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Pump drill
2009.7.1.214 · Item · [ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Pump drill consisting of a length of wood with a heavy wooden whorl fixed toward the bottom end and a crossbar-like pump arm attached to the upper end; pump arm is free to move up and down the main length of wood through a hole in the arm's center. The notched ends of the pump arm are attached to the top of the pump by twisted gut cord. The central length of wood is rounded and handle-like at the base, tapering towards the top. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “48-6”

2008.3.1 · Series · 1945-1999
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

Series consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, newsletters, advertisements, contracts, notebooks, audiocassettes of oral interviews and readings, transcripts, book launch announcements, front cover mock-ups, edited drafts, manuscripts, fact sheets, poems, catalogues, bookmarks, skits, conference events programme, poster, grant applications and related correspondence, a wooden placard, handwritten notes, book reviews, inquest reports, background material, VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications, and ephemera. This series contains material from all five of her publications:

  1. (1988) Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
  2. (1990) Judgment at Stoney Creek. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press
  3. (1992) A Little Rebellion. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
  4. (1994) Justa: A First Nations Leader. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
  5. (1996) Prince George Remembered. Prince George, British Columbia: Moran Publishing.
    This series also consists of, but is not limited to, a number of unpublished manuscripts and drafts and/or writing contest submissions also written by Bridget Moran, such as:
    • "Mary and Me" (ca. 1998)
    • "Where Winds Come Sweet" (ca. 1981)
    • "The Horizontal Land" (ca. 1992)
    • "The Summer of '81"
    • "The Relief Cheque" (ca. 1998)
    • "The Case of the Box of Matches" (ca. 1987)
    • "Unholy Deadlock" (ca. 1990)
    • "The Numbers Game"
    • "Reflections on Theme" (ca. 1967)
    • "Come Hell or High Water" (ca. 1976)
    • "Man Alive"
    • "The Deadbeat Mystique"
    • "Hell on Wheels"
    • "Backstairs at the Palace"
    • "James MacCallum" (ca. 1984)
    • "Hushaby, Baby" (ca. 1981)
    • "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Sullivan"
    • "Case History of a Gadfly"
    • "Welfare and the Good Life"
    • "Childhood Memories" (ca. 1976)
    • "The Three Musketeers" (ca. 1974-75)
    • "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan" (ca. 1979)
    • "Diary of Success Homecoming"
    • "My Old Flame" (ca. 1992)
    • "O Ye Dry Bones" (ca. 1996)
    • "Supper, Little Children" (ca. 1983).
Publications Series
2009.7.4 · Series · 1872-1967
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Series contains publications on the following subjects: linguistics, First Nations studies, anthropology, museum studies, the Missionary Society of the Church of England, the Metlakatla Inquiry, material culture and Canadian geography. It is believed that items published prior to 1922 had been collected by the Archdeacon W.H. Collison, while those published post 1922 (the year W.H. Collison passed away) were collected by both his son W.E. Collison and then his grandaughter Joyce Collison.

Publications
2007.11.3 · Series · 1993-2006
Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

Series consists of published materials by the McGregor Model Forest Association, the Canadian Model Forest Network, Natural Resources Canada, and other forest research organisations. Series consists predominately of printed textual materials but also includes two CD-ROMs containing published works.

2001.8.2.2.081 · File · 1993
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a conference paper by Weller and Pranlal Manga titled "Protecting Medicare in Canada." Also contains notes from the inside of the original folder photocopied by the archivist. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 81 listed in Weller's CV.

2002.14.4.16 · File · 2000-2001
Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

File consists of the components for Ainley's Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, "Re-Explorations: Science and Environment in 19th and 20th Century Canada and Australia" and conference proceedings from presentations of her research; a book chapter, entitled, "Gendered Careers: Women Science Educators at Anglo-Canadian Universities, 1920-1980"; Ainley's article, "Re-centering women in the landscape: A post-colonial feminist historian looks at gender, science and the environment in Canada"; and correspondence about edits for a publication.

2012.13.2.21.01 · File · 1983-1991
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

Projects & Research
2007.11.1 · Series · 1994-2006
Part of McGregor Model Forest Association fonds

Series consists of reports, proposals, and project and research materials ranging from 1994 to 2006. Series includes reports on Sustainable Forest Management, proposals for planned project phases, consultant reports, symposia notes and ephemera, secondary source research for projects and planning, and reports on work with First Nations communities.

Professional development
2002.14.5 · Series · 1979-2008
Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

Series consists of Ainley's professional development activities throughout her career including attending and speaking at conferences. Most files include information on academic conferences and colloquia she attended and presented at. Series includes speaking notes, conference registration and programs, related research materials, overhead transparencies, slides, and photographs.

2001.58 · Collection · 1997-1999

Collection consists of oral histories gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral histories on their original cassette tapes.

Evans, Michael John
2012.13.2.04.02 · File · 1983-2009
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the surrender of the original L'Heidli T'enneh reserve and its cemetery, and the subsequent reserve relocation. Includes "Indian cemetery Fort George Park" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick for the Heritage Advisory Committee, which includes photocopies of original documents for the sale of the Indian reserve to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (23 Mar. 1983) and "Plan of the Fort George Indian Reserves" map depicting the locations of the reserves in and around Prince George. File also includes photocopies and reproduced photographs of the Prince George Indian Reserves from the Royal BC Museum and Archives.

2019.9.2.07 · File · 1998
Part of Dr. Robin Fisher fonds

Dr. Robin Fisher was a member of the Northern Interior Regional Advisory Committee for treaty process in British Columbia. File consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, agendas, and notes for the 1998 Prince George Area-Wide Workshop on Governance.

2008.3.1.040 · File · 1974-1990
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

File consists of:

  • Newspapers include: The Georgia Straight, The Province; The Indian Voice; The Toronto Globe; The Vancouver Sun Weekend Magazine; The Vancouver Sun; The Citizen; and The Nechako Chronicle each featuring articles on the Thomas inquest.
  • Report of inquiry as to cause of death of Faye Helen Huagen, Vanderhoof, B.C., December 27th, 1979.
  • Copy of Canadian Welfare #5, Sept/Oct. 1974 issue.
  • Copy of B.C. Police Commission report to Vanderhoof Mayor W.L. McLeod, November 1, 1976.
  • Copy of letter from Helen Jones, Secretary of Stony Creek Indian Homemakers Club to the Honourable Garde Gardom, Attorney General of the Province of British Columbia regarding Richard Redekop (November 19, 1976).
  • Draft version (includes annotations) of "Introduction" to Judgement at Stoney Creek sent to Bridget Moran from Mayo Moran, (Feb. 1990).
  • Handwritten draft of a letter written to Vanderhoof Mayor Bill McLeod
  • Copy of handwritten letter from Helen Jones [Secretary of Stony Creek Indian Homemakers Club] to Bridget Moran (?), November 22, 1976.
2008.3.1.035 · File · 1976
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

File consists of:

  • Newspapers (all dated 1976) include: The Times; The Citizen; The Sun; The Vancouver Sun; The Nechako Chronicle; Maclean's magazine
  • Report titled: "A visit to Vanderhoof and Stoney Creek Reserve" by Remi J. De Roo, Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of British Columbia, September 24- 25, 1976
  • Incomplete copy of "Departmental policy - resource implications manpower services to Native people" from P.S. Hall, Branch Manager CMC Vanderhoof to W.F.J. Osborne, Sr. Manager, CMC Prince George, dated July 20, 1976.
  • Handwritten draft (?) of "Specimen Form of Verdict" supp.1/15/69
  • Excerpt from article published in "Politics: National Indian Brotherhood"
  • Report: "Inquest of Coreen Thomas, Vanderhoof, B.C. September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1976" submitted by Barbara Kobierski, Native Programs Section, Legal Services Commission.
2009.7.1.166 · Item · [ca. 1900]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Mark Sutton, in Christian Army uniform, is seated while his wife stands next to him. A drum is visible in the background.

Handwritten annotation in pen on recto reads: “Saved to serve. Mark Sutton & wife. Mark Sutton Indian name ‘Chean’ (?) & wife.” Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Chapter VI. No. 1. Mark Sutton & wife. Only survivor of crew of canoe shot by war party. Twice doomed but “Saved to Serve.”

Portrait of a Chief
2009.7.1.167 · Item · [ca. 1900]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph features a portrait of an elder taken from the neck up. Handwritten annotation on recto, along bottom of photo reads: “Chief Stlaituk”(?)

2001.8.2.2.017 · File · 1981
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of two copies with different annotations of a paper titled "Politics and the Police: The Case of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police" presented by Weller at the 1981 Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 17 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.032 · File · 1985
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "Political Disaffection in the Canadian Provincial North" presented by Weller at the 1985 British Association for Canadian Studies. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 32 listed in Weller's CV.

Poling a canoe
2009.7.1.165 · Item · [ca. 1910]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three Indigenous men stand in a canoe poling their craft along a shoreline while one man sits and steers. An unidentified village is visible along the opposite shore.

2009.7.1.150 · Item · [ca. 1878 - ca. 1915]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph features a steep cliff across water, rocky shore in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Up the 'Big Creek' at Kincolith B.C. Rock face called 'the place of echoes' by the Indian people."

2008.3.1.022 · File · 1979-1997
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

File consists of 68 photographs and newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings include "Bravo" (Time Colonist, Dec. 1, 1996) and "Bridget looks back into the eye of storm" (The Citizen, Feb. 21, 1983). The photographs consist of:

  • [Entrance to] The Sanatorium - Fort Qu'Appelle, July 6, 1979
  • [Trades Shop at] The Sanatorium - Fort Qu'Appelle, July 6, 1979
  • Bridget Moran standing beside a log house [Mary John's house?]
  • Mary John, portrait - profile
  • Bridget Moran and Mary John with their arms on each others shoulders
  • Mary John wearing a blanket (blue with red caribou on back)
  • Mary John, unidentified woman (Mary John's daughter?) and Bridget Moran in Mary's home
  • Justa Monk, and Bridget Moran side by side in a bookstore
  • Bridget Moran and Mary John in embrace [photo courtesy of The Citizen newspaper]
  • Dinner party featuring Bridget and seven unidentified woman sitting around a table
  • Bridget Moran standing beside a car
  • Bridget Moran standing in front of Metlakatla Fire Department sign
  • Bridget Moran standing in front of Metlakatla Lake (?)
  • Unidentified woman standing in front of Metlakatla Fire Department sign
  • Unidentified woman standing in front of Alaska distance signage
  • Bridget Moran standing outside of St. Paul's Anglican Church Learning Centre
  • View of two buildings in midground and large mountain range in background
  • View of boats tied at a dock on a lack with a mountain range in the background
  • Bridget Moran working on her computer
  • Bridget Moran on a small boat, a slight wake can be seen in the water in the background
  • View of village in background, lake in foreground
  • View of lake and mountains in background
  • Dog beside Bulkley River waterfall and traditional fishing territory in Moricetown Canyon
  • Bridget Moran sitting on bench beside Bulkley River waterfall and "Montier Booth" in Moricetown Canyon
  • Nisga'a Government Administrative Building
  • Bridget Moran and unidentified man standing outside Nisga'a Government Administrative Building
  • Bridget and two friends having lunch in Newton
  • Two women standing in a mall
  • Three women posing together for photo
  • Landscape perspective featuring cross country skiing trails and farm land
  • Village on a bay
  • Bridget Moran standing beside a decorative fruit platter featuring a carved elephant
  • River and power lines
  • Coloured map of Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park
  • Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park (?)
  • Bridget Moran at beginning of suspension bridge featuring a sign reading "Use of bridge at your own risk" Gitwinksihlkw Band Council
  • Sign: "Moricetown Canyon Rules"
  • Moricetown Canyon featuring Bulkley River waterfall and fishing territory
  • Moricetown Canyon featuring Bulkley River waterfall and fishing territory
  • Moricetown Canyon featuring Bulkley River waterfall and fishing territory
  • Bridget Moran and unidentified man standing in front of new building
  • Unidentified [new] building
  • Bridget Moran coming out of Long House entrance
  • Farmland landscape
  • Justa Monk autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing, Elders in background
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran at a Justa: a First Nations Leader book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George, Paul Ramsay in background
  • Bridget Moran at Mosquito Books, Prince George
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing, Elder in background
  • Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing, Elder in background
  • Bridget Moran and a group of three unidentified women
  • Bridget Moran with a First Nations button blanket featuring thunderbird and killer whale designs
  • Bridget Moran with a First Nations button blanket featuring killer whale design
  • Bridget Moran outdoor portrait
  • Bridget Moran indoor portrait
  • Bridget Moran balcony portrait
  • Justa Monk and Premier Mike Harcourt
  • Bridget Moran in UNBC regalia for receipt of Honourary Law Degree (1995)
  • Mary John and Bridget Moran at a book signing for Stoney Creek Woman
  • Bridget Moran autographing Judgement at Stoney Creek at a book signing
  • Bridget Moran with a First Nations button blanket featuring thunderbird, wolf and killer whale designs
  • Mary John receiving the Order of Canada (1997) for outstanding service to her community
  • Bridget Moran with Mike Harcourt, both wearing cowboy hats (colour laser copy)
  • Mary John and Bridget Moran at a book signing for Stoney Creek Woman
  • Mary John and Bridget Moran at a book signing for Stoney Creek Woman
  • 27 colour negatives featuring a trip to Metlakatla and Moricetown
  • Envelope containing 15 duplicate photographs
  • 25 colour negatives featuring Justa book signing event at Mosquito Books.
Photographs
1992.10.1 · Series · 1991-1992
Part of Ron A. Sebastian Collection

File consists of photographs of the construction of ceremonial mace, chairs, and Senate doors for the University of Northern British Columbia.