Showing 53893 results

Archival description
21791 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects
2020.4.8.2.006 · Item · [ca. 1970]
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Photograph is a group portrait of the British Columbia Canada Land Inventory team. Back row, left to right: Rob Hawes, unknown, Ivan Cotic, Terje Vold, John Wilcox [?], Keith Valentine, unknown, Alec Green [?], Horst Baender, Dick Marshall, unknown, John Senyk, Bill Watt, Neville Gough, Dan Blower, unknown, Gavin Young, Craig Brownlee. Middle row, left to right: unknown, Peter Murtha, unknown, unknown, John Harris, Al Aldred, Gary Runka, Ed Oswald, Mary Redmond. Front row, left to right: Rick Williams, Gerry Howell-Jones, Chris Stanley-Jones, Larry Lacelle, John Jungen, Tom Pierce, Jim Van Barneveld.

BC Chemicals
2003.8.4.04 · Subseries · 1964-1977
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

Subseries consists of records regarding BC Chemicals that were created or accumulated by Adam Zimmerman during his tenures as President of Northwood Mills and Northwood Pulp, the parent companies of BC Chemicals. Includes agreements, operational information, correspondence, and board of directors meeting material. Also includes records regarding the establishment of BC Chemicals by Northwood Pulp and Northwood Mills.

BC Chemicals Ltd.
BC Chemicals
2002.1.8.1.3 · File · 1961-1992
Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

File consists of:

  • A Canadian Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited publication “Instructions and Part List: ESH Horizontal ESV Vertical Compressors,” received and used by Vickers Krebs drawing office, 31 May 1967 (2 copies)
  • Correspondence between B.C. Chemicals and other companies, 14 Mar. 1967-2 May 1967. The correspondence pertains to non-lubricated air compressors.
  • A copy of Ingersoll-Rand, Air Power Compressor Division “Installation Manual ESH-ESV Lubricated and Non-Lubricated Double Acting Stationary Air Compressors,” July 1972.
  • Two Flotec Inc. documents: “F Series Dimensional Data,” and “‘F’ Series Parts List: Phenolic Flexible Impeller Series.”
  • Several documents pertaining to purchasing maintenance kits for air compressors. Includes advertisements, a business card, and “Maintenance Department Stores Code Sheet.”
  • A hand drawn sketch for a discharge pipe modification and related correspondence between B.C. Chemicals and Bennett & Emmott Limited.
  • An Ingersoll-Rand Co. certified plan 887-D-IAE “Foundation Plan for 7 X 5 ESV-INL-2 Compressor” created for Bennett & Emmott Ltd, March 1970.
  • An information request from B.C. Chemicals to Normag Equipment and Rentals Ltd., 19 Oct. 1989.
  • Invoices, correspondence and instructions pertaining to a B.C. Chemicals air compressor purchase from Bennett & Emmott in 1981. Includes an Ingersoll-Rand “ESH/V Installation Instructions” and “Parts List 5” & 7” Portable, Non-Lubricated ESV.”
  • A plan entitled “20-3065 Grunewald.”
  • A copy of Ingersoll-Rand, Air Power Compressor Division “5 & 7 Inch Frame, Lubricated or Non-Lubricated ESH/ESV Maintenance Instructions: Portplate Cylinder Continuous Duty Stationary Air Compressors,” Nov. 1974.
  • A B.C. Chemicals memo “maintenance information” on compressors and pumps from 19 June 1978.
  • B.C. Chemicals’ work forms, maintenance records, and purchase records for Item No. C-901, Air Compressor 18-3065.
  • An Ingersoll-Rand Plan “Foundation Plan for 6 X 5 ESV-INL-2 Compressor,” received on 16 May 1967 and used by Vickers Krebs Drawing Office and B.C. Chemicals. (3 copies)
  • A copy of a Ingersoll-Rand publication “Instructions Heavy-Duty T-Series, 7 ½ , 10 and 15 HP Type 30 Compressors,” received and used by Vickers Krebs Ltd., 28 Nov. 1966.
  • Four advertisements from 1967 for Air-Maze Dry-Type Filter-Silencers received by B.C. Chemicals Ltd., and Vickers Krebs Drawing Office.
  • A Canadian Ingersoll-Rand publication “Instructions for Stationary Compressor Foundation Building” received on 16 May 1967 and used by Vickers Krebs Drawing Office. (2 copies)
  • A sheet of equipment notes received on 20 Mar. 1956 and used by B.C. Chemicals.
  • Shipping correspondence from 1976 between Canadian Ingersoll-Rand co. and B.C. Chemicals. Two small instruction manuals, related to the equipment shipped, are also included: “Recommendations for the Installation, Fabrication, Testing and Cleaning of Air, Gas or Steam Piping” and “Section 2A General Operation: Non-Lubricated Cylinders, Vertical Units.”
  • A Sarco Canada Limited Simplified Instructional Scheme for steam trapping and air venting. A completed examination, and correspondence are included in the course folios.
2003.8.4.04.14 · File · 1965
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File contains a bound agreement between BC Chemicals, Dryden Chemicals, and Prince George Pulp and Paper regarding the construction of a new chemical manufactory in Prince George.

BC Chemicals Ltd.
2003.8.4.04.15 · File · 1966
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File contains several copies of agreements between Prince George companies regarding the details of a new chemical manufactory to be located in Prince George.

BC Chemicals Ltd.
2003.8.4.04.16 · File · 1967
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File contains several copies of agreements between Prince George companies regarding the details of a new chemical manufactory to be located in Prince George.

BC Chemicals Ltd.
BC Chemicals - ERCO
2003.8.4.04.23 · File · 1966-1968
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File contains correspondence regarding the B.C. Chemicals vs Electric Reduction Company of Canada (ERCO) Limited Exchequer Court Action case.

BC Chemicals Ltd.
2003.8.4.04.25 · File · 1969-1974
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File contains correspondence and a number of bound reports regarding the construction and operation of a new oil plant.

BC Chemicals Ltd.
B.C. Cultural Grants
2008.3.1.097 · File · 1992-1998
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

File consists of:

  • Letters from Arts Awards Cultural Services Branch, Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture to Bridget Moran re: her assistance as a juror for the Project Assistance for Creative Writers Competition (Nov. 9 and 27, 1995); includes contract
  • Letter of receipt from BC Arts Council, Arts Awards Program to Bridget Moran re: her application for financial assistance towards "Mary and Me" (Sept.4, 1997) includes copy of grant application
  • Copy of Project Assistance for Creative Writers grant application for "The Man from Tachie" ["Justa"] (1992)
  • Letter from Jeremy Long, Cultural Services Branch to Bridget Moran re: request for submission of final report on use of funds (Aug.13, 1993)
  • Booklet: "Slowly Into Autumn" by Stephen Cole autographed by author/poet to Bridget
  • Notepaper
  • List of Creative Writing Projects: Second Cut and Final Cut; handwritten adjudication notes
  • Letter from Richard Brownsey, BC Arts Council, to Bridget Moran re: receipt of award of $5,000 to assist in writing of "Mary and Me" (Juan.13, 1998)
  • Form: BC Arts Council, Individual Awards Final Report (blank).
2013.6.36.1.063.02 · Item · Aug. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Department of Highways ferry named "Nimpkish" that was based in Port McNeill. It maintained a frequent daily triangle run, that travelled from Port McNiell to Sointula, then to Alert Bay. It held a capacity for 16 cars and 150 passengers.

2000.13.1.53 · Item · 1961.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of the B.C. Electric Board taken the day after the company’s take over by the Social Credit government on August 1, 1961. Pictured from the left are: Bill Means, former Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross, Einar Gunderson, board secretary W. Goth, Gordon Shrum, Mr. Williston, Hydro lawyer Arthur Fouks and John Dunsmuir.

2013.6.25.1 · File · 1970-2013
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of historical and statistical research material regarding the BC Electric Railway. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Brief History of British Columbia Electric Company Interurban Lines" by Cecil Maiden; "From Almost Horses to Trackless Trolleys" from The Buzzer; "British Columbia Electric Interurbans" roster; "Some Historical Dates in Southwest British Columbia Transit History" by Shantler; "B.C.E.R. Statistics" by Davies; "How Three BCER Electric Freight Locomotives were Cornered Near Vancouver's Downtown" by Davies; "Commuting in British Columbia: Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric" by Swett; "The Centennial of Electric Traction" by Angus; and "British Columbia's Street Car Centenary" by Ewert.

2013.6.25.2 · File · 1970-2013
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of research material regarding the BC Electric Railway interurbans, including the Fraser Valley line and the Lulu Island line. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Contains the following works: "Traction Substations" by Waddington; "By Interurban to Chilliwack: Memories of a 1949 Ride" by Hind; "How the Interurbans Came Home to British Columbia" by Turner; "How the Rule of the Road was Changed in British Columbia" by the British Columbia Electric Railway Company; "By BCER Interurban to Fraser Mills" by Smith; "Our Centurions" by Webster; "How Three BCER Electric Freight Locomotives were Cornered Near Vancouver's Downtown" by Davies; "British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited" by Ewert; "The Rebirth of 1231" by Murphy; "Interurban Era Ends with 1958 Run to Steveston" by Ewert; "Preserved BCER Interurban Station Shelters" by Green; "BCER's Connaught Car Back Home After 50 Years"; "1957 Recollections of B.C.E.R. Interurban Line from Marpole to Steveston, Greater Vancouver" by Davies; "Series 'Six Hundreds'" by Murphy; and "The Montreal and Southern Counties Railway" by T.C.H. Smith. Also includes a February 21, 1958 issue (vol. 43, no. 8) of "The Buzzer", the weekly publication of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company.