File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a presentation on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway conducted by Kent Sedgwick. Includes a CD titled "GTP Talk" containing a recording of Kent Sedgwick's presentation on the Grand Trunk Pacific (Oct. 2010).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a railway article written by Kent Sedgwick entitled "The East Line Section of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Central British Columbia" (2010).
File consists of notes relating to the Millar Addition Elementary School.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the King George V Elementary School in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Heritage Designation of KGV School" typed letter from George Paul, City Manager to Secretary of the Heritage Commission (21 Apr. 1997). File also includes photographs depicting the exterior of the King George V school prior to its demolition (2005).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Island Cache Elementary School.
File consists of a clipping and a note relating to the Connaught Jr. Secondary School.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Woodpecker Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the Woodpecker School, weathered with the roof beginning to cave in (2001).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Stone Creek Elementary School. Also includes a photograph depicting the old Stone Creek School site (2001).
File consists of notes relating to the Pineview Elementary School.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Giscome School Elementary School.
File consists of notes relating to Hixon Elementary School (formerly Canyon Creek Elementary School). Also includes photographs depicting the old Canyon Creek School site (2001).
File consists of notes relating to the Cale Creek Elementary School.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Prince George Retired Teachers Association. Includes: "Kent Sedgwick's Information on Rural Schools" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (Feb. 2009); and "Help Save the History of Our Schools" pamphlet prepared by the Prince George Retired Teachers' Education Heritage Committee (Apr. 2004).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to rural schools in the Prince George region. Includes photographs depicting the first and second school buildings for the North Nechako school; one was sold and the other has been closed (2005).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Upper Fraser historical geography field trip for the BC Historical Federation by Kent Sedgwick. Includes photographs depicting a group from the BC Historical Federation standing outside at one of the East Line communities listening to a presentation by Kent Sedgwick and Greg Halseth (May 2003).
File consists of notes and typed documents relating to a field trip along the East Line for the Planning Institute of British Columbia.
File consists of a clipped article and a reproduction relating to a field trip to Lethbridge, Alberta. Includes "Lethbridge field trip" typescript document prepared by Kent Sedgwick for the field trip (1982).
Image depicts an old, boarded-up school building at an uncertain location.
Image depicts the school and teacherage located in Dome Creek, B.C.
Image depicts Upper Fraser Elementary School, after closure of town site. Map coordinates 54°06'54.4"N 121°56'16.6"W
Image depicts the Giscome bunkhouse in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts a group of individuals who appear to be examining a rock. It is possibly part of an educational trip.
Image depicts a large group of people examining the sediment layers in a rock face.
Image depicts a woman standing next to a model of a ship in glass case in what appears to be a museum. The location is uncertain.
Image depicts the Station Museum and the "Alberta Pool Elevators Ltd." building in Dawson Creek, B.C.
Image depicts stuffed wildlife exhibits inside the Station Museum in Dawson Creek, B.C.
Image depicts old machinery, at the Atlin Museum in Atlin, B.C.
File contains slides depicting the UBC Museum of Anthropology.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) 2001 Annual Conference, with the theme "A Planning Odyssey".
File consists of notes and printed emails relating to the British Columbia Historical Federation.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Kent Sedgwick's book chapter "Crossing the Divide Northern Approaches to New Caledonia" from the book "Simon Fraser's New Caledonia: A Geography of Northern B.C". published by the College of New Caledonia. Includes: typescript letter correspondence between Kent Sedgwick and J. Alistair McVey (Sept. 1992); "RE: Book on the Geography of Northern B.C" typescript letter from Jim Windsor to Kent Sedgwick (June 2002); and "BC Studies" typed letter from Cole Harris to Kent Sedgwick (24 Jan. 2001).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Kent Sedgwick's book "Giscome Chronicle: The Rise and Demise of a Sawmill Community in Central British Columbia, 1912-1976". Includes various printed email correspondences regarding copies of "Giscome Chronicle"; and "New book explores Giscome's history" clipped article from the Prince George Citizen newspaper (18 Dec. 2008).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the local history project done by June Chamberland and her book "From Broadaxe to Clay Chinking: Stories about the Pioneers in and around the Prince George area" winning the Jeanne Clarke history award. The book includes a chapter "Introduction to Early Agricultural Settlement in the Prince George Area" by Kent Sedgwick. Includes a CD titled "June photos" containing photographs depicting interviewees of the project (2003).
File consists of a typed document of Rhys Pugh's thesis entitled "The Newspaper Wars in Prince George, B.C., 1909-1918" (noted by Sedgwick as the second version) and printed emails.
File consists of typed documents titled "The Prince George Writings of Kent Sedgwick" by Kent Sedgwick, and includes "The Land of Sunshine, Warm Days, and Cool Nights: Early Agricultural Settlement in the Prince George Area,"; "Prince George as a Central Place"; "A New Historical Framework for New Caledonia,"; "The Salmon River Portage," "Dr. George in the Central Interior,"; "Chala-oo-chick Revisited,"; "Connaught Hill Park,"; "A Brief History of Cottonwood Island,"; and "Some comments on the Cottonwood Island Park Designation of the Official Community Plan".
Series contains material created during Kent Sedgwick’s teaching appointments at the College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia. He held a position as a Geography Instructor at CNC from 1970 until 1983 and did frequent guest lectures at UNBC until he became an adjunct professor from 2003 until 2009. He conducted guest lectures and taught course on historical geography and local history. The files primarily consist of lectures, notes, and correspondence between Sedgwick and the institutions.
Image depicts the Woodpecker School building.
Image depicts the old school in Woodpecker, B.C.
Image depicts the old Woodpecker School.
Image depicts the old Woodpecker School.
Image depicts the old Myatovic schools.
Image depicts the old Myatovic schools.
Image depicts the old Kamloops Residential School which operated until either 1977 or 1978 before becoming part of the Secwepemc Musem in 1982.
Image depicts an old, boarded up school, possibly the Central Fort George Traditional School in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts the Hixon School building in Hixon, B.C.
Image depicts the teacherage for the Salmon School, located in the Prince George vicinity.
Image depicts the teacherage for the Salmon School, located in the Prince George vicinity.
Image depicts the Prince George Public Library from 7th Ave.
Image depicts an old log building in Fort St. James; the sign on it reads "Clerk's Living Quarters, Later Used as Fort St. James First School."
Image depicts the old school in Woodpecker, B.C.