File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Haida Tribal Society for the "Facilitation and Process Advice on Development of a Marine Use Strategic Plan" project in Haida Gwaii. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #626; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.
File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Misty Isles Economic Development Society for the "Food Planning Presentations on Haida Gwaii" project in Haida Gwaii. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #664; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.
File consists of records created and accumulated by Gary Runka over the course of his consultancy work for Queen Charlotte Islands Forest District for the "Facilitation and Mediation of Local Resource Use Plan for Tlell Watershed" project in Tlell River. This file was numbered as G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. client file #539; that client number may be seen referenced elsewhere in the G. Gary Runka fonds. The Land Sense Ltd. client files generally include records such as correspondence, contracts, invoices, project reports, publications, ephemera, memoranda, maps or map excerpts, legal documents, meeting materials, clippings, and handwritten notes.
Maps include:
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Leading Species", Feb. 1999.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Age Class", Feb. 1999.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Aspect", Feb. 1999.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Ownership/Tenure", Feb. 1999.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - TEM Ecosystem Types", Feb. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - TEM Groupings", Feb. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Soil and Moisture Regimes", Feb. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Berry Potential, Map 1 of 5: Red Huckleberry", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Berry Potential, Map 2 of 5: Alaskan Blueberry", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Berry Potential, Map 3 of 5: Salal", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Berry Potential, Map 4 of 5: Oval-Leafed Blueberry", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Berry Potential, Map 5 of 5: Wetland Berries", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Known Scenic Areas", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Height Class", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Archaeological Overview Assessment", Mar. 2000.
- BC Ministry of Forests, "Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan - Fire Legacy", Mar. 2000.
- Tlell Watershed Society (TWS) and geoMAX carto/graphics, "Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis laingi) Nesting Habitat for the Tllel River Watershed, Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii, British Columbia", Draft map, n.d.
- Tlell Watershed Society (TWS) and geoMAX carto/graphics, "Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) Nesting Habitat for the Tllel River Watershed, Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii, British Columbia", Draft map, n.d.
- Tlell River Local Resource Use Plan, Feather Creek topographic map, n.d.
File contains linguistic notes prepared by W.H. Collison and sermons written by W.H. Collison in various First Nations languages.
File includes "In the Wake of the War Canoe" Chapter XX revisions and a note from donor Jean Whiffin on behalf of Joyce Collison regarding the revisions.
Small booklet containing handwritten notes of what appears to be a speech prepared by W.H. Collison on the topic of traditions and events he had been witness to along the northwest coast of British Columbia.
Notebook contains two stories: "The Finding of the Crystals" and "Tit for Tat or The Porcupine and the Beaver". These stories are also found in the Collison manuscript.
Notebook contains Collison's recollections of local history as he heard it, and of the events he encountered during some of his time in ministry.
This file contains handwritten and typed notes and drafts of First Nations legends, addresses and manuscripts. It is believed this material was authored by W.H. and W.E. Collison although none is signed or dated.
File predominantly consists of correspondence to Rev. W.H. Collison from the Church Missionary Society. However, some letters in this file are also from individual parishioners, fellow clergymen, Massett councillors, and the American Geographical Society.
Maps within this series document the placer streams, islands and harbours of the Queen Charlotte Islands; as well as the mining properties located within the vicinity of Stewart, BC.
The Archdeacon W.H. Collison fonds consists of textual materials, maps, published materials and photographs all documenting Collison’s life and work with North Coastal First Nations communities in British Columbia. Types of records found within this fonds include manuscripts, sermon notes, correspondence, oral history summaries, monographs, cartographic items, photographs and postcards. The Collison fonds also includes some records created by his children and grandchildren as well as a family tree created in 1986. The Collison fonds has been divided into four series.
Sem títuloSeries contains publications on the following subjects: linguistics, First Nations studies, anthropology, museum studies, the Missionary Society of the Church of England, the Metlakatla Inquiry, material culture and Canadian geography. It is believed that items published prior to 1922 had been collected by the Archdeacon W.H. Collison, while those published post 1922 (the year W.H. Collison passed away) were collected by both his son W.E. Collison and then his grandaughter Joyce Collison.
This unpublished manuscript, authored by W.H. Collison and handwritten by Joyce Collison, comprises 29 identifiable chapters. Content of this manuscript appears to be focused upon the retelling of First Nations stories. The donor identified that this manuscript was intended for publication but was never completed.
File consists of documents recording the founding, funding, explorations, and investments of the pioneering Queen Charlotte Islands General Development Company, Ltd. (London, England). Includes approximately 150 pages of manuscript and the following items of interest:
- "Memorandum and Articles of Association, London, 1911
- Notice of First General Meeting, 1912
- First and later minutes of meetings in Victoria, BC and elsewhere
- Extensive correspondence with their representatives in the Queen Charlotte Islands including mining surveyors
- Reports from Queen Charlotte Islands from their representatives at Cumshewa, Skidegate, and Alliford Bay
- Records regarding all aspects of financing the company
Most of the items date from 1912-1913, providing a very detailed account of the founding and aspirations of the company, and revealing the difficulties in doing business in the remote Queen Charlotte Islands. Also notably includes correspondence and reports from Henry Collison.
Collection consists of a travel scrapbook created by Jill Singleton documenting a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Includes photographs, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps.
Series consists of images pertaining the Collison family, North Coastal First Nations communities, means of transportation along North Coastal British Columbia, and various church structures and religious events.
Two model totem poles flank a bentwood box sitting on a pedestal in front of a bookcase in the office of W.E. Collison. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Totem & carved chest in Dad’s office.”