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File consists of material relating to railways in Canada. Materials include a magazine, newspaper clippings, and reproductions of journal articles. Includes a 1978 issue of Railroad Magazine (Vol. 104, No. 3).

File consists of reproductions of reports, articles, newspapers, and documents containing information about Henry J. Cambie who was employed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as a land surveyor in 1867.

File consists of information on Charles William Digby. Clifford was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Clifford also a partner in one of the Kitselas mines. Material includes reproductions of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and "Northern B.C. In Retrospect Who's Who" article written by Audrey L'Heureux.

File consists of a 1936 thesis written by Arthur J. Johnson entitled "The Canadian Pacific Railway and British Columbia, 1871-1886" from the University of British Columbia.

File consists of material related to turbine transportation. Materials include newspaper clippings and a photocopied journal article.

This photograph reproduction contact print and negative depicts a Portrait of Perry McDonough Collins.

File consists of collected research materials regarding Perry McDonough Collins and the Collins Overland Telegraph. Collins was the visionary behind the Russian-American Telegraph of 1865-1867. The failed venture aimed to connect America to Europe by telegraph via the Bering Strait. Materials include newspaper clippings, a book, as well as reproductions of articles, correspondence, and archival material. Highlights include:

• D.A. McGregor, "Through B.C. to Bering Sea-A Dream that Failed" from The Province, 1953 (article reproduction)
• John B. Daniell, "The Collins Overland Telegraph" from the Northwest Digest, 1960 (article reproduction)
• Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Williams Creek from the canyon To middle town (Barkerville)" from a painting by Frederick Whymper, [186?] (print photograph reproduction)
• Reproduction of Corday MacKay, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)
• Hon. Homer D. Angell, "Congressional Record: Proceeding and Debates of the 78th Congress, First Session", 1943 (reproduction)
• Article entitled "Collin's Overland Telegraph" by Kathleen Fitzgerald in "The History of the Canadian West" collector's no. 1, 1982 (magazine issue)
• Willard E. Ireland, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)

File consists of documents pertaining to the life of Rusty Campbell who was a surveyor in B.C. after the first World War; in later years, Campbell was a forestry lecturer. Also includes interviews with Rusty Campbell's brother, Forin "Doc" Campbell. Also contains documents on Campbell's life provided by Mrs. Forin Campbell and transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux, as well as reproductions of surveyor reports, articles, a greeting card, a transcribed interview, correspondence, and a newspaper. Highlights include:

• Mrs. Forin Campbell, "Rusty Campbell", 1977 (biography transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux)
• Reproduction of R. N. Campbell, "Edward 'Red' Tait", [196-??] (magazine article)
• Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell, [197-??] (interview transcription)
• Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell in Prince George, 14 Nov. 1977 (interview transcription)
• Fraser Fort George Museum Society, "Museum Mirror" Vol.2 No.2, Feb 1985 (newsletter issue)

File consists of collected material regarding CN Rail. Includes a Via Rail timetable (1 June 1978) for the Western Transcontinental Services as well as newspaper clippings.

File consists of calendars, article clippings, and newspapers clippings that relate to the history of automobiles in Canada.

File consists of research material regarding Jean Jacques Caux, known as "Cataline", who was a famous mule packer for the Hudson Bay Company. Materials include a newspaper clipping, notes, and reproductions. Includes Imbert Orchard's 1971 oral history work, "People in Landscape: Track 1 - Stories about the legendary packer Jean Caux (Cataline)".

File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions regarding airplanes, airports, and aviation in the northern and central B.C region. Highlights include:

• Vivienne Clarke, "BXO", WestWorld Magazine, 1882
• John Lindeberg, "The Mad Trapper of Rat River", Alaska Sportsman Magazine, 1964
• Frank Russ Baker Memorial, [ca. 198-?] (postcard)