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File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Earl Lousier and Harry Gairns. Includes two original recorded audio cassettes.

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Horst Sander. Includes two original recorded audio cassettes and two copies.

File consists of recreational guides from various places in British Columbia, especially Northern British Columbia. Guides include:

• The North Ridge Ecr-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest
• Cluculz Lake Silviculture Demonstration Area: Trail Guide
• Willow River Interpretive Trail
• Crooked River Forest Self-Guided Circle Tour
• Forests for the World Interpretive Trail Guide
• Cottonwood Island Nature Park: Habitat Enhancement.

File consists of two videos:

• A VHS video tape containing "Mark of Progress" promotional and possible training video for the BC forest industry in and around Prince George
• A VHS tape "Reforestation in British Columbia: A Growing Success" published by the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests.

File consists of trail maps and recreation guides from various places in British Columbia, especially Northern British Columbia. Maps include:

• British Columbia Road Map and Parks Guide
• Northwood Pulp and Timber Limited Forest Operations Recreation Map
• Provincial Parks of Northern British Columbia
• Visitor's Guide: Mackenzie Woodlands
• Visitors Guide: Mackenzie Woodlands
• Mackenzie Forest District Recreation Map
• Dawson Creek Forest District Recreation Map
• Morice Forest District Recreation Map
• Fort St. James Forest District Recreation Map
• Lakes Forest District Recreation Map
• Cariboo Forest Region Recreation Map
• Lakes District Visitors Map
• Prince George Forest District Recreation Map
• Vanderhoof Forest District Recreation Map
• Fort St. John Forest District Recreation Map
• Cariboo Forest Region Recreation Map (East)
• Robson Valley Forest District Recreation Map
• Fort Nelson Forest District Recreation Map
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Valemount - Blue River
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: McBride - Goat River
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Prince George West
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Moberly - Sukunka
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Nation - Takla
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Murrat - Kiskatinaw
• Recreation Road Map for the Prince George Forest Area (1987-1988)
• Recreation Road Map for the Prince George Forest Area (1997)
• The Bobtail Forest Service Road Tour
• Forest Recreation Map: Northwood Pulp and Timber Limited
• Forest Operations Recreation Map: Northwood pulp and timber limited
• Forest Service: Recreation Sites Williston/Mackenzie
• Forest Service Recreation Sites Prince George West
• The Official Prince George Tourist Street Map
• Ecological Reserves in British Columbia (July 1990)
• Prince George Forest District map (April 1990) with annotations regarding trials.

File consists of one VHS tape showing the building of the Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George. Video has no sound.

File consists of Harry Gairns' speaking notes for his 18 Sept. 2009 banquet talk at the "Exploring Our Roots: Forest History in Our Communities Annual Conference of the Forest History Association of BC" at UNBC in Prince George, September 19, 2009. Gairns' speech was entitled "Prince George Forest History - The 50s and the 60s".

Item consists of typed transcript and tape summary of interview with Olive Foote who discusses her family's history in Fort Fraser, Stellaco area c.1930s and later move to Prince George region.. Includes discussion of her father working mineral claims in Endako area c.1950s

Item consists of transcript of documentary consisting of forum with prominent members of the forest industry discussing the history of forestry in North Central British Columbia c.1960s-c.1980s. Participants include Bill Young, Keith Yorston, Ken Bernsohn, Hector Richmond, Russ Cousins, Harry Gairns, Don Gould, Orville Gorley, Frank Oberle, Includes 'logger's commandments' song.

Item consists of transcript of interview with Ambrose Trick discussing the sawmilling and logging industry in Northern BC, c.1930s-1950s including the 1953 strike; the creation of the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association. Trick also discusses his involvement in railway work, his involvement with hockey in Prince George and discusses Prince George politics, prominent personalities in the North.

File consists of 1 audiocassette of people interviewed by Bob Harkins. Side A consists of interviews with Bill Jones of the Fort George Railway Society, Walter Gill formerly of the BC Provincial Police, and Bob Sebastian, of the Carrier First Nation. Side B consists of interviews with Ella Fry, a trapper from Valemount and Prince George boxer Harold Mann.

Series consists of records reflecting the activities of the Dezell and Rustad families. Series include mayoral records from Bea and Garvin Dezell when Garvin served as Mayor of Prince George. Series includes materials celebrating Bea Dezell's life created by her family. Series also includes fundraising efforts for the Northern Medical Programs Trust. Finally, series includes a collection of "spruce" dollars and commemorative coins.

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Ray Williston. Includes three original recorded audio cassettes and three copies.

Series consists of records created or accumulated by the Aleza Lake Research Forest Society regarding the research forest's history. Includes oral histories and material from long-time personnel that worked at the ALRF, such as Harry Coates, John Revel, and Frank Hellenius. Also contains copies of archival records from other archival institutions that concern the history of ALRF, which were compiled as part of a 2006/2007 history internship project.

File consists of:

• Poem written by John Revel in 1963 entitled "Cruisers (To George Silburn)"
• Eulogy for John Revel by Mike Jull, May 2015
• Obituary for John Revel in July-August 2015 issue of BC Forest Professional
• Photograph printed on foamcore of John Revel and two others checking cones from 1972 seed crop

File consists of:

• Drafts of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel from 2004
• Correspondence regarding publication of "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel
• Photocopied excerpts from Forest Service Annual Reports with highlighted portions relating to Aleza Lake Experiment Station
• Signed permissions for the photographs used in the book

File consists of:

• An original manuscript of John Revel's 1963 thesis for registration with the Association of BC Foresters entitled "The Effect of Browsing by Columbia Black-tailed Deer and Sooty Blue Grouse on the Establishment of Conifers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia"
• A 1996 informational pamphlet on the Coastal Black-tailed Deer Study (No. 3 of 5) on "How Black-tailed Deer React to Logging in their Winter Habitat"

File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.

File consists of photocopied material regarding the Aleza Lake Experimental Station from BC Archives.

File consists of a computer print-out of Ralph Schmidt and John Parminter's technical report entitled "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range".

File consists a transcript of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.

File consists an oral history with Michael Jull recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.

File consists an oral history with John Revel recorded by Barbara Coupe. Includes are transcripts and audio recordings.

Series consists of records relating to the management and administration of the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

File consists of:

• Minutes of the First Meeting of the Aleza Lake Management Committee, 30 Nov. 1990
• "Comments on the Proposed Terms of Reference for the Aleza Lake Management Committee" collated by Michael Jull, April 1991
• Correspondence from Ken Collingwood to Phil Halkett regarding release of funding for the Aleza Lake Research Forest, 22 Nov. 1991

File consists of a document entitled "Proposed Future Management Structure for the Research Forest" accompanying a letter to Paul Sanborn inviting his participation in the Aleza Lake Research Forest Research Working Group.

File consists of:

• Draft "Joint Protocol for Co-ordination of Research and Operational Planning Activities at the Aleza Lake Research Forest" between the BC Ministry of Forests, Small Business Forest Enterprise Program, and Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. (7 Feb. 1996)
• Application for an Exemption to a Silvicultural Prescription and Logging Plan (19 Dec. 1996)
• Amendment to Special Use Permit #19070, Bowron Floodplain Addition, Aleza Lake Research Forest (1 Aug. 1995)

File consists of:

• BC Ministry of Forests news release regarding research forest agreements between UNBC and UBC (8 Mar. 1999)
• "A Synopsis of the UBC Research Forests" by Peter Sanders and Ken Day (24 Apr. 1998)
• UBC's Alex Fraser Research Forest list of active research projects (Apr. 1998)
• ALRF's "Proposed Future Management Structure for the Research Forest"
• "Proposal to Assume Management of the Aleza Lake Research Forest" prepared by Ken Day and submitted by UBC and UNBC (22 Dec. 1997)
• Copy of briefing note prepared for David Zirnhelt, Minister of Forests, regarding a research forest for UNBC (Nov. 1998)

File consists of correspondence and proposals relating to various Aleza Lake Research Forest projects.

File consists of two original copies of the Volume 17, No. 3 issue of UBC Forestry's Branch Lines newsletter from December 2006. This issue features various articles relating to the Aleza Lake Research Forest, including the front page article, "Percy Barr's Research Forest Legacy". Also includes correspondence relating to the newsletter issue.

File consists of an original and a copy of a BC Forest Service pamphlet entitled "Reforestation in the Central Interior: A glimpse of the past and a view to the future". This pamphlet includes discussion of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station and John Revel's work.

File consists of a three different lists of articles and reports that compile works regarding the Aleza Lake Research Forest.