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File consists of material relating to Thomas Frederic Harper Reed who was a surveyor, Indian Agent, and telegraph operator in Telegraph Creek, Atlin, and Victoria. Materials include a summary titled "A Gentleman Adventurer" about Thomas Reed's life and career.

File consists of Audrey L'Heureux's manuscript entitled "Trail to Rail: Out of the Heart of British Columbia"; this is an abridged version of L'Heureux's master copy of the manuscript. The manuscript is a collection of 61 oral stories recorded by L'Heureux from early settlers of British Columbia. "Trail to Rail: Out of the Heart of British Columbia" is the first collection in a series of three publications titled "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins and Surveys and Gold". However, "Out of the Heart of British Columbia" was never published. The other two volumes of the "Trail to Rail" manuscript were later published under the title "From Trail to Rail" in 1989.

File consists of deleted content from Audrey L'Heureux's "Trail to Rails: Out of the Heart of British Columbia".

File consists of deleted content from Audrey L'Heureux's "Trail to Rails: Out of the Heart of British Columbia".

File consists of Audrey L'Heureux's manuscript entitled "Trail to Rail: Out of the Heart of British Columbia". The manuscript is a collection of 61 oral stories recorded by L'Heureux from early settlers of British Columbia. "Trail to Rail: Out of the Heart of British Columbia" is the first collection in a series of three publications titled "Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins and Surveys and Gold". However, "Out of the Heart of British Columbia" was never published. The other two volumes of the "Trail to Rail" manuscript were later published under the title "From Trail to Rail" in 1989.

Photograph depicts Trout Lake Johnny. The original photograph was from the collection of the uncle of G.S. Andrews.

File consists of material related to turbine transportation. Materials include newspaper clippings and a photocopied journal article.

File consists of material relating to University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). Materials include pamphlets, newsletters, a booklet, and a photocopied report. Highlights include:

• University of Northern British Columbia, "1992 Election The Candidates for the Chancellorship", 1992 (booklet)
• University of Northern British Columbia, "Update", 1991-1993 (newsletter)
• University of Northern British Columbia, "Quick Start", 1993-1994 (calendar)
• University of Northern British Columbia, "UNBC North to the Future Campaign", 1992 (photocopied report)
• University of Northern British Columbia, "Progress", 1992 (pamphlet)

File consists of material relating to the town of Vanderhoof. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, a manual, postcards, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Vanderhoof District Chamber of Commerce, "Vanderhoof", [198-?] (welcome par-folio)
• District of Vanderhoof, "Resource Manual", 1988 (booklet)
• District of Vanderhoof, "Vanderhoof and area", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• CO-OP, "50 Proud Years with Vanderhoof co-operative Association", 1994 (newsletter)
• Alcan Smelters and Chemicals, "Happy Birthday Vanderhoof", 1976 (newsletter)
• Yellowhead Highway 16, "Gateway to Alaska", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• District of Vanderhoof, "1st Memorial Church", [198-?] (booklet)
• Vanderhoof Chamber of Commerce, "In the Geographic Centre of Beautiful British Columbia", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• Nechako Neyenkut. Neyenkut Newsletter, [198-?]
• NorthWest Interior Region, "Enterprise North West British Columbia", 1986 (fact sheet)

File consists of newspaper clippings regarding Vanderhoof and its claims of being the geographical centre of the province of British Columbia.

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#10834 - View of Fort St. James, with Mount Murray in the distant background".

This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "#56538 - Copied from original watercolor in album by Mr. J.C. White, during Western Union Telegraph Expedition - 1865. Resembles terrain encountered in the Skeena area."

File consists of material relating to William "Billy" J. Rhimes (Rimes?), editor of the Nechako Chronicle newspaper. Materials include a manuscript titled "1918 in Vanderhoof by Billy Rhimes", as well as newspaper clippings.

File consists of material relating to William John "Wiggs" O'Neill, a riverboat pioneer. Wiggs began working on a Skeena River sternwheeler in 1898 and continued working on the river until the end of the steamboat era in 1911. He then moved to Smithers, where he operated the first power plant and owned an auto agency for 43 years. Materials include two books, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Highlights include:

• Wiggs O'Neill, "Steamboat Days on the Skeena River British Columbia", 1963 (book)
• Wiggs O'Neill, "Whitewater Man of the Skeena", 1960 (book)

File consists of material relating to women in Canada. Highlights include:

• Victoria Public Library, "Sisters! about women's issues", 1987 (pamphlet)
• Gillian Marie Loggy, "A Guide to the Writing of Women into the History of B.C.", 1975 (photocopied paper)
• Ministry of Women's Equality, Government of Canada, "Heritage Women's History Month", 1993 (booklet)

This reprint photograph depicts a 1945 Japanese war balloon chandelier with one bomb attached as well as Sergeant Smith east of Fort Babine beside the Japanese war balloon suspended in a tree.

File consists of research materials pertaining to a Japanese war balloon that was found east of Fort Babine. Includes a 1993 booklet by Captain Charles A. East entitled "White Paper: Japanese Balloons of World War Two". Also includes two reprints of 1945 photographs that depict the Japanese war balloon chandelier with one bomb attached as well as Sergeant Smith east of Fort Babine beside the Japanese war balloon suspended in a tree.

Photograph depicts the 1945 Japanese war balloon chandelier with one bomb attached suspended in a tree, east of Fort Babine.

Audrey Smedley L'Heureux writing, and journalism career spanned her editorship of the Nechako Chronicle (1964-1971), the Smithers Interior News (1974-1975), and the Alcan Ingot (1976-1977). Through her journalism experience, Audrey L’Heureux gained an interest in British Columbia history and began compiling her research into books.

This series consists of records relating to L'Heureux's writing, including book manuscripts, book reviews, and correspondence about publications. L'Heureux's "From Trail to Rail" book series was her most widely available publication. This series includes:

• "From Trail to Rail: Surveys & Gold, 1862 to 1904" published in 1987;
• "From Trail to Rail: Settlement Begins, 1905-1914" published in 1989; and,
• a third 1983 manuscript tentatively titled "From Trail to Rail: [Out of the Heart of British Columbia]" that was never published.
  Draft manuscripts for all three of these publications are included in this series, in both digital and print format. The series also includes research materials for Audrey L'Heureux's first book "Northern B.C. in Retrospect" which was published in 1979.

File consists of material relating to the Yukon Telegraph. Materials include newspaper clippings, correspondence, a magazine, pamphlets, a newspaper, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

• Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, Vol. 32 No. 2 , 1990
• Ministry of Lands, Parks, and Housing, "Provincial Parks of British Columbia Map", 1980 (pamphlet)
• Telegraph Trail Preservation Society, "Telegraph trail Hiking & Recreational Guide", [198-?] (pamphlet)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Atlin- Quesnel Telegraph Line", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Pack Train Atlin Quesnel Telegraph Line", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• BC Provincial Archives, "Cooking at Teamsters Camp Atlin Quesnel Telegraph Line", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
• Original photographic slides from 1981 depicting Sinkut Lake Ranch and Nulki Lake Resort south of Vanderhoof