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Forest Cover Map 93J-10-d
2016.5.5.02 · Item · [197-?]
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is a Forest Cover Map, 93J-10-d, annotation on the back reads Carpet Lake. Geographic features include Merton Lake and Peculiar Lake.

2012.13.2.02.33.04 · Item · [1990?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

The item is a reproduction of a survey map drafted in January 1910. The reproduction was likely created in 1990. The subdivision is Lot 936 G. I. Cariboo District, B.C. The area covered is North of Twenty First Avenue, East of Quinn Street, South of Eighth Avenue and West of Carney Street. Annotations highlight "Owner Edgar McMickiny," "696" and "Jordan Brothel" written in red pen pointing to a specific location.

E.P. 646.3
2016.5.1.87 · File · [1970-2015]
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of photocopied documentation for E.P. 646.3 Reciprocal Planting of Spruce Provenances in the Rocky Mountain Trench along with printed satellite maps from Bing Maps. File also includes a map of Buckhorn Barn showing reserve no. EP 505, research & R.N. projects. Map includes annotations for EP 646.3.

2012.13.6.10 · File · 1993
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Item is an original map depicting east central British Columbia published by the Technical Supper Section Surveys and Resource Mapping Branch Ministry of Lands and Parks in Victoria, British Columbia.

Duke of Sutherland
2012.13.2.20 · Subseries · 1980-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries includes material collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding the Duke of Sutherland. The Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The fourth Duke of Sutherland was Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower who lived from 1851 to 27 June 1913. Toward the end of his life, the 4th Duke began moving his wealth and life to Canada. The Duke owned land across British Columbia and Alberta and contributed to various settlements, including Strathnaver, BC; Windermere, BC; Brooks, AB; and Clyde, AB. The Duke of Sutherland owned the Sutherland Land Company, creating and selling plots in BC and Alberta. He also worked closely with the Canadian Pacific Railway to support immigration and settlement of the area.

2008.6 · Collection · 1969, 1980

Collection consists of 1 map of "Status of Sustained-Yield Forestry Programme as at December 31, 1969" by British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources and 10 pages of handwritten instructions for opening a ranger station in Smithers and annual Forest Insect and Disease Survey, dated 1980.

Dr. Paul Sanborn fonds
2023.2 · Fonds · 1960-2024

Fonds consists of the research records of Dr. Paul Sanborn, a University of Northern British Columbia faculty member in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management.

Sanborn, Paul Thomas
2012.05.01.02 · File · 1957-1963
Part of Columbia Cellulose Company, Ltd. fonds

File consists of:

  • "Development Study - Northern Resources" by the Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited, September, 1963. This report includes: background information on the company and a contextual background of forestry in British Columbia; a description of resources and proposed facilities, which covers northern wood resources and requirements for future sulphite and sulphate mills; an economic study for new Kraft operations.
  • 2 maps: one of British Columbia entitled "Status of Sustained-Yield Forestry Programme as at 31 December 1962" by the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources; the other of British Columbia Forest Service Forest: Surveys and Inventory Division, Key Map Showing: Maps published on scale 1 inch to 2 miles and summary zones of the provincial forest inventory by the Department of Lands and Forests (1957).
2016.5.5.04 · Item · 1989
Part of Harry Coates fonds

Item is a map of Prince George Wood Preserving Ltd. Development Plan Forest Licence A27771 for the period of January 1, 1986 to January 1, 1991: Fraser Operating Area. Geographic features include the Fraser River.

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.

"Cottonwood River"
2012.13.2.20.01.1 · Item · 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

The item is a map depicting the area surrounding the Cottonwood River in the Cariboo Land District. Various annotations are mad in pen on the map.

2012.13.2.21.08 · File · [between 1972 and 1979]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of maps and plans depicting the Cottonwood Island area in Prince George. Includes:

  • "Plan of Subdivision pursuant to the replotting provisions of the Municipal Act of Parcel A of Plan 25046, of District Lots 343, 662, 1511, 4736, and 7813, Cariboo District" by McWilliam, Whyte, Goble & Associates B.C. Land Surveyors for the City of Prince George, 26 July 1979 (reproduction on 2 sheets)
  • "Cottonwood Island" original draft map with annotations by Kent Sedgwick; the map may have been created by Sedgwick during his time as Senior City Planner with the City of Prince George [197-?]
  • "Prince George B.C., Fraser Subdivision, Mile 146.05" plan for Canadian National Railways by Lockwood Survey Corporation Ltd., 1967. This very large technical drawing shows CN leases and private property buildings on Island Cache in detail.
  • McWilliam-Whyte-Goble & Associates, B.C. Land Surveyors, "Plan Showing Sections in Proposed Lakeland Mill Site", July 1978 (original reproduction).
  • Carroll, Hatch & Associates, "Lakeland Mills (1973) Ltd., Prince George, B.C., Stud Mill Studies, Site Plan", 31 July 1978 (original reproduction).
2012.13.2.21.06 · File · 1973-1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of records created and collected by Kent Sedgwick regarding Cottonwood Island in connection with his employment with the City of Prince George Planning Department. Includes briefs, proposals, memoranda, correspondence, newspaper clippings, questionnaires, legal correspondence, meeting minutes, and photocopied excerpts from maps/plans. Also includes two polaroid photo prints depicting garbage in Cottonwood Island Park circa 1979. Highlights include:

  • Prince George Kiwanis Club, "Brief to City Council, City of Prince George, re: Nechako Riverfront Park", 12 Mar. 1973.
  • New Caledonia Institute of Environmental Studies, "Proposal for Cottonwood Island as a Park Reserve", Summer 1973.
  • "Cottonwood Island Study", [before 1975] (photocopy).
  • Mary Fallis, "Letter to the Editor of The Citizen", 5 Mar. 1976 (photocopy).
  • City of Prince George Planning Department, "Ownership, Legal and Assessment Data - Private and School District Properties within the Proposed Replot Area [Island Cache]", 11 Oct. 1978.
  • "Assessed Values for City and Crown Lands within the Proposed Replot Area North of First Ave" (handwritten table), 16 Oct. 1978.
2012.05.01 · Series · 1959-1970
Part of Columbia Cellulose Company, Ltd. fonds

Series consists of documents providing information on the Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited including its history, historical and geographical context, and plans for the future. These documents often include photographs, maps, and technical drawings of the mills. Series consists of Skeena Kraft press kit; Feasibility Study of Nass River Valley Log Transport Systems; A Summary History and Progress; Development Study: Northern resources; Columbia Cellulose Company, Limited.

Community Involvement
2012.13.3 · Series · 1950-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Series contains material created and collected by Kent Sedgwick over the course of his work with the Prince George Heritage Commission, the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail Association, and other local organizations. The files primarily consist of meeting minutes, typescript documents, and correspondence between Sedgwick and the organizations.

Columbia River Treaty
2000.13.9 · Series · 1961 - 1964, 1982 - 2001
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Series consists of photocopies of the memoranda of agreement, memos and notes made by Mr. Williston, two reports (one of which is a published copy of the Treaty, maps) brochures, a speech, miscellaneous printed materials and newspaper clippings.

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
Colonial exploration maps
2000.23.1.070.09 · Item · [between 1967 and 1987]
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

The map is split into four time periods of colonial exploration. The map depicts pre-colonial, post-colonial, traditional, and colonial expansion.

Collected Works
2020.4.2.3 · Subseries · 1945-2009
Part of G. Gary Runka fonds

Subseries includes works collected by G. Gary Runka. Runka collected a comprehensive resource library of publications, reports, and rare grey literature that reflected the depth and breadth of natural resource issues in British Columbia. Material from this resource library was intrinsically tied to Runka's work; selected unique items from the resource library are contained within this sub-series to contextualize the scope of land management issues.

Clones etc. 1999
2016.5.1.74 · File · 1997-2002
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of documentation for various field sites. File also includes Harry Coates employment contracts (restricted). File also includes a Forest Cover Map Series 93H.093 1998-JUN-02 010, produced by the inventory branch of the Ministry of Forests, Province of British Columbia; Timber supply area: Prince George.

2000.1.1.1.4.069 · Item · May 1965
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Flight index for 68 aerial photographs accompanying item. Map depicts Clinton Creek area, identifying airfield and mine. Cartographic legend: "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORP LTD" "FLIGHT INDEX" "DATE OF PHOTOGRAPHY MAY 1965" "SCALE OF PHOTOGRAPHY 1" = 900 APPROX." "McELHANNEY ASSOCIATES VANCOVER B.C." "JOB No C189/6524".