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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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”).

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.

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.

Consists of photograph albums and textual records created by the Kiwanis Club of Prince George.

Collection consists of 73 photographs featuring the construction of the John Hart Highway in Prince George, BC from 1945-1946. Images depict construction, machinery, workers, bunkhouses, persons, wildlife, and buildings all associated with this construction project around the Summit Lake region of the city.

Collection consists of 140 photographs pertaining to the life and pursuits of James Joseph Claxton over the course of sixty years. Subject areas identified within this collection include: quartz and placer mining in the Cariboo; Kingcome Village; the Royal Irish Contabulary; Roderick's Jewelers, New Westminster; the "M.S. Columbia III"; Kwakiutl petrographs in Fort Rupert; totem poles at Alert Bay; and the Salmon Arm Boy Scouts of Canada group.

The fonds consists of audio reels and dubbed audio cassettes of a radio programs hosted by Jack Carbutt at CKPG Radio in Prince George, and includes transcriptions in electronic and textual format. This collection has been divided into the following three series: "Audio Recordings" (2000.21.1); "Transcriptions" (2000.21.2); and "Miscellaneous Materials" (2000.21.3).

Collection consists of material resulting from Dr. Mike Evan's Island Cache Recovery Project Collection. Includes oral history interviews of former Island Cache (Cottonwood Island) residents on recording media (cassette and VHS) as well as transcripts of the oral histories. Also includes administrative records for the project and photocopies of background research material used for the project, such as Prince George city records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence.

Contains photographs generally depicting landscapes, water scenes, and views of towns on British Columbia's north coast. Includes images featuring sternwheelers and other boats, canneries, fisheries, and individuals. Locations depicted include Port Essington and Port Simpson (Lax Kw’alaams) in BC, Fort Wrangell in Alaska, and other unknown towns. Includes one photograph of a man named Max Lohbrunner, and many other images depicting unidentified individuals.

This photograph collection consists of 53 photographs featuring primarily Giscome with a few of Prince George. Subjects include the Eagle Lake Sawmill, Eagle Lake, Giscome townsite (including specific buildings and general road perspectives), Giscome School, Division II class photos (1950-51), and the Giscome School teacherage.

The Fred Jeffery Collection consists of three photograph albums comprising a total of 303 b&w photographs all dating from ca.1924-1933. The subject matter of these images consist primarily of the fishing industry, river & landscapes, salmon cannery images (housing, people, workers, machinery, boats) on the Nass River and North Pacific Coast. Notable are the photographs depicting indigenous (Nisga'a) people and places and Chinese and Japanese cannery workers. Identified canneries featured in these photographs include: Mill Bay Cannery, Namu Cannery, Klemtu Cannery, Shushartie Bay Cannery, Balmoral Cannery, North Pacific Cannery, Nass Harbour Cannery, Port Essington Cannery, Kitwanga Cannery, Port Nelson Cannery, Alert Bay Cannery, Dominion Cannery and ABC Co. Cannery. Photographs also include images of the Canadian Pacific Railway in both Vancouver and Sicamous, BC., as well as, images of the Legislative Assembly buildings in Victoria, the 1924 Special Service Squadron ships in Vancouver, early construction of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and town overviews of Yokohama, Japan (pre WWII).

Collection consists of the original typescript for the "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" book publication written by Russell R. Walker. "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" is a history of the early years of settlement in Fort George and Prince George. The book was published in 1972 by Lillooet Publishers Ltd. (Lillooet, B.C.) and printed by the Alaska Highway News (Fort St. John, B.C.). The manuscript is accompanied by original photographs, most of which were taken by the author, Russell Walker.

Fonds consists of original, silent 16mm reels that portray the natural, social and land use history of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin regions named the "Natural and Guiding History of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin Regions".

Possible locations that Al Elsey filmed include: Bella Coola, Bella Bella, Anahim Lake, Alert Bay, Nimpo Lake, Bulkey Valley, the Rainbow Mountains, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Dean River, Bella Coola River, Tchaha Lake, the Chilcotin region, the Ulkatcho Mountains, Lassard Lake, Fenton Lake, Atnarko River, Wells Gray Park, and Holt Homestead.