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A collection of photographs of the early exploration exhibitions in the asbestos mountains area.

This file contains photograph from early construction of Cassiar Mine and townsite. Photographs were stapled to inter-office correspondence paper and sent with pages of photo descriptions. Photographs have been removed and rehoused, maintaining original order.

An assortment of photographs speculated to have been used for research purposes as Cassiar administration established the mine and the town.

Photographs of asbestos milling in Welshpool, Australia. Collection depicts the mazza machine, mixing plant, beam rollers, paper machine, asbestos feeder, asbestos store house, asbestos transport, bower separator, laboratory equipment, curling box rollers, pipe turning lathe, pipe flexural tester and pipe coupling multi parter.

Item is an original 1862 map depicting various gold regions of British Columbia published by Britton & Company, San Francisco.

File consists of two letters written by John McCormick to a friend describing his experiences in Barkerville and the gold mining conditions on Williams Creek.

The Church Missionary Intelligencer. New Series. 1 September 1873

Item is an original 1879 map depicting northern British Columbia and the Peace River Country, created by G.M. Dawson and published in Geological Survey of Canada Report B 1879-80.

File contains signed and sealed documents issued to W.H. Collison from the Church Missionary Society.

File consists of the 1904 edition of a textbook by N. Hawkins entitled "New Catechism of the Steam Engine with Chapters on Gas, Oil and Hot Air Engines".

The New Era (2 editions) :

• The New Era: the official magazine of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada. Vol. II, No. 4. Toronto: April 1904. (some annotations)
• The New Era: the official magazine of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada. Vol. III, No. 4. Toronto: April 1905. (some annotations)

Consists of bound letter book volume of outgoing correspondence generated by Chief Constable E.C. Simmons from 1904-1909. Includes in front of letter book an alphabetical index of surnames of the correspondence recipients.

File consists of an original 1909 provincial publication entitled "British Columbia, the Mineral Province of Canada, being a Short History of Mining in the Province, a Synopsis of the Mining Laws in force, Statistics of Mineral Production to Date, and a Brief Summary of the Progress of Mining during 1908". Includes inset plates and pull-out graphs.

File contains postcard photographs portraying life in various Northern BC Communities. Images depict buildings and streets, church structures, harbours and docks, and views of the shore from the water to name a few.

Item is a photocopy of a map depicting the central section of British Columbia showing the area served by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway published by the Poole Brothers in Chicago.

File contains two newspaper clippings, one from the B.C. Saturday Sunset of September 14, 1912 concerning economic development on Vancouver Island and the second from The Globe dated Saturday March 23, 1907 which contains two photographs of Prince Rupert.

File consists of correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 7, 1913.

File consists of correspondence from Overton W. Price to H.R. MacMillan, October 3, 1913 and includes copy of original letter and transcript.

File consists of three business letters and one telegram sent by W.F. Smith in 1914 from Smithers, Prince George, and Fort George.

• Decisions of the Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1877-1915

This unpublished manuscript, authored by W.H. Collison and handwritten by Joyce Collison, comprises 29 identifiable chapters. Content of this manuscript appears to be focused upon the retelling of First Nations stories. The donor identified that this manuscript was intended for publication but was never completed.

Item is a photocopied 1915 pre-emptor's map of Fort George, published by the British Columbia Department of Lands.

Photographs within this file document stern wheelers operating in Northern BC from ca. 1901 - 1915.

Item is a photocopied 1915 map depicting the Fort Fraser Division, published by the British Columbia Department of Lands.

Item is a photocopy of Plan No. 1268 showing a subdivision of part of Indian Reserve no. 1 Lot 343 in the Cariboo District of British Columbia.

Item is a photocopy of Plan No. 1268 showing a subdivision of part of Indian Reserve no. 1 Lot 343 in the Cariboo District of British Columbia.

File consists of newspaper clippings collected by W.H. Collison.

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 contains two newspaper clippings about John Ferry.

Item is an original 1919 pre-emptor's map of Tete Jaune, published by the British Columbia Department of Lands.

Item is a photocopied map depicting the Cariboo district of British Columbia, in the vicinity of Summit Lake and the Salmon River.

File contains linguistic notes prepared by W.H. Collison and sermons written by W.H. Collison in various First Nations languages.

Notebook contains two stories: "The Finding of the Crystals" and "Tit for Tat or The Porcupine and the Beaver". These stories are also found in the Collison manuscript.

Notebook contains Collison's recollections of local history as he heard it, and of the events he encountered during some of his time in ministry.

File predominantly consists of correspondence to Rev. W.H. Collison from the Church Missionary Society. However, some letters in this file are also from individual parishioners, fellow clergymen, Massett councillors, and the American Geographical Society.

File consists of a British Columbia Provincial Government publication by W.P. Hinton entitled "Report on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway: Its Organization and Operation, with Recommendations".

Indian Notes and Monographs (2 editions):

• Slate Mirrors of the Tsimshian: Indian Notes and Monographs – A series of publications relating to the American Aborigines. George T. Emmons. New York: Museum of the American Indian, 1921. Signed by author as gift to W.E. Collison.
• Jade in British Columbia and Alaska, and its Use by the Natives: Indian Notes and Monographs – A series of publications relating to the American Aborigines. George T. Emmons. New York: Museum of the American Indian, 1923.

Item is a photocopied 1923 pre-emptor's map of Fort George, published by the British Columbia Department of Lands.

File contains postcards portraying life in Prince George, B.C. Images depict street scenes (George Street, Central Avenue, and Hamilton Avenue), government buildings, Hotels, a theatre, a baseball game, and construction of a pier.

File consists of six love letters written by an unknown woman from Masset on Graham Island, BC to her husband Constable Donald Stevenson in Prince George. Donald Stevenson was employed by the North-West Mounted Police. The woman was employed at Tow Hill cannery.

Item is a photocopied 1925 fire insurance plan depicting the Eagle Lake Spruce Mills Ltd. in Giscome, British Columbia published by the British Columbia Fire Underwriters Association.