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Dr. Antonia Mills fonds
2015.05 · Fonds · 1960-2004

Fonds covers a wide array of Dr. Antonia Mills’ research and writing, from her Ph.D. thesis work to her continued research into the early 2000s. Collection consists of textual and photographic materials pertaining to Dr. Mills’ Ph.D. research of First Nations groups in Canada, particularly the Beaver Indians. The majority of the textual documents surround Dr. Mills’ role in the plaintiff claim for Delgamuukw vs. British Columbia (The Queen) and provides insight into the historic case. Feast notes, genealogy charts, memorandum, and report drafts of expert witness reports are included in her Delgamuukw work. Photographic material is related to Dr. Mills’ research of the Beaver Indians, her reincarnation research, and her research in India. There are also chapters of her publications, chapters of work she edited and material related to the classes she taught at UNBC on a number of digital formats. There are 15 cassette tapes of interviews and lectures related to her research interests and graduate level First Nations Studies classes. There are interviews with Mary John Sr., Art Wilson, and a number of interviews with children for her Imaginary Playmate Study. Finally, there are six VHS tapes with miscellaneous content: recordings of guest lecturers in her classes, recordings of PSA’s, a documentary on the building of Delgamuukw and a TV movie based on Thomas King’s book Medicine River.

Series Descriptions:
1) Delgamuukw vs. British Columbia [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010 Series
Accession No. 2015.05.01
Date Range: 1982-1989
Physical Extent: 3 maps ; 1 poster ; 27 VHS video recordings ; 18 DVDs ; 90.5cm textual material.
Scope & Content: This series consists of materials either created by, or researched and collected, by Antonia Mills as part of her preparatory work as an expert witness in the Delgamuukw vs. British Columbia [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010 case. In 1985 Mills was asked by the Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en Tribal Councils to support them as an expert witness in their land claims suit against the Canadian Government. Types of materials comprising this series include various reports, publications, legal research, correspondence, meeting notes, and maps pertaining to the research done into Gitksan-Wet’suwet’en land title.

2) Beaver / Dunne-za First Nation Research Series
Accession No. 2015.05.02
Date Range: c.1960-1997
Physical Extent: 379 photographs ; 1 computer disk ; 4 video disks ; 1 CD-R.
Scope & Content: This series consists of textual and photographic materials produced or collected by Antonia Mills while conducting her Ph.D research in the Dunne-za/Beaver First Nation. Types of materials comprising this series include slides, photographs, negatives, still video floppy disks, and 5-1/4” floppy disks each depicting various aspects of the life and culture of the Dunne-za Nation. Also present are some oral histories, creation stories and general notes collected or created by A. Mills.

3) Reincarnation & Imaginary Playmate Research Series
Accession No. 2015.05.03
Date Range: 1987-1996
Physical Extent: 364 photographs ; 29 computer disks ; 9 audio cassettes ; 1.5cm textual material.
Scope & Content: This series consists of primary research materials created by A. Mills in her research into reincarnation and imaginary playmates amongst children in both India and various northern British Columbia First Nations communities. Types of materials in this series include interviews on audio cassette; photographs of children, their families and communities and birthmarks; floppy disks containing various topical papers presumably written by Mills; and chapters from the publication Amerindian Rebirth [Mills, A., & Sobodin, R. (Eds.) (1994). Amerindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit . Toronto: University of Toronto Press].

4) General Research Series
Accession No. 2015.05.04
Date Range: [198-?] - 2004
Physical Extent: 2 video cassettes ; 5 photographs ; 38.5cm textual material.
Scope & Content: This series consists of copies of research documents, articles and reports created by scholars, other than Mills, on various aspects of Carrier, Tsimshian, Gitksan, and Wet’suwet’en culture and language. Also included are handwritten notes on the Burns Lake Overlap Feast (1986) and various Funeral Feasts (1985-1986). Miscellaneous materials in this series include photographic slide of the University of Virginia campus and a copy of “University of Northern British Columbia Viewbook, 2003-2004.” Types of materials include handwritten notes, and copies of publications, papers and research notes.

Mills, Antonia
2002.15 · Collection · 1973-1995

Collection consists of documents and a photograph album from the Department of Indian Affairs including publications, working papers, and reports related to First Nations affairs and administration.

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
2013.6 · Collection · [before 2020]

The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty years, and includes monographs, periodicals, articles, clippings, railway timetables, photographs, maps and plans, and excerpts. Material covers public, tourist, and private (industrial) railways, including: CPR, KVR, E&N; CNR, CNoR, GTPR; and PGER, BCR. The collection excludes material regarding streetcar systems and rapid transit, but includes long distance electric interurbans.

2014.2 · Collection · [between 1934 and 1950]

Collection consists of photographs and a film relating to logging operations at the Peden Hill sawmill. Some of the photographs depict other unknown sawmills, one with a dry kiln.

1992.36 · Collection

Consists of interview tape summaries, transcripts, and consent forms from "Improved Partnership Stream" interviews. Also includes interviews with Fort St. James, Tl'azt'en Nation and Nak'azdli community members.

2018.04 · Fonds

Consists of records relating to the history of the Community Arts Council of Prince George. Includes photograph albums, meeting minutes, and operational records.

2012.05 · Fonds · 1959-1970

Fonds consists of documents providing information on the Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited covering the period of 1959-1970. These documents detail the company’s history, historical and geographical context, and plans for the future. Files often include photographs, maps, and technical drawings of the mills.

Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited
Clare Willis fonds
2001.13 · Fonds · c. 1950 - c. 1990

Fonds consists of 2 boxes textual materials and newsclippings related to Willis family history and Vanderhoof history, as well as aerial photographs of northern BC and Alberta.

1997.03 · Collection · 1993-1994

Fonds consists of 26 large-format video recordings entitled "UNBC Updates" related to early history of UNBC; also includes footage of Civic Centre February 1993

CKPG
Charlotte Lapp Collection
2007.16 · Collection · November 1966 - 2007

The material in this collection relates to Prince George music festivals, symphony performances and theatre events.

2007.05 · Collection · 1934-1937

Collection consists of collected material with minimal provenance related to the Charles Bedaux Expedition of 1934.

Chander Suri fonds
1996.8 · Fonds · 1954-2009

This fonds encompasses the planning career of Chander Suri. The head planner for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George from 1969 to 1977, Chander Suri embarked on numerous community plan projects in the Prince George area. Suri also worked as an independent planning consultant for local businesses and organizations. Chander Suri's records encompass numerous urban and rural projects facilitating population and industry growth within the RDFFG that spanned beyond Suri's career.

Textual records comprise official and draft planning documents, development reports, planning proposals, contracts, published regulations, socio-economic studies of regions near Prince George, financial and other studies for development sites, illustrated promotional packages/proposals for developments, regional/provincial guides and standards, and correspondence relating to Suri's professional consulting activities. The fonds contains a wide array of maps, architectural plans, and technical drawings ranging from municipal planning layouts, industrial land developments, and private property (commercial and residential) development projects, mainly from in and around Prince George.

These records are relevant to researchers of the subjects of land use, land development and land planning issues in the Prince George and Fraser-Fort George Regional District in the second half of the 20th century.

Series include:

  1. Maps and Plans relating to development projects in British Columbia, predominantly in the Prince George area
  2. Lower Mainland Planning material from Suri's early career period
  3. Regional District of Fraser Fort George Planning records and resource material collected by Suri during his employment at the RDFFG
  4. Planning Consultancy records relating to Suri’s independent planning consultancy work in his later career period
Suri, Chander
Cat Prevette fonds
2020.07 · Fonds · 1968-2025

Consists of the art and journals of Sharon "Cat" Prevette.

Prevette, Sharon "Cat"
Cassiar Community Collection
2004.30 · Collection

Consists of collected material about the Cassiar Asbestos Mine and Cassiar townsite.

2000.1 · Fonds · 3 April 1952 - 15 March 1993

Fonds consists of textual, photographic, cartographic, electronic and promotional films/video recordings related to the mining operations of Cassiar Asbestos Mining Corporation (CAMC) and creation of Cassiar townsite. CAMC records primarily consist of records related to mining operations including construction, engineering, daily mining operations, administration of CAMC, tallies of extractions, labour and union activities, corporate events and visits by dignitaries. Townsite records are primarily visual representations of townsite construction, including the creation of health, education and community services including Cassiar's private hospital, school, library, as well as townsite images. Photographs include documentation of natural and man-made landscapes within the Cassiar region of Northern BC. Other holdings include a near complete run of Cassiar's community newspaper.

Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd.
Carrier Language Collection
2004.10 · Collection · c. 2000

Collection consists of a set of 4 Carrier language audio recordings from a UNBC class, a set of 4 audio recordings from the Carrier Language Translation Project, a Carrier dictionary, and Carrier language publications.

Linden, Carolyn
2013.15 · Collection · 1991-2001

Collection consists of various originals, drafts, and photocopies of development planning reports for the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of British Columbia. Many of the reports were authored by the Cariboo Economic Action Forum.

2023.06 · Collection

Collection consists of material collected by the Pacific Coast Division of the Canadian Railway Historical Association regarding railways in British Columbia and Yukon Territory. Predominantly consists of material relating to BC Rail, CN Rail, and White Pass & Yukon Railway. Also includes Canadian trackside guides.

2018.02 · Collection · [ca. 1913]

Collection consists of photographs and plans relating to the construction of bridges, trestles, and stations of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, ca. 1913, collected or created by George W.H. Jackson, a surveyor who worked for the CNPR. The railway, incorporated in 1910, existed in name only as a subsidiary of the Canadian Northern Railway, and began construction around 1913. The materials include:

  • 148 photographs showing surveying, worksites, and views along the route. Many of the images are captioned and/or dated, presumably by Jackson.
  • 94 blueprint plans detailing work on bridges, trestles, station hours, etc. with elevations, details of construction, and materials; one larger blueprint shows the rail route over Kicking Horse Pass.
2007.39 · Fonds · 1951-1965

Consists of membership lists and application forms, correspondence, reports, minutes, information bulletins, and constitution & by-law information created or received by the Canadian Institute of Forestry - Cariboo Section during its first years of establishment.

Canadian Institute of Forestry
Bullion Mines Collection
2000.15 · Collection · 1894 - 1925

The fonds consists of six company ledgers: 1894 - 1896, 1896, 1898 - 1901, 1900, 1904 - 1905, 1923 - 1926. Also includes 15 pages of correspondence and notes. The ledgers note expenses for various operations in the mine and in the company owned premises in town. The letters and notes concern the purchase of explosives for the mine and discusses the Consolidated Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Company.

Bullion Mines
2002.19 · Fonds · 1904-2012

Fonds consists of 5 boxes of materials related to the BC Provincial Police, including bound volumes of "Shoulder Strap," "Off Patrol" newsletters, General Orders 1923-1950, Constable Correspondence 1904-1909, and Criminal Investigation Branch Vol. 1-14.

Bridget Moran fonds
2008.3 · Fonds · 1935 - 1999, predominate 1954 - 1996

This fonds illustrates Bridget Moran’s careers as a writer, a social worker and a social activist primarily within the Prince George region of British Columbia. This fonds also contains records pertaining to her personal relationships with family and friends and her receipt of various honours and awards.

Types of records reflective of her career as a writer include: published articles and unpublished manuscripts, drafts and front cover mock-ups, correspondence with editors from Arsenal Pulp Press, grant applications, notebooks, background material, writer’s workshop invitations and overviews, photographs, oral history interviews and transcripts, and VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications.

Types of records reflective of her career as a social worker and social activist include: annual reports, work journals, correspondence and published newspaper articles re: social policy, photographs, and general background material. Correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings highlight her personal relationships, while her receipt of honours and awards is demonstrated through copies of letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS recordings of award ceremonies, event itineraries, congratulatory correspondence, and invitations.

The Bridget Moran fonds has been divided into the following four series:

  1. Published and Unpublished Materials
  2. Career Related Materials
  3. Personal Papers and Correspondence
  4. Honours and Awards.
Moran, Bridget
Brian Fawcett fonds
1996.2 · Fonds · 1951-2006

Fonds consists of personal papers, books, manuscripts, photographic materials, audio recordings and electronic records arranged into five series, which relate to Mr. Fawcett's personal life, his creative works and his relationships with members of the literary community.

Fawcett, Brian
Bob Harkins fonds
2002.12 · c.1953 - c.2000

Fonds consists of textual records, photographic items and published reports related to professional life and career of Bob Harkins, broadcaster, local historian, and former city councilor. Includes textual and photographic items related to development and history of city of Prince George and the Central Interior of BC region history and development in late 20th century. Items includes an unpublished manuscript on the life of Ray Williston by Eileen Williston, an unpublished paper on the history of technological change in logging industry; an unpublished paper on the history of radio and television in Prince George; a report related to the creation of a university for Northern British Columbia (1989) and proofs of the publication "Wild Liard Waters: Canoeing Canada's Historic Liard River" by Ferdi Wenger, c.1998. Also includes photographic files including CKPG Radio Studio photographic items c.1953; and photographs and correspondence regarding guide outfitter Skook Davidson c.1975.

Harkins, Bob
Board of Governors fonds
2013.1 · Fonds · 1987-2011

Fonds consists of records held by the Board of Governors relating to the history of the University of Northern British Columbia and the operations of its Board of Governors. Includes records relating to the Interior University Society, the Interim Governing Council and its committees, the Prince George Campus Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Endowment Investment Committee. Also includes Board of Governors meeting minutes and financial records.

University of Northern British Columbia
2013.03 · Collection · 1938-1942

Consists of photographs taken by Bill (Albert) Vinson of the Pinchi Lake Mines. Bill Vinson and his brother Alfred cut the mine of of the bush and worked as security guards at the mine. Also includes CD of digital reproductions of images.

Bertha Wood fonds
2004.12 · Fonds · 1919-2000

This fonds illustrates the life of Bertha Wood (nee Schenk) before, during, and after the Second World War. Most of Bertha Wood's records were created in Ontario, where she lived most of her life. Later in life, Bertha Wood moved to Sechelt, B.C. and this is reflected in her personal records.

The fonds is divided into two series: the Personal Life series and the War Experience series. The Personal Life series includes the records of Bertha Wood that do not pertain directly to her military career. These files relate to her education, family, real estate, and daily activities, which include day books and family photographs. The War Experience Series explores Bertha’s time during World War II, with materials such as her enlistment papers, wartime photographs, newspaper clippings related to the war, and uniform objects.

Wood, Bertha
1996.7 · Collection · [between 1993 and 1994]

Collection consists of material created or received by the British Columbia Utilities Commission for the Kemano Completion Project Review. This material was copied for reference for the Commissioner of the Kemano Completion Project Review, Dr. Peter Larkin. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, BCUC documents, information requests from the registered participants in the review, submissions to the public review and community hearings from participants, and exhibits submitted for inclusion in the review.

Barry McKinnon fonds
2000.6 · Fonds · 1958-2003

Fonds consists of a large and extended correspondence, manuscript materials (both his own and others), publications, proofs, financial records, transcriptions, audio tapes, lectures and preparation work for teaching. A large quantity of influential (and obscure) periodicals published in the west is also included. Includes material related to Barry McKinnon and The Caledonia Writing Series and Gorse Press. The audio collection consists of cassette and reel to reel tapes of poetry readings and interviews in Prince George and other locations within Canada, including Edmonton, Montreal, and Vancouver. Readings from the 1980 Writing Conference Words/Loves at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) are also included along with many Poetry Readings at CNC during the 1970s to the 1990s. Poets and writers in the audio collection include Barry McKinnon, Ken Belford, Earle Birney, Bill Bissett, George Bowering, Robert Creeley, Brian Fawcett, Gerry Gilbert, Arti Gold, Elizabeth Hay, Roy Kiyooka, Robert Kroetsch, Evelyn Lau, Irving Layton, Dorothy Livesay, Daphne Marlatt, Susan Musgrave, bp Nichol, Michael Ondaatje, Stan Persky, David Phillips, Al Purdy, George Stanley, Sharon Thesen, Fred Wah, and Tom Wayman.

McKinnon, Barry
Barrie Sanford fonds
2023.03 · Fonds

Fonds consists of original and collected photographic and textual material documenting the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and BC Rail.

2021.07 · Collection · 1910-1972

Collection consists of the original typescript for the "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" book publication written by Russell R. Walker. "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" is a history of the early years of settlement in Fort George and Prince George. The book was published in 1972 by Lillooet Publishers Ltd. (Lillooet, B.C.) and printed by the Alaska Highway News (Fort St. John, B.C.). The manuscript is accompanied by original photographs, most of which were taken by the author, Russell Walker.

Walker, Russell Robert
"Aurora Borealis" symphony
1996.05 · Collection · 1992

Consists of the musical score for the "Aurora Borealis" orchestral piece commissioned from composer Frederick Schipizky in celebration of the first convocation ceremonies of the University of Northern British Columbia, May 23, 1992. Also includes an audio recording of the symphony being performed.

2000.23 · Fonds · 1958-2005

This fonds encompasses the journalism, writing, and research of Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux. L'Heureux's research interests focussed on northern and central British Columbia, beginning with pioneer settlement through to community life in the 2000s. L'Heureux's research also covered transitional phases of British Columbia history such as natural resource extraction, the impact of the railways, industrialization, and interactions with Indigenous communities. Predominantly organized in subject files, the L'Heureux's fonds provides collected research material on many topics relevant to the history of northern and central British Columbia. L'Heureux also collected numerous oral histories from pioneers in various northern and central British Columbia communities which informed her journalism and published works.

The Audrey Ruth Smedley L'Heureux fonds consists of three series. The first series consists of L'Heureux's research and subject files, a collection spanning her career as a journalist and author from 1970 to 2005. The second series consists of records relating to L'Heureux's writing, including manuscripts from her "From Trail to Rail" book series. The third series contains a small selection of L'Heureux's personal records, including a video that recounts L'Heureux's life story and accomplishments.

L'Heureux, Audrey Smedley
2014.10 · Collection · 1907-1920

Collection consists of a photograph album from A. H. Holland, a British Columbia Land Surveyor, that was created while working in the Central Interior, the Cariboo, the Chilcotin and southeast British Columbia. This album visually documents steamboat, stagecoach and horse travel in British Columbia and also captures the prepatory work and dawn of the age of rail travel.

Holland, Arthur H.
2009.7 · Fonds · 1870-2006

The Archdeacon W.H. Collison fonds consists of textual materials, maps, published materials and photographs all documenting Collison’s life and work with North Coastal First Nations communities in British Columbia. Types of records found within this fonds include manuscripts, sermon notes, correspondence, oral history summaries, monographs, cartographic items, photographs and postcards. The Collison fonds also includes some records created by his children and grandchildren as well as a family tree created in 1986. The Collison fonds has been divided into four series.

Collison, W.H. (Archdeacon)
Ann Walsh fonds
2019.12 · Fonds · 1959-2018

This fonds illustrates the writing career of Canadian author Ann Walsh. Types of records included in this fonds include: published and unpublished short stories, manuscripts, correspondence, grant applications, photographs, audio and video recordings, contracts, book reviews, plotting notes, speaking notes, promotional materials and workshop materials.

Walsh, Ann
2015.08 · Fonds · [between 1980 and 2010]

Consists of the records of the Allied Rivers Commission and the Rivers Defense Coalition.

2006.18 · Fonds · 2001-2019

The Aleza Lake Research Forest Society (ALRFS) records encompass material that was created or collected by the Society over its existence (2001-present). Records created by the ALRFS consist of administrative and operational records, as well as publications from the Society. Collected records include historical records relating to the Aleza Lake Experiment Forest gifted to the Society or its members. These include maps, photographs, reference material, and documents. Members and associates of the ALRFS also documented the history of the forest through the creation of oral history recordings and written histories such as John Revel's "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes".

The fonds includes a significant amount of reproduced archival material about Aleza Lake from other institutions, such as BC Archives, the Canadian Forest Service, and the BC Forest Service. Many of these reproductions were created as part of the 2006 ALRFS Natural Resources History Internship in an effort to compile the history of the research forest.

Also included are cartographic and photographic materials that depict the Aleza Lake Research Forest and surrounding areas.

2007.1 · Fonds · 1913-2001

Contains significant materials covering a wide range of topics related to forestry research and forest management practices in Central British Columbia from the 1920s to the 1980s with the bulk of the materials dating from 1924 to 1963. Includes early surveys and descriptions of the Upper Fraser area, early maps and plans of the Research Forest, and historical meteorological registers from the area. Also includes unpublished scientific reports, communications, administrative and technical reports, timber sale records, and general forestry related reports and publications. Photographs include images of the Experimental Station dating from its inception and images of the Young Men's Forestry Training Program situated at Aleza Lake in 1936. Research records include experimental plot files that contain field notebooks dating from 1928 to 1958 which note locations of the experimental plots as well as sample plots from the surrounding areas of Hutton, Penny, and Foreman. The field notebooks also record growth and mortality data of white spruce balsam from 1928 to 1958 and soil types. The fonds also contains some records related to the re-emergence of the Aleza Lake Research Forest (ALRF) in the 1980s and 1990s.

Aleza Lake Research Forest
2004.8 · Collection · 1930 - 1940

The Alexander Manson Mining Collection consists of 133 loose photographs documenting various aspects of the mining industry in Northern British Columbia between 1930-1940. Photographs show images of Manson Creek and Germansen Landing.

Manson, Alexander
2021.08 · Collection · 1985-2010

Collection consists of material collected by Wallace (Wally) Bergen during his involvement with the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association. The association was renamed in 1994 to Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Association. Includes association newsletters, brochures, news releases, a patch, a published map, and a published report.

Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Association
2021.01 · Collection · [ca. 1945]

ALASKAN HIGHWAY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. British Columbia: N.D. [ca 1945]. 10 1/4" x 13 1/4" in thick green embossed boards, with title (Photographs) in gilt and tied at spine with green cord. Photo album contains 172 original photographs and 27 real photo postcards. Photographs measure 5 3/4" x 3 1/2," with a majority captioned in manuscript. Through these photos one has visual journey of travel on the newly constructed Alaskan Highway through British Columbia and into the Yukon. The travelers set off from Fort Saint John, passing through Fort Nelson, and seeming to go as far as Watson Lake, just across the border into the Yukon Territory. Along the way, they drove through the Trout River Valley, Steamboat Mountain, Muncho Lake, and many other impressive features of the landscape. The final section of images comprise home photos of the family that made the trip and some photos taken earlier.

2024.06 · Collection · 1942

Photograph album contains 134 snapshots showcasing building activity, equipment, logging, and airplanes in British Columbia and the Yukon, taken during the building of the Alaska Highway in 1942. The photographer is unknown. Many of the photographs depict Fort St. John and Fort Nelson.

Some of the photographs are captioned as follows:

  • Looking north at Fort St. John, B.C.
  • P.R.A. Bellanea and Army Norseman sea-planes on Charley Lake near Fort St. John, B.C.
  • Looking toward outlet of Muncho Lake from Float Plane
  • Fort St. John, British Columbia. Canada
  • Colonel Ingalls’ bridge across Liard River
  • Post Office & Government Telegraph Office
  • P.R.A. Camps at Fort St. John, B.C. looking N.E.
  • Post Office & Government Telegraph Office - Fort St. John - 1942
  • Army Ferry on Peace River near Taylor's Flats
  • Looking west on Main Street, Fort St. John, B.C. May - 1942
  • Looking southwest across Summit Lake
  • Public Roads Administration Headquarters Buildings. Fort St. John, B.C. - April - 1942
  • Looking southwest from south bank of Peace River from Old Highway near Taylor Flats, B.C.
  • First Army Headquarters - Fort St. John, B.C. - 1942
  • Beginnings of Fort Alcan - May 1942 - Fort St. John, B.C.
  • Road between 101 and 157
  • Other side Muncho Lake
  • Big Black Bear
  • Liard River, Canada
  • Dog Sled. Muskwa River
  • Temporary Bridge at Muskwa, B.C.
  • Another bridge in British Columbia
  • Above Fort Nelson, B.C. White spot in picture is the “moon”
  • Mountains N-106
  • Coughlin’s equipment at work west of Fort Nelson - Nov. - 1942
  • Near Mile Post 175-N descending to shore of Muncho Lake
  • First Fairbanks sign erected in Fort St. John. Apr. 1942
  • Boat used to cross the Fort Nelson River at Fort Nelson
  • Typical P.R.A. Engineers Camp at Mile 84-N
  • Fort Alcan - near St. John. British Columbia. “1942.”
  • Captain Hinze and Army beachcraft used on Army reconnaissance surveys for Alaska Highway
  • Small single motored aircraft used by P.R.A. on Alaska Highway Reconnaissance flights forced down on Gravel Bar on the Laird [sic] River near Mile 313-N
  • Near Mile 173-N looking at outlet of Muncho Lake
  • Near Mile 145 N. Toad River looking downstream
  • Looking southwest at Muncho Lake at Army operations on shore Pioneer Road. First tote road may be seen above.
  • Hudson Bay Store at Dease Lake, end of truck portage from Telegraph Creek + Wrangell. Beginning of boat freighting to lower port
  • Mile 104 n. Sugarfoot Lake
  • Mile 104 N. Sugarfoot Lake
  • Looking north from Mile 140 N. at Folding Mountains - approx. 8,000 ft high
  • Army forces along Muncho Lake
  • Malamute sled dog at Fort Nelson
  • P.R.A. location. Engineers’ Camp near Mile 165-N
  • Few miles west of Ft. St. John looking downstream at Peace River. Old Fort St. John. Buildings on near shore
  • British Columbia Police Plane in Fort Nelson River at Fort Nelson, B.C.
  • Few miles west of Fort St. John - Looking across Toad River at Little Folded Mountain near Mile 141
  • Looking northwest at P.R.A. an Oakes Camp and Alcan Highway.
  • Clouds after a rainstorm over Teslin Lake, Yukon Territory between Watson Lake and Whitehorse.
  • Toad River and Big Folded Mountain near Mile 142 N
  • Teslin Lake between Watson Lake & Whitehorse Y.K. The lake is 72 miles long
  • Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
  • Dept. of Transport Ferry on Peace River near Taylor Flats.
  • Foothills east of Rocky Mountains between Watson Lake & Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
  • Public Roads Administration (P.R.A.) Camp at Whitehorse, Y.K.
  • Whitehorse end of the White Pass and Yukon Railway from Skagway, Alaska to Whitehorse, Y.K.
  • Husky sled dog. Ft. St. John, B.C.
  • Mile 103 N. Looking east at Army Camp at Mile 102 N. - Summit Lake
  • Opening of new bridge on Sikanni River
  • Peace River Bridge has now replaced this “Ferry” - Fort St. John, B.C
  • Muskwa River new Fort Nelson, B.C.
  • Bridge across the Muskwa River.
  • View of mountains across flat between 101 - and 157
  • Plane at Fort Nelson - Ft. Nelson River
  • Moose Calves
  • Suicide Hill - J 108. Now eliminated from Alaskan Highway
  • Road Construction Equipment Center Boom - Bulldozer and Side Boom
  • Center Boom. Taken at Water Line
  • Early stages of road construction
  • Bulldozing for the Highway
  • Clearing the tinder for the Highway
  • Convoy of trucks on Alaskan Highway
  • Repair Camps off Highway
  • Mud - Mud - Mud - Mud!
Alain Lefebvre collection
1992.16 · Collection · 12 February 1991

Collection contains a signed Spruce Kings hat, a signed game puck and a letter to Al Lefebvre of UNBC.

2006.25 · Collection · 1961 - 2000, predominant 1961-1967

Fonds consists of original, silent 16mm reels that portray the natural, social and land use history of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin regions named the "Natural and Guiding History of the Bella Coola and Chilcotin Regions".

Possible locations that Al Elsey filmed include: Bella Coola, Bella Bella, Anahim Lake, Alert Bay, Nimpo Lake, Bulkey Valley, the Rainbow Mountains, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Dean River, Bella Coola River, Tchaha Lake, the Chilcotin region, the Ulkatcho Mountains, Lassard Lake, Fenton Lake, Atnarko River, Wells Gray Park, and Holt Homestead.