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Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston, Chief Forester John Stokes and Tom Wright of Canadian Forest Products examining an area near Prince George in order to determine the timber area required for a Pulp Harvesting License for a proposed pulp mill that would depend completely on waste wood.

Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.

Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

Image depicts Prince George Sawmill taken from across the Nechako River looking southwest. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Earl Lousier and Harry Gairns.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Horst Sander. Also includes photocopies of Horst Sander's personal records, such as a tree farm license.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Jim Burbee.

File consists of:

• David Mills, "Aleza Lake Research Forest Historical Internship Summary" (2 Jan. 2007), 26 p. - In print and original digital .doc file
• David Mills, "Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station Socio-Economic Time Line 1905-1937" (2007), 68 p. - In print and original digital .doc file
• ALRFS employment paperwork for David Mills, the ALRFS Natural Resource History Intern
• Research notes, including a copy of a map of the town of Aleza Lake in the 1920s

Map reproduction of the Aleza Lake Research Forest depicts timber sale areas, forest cover, and other details.

File is a Resource Folio of maps and accompanying information created by Northwood Pulp & Timber regarding Timber Sale Harvesting Licence A01847, Willow River Block, Willow River P.S.Y.U. Includes maps that depict ungulates, waterfowl, recreation areas, special influence areas, and timber types. Most of the sheets have a duplicate, some with very slight variations. The following maps are supposed to be included in the but were missing upon arrival at the Archives: fish & topography, cutting permits & roads, and soils.

Photographs are panoramas taken from the Churchill BC Forest Service Lookout, located at latitude 54°04' and longitude 122°16'. The photographs were bound together and include a transparent grid that was intended to be used for locating forest fires.

Slide depicts a cleared area in a forest, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts cleared ground and felled trees in a forested area, likely at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Photograph depicts two people and a dog team on a snowy river bank with a narrow passage of open water and a snowy bluff in the background.

Photograph depicts a four-dog team harnessed to a loaded sleigh. Two people stand near the loaded sleigh on a snowy forest path.

Photograph depicts a small cluster of buildings near the river bank.

Photograph depicts four men pinning a "Union Jack" flag to the exterior of a building.

Photograph depicts several men standing on the river bank. Possibly A.H. Holland in center of photo.

Photograph depicts the rough waters and rocks at Fort George Canyon.

Photograph depicts a view of the river shore, a few scattered buildings and tents are near the shore. A footpath leads from the water's edge between the dwellings and through the newly cleared land.

Photograph depicts a view from a high hill looking down on the Nechako river. There is forest and low rolling hills in the background.

Photograph depicts a view of a lake from a row boat. The back of one male boat passenger and oars are in the foreground.

Photograph depicts several canvas tents set in lush vegetation near dusk.

Photograph depicts seven or more men relaxing near a canvas tent. Some of the men appear to be whittling wood. Long underwear dry on a tent rope and wood smoke drifts past the men and tent to the forest behind.

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret on July 17, 1958 at an event staged in the Prince George railway yards. Alex Moffat dressed as a prospector demonstrates panning for previously salted gold nuggets, which were later given to the Princess.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr.

Image depicts an area undergoing logging somewhere in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.

Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

Image depicts the Prince George Sawmill from the Northwood Bridge.

File consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Ray Williston.

Photograph depicts a large white building surrounded by a fence.

Photograph depicts Lheidli T'enneh Nation burial grounds in foreground, Hudson Bay Company buildings in background.

Photograph depicts six adults and three or more children sitting on the ground with a log cabin in the background. Snow scatters the ground in small patches.

Photograph depicts twenty-eight or more people standing on the river's edge, a stack of wood is ready for loading on the steamer that is anchored near the shore.

Photograph depicts several people in a large field. There are buildings and trees in the background.

Photograph depicts a tarp spread out on the grass, two men sit nearby the tarp. There is a canvas tent in the background with a man standing beside it. Behind the tent is a low hill with a fence bordering the top of the hill. There are blankets drying on the fence.

Photograph depicts a view from a high hill, looking down on the Nechako river. There is forest and low rolling hills in the background.

Photograph depicts a view from a hill of a river winding through the forest with marshlands nearby.

Photograph depicts a view from a hill of a river winding through the forest with marshlands nearby. This may be a double exposure and there is an indiscernible image in the center of the photo.

Photograph depicts a man bathing himself while standing in a small metal tub. Photograph description in album notes this as "His 'Semi Annual'" [bath]. On the left is a log structure, presumably a cache building. A large clearing surrounds the building and bathing man. There is a forest and bluff in the background. Possibly located near Giscome Portage.

Photograph depicts four men pulling a long canoe across a clearing on a wheeled trailer.

Large-format map depicts the Monkman Public Sustained Yield Unit (PSYU) and Tree Farm Licence 30 east of Prince George.

Map reproduction of the Sinclair Spruce Lumber Co. Ltd. T.S.H.L. A01848 C.P. 310 cutting area, likely in the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

Large-format map depicts Northwood Pulp & Timber operating areas in 1975.

Map reproduction depicts major areas of the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest.

Slide depicts a black bear eating garbage by wooden outbuildings, possibly at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a detonation in an area of cleared ground in a forested area, likely the Aleza Lake Experiment Station. Work may have been undertaken for roadbuilding activities at the Experiment Station.

Slide depicts a cleared area at the Aleza Lake Experiment Station with plant regeneration.