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Sessional Papers BC – Volume I – 1937 bound

“Scrapbook Perry Municipal Report 1921- 23”

• Perry as Honourable Speaker of the House – contains invitations, election writs, nomination letters, 1920s-30s. [Loose]

2 Sheets of PMT. Each sheet is 43.5 cm x 28 cm

• Sheet 1 – street view of Rupert Daily news; group photo; 3 people working at desks
• Sheet 2- one outside view; 5 inside views of presses, office, etc.

• Newsclippings

• Reports of the Post-war Rehabilitation Council, The Interim Council (1943) and Supplementary Report (1944). C.2

• Reports of the Post-war Rehabilitation Council, The Interim Council (1943) and Supplementary Report (1944). C.1

• Report on Proposed Iron & Steel Works for Dept of Mines, BC, 1942.

• Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Educational Finance

• Message from the President of the United States transmitting the Report of the Alaskan International Highway Commission

Contains 2 identical cards (single layer, approx 13 ½ cm x 8 ½ cm), also contained a picture postcard of Tower House, Whitwick (sepia).

This file contains two promotional brochures regarding Prince George including:
"Prince George British Columbia: Canada: Shortest Route to Alaska Through Central British Columbia" and
"Prince George and District, British Columbia" compiled by The Prince George Board of Trade and Junior Chamber of Commerce. Includes graphics, business card advertisements, maps of Prince George and Cariboo Region.

Printed Materials found in file are:

• "The Churchill Tree:" Songs of War and Peace
• Provincial Elections Act

Published Material found within this file are:

• The North Pacific Planning Project: Report of Progress
• Statement of Government Policy: Outlined and Address Given by Honourable John Hart. February 3rd, 1943.
• Statement of Government Policy: Outlined and Address Given by Honourable John Hart. February 7th, 1949.
• Statement of Government Policy: Outlined and Address Given by Honourable John Hart. February 28th, 1946.
• Statement of Six Years Administration: Outlined and Address Given by Honourable John Hart. October 2nd, 1947. Copy 1
• Statement of Six Years Administration: Outlined and Address Given by Honourable John Hart. October 2nd, 1947. Copy 2
• Speech by Sir Richard McBride in the Moving Second Reading of The Pacific Great Eastern Bill
• Alaska Highway Report. Copy 1
• Alaska Highway Report. Copy 2
• House of Commons Debates. Vol LXV - no. 42
• Pacific Great Eastern Railway Land Grant, Chapter 39: "An Act to provide for the Granting of certain Public Lands in Aid of the Construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
• Peace River Land Recording Division
• Post War Economic Development of Alaska

“lists of persons entitled to vote in the Fort George Electorial District, June 1st 1937”

meeting notes and newsclippings

• Major Economic Problems Requiring Immediate Solution. Immigration Canada’s Way Out

• Summary of Recommendations Reports of the Post-war Rehabilitation Council

Series documents H.G.T. Perry's political activities primarily in British Columbia. They include his tenure as Mayor of Prince George (1917-1918; and 1920); as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort George (1920-1928 & 1933-1945); as Speaker (1933-1937)and Deputy Speaker (1924 to 1928) of the Legislative Assembly; as Minister of Education (1941- 45); and as Chairman of the Post-War Rehabilitation Council (1942-194?). This series is comprised of significant materials covering a wide range of topics related to Northern British Columbia (such as Northern BC political and economic developments); World War II and Post-War Rehabilitation and politics in British Columbia.

Types of records include: Speakers' Decisions (1877-1943) in the BC Legislative Assembly, memoranda, publications, reports, correspondence, advertisements, telegrams, resolutions, speeches, radio addresses, proposals, maps, plans, file notes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, ephemera, and postcards and WWII and Post-War Printed Material.

Plans/Brochures of Prince George

Photographs in this series document Perry's political career, his business enterprises and his familial connection with relatives in England. Other featured subjects include various transportation modes (ca. 1913) used in the BC Interior, as well as railroad and bridge construction in the same era.

Folders A-D: Folder A published articles on continued development of Alaska Highway c.1940s; Folder B: Correspondence from/to HGT Perry c.1923-c.1949 re proposed railway development, including correspondence from Mayor Alward, Premier John Oliver, Prince George Board of Trade; ;
Folder C: Misc Loose newsclippings Newsarticles: Alaska Highway News: April 28th, 1949. P. 1-8 ; Davidson Leader: September 27th, 1917. Saskatchewan Paper. Moved to 2002.7 O/S Box 19.
Folder D: Re Railway c. 1932 (connection to Peace River District) PGE. Fragile

• List of ‘Perry, H’ – as of Aug 16 1993. Contains 4 pages of Document Index