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World War II Polar Bear Training Exercise Photograph Collection
2019.11 · Collection · 1945

These photographs were taken by an unknown photographer from Department of National Deference Public Relations (Pacific Command) during the 1945 Polar Bear Exercise. This exercise was held in northern British Columbia in February and March 1945, using some 1,150 soldiers of the 6th Division. The intent of the exercise was to test the effects of "wet cold" conditions on military men and material. The scenario for the Polar Bear Exercise was that: "Action will be based on reports of a Japanese force having been landed at Bella Coola from submarines, having rendered useless RCAF installations at Bella Bella, and giving positive indication that this force is composed in great part of construction personnel with a comparatively small protective element; the assumption being that it will try to construct a useable road from Bella Coola to permit movement inland of a larger fighting force to follow at some later date". The exercise itself was conducted in three overlapping phases. Between 12 February and 5 March the force moved from Prince George to Anahim Lake, chiefly using an array of motor transport but with some pack horses. The second phase ran from 4 March to early April. This was a series of marches from Anahim Lake to Bella Coola and return; a secondary force of 19 men split off from the main body and, travelling by snowmobile and snowshoe, traversed the Rainbow Mountains to Bella Coola; on the return march this detachment was increased to 120 men and dubbed "Y" Force. The third phase was removal of all troops by vehicle from Anahim Lake to Williams Lake. These photographs are believed to document the return from Bella Coola.
Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection
2023.8 · Collection · 1942-1972

Willard Freer, a packer and guide in remote northern BC, kept a daily diary from 1942 to 1975 that provides a detailed record of life in northern BC and southern Yukon Territory. This collection consists of digital replicas of Willard Freer's diaries from 1942 to 1975, along with accompanying transcripts created by Jay Sherwood, who authored a book about Freer's life.

Excerpts describing the Freer Diaries from "Kechika Chronicler: Willard Freer's Northern BC & Yukon Diaries, 1942-1975" by Jay Sherwood (2023), pages 14-17:

In a letter that [Willard Freer] wrote in 1935, he stated that he had started keeping a diary when he left home. Unfortunately, his early diaries have been lost. In the summer of 1939, while Freer was away working, the BC Provincial Police investigated his neighbour Frank "Shorty" Weber as a suspect in a local murder. The police seized Freer's diaries from his trapping cabin as potential evidence. Freer wrote to the police requesting the return of his diaries, but he never received them. Fortunately, Freer had made copies of his diaries for the summers of 1932 and 1934. His diary for 1934 is particularly important because he was a member of the Bedaux Expedition.

Freer's existing diaries begin in the spring of 1942, when he was still living in the Ingenika River valley, and continue until 1975. The notebook for 1950 and 1951 is missing, and the January to September 1961 section has been removed. ...
Throughout his adult life, Freer wrote a daily journal. The entries are usually brief and direct, with minimal philosophizing. They are often repetitive, describing daily routines. However, the cumulative narrative of Freer's diaries provides a rare look into the history of one of British Columbia's most remote areas.

The pantheon of people recorded in Freer's diaries include many notable individuals who lived and worked in the Kechika River valley and along the Alaska Highway. Willard's journals provide details about specific events in the lives of these people. There are many references to the famous bush pilots Stan Bridcut and George Dalziel. He notes several prospectors who are well-known in northern BC and Yukon.

Willard's work involved extensive travel through northern BC and Yukon. His diaries provide details about the locations he visited. In particular, Freer kept an important record of travel on the Davie Trail between Fort Ware and Lower Post. For every overnight trip he made, Freer recorded the campsite he used, and the amount of time he spent travelling each day.

During the 1940s and 1950s, the Kaska and Kwadacha Tsek'ene still followed their traditional yearly rounds in the Kechika drainage. Freer's diaries detail the lives and routines of numerous Indigenous people over many years. Some of them are mentioned over a hundred times in Freer's diaries. By all accounts, Willard had good relationships with the Indigenous people. In the remote northern BC and Yukon region, where there were few people, working co-operatively was important.

Willard lived and worked at Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch during most of the 1940s and at intervals in the 1950s, so his journals provide considerable information about Skook and life at the ranch.
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Freer's diaries contain considerable information about daily life in the lodges along the Alaska Highway.
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Freer was involved in many important projects in northern BC and Yukon. He was a member of the famous 1934 Bedaux Expedition. Freer was a packer for BC and federal government survey crews for several summers; worked on the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey for four years; was employed on Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) crews for several years; and spent three field seasons on the BC government's Forest Inventory program. Willard also packed for a couple of large mining exploration companies and was a hunting guide for Robin Dalziel and other guide outfitters.

Freer's diaries can also be used to monitor events like the weather and snowfall. In the winter, when he lived at Skook's ranch or at his cabin, he recorded the temperature in the morning, at midday, and in the evening. He also noted snowfalls. Willard recorded the date that the Kechika froze over in the fall, and when the ice melted off the river in the spring. He also noted his first observations of birds in the spring.
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The diaries of Willard Freer, which chronicle over thirty years of life in northern BC, are a unique account, providing a gateway to many of the people who lived there and some of the important events that occurred.

 Freer, Willard Melvin
Vivien Lougheed Collection
2019.08 · Collection

Consists of records created or collected by Vivien Lougheed in relation to her book "Sidetracked: The Struggle for BC's Fossils" (2011). Includes printed emails, clippings, background research material, and a copy of the book.
Vivian Antoniw Collection
2004.18 · Collection · ca. 1950 - ca. 1970

The Vivian Antoniw Collection consists of textual and photographic materials including Antoniw’s graduate thesis research work c.1960 on Northwest Coast totem poles, particularly near Hazelton, Kitimaat area. Materials include textual records, thesis, photographs, slides, artistic sketches by Antoniw and grey literature related to Northwest Coast art.

 Antoniw, Vivian
Virginia Anderson Collection
2002.08 · Collection

Consists of 2 hand-written manuscripts and over 100 photographic images and miscellaneous items left to George Baldwin by Virginia Anderson, a former client.
Viksten collection
2012.12 · Collection · [ca. 1951]

Collection consists of digitized home videos created by the Viksten family. The videos include scenes of Horsefly Lake and the Williams Lake Stampede.
Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project Collection
2017.6 · Collection · 1999-2002

The Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project was conducted by UNBC faculty and a team of researchers between 1999 and 2002. The lead researchers were Aileen Espritiu, Gail Fondahl, Greg Halseth, Debra Straussfogel, and Tracy Summerville. The project resulted in the creation of 93 oral history records and their transcripts. Participants included regional forest industry executives, politicians (including former MLA Ray Williston, local mayors and Fraser Fort George Regional District representatives), forest industry workers, and former and contemporary Upper Fraser community residents. The oral histories document the rise, consolidation and demise of the forestry-based settlements along the Upper Fraser River between 1915 and 2000.
UNBC Labour Action Ephemera and Art Collection
2019.15 · Collection · Nov. 2019

Growing collection of strike ephemera from students, CUPE staff, and faculty members at UNBC. Collection includes picketing signs, strike buttons, photographs, art, and videos from pickets and UNBC Faculty Association events during the 2015 and 2019 strikes, as well as posters and other ephemera from the UNBC Occupiers group.
UNBC History Collection
1993.1 · Collection · 1988-2026

Collection consists textual material, objects, and ephemera related to the history of the University of Northern British Columbia.

 University of Northern British Columbia
UNBC History Audio Recording items
1992.11 · Collection · 1991 - 1991

Fonds consists of 4 audio recordings of interviews related to the opening of the University of Northern British Columbia, including Jean Forsythe, Russ Clinton, John Chapman, and Charlie Lasser. All were interviewed by T. Cattell.
UNBC Department of Social Work Collection
2008.14 · Collection · 1994

Consists of 3 video cassettes documenting the proceedings of the forum "Social Work from the Periphery: The Social Work Community Consultation at the University of Northern British Columbia" (Nov. 24 and 25, 1994).

 UNBC Department of Social Work
UNBC Department of English Collection
2006.37 · Collection · 2005

Consists of:

  • An issue of George Street Letters, July/August 2005
  • A programme from the UNBC Aboriginal Writers and Storytellers Festival, September 2005
  • Three posters for “The Writing Way up North: A Symposium on Northern BC Writing"
  • Two posters for “Brian Fawcett ‘The Northern BC Rules’.” March 29 2005
  • Textual Materials related to Brian Fawcett’s public lecture from March 29, 2005 at UNBC with presentations by UNBC students and faculty
UNBC Bookstore Collection
2017.08 · Collection · 1994-1996

Consists of photograph albums depicting UNBC Bookstore events, products, and staff.
Tumbler Ridge Electric Railway Collection
2011.18 · Collection · [between 1980 and 1985]

Collection includes approximately 940 slides taken during the construction of the Tumbler Ridge Electric Railway during the early 1980s. Locations include the Anzac siding, the BC Rail Stuart subdivision, the Chetwynd subdivision, the Parsnip River area, Quintette, the Table River area, railway pipeline crossings, and the Wolverine River area, among others.
Torajiro Sasaki Collection
2023.10 · Collection · July 1952

This 16mm film of Eagle Lake Sawmills was produced by Torajiro Sasaki in July 1952, likely commissioned or with permission from the sawmill owners, the Spurs. The film depicts logging and sawmilling operations at the Eagle Lake Sawmill, as well as shots of the bunkhouses, exterior shots of the mill, and the beehive burner. Employees of the mill are shown at work. In 1952, Eagle Lake Sawmill used both machinery and horses in their operations.

 Sasaki, Torajiro
Tom Steadman Collection
2013.08 · Collection · [ca. 1985-2000]

Consists of five photograph albums and 19 photographs from the 1994 UNBC opening ceremony. Also includes a 1985 VHS recording of "The Prince George Strike Story".
Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection
2009.21 · Collection · 1932-1946

Subject areas identified in this collection include: church and hospital buildings (including nurses quarters); group photos featuring doctors, nurses, and hospital workers; grave markers; landscapes; processing of oolichan fish; and various church-related events such as weddings and church openings.

 Thomas Crosby Mission Ships
Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection
2009.5 · Collection · 1899-1959

This Collection consists of photographs documenting early development of the Central Interior including such subjects as: homesteading, railway construction, packing & freighting, modes and routes of transportation, schools, mercantile development, leisurely activities, sports, natural resource development and exploitation, political movements, town-site development and policing. This collection also provides a look at history of the Taylor-Baxter Family - a long time pioneering family of this region, including: A.K. & Lillian Bourchier; Hugh & Hermina "Minnie" (nee Wessel) Taylor and family; Herbert & Sarah (nee Wessel) Glassey; and Bob & Violet (nee Taylor) Baxter and family.
Stuart Lake Photograph Collection
2004.6 · Collection · [between 1920 and 1940]

Collection consists of one photograph album containing 28 photographs featuring images of landscapes and water views; fishing scenes; structures; automobiles; persons; Hudson's Bay Company posts; First Nations and wildlife in and about the Stuart Lake area.
Stowell Forestry Collection
2022.03 · Collection · 1933, 1953-2001

Collection consists of records created and collected by Robert "Bob" Stowell (1922-2018) and his son Bill Stowell over the course of their careers in the British Columbia forestry industry.

Bob Stowell spent the majority of his 50+ year forestry career with The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. in Prince George, BC as their Woodlands Manager between 1965-1991. Bob Stowell's records from The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. include photographs, company histories, speeches, memoranda, correspondence, reports, and news clippings.

Bill Stowell worked for numerous forestry companies across British Columbia over the course of his forestry career (1977-2018). His collected material predominantly consists of forestry-related clippings from newspapers and periodicals, along with forestry-related publications like pamphlets, booklets, and reports. Represented among Bill Stowell's records are correspondence, memoranda, reports, and ephemera from Tolko Industries Ltd. and other various forestry companies.

 Stowell, Robert
Robert Ellison Photograph Album Collection
2016.10 · Collection

Collection consists of:

  • Robert O. N. Ellison Photograph Album [29 x 21 x 7 cm] approximately 329 b/w vernacular and some commercial images depicting the activities, travels, work connections of Robert O. N. Ellison who was involved in building the Alaska Highway, Alcan Highway and the Canol Road. Includes a group of 9 related loose photos.
  • Sketch presumably of Robert O. N. Ellison [35 x 42 cm]Signed by artist, Wendy July, 1972
  • Identification Cards & Envelope:
  • U.S. Army Air Forces Edmonton Airbase Identification Card 1945 [9.5 x 6.5 cm]
  • Social Security Account number Seattle, Washington[8.5 x 4.5 cm]
  • Driver’s Permit
  • The Alaska Railroad Employee’s Certificate of Watch
  • Railroad Employees Lodging Pass
  • Edmonton District Coast Construction Co. Employee ID
  • United States Medical Certificate stamped by U.S. Immigration Vancouver, BC
  • U.S. Army Engineers Identification card with photo 1942
  • Handwritten envelope addressed to Mr. R. O. Ellison Keno Yukon Territory Canada, with Swedish postage stamps & return address
Richard Corless Funeral Ledger
2007.23 · Collection · 1916-01-01 - 1931-12-31

Richard (Dick) Corless came to Prince George in 1913 from England, where upon he became an undertaker and a car dealer. He operated his funeral home business at the corner of Quebec and Fourth Avenue in Prince George. All of the funerals that he performed were recorded in a ledger, including deaths by the influenza pandemic of 1918. Mr Corless transferred his business to Assman’s Funeral home in 1931 and his ledger remained with a family member who subsequently donated it to the BC Archives.

The Prince George Genealogical Society became aware of the ledgers’ existence, and a member viewed it in the BC Archives in Victoria. Because of its fragile condition it was not suitable for photocopying; however, the BC Archives considered that it might be eligible at some point for micro-filming.

In July 2007 the Corless Ledger, was transferred from BC Archives to the Northern BC Archives and Special Collections at UNBC. Subsequently, this ledger was digitized and these images were lent to the Prince George Genealogical Society for transcription.

This funeral ledger consists of significant information on deaths in Prince George, BC, from the years 1916 to 1931. The ledger contains personal information regarding individuals who have died, including their name, cause of death, age, residence, ethnicity and the date of their death.
Red Rock Community History Project Collection
2001.35 · Collection · 2001

Collection consists of 17 oral histories, and transcripts generated for the Living Landscapes Red Rock Community History Project and copies of photographs. Recordings by Lorita Doudiet; Doris Holzworth; Torben Lindstrom; John Marcoll; Kate Marcoll; Eric Patterson; Bill and Mary Payne; Tom Payne; John Ryser; Mabel Rutherford; Margaret Shatzko; Krystyna Simpson and Marge Slater.

 Northern BC Archives & Special Collections
Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection
2002.1 · Collection · 1887-1999

The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.

The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.

The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:

1) Canadian National Railway
2) Grand Trunk Railway
3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
6) Intercolonial Railway
7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
8) PGRFM
9) Photographs
Prince George Newspaper Collection
2009.24 · Collection · 1910-1956

Consists of miscellaneous issues of early Prince George newspapers, newspaper purchase agreements, and transfer of ownership documentation. Includes the following newspaper issues:

Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 31-Dec-1910
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 9-Dec-1911
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 7-Aug-1914
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 2-Jan-1915
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 16-Jan-1915
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 8-Jan-1916

Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 6-Nov-1909
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 23-Sep-1911
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 16-Mar-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 28-Sep-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 16-Nov-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 23-Nov-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 12-Jul-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 2-Aug-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 9-Aug-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 13-Sep-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 4-Oct-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 28-Mar-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 18-Apr-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 20-Jun-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 27-Jun-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 25-Jul-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 7-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 14-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 21-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 28-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 16-Jan-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 23-Jan-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 30-Jan-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 15-May-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 22-May-1915

Prince George Post 16-Jan-1915
Prince George Post 23-Jan-1915
Prince George Post 19-May-1915

Prince George Daily News (flyer from) 18-Oct-1913
Prince George Daily News 1-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 2-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 3-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 4-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 5-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 7-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 8-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 9-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 10-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 11-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 12-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 14-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 15-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 16-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 17-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 18-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 19-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 21-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 22-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 23-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 24-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 25-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 26-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 28-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 29-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 30-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 22-Sep-1915
Prince George Daily News 14-Dec-1915
Prince George Daily News 22-Dec-1915
Prince George Daily News 31-Dec-1915
Prince George Daily News 8-Jan-1916

Prince George Star 21-Apr-1916
Prince George Star 25-Apr-1916
Prince George Star 28-Apr-1916
Prince George Star 2-May-1916
Prince George Star 5-May-1916
Prince George Star 9-May-1916
Prince George Star 12-May-1916
Prince George Star 16-May-1916
Prince George Star 19-May-1916
Prince George Star 23-May-1916
Prince George Star 26-May-1916
Prince George Star 2-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 9-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 13-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 20-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 23-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 27-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 4-Jul-1916
Prince George Star 3-Nov-1916
Prince George Star 21-Nov-1916
Prince George Star 28-Nov-1916
Prince George Star 29-Dec-1916
Prince George Star 2-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 5-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 9-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 10-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 12-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 16-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 26-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 2-Feb-1917
Prince George Star 6-Feb-1917
Prince George Star 2-Mar-1917
Prince George Star 30-Mar-1917
Prince George Star 13-Apr-1917
Prince George Star 15-May-1917

Prince George Leader 4-Mar-1921
Prince George Leader 15-Apr-1921
Prince George Leader 15-Mar-1923

Prince George Citizen 9-Mar-1916
Prince George Citizen 8-Apr-1916
Prince George Citizen 12-Apr-1916
Prince George Citizen 1-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 5-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 14-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 16-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 29-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 13-Apr-1917
Prince George Citizen 13-Sep-1918
Prince George Citizen 20-Dec-1918
Prince George Citizen 7-Jan-1919
Prince George Citizen 10-Jan-1919
Prince George Citizen 10-Dec-1919
Prince George Citizen 31-Dec-1919
Prince George Citizen 14-Jan-1920
Prince George Citizen 29-Oct-1920
Prince George Citizen 9-Nov-1920
Prince George Citizen 15-May-1920
Prince George Citizen 22-May-1924
Prince George Citizen 5-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 5-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 12-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 19-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 26-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 3-Jul-1924
Prince George Citizen 10-Jul-1924
Prince George Citizen 17-Jul-1924
Prince George Citizen 18-Sep-1924
Prince George Citizen 22-Jan-1925
Prince George Citizen 16-Apr-1925
Prince George Citizen 14-May-1925
Prince George Citizen 25-Jun-1925
Prince George Citizen 9-Jul-1925
Prince George Citizen 16-Jul-1925
Prince George Citizen 30-Jul-1925
Prince George Citizen 3-Sep-1925
Prince George Citizen 18-Sep-1925
Prince George Citizen 16-Dec-1926
Prince George Citizen 14-Nov-1929
Prince George Citizen 26-Jun-1930
Prince George Citizen 10-Jul-1930
Prince George Citizen 17-Jul-1930
Prince George Citizen 24-Jul-1930
Prince George Citizen 24-Nov-1937
Prince George Citizen 14-Jun-1945
Prince George Citizen 20-Sep-1945
Prince George Citizen 26-Aug-1948
Prince George Citizen 17-Feb-1949
Prince George Citizen 3-Mar-1949
Prince George Metis Elders Oral History Project Collection
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
Prince George Historical Photograph Collection
2010.13 · Collection · 1910 - [ca. 1950]

Collection contains photographs depicting community life in Prince George, B.C. Images depict holiday events, sports teams, government buildings, businesses (hotels, banks, retail, newspaper office), riverboats, railroad construction, fishing, a cemetery, street scenes, aerials, and landscapes. Also includes photos taken outside of the Prince George vicinity including Prairie Creek, Thomas Creek and Barkerville, B.C.
Prentiss Gray Collection
2000.19 · Collection · 1926 - 1932

Collection consists of 760+ images in 3 photo albums depicting Gray's travels throughout Northern BC and Alberta and 6 computer discs consisting of digital copies of these photographs.
Pinchi Lake Photograph Collection
2014.11 · Collection · 1942-1944

Collection consists of 154 black & white photographs of the Pinchi Lake B.C. area (approximately 25 km northwest of Fort St. James B.C.) dated c. 1942 – c. 1944. Many of the photographs depict a pet bear named "Stinky". Individuals depicted include James Stewart MacRae; Margaret Helen MacRae (nee Breeze); Jack Whittall; Stu McRae; Phyllis Whittall; Russ Baker; Kay Mason; and Isabel MacKay.
Phipps-Mackenzie Collection
2004.1 · Collection · ca.1920 - ca.1990

Types of materials comprising this collection include: 2 journals, 2 newspaper articles, personal documents, 398 photographs, 2 plans, 2 autograph books, 2 wallets. Textual Series includes 1 diary and partial drafts of diary entitled "Diary of the Charles E. Bedaux Tractor Expedition from Edmonton to Telegraph Creek 1934" and a notebook by A.H. Phipps entitled "A.H. Phipps Memoirs of the Charles E. Bedaux Sub-Artic Expedition of 1934". Reports have been digitized and are accessible on the Archives Digital Collections website.

 Phipps, Alfred Hugh
Peace River Expedition Photograph Album
2004.14 · Collection · 19 August 1927 - 31 August 1927

This collection consists of 1 photo album originally belonging to Sydney E. Junkins which contains 23 photographs and 4 large folding maps which depict Hon. Dr. King and party's trip down the Peace River from 19 to 31 August 1927. Includes a hand-written and typed copy of "Peace River Trip" itinerary for a subsequent trip 8-15 September 1927.
Paul Zanette Collection
2011.15 · Collection · 1991-1994

Consists of 11 bound reports regarding the conceptual plans and tender documents for the University of Northern British
Columbia circa 1991-1994.
Parker Photograph Collection
2011.13 · Collection · [between 1910 and 1930]

The photographs depict the geographic areas of Stewart, BC, Boundary Pass, Nelson River, Bitter Creek Glacier, Portland Canal, Red Cliff and Bear Creek; as well as the ships “Camosun” and “S.S. Prince George.” Types of subjects identified in this collection include: community life, surveying, mining and transportation (i.e. dog-sledding, horse and buggy, and the Portland Canal Short Line Railway “P.C.S.L. Rlwy”).
Parker Bonney Photograph Collection
2003.13 · Collection · [after 1909]

Consists of two photograph albums that illustrate Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.

 Bonney, Parker
Pacific Great Eastern Railway Region Photograph Collection
2020.08 · Collection · [between 1905 and 1926]

This collection consists of photographs and "real photo" postcards that depict the construction and operation of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line, communities nearby the railway line, and regional geography of areas adjacent to the PGE line.
Pacific Great Eastern Railway Film Collection
2017.5 · Collection · 1951-1971

Collection consists of three original color film reels that compile footage clips from various dates. Subjects include the following:

Premier W.A.C. Bennett on the PGE Railway:

  • Vancouver to Prince George Trip with Premier Bennett, 1958
  • Fort St. James Opening of Line with Premier Bennett, 1 August 1968
  • Opening of Squamish Car Shop with Premier Bennett, 1970
  • Fort Nelson Opening of Line with Premier Bennett, September 1971
  • First Revenue Train South from Fort Nelson with Premier Bennett, 1971

    PGE Track Inspection and New Construction:

  • V-8 PGE Track Inspection
  • V-10 PGE Track Inspection
  • V-10 Track Inspection
  • Fort Nelson South to Fort St. John, October 1971
  • Cariboo, Williams Lake Stampede, and PGE Track Inspection

    Seton Lake:

  • Seton Portage Steam Train Wreck Recovery, 1 April 1954
  • Open Air Passenger Cars riding along Seton and Anderson Lake
  • Budd Car from Shalath and Seton Lake to Kelly Lake
  • Budd Car running along Seton Lake
Over the Edge Newspaper Society Collection
2005.5 · Collection · 1993-

This collection consists a nearly complete collection of issues of the UNBC student newspaper "Over the Edge" dating from its first newsletter type issue from 1993 onwards. This includes the first volume of the bi-monthly complimentary arts magazine "Edge".

Issues contain articles, photographs, letters, and editorials dealing with university life, politics on campus and university events, entertainment and news. As well, local Prince George events and some national and international events pertaining to student life are also included.

Missing issues: v.2 i.5 (Nov. 1995); v.5 i.11 (Feb. 1999); v.9 i.11 (Feb. 2003); v.9 i.12 (Mar. 2003)
Northern Land Use Institute Collection
2006.40 · Collection · 2003

Consists of the following video recordings:

2006.40.1 The BC Offshore: Pacific Issues, Atlantic Lessons. Nova Scotia: 1 / Total Running Time: 5 hours [2 VHS tapes]
2006.40.2 The BC Offshore: Pacific Issues, Atlantic Lessons. Nova Scotia: 2 / Total Running Time: 5 hours [2 VHS tapes]
2006.40.3 The BC Offshore: Pacific Issues, Atlantic Lessons. Nova Scotia: 3/ Total Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes [2 VHS tapes]
2006.40.4 The BC Offshore: Pacific Issues, Atlantic Lessons. Newfoundland: 1 / Total Running Time: 5 hours 55 minutes [1 VHS tape]
2006.40.5 The BC Offshore: Pacific Issues, Atlantic Lessons. Newfoundland: 2 / Total Running Time: 4 hours [2 VHS tapes]
2006.40.6 The BC Offshore: Pacific Issues, Atlantic Lessons. [1 VHS tape]
2006.40.7 UNBC – [Defuel] – Nov. 1, Tape #1 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.8 UNBC – [Defuel] – Nov. 1, Tape #2 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.9 UNBC – Dr. Jon Lien, Arnold’s Cove, Oct. 31/03, Tape 1 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.10 UNBC – Arnold’s Cove, Oct. 31 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.11 UNBC – Tape #1 Oct. 30 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.12 UNBC – Tape #2 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.13 UNBC – Tape #3 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.14 UNBC – Tape #4 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.15 UNBC – Tape #5 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.16 UNBC – Tape #6 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.17 UNBC – Tape #7 Oct. 30 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.18 UNBC – Tape #8, Oct. 30 [1 Panasonic DVCPRO videocassette]
2006.40.19 Tape 1 – Offshore Oil & Gas Eastcoast Tour: Gardner Pinfold Consulting, Michael Gardner, 27/10/03 [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.20 Tape 2 – Gardner Pinfold Consulting, Michael Gardner, 27/10/03 [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.21 Tape 3 – Fisherman & Scientist Research Society, Patty King [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.22 Tape 4 – Fisherman & Scientist Research Society, Patty King [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.23 Tape 5 – Fisherman & Scientist Research Society, Patty King continued; N.S. Ministry of Energy, Bernie MacDonald. [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.24 Tape 6 – N.S. Ministry of Energy, Bernie MacDonald. [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.25 Tape 7 – N.S. Ministry of Energy, Bernie MacDonald. [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.26 Tape 8 – Canadian N.S. Offshore Petroleum [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.27 Tape 9 – Canadian N.S. Offshore Petroleum [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.28 Tape 10 – Canada N.S. Offshore Petroleum continued; Ecology Action Centre [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.29 Tape 11 – Ecology Action Centre [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.30 Tape 12 – Ecology Action Centre continued; Offshore / Onshore Tech. Association of N.S. [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.31 Tape 13 - Offshore / Onshore Tech. Association of N.S. [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.32 Tape 15 – Lloyd Hines Tvuvo [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.33 Tape 16 – Lloyd Hines Tvuvo, Goldboro Gas Plant. [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.34 Tape 17 – Guysborough Town Municipality Office, Mayor & Staff [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.35 Tape 18 – Guysborough Town Municipality Office, Mayor & Staff [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.36 Tape 19 – Guysborough Town Municipality Office, Mayor & Staff [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.37 Tape 20 – Antigonish – N.S. Fishing Industry 29/10/03 [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.38 Tape 21 – Antigonish – N.S. Fishing Industry [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.39 Tape 22 – Antigonish – N.S. Fishing Industry [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
2006.40.40 Tape 23 – Antigonish – N.S. Fishing Industry [1 Maxell Professional B-30M BQ Betacam-SP]
Northern BC Archival Replica Access Collection
2012.11 · Collection · 1844-1935

Collection consists of reproduced archival material collected from other heritage institutions in order to facilitate regional access to records.
North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection
2011.3 · Collection · 1901 - [ca.1930]

A collection of postcard photographs of Port Essington BC, Port Simpson BC, Atlin, Quesnel, McBride, Hagwilget Village, Giscome, Likely, Kitwanga, Smithers, Prince Rupert BC, Prince (Fort) George BC Images depict street scenes, water scenes, community events, businesses, buildings, and aerials of the towns. Collection also depicts a number of Northern BC paddle wheelers.
Nedra Jane Paul Collection
2001.15 · Collection · 1964-1971

Fonds consists of the personal records of Nedra (Ginty) Jane Paul [b. ca.1920-d. 1990]. Personal records include the 1938 Lord Byng High School Annual, 2 teaching certificates, and 1 photograph. Paul worked as a teacher in the Chilcotin and Bella Coola regions of BC and the primary items of the collection are 8 recordings generated by her with members of First Nations Communities at Alkali, Red Stone, Kleena Kleene and Bella Coola from 1964-1971. There are 8 original audio reel to reel recordings (and 2 tapes which are copies of the recordings later created by P.J. Thomas, who accompanied Paul on the interviews). Recordings include stories and songs.

 Paul, Nedra Jane
Nechako Watershed Council (Dr. Richard Krehbiel) collection
2015.4 · Collection · 1987-2013, predominant 1996-2013

Fonds consists of records to the Nechako Watershed Council. These records were created and/or accumulated by Dr. Richard Krehbiel, who was a Nechako Watershed Council member.