File contains obituaries for Collison as well as for his son Henry Alexander (H.A.) and granddaughter Katherine Clarke (nee Collison); various articles re: Collison’s many accomplishments; a letter of condolence from Councillors of the Haida Nation on the occasion of his death, a program from Collison’s memorial service at Metlakatla, and a typed biography.
File contains an article identified as having been written by W.E. Collison on the topic of the development of First Nations peoples along the North Pacific Coast.
File contains articles and obituaries regarding the life and death of W.E. Collison, as well as a letter of condolence from T.D. Patullo to Bertha Collison. Also contained within this file is an attestation to the baptism of Bertha Davies on 26 January 1897 in Devon, England and a certified handwritten copy of the marriage register entry for the marriage of W.E. Collison and Bertha Davies in Metlakatla on 8 June 1900.
File contains letter to Miss Collison from Dr. Robert Sayson, UBC Department of Medicine regarding the post mortem study conducted on her sister Muriel (11 Oct. 1988); program from the Celebration of Life held for Miss Collison on 29 April 2006; an obituary re: the life and death of Miss Collison; and a newspaper article regarding the sale of W.E. Collison’s First Nations art collection to the UBC Museum of Anthropology by his daughters Joyce and Muriel in 1960.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Cariboo and Northwest Digest publication. Also includes a CD-R that contains Sedgwick's index spreadsheet and accompanying documentation about the publication.
- Agreement of Sale of Prince George Citizen
- Correspondence regarding proposed Prince George Citizen sale – H.G.T. Perry & news clippings
File contains a 1920 British Columbia Liberal government election platform pamphlet entitled "A Brief Record of the Oliver Government".
In July 2009, Dr. Paul Sanborn undertook the first soils field research at the Fort Selkirk volcanic field in central Yukon, with helicopter support and funding from the Yukon Geological Survey. This document is a complete transcription of field notes, with
soil and site photographs.
File consists of photocopies of various report front covers and references to Knox McCusker from 1926-1931.
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 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 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 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 photocopied maps of Island Cache (Cottonwood Island) and Prince George.
File consists of photocopies of 1960s records from the City of Prince George related to Island Cache that were organized by researchers involved with the Island Cache Recovery Project. Includes an Urban Renewal Report and municipal memoranda.
File consists of assorted maps, correspondence, and speeches examining the prospects of park establishment in the Prince George area.
File consists of an official regional park plan for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.