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File consists of a forestry tool called a dibble and mile marker.

Item is a photocopied plan depicting the Eagle Lake Sawmills Ltd. in Giscome, British Columbia with the plan of the sawmill and adjacent buildings, published by Transit Survey by L.C. Gunn and P.J. Klotz.

Photographic slides of map of Canada depicting different geology and geography interests such as: mines and reserves, physiographic regions, soil regions, permafrost limits, underdeveloped hydro potential and development corridor.

File contains photographs featuring members of the Board of Directors of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd., which was formed on the 17th of May, 1951. Cassiar's forerunner was a company named Conwest, formed in 1534, a consolidation of two companies owned by Fred Martin Connell and his brother W. Harold Connell. The first board of directors included the Connell brothers, George Armstrong, John E. Kennedy, Charles & Arthur Mortimer, and Charles Rainforth Elliot (chartered accountant and secretary-treasurer of Conwest & Cassiar). Directors depicted in this file include F.M Connell, Harold Connell, Charles Elliot, John E. Kennedy, George Armstrong, Ken A. Creery, John Drybrough, Tam Zimmermann, George Washington Smith (president of Bell Asbestos Mines), Nick Gritzuk, Jack Christian (general manager, president, and CEO). Other individuals depicted include Fred Murry, Andre Beguin, Plato Malozemoff from Newmont Mining (co-founder of Cassiar with F.M. Connell), Alfred Lloyd Penhale (founder and CEO of Asbestos Corporation of Canada Ltd.), C.B. Brown, Pierre Marcotte, Francis Parker Smith (brother of George Smith), Bill Oughtred, Bill Johnson, and a Mr. Janitsch. File also includes a portrait of an unidentified director of Cassiar from Turner and Newall in England, taken at the corporate club in Toronto. Group portraits were taken at the Cassiar Valley, the office building, "House 130," fishing outings, and at formal events in unidentified locations.

File consists of:

• Correspondence between Harry Rankin and Bridget Moran re: her suspension (1964-66)
• Copies of correspondence from W.B. Milner to Harry Rankin (1967)
• Copies of correspondence between the Civil Service Commission and Harry Rankin re: Bridget Moran (1964-1965)
• Handwritten copies of correspondence between Bridget Moran and W.H. Dallomore (?) re: potential employment (June 21, 1965)
• Copy of Bridget Moran's Oath of Allegiance; Office and Revenue to the Government of the Province of British Columbia (Dec. 20, 1951)
• Copies of correspondence between the Civil Service Commission and Bridget Moran (1965)*Copy of letter to Hon. P.A. Gaglardi from Bridget Moran (Feb. 17, 1968)
• Newspaper clippings from the following newspapers: the Sun; The Vancouver Sun;
• Copies of correspondence between Harry Rankin and the Social Welfare Department (1964)
• Draft version of Bridget's application to the Civil Service Commission calling for a review of her suspension.
• Letter from E.R. Rickinson, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare to Bridget Moran, (Jun 15, 1965)
• Copies of correspondence from Bridget Moran to W.B. Milner (1966).

File consists of correspondence, membership lists and applications forms, minutes and policy statement regarding the formation of the Cariboo Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry.

File includes:

• Conference and meeting programs including
  1. Eighteenth North American Wildlife Conference and Related Meetings in Washington, D.C. March 9-11 1953
  2. Forty-third Annual Meeting Canadian Institute of Forestry October 11-13 1951 in Banff, Alberta
  3. Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General and Professional Meeting October 19-21 1953 in Winnipeg
  4. Joint Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Society of American Foresters November 17-20, 1952 in Montreal.
• C.I.F. Annual Meeting correspondence regarding tour and activities (1954)
• correspondence regarding the C.I.F. Annual Meeting in 1954
• C.I.F. Annual Meeting programs, agendas, and notes
• file also includes membership names and addresses and minutes.

File contains a copy of "A Short History of My Life" by Hartley Fawcett, Brian Fawcett's father.

File consists of poetry notebooks written by Brian Fawcett.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Nancy Boyd, his fourth wife.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Leanna Rose Crouch, his fifth wife.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Max Fawcett, his second child.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Ron Fawcett. Also includes correspondence from Ron Fawcett's partners.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his nephew, Jason Fawcett.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his nephew, Kelly Fawcett.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his niece, Laura Norgan, and her family.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his mother, Rita Fawcett.

File consists of records relating to Brian Fawcett's baseball hobby, including Little League certificates, baseball scoresheets, and team records.

File consists of Brian Fawcett's report cards from primary school (Connaught Elementary) and secondary school (Prince George Senior Secondary School).

A collection of 10 photographs of documented exploration in the early 1950s in and around the Cassiar area. Noted locations are Quartz Creek, Mocassin Mines, Blue River Bridge and the Alaska Highway.

File includes:

• Canadian Institute of Forestry By-laws of the Institute
• Constitution and By-Laws of the Cariboo Section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry
• Petition to the director of the Canadian Institute of Forestry for the formation of a new section to be called Cariboo Section
• By-laws of the Manitoba section of the Canadian Institute of Forestry
• related correspondence.

File consists of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Railway Division timetable 81 (16 June 1968) and timetable 95A (6 Dec. 1987). Also includes a First District Time Table No. 75.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Sharon Thesen, his first wife.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Sandra Ross, his second wife.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Leslie Baker, his third wife.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his relatives, Hugh and Eileen Buttle.

File consists of miscellaneous textual material dating from 1951 to 1995, which relate to Mr. Fawcett's personal life, his work and his writing.

File contains certificates that Brian Fawcett was awarded as a child for musical talent.

File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprints. Notes: File#205-01-02.

File consists of:

• Manuscript: "Welfare and the Good Life" by Bridget Moran
• "Out of tune" (The Sun)
• "Should be 'Darned Pleased'" by Mrs. C.G. Maxwell of Prince George
• "Mrs. Moran wins race for 1959 baby"
• "Simon Fraser music considered unsuitable"
• "Exciting years vividly remembered" by J. Crooks of Prince George
• "Letters to the Editor: Mrs. Moran replies to her critics"
• "My backbone is great and my soul is rested" (The Vancouver Sun, March 11, 1967)
• "Social register causes no stir"
• "Don't call them poor, just broke" (The Vancouver Sun, Aug.1, 1968)
• Manuscript: "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Sullivan" by Bridget Moran
• Manuscript: "Unholy Deadlock" by Bridget Moran
• Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations: "Case History of a Gadfly" by Bridget Moran
• Handwritten note to Roseanne [Moran] from Bridget Moran re: copy of short story; manuscript: "Man Alive"
• "Women and welfare"
• "Campfire club song" lyrics written by D. Watson and B.A. [Bridget] Moran
• Notebook, dated April 12, 1951, containing research notes from various publications
• Speech (?) / Manuscript (?) / Open Letter (?) written by Bridget Moran re: trip to Moscow and planning for the World Congress of Peace Forces (Nov.1973).

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his family members.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Jesse Fawcett, his eldest son.

File consists of personal correspondence regarding Marlow, Brian Fawcett's dog.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his sister, Nina Fawcett, as well as her partners.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his father-in-law, Phil Crouch.

File consists of biographical information and curricula vitae for Brian Fawcett.

File consists of Fawcett family recipes.

File consists of Bertha Schenk and James Wood's marriage certificate and a newspaper clipping of their wedding announcement.

Photographs of piping manufacturing in Perth, Australia. Collection depicts feed and control gates, single beater, pulling mandrel, pipe machine, and fibre cement (machine).

A collection of photographs from the site that Cassiar was being built in the early 50s. Photos depict lumber piles, early camp area, the first buildings, mountains, and the creek.
Along with this collection there are a set of images also from the early Cassiar site mainly depicting a dirt road and various individuals and machinery along it.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and Hartlea Fawcett, his daughter.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his sister, Serena Fawcett, as well as her partners.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his father, Hartley Fawcett.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his aunt, Joan Surry.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his cousin, Judith Surry.

File consists of personal correspondence between Brian Fawcett and his relatives, Ann and Brian Manson.

File contains an original copy of a United States Department of Agriculture Handbook No. 6 "Northeastern Loggers' Handbook" by Fred C. Simmons. This handbook includes detailed information about logging tools and techniques, many of which would have been used in British Columbia logging practices.

File consists of a metal Canadian war amputations identification card from Ontario. Object originally stored in a box labelled: "Patches and flashes from A.B.'s uniform".