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File consists of Bertha Wood's address book, which contains personal contact information, birthdates, and vital statuses.

File consists of Bertha Wood's address book, which contains personal contact information and birthdates.

File consists of Bertha Wood's private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's day book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's day book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's personal notes on private day-to-day activities and events, household and personal purchases, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's day book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's log book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's medical journal, which contains information about doctors appointments and medication, doctor updates and new prescriptions, and logs of daily side effects and ailments.

File consists of Bertha Wood's day book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's weekly planner, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, daily temperature logs, health updates, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's day book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's medical log book, which contains information about daily medicine intake and dosages.

File consists of Bertha Wood's medical log book, which contains information about daily medicine intake and dosages.

File consists of Bertha Wood's medical log book, which contains information about daily medicine intake and dosages.

File consists of Bertha Wood's medical log book, which contains information about daily medicine intake and dosages.

File consists of Bertha Wood's day book, which contains private notes on day-to-day activities and events, medical information, and daily moods.

File consists of Bertha Wood's medical log book, which contains information about daily medicine intake and dosages.

Photograph depicts a man and woman resting on the hood of a car with a rocky, tree covered cliffside in the background.

1 file of eulogies created by Bob Harkins of local personalities from the Prince George area created for radio broadcasts.

File consists of 1 audiocassette of interviews possibly by Bridget Moran with Arnold Davis and Claude Foot.

This fonds illustrates Bridget Moran’s careers as a writer, a social worker and a social activist primarily within the Prince George region of British Columbia. This fonds also contains records pertaining to her personal relationships with family and friends and her receipt of various honours and awards.

Types of records reflective of her career as a writer include: published articles and unpublished manuscripts, drafts and front cover mock-ups, correspondence with editors from Arsenal Pulp Press, grant applications, notebooks, background material, writer’s workshop invitations and overviews, photographs, oral history interviews and transcripts, and VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications.

Types of records reflective of her career as a social worker and social activist include: annual reports, work journals, correspondence and published newspaper articles re: social policy, photographs, and general background material. Correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings highlight her personal relationships, while her receipt of honours and awards is demonstrated through copies of letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS recordings of award ceremonies, event itineraries, congratulatory correspondence, and invitations.

The Bridget Moran fonds has been divided into the following four series:

1. Published and Unpublished Materials
2. Career Related Materials
3. Personal Papers and Correspondence
4. Honours and Awards.

Series consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, newsletters, advertisements, contracts, notebooks, audiocassettes of oral interviews and readings, transcripts, book launch announcements, front cover mock-ups, edited drafts, manuscripts, fact sheets, poems, catalogues, bookmarks, skits, conference events programme, poster, grant applications and related correspondence, a wooden placard, handwritten notes, book reviews, inquest reports, background material, VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications, and ephemera. This series contains material from all five of her publications:

1. (1988) Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
2. (1990) Judgment at Stoney Creek. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press
3. (1992) A Little Rebellion. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
4. (1994) Justa: A First Nations Leader. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
5. (1996) Prince George Remembered. Prince George, British Columbia: Moran Publishing.
   This series also consists of, but is not limited to, a number of unpublished manuscripts and drafts and/or writing contest submissions also written by Bridget Moran, such as:
   • "Mary and Me" (ca. 1998)
   • "Where Winds Come Sweet" (ca. 1981)
   • "The Horizontal Land" (ca. 1992)
   • "The Summer of '81"
   • "The Relief Cheque" (ca. 1998)
   • "The Case of the Box of Matches" (ca. 1987)
   • "Unholy Deadlock" (ca. 1990)
   • "The Numbers Game"
   • "Reflections on Theme" (ca. 1967)
   • "Come Hell or High Water" (ca. 1976)
   • "Man Alive"
   • "The Deadbeat Mystique"
   • "Hell on Wheels"
   • "Backstairs at the Palace"
   • "James MacCallum" (ca. 1984)
   • "Hushaby, Baby" (ca. 1981)
   • "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Sullivan"
   • "Case History of a Gadfly"
   • "Welfare and the Good Life"
   • "Childhood Memories" (ca. 1976)
   • "The Three Musketeers" (ca. 1974-75)
   • "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan" (ca. 1979)
   • "Diary of Success Homecoming"
   • "My Old Flame" (ca. 1992)
   • "O Ye Dry Bones" (ca. 1996)
   • "Supper, Little Children" (ca. 1983).

File consists of:

• Letter from Charlene Wyse, on behalf of the Hilye'yu Lelum Society, to Bridget Moran, January 27, 1995
• Transcript of "Harkins Comment" by Bob Harkins which features both Mary John and Bridget Moran (April 5, 1993)
• Copy of open letter from Brian Lam, Managing Editor, Arsenal Pulp Press regarding Bridget Moran's publications and Mary John's story (April 2, 1993)
• Two draft versions of eulogy for Bridget Moran for her memorial service at the College of New Caledonia, September 12, 1999.
• "We Three"- poem written in memory of a trip taken by Bridget and her daughters Mayo and Roseanne in 1994.
• One original draft and one copy of "A Minority of One" by Bridget Moran (26 pages)
• One original and signed draft letter to Dave [?] from Bridget Moran discussing the social welfare situation in the province and offering a plea for dialogue with the intended recipient.
• Letter from John H. Wood, administrative officer for the Leader of the Opposition to Bridget Moran in answer to a number of questions routed to this office via Dave [?] (August 10, 1972)
• Letter from Norman Levi, Minister of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement to Bridget Moran in answer to her letter dated October 18, 1972. (October 23, 1972)
• Copy of letter from Bridget Moran on behalf of the Greater Vancouver Area Branch of the BC Association of Social Workers to Minister Norman Levi in follow-up to a previously submitted questionnaire. (October 18, 1972).
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Rosemary Brown, M.L.A. acknowledging her receipt of an article previously sent to Ms. Brown by Ms. Moran. (October 9, 1973)
• Newspaper clippings regarding Moran's various appointments in Prince George.
• Various published stories written by Bridget Drugan in her youth: "How to Spend a Drizzly Day"; "How She Spent November 5"; "Camping Trip"; Story contest submission and announcement of winners.
• Torchbearer's Club "Carry On" certificate recognizing the printing of one of Bridget's stories. (September 10, 1938).

File consists of:

• Letter of Offer and Cheque Requisitions Form from Carrier Sekani Family Services regarding Ms. Moran's services to a 1996 Youth Conference
• Contact List
• Notes on "Women"
• Program of Events and Agenda for Native Awareness Conference, May 1, 1998
• Letters to Mary John and Bridget Moran from students from an Aboriginal Employment Training Program out of Duncan, B.C. re: Stoney Creek Woman (January 4, 1999)
• Fax from Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Treaty 8 Tribal Association) to Bridget Moran re: book signing and travel arrangements (Feb. 1998)
• Fax from Lucette Kirback (Legal Services Society) to Bridget Moran re: trip arrangements to Bella Bella and Bella Coola (June 1998); associated airline tickets and trip itinerary
• Letter of Thanks and Payment Notice for Public Readings to Bridget Moran from the Canada Council (Nov. 1995)
• Unopened envelope containing "My First Advance, $30, Stoney Creek Woman"
• Letter from Ricci Dalton of the Simon Fraser University, New Caltec Program thanking Ms. Moran on her speaking engagement with Mary John (Jan. 27, 1998)
• Letters from BCTLA Conference Planning Committee re: Bridget Moran's speaking engagement at The Roots and Wings Teacher Librarian conference.