Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving the Man of the Year Award from the Newsmen’s Club of BC for outstanding achievement in public service. The award was presented by Dr. John B. MacDonald, President of UBC on November 7, 1964.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving the Man of the Year Award from the Newsmen’s Club of BC for outstanding achievement in public service. The award was presented by Dr. John B. MacDonald, President of UBC on November 7, 1964.
Item is a photograph of Ray Williston standing beside a plaque at the dedication of the Peace River Power Project Substation bearing his name in Prince George on August 30, 1965.
Item is a photograph of the diversion tunnel as engineers plan to blast the plug to allow the Peace River to be diverted for construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of the explosion which opened up the diversion route for the Peace River during construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of the construction of a temporary river bed to divert the Peace River during construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of the three tunnels built to divert the Peace River around the Bennett Dam construction site.
Item is a photograph of the coffer dam built to isolate the construction site for the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of dinosaur footprints discovered at the W.A.C. Bennett Dam site.
Item is a photograph of the beltway used to carry aggregate to the Dam site.
Item is a photograph of Ray and Gladys Williston in front of their home in Princeton.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam spillway.
Item is a photograph of the concrete spillway.
Item is a photograph of the Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston and his son Dr. Hubert Williston in May 1967 canoeing down the Parsnip / Peace system before the W.A.C. Bennett Dam flooded the area.
Item is a photograph of retiring Water Resources Deputy Minister Arthur Paget congratulating incoming Deputy Minister Walter Rauvsep while Mr. Williston looks on.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston presenting Mr. Paget, retiring Deputy Minister of Water Resources, with a certificate for meritorious service.
Item is a photograph of the women and children on Rathrevor Beach.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston speaking at the “Resources for the future Conference” in Montreal in 1962.
Item is a photograph of Gladys Williston sitting at a campfire during her and Mr. Williston’s Hope to Princeton trek in the summer of 1939.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston seated at his desk in his office in Victoria.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston in Fredericton in February 1974.
Item is a photograph of the Russian helicopter which Ray used to survey timber on the border between Bangladesh and Burma.
Item is a photograph of a forested area southwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh close to the border with Burma.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston on May 18, 1976 at his desk at BC Cellulose with the Hermes portable typewriter he purchased in 1938.
Item is a photograph of the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Cellulose Company. Pictured from left are: Mr. Harvey of Plateau Mills, Ted Vezak of Ocean Falls Corporation, Ken McKenzie, Ray Williston, John Liersch, Jack Sigalet of Kootenay Forest Products, Ian Mahood, and Don Watson.
Item is a photograph of a self-dumping log barge in action.
Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Williston cutting an anniversary cake in front of some of their grandchildren in the West Burnaby United Church Hall in April 1979.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston’s mother at the age of 86 years.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving an honourary doctorate from UBC President Dr. Kenney in May 1982.
Item is a photograph of Ray and Gladys Williston sitting on the steps of their home in Princeton on March 30, 1940.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston after receiving his honourary degree. Mrs. Williston is pictured with him.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston’s wife Eileen.
Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Williston in the summer of 1987 at their retirement home in Gibson’s, BC.
Item is a photograph of Ray Williston receiving an honorary degree at the University of Northern British Columbia from Chancellor Iona Campagnolo.
Item is a photograph of a class of elementary school children from the Craigflower School in Victoria. Ray began attending there in 1922.
Item is a photograph of Ray Williston and Bruce Brown with a bicycle.
Item is a photograph of the girls basketball team in Salmon Arm. Ray Williston is on the left.
Item is a photograph of the grade 5 class with their teacher Mr. Williston in Princeton School in 1937.
Item is a photograph of the Princeton School grade 8 class in 1939 with Mr. Williston their teacher.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston with students in formal attire at what appears to be a graduation dance.
Series consists of miscellaneous addresses and speeches given by Mr. Williston and miscellaneous articles and reports written by Mr. Williston.
File contains some of the speeches Mr. Williston gave during his "public life" and a speech given in 2001 which describes his first speech in the BC Legislative Assembly.
File contains some of the speeches given by Mr. Williston during his "private life."
Series consists of one file folder of newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Mr. Williston.
File contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Mr. Williston.
Series consists of records pertaining to the creation of the biography “Forests, power and policy: the legacy of Ray Williston” by Eileen Williston and Betty Keller. Types of records include: transcripts of interviews, one audio cassette, and other printed material on Mr. Williston’s life and accomplishments.
File consists of one copy of the published biography: "Forests, power and policy: the legacy of Ray Williston” by Eileen Williston and Betty Keller.
File consists of a record of Mr. Williston’s activities from 1972 to 1986.
File consists of the transcribed interviews of Mr. Williston and one taped interview on an audio cassette.