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2000.13.1.25 · Item · 1958
Part of Ray Williston fonds

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.

Princess Margaret on a train
2000.13.1.115.3 · Item · 1958.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret on the back deck of the Royal train's caboose just prior to her departure from Prince George during her 1958 visit to British Columbia.

Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

2000.13.1.115.2 · Item · 1958.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret arriving by Canadian Air Forces jet at Prince George. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross is walking beside the Princess.

Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

2000.13.1.115.1 · Item · 1958.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret arriving by Canadian Air Forces jet at Prince George. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross is walking beside the Princess.

Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

2000.13.1.35 · Item · 1966.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of, from left: John G. Prentice of Canadian Forest Products; Peter Bentley of CanFor; Mr. Williston; unknown; Premier W.A.C. Bennett; an unknown representative of Reed Paper and L.L.G. “Poldi” Bentley of Can For.

Presentation to Arthur Paget
2000.13.1.75 · Item · 1969.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston presenting Mr. Paget, retiring Deputy Minister of Water Resources, with a certificate for meritorious service.

Photographs
2000.13.1 · Series · 1914 - 1997
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Series consists of photographs relating to Ray Williston's life from childhood to recent times, air photographs of Prince George, photographs of Bangladesh, and a listing of photographs slated for use in Mr. Williston's biography "Forests, power and policy: the legacy of Ray Williston" written by Eileen Williston and Betty Keller.

2000.13.1.41 · Item · 1967
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of officials attending the June opening of the Crestwood Forest Industries pulp mill in Cranbrook, until that time the only pulp mill built without benefit of a Pulp Harvesting Area (PHA) license to assure timber supply. Mr. Williston is on the left.

Newspaper clipping
2000.13.9.2 · File · 1982
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File contains a newspaper clipping from the "Vancouver Sun" newspaper dated 30 January 1982 concerning development of the Columbia Basin.

Memos and Papers
2000.13.4 · Series · 1952, 1972, 1975 - 1992
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Series consists of one file of miscellaneous memos, correspondence and carbon copies of letters written by and directed to Mr. Williston as a private citizen.

Memos & Letters
2000.13.4.1 · File · 1952, 1972, 1975, 1992, 2001.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File contains miscellaneous memos and letters by and to Mr. Williston in private life.

Memorandum of Agreement
2000.13.9.6 · File · 1963
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File contains a copy of the agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia concerning the Columbia River.

Memoranda of Agreement
2000.13.6.3 · File · 1956, 1957
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File contains two memorandum of agreements between Birger Strid and Bernard Gore, acting on behalf of Dr. Wenner-Gren and the Government of the Province of British Columbia.

2000.13.1.27 · Item · 1970
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston (Minister of Lands, Forests & water Resources), Pat Jordan (Minister without Portfolio), Prince George Mayor Harold Moffat, Grace McCarthy (Minister without Portfolio) and Premier W.A.C. Bennett.

Maps
2000.13.9.3 · File
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File contains two maps of the Columbia River system.

Maps
2000.13.6.2 · File · 1957.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File contains three maps of the Project area.

Man of the Year 2
2000.13.1.61 · Item · 1964.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving the Man of the Year Award from the Newsmen’s Club of BC for outstanding achievement in public service. The award was presented by Dr. John B. MacDonald, President of UBC on November 7, 1964.

Man of the year 1
2000.13.1.60 · Item · 1964.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving the Man of the Year Award from the Newsmen’s Club of BC for outstanding achievement in public service. The award was presented by Dr. John B. MacDonald, President of UBC on November 7, 1964.

List of illustrations
2000.13.1.192 · Item · [199-].
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a list of photographs with captions which were considered for inclusion in “Forests, power and policy: the legacy of Ray Williston” by Eileen Williston and Betty Keller.

Legislature in session
2000.13.1.104 · Item · [195-].
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of the BC legislature in session. Mr. Williston is seated on the left in the front row, fourth from the speaker next to Premier W.A.C. Bennett.

Le Tourneau Tree Crusher
2000.13.14 · Series · 1964 - 1967
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Series consists of one file of notes, a copy of a contract, correspondence, press releases and reports about this machine and its performance in British Columbia.

2000.13.7 · Series · 1973
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Series consists of lists of names of Mission members, memos and notes by Mr. Williston concerning the forest industry in Indonesia, correspondence, a brochure, miscellaneous textual materials concerning the purpose and objectives of the trip, and the Mission’s final report.

Interviews
2000.13.12.3 · File
Part of Ray Williston fonds

File consists of the transcribed interviews of Mr. Williston and one taped interview on an audio cassette.

2000.13.1.13 · Item · 1944.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of the graduating class of the Initial Training School in Edmonton in the spring of 1944. Mr. Williston is second from the left in the front row.

2000.13.1.52 · Item · 4 October 1958
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is on the extreme right.