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File consists of research and newspaper clippings collected on Sir Arthur Curtis surrounding the Klondike Gold Rush and Curtis' mysterious disappearance on the Yukon Trail.

File consists of research material regarding David Douglas (25 June 1799 - 12 July 1834), a North American explorer and botanist best known as the namesake of the Douglas fir. Includes photocopied articles and photocopies of his correspondence from an archives.

File consists of booklets, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and reports on fishing in British Columbia. Highlights include:

• Government of Canada, "Salmonid Enhancement", [after 1977] (pamphlet)
• Province of British Columbia, "Angling Data Northern British Columbia", 1976 (booklet)
• Sportguide Series Special Interest Supplement to TV Week Family Magazine, "The Salt Chucker", Vol. 2, 1978 (magazine)
• Government of Canada Fisheries and Oceans, "Where and When to See Salmon", 1998 (pamphlet)

File consists of research material collected on the history of Fort George including a Provincial bulletin, newspaper clippings, pamphlet, and reproductions of articles and images. Highlights include:

• Robert Arthur Williams, Province of British Columbia Lands Service, "The Fort Fraser- Fort George Bulletin Area", No.7. 1973 (bulletin)
• Fort George Park, "Fraser-Fort George Museum", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• W.J. MacAllan, "The Moving of the Fort George Indians", Cariboo & Northwest Digest, Summer 1948 (photocopied article)
• Nellie R. Campbell, "When Steel Came to Prince George", Cariboo & Northern B.C. Digest, Summer 1947
• Fraser Fort-George Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 2 No. 1, 1986

File consists of collected research materials regarding Simon Fraser. Fraser was a Canadian explorer and fur trader who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia. He also built the first European settlement in British Columbia at Fort McLeod. Materials include reproductions from BC Archives, such as photocopies of correspondence, booklets, reports, and newspaper clippings. Other highlights include:

• The British Columbia Genealogist, Vol. 21 No.1 March 1993
• The British Columbia Genealogist, Vol. 22 No.1 March 1993

File consists of collected research materials regarding genealogy. Materials include pamphlets, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. Highlights include:

• The British Columbia Genealogical Society Newsletter, 1979-1981
• The British Columbia Genealogical Society, "Information", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• The Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ, "In a Granite Mountain", 1973 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Sources of Genealogical Information at the BC Provincial Archives of Alberta 1978", No. 8, 1978 (information leaflet)
• The British Columbia Genealogical Society, "Tracing Ancestors In British Columbia", 1986 (pamphlet)
• The British Columbia Genealogy Quarterly, 1979-1980
• John J. Newman, "Cemetery Transcribing: preparations and procedures", 1971 (leaflet)
• Logan Utah, "The New Year Brings New and Exciting Things!", 1979 (booklet)

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#36523 - Transportation - Hazelton, B.C. Believed to be a Hudson Bay Pack train."

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#38210 - Mule train at Hazelton, B.C."

File consists of material relating to various historical sites in British Columbia. Materials include pamphlets and newspaper clippings. Highlights include:

• Yellowhead Western Canada Scenic Route, "Explore The Great New Yellowhead Highway", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Dawson City Museum, "Dawson Museum and Historical Society", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• The Government of the Province of British Columbia, "Historic Barkerville Gold Rush Capital of British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Kitimat Centennial Museum, "A Short History of Kitimat", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• B.C. Provincial Parks Branch, "Let's Take A Walk!", 1974 (pamphlet)
• Heritage Advisory Committee, "Heritage Conservation in your Community", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Cariboo Tourist Association, "The Nugget Route Scenic Circle Tour", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Lillooet and District Chamber of Commerce, "The Place Where Three Rivers Meet or Pap-Shil-Qua-Ka-Meen", 1973 (pamphlet)
• Burnaby Village Museum, "The Living Village", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• The Hallmark Society, "Richard Carr House', 1973 (pamphlet)
• Historic Sites Advisory Board, "Historic Fort Steele", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• The Museums Advisory Service Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, "Museums in Manitoba 1982", 1982 (pamphlet)

File consists of material relating to Provincial Park plaques. Materials include a pamphlet and photocopies from a book entitled "101 Names". Highlights include:
*Provincial Parks Branch, "A Guide To British Columbia Stop-of-Interest Plaques", 1976 (pamphlet)

File consists of material collected on Frederick William Knewstubb. Frederick William Knewstubb, who first foresaw the possibility of the Kenney Dam/Nechako Reservoir project, which was carried out by the Aluminium Company of Canada (ALCAN). Knewstubb joined the Water Rights Branch as a draughtsman in 1911, became a hydrological engineer in 1926, and was Chief Hydrologic Engineer for the Water Rights Branch at the time of his death, 16 December 1937. Materials includes reproductions of articles, and correspondence.

File consists of collected newspaper clippings regarding Lejac Residential School, a residential school near Fraser Lake, BC that operated from 1922 to 1976 by the Roman Catholic Church under contract with the Government of Canada.

Map depicts central British Columbia including Prince George, Queen Charlotte Island, Prince of Wales Island, Prince Rupert, and describes what these areas are known for.

The map depicts the biotic regions and forests in British Columbia.

The map is split into four time periods of colonial exploration. The map depicts pre-colonial, post-colonial, traditional, and colonial expansion.

This map depicts where to find ghost towns, forts, First Nation villages, and sites with supposed hidden treasures in British Columbia.

File consists of material relating to Adrien Gabriel Morice (27 August 1859 - 21 April 1939), a missionary priest belonging to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He served as a missionary in Canada and created a writing system for the Carrier language. Materials include a photocopied book written by Father Morice, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles.

File consists of material relating to Patrick Allan Morrow who was a Canadian photographer and mountain climber. In 1986 Morrow was the first person to climb the Seven Summits in the Carstensz-Version. Materials include magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, and correspondence between Morrow and L'Heureux.

File consists of material relating to William John "Wiggs" O'Neill, a riverboat pioneer. Wiggs began working on a Skeena River sternwheeler in 1898 and continued working on the river until the end of the steamboat era in 1911. He then moved to Smithers, where he operated the first power plant and owned an auto agency for 43 years. Materials include two books, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Highlights include:

• Wiggs O'Neill, "Steamboat Days on the Skeena River British Columbia", 1963 (book)
• Wiggs O'Neill, "Whitewater Man of the Skeena", 1960 (book)

File consists of material relating to Thomas Dufferin Pattullo who was a politician, businessman, public servant, and premier of BC in 1933. Materials include a reproduction of Bill Russell's book "Thomas Dufferin Pattullo", and reproductions of journal articles.

File consists of material relating to police in Canada. Materials include newspaper clippings, books, notes, newsletters, correspondence, and reproductions of journal articles. Highlights include:

• Madeline Young, "The Mountie, Canadians All", 1956 (book)
• The British Columbia Provincial Police Veteran's Association, "Off Patrol", No. 1-16 1980-1984 (newsletter)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans' Association, "92 Years of Pride 1858-1950, The British Columbia Provincial Police", 1983 (book)

This reproduction of a BC Provincial Archives photograph depicts the B.C. Provincial Police Constable's sitting room in South Fort George.

File consists of material relating to William "Billy" J. Rhimes (Rimes?), editor of the Nechako Chronicle newspaper. Materials include a manuscript titled "1918 in Vanderhoof by Billy Rhimes", as well as newspaper clippings.

File consists of a Robson Valley Courier newspaper, issue Vol. 15 No. 30, from July 28, 1982.

This photograph of a photograph [poor reproduction] depicts the B.X. sternwheeler on the Fraser River at South Fort George.

File consists of material relating to the Stikine River, predominantly consisting of newspaper clippings. Includes a photocopied 1976 annotated bibliography by Thomas Buri entitled "Of the Stikine River Country and its People".

File consists of material relating to provincial lands surveys. Materials include newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, a booklet, a reproduction of the land survey act, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Province of British Columbia, "Protecting Land Survey Monuments", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Nominal Roll, "The Land Surveying Profession in British Columbia", 1970 (booklet)

File consists of material relating to Tete Jaune Cache, an unincorporated rural area and the site of former town on the Fraser River in the Robson Valley. Materials include a reproduced journal article and newspaper clippings.

File consists of material relating to the town of Vanderhoof. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, a manual, postcards, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce, "Vanderhoof", [198-?] (welcome par-folio)
• District of Vanderhoof, "Resource Manual", 1988 (booklet)
• District of Vanderhoof, "Vanderhoof and area", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• CO-OP, "50 Proud Years with Vanderhoof co-operative Association", 1994 (newsletter)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Happy Birthday Vanderhoof", 1976 (newsletter)
• Yellowhead Highway 16, "Gateway to Alaska", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• District of Vanderhoof, "1st Memorial Church", [198-?] (booklet)
• Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce, "In the Geographic Centre of Beautiful British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Nechako Neyenkut. Neyenkut Newsletter, [198-?]
• NorthWest Interior Region, "Enterprise North West British Columbia", 1986 (fact sheet)

File consists of material relating to pioneers and their stories. Materials include newspaper clippings, a booklet, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Canadian Federation of University Women, "Street Names A-Z", 1970 (booklet)

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter A, including: Jim Adams, Joseph Manson Adams, Muriel Adams Rosenblatt, Richard Adkins, Dr. Terry Agnew, Dr. Agnew, Neil Brearley, Bob Algar, Henry Robert Anderson, Eva Allen, Helen Anderson, Charles John Anderson, and Tommy Hershel Armstrong.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter F, including: Johan Bakke Fulse, Mike Fry, Mary Fridlington, Frame Duncan, Muriel Fowler, Jack Fossum, Mae Flynn, and Lawrence Ralph Flynn.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter G, including: John Galloway, Hamlin Garland, Mary George, Elsie Gerdes, George and Fran Gibbins, Adam Scott Gillespie, George Gilmour, Alec Goheen, Hubert Goheen, Clarence and Winnie Goodacre, Roger Goodlad, Fred Gordon, James Gowans, May Graham, Grant George, Nigel Green, James Green, Luther Collins Gunn, and Ruby Gyger.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter H, including: Harry Hagman, Brown Haig, Lynn Hancock, John Bishop Hannen, Ernest Hann, Addie and Ernie Hann, John Canon Hannen, Thomas Hankin, Bob Harlow, Eliff Harrison, Donald Graham Harvie, Lester Hawkes, Ernest Heal, Harmon Helmericks, Della Herman, Jessie Hewlett, Yvonne Hibder, Clarence Hickey, Clarence Higenbotham, Herd Hill, Sarah Hindle, Ann and George Holdways, Christine Holland, Arthur Richard Holzworth, Jack Hotell, James Houston, Ivor Howells, Peter and Ellen Huber, Norman Hueston, Tony Hunt, Ivy Hunter, and Bruce Hutchison.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter I, including: T.A.K Irwin, Harold Adams Innis, and Guy Ilstad.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter Mc, including: Bill and Alice McFadyen, Murray McDonald, R.G. McDougall, Frank McGibley, Carmon McGomery, Norm McGinnis, John McInnis, J.G. McGregor, Bruce Alistair McKelvie, John and Denise McLean, Nellie McClung, and Ian Cowan McTaggart.

This subject file consists of collected information about people with last names starting with the letter W, including: Olga Walker, Bill Wallace, Milt Warren, Jim Watson, Paul Watson, Hilary Wearne, Norm Weseen, Fred Wells, Moses Wesley, William Anthony Augustine West, Willis West, Wiley Wilford, Jimmie Williams, Ray Williston, Earl and Alice Willsie, Art Wilson, Jack Wilson, Peter Wilson, James Shaver Woodsworth, Kate Helen Woods, James William Woods, Steven Wong, Bill Woycik, William W. Wrathall, Bob R.J. Wylie, Keith Yorston, Bill and Eleanor Zelisney, Martha Zlot, and Wally and Alice Zubrecki.

File consists of Audrey L'Heureux's manuscript entitled "Trail to Rail: Out of the Heart of British Columbia". The manuscript is a collection of 61 oral stories recorded by L'Heureux from early settlers of British Columbia. "Trail to Rail: Out of the Heart of British Columbia" is the first collection in a series of three publications titled "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins and Surveys and Gold". However, "Out of the Heart of British Columbia" was never published. The other two volumes of the "Trail to Rail" manuscript were later published under the title "From Trail to Rail" in 1989.

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#10843- Hudson's Bay Co. post at Fort St. James (Stuart Lake)."

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "Prince George District - Another 'town' - Mile 129, BC - Summer 1913". In August 1913, Foley, Welch and Stuart, railway contractors, moved their distribution depot from Tete Jaune to Mile 129, in the vicinity of present day Loos, BC.

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's book "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins".

File consists of a floppy disk with digitized chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's book "Surveys and Gold 1862-1904". Data could not be migrated.

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's book "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins".

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's "Surveys and Gold 1862-1904". Data could not be migrated.

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's "Surveys and Gold 1862-1904". Data could not be migrated.

File consists of a floppy disk with digital copyright and photograph information from Audrey L'Heureux's book series "Trail to Rails". Data could not be migrated.

File consists of a floppy disk with digital manuscript chapters from Audrey L'Heureux's book "Surveys and Gold 1862-1904".

Photograph depicts Audrey L'Heureux holding a book.

File consists of newspaper clippings, news releases, meeting minutes, cartoon illustrations of the Alcan company, promotional pamphlets, and correspondence. Includes issues of "The Watershed" newspaper (Vol. 1, No. 3) and the "Ingot" newspaper published by Alcan (various issues, 1975-1995). Highlights include:

• Brian Gardiner, "House of Commons Canada", 1993 (news release)
• District Municipality of Vanderhoof, Meeting summary regarding "Nechako River Loss An Environmental Flashpoint", 19 May 1993 (booklet)
• District Municipality of Vanderhoof, "Agenda, Town Hall Meeting", 18 May 1993 (document)
• Murray Rankin and Arvay Finlay, "Alcan's Kemano Project: Options and Recommendations", 1992 (book)
• Brian Gardiner, "Submission to the B.C. Utilities Commission Public Meetings on 'Procedural Matters' Regarding the 'Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project'", 1993
• Hans Edward Albert Kuppers, "The 5th Year Anniversary Collection by HEAK", 1981 (cartoon book)
• Alcan, Letter of appreciation to Audrey Smedley-L'Heureux, 1979 (correspondence)
• Audrey Smedley-L'Heureux to NDP Committee, Reproduction of letter regarding "The Need For Continued Support", 1980 (correspondence)
• Alcan, "Grande Baie", 1981 (booklet)
• Alcan, "Alcan in Canada", 1979 (booklet)
• Nechako Neyenkut Society, Certificate of thanks and founding to Ed & Audrey L'Heureux, 1983 (certificate)
• Nechako Neyenkut Society, Constitution and legal Society Act documentation, 1980 (document)
• Alcan, "Kemano Completion Project Information", 1994 (newsletter)
• Rivers Defence Coalition, "Privatising the Nechako River", 1993 (pamphlet)
• Greenpeace, "The Price of Power", 1993 (pamphlet)
• Allied Rivers Commission, "The Hidden Costs of Kemano", [199-??] (pamphlet)
• Alcan, "Special Report", 22 Sept 1993 (booklet)
• Reproduction of "Concept..". article in the Western Business & Industry Magazine 24 (4), Apr. 1953 (article)
• "The Watershed" newspaper, Vol.1 No.3 June 1994

Consists of various partial issues of "The Ingot" newspaper published by Alcan between 1975 and 1999 that are missing pages.