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Collection consists of records created, received, and collected by the Prince George Women's Centre, the Prince George Women's Collective, the Prince George Women's Equal Rights Association, the Prince George Women's Resource Centre, and the Prince George Women's Connection. This collection also features some materials on the Daughters of Lilith organization.

Consists of miscellaneous issues of early Prince George newspapers, newspaper purchase agreements, and transfer of ownership documentation. Includes the following newspaper issues:

Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 31-Dec-1910
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 9-Dec-1911
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 7-Aug-1914
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 2-Jan-1915
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 16-Jan-1915
Fort George Herald (South Fort George) 8-Jan-1916

Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 6-Nov-1909
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 23-Sep-1911
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 16-Mar-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 28-Sep-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 16-Nov-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 23-Nov-1912
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 12-Jul-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 2-Aug-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 9-Aug-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 13-Sep-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 4-Oct-1913
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 28-Mar-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 18-Apr-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 20-Jun-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 27-Jun-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 25-Jul-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 7-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 14-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 21-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 28-Nov-1914
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 16-Jan-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 23-Jan-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 30-Jan-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 15-May-1915
Fort George Tribune (Central Fort George) 22-May-1915

Prince George Post 16-Jan-1915
Prince George Post 23-Jan-1915
Prince George Post 19-May-1915

Prince George Daily News (flyer from) 18-Oct-1913
Prince George Daily News 1-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 2-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 3-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 4-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 5-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 7-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 8-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 9-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 10-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 11-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 12-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 14-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 15-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 16-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 17-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 18-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 19-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 21-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 22-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 23-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 24-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 25-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 26-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 28-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 29-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 30-Jun-1915
Prince George Daily News 22-Sep-1915
Prince George Daily News 14-Dec-1915
Prince George Daily News 22-Dec-1915
Prince George Daily News 31-Dec-1915
Prince George Daily News 8-Jan-1916

Prince George Star 21-Apr-1916
Prince George Star 25-Apr-1916
Prince George Star 28-Apr-1916
Prince George Star 2-May-1916
Prince George Star 5-May-1916
Prince George Star 9-May-1916
Prince George Star 12-May-1916
Prince George Star 16-May-1916
Prince George Star 19-May-1916
Prince George Star 23-May-1916
Prince George Star 26-May-1916
Prince George Star 2-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 9-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 13-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 20-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 23-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 27-Jun-1916
Prince George Star 4-Jul-1916
Prince George Star 3-Nov-1916
Prince George Star 21-Nov-1916
Prince George Star 28-Nov-1916
Prince George Star 29-Dec-1916
Prince George Star 2-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 5-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 9-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 10-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 12-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 16-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 26-Jan-1917
Prince George Star 2-Feb-1917
Prince George Star 6-Feb-1917
Prince George Star 2-Mar-1917
Prince George Star 30-Mar-1917
Prince George Star 13-Apr-1917
Prince George Star 15-May-1917

Prince George Leader 4-Mar-1921
Prince George Leader 15-Apr-1921
Prince George Leader 15-Mar-1923

Prince George Citizen 9-Mar-1916
Prince George Citizen 8-Apr-1916
Prince George Citizen 12-Apr-1916
Prince George Citizen 1-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 5-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 14-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 16-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 29-Sep-1916
Prince George Citizen 13-Apr-1917
Prince George Citizen 13-Sep-1918
Prince George Citizen 20-Dec-1918
Prince George Citizen 7-Jan-1919
Prince George Citizen 10-Jan-1919
Prince George Citizen 10-Dec-1919
Prince George Citizen 31-Dec-1919
Prince George Citizen 14-Jan-1920
Prince George Citizen 29-Oct-1920
Prince George Citizen 9-Nov-1920
Prince George Citizen 15-May-1920
Prince George Citizen 22-May-1924
Prince George Citizen 5-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 5-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 12-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 19-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 26-Jun-1924
Prince George Citizen 3-Jul-1924
Prince George Citizen 10-Jul-1924
Prince George Citizen 17-Jul-1924
Prince George Citizen 18-Sep-1924
Prince George Citizen 22-Jan-1925
Prince George Citizen 16-Apr-1925
Prince George Citizen 14-May-1925
Prince George Citizen 25-Jun-1925
Prince George Citizen 9-Jul-1925
Prince George Citizen 16-Jul-1925
Prince George Citizen 30-Jul-1925
Prince George Citizen 3-Sep-1925
Prince George Citizen 18-Sep-1925
Prince George Citizen 16-Dec-1926
Prince George Citizen 14-Nov-1929
Prince George Citizen 26-Jun-1930
Prince George Citizen 10-Jul-1930
Prince George Citizen 17-Jul-1930
Prince George Citizen 24-Jul-1930
Prince George Citizen 24-Nov-1937
Prince George Citizen 14-Jun-1945
Prince George Citizen 20-Sep-1945
Prince George Citizen 26-Aug-1948
Prince George Citizen 17-Feb-1949
Prince George Citizen 3-Mar-1949

Collection consists of oral histories gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's oral history project with the Prince George Metis Elders Society. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral histories on their original cassette tapes.

Collection contains photographs depicting community life in Prince George, B.C. Images depict holiday events, sports teams, government buildings, businesses (hotels, banks, retail, newspaper office), riverboats, railroad construction, fishing, a cemetery, street scenes, aerials, and landscapes. Also includes photos taken outside of the Prince George vicinity including Prairie Creek, Thomas Creek and Barkerville, B.C.

Consists of photograph albums and textual records created by the Kiwanis Club of Prince George.

Collection consists of 73 photographs featuring the construction of the John Hart Highway in Prince George, BC from 1945-1946. Images depict construction, machinery, workers, bunkhouses, persons, wildlife, and buildings all associated with this construction project around the Summit Lake region of the city.

The fonds consists of audio reels and dubbed audio cassettes of a radio programs hosted by Jack Carbutt at CKPG Radio in Prince George, and includes transcriptions in electronic and textual format. This collection has been divided into the following three series: "Audio Recordings" (2000.21.1); "Transcriptions" (2000.21.2); and "Miscellaneous Materials" (2000.21.3).

This fonds consists of material created and collected by Kent Sedgwick, author, professor, Prince George urban planner, and prominent local historian. This body of records documents Sedgwick’s research interests in the history and geography of the Central Interior of British Columbia. The fonds also reflects his work as a Prince George Senior City Planner, his involvement in local community organizations, and his teaching at the College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia.

The fonds includes:
1) Photographs taken by Kent Sedgwick across British Columbia, predominantly in the Central Interior region;
2) Research subject files consisting of original research documentation and collected reference material, predominantly focusing on topics relating to local history, city planning, and geography in the Prince George area and the British Columbia Central Interior;
3) Documentation of Kent Sedgwick’s community involvement, including records created over the course of his work with the Prince George Heritage Commission, , the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail Association, and other local organizations;
4) Writings, publications, and lectures written, edited, or conducted by Kent Sedgwick;
5) Professorial records consisting of lectures and material relating to Sedgwick’s teaching appointments at the College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia;
6) Maps collected by Kent Sedgwick covering historical and contemporary British Columbia.

Collection consists of material resulting from Dr. Mike Evan's Island Cache Recovery Project Collection. Includes oral history interviews of former Island Cache (Cottonwood Island) residents on recording media (cassette and VHS) as well as transcripts of the oral histories. Also includes administrative records for the project and photocopies of background research material used for the project, such as Prince George city records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence.

This photograph collection consists of 53 photographs featuring primarily Giscome with a few of Prince George. Subjects include the Eagle Lake Sawmill, Eagle Lake, Giscome townsite (including specific buildings and general road perspectives), Giscome School, Division II class photos (1950-51), and the Giscome School teacherage.

This fonds encompasses the planning career of Chander Suri. The head planner for the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George from 1969 to 1977, Chander Suri embarked on numerous community plan projects in the Prince George area. Suri also worked as an independent planning consultant for local businesses and organizations. Chander Suri's records encompass numerous urban and rural projects facilitating population and industry growth within the RDFFG that spanned beyond Suri's career.

Textual records comprise official and draft planning documents, development reports, planning proposals, contracts, published regulations, socio-economic studies of regions near Prince George, financial and other studies for development sites, illustrated promotional packages/proposals for developments, regional/provincial guides and standards, and correspondence relating to Suri's professional consulting activities. The fonds contains a wide array of maps, architectural plans, and technical drawings ranging from municipal planning layouts, industrial land developments, and private property (commercial and residential) development projects, mainly from in and around Prince George.

These records are relevant to researchers of the subjects of land use, land development and land planning issues in the Prince George and Fraser-Fort George Regional District in the second half of the 20th century.

Series include:

1. Maps and Plans relating to development projects in British Columbia, predominantly in the Prince George area
2. Lower Mainland Planning material from Suri's early career period
3. Regional District of Fraser Fort George Planning records and resource material collected by Suri during his employment at the RDFFG
4. Planning Consultancy records relating to Suri’s independent planning consultancy work in his later career period

This fonds illustrates Bridget Moran’s careers as a writer, a social worker and a social activist primarily within the Prince George region of British Columbia. This fonds also contains records pertaining to her personal relationships with family and friends and her receipt of various honours and awards.

Types of records reflective of her career as a writer include: published articles and unpublished manuscripts, drafts and front cover mock-ups, correspondence with editors from Arsenal Pulp Press, grant applications, notebooks, background material, writer’s workshop invitations and overviews, photographs, oral history interviews and transcripts, and VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications.

Types of records reflective of her career as a social worker and social activist include: annual reports, work journals, correspondence and published newspaper articles re: social policy, photographs, and general background material. Correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings highlight her personal relationships, while her receipt of honours and awards is demonstrated through copies of letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS recordings of award ceremonies, event itineraries, congratulatory correspondence, and invitations.

The Bridget Moran fonds has been divided into the following four series:

1. Published and Unpublished Materials
2. Career Related Materials
3. Personal Papers and Correspondence
4. Honours and Awards.

Fonds consists of textual records, photographic items and published reports related to professional life and career of Bob Harkins, broadcaster, local historian, and former city councilor. Includes textual and photographic items related to development and history of city of Prince George and the Central Interior of BC region history and development in late 20th century. Items includes an unpublished manuscript on the life of Ray Williston by Eileen Williston, an unpublished paper on the history of technological change in logging industry; an unpublished paper on the history of radio and television in Prince George; a report related to the creation of a university for Northern British Columbia (1989) and proofs of the publication "Wild Liard Waters: Canoeing Canada's Historic Liard River" by Ferdi Wenger, c.1998. Also includes photographic files including CKPG Radio Studio photographic items c.1953; and photographs and correspondence regarding guide outfitter Skook Davidson c.1975.

Collection consists of the original typescript for the "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" book publication written by Russell R. Walker. "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" is a history of the early years of settlement in Fort George and Prince George. The book was published in 1972 by Lillooet Publishers Ltd. (Lillooet, B.C.) and printed by the Alaska Highway News (Fort St. John, B.C.). The manuscript is accompanied by original photographs, most of which were taken by the author, Russell Walker.