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File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Ivan Andersen. Includes one original recorded audio cassette and one copy.

Series consists of oral histories created by the Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project.

The Upper Fraser Historical Geography Project was conducted by UNBC faculty and a team of researchers between 1999 and 2002. The lead researchers were Aileen Espritiu, Gail Fondahl, Greg Halseth, Debra Straussfogel, and Tracy Summerville. The project resulted in the creation of 93 oral history records and their transcripts. Participants included regional forest industry executives, politicians (including former MLA Ray Williston, local mayors and Fraser Fort George Regional District representatives), forest industry workers, and former and contemporary Upper Fraser community residents. The oral histories document the rise, consolidation and demise of the forestry-based settlements along the Upper Fraser River between 1915 and 2000.

Prince George's Central Interior Radio station CJCI interviewed Mayor John Backhouse about his 25 year career in Prince George at the end of his mayoral term. The interview covers his early career in England, his job at the Prince George Public Library as Chief Librarian, and his activity in Prince George municipal politics.

File consists of several notes and letters addressed to Bea Dezell or Mr. and Mrs. G. Dezell. Most of the letters are short thank you notes but two letters concern her support for the creation and expansion of UNBC.

File consists of 2 Prince George Golden Jubilee (1965) coins and 3 Corporation of the District of Kitimat (1953) coin.

Series consists of records reflecting the activities of the Dezell and Rustad families. Series include mayoral records from Bea and Garvin Dezell when Garvin served as Mayor of Prince George. Series includes materials celebrating Bea Dezell's life created by her family. Series also includes fundraising efforts for the Northern Medical Programs Trust. Finally, series includes a collection of "spruce" dollars and commemorative coins.

This scrapbook, entitled "My Two Year Term on the Teen Town Council", was created by Howard Foot to document his involvement in the Prince George Teen Town Council. Howard Foot was the elected "mayor" of the Prince George Teen Town Council for the 1958-1959 term. The British Columbia centennial year was 1958; Teen Town was involved in centennial event planning. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings from the Prince George Citizen relating to Prince George Teen Town events and the Teen Town Council. These clippings include mention of other Teen Town Council members, including Brian Fawcett who later became a nationally-recognized Canadian writer.

Original photographic prints and reproduced photographs relating to Prince George Teen Town are pasted in and interleaved into the scrapbook. Also interleaved into the scrapbook is a 26 February 1959 issue of the Prince George Echo newspaper. The newspaper issue has a feature article about a Prince George custom car show organized by Howard Foot.

File consists of notes relating to a genealogy talk by Kent Sedgwick regarding heritage and genealogy research methods.

File consists of a typed document of Rhys Pugh's thesis entitled "The Newspaper Wars in Prince George, B.C., 1909-1918" (noted by Sedgwick as the second version) and printed emails.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Fraser-Fort George Museum Society Museum Publications committee consisting of Kent Sedgwick, Keith Gordon, and Denise McCallum and publishing local histories through the museum. The file primarily consists of material regarding the re-publication of "History of Prince George" by Rev. F.E. Runnalls. Includes photographs titled "Runnall's Book" and depicting historical Prince George and Rev. Runnalls.

File consists of printed emails relating to the Prince George Millennium Photo Book Project by the Millennium Book Committee with the Fraser Fort-George Museum Society and the Northern BC Archives. The book would have consisted of a photo history from 1900 to 1999 of Prince George, with themes including physical landscapes, economic development, and building community.

File consists of an original typescript document relating to postal service in communities in and around Prince George. A later version of this document was published by the Fraser Fort George Regional Museum in 1990 as "Postscript '90 : commemorating 75 years of postal history in the Fraser-Fort George Region".

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the postal service on the East Line in the Upper Fraser area.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to a local history booklet "A New Historical Framework for New Caledonia" edited by Keith Gordon, including an introduction written by Kent Sedgwick.

File consists of notes and a spiral bound book titled "Prince George Homes 1915-1930: A Heritage Project" completed by the Heritage Advisory Committee Members, including Kent Sedgwick, Trelle Morrow, Bev Christensen, Richard Rowe, and others on the committee.

File consists of notes and clippings relating to the take-over of Caitlin Press after the passing of Cynthia Wilson who had owned the publishing company between 1991 and 2005 and had moved it to Prince George. The purchase of Caitlin Press was being considered by Vivien, Barry McKinnon, Lana Coldwell, Jeanette Turpin, and Kent Sedgwick. The file includes email correspondance between them regarding this decision.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the local history project done by June Chamberland and her book "From Broadaxe to Clay Chinking: Stories about the Pioneers in and around the Prince George area" winning the Jeanne Clarke history award. The book includes a chapter "Introduction to Early Agricultural Settlement in the Prince George Area" by Kent Sedgwick. Includes a CD titled "June photos" containing photographs depicting interviewees of the project (2003).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to "Kent Sedgwick presents Literary Prince George", a project by Sedgwick in collaboration with Barry McKinnon and Peter Maides that was prepared for the Freelance Writer's Group AGM, Spring 1999, College of New Caledonia.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Giscome Farm Ltd. File also includes photographs depicting the Giscome Farm.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the ownership and chronology of Giscome Farm Ltd., on District Lot 9937 Cariboo District in Giscome, British Columbia.

File consists of photocopies of photographs depicting Giscome, taken by Joy McKinnon.

File consists of clippings and reproductions relating to Giscome. Includes various clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper (1974-1976).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the closure of the Giscome mill. Also includes a photograph depicting the Giscome mill foundations after its demolition.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Kent Sedgwick's research on Giscome. Also includes a photograph depicting St. Fredrick's church in Giscome.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Kent Sedgwick's book "Giscome Chronicle: The Rise and Demise of a Sawmill Community in Central British Columbia, 1912-1976". Includes various printed email correspondences regarding copies of "Giscome Chronicle"; and "New book explores Giscome's history" clipped article from the Prince George Citizen newspaper (18 Dec. 2008).

File consists of notes and reproductions for research corrections to Kent Sedgwick's book "Giscome Chronicle: The Rise and Demise of a Sawmill Community in Central British Columbia, 1912-1976".

File consists of the a corrected version of "Giscome Chronicle: The Rise and Demise of a Sawmill Community in Central British Columbia, 1912-1976" by Kent Sedgwick.

File consists of notes relating to Kent Sedgwick's research on Giscome and his book "Giscome Chronicle: The Rise and Demise of a Sawmill Community in Central British Columbia, 1912-1976". Includes a CD containing photographs for use on the book cover of "The Rise and Demise of a Sawmill Community" (2007).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Kent Sedgwick's research on Giscome. Includes: "Joe Rositano" typed transcript of an oral interview with Joe Rositano conducted by Dan Watt (14 Apr. 2000). Also includes photographs depicting various buildings in Giscome (2009), and a CD containing photographs depicting the Giscome town plans (2009).

File consists of a published and annotated copy of "Giscome Chronicle: The rise and demise of a sawmill community in central British Columbia, 1912-1976" by Kent Sedgwick. Includes annotations and notes by Kent Sedgwick.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the "Attics to Archives" presentations for the Local Writers Series at the Prince George Public Library, including Kent Sedgwick's presentation on using maps for historical research. Includes: "Local Writers Series" poster from the Prince George Public Library (27 Mar. 2007) and "Location! Location! Location" typed notes for Kent Sedgwick's presentation (2007). File also includes a CD titled "Images for property presentation" containing images Kent Sedgwick used for his property presentation (2007).

Series consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick in relation to his writings, publications, editorial work, and lectures. The files contain material regarding Kent Sedgwick’s writing and lectures on the Lheidli T’enneh cemetery; his book "Monumental Transformation: The Story of Prince George's National Historic Monument"; his book chapter "Crossing the Divide: Northern Approaches to New Caledonia"; his book "Giscome Chronicle: The rise and demise of a sawmill community in central British Columbia, 1912-1976"; edits done to June Chamberland’s book "From Broadaxe to Clay Chinking: Stories about the Pioneers in and around the Prince George area"; writing for the Prince George Heritage Advisory Committee; and Sedgwick’s MA thesis on the Peyto Glacier. The files primarily consist of notes, correspondence, and completed works.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a field trip to Shelley conducted by Bev Christensen. Includes: "Lheidli T'enneh and Fort George" typed document by the BC Historical Federation (May 2003).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to a downtown walking tour conducted by Sedgwick for the British Columbia Historical Federation 2003 conference. Also includes photographs depicting participants of the BC Historical Federation Conference on a downtown walking tour in Prince George (2003).

File consists of notes and photocopied photographs depicting historical Prince George that were used by Kent Sedgwick for tours.

Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick regarding heritage tours he conducted in Prince George and the East Line communities for various events. The files primarily include notes and photographs used by Sedgwick for these tours. He conducted tours for the Heritage Society of British Columbia, the British Columbia Historical Federation, the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, the Planning Institute of British Columbia, and the Heritage BC Conference. The tours consisted of walking throughout downtown Prince George and recognizing the heritage of the area.

File consists of notes, typescript documents, and clippings relating to the heritage potential of South Fort George. Includes: "Heritage Potential of South Fort George" typescript document by the Heritage Advisory Committee (Feb. 1982) and "Fort George Area - Historical and Heritage Opportunities Study" letter to the Mayor and Council of Prince George from Mark B. Stagg, City Planner (5 Feb. 1982).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to South Fort George. Includes: "South Fort George - A trip to the past" heritage brochure produced by South Fort George Community Association (1987) and "B.C. Express Co. Heritage Site" typed document prepared by the Heritage Advisory Committee (Feb. 1994). Also includes photographs depicting various buildings from old South Fort George.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to John Prince Myers, one of the founders of Cranbrook Sawmill, and his house at 1633 Norwood Street that burnt down in 1933. File primarily consists of photocopied newspaper articles relating to the Cranbrook Sawmill and the burning of the house at 1633 Norwood Street, and printed copies of photographs from The Exploration Place Museum database depicting the house and sawmill. Includes printed email chain between Greg Halseth, Kent Sedgwick, and John G . Myers (Sept. 2004).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Lawrence William Popovich. Lawrence Popovich worked for the Canadian National Railway and Via Rail, and later for the Greyhound Bus Lines and Canada Post.

File consists of notes and clippings relating to a presentation on the Millar Addition by Kent Sedgwick. Also includes "Please join us as we celebrate Heritage Week 2000!" printed invitation (26 Feb. 2000).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Charles Millar and the Millar Addition in Prince George.

File consists of a note, a clipping, and a reproduction relating to St. Andrew's United Church at 3555 Fifth Avenue, Prince George. This church was later on known as Trinity United Church.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Knox United Church at 1448 Fifth Avenue, Prince George. Includes: "Knox United Church earns heritage places award" clipped article from Prince George Citizen newspaper (13 Feb. 2010); "City of Prince George" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Heather Seabrooke (8 May 1989); "Response" typescript letter from Heather Seabrook to Kent Sedgwick (12 Sept. 1989); and "Knox Church" typescript document by Kent Sedgwick (7 Mar. 1991). Also includes photographs depicting the interior and exterior of Knox United Church in Prince George (1991).

File consists of a note and a reproduction relating to St George's Anglican Church in Central Fort George.

File consists of notes, clippings and reproductions relating to St. Michael's Church in the Millar Addition of Prince George.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to St. Michael's Anglican Church, originally built at 1505 Fifth Avenue in Prince George.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the first Pentecostal church originally at 1405 Sixth Avenue, Prince George.