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Series consists of the client file project records of G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd., Gary Runka's consultancy business (co-owned with Joan Sawicki until 1991). G.G. Runka Land Sense Limited was incorporated as a company on 30 Nov. 1978 and dissolved on 30 Nov. 2018. Most business activity ceased after Gary Runka's death in July 2013. The company provided comprehensive professional services in land inventory, environmental assessment, integrated resource management, land and water use conflict resolution and interdisciplinary land use planning. Over the course of the company's operation, Gary Runka and his firm consulted on 681 assignments ranging from very large projects (such as the Site C project) to small residential/commercial land capability assessments.

The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. Some client files are accompanied by related maps, photographs, aerial photographs, and/or digital records on storage media.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for B.C. Women's Institutes for the "Site C - Environmental Impact Statement Technical Review" project in Site C. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #671; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. Also includes an oversize bound map book by BC Hydro entitled "Preliminary Impact Lines and Preferred Highway 29 Realignments Maps" for the Site C project, published April 2012.

DVD disc contains two documents:

• "KCB Design Update for L-L Dam Crest Elevation 1279 m.pdf"
• "Piteau 2605-R02-FINAL_Revised_Sep2010.pdf" which is a Piteau Associates report for the Highland Valley Copper mine at Logan Lake regarding "Open Pit Geotechnical Assessments and Slope Design Criteria for the Lornex Pit L16 Expansion"

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Misty Isles Economic Development Society for the "Food Planning Presentations on Haida Gwaii" project in Haida Gwaii. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #664; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Bulkley Valley Community Resources Board for the "Bulkley Valley Community Resources Board Working Session" project in Smithers. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #666; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Peace Valley Environmental Association for the "Site C" project. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #669; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's business and personal digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 593, 594, 595, 596, 598, 600, 601, 602, 604, 606, 623, 626, 628, 630, 633, 644, and 649, among others.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council for the "Consultation on Tech-Highland Valley Mining Permit Amendments" project in Highland Valley. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #663; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. File also includes 2 accompanying CD-ROMs.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Canoe Creek Indian Band for the "Overview of Proposal for New Prosperity Taseko Mines Transmissions Line Impact on Canoe Creek Indian Band and Territory" project in Dog Creek. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #668; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's business digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 622, 628, 644, 650, 658, and 660, among others. Also includes a full email backup.

This CD-ROM contains digital records collected by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 663, Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council's "Consultation on Tech-Highland Valley Mining Permit Amendments" project. Includes a single report prepared for Teck Highland Valley Copper Partnership by Klohn Crippen Berger entitled "Highland Tailings Storage Facility: 2010 Annual Review of Tailings Dams".

This CD-ROM contains digital records compiled for Gary Runka in relation to the OCP for Rural Graham Island, possibly for his consultancy work for client job 664, Misty Isles Economic Development Society's "Food Planning Presentations on Haida Gwaii" project or another Haida Gwaii based project. Includes correspondence, Canada Land Inventory maps for Haida Gwaii, the draft 2009 Official Community Plan for Rural Graham Island, Graham Island zoning documents, and population information for Graham Island and Tlell.

Item is an original copy of the 2010 "Review of the Agricultural Land Commission - Moving Forward: A Strategic Vision of the Agricultural Land Commission for Future Generations" submitted by Richard Bullock, Chair of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA)/Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) for the "Interior/Lower Mainland Transmission Line Impact Assessment" project in Nicola to Spuzzum ILM. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #658; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

This 2-disc set contains the Prosperity Mine "Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate pursuant to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act and Environmental Impact Statement for submission to the Federal Review Panel pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act" of 2009. Contains 9 volumes of digital documents with accompanying appendixes, in PDF or Word document format.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's and Joan Sawicki's business and personal digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 593, 594, 595, 596, 598, 600, 601, 602, 604, 606, 623, 628, 630, 633, 644, and 649, among others.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's and Joan Sawicki's business and personal digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 593, 594, 595, 596, 598, 600, 601, 602, 604, 606, 623, 626, 628, 630, 633, 644, and 649, among others.

This CD-ROM contains digital records collected and produced by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 654, the BC Trust for Public Lands' "Improving Conservation Land Management Discussion Paper". The only record contained on this disc is an opening address by G. Gary Runka entitled "Managing Conservation Lands To Keep Nature's Pulse Beating" for the Best Management Practices for Conservation Lands Workshop, BC Trust for Public Lands - Ocean Sciences Institute, Sidney, B.C. on September 24, 2009.

Series consists of works written or collected by G. Gary Runka.

The 2020.4.2.1 Speeches sub-series includes manuscripts of speeches written by G. Gary Runka.

The 2020.4.2.2 G. Gary Runka Writing sub-series includes publications, manuscripts, and drafts of worked written, co-written, or edited by G. Gary Runka over the course of his career.

The 2020.4.2.3 Collected Works sub-series includes works collected by G. Gary Runka. Runka collected a comprehensive resource library of publications, reports, and rare grey literature that reflected the depth and breadth of natural resource issues in British Columbia. Material from this resource library was intrinsically tied to Runka's work; selected unique items from the resource library are contained within this sub-series to contextualize the scope of land management issues.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Animal Insight for Film and TV Inc. for the "Consultation on Animal Appreciation Centre for ALC Act Non-Farm Use Application" project in Bradner. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #649; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Canoe Creek Indian Band for the "Overview of Issues and Concerns Related to Transmission Line Corridor Component" project in Dog Creek. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #650; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. File also includes 2 accompanying DVDs.

Maps include:

• Reproduction of NTS map Bambrick Creek 92-O/11 Edition 2 showing photocopied overlay depicting planned transmission line corridor
• Reproduction of NTS map Mount Alex 92-O/10 Edition 3 showing photocopied overlay depicting planned transmission line corridor
• Reproduction of NTS map Gustafsen Lake 92-P/12 Edition 2 showing photocopied overlay depicting planned transmission line corridor
• Reproduction of NTS map Dog Creek 92-O/9 Edition 3 showing photocopied overlay depicting planned transmission line corridor
• Reproduction of NTS map Mount Tatlow 92-O/5 Edition 2 showing photocopied overlay depicting planned transmission line corridor
• Reproduction of NTS map Elkin Creek 92-O/12 Edition 2 showing photocopied overlay depicting planned transmission line corridor
• Jacques Whitford - AXYS Ltd. for Taseko Mines Ltd. Prosperity Project, "Taseko Transmission Corridor Orthophotography Series 1" draft map, August 2008 (revision #2).
• Jacques Whitford - AXYS Ltd. for Taseko Mines Ltd. Prosperity Project, "Taseko Transmission Corridor Orthophotography Series 2" draft map, August 2008 (revision #2).
• Jacques Whitford - AXYS Ltd. for Taseko Mines Ltd. Prosperity Project, "Taseko Transmission Corridor Orthophotography Series 3" draft map, August 2008 (revision #2).
• Stswecem'c Xgat'tem Natural Resources Department, untitled map showing reserves and transmission corridor, scale 1:26,779, May 2009.
• Stswecem'c Xgat'tem Natural Resources Department, untitled map showing reserves and transmission corridor and transmission line, scale 1:35,705, May 2009.
• Stswecem'c Xgat'tem Natural Resources Department, untitled map showing reserves and transmission corridor, scale 1:63,476, May 2009.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Canadian Western Studio and Backlot Ltd. for the "ALC Non-Farm Use Application Consultation" project in Coghlan. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #653; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Series consists of maps, technical drawings, and other oversize material collected by Gary Runka that are not associated with specific Land Sense Ltd. client jobs.

Subseries includes works collected by G. Gary Runka. Runka collected a comprehensive resource library of publications, reports, and rare grey literature that reflected the depth and breadth of natural resource issues in British Columbia. Material from this resource library was intrinsically tied to Runka's work; selected unique items from the resource library are contained within this sub-series to contextualize the scope of land management issues.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for B.C. Healthy Communities for the "Access to Produce in Remote Communities Consultations" project in Bella Coola. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #648; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Includes the following:

• Bella Coola Valley Foodshed Analysis Project. Final Report. Bella Coola Valley Sustainable Agricultural Society. 2007.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Trust for Public Lands for the "Best Management Practices Workshop for Conservation Lands" project in Sidney. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #652; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

Subseries consists of speeches written and delivered by G. Gary Runka over the course of his career. Runka's earliest speeches relate to the Canada Land Inventory. While at the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), Runka was often asked to present to various audiences on BC's unique agricultural land preservation program, the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). After leaving the ALC and setting up Land Sense Ltd., Runka continued to make presentations on the ALR, both specifically and in the context of rural land use conflict in general. Runka's key message was very consistent - the importance of first understanding the inherent biophysical messages of the land; then recognizing the complex challenges of sorting out who gets to use which rural lands for what purposes. Runka's speeches were often accompanied with 35mm slides from his slide collection. Unfortunately, however, the speeches do not include a listing of the slides that were used, although a notebook remains that contains references to slides used in presentations.

Item is a photocopied booklet from the BC Cattlemen's Association with "Agricultural Land Reserve Survey Results & Recommendations" from June 2009.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for BC Trust for Public Lands for the "Improving Conservation Land Management Discussion Paper" project. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #654; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

This CD-ROM contains digital records collected by Gary Runka during his consultancy work for client job 650, Canoe Creek Indian Band's "Overview of Issues and Concerns Related to Transmission Line Corridor Component" project. Includes three PDF format maps prepared by AXYS Ltd. for Taseko Mines Ltd. Prosperity Project depicting "Taseko Transmission Corridor Orthophotography".

This CD-ROM contains a Word document version of "Bella Coola Valley Invasive Plants: Fall 2008 Inventory and Recommendations" (2008) by Erin Williams, along with an accompanying cover letter.

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.

This DVD contains a documentary entitled "Growth Rings: 100 Proud Years of Canadian Forestry".

Item is an original copy of the presentation booklet "Celebrating 35 Years of the Agricultural Land Reserve: 1973-2008" created by Farmland Defence League of BC for an anniversary event. Includes an article by G. Gary Runka entitled "BC's Agricultural Land Reserve - Its Historical Roots".

File consists of selected correspondence, mailings, newsletters, pamphlets and conference information. Includes the following newsletters: Society for Range Management (SRM) Pacific Northwest Section Newsletter, the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (BCIA) Newsletter, the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS) Newsletter, the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia Newsletter, the Fall 2007 Farm Folk City Folk Newsletter, and "Farmland & Wildlife" newsletter of the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust. Includes conference and seminar materials related to the Mountain Pine Beetle.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Stswecem?c Xgat?tem (Canoe Creek) First Nation & Mandell-Pinder LLP for the "Gap Analysis of Proposed Transmission Line Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference" project in Canoe Creek. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #644; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

File consists of working records of the Central Coast Plan Implementation Monitoring Committee. The purpose of the committee was to monitor and report progress toward implementation of the British Columbia Central Coast land use plan and make recommendations on plan revisions to Provincial and First Nation governments. The land and resource management planning (LRMP) process in the Central Coast area began in 1996. In April 2001, an interim agreement was signed by the Province and stakeholders. Includes a promotional DVD created by the provincial government.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap for the "Agricultural Land: A Review of Revelstoke (Rural) Official Settlement Plan Bylaw No. 310" project in Revelstoke. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #069; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Sto:lo Nation for the "Consultation for Treaty Negotiations" project in Chilliwack. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #642; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

CD disc contains two documents:

• "IBHPB ICRP Pages 1-338 - Working Draft Dec 12_08.pdf" which is a document entitled "Ekati Diamond Mine Final Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan - Working Draft" from December 2008 prepared for BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.
• "BHPB ICRP-Appendices-Dec12-08.pdf" which is the appendices for the above document.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's and Joan Sawicki's business and personal digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 568, 587, 590, 601, 615, 622, 626, 628, 630, among others.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's and Joan Sawicki's business and personal digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 560, 575, 578, 582, 607, 608, 609, 610, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 618, 619, 623, 626, 627, 628, 630, and 633, among others.

This CD-ROM contains a PDF format "Green Bylaws Toolkit for Conserving Sensitive Ecosystems and Green Infrastructure" prepared by Environmental Law Clinic, University Faculty of Law, and Deborah Curran & company for the Wetland Stewardship Partnership.

File consists of selected background and resource material collected by Gary Runka relating to agriculture and environment topics. Includes:

• "Water Wise Plant Guide for this Area" pamphlet by Water Wise, a Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society Project
• "Producing Livestock for Meat in British Columbia: Regulations and Resources" pamphlet from the BC Food Processors Association (March 2008)
• Colour computer printout of "The British Columbia Agriculture Plan"
• "Enhanced Animal Health Protection from BSE: Requirements for Canadian Cattle Producers" bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) pamphlet from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• "BC-Verified Beef Production Program Newsletter" issues produced by BCCA's BC-VBP Program
• "A Guide to Age Verification" pamphlet from the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
• "BSE Surveillance Testing" bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) 2006 pamphlet from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Cattle Industry Development Council (CIDC) newsletter
• "CCIA News" newsletter of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Biodiversity BC for the "Biodiversity Workshop" project in Vancouver. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #645; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

This DVD contains a documentary entitled "Power Play: The Theft of BC's Rivers Vol. 1" on the privatization of British Columbia's river and public power. The filmmakers' original website ( www.SaveOurRivers.ca ) can be accessed via the Internet Archive.

File consists of records relating to the Agricultural Land Commission. Includes correspondence, news releases, background information, papers, drafts, newspaper clippings, and memoranda. Highlights include:

• "The Exclusion of Land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR): A Focus on the 1997 to 2000 Period - Summary Points" by Barry Smith
• "A Commitment to the Future: A Proposal for the Protection and Management of Richmond and Delta Farmland and Fraser Wetlands" (2007)
• "Protecting Agricultural Land in British Columbia: A Citizen's Guide"
• "Protecting the Working Landscape of Agriculture: A Smart Growth Direction for Municipalities in British Columbia" by Deborah Curran, West Coast Environmental Law (2005)
• "Smart Growth BC's Position on the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)" (2003)
• "Use It or Lose It" article in BC Business by Katherine Gordon (2006)
• "The Rural-Urban Connection: Growing Together in Greater Vancouver" by Barry E. Smith and Susan Haid (2004)
• "Threats to Your Foodlands: Protecting B.C. Food Security" pamphlet by the ALR Protection and Enhancement Committee (2005)
• "Protecting the Agricultural Land Reserve: Our Foodlands under Threat" paper by the ALR Protection and Enhancement Committee (2005)
• "BC Cattlemen's Association Agricultural Land Reserve Information Brief"
• "Bill 21 - 2002 Agricultural Land Commission Act"
• Land Reserve Commission of British Columbia local government seminars informational material
• Job advertisement for the position of the Chair of the Agricultural Land Commission
• "Agricultural Land Commission/Oil and Gas Commission Delegation Background Note" (2003)
• "ALC Reserve Opinion: An Information Bulletin from British Columbia's Agricultural Land Commission" Spring 2003 (Vol. 1, No. 7)

Disc contents unknown (failed migration).

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Nuxalk First Nation for the "Facilitation and Advice on Marine Resource Planning Initiatives" project in Bella Coola. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #630; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.