File consists of clippings and notes on population data and census in the city of Prince George and the surrounding region. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "City is still a spring chicken: UNBC professor"; "Nation's lifeblood flows from overseas: Census data shows immigration fueling Canada's G8-leading growth" (2006); "Students could skew numbers" (14 Mar. 2007); "Census finds fewer residents" (14 Mar. 2007); "Aboriginal Population up in Prince George" (22 Jan. 2003); and "Population declining" (13 Mar. 2002). Also includes printed graphs entitled "Prince George Population Pyramid 1981 Census" (1981) and "Municipal population based on 1986 Census" (1988).
The item is the millennium edition of The Prince George Free Press. The "Millenium Report" was one of two different inserts in an unknown December 1999 issue. The edition contains information about Prince George's past and speculation as to where Prince George will be in the future.
File consists of notes and clippings relating to the history of Prince George from 1930-1939. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "City council coped with requests for additional relief during Depression" (Nov. 2008); "Means to correct a wounded economy debated in 1933" (Apr. 2007); "City's development continued through Depression-era" (June 2003); and "Depression years weren't pretty ones for most living in P.G". (June 2004).
File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to architects working in Prince George. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Paul Zanette: Designs for life" (July 2010) and "Look of city nothing to brag about" (Nov. 1989).
The item is a front exterior photograph of an aged white and aqua coloured house at 1562 Gorse Street, Prince George. The house was the former home of Henry Wilson.
The item is a front exterior photograph of an aged white and aqua coloured house at 1562 Gorse Street, Prince George. The house was the former home of Henry Wilson.
File consists of notes, reproductions, and letters relating to the street names in Prince George. Includes: "Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names" typescript document; email from Ramona Rose to Kent Sedgwick (8 Dec. 2000); "Future entrance sign on Tyner Boulevard" typescript letter to Mr. Hamer from Ruth Iversen (10 Jan. 1995); "South Fort George gardens plan of subdivision" reproduced map depicting subdivision lots along the Fraser River in Prince George (2011); and "Porter Creek" letter from the Province of British Columbia to Kent Sedgwick (16 May 1989).
File consists of clipping, notes, and reproductions relating to the Natural Resources Security Company, the company was responsible for a land-selling campaign, selling lots for the townsite to later be Central Fort George, which was owned and ran by George John Hammond in Fort George. Includes: "The sales campaign of George J. Hammond and the Natural Resources Security Company" typescript research essay by Anna Bumby (30 Apr. 1981); "Fort George and its tributary territory" photocopied article from British Columbia Magazine (1912); "Facts, what British Columbia offers you" reproduction of a pamphlet produced by the Natural Resources Security Company, Ltd. (1910); and reproduced excerpts from an unidentified pamphlet issued in 1912 by the Natural Resources Security Company, Ltd.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to land surveyors working in British Columbia. Includes material on Rupert Williams Haggen who became a land surveyor in 1911 and surveyed Prince George, Quesnel, Bowron River, and the Fraser River area below Quesnel; Henry Fry who worked in Victoria between 1871 and 1897; Otto Julius Klotz who surveyed the Alaska-British Columbia boundary and also surveyed for the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1871 to 1927; James Herrick McGregor who worked in the Kootenays and assisted for the survey of the British Columbia Alberta border between 1891 and 1903; and Forin Campbell who came to Prince George in 1908.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to James C. Anderson and engineer J. Gill. James Anderson arrived in Fort George in 1912. Anderson did topographical surveys of the Fort George area for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway between 1912 and 1913. Engineer J. Gill did a topographical survey of the Indian reserve for the Grand Trunk Pacific in 1912. Includes "Grand Trunk Pacific Maps" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick (3 June 1980).
The item is a reproduction of a section of survey map drafted on 18 March 1915 and revised on 23 May 1916. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The Plan Number is 1268 and highlights the area along the Nechako and Fraser Rivers. The map details subdivisions East of Carney Street, North of Twentieth Avenue and South of Ninth Avenue. Annotations in pencil state different map scale variations and "cemetery setback."
The item is a reproduction of a section of survey map drafted in 1915. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The Plan Number is 1268 and highlights the area along the Nechako River. The map details subdivisions East of Carney Street and North of Fifth Avenue. Some original street and avenue names have been crossed out and replaced with handwritten names. Annotation on reverse side of map states, "D.L. 343 Pl. 1268."
The item is a reproduction of a survey map drafted in July 1914. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The area covered is along the Fraser River and east of Guelph Street. Annotations state, "PL 1409 D. L. 417 HBCo." and highlight different scales of measurement and changed street names.
The item is a reproduction of a survey map drafted in 1 Oct. 1913. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The area covered is along the Fraser River and west of Linooln Avenue, south of Jackson Street and North of McKinley Street. Annotations state which maps and lots are adjacent to this one. An illegible signature is highlighted.
The item is a reproduction of a survey map drafted on 20 Nov. 1910. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The subdivision is lot 2610 G. I. and part of lots 2507 and 2608 G. I. Cariboo District. The area covered is South of 8th Avenue, East of 19th Avenue, North of 8th Street and West of Quinn Street. Annotations state, "Pl. 847," and various notations regarding lot information.
The item is a reproduction of a survey map drafted on 27 July 1910. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The area covered is South of Reserve Avenue, East of Victoria, North of Bird Avenue and West of 9th Street. Annotations state, "#796" and highlight the date and registered owner.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Brett & Hall landscape architecture and urban planning in Canada. File predominantly consists of photocopies of articles relating to urban planning, including "The Influence of Thomas Adams and the British New Towns Movement in the Planning of Canadian Resource Communities" by Oiva Saarinen; "Thomas Adams and the Commission of Conservation" by Alan H. Armstrong; "The Laying Out of Towns" by W.H. Dorsey; "The Relation of the City Engineer to Public Parks" by John C. Olmsted; "The Planning of Company Communities in the Lake Superior Mining Region" by Arnold R. Alanen; and "Planning the Canadian Environment" by L.O. Gertler.
File consists of reproductions and photocopies of articles on the history of city planning in North America. File predominantly consists of printed articles: "Encyclopedia of Urban Planning" by Arnold Whittick; "Radburn and the American Planning Movement: The Persistence of an Idea" by Eugenie Ladner Birch; "The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States" by John W. Reps; and "The Story of the Planner's Journal 1915-1980" by Donald A. Krueckberg.
File consists of printed emails and typed documents relating to Brett & Hall and an exhibit for the National Gallery of Canada. Brett & Hall were landscape architects from Boston, MA who designed the original plan for Prince George, including features such as the Crescents neighbourhood.
The item is a photograph and negative of a survey map of the Prince George townsite south of the Nechako River and West of the Fraser River. Notation states map was originally made in May 1915.
The item is a photograph negative of a survey map of the Prince George townsite south of the Nechako River and West of the Fraser River. Notation states map was originally made in May 1915.
The item is a photograph and negative of the Fort George Herald from 12 April 1913. The front-page article is titled, "The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway CO.'s Townsite of Prince George" and contains a survey map of the Prince George townsite.
The item is a photograph negative of a man and woman sitting in front of a house. They are dressed in formal attire and are drinking what appears to be a glass of wine.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Millar Addition subdivision in Prince George.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Hudson's Bay Company subdivision. Includes material on the subdivision, survey, and sale of lands in Fort George owned by the Hudson's Bay Company.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to British Columbia's provincial government land reserves. Includes material regarding railway land reserves on the Upper Fraser in 1912; homesteading land reserves; and pre-emptor land reserves for settlement. File predominantly consists of photocopied clipped articles regarding provincial government land reserves in northern and central British Columbia, particularly surrounding Fort George.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to soldier land settlement in northern British Columbia following the First World War. Includes material regarding the British Columbia Land Settlement Act; the allotment of land for Prince George; and the opening of reserved lands for veterans. Includes a printed article entitled "Soldiers, Settlement and Development in British Columbia, 1915-1930" by Paul Koroscil (2000).
File consists of a typescript document titled "Townsite Promotion at Fort George: G.J. Hammond and the Natural Resources Security Company, 1909-1914" by Neil Holmes.
File consists of a report titled "A Study of Land Settlement in the Prince George-Smithers area, British Columbia" by W.J. Anderson and published by the authority of the Right Hon. James G. Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture in Ottawa, Canada (Oct. 1947).
File consists of "South Fort George: A trip to the past", a heritage brochure prepared by the South Fort George Community Association.
The CD-R includes a recorded interview of Trelle Morrow conducted by Kent Sedgwick. In the interview they discuss the buildings Trelle Morrow contributed to Prince George.
This item is a photograph of a blue and white building in downtown Prince George. The Coast Hotel can be seen in the background.
This item is a photograph of the backside of the United Way building in Prince George in 2006. The Coast Hotel can be seen in the background.
This item is a photograph of the United Way building on the corner of 7th Avenue and Quebec Street, Prince George. The Telus building can be seen in the background.
This item is a photograph of the United Way building on the corner of 7th Avenue and Quebec Street, Prince George. The Telus building can be seen in the background.
This item is a photograph of a blue building at 1601 4th Avenue, Prince George. Building includes the Freemason Lodge.
This item is a photograph of the Freemason building at 480 Vancouver Street, Prince George.
This item is a 35 mm photograph negative of the CNR bridge over the Fraser River. Photograph was taken in the fall from Cottonwood Park, Prince George.
This item is a 35 mm photograph negative of the Nechako River, Prince George. Water level is very low.
This item is a 35 mm photograph negative of the Nechako River, Prince George. Water level is very low.
File consists of photographs depicting the exterior of the University of Northern British Columbia and the College of New Caledonia taken by Trelle Morrow. Other photographic prints depict Knox United Church, Fire Hall no. 1, the Prince George Citizen office, a professional building downtown, Ecole Spruceland Secondary School, and Highland School.
The items is a 35 mm photograph negative of the front exterior of an aged white and aqua coloured house. The address is 1562 Gorse Street, Prince George. The house was the former home of Henry Wilson.
The items is a 35 mm photograph negative of the front exterior of an aged white and aqua coloured house. The address is 1562 Gorse Street, Prince George. The house was the former home of Henry Wilson.
The item is a 35 mm photograph negative of the front and side exterior of an aged white and aqua coloured house. The address is 1562 Gorse Street, Prince George. The house was the former home of Henry Wilson.
The item is a photograph of the front exterior of Knox United Church at 1425 5 Avenue, Prince George.
The item is a photograph of the front exterior of Knox United Church at 1425 5 Avenue, Prince George.
The item is a photograph of the front and side exterior of St. Micheal and All Angels' Anglican Church. The address is 1505 5 Avenue, Prince George.
The item is a photograph of St. Mary's Parish and school at 1115 Gillett Street, Prince George. The photograph is the front of the church taken from Freeman Street.
The item is a front exterior photograph of Spruceland Elementary School at 3805 Rainbow Drive, Prince George.
The item is a photograph of exterior of a brick commercial or public building in Prince George. Two tall garages are attached to the building. The address is unknown.