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.
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 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 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 consists of the following materials:
- Letter to Vernon C. Brink from the National Archives of Canada re: Knox McCusker holdings (March 1, 1999)
- Photocopy of article: "Living Landscapes: Exploring the wilds of northeaster BC" by Ross Peck and Brian Apland
- Some materials for an article on Knox McCusker, D.L.S.
- Material about the life of Knox Freeman McCusker
- Letter to Mrs. Rutherford (Oct. 5, 1999) re: access to interview of Knox McCusker by Frank Willis
- Accession information print-out re: interview of Knox McCusker by Frank Willis in 1954
- National Archives of Canada accession information print-out re: Dominion Land Surveyor Diaries, 1881-1930
- Mary Henry / Knox McCusker "Team" (April 19, 1998)
- Letter to Mrs. Rutherford from George Ungar re: background information on Knox McCusker
File consists of the following items:
- "Mac" by D.L. Surveyor
- "Knox (Mac) McCusker: Dominion Land Surveyor" by E.L. Rutherford, V.C. Brink, R.S. Silver and M.Z. (Smokey) Neighbour
- Excerpts from Men and Meridians by Don W. Thomson
- Article re: Knox McCusker written on the occasion of his death (April 14, 1955)
- "McKusker (sic) to open up Blueberry Mountain Area" (Alaska Highway News, June 8, 1950)
- "McCusker was surveyor, big game guide….also rancher and trail blazer"
- "Knox Freeman McCusker" written on the occasion of his death (The Canadian Surveyor, July 1955)
- "Veteran Surveyor - Alaska Highway Stories"
- Memories of Knox McCusker by his oldest niece Betty (McCusker) Rutherford
- "Veteran Surveyor prefers horses for long bush treks" by Eric Young (Edmonton Journal)
- Eulogy for Knox McCusker read by Stanley D. Seif at Burch Presbyterian Church in Fort St. John, B.C.
- Eulogy for Gwendolyn Dorothy McCusker (July 1997)
- "Tropical Valley No Myth: amazing story of woman who lived there" by Thomas A. Wayling (Vancouver Sun)
- Photocopy of section of map: "Topographical sketch map showing route traversed by the Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition 1934 through the Rocky Mountains" (by Frank Swannell, March 27, 1935)
- Memories of Knox McCusker by Bill McCusker, his oldest nephew
- "There is always a reason; destiny made it a date. The corridor of the Alcan didn’t just happen" (Fort St. John publication)
- Article on Knox McCusker (ALS News, Winter 1983)
File consists of photocopies of various report front covers and references to Knox McCusker from 1926-1931.
This souvenir program for the New York Harlem Aces Basketball Show. Includes autographs from Rip Collins, Smokey Johnson, Marty Garrett, William "Champ" Brown, K. Scott, and others. This souvenir program may have been obtained at a show in Prince George, BC (unconfirmed).
File contains photocopies of survey notes from 1954.
Maps reflect reserve boundary, roads, trails, 20 feet contour intervals, air photo centre, declination, swamps, and mile post.
File contains datelines, small maps consisting of ecological site types, handwritten notes, overheads, terrain resource management information digital map data, and trail system maps.
File contains handwritten messages, photocopied invitations to a field tour, and related correspondence.
File contains road reconstruction project reports, photocopies of invoices and work orders, records of daily costs, photocopies of hired equipment daily time reports, related correspondence, and maps.
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 a trail guide, a report on potential trail building, and related maps.
File contains climate data of soil and air temperatures, correspondence relating to climate studies, original and photocopied receipts for items related to the study, and computer generated graphs.
File contains Aleza Lake Experiment Station Climate Station data from 1952 to 1980 and three accompanying floppies with weather data and Fortran programs.
File contains Aleza Lake Research Forest weather records from 1927 to 1934 and 1928 to 1933.
File contains original handwritten metereological registers.
File contains maps and information related to climate station installation, including reports and tables.
File contains photocopies of seedling measurement tables.
File contains original tables for soil measurements, a related photocopied draft report, and related photocopied handwritten notes.
File contains reports on soil rehabilitation projects and related correspondence, photocopied tables of soil measurements, and reports on machinery costs when tilling.
File contains reports on soil rehabilitation project and related correspondence, photocopied tables of soil measurements, and photocopied pages of ledgers with diagrams and notes.
File contains proposal updates and project expenditure lists.
File contains typed business correspondence regarding working plans and research projects, small maps displaying locations of sample plots, graphs, and reports on stand development.
File contains correspondence regarding lack of funding for research projects between the Science Council of British Columbia and Mike Jull, Prince George Forest Region.
File contains correspondence relating to project funding and reports on the significance of the project.
File contains correspondence regarding funding for research project and computer generated maps.
File contains correspondence regarding Estate Modelling plans for the Aleza Lake Research Forest and handwritten notes from meetings.
File contains photcopies of progress reports, the final study on the project, maps of the studied plot, and measurement tables.
File contains photocopies of handwritten notes and measurement charts, correspondence regarding various administrative concerns, and research project reports.
File contains studies of scattered plantation trials throughout the area, which includes Summit Lake, Giscome, Buckhorn Lake, Groundbirch, Aleza lake, and Pinchi Lake.
File contains photocopies of a study on seed production in coniferous trees for a period over 7 years.
File consists of working copies of aerial photos, vegetation tables printed from computer disk, photocopies of plot sheets, and lists identifying species.
File consists of climate station data printed from computer disks, original and photocopied soil description forms, and original copies of ecological and terrain mapping reports.
File contains official government reports on tree types, correspondence regarding research proposals, and working plans.
File contains loose handwritten ledger pages, a photocopy of the original report, photocopied handwritten notes, and data report sheets for Plot 292.
File contains photocopied working copy of data listings, loose handwritten ledger pages, and a photocopy of the original study for Plot 291.
File contains original studies, and black and white photos for Plot 104.
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 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 photocopied related report, loose handwritten ledger pages, and photocopies of handwritten notes and data listing reports for Plot 149.
File contains photocopied report, loose handwritten ledger pages, photocopies of handwritten notes and data listing reports for Plot 148.
File contains original loose handwritten ledger pages and data charts, and the original related reports for Plot 120.
File contains photocopied and handwritten data listing reports, and a photocopy of the related study for Plot 119.
File contains handwritten and photocopies of measurement charts, and a photocopy of the the related study for Plot 118.
File contains photocopied data report and measurements, and handwritten tables and graphs.
File contains photocopies of measurement charts, and the report for Plot 115.
File contains original handwritten notes and photocopied data listing reports for Plot 116.