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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.

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 maps and town surveys of early Prince George. Includes various reproduced 1915 maps and surveys depicting Prince George, Central Fort George, and Fort George: "Subdivision of part of Indian Reserve no. 1 lot 343 Cariboo District BC"; "Parcel Z map 1268"; "Plan of Subdivision lot 933"; "First addition to townsite of Central Fort George"; "Subdivision of lot 1511 Cariboo District BC"; "Townsite of Fort George" map originally made by R.H. Holland; "Plan of Subdivision of lot 1426 Fort George Collins Addition"; "Plan of subdivision of lot 932 Cariboo District"; and "Plan of subdivision of part of lot 2507."

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the planning of the Prince George townsite. Includes material on surveyors, Fred Burden, and town planners working with the landscape architects Brett and Hall on the development of the townsite. File predominantly consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on townsite planning in Prince George. Includes a clipped article from the Prince George Citizen newspaper "Town planners involved landscape architects" (4 Nov. 2006).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Prince Arthur the Duke of Connaught, the third son of Queen Victoria who took the place of Governor General in Canada in 1911. Connaught Hill in Prince George was named in rememberance after Prince Arthur. File predominantly consists of printed websites and newspaper articles describing Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught, and his role as Governor General.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to biographical information on George Hall and Franklin Brett. Brett & Hall were landscape architects from Boston, MA who designed the original plan for Prince George, including features such as the Crescents neighbourhood.

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 notes and reproductions relating to Brett and Hall city planning work for Prince George. Brett & Hall were landscape architects from Boston, MA who designed the original plan for Prince George, including features such as the Crescents neighbourhood.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the City Beautiful movement across North America. File predominantly consists of photocopied articles: "The City Beautiful" by Fredrick Law Olmsted, Jr.; "The Plan of Chicago 1909" by Amy Diadamo; "Vancouver and the City Beautiful Movement" by Rodger Todhunter; "The Urbanization of America" by Blake McKelvey; and "The Rise of Modern Urban Planning" by Anthony Sutcliffe. File also includes an issue of the "Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada", Vol. 32 No. 1 (2007).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the survey of Prince George. Includes material on survey plans, lots in Prince George, original town planning, subdivision plans, and Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on surveying and town planning in Prince George. File primarily includes photopied maps depicting town lots and planning in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Title Search for Fairgrounds" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Dr. Dick Rowe (26 Apr. 1990) and "Map showing South Fort George, Fort George (Central) and the additions surveyed in 1910 or later" reproduced map from the Fort George Tribune newspaper.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the boundary survey done by A.O. Wheeler, who was employed by British Columbia Government as a surveyor in 1922 to survey the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Frank Swannell, who was a surveyor in British Columbia that surveyed many areas across the province between 1898 and 1908.

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).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to historical and contemporary natural resource surveys in British Columbia. Includes material on oil discovery, farming conditions, timber stands, the Alaskan Highway, and railway development. File predominantly consists of search results from the University of Northern British Columbia library, College of New Caledonia library, and Prince George Public Library regarding British Columbia's natural resource surveying.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Fred Burden, a surveyor in British Columbia who surveyed tar sands in the Fort McMurray region and returned to Prince George in 1921 to complete a topographical survey of Prince George.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Dominion Land Survey system. File primarily consists of photocopies of original township layout systems between 1881 and 1917 and printed secondary sources on the standardization of the Dominon Land Survey system in British Columbia and Alberta.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to contemporary and historical land surveying in British Columbia, includes material on Hunter Joseph who surveyed Quesnel to Salmon River in 1874; F.P. Burden and the surveying of the Cariboo District; and Mr. J.D. Pemberton, the colonial surveyor in 1851. File primarily consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on land surveying in British Columbia and printed search results for the College of New Caledonia and BC Archives on land surveying. Includes: "Owning land: what you should know" pamphlet published by The Canadian Council of Land Surveyors (2004) and "Survey Systems in BC" email chain between Kent Sedgwick and John Whittaker, a B.C. Land Surveyor, discussing past land survey systems and surveyed areas in British Columbia (6 Oct. 2009).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to George John Hammond, the CEO of the Natural Resources Security Company who bought and promoted nine district lots in early Fort George. Includes: "Early papers index" handwritten notes by Kent Sedgwick (2005) and "Geo. J. Hammond" handwritten notes by Kent Sedgwick (2005). Also includes photographs depicting a house at the address 321 North Moffat (2005).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to pre-emption crown land grants between 1869 until 1912 in British Columbia, primarily in Prince George. File primarily consists of printed copies of pre-emptor maps of Prince George and region from the Royal BC Archives and Museum.

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 clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to discussions of downtown Prince George development. Includes: "Core plans: 'Right location, wrong design'" in the Prince George Citizen newspaper (Feb. 1982) and "Historical continuity and the proposed town centre" brief submitted to City Council by Heritage Advisory Committee (July 1981).

File consists of notes, clippings and reproductions relating to Henry Wilson, architect and former mayor of Prince George. Also includes a close-up photograph of Henry Wilson (1985) and photographs of the exterior of a house in Prince George.

File consists of letters and notes relating to the grave of Mr. Patterson of the overlanders near the original Fort in Prince George. Includes: "Regent's report" typescript document (3 Feb. 1976); "Letter to the mayor" typescript document to Mayor Backhouse from Maude D. Church (13 June 1991); and "Correspondence" printed emails between Mayor Backhouse and Maude D. Church (June 1991).

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).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to city planning in Prince George. Includes "An Epic Drunkard's Beer Parlour and Pub Omnibus Route" reproduced from the CNC Free Press (1980).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the revitalization of downtown Prince George. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Downtown improvement plan unveiled" (June 2006); "Attracting money into downtown" (June 2006); "Architects urge 'sensitive' downtown approach" (Jan. 1982); "The Downtown Question" (Oct. 1994); "Shopping malls now serve as community centres" (Apr. 1982); and "Shopping malls destroy city centres" (Mar. 1982). Also includes "Prince George city core" written by Kent Sedgwick (May 1972); "Downtown Prince George: Land and building values" report from the City of Prince George (Feb. 1979); and "The city of Prince George proposed town centre" booklet from the City of Prince George (Oct. 1980); and a poster entitled "Smart growth on the ground".

File consists of clippings and reproductions relating to the history of Prince George from 1970-1979. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Thirty years ago..." (2007); "Highlights of Prince George city life 30 years ago..." (Oct. 2006); "Pine Centre Mall turning 30 today" (2004); "History through the lens" (2007); and "Early 1970s had impact on Prince George" (2004).

File consists of promotional material and economic information related to Prince George between 1979 and 1989. Includes: "Prince George and Region" booklet (1980); "Today's consumer magazine" second anniversary issue of Consumer newsmagazine (Mar. 1989); "Prince George official guide" promotional magazine (1980); "Northeastern coal megaproject fires up city's economy" article reprint (May 1982); "Prince George, B.C. 1979" promotional booklet (1979); and "Greater Prince George Analysis of Employment 1979" typescript document (1979).

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to the millennium in Prince George. Includes the article "'Looking forwards from our past': A Citizen millennium project" from the Prince George Citizen (29 Dec. 1999). Also includes "Millenium Timeline" special edition of Prince George Citizen (29 Dec. 1999); and special editions from the Prince George Free Press: "Millennium Report" (Dec. 1999) and "Millennium Report: Where we've been... Where we're going". (Dec. 1999). Also includes a millennium postage keepsake tin with three souvenir sheets (1999).

File consists of clippings and reproductions relating to the history of Prince George from 1960-1969. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Fall of 1965 headlines trumpeted local as well as world events"; "Prince George events in the spring of 1969" (May 2005); "Firsts for Prince George in the 1960s"; "1960s eventful in Prince George" (June 2004); and "Dramatic Change hit P.G. in mid '60s".

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to the history of Prince George from 1980-1989. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "1984: it was a good year" (2004); "Prince George turned 70 in 1985 with big celebrations" (2008); and "Speculation swirled over university site" (2005).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the economic condition of northern B.C. after 2000. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Will Prince George take off?"; "Cleared for takeoff" (20 Sept. 2008); "Puzzling Predicament: Prince George has shown a surprising resiliency during the latest economic downturn" (July 19, 2008); "Diversity making economy more resilient to downturns"; "Boom Buzz" (August 2006); "Northern B.C. on the move" (July 2006); "Granisle: A hidden treasure in the lakes district"(Apr. 1999); "Spurned but still forgiving" (Apr. 2005); "Valemount: Forest town bent on diversifying" (Apr. 2005); "Liberal policies hurt poor, advocates say" (May 2005); "Liberal policies felt in rural communities" (May 2005); "Mergers changing shape of forest sector" (Dec. 2004); "Tapping into tourism's potential" (May 2004); "Family income holds steady: census" (May 2003). Also includes a "Transportation investments to open up heartlands" printed news release from the province of British Columbia and the May 1999 issue of Central Interior Business newspaper.

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to Prince George's historical population and census data. Includes: "British Columbia Archives research guide" a printed document (2002); "Prince George Historical Population data" by Kent Sedgwick (Oct. 1991); and a "Historical record of subdivisions" typescript chart depicting historical development in the Hart in Prince George (Nov. 1976).

File consists of clippings and notes relating to the history of Prince George between 1900 to 1911. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Making a town"; "City council's 1919 agendas were varied and interesting" (2007); "Creating early transportation routes, services and destinations in northern British Columbia" (2008); "Managing fire and mud, part of civic business in 1916" (2004); and "Movie theatre, hospital and jail were the essential public needs in 1911" (2004).

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to the history of Prince George from 1940-1949. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Domestic life far from the front in wartime" (Mar. 2007); "City life in the fall of 1940" (Feb. 2007); "Into the 1940s"; "Torn from the headlines, Prince George residents usher in first half of 1943" (2006); "Aspects of life in 1940s Prince George" (Mar. 2005); and "Ringing in the New Year in 1940" (Dec. 2004).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the history of Prince George from 1950-1959. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Mid-century optimism buoyed Prince George's business prospects" (May 2008); "The simple life - 1950s style" (Apr. 2007); "Prince George's firsts in the '50s" (June 2004); "Here's a look at our town in the early 1950s" (Sept. 1987); "1952 - An eventful year for Prince George citizens" (Mar. 2003); and "Bennett's two river policy helped develop the North" (22 July 2000).

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 newspaper clippings and notes relating to the history of Prince George from 1920-1929. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "In 1920s, Prince George was marketed as a dynamic growing city" (Dec. 2008); "Board of Trade report indicates city economy was on upswing in 1929" (May 2008); "City had a solid professional roster in 1921" (2007); "Rosy prospects seen for our city in 1920" (2006); "City had rowdy political meetings in 1920" (2003); and "1921: Prince George touted as the 'Future Hub of B.C.'" (1999).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to research on the history of Prince George. Includes: "The Downtown Streets of Prince George: A 'City Beautiful' Plan" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (7 Oct. 1991); "Cairn at millennium park" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (Mar. 2000); and a "Fort George Railway" brochure written by Kent Sedgwick (May 1988).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the census boundaries across Canada. Also includes a map entitled "Canada: Federal Electoral Districts - 1987".

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).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the naming of the city of Prince George and the origins of the name. Includes: "Proclamation" photocopy of British Columbia Gazette discussing the naming of the city of Prince George (1915); "Prince George needs a new name" print of pgcitizen.ca article by Neil Godbout including comments on the article (July 2009); "Prince George" in Prince George Citizen, Northern Explorer (May 2006); and "History of Prince George" in a Prince George Towncenter Business Association publication (July 1985).

File consists of photocopies and notes relating to the boundary expansions of the city of Prince George since its incorporation. Includes a graph drawn by Kent Sedgwick regarding the addition of land and water each year of the boundary expansion and a "Proclamation" photocopy from the B.C. Gazette (23 Apr. 1953). Also includes 5 maps: "City of Prince George Boundary Expansions since Incorporation in 1915" (1979 or 1980); "City of Prince George" (Feb. 1979); "Map of Prince George" (between 1970 and 1985); "Study Area Boundaries" (Mar. 1977); and "City of Prince George" (Feb. 1972).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the development of an archive in Prince George and at the University of Northern British Columbia. Includes the following clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper: "Memories live on in boxes at UNBC, historical book in the works" (23 July 2000); "History in Boxes" (20 June 1997); "Material for archives sought" (May 1990); and "Record collector: Michael Taft works to keep local history alive" (24 Feb. 2000). Also includes a "Prince George City Archives Inventory" document; a Heritage Advisory Committee meeting agenda (30 June 1988); and an "Archives" report from the Heritage Advisory Committee of the City of Prince George.

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the incorporation of the city of Prince George. Includes: "Looking back 90 years" in Prince George Citizen Saturday Report (5 Mar. 2005); "Prince George Public Library Historical Costume Workshop - 1915" Workshop description by Jannice Closson (Jan. 1990); "The Three Georges" maps of Prince George, Fort George, and South Fort George at Incorporation of the city of Prince George in 1915 (Feb. 2000); "Incorporation dates" notes by Sedgwick on the incorporation of Prince George dates; and a photocopy of the Fort George Incorporation Act, "An Act to Incorporate the City of Fort George" (6 Mar. 1915).

File consists of reports and documents relating to resource inventory.

Includes the following items:

E.L.U.C. Secretariat. 1976. Terrain classification system (May 1976; 2nd printing). [Original version, as adapted from work by R. Fulton, Geological Survey of Canada. Version 2 was updated in 1988 & reprinted 1997]

Jones, C. (compiler). 1997. Predictive ecosystem mapping (PEM) workshop, Prince Rupert Forest Region, April 25, 1997, Minutes.
Jones, K. et al. 1999. Towards the establishment of predictive ecosystem mapping standards: a white paper. 1st approximation. March, 1999. Prepared for: Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping Alternatives Task Force, Resources Inventory Committee.

Kistritz, R.U. and G.L. Porter. 1993. Proposed wetland classification system for British Columbia: a discussion paper. Prepared for: B.C. Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, B.C. Conservation Data Centre.

Louie, R.H. 1992. Soil surveys in British Columbia, 1928-1992: a listing of soil survey reports and maps for the Province of British Columbia. Soil Conservation Service, Integrated Management Branch, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria.

Maxwell, R. and T. Lea. 1993. Bioterrain mapping guidelines: a supplement to the ecological mapping methodology (September 1993) (Working Document; First Draft). Habitat Inventory Section, Wildlife Branch, Ministry of Environment, Victoria.

Maxwell, R. and T. Lea. 1993. Soils data collection for ecological mapping – the next twenty years. [Presented at: B.C. Soil Science Workshop 1993?]

Meidinger, D. 2000. Protocol for quality assurance and accuracy assessment of ecosystem maps. July, 2000. Prepared for: TEM Alternatives Task Force. Research Branch, Ministry of Forests, Victoria. [Draft version; later revision (2003) issued as Technical Report 011, Forest Science Program, Ministry of Forests. https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Tr/Tr011.pdf ]