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Collection consists of records created and collected by Robert "Bob" Stowell (1922-2018) and his son Bill Stowell over the course of their careers in the British Columbia forestry industry.

Bob Stowell spent the majority of his 50+ year forestry career with The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. in Prince George, BC as their Woodlands Manager between 1965-1991. Bob Stowell's records from The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. include photographs, company histories, speeches, memoranda, correspondence, reports, and news clippings.

Bill Stowell worked for numerous forestry companies across British Columbia over the course of his forestry career (1977-2018). His collected material predominantly consists of forestry-related clippings from newspapers and periodicals, along with forestry-related publications like pamphlets, booklets, and reports. Represented among Bill Stowell's records are correspondence, memoranda, reports, and ephemera from Tolko Industries Ltd. and other various forestry companies.

File contains ephemeral material collected by Bill Stowell over the course of his career in the BC forestry industry. Includes:

• "Hug a Logger" bumper sticker
• Forestry business cards
• Bucking specification cards for various forestry companies
• Purden Ski Village ski run map [undated]
• Photocopied Harken Towing Co. Ltd. map of Greater Vancouver log towing locations along the Fraser River between Sea Island and Nicomen Island

File contains:

• B.C. Forest Service, "Site Index: A Growing Issue" pamphlet, 1986
• The Working Forest Project, "Clearcuts don't stay cleared... End of argument." pamphlet, 1994
• Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada, "Handbook for Ground Skidding and Road Building in the Kootenay Area of British Columbia", 1976
• Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, "From Watershed to Watermark: The pulp and paper industry of Canada", 1987
• Forest Productivity Councils of British Columbia, "Forest Growth and Yield in British Columbia - Vision" pamphlet
• Prepared for BC Ministry of Forests and Range by Laszlo Orbay and Derek Goudie or Forintek Canada Corp., "Values and Volumes of Lumber Recovered from Mountain Pine Beetle Killed Wood", 2006

File contains newspaper and periodical clippings collected by Bill Stowell over the course of his career in the BC forestry industry. Includes the following full issues:

• Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition "Bulletin", Vol. 5, No. 2, August 1999
• Forest Alliance of British Columbia, "Choices: Issues and Options for B.C. Forests", Vol. 8, No. 1, [2000?]
• Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd., "The Log", October 1981
• MacMillan Bloedel Limited, "MB Journal", Vol. 10, No. 6, June 1990
• "Forests Forever: Northern Interior" special B.C. forest industry newspaper supplement [to the Prince George Citizen], March 1989

File contains material collected by Bill Stowell over the course of his career in the BC forestry industry relating to the conflicts and partnerships between Indigenous peoples and the forestry industry. Primarily consists of clippings and photocopies from newspapers and periodicals. Also includes papers, meeting minutes of the COFI Native Claims Task Force, notes, and seminar materials. Contains the following papers:

• Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, "Native Indian Land Claims in British Columbia: A Background Paper", 1986
• Lillooet Tribal Council, "The Hala'w Initiative", 2000

File contains records created or collected by Bill Stowell over the course of his career in the forestry industry. Includes material regarding Balco Industries Ltd., Weldwood of Canada Ltd., Babine Forest Products Company, West Fraser Timber Ltd., 100 Mile Lumber & Chasm Sawmills, Slocan Forest Products Ltd., Riverside Forest Products Ltd., Dunkley Lumber Ltd., Lignum Ltd., and Weyerhaeuser Canada. Includes a 100 Mile Lumber & Chasm Sawmills log truck safety manual from 2008. Also includes a promotional brochure from Dunkley Lumber Ltd. circa 1980s.

File contains records created or collected by Bill Stowell over the course of his employment with Tolko Industries Ltd. as a log trader (1994-2010). Includes correspondence, memoranda, company budgets, reports, and periodical clippings.

File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):

• Handwritten notes from Westward Timber regarding Table River C.P. 814, March 1990
• Photocopied "Freight Transportation Agreement" between BC Rail Ltd. and Takla Track and Timber Ltd., 1990
• Letter from The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. to all contractors and employers regarding the company's zero tolerance policy regarding leaving garbage in the forest environment, 1990
• Correspondence regarding controversial New Yorker Magazine article "The Ancient Forest" by Catherine Caulfield, 1990
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. September 1990 newsletter featuring news pieces on the new planer facility, economic problems, and employee changes
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. October 1990 newsletter featuring news that the sawmill and planermill will have downtime
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. January 1991 newsletter featuring news pieces on the new planer, lumber market prices, and stumpage.
• Photocopied letter from The Pas Lumber Company to the Ministry of Forests regarding harvesting contract regulations, 1991
• Photocopied log quality and bucking specifications of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd, 1991
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. April 1991 newsletter featuring news pieces on lumber and log production, lumber markets, Vanderhoof Pulp & Paper Ltd., the B.C. Forest Alliance, and employee changes
• Letter from Don Gould to Bob Stowell regarding The Pas Lumber Company's economic problems, 1991
• Photocopied September 1991 "Forestry Bulletin" from David & Company Barristers and Solicitors
• Financial performance quarterly reports for the British Columbia forest industry, 1991-1992
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. planting summary 1973-1992
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, employee listing and telephone directory, 1992
• Letter to employees of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. announcing the retirement of Don Gould, 2001

File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):

• Photocopied draft of proposed Plantation Performance Assessment System from the B.C. Forest Service, 1980
• 1980 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
• Photocopied memorandum to The Pas Lumber Company Management Group re: "Background Information and Thoughts for Management Group's Consideration in Future Planning Strategies and Objectives for Company", 1982
• Correspondence between The Pas Lumber Company and the Ministry of Forests regarding planting on "Third Band" cutting permits, 1983
• Photocopied report "Prince George T.S.A. Committee - Preliminary Analysis of Strategy Options for Sustut and North Takla Areas of Prince George T.S.A." by Industrial Forestry Service Ltd., 1984
• 1984 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
• 1985 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
• Photocopied letter from P.T. Eastman of the Canadian Department of External Affairs thanking The Pas Lumber Company for the successful visit of U.S. and Canadian officials to the mill, 1986
• Photocopied briefing book for Hon. Jack Kempf, Minister of Forests and Lands, Province of British Columbia, 1986
• Correspondence between The Pas Lumber Company and the Ministry of Forests regarding stumpage rates, 1987
• Notes relating to a meeting with Dave Parker, Ben Marr, Bob Stowell and Don Gould, 1987
• "The Forest Industry in British Columbia 1987 Comparative Cost Report - Lumber: Northern Interior Region" data and statistical tables compiled by Price Waterhouse
• The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. November 1987 Cost & Financial Statements
• "Written Submission by The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. to the Select Standing Committee on Forests and Lands - Timber Harvesting Contracts", 1988
• Faxed copy of letter from the BC Ministry of Forests and Lands to the City of Prince George regarding a response to their letters concerning timber prices in the Prince George area, 1988
• Newspaper articles from the Prince George Citizen, 1988-1989
• "The Forest Industry in British Columbia 1988 Comparative Cost Report - Lumber: Northern Interior Region" data and statistical tables compiled by Price Waterhouse
• November 1989 newsletter to all employees of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. outlining poor economic outlook for the upcoming 1990 fiscal year

File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):

• Invoice from Howard J. Lloyd Logging Ltd., 1970
• Correspondence from Flynn Bros Logging Ltd., 1971
• Report for "Proposed Purchase of Ferguson Lake Sawmill Ltd. Shares", April 1971
• Photocopied "Report on Timber Sale Harvesting Licence Administration" by the B.C. Forest Service, June 1972
• Photocopied newspaper article clippings, primarily from the Prince George Citizen, that include mention of The Pas Lumber Company, 1972-1973. Many of the articles relate to the company's controversial decision to open a new sawmill near Bear Lake.
• Photocopied letter from Ray Williston in support of the proposed new mill at Bear Lake, Feb. 3, 1972
• Photocopied letter from the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in support of the proposed new mill south of Bear Lake, Feb. 22, 1972
• Photocopied letter from Spruce City Wildlife Association to Ray Williston regarding the proposed industrial site near Bear Lake, Feb. 15, 1972
• Photocopied letter from Howard J. Lloyd Logging Ltd. to The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. regarding difficulties with their company to contractor relationship, 1973
• Pamphlet for Central Interior Loggers' Association 9th Annual Convention, Prince George, 1976
• Photocopied rough draft by Ken Bernsohn sent to Bob Stowell for article "The Biggest, Fastest Operation in the North Pioneers a New Type of Environmental Logging", [after 1976]
• 1979 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.

File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):

• Photocopied 1953 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company, Limited
• Photocopied "Questions Regarding The Pas Lumber Company, Limited", 1955
• Letter to salesmen from Winton Lumber Sales Company regarding board measure & surface measure, April 1956
• Proposal from Swan, Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd. for a proposed Parsnip River crossing with a timber trestle bridge at Anzac, 1959-1961. Includes technical drawings.
• "A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries on Bidding Practice in Crown Timber Sales submitted by the Parsnip Rivers Operators' Association", 1963
• Photocopied letter from District Forester McRae to The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. regarding the company's request to scale debarked timber at Anzac Sawmill, 1966
• Photocopied agreement between Imperial Oil Limited and The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. for petroleum products, 1966
• Untitled report on stumpage appraisal for Prince George region, [1968 or 1969]
• Photocopied table "The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Limited - Projected Net Income for 1967 as Effected by an Employees Strike", 1967
• Photocopied table "Rustad Purchase - Income & Cash Flow Projection", [1968 or 1969]
• Photocopied response report from B.C. Loggers' Division of COFI to the Stanford Research Institute Report, 1969
• Letter to stockholders of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. re: "Offer to buy The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Common Stock and 5% Subordinated Debentures", 1969
• Photocopied "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Dry Kiln Project", 1969
• Correspondence regarding Anzac Sawmill, 1969
• Proposal report regarding Anzac Small Log Mill, 1969

File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):

• Pamphlet for Winton Company Sales
• Photocopied article from June 1988 issue of Logging & Sawmill Journal, "The Power of the Pas"
• Photocopied article from November 1986 issue of Timber Processing magazine, "Pas Increases Production with $20 Million Rebuild"
• Photocopied article from June 1986 issue of Canadian Forest Industries magazine, "Precision sawing key to $20m Hart sawmill rebuild"
• Photocopied article from Aug/Sept 1985 issue of Hiballer magazine, "The Pas Lumber rebuild - with a new way to push technology"
• Photocopied article from December 1993 issue of unknown periodical, "The Pas Lumber Co. a major economic force"
• The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. Woodlands division organizational chart [ca. 1980-1992]
• List of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. employee long service awards, March 1992
• "Whip-Saws to Lasers: The Pas Lumber Company Story", 1985
• "A Brief History of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.", 1985
• Winton Lumber Mills family of companies timeline, 1988

File contains:

• Name and address list for BC forestry companies, circa 1990-2005
• Ministry of Forests publication, "Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia, 1993"
• Photocopied 1988 chart prepared by the Ministry of Forests, "Ownership and Inter-corporate Linkages of Selected Forest Companies Operating in B.C."
• Photocopied 1978 table from Forest Industries magazine entitled "The Top 100 Lumber Producers, U.S. and Canada, 1977"
• Forest Industries magazine excerpt from July 1984 issue, "1984 Annual Lumber Review"
• Forest Industries magazine excerpt from July 1985 issue, "1985 Annual Lumber Review"
• Forest Industries magazine excerpt from July 1986 issue, "1986 Annual Lumber Review"
• Forest Industries magazine excerpt from July 1987 issue, "1987 Annual Lumber Review"
• Forest Industries magazine excerpt from July 1988 issue, "1988 Annual Lumber Review"

File contains:

• Signed Christmas greeting card from British Columbia Railway, circa 1973-1983
• Original commemorative presentation folio with railway illustration print and leaflet "The President and Directors of the Northern Pacific Railway Company announce the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Completion of the First Northern Transcontinental Railway System, September 8, 1883 - September 8, 1933"

File contains:

• Published pamphlet of the 1981 Burgess-Lane Memorial Lecture, "Timber Supply Management in British Columbia - Past, Present and Future" by W. Young, Chief Forester, BC Ministry of Forests
• Photocopied 1987 speech transcript by W. Young, "A Sad Story about Good Politics and Poor Land Use--The Agriculture Lease Rush of the Late 1960's and Early 1970's in the North-Central Interior"
• Photocopied 1989 speech transcript by H. Carl Mason entitled "Of Owls and Pussy Cats" about the Northwest forest products industry
• Photocopied presentation by W. Young to the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Vancouver entitled "Politics, Free Lunches & 2.9 Percent"
• Photocopied paper by W. Young presented at a 1985 Forest History Seminar in Prince George entitled "The Forest History of the Prince George Area 1960-1984 -- including the Dynamic Era"
• Photocopied "Safety" speech by Bob Stowell [undated]
• Photocopied "Safety" speech transcript, possibly by Bob Stowell [undated]
• Draft notes for speech entitled "What are the principle safety problems in the North and how can they be coped with???", possibly by Bob Stowell [undated]
• Draft speech notes [undated]

File contains photographs of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Includes other northern BC forestry industry images, including Number 5 Timber Ltd. CP625 Block 101, bridge construction, and heavy machinery. Also includes a graphic postcard of Prince George circa 1970s.

File consists of collected research material regarding BC Hydro, including development reports, community attitudes towards B.C. Hydro, and expansion plans. Materials include photographic negatives, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets. Highlights include:

• B.C. Hydro, "Duncan Dam Columbia River Power", 1983 (pamphlet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Cathedral Square Substation", 1984 (pamphlet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Cheekye-Dunsmuir Transmission Project", 1984 (pamphlet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Diesel Generating Stations", 1983 (pamphlet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Kootenay Canal Hydroelectric Development, Columbia River Power", 1978 (pamphlet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Trees and Overhead Powerlines, A Guide to safe, sensible tree selection", 1983 (booklet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Revelstoke Dam & Generating Station, Columbia River Power", 1984 (booklet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Mica Dam Columbia River Power", 1983 (booklet)
• B.C. Hydro, "W.A.C. Bennett Dam & G.M. Shrum Generating Station, Peace River Power", 1982 (booklet)
• B.C. Hydro, "Peace Canyon Dam & Generating Station, Peace River Power", 1983 (booklet)
• Trade and Commerce, "10th Annual Market Survey, Northwest Territories, one of Seven Reports", 1974 (magazine)
• Photographic negative of a map titled "Early Days in Stewart"

The map depicts where minerals can be found and also includes railways, highways, and roadways for easy access to desired minerals.

The map depicts the distribution locations and transportation routes for the processing of mineral and petroleum in British Columbia.

The map depicts mineral deposits in Northern British Columbia.

The item is a CD-R containing Kent Sedgewick's files regarding the Upper Fraser Valley history. Files include literature summaries, oral history transcripts and various other documents referring to the Upper Fraser Valley. Annotations on CD-R state, "Jun 7 '04 Kent - UF files to start."

File consists of material relating to Charles Melville Hays (May 16, 1856 - April 15, 1912) who was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway. He began working in the railroad business as a clerk at the age of 17 and quickly rose through the ranks of management to become the General Manager of the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway. He became Vice-President of that company in 1889 and remained as such until 1896 when he became General Manager of the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) of Canada. He died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic before his plan was complete. File consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and reproductions of articles.

File consists of material collected on Frederick William Knewstubb. Frederick William Knewstubb, who first foresaw the possibility of the Kenney Dam/Nechako Reservoir project, which was carried out by the Aluminium Company of Canada (ALCAN). Knewstubb joined the Water Rights Branch as a draughtsman in 1911, became a hydrological engineer in 1926, and was Chief Hydrologic Engineer for the Water Rights Branch at the time of his death, 16 December 1937. Materials includes reproductions of articles, and correspondence.

File consists of research material collected on the history of Fort George including a Provincial bulletin, newspaper clippings, pamphlet, and reproductions of articles and images. Highlights include:

• Robert Arthur Williams, Province of British Columbia Lands Service, "The Fort Fraser- Fort George Bulletin Area", No.7. 1973 (bulletin)
• Fort George Park, "Fraser-Fort George Museum", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• W.J. MacAllan, "The Moving of the Fort George Indians", Cariboo & Northwest Digest, Summer 1948 (photocopied article)
• Nellie R. Campbell, "When Steel Came to Prince George", Cariboo & Northern B.C. Digest, Summer 1947
• Fraser Fort-George Museum, "Museum Mirror", Vol. 2 No. 1, 1986

File consists of research materials and correspondence collected regarding Skook Davidson, who was known for being a packer in the Fort St. John area and for being a World War I veteran.

File consists of research and newspaper clippings collected on Sir Arthur Curtis surrounding the Klondike Gold Rush and Curtis' mysterious disappearance on the Yukon Trail.

File consists of material relating to provincial lands surveys. Materials include newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, a booklet, a reproduction of the land survey act, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Province of British Columbia, "Protecting Land Survey Monuments", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Nominal Roll, "The Land Surveying Profession in British Columbia", 1970 (booklet)

File consists of material relating to sternwheelers in British Columbia. Materials include newspaper clippings, magazines, reproductions of articles, and photographs. Highlights include:

• BC Provincial Archives, "SS Chilco upper Nechako River", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Fraser River Steam Boat South Fort George", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "At the Boat of the first Canyon upper Nechako River ", 1911 (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Passing Through the Fort George Canyon- Possibly the S.S. BX", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)

File consists of material relating to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company. Chartered as a private company in 1912 as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), the company was acquired by the BC provincial government in 1918. In 1972 it was renamed as the British Columbia Railway and in 1984 it took on its present name of BC Rail. Materials include newspaper clippings, a report, correspondence, maps, a brief, reproductions of articles, a booklet, and a proposal. Highlights include:

• Hi-Ballers Railroad Club, "The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company", Vol. 3 No. 1 1960 (reproduction from magazine)
• Province of British Columbia Department of Railways, "Pacific Great Eastern Railway also Proposed Extensions and Potential Resources of Central Interior and Northern British Columbia, 1949" (reproduction)
• Province of British Columbia, "Royal Commission on British Columbia Railway, Interim Report on the Future of the Fort Nelson Extension", 1977 (booklet)
• Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "Mineral Deposit-Land use Map - Figure 1", 1977 (map)
• Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "Mineral Deposit-Land use Map - Figure 2", 1977 (map)
• Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "Mineral Deposit-Land use Map - Figure 4", 1977 (map)
• Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Resources, "A Brief Submitted to the Royal Commission on the British Columbia Railway", 1977 (booklet)

File consists of material relating to the Peace River. Materials include a newspaper, magazines, a booklet, pamphlet, and reproductions of correspondence. Highlights include:

• Community West, "Dawson Creek the place to live", Vol 2. No. 7 1980 (magazine)
• Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce, "Welcome to Grande Prairie, A Visitors Guide", [197-?] (booklet)
• District of Chetwynd, "Chetwynd Resource Centre of B.C.", 1982 (booklet)
• B.C. Hydro, "W.A.C. Bennett Dam Peace River", [197-?] (pamphlet)

File consists of collected research materials regarding mines in British Columbia. Materials consist of a book review on "Rough Road to the North", compiled information written by Audrey L'Heureux on Thibert Creek mining, and reproductions of journal articles.

File consists of material relating to Guy Lawrence who wrote the autobiographical "Forty Years on the Yukon Telegraph", which details his arrival in Canada in 1898 from England to prospect in the Klondike Gold Fields. While en route, a gold strike was made at Atlin, B.C. that was closer and changed his plans. Spending two years working in various mining camps in Atlin, Lawrence joined the Yukon Telegraph Line, which was just being completed. This line ran 1900 miles from Vancouver, B.C. through Ashcroft to Hazleton, Whitehorse and Dawson City. Up to World War I, Lawrence worked from isolated wilderness cabins, relaying messages and repairing lines. After serving overseas in the war, he ran the telegraph office in Stewart, which ran a branch line along the Portland Canal to the company town of Anyox. He remained in Stewart for 26 years, retiring in 1946. By this time, due to the wireless, most of the line had been abandoned. Materials include reproductions of articles, and a transcribed oral history from Guy Lawrence, copied from the BC Provincial Archives.

File consists of material relating to Kitimat and its recognizable features like trails, mines, and industries like Alcan. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, newsletters, and a magazine. Highlights include:

• District of Kitimat, "Kitimat British Columbia Canada", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Hike Kitimat: An explorers' guide for the whole family", [197-?] (booklet)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Kitimat/ Kemano the first 25 years August 3, 1954-1979", 1979 (booklet)
• "Kitimat through Eurocan's Eyes" , [after 1972] (promotional booklet)
• Royal Canadian Legion, "The Bugle", 1980 (newsletter)
• Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, "Visitors' Guide to Kitimat", [197-?] (pamphlet)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Alcan Smelter Tours 1978", 1978 (pamphlet)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Alcan in British Columbia", 1977 (booklet)
• Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, "Fishing in Kitimat B.C.", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Alcan in British Columbia", 1972 (pamphlet)
• Outwest Magazine, "Kitimat British Columbia", Vol.1 No. 1, 1975 (magazine)

File consists of material relating to Louis Adelbert LeBourdais (June 26, 1888 - September 27, 1947) was a telegraph operator, life insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1947 as a Liberal. LeBourdais had mining interests in the Barkerville area. He was also an amateur historian. From 1941 to 1948, he was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. LeBourdais died in office in 1947. Materials include reproductions of articles, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

File consists of collected research materials regarding the Grand Truck Pacific Railway. Materials include brochures, newspaper clippings, a CN supplement, a bibliography, pamphlets, correspondence, photographs, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Fraser Fort George Museum, "Grand Truck Pacific: The Transcontinental Line", 1983 (exhibit brochure)
• CN Mountain Region Supplement 1 employee time table for June 21, 1978
• CN Headquarters Library, "A Selected Bibliography on Canadian Railways", Special Series No. 25 6th edition, 1968
• Greater Victoria Public Library, "Railroads & Railroading in Canada: A selected booklist", 1988 (pamphlet)
• Stephen Ruttan, "Transportation in British Columbia", 1985 (pamphlet)
• Fort George Regional Museum, "Fort George Railway, Prince George B.C.", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Bulkley Valley Historical and Museum Society, "Smithers Grand Trunk Pacific Freight and Passenger Division Headquarters", 1978 (booklet)
• Prince George Railway Museum, "On Track" newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 6-7 July, 1991 (newsletter)
• Central British Columbia Railroad Preservation and Museum Society, "On Track" newsletter, Vol.3 No.5 1985 (newsletter)
• BC Provincial Archives of British Columbia Aural History Programme, "The Grand Trunk Pacific", Interviewed by Imbert Orchard, People in Landscape Educational Series, 1969 (booklet)
• Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Camp near Burns Lake", Aug 1912
• Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "G.T.P. Steel bridge across the Shuswap River, Mile 79, 12 miles east of McBride", [191-?]
• Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Prairie Creek Bridge nearly completed, 5 miles west of Hilton", [191-?]
• Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the "McKenzie & Blais store", [191-?]
• Reproduction of BC Archives photograph depicting the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway entitled "Linking up of Steel on G.T.P. Transcontinental, Fort Fraser", 1914

File consists on research on Thomas Ernest Edward (T.E.E.) Greenfield who spent time in the Pacific Northwest as an RCMP officer, gold miner, pharmacist, and construction worker between the years of 1926-1939. Materials include correspondence between Greenfield and L'Heureux, a manuscript, newspaper clippings, and a book. Highlights include:

• T.E.E Greenfield, "Drugs (Mostly)", 1976 (book)
• Photocopied travelogue by Annie Elizabeth Greenfield entitled "Unto the Hills Around Do I Lift Up My Longing Eyes" describing her personal experiences travelling to Prince George, Hazelton, and the Okanagan between June 30-July 20, 1927

File consists of collected research materials regarding Fort Fraser, Fraser Lake, Engen, Endako, and the Endako mine. Includes a Provincial bulletin, postcard, histories of Fort Fraser, correspondence, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, articles, and an advertisement for Fort Fraser. Highlights include:

• Province of British Columbia Lands Service, "The Fort Fraser-Fort George Bulletin Area", 1967 (booklet)
• Postcard of Fraser Lake, [198-?]
• Don & Sue Rudland, "Welcome to Historic Fort Fraser", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Christero Communications, "Rose Prince of the Carrier Nation", [198-?] (pamphlet)

File consists of booklets, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and reports on fishing in British Columbia. Highlights include:

• Government of Canada, "Salmonid Enhancement", [after 1977] (pamphlet)
• Province of British Columbia, "Angling Data Northern British Columbia", 1976 (booklet)
• Sportguide Series Special Interest Supplement to TV Week Family Magazine, "The Salt Chucker", Vol. 2, 1978 (magazine)
• Government of Canada Fisheries and Oceans, "Where and When to See Salmon", 1998 (pamphlet)

File consists of newspaper clippings, reports, agendas, booklets, articles, and a pamphlet regarding fisheries in British Columbia, particularly the impact of the Kemano Completion Project on the Nechako River and other tributaries. Highlights include:

• Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Public Meetings Concerning Kemano Completion, "Agenda", 1984 (reproduction)
• Reproduction of "Presentation by the Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council to a Public Meeting Called by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on March 2 & 3, 1984 in Vanderhoof, British Columbia"
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans, "Towards a Fish Habitat Decision on the Kemano Completion Project A Discussion Paper", 1984 (booklet)
• Province of British Columbia, "Fraser River Estuary Study", [198-?] (pamphlet)

File consists of material regarding the archaeological history of British Columbia including newspaper clippings, reproduced articles, a pamphlet, and correspondence. Highlights include:

• Charles E. Borden, "Results of Archaeological Investigations in Central British Columbia", 1950 (article reproduction)
• Roy L. Carlson, "C.E. Borden's Archaeological Legacy", 1979 (article reproduction)
• The Archaeological Sites Advisory Board, "Preserving British Columbia's Prehistory", 1973 (booklet)
• J.H. Sewell, "Archaeological Remains in Central British Columbia", 1950 (article reproduction)

Series consists of images pertaining the Collison family, North Coastal First Nations communities, means of transportation along North Coastal British Columbia, and various church structures and religious events.

Maps within this series document the placer streams, islands and harbours of the Queen Charlotte Islands; as well as the mining properties located within the vicinity of Stewart, BC.