File consists of material regarding railway collectibles ("Railroadiana"). Includes catalogues of collectibles for purchase and CNR memorabilia catalogues.
File consists of a publication by Barrie Sanford entitled "Railway by the Bay: 100 Years of Trains at White Rock, Crescent Beach, and Ocean Park, 1909-2009".
File consists of an excerpted chapter from "British Columbia and the United States" by Howay, Sage and Angus (published 1942). Chapter is entitled "Railway Building in British Columbia, 1871-1915".
File consists of a typescript document titled "Railway and Geological Surveys in North-central British Columbia during the 1870s" by Frank Leonard.
File consists of research material regarding train accidents in general and miscellaneous railway mishaps, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on locomotives lost in BC lakes and rivers; KVR wrecks; general rail safety; train collisions (including collisions at Edson and Hinton); the 1908 Fernie fire; train derailments (including derailments at Biggar, Prince George, and Kelly Lake), black boxes, and fire prevention.
File consists of research material regarding rails and track, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on tie plates and track fastenings, guard rails, KVR roadbeds and rails, descriptions of rail failures, track upgrades on the CNR North Line, concrete ties, grantlet track, track curvature, steel rail manufacture, and rail specifications. Also includes original reporting forms for rail failures.
File consists of an original copy of Ron Meyer's "Railroading in British Columbia: A Bibliography" (2nd edition, 1993). The publication is B.C. Rail Guide No. 12.
File consists of Number 31 in the Sound Heritage Series, "Railroaders: Recollections from the Steam Era in British Columbia", by Robert D. Turner.
File consists of general research material regarding railway passengers. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about the decline in North American passenger traffic in the 1950s and 1960s, how conductors should deal with problematic passengers, passenger experiences, and fare ticketing.
File consists of general material regarding rail freight transport. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about L.C.L. (Less-Than-Carload) service, freight way bills, car loading statistics, freight customers in British Columbia, freight revenue, freight car pooling, the effect of the 2008 recession on freight traffic, and freight on short lines. Also includes a 1969 CN booklet of "Car Sealing Instructions" and a 2004 publication by Jeff Wilson entitled "The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks".
File consists of general material regarding rail ferries in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "British Columbia's Rail Water Services in 1968" (1969) by Davies; "Rail-Water Services in B.C., 1968" (2008) by Davies; "93 Years of Railway Ferries on San Francisco Bay" by James Holden; "Integration in the North" by George W. Hilton; "Legacy of a Rowboat... Foss - 'Always Ready'" by Foss Launch & Tug Company; "The Quebec Train Ferry of 1914" by S.S. Worthen; "Great Lakes Car Ferries: An Endangered Species" by George W. Hilton; and "Pacific Northwest Rail-Marine Bibliography" by John Teichmoeller. Also includes information about CNR's marine activities, GNR port service, railway links to Cape Breton Island, CN Alaska cruises, and earlier barge-slips (pre-1968).
File consists of a publication by Donald C. Lewis entitled "Rail Canada: PGE/BC Rail Diesels 1948 to 1981".
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of rail barges and ferry slips in British Columbia.
File consists of material regarding the rail-related aspects of livestock cartage. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about SPCA inspections, stock car accidents, shipping cattle and sheep by rail, weight of livestock, stockmen on trains, livestock loading, the last stock car shipment in Canada, stockyards, ranching in the southern interior plateau of British Columbia, hay feeding, other details relating to stock trains. Also includes a book chapter by David Davies entitled "Cowtown and Railcity" about Kamloops' connection with rail livestock cartage.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Radio Free Rain Forest". Includes an accompanying cassette tape.
File consists of Radio / TV Reports October 1996 to April 1997.
File contains letters to Brian Fawcett from Rachel Calder of Curtis Brown & John Farquharson, a literary agency in London, England. Includes letters relating to the company taking over the publication of his book, "Cambodia", and a letter noting the book, "Cambodia", is to be made into a theatre piece and a documentary film. Letters dated March 1 and March 21, 1989.
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: report. Notes: includes description of installation and costs.
File consists of R. Norman Jones Index of Personal Papers and Photographs. File includes copies of the above in print and on computer disks.
File consists of issues of the literary periodical entitled "Quun", a CNC newspaper, including volume 1 number 2 through volume 2 number 9.
File consists of transcript of an oral interview with Trelle Morrow regarding the architectural development of Quinson Elementary School.
File consists of an issue of "Quill & Quire" featuring a front page article by Brian Fawcett.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Quill & Quire. Includes a letter to Brian Fawcett from Lori McDougall, Senior Editor of Canada's magazine of books news and reviews called, " Quill & Quire". Letter dated April 15, 1993.
File consists of Quick Start 1993.
File consists of photographs of UNBC Quick Start.
File consists of newspaper clippings, a questionnaire, and notes related to the questionnaire.
Item is an original 1969 map depicting Quesnel in British Columbia, published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in Ottawa.
Item is an original 1966 map depicting Quesnel British Columbia, published by the Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources in Victoria.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Quesnel, Barkerville, and Wells. Includes: "An Historic Walk of Carson Avenue, Quesnel, B.C". pamphlet prepared by the Quesnel Branch Cariboo Historical Society (1990); "Wells, B.C". pamphlet by the Wells Historical Society (1980); "Cottonwood House Provincial Historic Park" pamphlet by the Province of British Columbia (1980); and vol. 1 of the Cariboo Gazette newspaper (2002). Also includes a map depicting Bowron Lake Park in British Columbia (1968).
File consists of photographs of UNBC Quesnel River Regional Campus.
File consists of documentation for E.P. 670.01.03.03 Quesnel Half-Sib Progeny Trial.
File consists of Queensland University Thesis: "Lifting the Blankets: The Transgenerational Effects of Trauma in Indigenous Australia" by Valerie Atkinson.
File consists of a contact sheet of photographs of the Queen's visit to UNBC.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1988.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1987.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1986.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1985.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1984.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1983.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1982.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1981.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1980.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1979.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1978.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1977.
File consists of research materials and notes on women faculty at Queens University, including handwritten notes, photocopied articles, photocopied archival materials, pamphlets, published materials, and related correspondence.
File consists of documents recording the founding, funding, explorations, and investments of the pioneering Queen Charlotte Islands General Development Company, Ltd. (London, England). Includes approximately 150 pages of manuscript and the following items of interest:
- "Memorandum and Articles of Association, London, 1911
- Notice of First General Meeting, 1912
- First and later minutes of meetings in Victoria, BC and elsewhere
- Extensive correspondence with their representatives in the Queen Charlotte Islands including mining surveyors
- Reports from Queen Charlotte Islands from their representatives at Cumshewa, Skidegate, and Alliford Bay
- Records regarding all aspects of financing the company
Most of the items date from 1912-1913, providing a very detailed account of the founding and aspirations of the company, and revealing the difficulties in doing business in the remote Queen Charlotte Islands. Also notably includes correspondence and reports from Henry Collison.
File consists of:
- 1961 Letter of appointment for Walter George Freshwater (1929-2014) to be Manager at the Queen Charlotte City branch of CIBC
- 1961 CIBC pamphlet for the Queen Charlotte City branch
- Queen Charlotte Islands Telephone Directory (15 April 1961)
- Queen Charlotte Islands Chamber of Commerce By-laws (ca. 1961)
File consists of a clipped article "The Backwoods Baronet and the Golden Spruce" by Dennis Bell from BC Motorist magazine and a map depicting Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). The map includes annotations in pen by Kent Sedgwick and the backside has a recreational directory for the area.
File consists of the self-published book "Queen Bea: Highlights of the Life of Bea Dezell".