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File consists of Board of Governors Miscellaneous records.

File consists of Board of Governors Invitations.

File consists of general references for railway topics, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "Come Ride the Train: The Story of the National Railway Historical Society" by Cooper; "Sources of Railway Information in the Public Archives of Canada" by Thompson; "Researching Railway History in the Greater Vancouver Area" by Meyer; "B.C. Rail Guide No. 1: Historical Summary of Railways in British Columbia" (1992) by Davies and Nicklason; "Postcards and Railways: How they complimented each other in British Columbia" by Davies; "The Centennial of the Railway and Marine World" by Angus; Also includes the bibliography of David Davies, correspondence with museums and archives, the December 1990 "NMRA Periodical Index", and book reviews of railway monographs.

File consists of resources for undertaking railway history research. Includes tips from Davies on researching railway history, a 1971 draft of Davies' "Historical Summary - Railways in British Columbia", and perpetual calendars.

File consists of general railway histories of British Columbia or Canada, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions from books and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following articles: "The Changing Role of Railways in the Lower Fraser Valley, 1885-1965" by Roy; "Railroad Titans" by Parker; "Progressive Dates of Commencement of Passenger Service on the Pacific Great Eastern, 1914 to 1923" by Davies; "The Battle of the Gauges" by McDill; "Farewell to the Twentieth Century: Part 2" by Angus; "Railway Locations in B.C. with Military and Naval Names" by Davies and Green; "Railway Entrances to Vancouver, 1887-1969" by Cummings; "The Seton Portage Tramway: British Columbia's first 'railway'" by Davies; "The Later Transcontinental Railways" by Brook; "Some Pre-Canadian Pacific Promotions for a Canadian Transcontinental Railway" by Lester; and a geographic regional analysis of British Columbia by Putnam.

File consists of two pamphlet guides to stop of interest plaques in British Columbia.

File consists of provincial and regional maps of British Columbia relating to railways, which consist of photocopy reproductions from books and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes a series of articles by Davies published in The Sandhouse entitled: "An Interesting Tale: An Old Map is Discovered"; "Railways Around the Bottom End of Kootenay Lake"; "Railways in the Slocan Region"; "Nelson, Trail, and Thereabouts"; "Kettle Valley Railway Routing: The Theory"; "Competition, Then Compromise: The meshing of the V.V.E.R. and the K.V.R."; "Centenary of Crow's Nest Pass Railway"; and "E&N Developments on Vancouver Island".

File consists of maps of railway trackage in Vancouver Island, which consist of photocopy reproductions and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of track in various cities on Vancouver Island (Victoria, Nanaimo, Duncan, Parksville, Qualicum, Nanoose, Ladysmith, and Port Alberni); maps of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N); and maps of logging railways on Vancouver Island.

Series consists of articles, clippings, and other research material related to rolling stock used on British Columbia railways. Although the term “rolling stock” encompasses all vehicles that move on a railway, some material regarding rolling stock is filed separately, such as locomotives (see series 2013.6.11). Includes information about passenger cars, freight cars, and non-revenue cars (cabooses, cranes, service cars, etc.).

File consists of material regarding the relationships between people and railways. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about railways and Remembrance Day, railway noise, railway nostalgia, railway hobos, and railfanning.

Series consists of photographs taken and collected by Kent Sedgwick that primarily depict communities within the Central Interior of British Columbia, especially Prince George, Giscome, and the East Line area. Kent Sedgwick used photography to document the development and history of the natural and built landscape of the British Columbia Central Interior. The photographs depict geographic features, landscapes, previous settlements, architectural history, and industrial history.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to British Columbia's central interior forestry industry. Includes material regarding beehive burners; economic viability of timber in Prince George, Quesnel, Burns Lake, and Houston; the Canfor pulp mill in Prince George; and Carrier Lumber Ltd. mill in Prince George. File primarily consists of clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper, including "Forest Expo 2004" special edition of the Prince George Citizen newspaper (1 June 2004).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to David Thompson, surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company.

Photograph depicts a weathered barn along a body of water, presumed to be in the North Thompson area.

Photograph depicts a weathered barn along a body of water, presumed to be in the North Thompson area.

Photograph depicts Businesses in downtown in the North Thompson region, including a business called 'Something old & Something new'.

Photograph depicts Businesses in downtown in the North Thompson region, including a sign reading "Welcome to historic George Street" and a business called "Lizard River".

Photograph depicts people sitting on chairs in a circle in a backyard.

Photograph depicts people sitting on chairs in a circle in a backyard.

Photograph depicts Trelle Morrow standing in the Soda Creek cemetery. Annotation on verso: "Trelle M. at cemetery, Soda Creek, 2010.'

Photograph depicts Frank Odin's headstone in the Soda Creek cemetery. The headstone reads "In loving memory of Captain Frank Odin of the Steamboat Charlotte Born at Point Roberts Washington March 24, 1863 Died June 7 1899". Annotation on verso: "Capt. Odin monument Soda Creek cemetery, 2010".

File consists of photographs depicting Fort St. James.

Photograph depicts a wooden building presumably at the Fort St. James historic site. The photograph is close up to the building, depicting an open door and the wooden panels along the building.

Photograph depicts an abandoned and worn out grain elevator, with three buildings in a row and the elevators going down towards the ground.

Photograph depicts an abandoned and worn out wooden building in a flat field.

Photograph depicts an abandoned and worn out wooden building in a flat field.

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 a spiral bound booklet titled "Interim Report of the Trails and Sites" prepared by the BC Historical Federation.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Central Fort George Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the Central Fort George School prior to its demolition (2004).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Sinclair Mills, a community along the East Line. Includes material regarding the development of a sawmill in Sinclair Mills and life in the community. Includes "Interview with Louisa Mueller" typed transcript of an interview with Louisa Mueller regarding her life at Sinclair Mills (29 Oct. 1999). File also includes photographs depicting various Sinclair Mills buildings, including of the silo and bunkhouse (2009-2010).

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 notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Skeena, Nass, and Omineca regions of British Columbia. Includes "Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site" pamphlet published by the Minister of the Environment Minister of Supply and Services Canada (1984).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to mentions of the Duke of Sutherland in newspapers in British Columbia. File primarily consists of Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes regarding mentions of the Duke of Sutherland in newspapers and printed articles from newspapers mentioning the Duke of Sutherland.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the 4th Duke of Sutherland and Clyde, Alberta. Also includes photographs depicting Clyde, Alberta (June 2009).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to itineraries and chronologies for the 4th Duke of Sutherland in Canada.

Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick regarding heritage tours he conducted in Prince George and the East Line communities for various events. The files primarily include notes and photographs used by Sedgwick for these tours. He conducted tours for the Heritage Society of British Columbia, the British Columbia Historical Federation, the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, the Planning Institute of British Columbia, and the Heritage BC Conference. The tours consisted of walking throughout downtown Prince George and recognizing the heritage of the area.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council for the "Consultation on Tech-Highland Valley Mining Permit Amendments" project in Highland Valley. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #663; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes. File also includes 2 accompanying CD-ROMs.

File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Canoe Creek Indian Band for the "Overview of Proposal for New Prosperity Taseko Mines Transmissions Line Impact on Canoe Creek Indian Band and Territory" project in Dog Creek. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #668; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.

This CD-ROM contains a backup of Gary Runka's business digital records. Includes records relating to client jobs, Land Sense Ltd. company records, brochures, invoices, correspondence, drafts, reports, and other documents. Includes digital records for client files 622, 628, 644, 650, 658, and 660, among others. Also includes a full email backup.

Series consists of large format maps and plans relating to railways in British Columbia and Canada. Also includes oversize documents.

File consists of various glossaries and definitions of railway terms excerpted from books and periodicals.

File consists of railway related statistics for British Columbia, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions from books and clippings from periodicals. Includes statistics for PGE, BC Rail, Vancouver Island logging railroads, CNR, short lines, and others. Also includes research by Davies on the chronology of BC railway history, railway statistics of BC, and rail distances in BC. Some of this research was produced in his B.C. Rail Guide No. 5, "Statistics for the B.C. Railway Historian", which is also included.

Series consists of province-wide and regional maps of British Columbia that show railway trackage or otherwise relate to railways. Includes plans of railway structures, trackage, and buildings built in British Columbia by railway companies. Contains maps that depict the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, BC Rail, the Great Northern Railway, and various Vancouver Island railways.

File consists of maps of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) trackage in British Columbia, which consist of photocopy reproductions and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of CPR track in various B.C. cities (Armstrong, Cranbrook, Greenwood, Grand Forks, Penticton, Vancouver, Princeton, Kaslo, Creston, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Summerland, Revelstoke, Enderby, Nelson, Trail, and Golden); maps of CPR track at various times (1909, 1985); maps of the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR); maps of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N); and a hand drawn map of the railways in south-eastern British Columbia.

File consists of maps of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) trackage in British Columbia, which consist of photocopy reproductions and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of CNR track in various B.C. cities (Kamloops, Smithers, Lytton, Terrace, Hope, Kelowna, Prince George, Vernon, Prince Rupert); maps of CNR track at various times (1910, 1919, 1930, 1962, 2003); and maps of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR).

File consists of maps of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) trackage in British Columbia, which consist of photocopy reproductions and hand drawn works by Davies. Includes maps of GNR track in various B.C. cities (Grand Forks); maps of GNR track at various times (1914, 1928); and a map of railways in northern Washington in 1928.

Fonds consists of records held by the Board of Governors relating to the history of the University of Northern British Columbia and the operations of its Board of Governors. Includes records relating to the Interior University Society, the Interim Governing Council and its committees, the Prince George Campus Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Endowment Investment Committee. Also includes Board of Governors meeting minutes and financial records.

File consists of an Aleza Lake Research Forest pamphlet.

File consists of photographs separated from other boxes and subseries depicting downtown Prince George, historic Prince George, the North Thompson region, Fort St. James historic site, Brooks, Alberta, Sinclair Mills, and Soda Creek.