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2023.2.2.2 · Subseries · 1995-2005
Part of Dr. Paul Sanborn fonds

In the mid-1990s, Dr. Paul Sanborn worked with Dr. Lito Arocena of UNBC to assemble and interpret basic physical, chemical, and mineralogical data for typical soils at important long-term forestry research sites in central and northeastern BC. The key results were published as:

J.M. Arocena and P. Sanborn. 1999. Mineralogy and genesis of selected soils and their implications for forest management in central and northeastern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 79: 571-592. https://doi.org/10.4141/S98-07

Nine pedons were involved, with 7 located at the sites of 4 Ministry of Forests Experimental Projects (E.P.), and 2 at the Aleza Lake Research Forest.

Ready to saddle
2014.10.1.009 · Item · 1907
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts a large semicircle of tethered horses. Loaded packs are arranged near each horse. Men, boys and a border collie are in the foreground, low mountains in the background.

Ray Williston with loggers
2000.13.1.122 · Item · [196-?].
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston with a group of men at a logging operation, exact location unknown. Mr. Williston is second from the right.

2007.1.25.7.62 · Item · 1927
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest fonds

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

"Ray Sansom, an assistant ranger at Aleza Lake, was hired as station foreman by the Research Division. He and his family moved into the log cabin at A.L.E.S." --from the notes of Ralph Schmidt in accompanying file

Range cattle
2014.10.1.232 · Item · 1912
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts a view of a herd of cattle from behind. A ranch hand is mounted on a horse on the left. There is a sparsely treed landscape in the midground and low treed hills in the distance.

2011.3.3.98 · Item · [ca. 1909-1930]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Photograph of a line of rail cars along a track next to a blasted pile of rubble. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Photo by McRae Bros. Prince Rupert." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hello Charly. I have been dead for 2 month and just woke up tell the folks out home I am doing[??] fine. don't know when I will be down again Remember me to the good little woman, and weave[??] all Well. you're[??] friend Stan C." Postcard is addressed to: "Mr. Charles Chislett 96 Colonist Printing Co. Broad Street Victoria B.C." Verso is affixed with a one cent Canadian stamp. Postmark reads: "Prince Rupert B.C. [illegible date]."