File consists of an edited manuscript of "Survival Man: A Short Narrative" by Rick Torch and R. Riggan. Rick Torch is a pseudonym for Barry McKinnon.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "The Stump", including volume 1 issue 1 through volume 2 issue 1.
Champagne bottles sit on table in right foreground. Carved masks and eagle doll can be seen in background.
Handwritten annotation accompanying photograph reads: “Nisgaa Pole raising, Tait, Aiyansh”.
Handwritten annotation accompanying photograph reads: “Nisgaa Pole raising, Tait, Aiyansh”.
Buildings and forest in background.
Photograph depicts a quilted tapestry entitled "Rainbow" for Project Mobilization under project manager N. McCreary.This tapestry was on display at the Queen Charlotte City community hall.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo's assistant posing in front of R.L. Stevenson Cottage. Trip is possibly in relation to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY.
Photograph depicts Minister Iona Campagnolo standing and speaking to crowd during the Terrace Theater Festival at Caledonia Secondary School. A banner stating "Kermode Theatre '78" hangs in the background.
Photograph depicts Minister Iona Campagnolo standing and speaking to an unidentified crowd of students and adults during the Terrace Theater Festival at Caledonia Secondary School.
Photograph depicts Minister Iona Campagnolo standing and speaking to an unidentified crowd of students and adults during the Terrace Theater Festival at Caledonia Secondary School.
Photograph depicts Minister Iona Campagnolo standing and speaking to a crowd of unidentified young adults at the Caledonia Secondary School gym during the Terrace Theater Festival. The young adults are seated and clapping.
File consists of issues of NMFG poetry magazine, which was edited by and contributed to by Brian Fawcett.
Photograph depicts a sculpted bull's head by Cuban artist Rita Longa. Photograph was used to request aid from Canada Council to finish the sculpture; the request was denied.
Photograph depicts Kispiox community members helping to raise a totem pole at the official opening of the new Kispiox Cultural Building. Photograph was taken on Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.
Photograph depicts Kispiox community members watching a totem pole being raised at the official opening of the new Kispiox Cultural Building. Photograph was taken on Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.
Image depicts a totem pole in Kitwanga, B.C.
Image depicts a row of totem poles in Kitwancool, B.C.
Image depicts a totem pole in Kitwancool, B.C.
File contains unsigned letters to Mr. McKinnon.
File contains one undated letter concerning the publishing of Mr. McKinnon's poems and various personal matters; includes two poems by Peter C.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Art of Survival".
File consists of records and promotional material related to the 1977/1978 year of the CNC Reading Series, which started in 1969 and was organized by Barry McKinnon.
Item is an audio recording of a Brian Fawcett reading.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Chief Skidegate (Dempsey Collinson), Feast 1978, Q.C.I.”
Two unidentified men and an unidentified woman look on. Bottles of champagne and baking can be seen in foreground, and carved masks hang on wall in background.
Carved masks and bench can be seen against wall in background.
Handwritten annotation accompanying photograph reads: “Nisgaa Pole raising, Tait, Aiyansh”.
Power poles and buildings visible in background.
Neighbourhood, forest, and hills in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “wearing Rod Robinson’s leather coat at the raising of Eli Gosnell’s great pole at Aiyansh, Nov./78”
Photograph depicts a quilted tapestry of Queen Charlotte City entitled "Community Panorama" for Project Mobilization under project manager N. McCreary.This tapestry was on display at the Queen Charlotte City community hall.
Photograph depicts a First Nations art mural on an interior wall at Hartley Bay school, designed by North Vancouver architect Ib G. Hansen.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo crouching near a carved wooden totem pole in order to help other members of the Kispiox community with its transportation at a pole raising ceremony. Photograph was taken on Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.
Photograph depicts elders, chiefs, and councillors outside the new Kispiox Cultural Building while a totem pole was raised at the official opening of the facility. Photograph was taken on Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.
Photograph depicts Jesse Fawcett reading on Gabriola Island.
Photograph depicts Brian Fawcett reading at the Western Front.
Photograph depicts Minister Iona Campagnolo and a crowd of unidentified students and young adults practicing Campagnolo's "infamous fitness routine" at the Caledonia Secondary School gym during the Terrace Theater Festival. Campagnolo is crouching in front of a microphone with her hands on her hips and back towards the camera.
Image depicts a row of totem poles in Kitwanga, B.C.
Image depicts several old totem poles on their sides in Kitwancool, B.c.
Image depicts the Battle Hill National Historic Site in Kitwanga, B.C.. The sign located there says: "The small knoll in the valley was a native fortress. Legends maintain that it was man-made: built to repel marauding coastal tribes. The hill was the scene of local tribal battles, and at one time was crowned with the defenders' buildings. Known as Dhawdezp, the unique mound is a prominent feature in the legends and history of the Indian people."
Photograph depicts a summer barbeque with Barry McKinnon, Joy McKinnon, David Phillips, and others.
Photograph depicts a summer barbeque with Barry McKinnon, Joy McKinnon, David Phillips, and others.
File contains two letters to Eleanor Crowe concerning the printing and binding of her book dated June 22nd and October 9th 1978.
File contains one letter dated June 3, 1978 concerning the typesetting of a book by Ken Belford.
File contains concerning a possible reading at CNC, poetry and other personal matters; includes a newspaper clipping and Mr. Potts' curriculum vitae dated January 1972 and miscellaneous textual matter.
File contains one business letter dated February 28, 1978 requesting some of Mr. McKinnon's poems for the magazine Island.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Twelfth Key", including issue 1.
Item consists of transcript of interview with Prince George Librarian John Backhouse regarding the referendum for the proposed construction of a new city library.
Backhouse, JohnItem consists of transcript of interview with librarian John Backhouse conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding an upcoming referendum in Prince George for the proposed land settlement fund use to build a new library in Prince George.
Harkins, BobForest in background.
Handwritten notation included with photograph reads: “The ‘Beloved North,’ Skeena Riding (always)”.