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File consists of material regarding the Britannia Copper Mine Railway. Predominantly consists of notes, correspondence, photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.

File consists of notes, a reproduction, and a clipping relating to British Columbia's 150th anniversary, "BC150", in 2008.

Item is an original 1970 map of British Columbia with annotations of Kent's travels throughout the province highlighted in yellow. The map was originally published by the Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources in British Columbia.

Item is an original map depicting British Columbia published by the National Atlas Information Geographical Services Division.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the boundary survey done by A.O. Wheeler, who was employed by British Columbia Government as a surveyor in 1922 to survey the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.

The map depicts the biotic regions and forests in British Columbia.

Item is issue Vol. 2 No. 4 from February 1912 of the "British Columbia Bulletin of Information", a promotional mouthpiece of the Natural Resources Security Company. The publication is self-described as "About the vast natural resources and commercial, agricultural and mining progress, together with a synopsis of the laws regulating public lands, timber, coal and other minerals, and current record of development in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan for the business man, the farmer and the investor". The headline of this issue is "B.C. Government Guarantees Bonds of Railway to connect Fort George with Vancouver". The Natural Resources Security Company was a development company that sold a significant amount of land in Fort George.

File contains information on BC Cellulose in relation to the Skagit River.

Includes:

• Handwritten “General Itinerary for Royal Visit to Prince Rupert, Monday May 10th 1971”
• “Royal Visit – Prince Rupert, Itinerary #3”
• Itinerary: “The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh Accompanied by The Princess Anne, Royal Tour of British Columbia, 3 May to 12 May 1971”
• Report to City Council re: Preliminary planning for the Centennial Royal Visit submitted by Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Co-ordinator
• Report of Royal Visit Co-ordinator, Mrs. Iona Campagnolo
• Preparation for Royal Visit rehearsal, March 26th and 27th (1971)
• “Royal Visit- Prince Rupert, May 10th, 1971, Itinerary #6”
• Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Will Hankinson re: planning Royal Visit (includes “Report of Will Hankinson re: questions asked of Royal Tour Visiting Legion”), 1971
• Annotated itinerary for May 10, 1971 Royal Visit, dated March 9, 1971
• Page 1 of letter outlining accreditation procedures for news organizations to apply to accompany the Royal Visit throughout British Columbia, 1971
• Hand rendered sketch re: set-up of Royal Visit
• Handwritten notes re: planning for the Royal Visit
• News clipping: “Royal family to visit Prince Rupert in May”, The Prince Rupert Daily News, 1971
• Copy of letter to Joe Antonelli, Past President, Prince Rupert Society from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: request to read letter, March 24, 1971 (includes attached letter to the Prince Rupert Society from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: announcement of Royal Visit)
• Copy of letter to Bill from Iona Campagnolo re: copy of preliminary planning for Royal Visit, February 19, 1971
• Copy of letter to Messrs. Tyrell, Gadsby and Simmons, Deputy Provincial Secretary’s Office, from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: request for city map, March 10, 1971
• Copy of letter to L.J. Wallace, Deputy Provincial Secretary from Prince Rupert Mayor P.J. Lester re: appointment of Iona Campagnolo as Royal Visit Co-ordinator, February 17, 1971
• Copy of letter to Doctor Large from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: initial planning report, February 16, 1971
• Copy of letter to Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: media plan, March 1, 1971
• Copy of letter to Mr. E.J. Semmens, Deputy Provincial Co-ordinator Royal Tour from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: special presentations, March 29, 1971
• Copy of letter to Prince Rupert Public Library Board from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: official opening by Princess Anne, March 29, 1971
• Copy of letter to Mr. M.N. McLeod, Mill Manager, Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd., from
  Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: thank you, March 29, 1971
• Handwritten copy of letter to Mr. Charles Dudaward from Iona Campagnolo, Royal Visit Coordinator re: painting, 1971
• Copy of letter to Hon. W.H. Murray, Speaker of the House, Prince Rupert Mayor P.J. Lester re: appointment of Iona Campagnolo as Royal Visit Co-ordinator, January 8, 1971
• Copy of letter to Prince Rupert Mayor P.J. Lester from Philip (?), H.M. Yacht Britannia at Sea re: command from the Queen to send a portrait for Prince Rupert as a memento of their visit, and general thank you, May 11, 1971
• Newspaper clippings:
  • “Mayor Peter J. Lester” (The Prince Rupert Daily News, ca. May 1971?)
  • Pages 1-6 of The Daily News, May 11, 1971 featuring the Royal Visit

Map depicts the climactic regions of British Columbia which includes the coast, interior, and the northwest.

Item is a photocopied version of "British Columbia Cross Country Ski Area Study" prepared by Nordic Group International under Canada-British Columbia Tourism Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement.

File consists of notes and typed documents relating to the British Columbia Ecomuseum Symposium.

Series consists of material regarding the BC Electric Railway (1897-1961) and its successor, the BC Hydro Railway (1961-1989). Includes information about BCER interurbans, the Granville Island street railway, and the Nelson Electric Tramway.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the British Columbia Express Company. Barnard's Express, later known as the British Columbia Express Company or BX, was a pioneer transportation company that served the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George regions in British Columbia, Canada from 1861 until 1921.