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This fonds encompasses the journalism, writing, and research of Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux. L'Heureux's research interests focussed on northern and central British Columbia, beginning with pioneer settlement through to community life in the 2000s. L'Heureux's research also covered transitional phases of British Columbia history such as natural resource extraction, the impact of the railways, industrialization, and interactions with Indigenous communities. Predominantly organized in subject files, the L'Heureux's fonds provides collected research material on many topics relevant to the history of northern and central British Columbia. L'Heureux also collected numerous oral histories from pioneers in various northern and central British Columbia communities which informed her journalism and published works.

The Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux fonds consists of three series. The first series consists of L'Heureux's research and subject files, a collection spanning her career as a journalist and author from 1970 to 2005. The second series consists of records relating to L'Heureux's writing, including manuscripts from her "From Trail to Rail" book series. The third series contains a small selection of L'Heureux's personal records, including a video that recounts L'Heureux's life story and accomplishments.

Series consists of research subject files accumulated by Audrey L'Heureux over the course of her journalism and writing careers, with material collected between 1960 and 2005. L'Heureux arranged her subject files alphabetically; the files were organized by topics such as specific communities, people, historical events, industries, and geographic features. The files consist of reproductions from secondary sources such as periodicals and publications, as well as reproductions from primary sources from other archives (including copy prints of historical photographs). The files also include newspaper clippings, maps, correspondence, books, postcards, and journal articles. The material in the files covers a date range of 1860 to 2005, but material from earlier dates are reproductions only.

The content of the research subject files spans Northern and Central British Columbia, with a focus on the communities of Smithers, Prince George, and Vanderhoof where L'Heureux lived. L'Heureux's research subject files cover the transitional phases in British Columbia’s history, including natural resource extraction, the impact of the railways, industrialization, land survey, and interactions with Indigenous communities. Other topics reflect changes to British Columbia post-industrialization, including collected research material on fisheries, telegraph lines, law enforcement, and historic sites. L’Heureux also collected research material about the people who shaped the province and local community figures in Northern and Central British Columbia.

File consists of material created or collected by Audrey L'Heureux regarding agriculture and weather in British Columbia. Highlights include:

• BC Department of Agriculture, "Agriculture in the North Cariboo and Central British Columbia", 1969 (booklet)
• BC Department of Agriculture, "Agriculture in the North Cariboo and Central British Columbia", 1974 (booklet)
• William Gilgan, "Agriculture in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako", 1972 (booklet)
• Alastair McLean, "History of the Cattle Industry in British Columbia", Rangelands 4 (3), 1982 (journal article)
• Fritz Dalchow, "Agricultural Geography of British Columbia, 1972 (book)
• Kemano Completion Hearings, "Potentials for Agricultural Irrigation Return Flows and Nutrient Runoff and Leaching", 1994 (document)

File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions regarding airplanes, airports, and aviation in the northern and central B.C region. Highlights include:

• Vivienne Clarke, "BXO", WestWorld Magazine, 1882
• John Lindeberg, "The Mad Trapper of Rat River", Alaska Sportsman Magazine, 1964
• Frank Russ Baker Memorial, [ca. 198-?] (postcard)

File consists of newspaper clippings, news releases, meeting minutes, cartoon illustrations of the Alcan company, promotional pamphlets, and correspondence. Includes issues of "The Watershed" newspaper (Vol. 1, No. 3) and the "Ingot" newspaper published by Alcan (various issues, 1975-1995). Highlights include:

• Brian Gardiner, "House of Commons Canada", 1993 (news release)
• District Municipality of Vanderhoof, Meeting summary regarding "Nechako River Loss An Environmental Flashpoint", 19 May 1993 (booklet)
• District Municipality of Vanderhoof, "Agenda, Town Hall Meeting", 18 May 1993 (document)
• Murray Rankin and Arvay Finlay, "Alcan's Kemano Project: Options and Recommendations", 1992 (book)
• Brian Gardiner, "Submission to the B.C. Utilities Commission Public Meetings on 'Procedural Matters' Regarding the 'Public Review of the Kemano Completion Project'", 1993
• Hans Edward Albert Kuppers, "The 5th Year Anniversary Collection by HEAK", 1981 (cartoon book)
• Alcan, Letter of appreciation to Audrey Smedley-L'Heureux, 1979 (correspondence)
• Audrey Smedley-L'Heureux to NDP Committee, Reproduction of letter regarding "The Need For Continued Support", 1980 (correspondence)
• Alcan, "Grande Baie", 1981 (booklet)
• Alcan, "Alcan in Canada", 1979 (booklet)
• Nechako Neyenkut Society, Certificate of thanks and founding to Ed & Audrey L'Heureux, 1983 (certificate)
• Nechako Neyenkut Society, Constitution and legal Society Act documentation, 1980 (document)
• Alcan, "Kemano Completion Project Information", 1994 (newsletter)
• Rivers Defence Coalition, "Privatising the Nechako River", 1993 (pamphlet)
• Greenpeace, "The Price of Power", 1993 (pamphlet)
• Allied Rivers Commission, "The Hidden Costs of Kemano", [199-??] (pamphlet)
• Alcan, "Special Report", 22 Sept 1993 (booklet)
• Reproduction of "Concept..". article in the Western Business & Industry Magazine 24 (4), Apr. 1953 (article)
• "The Watershed" newspaper, Vol.1 No.3 June 1994

Consists of various partial issues of "The Ingot" newspaper published by Alcan between 1975 and 1999 that are missing pages.

The Ingot publication Vol. 46 No. 14 July 16, 1999, includes a featuring articles 'a tribute; Kemano's 45th anniversary'.

This issue of The Ingot Vol. 46 No. 1 from January 15th, 1999 includes a feature article on 'The Discovery of Kitimat'.

This issue of the Ingot Vol. 26 No. 16 August 3, 1979 includes a feature article on the anniversary of the newspaper.

This issue of the Ingot Vol 23, No. 5 of Friday March 12, 1976, has a featuring article on '75 years of Canadian Aluminum Development'.

This issue of the Ingot Vol. 23 No. 10 of Friday May 21, 1976 includes a featuring article on a 'Joint Cleanup Project' in Kitimat.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 23 No. 8 from Friday April 23, 1976, includes a feature article on 'Turcotte Visits Duclaux'.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 22 No. 19 from Friday September 12, 1975, includes a feature article on 'M.V. Nechako'.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 22 No. 19 of Friday September 12, 1975, includes a feature article on 'Kitimat Night School'.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 23 No. 7 from Friday April 9, 1976, includes a feature article on a '4-month trial for 12-hour shifts'.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 23 No. 1 from Friday January 16, 1976, features Brian Hemingway and the new Public Relations Manager.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 23 No. 5 from Friday March 12, 1976, features an article on the 75 year of Canadian Aluminum Development.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 22 No. 26 from Friday December 19, 1975, includes features on the Christmas and New year celebrations happening that season.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper from November 27, 1981, only consists of pages 5 through 7.

This issue of the Ingot newspaper, Vol. 44. No.17 from August 15, 1997, includes a feature article on an agreement made between Alcan and the KCP.

Item is an issue of The Watershed, Vol. No. 3 from June 1994, and includes a feature article on saving the Nechako which was a protest against Alcan's Kemano 2 project.

This Alcan newsletter titled "Kemano Completion Project Information" from May 1994 covers questions on the highly controversial KCP project.

File consists of Alberta heritage pamphlets. Highlights include:

• BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Documentary Heritage 1832", 1976 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Information Leaflet No 6, 1978", 1978 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Harry Pollard Photographer", 1978 (pamphlet)
• Historical Society of Alberta, "Publications", [after 1978]
• BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Ernest Brown and Gladys Reeves", 1978 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Women in Alberta", 1977 (booklet)
• Alberta Culture, "Heritage" magazine Vol. 8 No. 3, May-June 1980 (magazine)
• Alberta Culture, "Heritage" magazine Vol. 7 No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1979 (magazine)

File consists of documentation regarding Alexander Caulfield Anderson, a British Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fur-trader, explorer of British Columbia, and civil servant. Includes reproductions of Alexander Caulfield Anderson correspondence from the BC Archives.

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.

Photograph depicts Trout Lake Johnny. The original photograph was from the collection of the uncle of G.S. Andrews.

File consists of correspondence and reproductions from L'Heureux's research at the BC Provincial Archives in Victoria. Contains photocopies of BC Archives archival materials, correspondence, memoranda, articles, archival manuscript, research requests, and pamphlets. Highlights include:

• Illustrated street map of the University of British Columbia campus, 1972
• Reproduction of article entitled "Jack Fannin, Pioneer Extraordinaire" in "British Columbia - The Pioneer Years" book, [197-?] (article)
• British Columbia Provincial Museum, "Publications", 1979 (pamphlet)
• Two-sided "Guide Map of British Columbia Government Offices, Victoria, B.C". and "Guide Map, Legislative Precinct, Victoria, B.C.", 1975 (map)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Research Procedures and Regulations", 1979 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of Manitoba, "Rules & Regulations", [ca. 1977] (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Research Procedures and Regulations", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Parliament Buildings, A Visitors' Guide to the Legislative Precincts", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Manuscript Inventory No. 1", 1976 (booklet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Manuscript Inventory No. 2", 1978 (booklet).
  File also includes photographs of the exterior of B.C. Archives building in Victoria ([197-??]), photographs of the interior of the B.C. Archives reference room (1977), a photograph of a topographic physical relief map of British Columbia (1977), and photographs of a historical exhibit in the entrance to B.C. Archives (1977).

Photograph depicts the reference room at BC Archives in 1977.

The photograph depicts a topographical physical relief map that was in an exhibit at the Provincial Archives in 1977.

The photograph depicts the B.C. Provincial Archives reference room in 1977.

The photograph depicts Audrey L'Heureux at the Provincial Archives reference room in the fall of 1977.

The photo negative depicts two people talking in an office at the Provincial Archives.

The photograph negative depicts a man on the phone in the lobby of the Provincial Archives in Victoria.

The photo negative depicts a historical exhibit with a building on display at the Provincial Archives in Victoria.

Photo depicts a historic exhibit with a painting on display at the Provincial Archives.

The photo negative depicts writing on the British Colonist on display at the Provincial Archives.

The photo negative depicts witting on the British Colonist on display at the Provincial Archives.

The photo negative depicts picture on the Smithers District on display at the Provincial Archives.

File consists of oral (aural) history guides, pamphlets, and reproductions from L'Heureux's research at the BC Provincial Archives in Victoria. Highlights include:

• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "British Columbia History: Sound Heritage", 1977 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "People in Landscape", 1980 (pamphlet)
• Contact, "A Victim of Siwash Rock" Vol. 19 No. 2, March 1978 (magazine)
• Province Archives of British Columbia, "Sound Heritage Series", 1983 (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Aural History", [197-??] (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "A Guide to Aural History Research", 1976 (booklet)

File consists of two ornate holiday greeting cards produced by Canadian Forest Products, which provide a detailed history of the founding of Prince George in relation to the fur trade and the discovery of the site of Vancouver. Also includes a commemorative pictorial essay booklet by John M. Horton entitled "Re: Discovery' 92: An Exhibition of Marine Paintings and Historical Writings to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Voyage of Discovery by Capt. George Vancouver featuring the Marine Paintings of John M. Horton" (1992).

File consists of research materials pertaining to a Japanese war balloon that was found east of Fort Babine. Includes a 1993 booklet by Captain Charles A. East entitled "White Paper: Japanese Balloons of World War Two". Also includes two reprints of 1945 photographs that depict the Japanese war balloon chandelier with one bomb attached as well as Sergeant Smith east of Fort Babine beside the Japanese war balloon suspended in a tree.

This reprint photograph depicts a 1945 Japanese war balloon chandelier with one bomb attached as well as Sergeant Smith east of Fort Babine beside the Japanese war balloon suspended in a tree.

Photograph depicts the 1945 Japanese war balloon chandelier with one bomb attached suspended in a tree, east of Fort Babine.

File consists of material relating to churches in British Columbia. Materials include newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, a postcard, a placemat and reproductions of journal articles. Highlights Include:

• The United Church of Canada, "Medical Work in Canada", [197-?] (pamphlet)

File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions related to British Columbia history. Highlights include:

• Tsitika Publications Ltd., "The Sea Otter", magazine issue Vol. 1 No. 6, Mar. 1978 (magazine)
• Reproduction of North Coast Marine Museum Society, "North Pacific Cannery: British Columbia", [197-?] (brochure)

File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions regarding Burns Lake, B.C.

File consists of reproductions of reports, articles, newspapers, and documents containing information about Henry J. Cambie who was employed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as a land surveyor in 1867.