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Rusty Campbell
2000.23.1.015 · File · 1963-1987
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of documents pertaining to the life of Rusty Campbell who was a surveyor in B.C. after the first World War; in later years, Campbell was a forestry lecturer. Also includes interviews with Rusty Campbell's brother, Forin "Doc" Campbell. Also contains documents on Campbell's life provided by Mrs. Forin Campbell and transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux, as well as reproductions of surveyor reports, articles, a greeting card, a transcribed interview, correspondence, and a newspaper. Highlights include:

  • Mrs. Forin Campbell, "Rusty Campbell", 1977 (biography transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux)
  • Reproduction of R. N. Campbell, "Edward 'Red' Tait", [196-??] (magazine article)
  • Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell, [197-??] (interview transcription)
  • Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell in Prince George, 14 Nov. 1977 (interview transcription)
  • Fraser Fort George Museum Society, "Museum Mirror" Vol.2 No.2, Feb 1985 (newsletter issue)
H.G.T. (Harry) Perry fonds
2002.7 · Fonds · 1877-1960

Fonds consists of records relating to the personal, business and political life of H.G.T. Perry and as such, has been divided into the following four series: 1) Photographs; 2) Political Activities; 3) Business Ventures; 4) Personal Life; and 5) Miscellaneous Historical Information Files. Also includes material relating to his son, Frank Perry, and his failed political campaign. Includes World War II and Post-War printed materials.

Types of records included in this fonds include Speakers' Decisions (1877-1943) in the BC Legislative Assembly, maps, publications, reports, correspondence, advertisements, telegrams, resolutions, minutes, annual reports, telegrams, resolutions, reports, speeches, press releases, proposals, plans, charts, file notes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, ephemera, postcards and photographs.

Perry, Harry G.T.
2006.20.1.195 · Item · [ca. 1960]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts the engine and first two cars of a railway train in left foreground. Water crosses midground, hills stand on opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of mounted slide reads: "Lejak [sic] & Fraser Lake in [?]" See also item 2006.20.1.196 for image featuring similar content.

Railways
2000.23.1.089 · File · 1960-1978
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to railways in Canada. Materials include a magazine, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Includes a 1978 issue of Railroad Magazine (Vol. 104, No. 3).

2000.23.1.024 · File · [before 1979]
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of information on Charles William Digby. Clifford was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Clifford also a partner in one of the Kitselas mines. Material includes reproductions of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and "Northern B.C. In Retrospect Who's Who" article written by Audrey L'Heureux.

Collins Overland Telegraph
2000.23.1.027 · File · 1974-1982
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected research materials regarding Perry McDonough Collins and the Collins Overland Telegraph. Collins was the visionary behind the Russian-American Telegraph of 1865-1867. The failed venture aimed to connect America to Europe by telegraph via the Bering Strait. Materials include newspaper clippings, a book, as well as reproductions of articles, correspondence, and archival material. Highlights include:

  • D.A. McGregor, "Through B.C. to Bering Sea-A Dream that Failed" from The Province, 1953 (article reproduction)
  • John B. Daniell, "The Collins Overland Telegraph" from the Northwest Digest, 1960 (article reproduction)
  • Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Williams Creek from the canyon To middle town (Barkerville)" from a painting by Frederick Whymper, [186?] (print photograph reproduction)
  • Reproduction of Corday MacKay, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)
  • Hon. Homer D. Angell, "Congressional Record: Proceeding and Debates of the 78th Congress, First Session", 1943 (reproduction)
  • Article entitled "Collin's Overland Telegraph" by Kathleen Fitzgerald in "The History of the Canadian West" collector's no. 1, 1982 (magazine issue)
  • Willard E. Ireland, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)
Jean Jacques Caux "Cataline"
2000.23.1.020 · File · 1971-1993
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of research material regarding Jean Jacques Caux, known as "Cataline", who was a famous mule packer for the Hudson Bay Company. Materials include a newspaper clipping, notes, and reproductions. Includes Imbert Orchard's 1971 oral history work, "People in Landscape: Track 1 - Stories about the legendary packer Jean Caux (Cataline)".

Canadian National Railway
2000.23.1.016 · File · 1978-1989
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of collected material regarding CN Rail. Includes a Via Rail timetable (1 June 1978) for the Western Transcontinental Services as well as newspaper clippings.

Henry J. Cambie
2000.23.1.014 · File · 1978
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

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.

Airline history
2000.23.1.002 · File · 1964-1998
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

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)
Photographs
2009.7.1 · Series · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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.

Wildlife - Corridors
2023.7.4.06 · File · [after 1973]
Part of Grant Hazelwood fonds

File consists of records and textual material related to Northern BC wildlife corridors collected by Grant Hazelwood. Includes manuscripts, notes, and summary documents. Discusses the following wildlife corridors:

  • "Fort Nelson - 94 J (Alaska Highway)"
  • "Charlie Lake - 94 A (Alaska Highway)"
  • "Trutch - 94 G (Alaska Highway)"
  • "Halfway River - 94 B (Alaska Highway)"
  • "Alternate Corridor - Chetwind > Fort St. John by Dawson Creek"
  • "Hart Highway Corridor 'A'"
  • "Alaska Highway Corridor 'B'"

Also includes a 1972 photocopied document titled "Wildlife Oriented Sites within Corridor of Alaska Highway (Wildlife Sites Outside of H.S.S.A.'s).

2009.7.3 · Series · 1878-1929
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

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.

2017.5.2.3 · Part · 1958
Part of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Film Collection

This original film footage clip depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Trip with Premier Bennett from Vancouver to Prince George in 1958. This is believed to be the beginning part of the inaugural train run of the Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) Railway line into Fort St. John in Oct. 1958. The second part of this clip is believed to be "2017.5.2.5 - Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) "Peace River Special" inaugural train to Fort St. John, 1958".

2017.5.2 · Item · [between 1958 and 1968]
Part of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Film Collection

This film reel of original footage depicts various views of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, including:

  • Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Open Passenger Car riding along Seton and Anderson Lakes
  • Opening of Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Line in Fort St James with Premier Bennett, 1 August 1968
  • Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Trip with Premier Bennett from Vancouver to Prince George, 1958
  • Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Trip from Lake District to Alta Lake
  • Inaugural Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) "Peace River Special" train to Fort St. John with Premier Bennett, 1958
2017.5.2.5 · Part · 1958
Part of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Film Collection

This original film footage clip depicts the inaugural train run of the Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) Railway line into Fort St. John in Oct. 1958. W.A.C. Bennett stops to speak at communities along the route, including Prince George and Dawson Creek. Other personalities, such as "Ma" Murray were also in attendance. The train was called the "Peace River Special". BC centennial flags are visible at the events. This film clip is believed to be a continuation of film clip 2017.5.2.3 "Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) Trip with Premier Bennett from Vancouver to Prince George".

Log house
2012.13.1.135.5.24 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a small log cabin with a front porch and a sign reading "Happy 150th Anniversary Cariboo Gold Rush 1859-2009", presumably taken in Quesnelle Forks.

Log house
2012.13.1.135.5.23 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a log house, presumably in the campground in Quesnelle Forks.

Campground
2012.13.1.135.5.22 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a river with rocks lining the shore and trees in the background, presumably at the campground in Quesnelle forks.

Campground
2012.13.1.135.5.20 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a campground with log cabins and an open field surrounded by trees, presumably in Quesnelle Forks.

Campground
2012.13.1.135.5.21 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a campground with log cabins and an open field surrounded by trees, presumably in Quesnelle Forks.

Campground
2012.13.1.135.5.19 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a campground and open field surrounded by trees, presumably in Quesnelle Forks.

Log cabin
2012.13.1.135.5.18 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a log cabin with a woman sitting on the front porch, presumably Sue Sedgwick. The photograph is presumably taken in Quesnelle Forks.

Camp ground
2012.13.1.135.5.17 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a camp ground, with fifth wheel's and vehicles parked in front of a lake, presumably taken at Quesnelle Forks campground.

Large stone
2012.13.1.135.5.16 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a large stone surrounded by trees and two people sitting on top of it.

Landscape
2012.13.1.135.5.15 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a landscape with a lake and a mountain in the background.

Large stone
2012.13.1.135.5.14 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicting a large stone surrounded by trees in an unknown location.

Railway tracks
2012.13.1.135.5.11 · Item · 2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Photograph depicts a landscape, with mountains in the background and trees in the foreground.