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The item is a photograph depicting the front and side of the old North Nechako schoolhouse. The building is wooden, painted white with a rusted metal roof.

The item is a photograph depicting nine UNBC students and a professor listening to a man discussing the train tracks they are standing next to. Students and professors are part of a research project in the Upper Fraser region.

File consists of lists and printed emails relating to slides and photographs depicting the East Line. Includes a CD that contains slides and photographs depicting the East Line (2000).

File consists of notes and printed photographs relating to the East Line. The file includes photographs that depict various areas on the Upper Fraser and within the communities, including Dome Creek; Sinclair Mills; Penny; Grand Canyon; and Crescent Spur (between 1999 and 2005).

The item is a photograph depicting the side of the Penny church. The windows are boarded up. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "Penny church."

The item is a photograph depicting an old, weathered general store in Dome Creek. The building is empty and there is a white dog standing out front.

The item is a photograph depicting the Sinclair Mill's bunkhouse. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "Sinclair Mill's Bunkhouse."

File consists of notes relating to the East Line and field trips taken for research.

File consists of aeriel photographs depicting the Fraser River Big Bend, where the Fraser River changes direction from westbound to southbound at its "Big Bend" near the Huble Homestead Historic Site, 45 km north of Prince George, British Columbia.

The item is a photograph depicting North Road camp for Sinclair Mills looking North. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "North Rd camp 2010, looking N."

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the community of Shelley.

The item is a photograph depicting two old, rundown stables at Salmon Valley Ranch. The structures are wooden with metal sheeting roofs.

The item is a photograph depicting an old, out of use barn, two silos, and two stables at Salmon Valley Ranch.

The item is a photograph depicting a red feed-saver automatic electric waterer.

The item is a photograph depicting a large white barn at Salmon Valley Ranch. The structure is wooden with a sheet metal roof. There are two cars parked outside the barn and a child standing next to the barn.

The item is a photograph depicting a large white barn at Salmon Valley Ranch. The structure is wooden with a sheet metal roof. There is a child standing next to a car parked outside the barn.

The item is a photograph depicting the interior of a silo at the Salmon Valley Ranch. The silo is in disrepair and there are many holes in the ceiling.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Roy Spurr. Roy Spurr was a one of the original owners and managers of the Eagle Lake Sawmill in Giscome. He also owned and ran the Giscome Farm Ltd. company with its subsidiary Northern Dairies Ltd.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to William Binney Milner, a Vancouver-based financier who owned Eagle Lake Sawmills at Giscome and the Prince George Citizen newspaper. File also includes photographs depicting the exterior of a house at the address 2890 Marine Drive (2005).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Northern Dairies milk shipping company and William Binney Milner, a Vancouver-based financier who purchased Northern Dairies Ltd. In 1956.

The item is a photograph depicting a derelict wooden building with damaged walls.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Upper Fraser townsite. Includes photographs depicting the Upper Fraser townsite (2003).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Goat River trail. Includes: "Hike the historic Goat River Trail" pamphlet produced by Fraser Headwaters Alliance (2001).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Valemount. Also includes a photograph depicting the Valemount autowrecker (2005).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Mount Robson and the Red Pass. Also includes photographs reproduced in 1982 depicting the Mount Robson Ranch (date of original photographs unknown).

File consists of notes and clippings relating to Jasper and the Yellowhead Pass.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Salmon Valley and Old Summit Lake Road. Also includes photographs depicting a homestead on Old Summit Lake Road (2005).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Woodpecker and Hixon. Includes: "Heritage Week" poster with photographs depicting Huble Homestead, Valemount Museum, St Mark's Anglican Church, and the Church of St Pius X (Feb. 1994). File also includes photographs depicting various buildings in Woodpecker and Hixon, including the Woodpecker Church (2001).

The item is a photograph depicting a boat with multiple people going down the Quesnel River.

The item is a photograph depicting a person walking among three abandoned cabins at Quesnel Forks.

The item is a map depicting Bowron Lake Park in British Columbia, the park boundary, the patrol cabin, roads, campsites, glaciers, and trails. Various handwritten annotations are written on the map and Public Shelters are circled in red pen.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to bibliographic references about Fort Alexandria (later renamed Alexandria). Fort Alexandria was a trading post, ferry site, and steamboat landing in the North Cariboo, 45 km south of Quesnel.

File consists of a note and reproduction relating to Mackenzie, BC.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Tumbler Ridge, BC. Includes: "Tumbler Ridge: Visitor's Guide to Outdoor Trails and Recreation" pamphlet by the District of Tumbler Ridge (2005); and "Writing on the Ridge" pamphlet for a writing retreat in Tumbler Ridge (2000). Also includes personal photographs from Kent Sedgwick depicting Tumbler Ridge (2001).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to lava beds in British Columbia, including Aiyansh, also known as the Tseax Cone, in the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. Includes: "Craters of the Moon Guide" special edition newspaper from the United States National Park Service (1990); and "Craters of the Moon: National Monument, Idaho" pamphlet published from the United States National Park Service (1975). File also contains photographs depicting the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park.

File consists of a spiral bound booklet titled "A Report on the Historic Fort Mcleod's History and Archaeological Potential" by William George Quackenbush for Simon Fraser University.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to immigration to British Columbia between 1910 and 1915. Includes material regarding James Mackay, an immigrant from Scotland who came to Canada in 1912, and his wife Dorothy Mackay; and passenger lists for immigration to Canada.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Duke of Sutherland. Also includes photographs depicting the area of White's Landing in Strathnaver (2010).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the MacKay family in Strathnaver, British Columbia.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the 4th Duke of Sutherland in the Cowichan Valley. Also includes photographs depicting the Cowichan Valley (Mar. 2007).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Innisfail, Alberta and the 4th Duke of Sutherland.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the 4th Duke of Sutherland's background in Scotland.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the 5th and 6th Dukes of Sutherland.

File consists of records created or collected by Kent Sedgwick relating to various community projects associated with river parks. Example projects included in the file are a proposed Carrier village at Hudson Bay Slough, a Cottonwood Island park, proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River, and the Quesnel Paddlewheel Park. Includes a project proposal document by the Fort George Band entitled "Establishing a Permanent Carrier Village in Prince George" (1990); a 1991 meeting package of the Nechako and Fraser River Valleys Committee (regarding the Cottonwood Island property and development of the Heritage River Trails System); a 1991 memorandum entitled "Prince George River Runners - Proposed commercial boat tours on the Nechako and Fraser River"; a 1983 "Submission to Rivers Committee Public Hearings by Heritage Advisory Committee, City of Prince George" describing the various river-adjacent heritage sites in Prince George; and documentation from the Quesnel Paddlewheel Association.

File consists of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding Cottonwood Island and Island Cache, predominantly from the Prince George Citizen.

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding Cottonwood Island in connection with his employment with the City of Prince George Planning Department. Includes briefs, proposals, memoranda, correspondence, newspaper clippings, questionnaires, legal correspondence, meeting minutes, and photocopied excerpts from maps/plans. Also includes two polaroid photo prints depicting garbage in Cottonwood Island Park circa 1979. Highlights include:

• Prince George Kiwanis Club, "Brief to City Council, City of Prince George, re: Nechako Riverfront Park", 12 Mar. 1973.
• New Caledonia Institute of Environmental Studies, "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve", Summer 1973.
• "Cottonwood Island Study", [before 1975] (photocopy).
• Mary Fallis, "Letter to the Editor of The Citizen", 5 Mar. 1976 (photocopy).
• City of Prince George Planning Department, "Ownership, Legal and Assessment Data - Private and School District Properties within the Proposed Replot Area [Island Cache]", 11 Oct. 1978.
• "Assessed Values for City and Crown Lands within the Proposed Replot Area North of First Ave" (handwritten table), 16 Oct. 1978.

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the Heritage River Trails System and surrounding park areas in Prince George such as Cottonwood Island Park. Highlights include:

• Full page newspaper feature in The Citizen written by Kent Sedgwick that includes a detailed history of Cottonwood Island Park and the River Trails as well as a contest for naming the trail system (2 Nov. 1984)
• Graham Farstad, Director of Planning, City of Prince George, "Prince George's Heritage River Trail System" document, May 1986
• records relating to the dedication plaque for the opening of the trails
• "Heritage River Trails: A Guide to the Pathways along the Fraser and Nechako Rivers, Prince George, British Columbia" brochures created by Kent Sedgwick
• map on transparency depicting the Heritage River Trails System

File consists of maps and plans depicting the Cottonwood Island area in Prince George. Includes:

• "Plan of Subdivision pursuant to the replotting provisions of the Municipal Act of Parcel A of Plan 25046, of District Lots 343, 662, 1511, 4736, and 7813, Cariboo District" by McWilliam, Whyte, Goble & Associates B.C. Land Surveyors for the City of Prince George, 26 July 1979 (reproduction on 2 sheets)
• "Cottonwood Island" original draft map with annotations by Kent Sedgwick; the map may have been created by Sedgwick during his time as Senior City Planner with the City of Prince George [197-?]
• "Prince George B.C., Fraser Subdivision, Mile 146.05" plan for Canadian National Railways by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd., 1967. This very large technical drawing shows CN leases and private property buildings on Island Cache in detail.
• McWilliam-Whyte-Goble & Associates, B.C. Land Surveyors, "Plan Showing Sections in Proposed Lakeland Mill Site", July 1978 (original reproduction).
• Carroll, Hatch & Associates, "Lakeland Mills (1973) Ltd., Prince George, B.C., Stud Mill Studies, Site Plan", 31 July 1978 (original reproduction).

File consists of notes, reproductions, and clippings relating to the cemetery in Prince George. Includes: "Landscape of the Past: A brief history of the Prince George municipal cemetery" photocopied essay by Gary McKivett (1999); "RE: SFG cemetery" printed email from Robin and Barbara Fairservice to Kent Sedgwick (8 July 2008); "City of Prince George Memorandum" typescript document from the Heritage Advisory Committee (14 Mar. 1991); "The Prince George Family History Society" brochure (1991); and "City of Prince George by-law no.732" reproduction of a typescript document (Dec. 1953). Also includes "Plan of subdivision of part of Lot 925" a map reproduction depicting the lots beside the Fraser River and the original cemetery (1910).