David Davies Railway Collection

• 2013.6
• Collection
• [before 2020]

The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty yea...

Wartime Freight

• 2013.6.29.27
• File
• 1995-2019

Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of:Canadian Rail issue no. 447 (July-August 1995) which is devoted to Canada's Railways in World War IIArticle by David Davies, "Wartime Freight in BC in WWII, 1939-1945"Summary piece by David Davies, "What happen...

Freight

• 2013.6.29
• Series
• 1909

Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Series consists of research material regarding rail freight in British Columbia and in general. Includes information about freight statistics, freight customers in BC, freight revenue, less-than-carload service, types of freight loads, freight loa...

Ft George – List of Persons Entitled to Vote 1945

• 2002.7.2.139
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Printed Material, 64 pp.

“Newsclippings Misc, ‘New Order’”

• 2002.7.2.138
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Newsclippings

Newsclippings re Wenner Grenn Agreement

• 2002.7.2.137
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Newsclippings and typed notes

‘Editorials, Letters, Misc’

• 2002.7.2.136
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Correspondence – to/from H.G. Perry, Minister of Education and George Pearson, Provincial Secretary regarding issue of creation of Old People’s Home in Prince George, 1943-45.Election address, H.G. Perry, candidate for Fort George Electoral Distri...

“Perry – McInnis Election, Oct 25, 1945”

• 2002.7.2.135
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Prince Rupert Daily News Auditors Statements 1952 – 2 files (Perry owner) & correspondence re JT Harvey, 1950s re Prince Rupert newspaper

‘Clippings – News & Scrapbook Materials + Post War Rehabilitation Council 1943-45’

• 2002.7.2.134
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

newsclippings

Western Plywood, 1944

• 2002.7.2.133
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Western Plywood Co. Correspondence – to/from Office of the Deputy Minister to H.G. Perry, Minister of Education re Western Plywood Co. proposed plywood plant in Prince George, 1945.

“Provincial Election 1941”

• 2002.7.2.131
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Fort George Liberal Convention Delegate Sept 18 1941 ribbons(2 ribbons with red ink, 2 on dark purple silk with gold ink, and 3 with gold ink).NewsclippingsVote Perry – complete set of 19 posters

Letterhead re: ‘Cottonwood Group’ Hixon

• 2002.7.2.129
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Contains a letterhead by Hon H.G.Perry, M.L.A. President “Colgrove- Charnwood Limited” but on the left hand upper side it has a quote “Developing the ‘Cottonwood Group’ at Hixon, B.C.”

Provincial Government – Christmas Cards and Postcard 1945

• 2002.7.2.130
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Contains 2 identical cards (single layer, approx 13 ½ cm x 8 ½ cm), also contained a picture postcard of Tower House, Whitwick (sepia).

“Post War Measures, Dominion Provincial Conference 1944”

• 2002.7.2.128
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

“Post-War Measures for consideration of the Premier as subjects for submission to the Dominion-Provincial Conference” Bureau of Post-war Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, Hon. H.G.T. Perry, 20pp. ministers copy and...

WWII/ Peace

• 2002.7.2.127
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Misc. articles re World War II; Reconstruction, etc.

“International Empire: Pamphlets, Clippings”

• 2002.7.2.126
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Speeches, Pamphlets re International Empire 1940s

“Postwar Reconstruction”

• 2002.7.2.122
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Addresses/Clippings re Liberals/Social Credit ConventionPWRCBC’s Women’s InstituesCommunismAids to EducationJuvenile DelinquencyVocational School Assistance Agreement

Speeches Political, Hydro

• 2002.7.2.120
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Speeches, Memos re Education – Post War Rehabilitation Council? Liberal letters, clippings re Social Credit Convention – 1954 (multiple copies)Speeches PoliticalIncl – radio broadcastSocial Credit ConventionRural ElectrificationElectrification Pub...

“Speeches and Speech Materials”

• 2002.7.2.119
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

HG Perry, radio address 1950s; and speech notes on political events, acts, and politicians. Article “Synthetic Socialism Versus Unified Progress, Prosperity is Main Issue Before Voters”, The Citizen Press, Prince George. Article, “The Road to Serf...

Speeches, notes on democracy etc

• 2002.7.2.116
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Speeches, notes, newsclippings

Empire Parliamentary Conference, 1935

• 2002.7.2.115
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Loose Printed MaterialsMenusTable Plan

“HGT Perry, Speeches & Speaking Notes, Empire Parliamentary Conference, 1935”

• 2002.7.2.114
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Speeches, and Speaking notes

Sirois Report

• 2002.7.2.113
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

NotesNewsclippings

“Liberal Nomination” 1941

• 2002.7.2.111
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Agenda, Sept 18 1941 – Fort George District Liberal Association Annual Meeting and Nominating Convention… 1pg

“Letters , filed” 1940s

• 2002.7.2.110
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Letters, speeches, newsclippings 1930s – congratulations from Legislative Assembly members on speeches given in the House 1940sMany scraps of notes, letters of congratulations

“Letters/Correspondence re: Cabinet appts 1941”

• 2002.7.2.109
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Congratulatory letters & correspondence re– appointment to Cabinet 1941

General World Wide – Commonwealth/War SpeakersUBC

• 2002.7.2.108
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Speeches, re World War, Commonwealth, United Nations

UBC

• 2002.7.2.107
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

UBC 28th Congregation for the Conferring of degrees

‘Notes, Clippings’ H.G. Perry, Misc

• 2002.7.2.106
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

News clippings - small little clippings from diff sources, letters, etc.

“Correspondence, brochures, speeches, BC Liberal Association 1959”

• 2002.7.2.105
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Liberal Party Delegation – campaign 1959[?] Correspondence, brochures, speeches.Re Social Credit Convention – HG Perry speechBC Resolution Committee 1956

Addresses on Liberalism - Addresses & memos on Liberalism 1940s

• 2002.7.2.104
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

HGP Addresses Liberalism

Conventions: Liberal Party 1920-1953

• 2002.7.2.102
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

unpublished speeches, radio addresses, reports, and newsclippings re HGT Perry –and BC Liberal Party, includes textual printed materials re BC Liberal Party Conventions, Resolutions, Platforms, Constitution of BC Liberal party – various 1920-1953.

HGP Clippings and Liberal and other Files

• 2002.7.2.101
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Addresses/ Clippings re Liberals/Social Credit ConventionClippings re Liberals

The Board of Railway – Prince George 1920

• 2002.7.2.100
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

The Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, Meeting re Consideration of the petitions of the residents of Fort George and Prince George, BC re location and construction of GTP Railway Station, October 1920. Bound copy.

Loose Clippings with Humour

• 2002.7.2.99
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Clippings of poetry, wit, humour with Perry’s notes

Black Binder

• 2002.7.2.98
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Folder A Contents of Black Binder were taken out and placed into 2002.7.2.98 Folder A.Binder has dividers labeled ex “Immediate,” “notes,” “quotes” and folder with loose clippingsFolder B Black Binder. Engraved in gold, on the front of the binder ...

Meetings, Speakers of House 1930’s

• 2002.7.2.97
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Folder A: Contents from Black Binder – 2002.7.2.98. Re: Amendments, Motions – Perry – Speaker of the House 1930s, 1940s; loose clippings & correspondence re motions accepted/put forthFolder B: Black Binder. “H.G.T. Perry” Contained “Meetings,...

“Field Notes”–1945

• 2002.7.2.96
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Menu, for dinner/reception entitled “Field notes” – “Survey of the Last Great West” Special Claim Lot 1945

“Standing Order of the Legislative Assembly British North America Acts, Terms of Union, 1930 – Loose misc”

• 2002.7.2.95
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Loose items attached to the Standing Orders 1930 Bound Report

Associated Ephemera : Parliamentary Conference, UK, 1935

• 2002.7.2.94
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Ephemera – individual items: printed dinner menus and toast lists of above events; printed report of names of delegates.

“Electric Power in Prince George, 1945-‘46”

• 2002.7.2.93
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Includes copy of an Act to provide for improving the availability and supply of electric power, 1945;An Act to Amend the Electric Power Act, 1946. Notes and editorial commentary by Perry in Prince George Citizen re electric power issue; (Moved to ...

“War Aims – New Order”

• 2002.7.2.92
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

War Aims – New Order. Misc. ‘grey literature’ print materials and clippings re post-war aims reported in BC and Canadian newspapers.

“Housing Issues”

• 2002.7.2.91
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Original speeches by Perry and textual records re Housing issues related to the Post-War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. Includes letters, telegrams, printed materials re Vancouver housing; notes by Perry re housing needs; Summary reports re lo...

“Peace and Highway Alaska Reports Folder”

• 2002.7.2.90
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

PGE Peace and Highway Alaska Reports – Etc. supplementary materials to main book record – Newspaper clippings re PGE Northern link issue and correspondence, 1950s.

“Report of Various Proposed Railway Routes – Western Outlet to Pacific 1925”

• 2002.7.2.89
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Report on Various Proposed Railway Routes for A Western Outlet to the Pacific from the Peace River District by A joint Board of Engineers of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways, Montreal, February 26, 1925.” Marked Confidential. – ...

Misc, Materials P.G

• 2002.7.2.88
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Includes history by Perry of the Prince George Fall Fair. HG Perry’s telephone booklet.1 Hall of Remembrance photo and description, Ottawa. And Misc. telegrams and notes (Perry’s poem re PGE issue) from political activities.

Dominion Provincial Conference, 1945

• 2002.7.2.87
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

“Dominion Provincial Conference by T.D. Pattullo” pamphlet“Reprinted from an Editorial in the Prince George Citizen, Thursday , February 27, 1941… Canada Needs National Constituent Assembly as Premiers Fail”“Extract from Review of Machinery of Eco...

H.G.T. Perry – Education Issues : Speeches 1943-44; Speeches 1953- n.d

• 2002.7.2.86
• File

Part of H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds

Original speeches by Perry re Education issues in BC. Speeches are typed with hand-written commentary by Perry.Includes Radio Address of Vancouver Parent-Teacher Federation on Education Sept 25, 1942; Congregational Address at UBC, May 14, 1943;Se...