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Item is a photocopied reprint of Tisdale's "The Grasslands of the Southern Interior of British Columbia" in the Ecology journal, Vol. 28 No. 4.

Item is an original reprint of an article by G.S. Andrews entitled "Air Survey and Photogrammetry in British Columbia" from the March 1948 issue of Photogrammetric Engineering journal.

Item is a copy of "Soil Productivity and the Potential Food Supply of the United States: An Address before the Academy of Political Science at the Annual meeting on Food" by Bradfield, R.

Series consists of records relating to G. Gary Runka's personal life, including academic records, personal resume, and posthumous materials. Also includes Runka's personal correspondence during his time with the Agricultural Land Commission and memorabilia from his curling activities.

File consists of a 1953 North Peace High School yearbook.

File consists of a preliminary study undertaken by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. examining the growing metropolitan populaton of Greater Vancouver. Includes a report on the findings in member municipalites.

File consists of a 1955 North Peace High School yearbook.

Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on various areas in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes written notes by Kent Sedgwick, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to towns and settlements. These areas include Quesnel, Likely, the Yukon Telegraph Trail, Barkerville, Wells, the Cariboo region, Fort Alexandria, Soda Creek, the Chilcotin region, Jasper, the Rocky Mountains, Mackenzie, Tumbler Ridge, the Peace River region, Fort St. James, the Omineca region, Kitimat, Lethbridge, the Bulkley Valley, and Fort Mcleod. These files cover a variety of topics including Chinese people in British Columbia, land settlement, tourism, and historic information on the regions.

File consists of G. Gary Runka's high school records.

File consists of two Peace River District High School Curling Championship patches.

File consists of a brief developed by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. examining the problems with expanding urban sprawl in Greater Vancouver, outlining the findings of the research, and offering future suggestions.

File consists of notes relating to Buckhorn Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the old Buckhorn School building and the Prince George Snowmobile club building from the exterior (between 2001 and 2005).

Gary Runka was a hobbyist photographer and documented his work and personal life through photography as he travelled across every region of British Columbia. His photographs document the evolution of British Columbia communities and regions over a 30 year period. Gary Runka's core interest was land and changing land uses. Many of his photographs tell a story of urban edge and/or natural resource compatibility/conflict. There are also a substantial number of photographs related to soils, including soil profiles, soil erosion and land (topography, drainage etc.) capability for agriculture. The collection also includes specific client-related photos, tied to Land Sense Ltd. client file job numbers.

The collection also documents personal travels and hiking trips throughout British Columbia and backpacking in some historic areas, such as the West Coast Trail and Cape Scott. These photographs also represent land evolution over time, including extent of alpine glaciation or biodiversity/plant species inhabiting the area.

Series consists of print photographs created or collected by Gary Runka over the course of his personal and professional life. Includes school portraits, sporting event photographs, and work-related group portraits. Also includes aerial photographs of the West Coast Trail.

File consists of a 1957 North Peace High School yearbook.

This fold out brochure, published by the Prince George Board of Trade, provides an overview of the industries present in Prince George by the BC Centennial; as well as a brief presentation of local recreational opportunities and a mileage listing.

Item is an original BC Department of Agriculture publication, compiled by the Co-ordinating Committee on Agriculture for Central British Columbia, entitled "Agricultural Recommendations for Central British Columbia".

Item is an original National Research Council Canada Technical Memorandum 44 entitled "Guide to Field Description of Muskeg".

File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. outlining a continued program of housing research for the Greater Vancouver Area. The report examines similar experiences of other urban cities and outlines the proposed program for housing analysis.

Item is a photocopied version of "Soil Survey of the North Okanagan Valley" Interim Report by P.N. Sprout & C.C. Kelley for the BC Department of Agriculture.

File consists of information gathered on Gerald (Gerry) Smedley Andrews, Surveyor General of the Province of British Columbia and Director of Mapping and Provincial Boundaries Commissioner. File contains greeting cards, correspondence, articles written by both Audrey L'Heureux and Gerry Andrews, a booklet on land surveying, and reproductions from the G. Smedley Andrews collection at BC Archives. Correspondence includes letters to and from L'Heureux and her publisher Northern B.C. Book Publishing as well as letters between L'Heureux and Gerry Andrews. Highlights include:

• Reproduction of G.S. Andrews' article "Surveys and Mapping in British Columbia Resources Development", 1954 (article)
• G.S. Andrews, "The Land Surveying Profession in British Columbia", 1955 (booklet)
• Reproduction of article by Gerry Andrews in The Victoria Naturalist 46 (3) entitled "My Bear", 1989 (article)
• G. Smedley Andrews, "Metis Outpost", 1985 (promotional pamphlet)
• Reproduction of paper by G. Smedley Andrews entitled "The Makings of a Surveyor General", 1989 (document)
• Dave Robinson and Mike Hocking, "The Monkman Pass and Trail: A Brief History", 1982 (book)
• G.S. Andrews, "Professional Land Surveyors of British Columbia: Cumulative Nominal Roll, 4th Edition", 1978 (booklet).
  File also includes a photograph reprint of "Trout Lake Johnny" from the collection of the uncle of G.S. Andrews.

Item is a 1960 Modern Land Policy journal reprint of an article by Howard Conklin entitled "Principles of Land Classification".

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 G. Gary Runka's UBC academic records.

Subseries consists of publications, manuscripts, and drafts of worked written, co-written, or edited by G. Gary Runka over the course of his career. Also includes conference proceedings that contain contributions by G. Gary Runka.

File consists of a report undertaken by the Lower Mainland Planning Board of B.C. forecasting the future of industrial land prospects. This report is part of a larger study of industrial settlement in the province.

File consists of a study examining the residential land structure of Metropolitan Vancouver. This study is supplementary to the Land for Living study. Includes one report of the findings and analysis of the study.

File consists of annual district reports from 1969 and 1971 for the BC Department of Agriculture Development and Extension Branch detailing weather, crops, and season highlights. Includes a booklet on soil capability classifications and Central BC and Caribou agricultural census data for 1961-1966.

Item is a 1961 Land Economics journal reprint of an article by D.S. Lacate entitled "Review of Landtype Classification and Mapping" (Vol. XXXVII, No. 3.).

File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. regarding the needs of industrial land. The report describes methods for carrying out these needs with suitable sites in the Lower Mainland area.

File consists of population data from the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.

File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. on the future industrial land prospects of the Lower Mainland.

File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Plannng Board of BC concerning availible farming land in the Lower Mainland.

Item is an original Canada Department of Agriculture Publication 1147 entitled "Seeding Forest Ranges in the Dry Belt of British Columbia".

Item is an original reprint from Canadian Fisheries Annual 1963 by Dr. J.L. Kask (Fisheries Research Board of Canada) entitled "Fisheries in the Year 2000".

Item is an original Canada Department of Agriculture Publication 1179 entitled "Suitability for Irrigation of Water from Lakes and Streams in the Southern Interior of British Columbia".

File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. regarding the facilities that serve households and standards of lower mainland dwelling facilities. The study correlates with a larger "Land for Living" report about land development in the Lower Mainland.

File consists of a report by the Lower Mainland Regional Plannng Board of BC concerning availible land in the Lower Mainland.

File consists of a study by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of B.C. regarding the attitudes of residents in the Greater Vancouver fringe areas toward their environment. The study was part of the larger "Land for Living" report about land development in the Lower Mainland. Includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the report detailing survey structure, findings, and interpretation.

Item is a copy of "Scheduling of Irrigation" by Brownlee, C.H. and J.C. Wilcox.

Item is a draft typescript of "Field Party Report on Land Capability Studies British Columbia" by D.S. Lacate, J.W.C. Arlidge, M.J. Floate, E. Mackintosh, P.N. Sprout, and G. Runka (B.C. Department of Agriculture).

Item is an original Canada Department of Agriculture Publication 1190 entitled "Climate and Agriculture in Central British Columbia".

Item is an original typescript entitled "Water Delivery by an Irrigation District" by J.C. Wilcox and C.H. Brownlee.

Item is an original Canada Department of Agriculture Publication 1224 entitled "Climate of the Upper Peace River Region".

File consists of a petition by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities against the Amchitka Nuclear Test by the Atomic Energy Commission of the United States of America.

Item is a copy of "American Wilderness: A Unique Conservation Concept" Background Fact Sheet.

File consists of a study by the Associated Engineering Services Ltd. on the metropolitan traffic of Prince George.

Series consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick in relation to his writings, publications, editorial work, and lectures. The files contain material regarding Kent Sedgwick’s writing and lectures on the Lheidli T’enneh cemetery; his book "Monumental Transformation: The Story of Prince George's National Historic Monument"; his book chapter "Crossing the Divide: Northern Approaches to New Caledonia"; his book "Giscome Chronicle: The rise and demise of a sawmill community in central British Columbia, 1912-1976"; edits done to June Chamberland’s book "From Broadaxe to Clay Chinking: Stories about the Pioneers in and around the Prince George area"; writing for the Prince George Heritage Advisory Committee; and Sedgwick’s MA thesis on the Peyto Glacier. The files primarily consist of notes, correspondence, and completed works.