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2007.1.25.1 · File · 1926-1994
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest fonds

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.

W.E. Collison correspondence
2009.7.2.18 · File · 1927-1935
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

This file contains correspondence between W.E. Collison and Richard F. Van Valkenburgh; a letter and book listing from Francis Edwards, Ltd. (bookseller); a copy of a letter by W.E. Collison to the Prince Rupert Daily News; and three letters from First Nations individuals to W.E. Collison in his capacity as Indian Agent.

2008.27.5 · File · 1928-1955
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

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
"Museum Notes"
2009.7.4.35 · File · 1928, 1932
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Museum Notes (3 editions):

  • Museum Notes, Vol. III., No. 2, June 1928. Vancouver: Art, Historical and Scientific Association of Vancouver, BC, 1928.
  • Museum Notes, Vol. III., No. 3, September 1928. Vancouver: Art, Historical and Scientific Association of Vancouver, BC, 1928.
  • Museum and Art Notes, Vol. II., No. 1, June 1932. Vancouver: Art, Historical and Scientific Association of Vancouver, BC, 1932.
2009.7.2.19 · File · 1929-1933
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

File contains the following:

  • Wakanda: Croquis de l’Auteur. Paul Coze. Paris, 1929. (*fragile condition and in French – signed by author to W.E. Collison in thanks for allowing Coze to photograph his mask)
  • Envelope from Paul Coze to Mr. and Mrs. Collison containing a happy new year postcard for 1933 "meilleurs voeux pour 1933." Postcard features the face of a leopard drawn by Coze.
  • Signed postcard print of a seated leopard (no.49/300) containing a happy new year postcard for 1930 "meilleurs voeux pour 1933, Paul Coze, 50, Rue Saint-Georges, Paris."
  • Envelope postdated 1933 from J. Ferenczi & Fils –Editeurs (presumably of Coze's publication "Wakanda") to Mr. Collison containing 1 sheet of magazine quality paper on one side of which is a biographical write-up of Coze (in French) and on the other is a photo of Coze wearing Plains (?) regalia.
2007.1.45.49 · File · 1929-1958
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest fonds

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.

Photographs
2008.27.8 · File · [ca. 1930-1955]
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

Photographs within this file depict Knox McCusker on surveying treks and at his home. Photographs also document his headstone and the monument erected in his memory.

2008.27.1 · File · 1930-1999
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

File consists of the following photocopied articles:

  • "Collecting Plants Beyond the Frontier in Northern British Columbia" by Mary Gibson Henry
  • "Exploring and Plant Collecting in Northern British Columbia" (1933) by Mary Gibson Henry
  • "A Thousand Miles Exploring on Horseback in Northern British Columbia" (1935) by Mary Gibson Henry
General correspondence
2008.27.6 · File · 1931-1955
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

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)
Academic records
2004.12.1.05 · File · 1931-1947
Part of Bertha Wood fonds

File consists of Bertha Schenk's educational records, including her high school diploma, school enrollment papers, and examination booklet.

Bedaux Company in Africa
2004.1.1.4 · File · 1932–1935
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

File contains three correspondences related to Bedaux Company in South Africa, six employee reports written by A. H. Phipps, a copy of Bedaux Weekly Analysis, a map from “Goldfields Hotel” in Petersburg, South Africa, a booklet “Bedaux Measures of Labor”, and a medical certificate with A. H. Phipps’ photograph.

Railway ephemera
2022.03.08 · File · 1933, [between 1973 and 1983]
Part of Stowell Forestry Collection

File contains:

  • Signed Christmas greeting card from British Columbia Railway, circa 1973-1983
  • Original commemorative presentation folio with railway illustration print and leaflet "The President and Directors of the Northern Pacific Railway Company announce the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Completion of the First Northern Transcontinental Railway System, September 8, 1883 - September 8, 1933"
Autograph book
2004.12.2.09 · File · 1933-1951
Part of Bertha Wood fonds

File consists of Bertha Schenks's autograph book containing personal notes from her friends and family.

2001.1.019 · File · 1934-1935
Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

File consists of eight newspaper clippings, seven of which are a series of articles on the findings of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, with the eighth being a photograph of the Expedition’s winter quarters in Etah, Greenland. Five of the articles were written by the expedition leader, Mr. Noel Humphreys and the other two were written by members of the Expedition, Mr. Moore and Mr. Haig-Thomas. The articles were originally published in the “Times” of London but the clippings appear to be from the “New Zealand Herald”.

Humphreys, Noel
Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition
2004.1.1.3 · File · 1934-1964
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

File contains a preliminary plan showing traveled route of the Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition in 1934, two newspaper articles from 1935 and 1990, a manuscript “Diary of the Charles E. Bedaux Tractor Expedition from Edmonton to Telegraph Creek 1934”, a typewritten report together with three earlier complete or partial drafts of this report “A. H. Phipps Memoirs of Charles E. Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition 1934”, a notebook which includes 11 pages of handwritten notes about the expedition, an invitation card for reunion of the personnel of the Bedaux Expedition held in 6 September 1964, and a funeral notice of Monsieur Clovis Balourdet, the mechanic of the expedition.

2016.5.2.11 · File · 10 Jul. 1935
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of indenture made between H. Cathcart, Deputy Minister of Lands for the Province of British Columbia, and J.P. Olinger of Rolla, B.C. Includes stumpage prices; conditions of logging; associated costs; and a map of Peace River District outlining the area to be logged.

2008.3.4.02 · File · 1935-1999
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

File consists of:

  • Original and copies of University of Toronto Undergraduate Transcript, 1947-1950
  • Letter of congratulations from Mayor John Backhouse (Prince George) to Bridget Moran on the occasion of her 70th birthday (August 24, 1993)
  • University of Toronto Graduate Transcript, 1950
  • Autographs book with interior inscription: Miss Bridget Drugan, Success, Sask., Feb. 5, 1935
  • Bridget Drugan's "Moyer's Complete School Report" for Grade XI and XII, 1938- 40 [includes 2 negatives]
  • Invitation from The University of Northern British Columbia to attend the Spring Convocation, 1995
  • Daybook, 1974Copies of newspaper clippingsCopy of Bridget Moran's author biography
  • Letter of promotion to Bridget Moran from H.M. Morrison, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (April 17, 1956)
  • Resume (3 pages)
  • 1989 Original and copy of re-issue of Certificate of Marriage between Patrick Moran and Bridget Dugan (1955)
  • Copy of Drugan-Moran marriage announcement
  • Certified Copy of An Entry of Birth, documenting Bridget Drugan's 1923 birth (Sept. 20, 1973) [original and photocopy]
  • Bridget Moran's Grade 12 Diploma issued by the Province of Saskatchewan Department of Education, August 1, 1940.
  • Bridget Moran's High School Diploma (grade eleven) issued by the Province of Saskatchewan Department of Education, August 1, 1939.
  • Copy of Judgment by Way of Decree Absolute (divorce proceedings) between Bridget and Patrick Moran (December 1973)
  • Copy of letter to Norman A. Endicott, Esq. from Benjamin A. Stein re: distribution of estate monies to Bridget Moran (Nov. 14, 1974)
  • Certified Proof of Identification (June 29, 1989)
  • Copies of telegrams to Bridget and Patrick on the occasion of their marriage.
  • Copies of a letter certifying University of Toronto Graduate School attendance by Bridget Moran (June 6, 1963)
  • Certificate of Canadian Citizenship, issued October 9, 1973
  • Province of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Education Examinations, 1939 and 1940
  • Certificate of Merit for Historical Writing issued to Bridget Moran from the B.C. Historical Federation (May 13, 1989)
  • Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada issued to Bridget Moran, 1992
  • Copy of Bridget Moran's Last Will and Testament (July 10, 1999)
  • Copy of the court Order for permanent maintenance (November 30, 1973)
  • Original and copy of Certificate of Marriage between Patrick Moran and Bridget Drugan (November 25, 1955)
  • Itemized list of Bridget's videotape collection (April 27, 1995)
  • Copy of Honorary Doctor of Laws certificate conferred upon Bridget Moran by the University of Victoria, Nov. 30, 1996.
Success Saskatchewan poster
2008.3.4.03 · File · [19-]
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

File consists of photocopies of oversize poster which featured Charles Drugan's feed barn and photocopies of a Success, Saskatchewan Homesteader's Map, pre 1920.

2004.1.1.1 · File · 1936 – 1977
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

File contains nine driver’s licenses 1936 – 1970, an identification certificate issued by the Department of National Defense, Assessment Notice 1972 for taxation, a document presented by Deputy Minister of National Defense promoting A. H. Phipps to a higher rank, a reference letter dated 16 January 1941, and a document related to a house construction and a signature-book presented to him for his retirement from the B.C. Civil Services.