. Rutter, and O.L. Hughes. 1977. The use of pedological studies in interpreting the Quaternary history of central Yukon Territory. Bulletin 271. Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa. 48 p. https://doi.org/10.4095/103066
Tarnocai and Smith presented their results in two publications:
C. A. S. Smith, C. Tarnocai, and O. L. Hughes. 1986. Pedological investigations of Pleistocene glacial drift surfaces in the central Yukon. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 40 (1): 29–37. https://doi.org/10.7202/032620ar
Tarnocai, C. and C. A. S. Smith. 1989. Micromorphology and development of some central Yukon paleosols, Canada. Geoderma 45 (2): 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7061(89)90047-5
Tarnocai and Smith shared the unpublished data and soil samples from this work with Dr. Paul Sanborn, and this resulted in a student project published as:
Daviel, E., P. Sanborn, C. Tarnocai, and C.A.A. Smith. 2011.Clay mineralogy and chemical properties of argillic horizons in central Yukon paleosols. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 91: 83-93. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss10067
This data set consists of elemental analysis data for selected B horizons from Wounded Moose paleosols sampled by Tarnocai and Smith. The file includes the original ALS lab report, additional panes showing comparison of replicates, and calculation of a weathering index.
The item is a photograph depicting a dirt road in Ten Mile Park, BC. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "in 10 ml park."
The item is a photograph depicting Clanston Road. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Clanston Rd."
The item is a photograph depicting a roadbed in a forest. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "roadbed mn road."
The item is a photograph depicting a hiking trail West of Osprey Rd. in BC. Annotation on the reverse side of the photograph states, "W. of Osprey Rd."
The item is a photograph depicting a pit along the North Road camp for Sinclair Mills. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "N Road pit."
The item is a photograph depicting North Road camp for Sinclair Mills looking South. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "North Rd camp 2010, looking S."
The item is a DVD-R containing two video files taking up a total of 2GB.
File consists of a letter opener gifted from Wenzhou University in China.
File consists of Board of Governors Senate Workshop records.
File consists of Board of Governors Travel Arrangements to Terrace records.
File consists of Board of Governors Travel Budget records.
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the naming of the city of Prince George and the origins of the name. Includes: "Proclamation" photocopy of British Columbia Gazette discussing the naming of the city of Prince George (1915); "Prince George needs a new name" print of pgcitizen.ca article by Neil Godbout including comments on the article (July 2009); "Prince George" in Prince George Citizen, Northern Explorer (May 2006); and "History of Prince George" in a Prince George Towncenter Business Association publication (July 1985).
These documents are contemporary transcriptions of Hudson's Bay Company Fort George (New Caledonia) post journals. The accuracy and completeness of these transcriptions are not verified. Some post journal transcriptions are missing.
This document is a contemporary transcription of a Hudson's Bay Company Fort George (New Caledonia) post journal. The accuracy and completeness of this transcription is not verified.
This document is a contemporary transcription of a Hudson's Bay Company Fort George (New Caledonia) post journal. The accuracy and completeness of this transcription is not verified.
The item is a photograph slide depicting the front of a blue house at 1532 Fir Street, Prince George.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to McLeod Lake. Includes a "History of McLeod Lake, BC" typescript document by Kelly Rogers (1982). File also includes photographs depicting McLeod Lake (1999-2000).
The photograph depicts a brown house in a forest outside of Finmoore, B.C. There is plastic pink flamingo in the yard. The photograph is taken in the autumn. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "Finmoore fall 2009."
The photograph depicts three wooden buildings boarded up, Finmoore, B.C. The photograph was taken in autumn.
The photograph depicts a yellow plow next to the train tracks near Finmoore, B.C. in autumn. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "looking W."
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Upper Fraser townsite. Includes photographs depicting the Upper Fraser townsite (2003).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Innisfail, Alberta and the 4th Duke of Sutherland.
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the surrender of the original L'Heidli T'enneh reserve and its cemetery, and the subsequent reserve relocation. Includes "Indian cemetery Fort George Park" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick for the Heritage Advisory Committee, which includes photocopies of original documents for the sale of the Indian reserve to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (23 Mar. 1983) and "Plan of the Fort George Indian Reserves" map depicting the locations of the reserves in and around Prince George. File also includes photocopies and reproduced photographs of the Prince George Indian Reserves from the Royal BC Museum and Archives.