File includes "In the Wake of the War Canoe" Chapter XX revisions and a note from donor Jean Whiffin on behalf of Joyce Collison regarding the revisions.
Small booklet containing handwritten notes of what appears to be a speech prepared by W.H. Collison on the topic of traditions and events he had been witness to along the northwest coast of British Columbia.
File consists of the following original items:
- Letter to G.G. Aitken from K.F. McCusker (Jan. 9, 1934)
- Letter to G.G. Aitken from K.F. McCusker (June 20, 1934)
- Letter to G.G. Aitken from K.F. McCusker (May. 9, 1938)
- Certificate no. 484 bestowed upon Knox Freeman McCusker enabling him to be admitted as an Articled Pupil with the Dominion Lands Surveyors. (Feb. 22, 1909)
File contains slides and photos pertaining to the history of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station and the community.
File contains timber sale contracts and related correspondence between the Department of Lands and the Northland Spruce Lumber Company.
File contains photocopies of timber sale contracts and general correspondence regarding timber sales between the Department of Lands and Forests and surrounding mills of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
File contains a 1920 British Columbia Liberal government election platform pamphlet entitled "A Brief Record of the Oliver Government".
File contains trail guide brochures, a 1931 original copy of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station statement of its purpose and development, and other forest related brochures and books.
File contains reports and essays on certain research projects ranging from the year 1924 to 1984. The topics of these research projects include cutting methods, guidelines for marking techniques, and scarification.
File contains 1998 proposals and other correspondence between the Ministry of Forests and the Aleza Lake Steering Committee regarding the future management of the Aleza Lake Research Forest.
File consists of documents, radiograms, and correspondence regarding various administrative issues ranging from costs, living conditions, timber sales, research projects, and queries from the public. Much of this correspondence is between Tim Decie, Forester in Charge of Aleza Lake, and R.P Silsbury, Head of the Research Division between the years of 1953 and 1967. Also included are contracts and receipts from 1964, documents regarding the closure of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station, and meeting minutes.
File contains photocopies of timber sale contracts and general correspondence between the Department of Lands and Forests and Northland Spruce Lumber.
File contains the 1929 Aleza Lake guestbook, a report on seeding, and photographs.
File contains articles and government publications on the results of research projects and policies regarding the Aleza Lake Experiment Station with years ranging from 1945 to 1992. Also included are a photocopied 1926 progress report, a 1967 management manual, and guides pertaining to trails and marking stands for cutting.
File contains handwritten notes, original diagrams, charts, studies, and black and white photos relating to Plot 108.
File contains original study data for Plot 102, and includes handwritten charts, tables and diagrams.
File contains photocopied measurement tables, handwritten ledger pages, and a photocopied report for plot 103.
File contains original study, measurements, and charts of plot 104.
File contains photocopies of data sheets and charts, handwritten ledger pages, and a photocopied study of plot 106.
File contains photocopied study, handwritten loose ledger pages, and photocopied data sheets for plot 107.
File contains photocopies of original study, loose handwritten ledger notes, and measurement charts relating to Plots 112 and 113.
File contains photocopied data report and measurements, and handwritten tables and graphs.
File contains handwritten and photocopies of measurement charts, and a photocopy of the the related study for Plot 118.
File contains photocopied and handwritten data listing reports, and a photocopy of the related study for Plot 119.
File contains original loose handwritten ledger pages and data charts, and the original related reports for Plot 120.
File consists of general correspondence concerning various administrative issues and the transfer of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station, newspaper articles, memoranda containing the general history of the Experiment Station, diagrams of timber sales, 1927 logging inspection reports, and an envelope containing biographical sketches of individuals involved in the early history of the Experiment Station.
File contains working plans from 1957, photographic records, and forecasted revenue records.
File contains Aleza Lake Research Forest weather records from 1927 to 1934 and 1928 to 1933.
File consists of the following articles and speeches written by Knox McCusker:
- "Reminiscences of Knox McCusker" (63 typewritten pages)
- "Back and Beyond the Peace" by K.McCusker (taken from the Toronto Star Weekly Saturday May 5, 1928) – retyped
- "The Alaska Highway" by Knox F. McCusker, D.L.S. (The Canadian Surveyor, July 1943)-photocopy
- Mr. McCusker's speech (5 pages)
- “Tropical Valleys of B.C.” (4 pages)
- "The president has called me an old old surveyor…" speech written by K. McCusker
- "In the early days of my career in the Surveying profession…" written by K. McCusker
File contains original handwritten notes and photocopied data listing reports for Plot 116.
File contains photocopies of measurement charts, and the report for Plot 115.
File contains handwritten measurements and charts for Plot 114.
File contains handwritten cross section book, original studies with handwritten measurement charts and black and white photos, loose pages of original correspondence, handwritten diagrams and measurement charts, loose handwritten tally sheets, black and white photographs, hand coloured plot diagrams, photocopies of aerial photographs, and original correspondence for Plot 160.
File consists of office files containing individual copies of General Orders # 311-317; records related to BC Police Training School 1937; Calvary Drill instruction; an additional copy of Index to General Orders Nos. 1 – 271; and short histories of the BC Provincial Police.
File consists of the following photocopied items:
- Letter to Mrs. J. Norman Henry from G.G. Aitken, Chief Geographer (May 22, 1935)
- Memorandum to Mr. F.H. Peters, Surveyor General (Topographical Survey of Canada) from R. W. Cautley, Acting Chief of Control Surveys (Dec. 17, 1931)
- Letter to Mr. F.H. Peters, Surveyor General from F.C. Green, Surveyor General (June 22, 1932)
- Letter to Mr. F.H. Peters, Surveyor General from Knox McCusker (Dec. 8, 1931)
- Letter to Mr. F.H. Peters, Surveyor General from Knox McCusker (Dec. 2, 1931)
- Letter to Mr. F.H. Peters, Surveyor General from Knox McCusker (Oct. 2, 1931)
- Letter to unknown recipient from J. Norman Henry (Oct. 15, 1931)
- Letter to K.F. McCusker from G.G.A. (G.G. Aitken?) Member on Geographic Board of Canada Representing B.C. (June 2, 1938)
- Letter to unknown recipient from Gwen McCusker (Sept. 5, 1944)
- Letter to Mrs. McCusker from Sgd. J. Clarke Williams on the occasion of the death of Knox McCusker (April 27, 1955)
File contains original handwritten metereological registers.
File contains a report, germination summaries, photocopies of permanent sample plot data charts, photocopies of logging inspection reports, maps, timber sales contracts, and related correspondence pertaining to Plot 45.
File contains a report, working copies of charts, and handwritten ledger pages of Plot 50.
File contains photocopied report, loose handwritten ledger pages, photocopies of handwritten notes and data listing reports for Plot 148.
File contains photocopied related report, loose handwritten ledger pages, and photocopies of handwritten notes and data listing reports for Plot 149.
File contains photocopy of related study, photocopied handwritten notes, loose handwritten ledger pages, and working copies of photocopied data report listings for Plot 150.
File contains handwritten tables and graphs of measurements of plots, photocopied reports, 9 black and white photos, and handwritten notes.
File contains photocopied working copy of data listings, loose handwritten ledger pages, and a photocopy of the original study for Plot 291.
File contains loose handwritten ledger pages, a photocopy of the original report, photocopied handwritten notes, and data report sheets for Plot 292.
File contains original studies, and black and white photos for Plot 104.
File contains timber sale contracts and logging inspection reports for Eagle Lake Sawmill from the Department of Lands and Forests.
File contains plot summaries of selected permanent sample plots, correspondence regarding field courses, records of management committee meetings from 1991 and 1990, documents and correspondence pertaining to the re-opening of the Aleza Lake Research Forest, partial cutting summaries, research proposals and studies, cost and revenues documents, a 1961 biography on Percy Barr, charts covering remeasurements of permanent sample plots, hand written correspondence from 1990 discussing the history of marking crews, and a brief history of the Aleza Lake Experiment Station.
File contains photocopies of timber sale contracts and general correspondence between Olson and Bjorklund Sawmills Limited and the Department of Lands and Forests.
File contains handwritten germination summaries and measurements, charts, and the original study relating to Plot 111.