Backman, Bill, collector
Bill Backman collection. - 1925-1950.
40 cm of textual records.

Bill Backman is a retired forester who worked for Bloedel, Stewart and Welch. He has also served as president of the B.C. Forest History Association.

The collection consists of operating statements for Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Ltd., Bloedel Operation (1925-1950), Sarita River Operation (1947-1950) and Sproat Lake Operation (1942-1950).

Title based on the contents of the collection.

Barbarian Press
Barbarian Press fonds. - 1976-1990.
2.75 m of textual records.

Barbarian Press was founded in 1977 by Crispin and Jan Elsted. They both received M.A. Degrees in English at the University of British Columbia in 1975, and after a year of teaching in the English Department, they travelled to England to work toward Ph.D.s at King's College, London. The Elsteds established Barbarian Press on their return to B.C. in 1978. Settling at Steelhead, north of Mission, the Elsteds have published continuously since then, producing both commercial work (stationery, cards and other job printing) and fine presswork: illustrated monographs, miniatures, pamphlets, broadsheets and keepsakes.

The fonds consists of correspondence files including founding operations and editorial issues; project files include planning and production of books (collaborations with I. H. Finlay and illustrators Edwina Ellis and Colin Paynton), pamphlets, broadsheets, etc.; general printing files cover printed ephemera and job printing including design files and promotional and background materials; financial files include invoices and bank records.

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Barclay, James Bow, 1903-1964
James Barclay fonds. - 1904-1956.
92 cm of textual records.
1,741 photographs.

James Barclay was born in Gourock, Scotland. After receiving his education in Scotland he worked in Shanghai, China as an engineering assistant. In 1928 Barclay decided to join his parents in North America. Leaving China, he arrived at the port of Seattle and from there made his way to Vancouver, B.C. After working in Trail as a draughtsman for Consolidated Mining and Smelter Company of Canada, Barclay moved to Vancouver where he became a member of the Canadian Professional Engineers. Thereafter, he worked on a number of construction projects in the city, including the Burrard Street Bridge.

The fonds consists of photographs mainly pertaining to his activities in China (1900s-1920s), Oregon (1920s) and British Columbia (1930s-1950s) as well as related correspondence, memorabilia and clippings.

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Barlee, N. L. (Neville Langrell), 1932- , collector
Bill Barlee mining research collection. - 1892-1954.
0.7 m of textual records.

N.L. "Bill" Barlee, born in Grand Forks, has had a varied career as a high school teacher, writer, publisher and Minister of Small Business, Tourism, Culture and Film in British Columbia, 1991-1996. He wrote Gold Creeks and Ghost Towns, 1984. He hosted an award winning television series, "Gold Trails and Ghost Towns," which ran from 1986 to 1996 on five different networks.

The research collection consists mainly of correspondence, financial records, and legal records acquired on the activities and businesses of John Morgan Harris in Slocan and vicinity, mostly from 1893-1924. Reco Mining and Milling Co., Hotel Reco, Harris and Kelly, Star Mining and Milling Company, Norman & Company Mining and Stock Brokers and the Silver-Lead Miners Association of British Columbia were some of the companies and organizations in which Harris was involved. There are documents detailing court disputes between Star Mining versus Byron N. White and Harris versus White at various levels of the legal system to the Privy Council in England. In addition the collection contains the financial records and telegrams of the W.B. Bailey Co., 1896-1902 and the financial records of Clarence Cunningham, 1916-1919.

Title based on the name of the collector.

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Barnett, H.G.(Homer Garner), 1906-
H.G. Barnett fonds. - 1935-1940; predominant 1935-1936.
13 cm of textual records.

H.G. Barnett was a professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon.

The fonds consists of field research material for the Coast Salish (1935/36) and Tsimshian (1940) Indians of British Columbia.

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Barrett, David, 1930-
David Barrett fonds. - 1932-1995.
4.12 m of textual records ; 165 photographs

David Barrett led the New Democratic Party of British Columbia to victory in 1972 becoming the first NDP Premier in B.C. Born in Vancouver in 1930, he graduated from Britannia High School in 1948, received a Bachelor of Arts from Seattle University in 1953 and a Master of Social Work from St. Louis University in 1956. In 1960, Barrett joined the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and was elected as leader of the NDP of B.C. in 1970. After the NDP were defeated in 1975, Barrett stayed on as leader until 1983. He retired from the legislature in 1984, signing a contract with radio station CJOR to do his own radio show. He left CJOR in 1987 to become involved in a number of activities such as writing an autobiography, and lecturing at universities such as Harvard and McGill. He returned to politics in 1988 when he was elected MP for the Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca district. He remained an MP until 1993 when he ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the NDP, after which he retired from political life.

The fonds consists of records created and accumulated by David Barrett relating to his personal, political and professional life. Within the fonds there are appointment books recording information about his private and political life, records created by him in the course of creating his autobiography, records created during his political career and period as premier, and records created during David Barrett's work with the radio station, CJOR.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

RESTRICTIONS: Book drafts (boxes 5, 6, and 34) are restricted until 2039. See inventory for more details.

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Beaver Cannery (Rivers Inlet, B.C.)
Beaver Cannery fonds. - 1905-1906, 1931-1939.
6.5 cm of textual records.

Owned by J.H. Todd and Sons, the Beaver Cannery was constructed in 1905 at Rivers Inlet, B.C. in a small bay off Schooner Passage in the winter of 1905/06.

The fonds consists of photocopied pages from time book (1905/06), fisherman's catch records (1933-1938) and journals (1931-1939).

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Belcher family
Belcher family fonds. - 1736-1874.
40 cm of textual records.

Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877) was born in Halifax and, in 1812, joined the Royal Navy where he gained recognition as a surveyor. He was knighted in 1843 for his success in surveying the west coast of America. From 1852 to 1854, he commanded an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. In 1872 Belcher attained the rank of admiral.

The fonds consists of personal documents, journals, an order book, court papers, correspondence, drawings and miscellany (1821-1865). Series within the subgroups relating to other family members are arranged by incoming and outgoing correspondence. This fonds is built around Edward Belcher's material and, as a result, the material has been arranged with the other eight members of the Belcher family as sub-groups to the main body of material.

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Bell-Irving Insurance Agencies
Bell-Irving Insurance Agencies Ltd. fonds. - 1914-1968.
7 m of textual records.

H. Bell-Irving and Company was established in Vancouver in 1895 as Managing and Selling Agents for the Anglo British Columbia Packing Company. In 1908, the Company created an Insurance Department to underwrite insurance for its canneries and fishing boats and in 1929 it was established as a separate business under the name Bell-Irving Insurance Ltd. The firm purchased Nairn Insurance Agencies in 1948 and Crossley Insurance Agencies in 1949. Bell-Irving Insurance Agencies' functions included insurance, real estate, mortgages, automobile financing and property management. The company ceased operation in 1972.

The fonds consists of financial records, insurance policy records and ledgers arranged in three sub-groups: Bell-Irving Insurance Agencies Ltd., Crossley Insurance Agencies and Nairn Insurance Agencies.

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Bell-Irving, Henry Ogle, 1856-1931
Henry Bell-Irving fonds. - 1882-1930.
6.5 cm of textual records.
5 microfilm reels.

Henry Bell-Irving came to Granville in 1885. He was instrumental in founding the Anglo-British Insurance Agencies. Bell-Irving was active in the fishing industry through his association with the Anglo-British Columbia Packing Company.

The fonds consists of photocopies of outgoing letters (1882-1885) and letter press copybook (1888). Also included are microfilm copies of diaries, deed books and address books (1887-1930).

Berger, Thomas R.
Thomas Berger fonds. - 1944-2002
14.46 m of textual records

Thomas Rodney Berger, a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and author, was born March 23, 1933, in Victoria , British Columbia , Canada , the son of Maurice Theodore Berger and Nettie Elsie Perle McDonald. Berger received the Order of Canada in 1990, and was recognized with honorary degrees from several universities for his contributions championing aboriginal peoples of Canada .

The fonds consists of thirteen series of records pertaining to the activities of Thomas Berger, including two series of files arranged with reference to file classification schemes, related to party politics and to the Sardar Sarovar Projects Independent Review, as well as eleven series of subject files generally arranged alphabetically, related to the Royal Commission on Family and Children's Law, the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, the Advisory Commission on Indian and Inuit Health Consultation, a proposed United Nations Environmental Programme inquiry on whales and whaling, Japanese Canadians' redress, the Alaska Native Review Commission, the Canadian Judicial Council and its investigation concerning Berger, the University of British Columbia President's Ad Hoc Committee on British Columbia Native Indian People and Communities, the Simon Fraser University J. S. Woodsworth Chair committee, speeches given by Berger (arranged by event in subseries of two to seven year periodic groups), and subject files related to aboriginal peoples, the Arctic and the north in general. The arrangement by the records' creator of series and file order within series has been respected. Several series contain files housed in multiple folders, indicated by notes where applicable. An addendum to the fonds consists of case files created by Thomas Berger during his activities as a lawyer including the Calder v. Attorney General of British Columbia land rights case heard in the Supreme Court of BC in 1969, the BC Court of Appeal in 1970 and the Supreme Court of Canada in 1973. The case files were used by him when he wrote his autobiography, One Man's Justice: A Life in the Law.

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Bernard, Elaine, collector
Telecommunications Workers Union research collection. - 1880-1982.
2.8 m of textual records

Elaine Bernard assembled the collection while researching The Long Distance Feeling: A History of the Telecommunications Worker's Union.

The collection consists of records covering the period from the granting of the Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company charter in 1880 to 1982 when B.C. Telephone Company employees were laid off without notice. It includes union minutes, arbitration details, correspondence, press clippings, constitutions, agreements, and financial reports relating to the Telecommunications Workers Union of B.C.

Title based on the contents of the collection.

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Biller, Olive Allen, 1879-1957
Olive Allen Biller fonds. - 1890-1934.
22 cm of textual records; ca. 85 paintings and drawings; ca. 250 photographs; ca. 65 examples of published work

Olive Allen Biller (nee Allen) was born on October 17, 1879 in Ormskirk, England, the youngest of seven children. Scrapbooks from early family vacations show Allen’s artistic and creative beginnings through illustrations, photographs, plays and poems. Before immigrating to Canada, Allen’s illustrations were published in at least ten books, and she wrote and illustrated stories for children’s annuals and magazines such as Blackie’s and Girl’s Realm. In 1912, Allen immigrated to Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. She also lived for a time on James Island, near Victoria, BC, where she was a correspondent for the Sidney Review. A lack of opportunities for illustrating turned Allen Biller toward landscape painting, and she showed with the Vancouver Island Arts and Crafts Society and later at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The collection reflects Allen’s early life in England as well as her later artistic works from her time in Canada. The records also document her day-to-day and family life, in both England and Canada. Textual records include journals and clippings, and graphic material includes drawings, paintings, and photographs. The collection is divided into two series: Journals and Artwork.

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Bishop, Mary F., 1913-
Mary F. Bishop fonds. - ca. 1960-1988.
8.5 m of textual records

Mary Bishop was recognized as one of British Columbia's major advocates for planned parenthood. She competed a M.A. thesis entitled, "From 'Left'to 'Right': A perspective on the role of family planning in the West and in South Asia (UBC, 1971).

The fonds consists of mainly of subject files, reports, and printed material concerning social and political issues in British Columbia relating to families, the law and fertility, violence against women, children in society, including minutes and correspondence with the Canadian Federation of Societies for Population Planning and the Family Planning Federation of Canada.

Title based on contents of fonds.

Black. W.R.
W.R. Black fonds. - [ca. 1919-1930].
5 cm of textual records

The fonds consists of hand-written and undated poetry and prose written by W.R. Black from various locations including Whaleton and Squirrel Cove. Black's prose consisted mainly of editorial essays on various moral and religous issues as well as the Scottish people, and short stories.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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Blades, Ann
Ann Blades fonds. - 1978-2001.
28 cm of textual records and other material

Ann Blades was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has spent most of her life in Vancouver. As a child, she attended several schools, including one in England, where she was encouraged to paint at age eleven. Subsequently, she continued to paint with watercolours with no formal art training. After obtaining a teaching certificate from the University of British Columbia, she taught at Mile 18 in northeastern British Columbia, where she wrote and illustrated her first book, Mary of Mile 18 in 1971. This book won Blades a Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children award. In 1978, A Salmon for Simon, written by Betty Waterton, and illustrated by Blades, was published, earning Blades the Canada Council's Children's Literature Prize for Illustration and the Amelia Francis Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. Although she trained as a registered nurse in the mid-1970s, Blades has worked as an illustrator of children's books and an artist full-time since 1980, winning the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award in 1986.

Fonds consists of rough and final drawings, completed and uncompleted paintings, correspondence, manuscripts, reviews, sales and royalty statements, contracts, notes, and research material relating to Blades' illustration of the books A Salmon for Simon, Pettranella, Ida and the Wool Smugglers, A Dog Came, Too, A Ride for Martha, Six Darn Cows, Anna's Pet, Jacques the Woodcutter, and The Singing Basket. Includes also copies of a few of these books.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

Includes: ca. 273 drawings, 130 watercolours, and 3 books.

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Blathwayt, William, b. 1882
William Blathwayt fonds. - 1910-1955.
6.5 cm of textual records.

English poet William Blathwayt is the author of several volumes of poetry.

The fonds consists of a diary which dates from 1910 to 1912 and from 1935. Also included in the fonds is a journal of "Books Lent" (1915-1955) and a leaflet (1946) from the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company.

Blondal, Patricia, b. 1926
Patricia Blondal fonds. - 1948-1963.
40 cm of textual records.

Patricia Blondal was born in Souris, Manitoba. She attended the University of Manitoba in the early 1940s and then became a broadcaster in Winnipeg upon her graduation. Blondal also travelled throughout Canada and spent a year in England. She married Harold Blondal in 1946 and spent the 1950s living with her husband and children in Montreal. Blondal wrote short stories, two novels and one mystery novel which remains unpublished.

The fonds consists of both personal and business correspondence from Harold Blondal, from Nathanial Jenkins (her father), as well as from magazines, publishers and the C.B.C. The manuscripts include an untitled, unpublished mystery novel and two versions of her novel "A Candle to Light the Sun" and manuscripts for broadcasts.

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Bobillier, Marcel, Father, O.M.I.
Father Bobillier fonds. - 1939-1953.
26 cm of textual records.

Father Marcel Bobillier has served as a Catholic missionary in northern B.C. and the Yukon for many years.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of the first of three volumes of Bobillier's diary describing his journey from France to the Yukon in 1939 and his subsequent missionary activities on behalf of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in British Columbia and the Yukon.

Bonney, P.S.
P.S. Bonney fonds. - 1913-1974; predominant 1931-1974.
26 cm of textual records.
40 photographs.
50 maps.

P.S. Bonney was a forestry engineer who was involved in the Alcan, B.C. Project.

The fonds consists of a B.C. Forest Branch report (1913) and photographs and maps relating to the development of Kitimat as part of the Alcan, B.C. Project.

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Borden, Robert Laird, Sir, 1854-1937
Robert Laird Borden fonds. - 1906-1921, predominant 1914-1918
35 cm of textual records.

Robert Laird Borden was born in Grand Pr? Nova Scotia in 1854. Educated in his home province, Borden accepted a teaching position in New Jersey at age 19. He returned to Nova Scotia two years later and began his career in law, articling with a firm in Halifax, and was called to the Bar in 1878. Borden eventually entered politics, and was first elected to the House of Commons in 1896. In 1901 he won the leadership of the Conservative Party and was the leader of the Official Opposition until 1911, when his party was elected and he became Prime Minister. Borden saw Canada through World War One, and headed the coalition of pro-conscription Conservative and Liberal politicians known as the Union Government between 1917 and 1920. Borden resigned from the office of the Prime Minister in 1920. He remained active in business concerns after his retirement from politics, heading both Crown Life Insurance and Barclay’s Bank (Canada). He was also an author, and the president of the Canadian Historical Association. Robert L. Borden died on June 10, 1937 in Ottawa, Ontario.

The fonds consists of photocopies of letters, reports, memorandums, maps and telegrams created and received by Robert L. Borden in his capacity as the Prime Minister of Canada. The fonds has been divided into four series: Politics, Railway Systems and Policies, Union Government and World War One.

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Bourgon, Nan
Nan Bourgon fonds. - 1865-1965.
6.5 cm of textual records.

Nan Bourgon was a pioneer settler in the Bulkley Valley.

The fonds consists of manuscript copies of "Education in the Bulkley Valley" and "University Extension School of the '30's", both written in the 1930s. The fonds also includes a transcript of her memoirs about her life in the Bulkley Valley, 1914-1962. Relating mainly to pioneers in the Aldermere, Telkwa, Round Lake, and Hubert areas of B.C., the manuscript served as a regional gazetteer of local history and has been published as Rubber Boots for Dancing.

Bourke, Colleen Toppings, collector
Labour research collection. - [ca. 1964, 1967].
6 cm of textual records.

Colleen Bourke was Communications Director, Centre for Continuing Education at the University of British Columbia.

The collection consists of typescript interviews relating to British Columbia labour history and labour education conducted by Colleen Toppings and Paul Phillips in 1964. Also includes typescripts of Paul Phillips' No Power Greater - A Century of Labour in B.C. (1967) and press clippings discussing the interview project.

Title based on the contents of the collection.

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Bowen, Roger W., 1947-
Roger Bowen fonds. - 1926-1984.
1.4 m of textual records.

Roger Bowen teaches at Colby College, Waterville, Maine. He has written two books on E. Herbert Norman: E.H. Norman: His Life and Scholarship and Innocence is Not Enough: The Life and Death of Herbert Norman.

The fonds consists of material accumulated by Roger Bowen in order to write his biography of E. Herbert Norman. It includes various research materials including copies of records from the F.B.I.

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Bowering, George, 1935-
George Bowering fonds. - 1962-1970.
6.5 cm of textual records.

George Bowering was born in Osoyoos, British Columbia. He attended Victoria College and then the University of British Columbia, where he obtained his B.A. in 1960, then his M.A. in 1963. He also attended the University of Western Ontario from 1966-1967. Bowering worked at a variety of jobs: aerial photographer with the R.C.A.F. (1954-1957), fruit-picker, and editor of and contributor to magazines in Canada and the United States. Bowering was writer-in-residence and lecturer at Sir George Williams University (1967-1971) and a member of the Department of English at Simon Fraser University.

The fonds consists of material pertaining to Bowering's private and professional life. Included are thirteen pages of draft typed and handwritten poetry, as well as 44 incoming letters and sixteen postcards (1962-1970) from Earle Birney.

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Bowman, James, collector
Intentional Community collection. - [ca. 1975-1980].
13 cm of textual records.

Biographical information unavailable.

The collection consists of material relating to intentional communities in B.C. (ca. 1975-1980). It also includes two copies of "In Defense of Nature", the official journal of the Cariboo Organic Commune located in Ochlitree, B.C.

Title based on the contents of the collection.

Boyd, John, 1862-1913
John Boyd fonds. - 1885-1901.
40 cm of textual records.

John Boyd was a rancher who lived in the Cariboo District at the turn of the century. He was the owner of Cottonwood House and Cold Springs House, combined ranches and roadhouses located in the Cariboo.

The fonds consists of receipts, cashbooks, and daybooks of Cottonwood House and Cold Spring House kept by John Boyd, covering the period 1885-1901.

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Bradbrook, M.C. (Muriel Clara), 1909-
M. C. Bradbrook fonds. - 1962-1976.
2 cm of textual records.

Muriel Bradbrook, Mistress of Girton College and Professor of English in the University of Cambridge, wrote the book Malcolm Lowry, His Art and Early Life (1974).

The fonds consists of sixty-six letters (1962-1975) between Bradbrook and several individuals pertaining to the life of Malcolm Lowry. Also included are Bradbrook's notes on conversations with Wilfred Lowry and Russel Lowry, information on Lowry from a number of sources, and a list of Lowry's contributions to The Fortnightly.

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Braverman, Doreen, 1932-
Doreen Braverman fonds. - 1966-1991
50 cm of textual records

Doreen Braverman was active politically with the British Columbia Liberal Party, beginning in the provincial riding of Vancouver-Point Grey in the 1960s. She was on the campaign committee of Garde Gardom and Pat McGeer in Vancouver-Point Grey in 1966 and 1969 respectively. She was elected as the President of the British Columbia Liberal Party in 1973 and ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for Vancouver Point-Grey in the 1986 provincial election.

The fonds consists of correspondence and subject files relating to the activities of the British Columbia Liberal Party at both the provincial and federal levels and concerning the provincial riding of Vancouver-Point Grey and the federal riding of Vancouver-Quadra.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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Brayshaw, Thomas, 1886-1967
Thomas Brayshaw fonds. - 1907-1967.BR> 65 cm of textual records.
4 maps.
38 photographs.

Thomas Brayshaw was born in Yorkshire, England and moved to Canada in the early 1900s. He was a well-known sport fisherman and devoted most of his adult life to catching, studying and drawing of fish. He also illustrated several of Roderick Haig-Brown's books. Brayshaw achieved recognition for his wooden fish carvings. He spent his retirement in Hope, B.C. after growing fruit in the Okanagan between the wars.

The fonds consists of fishing diaries (1932-1964) and correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, maps, photographs, clippings and printed material (1907-1967).

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British Columbia Academy of Science
British Columbia Academy of Science fonds. - 1909-1963.
1.6 m of textual records.

Founded in 1909, the British Columbia Academy of Science promoted original scientific research, published papers reporting research results and coordinated and sponsored meetings to further develop interest in the sciences throughout B.C. Through a modest award system, the Academy provided support to scientific research in B.C. at the high school and post-secondary levels. In 1947 the Academy organized its first annual science conference; these conferences continued for fourteen years. In 1963 the Academy was legally disbanded as a result of declining financial and membership support. It played an important formative role in the development of the scientific community in the province. Many of the province's most influential scientists were connected with the Academy during its history.

The fonds consists of financial records, minutes, agendas, notices and programs, scientific papers, election and membership records, conference records and extensive correspondence files.

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British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council
British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council fonds. - 1971-1985.
80 cm of textual records.

Established in the mid-1960s as a labour counterpart to the Canadian Labour Relations Association and the Amalgamated Construction Association, the British Columbia and Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council bargains with these associations on behalf of approximately seventeen unions.

The fonds consists of convention reports (1971-1984), annuals (1973-1976), briefs and submissions of the Council (1973-1978) and other printed records reflecting the operational activities of the Council.

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British Columbia Camping Association
British Columbia Camping Association fonds. - 1940-1975.
1.2 m of textual records.
164 photographs.

The British Columbia Camping Association was established by Gertrude Moore in 1940. An affiliate of the Canadian Camping Association, the B.C.C.A. embarked on activities to fulfill its constitutional objective of setting camping standards and safeguards. Accreditation services for campsites, counsellor training and directory publication have been primary services of the association, which has worked in conjunction with the United Way and other charitable organizations.

The fonds consists of minute books, correspondence, photographs, newsletters, historical accounts, printed material and ephemera which reflect the Association's mandate to help camp leaders coordinate camping work in the province, establish standards and safeguards for camping and to stimulate community interest in the activity.

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British Columbia Dieticians and Nutritionists Association Fonds (BCDNA)
British Columbia Dieticians and Nutritionists Association Fonds (BCDNA). - 1956-2003
1 m of textual material
180 photographs
5 CD-Rom disks
3 floppy disks
1 VHS cassette
2 certificates
1 seal

In 1956, The British Columbia Dieticians Association (BCDA) registered under the “Societies Act.” The BCDA organized to seek legal recognition for Dieticians, establish professional status for Dieticians, and monitor the practice of dietetics in British Columbia. The Association provided a variety of services for the province of British Columbia such as training and demonstrations in health education. In 1981, the BCDA changed its name to the British Columbia Dieticians and Nutritionists Association (BCDNA).

The fonds consists of administrative and organizational records created by the BCDNA.

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British Columbia Electric Railway Company
British Columbia Electric Railway Company fonds. - 1896-1961.
120 m of textual records and other material.

The British Columbia Electric Railway Company was formed in 1897 through the amalgamation of a number of electric street railways and electric power facilities in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster. The B.C.E.R. operated numerous subsidiary companies to provide streetcar and electric services. In 1926 a corporate reorganization resulted in the establishment of a new holding company, British Columbia Electric Power and Gas Company.

The fonds consists principally of bound and filed correspondence of the Company (1896-1914), early minute books and accounting records of the B.C.E.R. and related companies, as well as scrapbooks and clippings which reflect the growth and diversity of the Company. Also included is a valuable collection of 650 maps, diagrams, and engineering and architectural plans.

Includes: 250 maps, 400 plans and 64 microfilm reels.

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British Columbia Federation of Labour (C.L.C.)
British Columbia Federation of Labour fonds. - 1889-1980; predominant 1962-1980.
61.7 m of textual records.
496 photographs.
10 sound tape reels.

The original B.C. Federation of Labour was founded in Vancouver in 1910 but disbanded in 1920. Re-established in 1944, it became affiliated with the Canadian Congress of Labour and consisted of industrial unions. Following an amalgamation of industrial and trade unions, the founding convention of the united B.C. Federationof Labour (C.L.C.) occurred in 1956.

The fonds consists of research files compiled during the writing of Paul Phillip's No Power Greater: A Century of Labour in British Columbia, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, political education material, history questionnaires and minutes of the Federation and affiliated associations. Five subsequent accessions have resulted in the deposit of office files, financial records, briefs, convention proceedings, speeches, memoranda, photographs and sound recordings reflecting the wide scope of activity and interest pursued by the Federation.

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British Columbia Federation of Women
British Columbia Federation of Women fonds. - 1977-1980.
6 cm of textual records.

The B.C. Federation of Women is an umbrella group for women's organizations in B.C. Its goal is to organize province-wide action on women's issues, and it is particularly concerned with health, child care, education and employment.

The fonds consists primarily of printed material relating to the Federation's decision to become a non-profit organization. Included are guidelines for society incorporation, surveys given to Federation members to ascertain their opinions about becoming a non-profit organization and literature on non-profit societies.

British Columbia. Government Agent (150 Mile House, B.C.)
British Columbia Government Agent, 150 Mile House fonds. - 1896-[1914]
7 cm of textual records

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of records created and received by the B.C. Government Agent at 150 Mile House in the Cariboo region of the province. Fonds includes correspondence, tax assessment book, telegram originals, and postal receipts.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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British Columbia Home Economics Association
British Columbia Home Economics Association fonds. - 1958-1972, 1975-1992.
30 cm of textual records.

The British Columbia Home Economics Association was created in 1975 with a principle goal of promoting the well-being of individuals and families in British Columbia through the advancement, determination, and encouragement of the skills and knowledge of family life and care by trained home economists. The Association participates in various projects such as leadership training, providing scholarships, staging conferences and selling cookbooks.

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, and printed material relating to the activities of the British Columbia Home Economics Association and its predecessor, the Vancouver and District Home Economics Association (1958-1972).

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British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association
British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association fonds. - 1924-1992.
3.5 m of textual records.

The new British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association was established in 1990 following a vote to amalgamate the former British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association (incorporated in 1969) and the British Columbia Ladies Lawn Bowling Association. The Association's main activities include promotion, financial support for and participation in lawn bowling competitions at the provincial and national levels. In these capacities, it is affiliated with several lawn bowling associations in British Columbia, and with the Canadian Lawn Bowling Association, the Canadian Lawn Bowling Association, the Canadian Lawn Bowling Council, the Canadian Ladies Bowling Council and the Lawn Bowls of Canada.

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial records, constitutions and by-laws, reports, lists, memoranda, publications and miscellanea. The records include material from the British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association, the British Columbia Ladies Lawn Bowling Association (and its predecessor the Dogwood Lawn Bowling Association) and the Ladies' Lawn Bowling Association of British Columbia. Although the bulk of the records document the period 1977 to 1991, there are also minutes of the Ladies' Lawn Bowling Association of B.C. for the period 1924 to 1973.

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British Columbia Liberal Party
British Columbia Liberal Party fonds. - 1927-1972.
2.5 m of textual records.

The British Columbia Liberal Association changed its name in the 1960s to the British Columbia Liberal Party. Additional information is unavailable.

The fonds consists of an incomplete set of convention minutes and proceedings (1927-1959), scrapbooks of clippings from 1963, campaign literature, files from Cam Avery including material relating to the development of various Liberal policies, files from Pat McGeer pertaining to his tenure as party leader, papers reflecting election coverage in each riding for certain years and press clippings relating to the political careers of several Liberal M.P.s from 1969 to 1972.

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British Columbia Packers
British Columbia Packers Ltd. fonds. - 1918-1947.
.5 cm of textual records.
50 printers blocks.
ca. 100 plastic cards.

In 1902 the British Columbia Packer's Association of New Jersey was organized by Henry Doyle and Aemilius Jarvis through the consolidation of some forty-two B.C. salmon canneries. The Association was re-incorporated under the British Columbia Packers Act in 1910. Four years later its name was changed to the British Columbia Fishing and Packing Company Ltd. After amalgamating with Gosse Packing Company Ltd. in 1928, the company became B.C. Packers Ltd.

The fonds consists of fifty printer's blocks for producing lithograph salmon tin labels and approximately 100 plastic cards used for advertising fish products. Also included are miscellaneous items such as the Roll of Honour of the British Columbia Canning Company listing men in service during World War I, Fraser River charts (ca. 1929-1947), a sample of receipts for tram passes to B.C., and a framed sheet describing the history of the Bella Coola camp.

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British Columbia Peace Council
British Columbia Peace Council fonds. - 1960-1994.
4 m of textual records ; 49 posters ; realia

The British Columbia Peace Council, established in 1949, was affiliated with the Canadian Peace Congress and through the Congress had strong ties to the World Peace Council. Its mandate was to support actively the movement for universal peace and security. B.C. Peace Council activities included letter writing campaigns, public awareness rallies, delegations to Victoria and the presentation of briefs to the Legislative Assembly of B.C. Owing to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, its activities decreased and the Council was disbanded in 1994.

The fonds consists of office files, log books, minutes, posters and buttons. The office files consist mainly of correspondence, including that with the Canadian Peace Congress and the World Peace Council, and printed material.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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British Columbia Projectionists Union
British Columbia Projectionists Union fonds. - 1933-1988.
6 cm of textual records ; 3 sound cassettes

The British Columbia Projectionists Society was established in 1908. The society became Local 348 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators, later becoming the British Columbia Projectionists Union.

The fonds consists of materials relating to the work of projectionists, theatre management and safety. Fonds includes newspaper clippings and audio cassettes of interviews with retired union members conducted in 1988.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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British Columbia Provincial C.C.F. Women's Council. Vancouver Branch
British Columbia Provincial C.C.F. Women's Council, Vancouver Branch fonds. - 1958-1961.
2.5 cm of textual records.

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of a bound minute book reflecting the administrative and operational activities of the Council between 1958 and 1961.

British Columbia Provincial Police. Port Essington Office
B.C. Provincial Police Port Essington Office fonds. - 1911, 1917.
6.5 cm of textual records.

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of incoming letters to Constable A. Forsythe regarding fishing licences and other matters as well as his report on the spawning grounds at Babine Lake and other locations.

British Columbia Social Credit Party. North Vancouver Constituency Association
British Columbia Social Credit Party, North Vancouver Constituency Association fonds. - 1952-1955.
13 cm of textual records.

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial records, and printed material relating to its activities (1952-1960), as well as minutes of meetings (1952-1955) and notices of meetings (1954-1955).

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British Columbia Voice of Women
British Columbia Voice of Women fonds. - 1960-1987.
3 m of textual records.

The Voice of Women is a democratic, non-partisan organization which seeks to unite women throughout the world. Founded in Toronto in 1960, V.O.W. earned widespread support, establishing local chapters and a national network. It pursues two principle activities: to promote better understanding between people and to stimulate and inform public opinion about human rights issues.

The fonds consists of the records of the B.C. chapter of the Voice of Women and local chapters (Powell River, Vancouver, North Vancouver, and West Vancouver branches) include subject files, correspondence, minutes, scrapbooks, newsletters, conference proceedings, press clippings, president's papers, and financial reports reflecting the organization's involvement with disarmament, human rights issues, ecology and politics.

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British Columbia Wildlife Federation
B.C. Wildlife Federation fonds. - 1956-1966.
10 cm of textual records

The British Columbia Wildlife Federation was first incorporated in 1951 as the Sportsmen’s Council. The name was changed in 1956 to the B.C. Federation of Fish and Game Clubs, and in 1966 to the B.C. Wildlife Federation. The Federation is a non-profit organization devoted to conservation, education and management of wildlife and recreational resources in the province of British Columbia.

Fonds consists of minute books from 1956 to 1966, including minutes of executive meetings, annual convention programs and resolutions and records of expenses.

British Columbia Young New Democrats
B.C. Young New Democrats fonds. - 1966-1974.
1 m of textual records.

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of materials created out of activities of the British Columbia Young New Democrats and records collected relating to political interests. Correspondence,minutes, agendas, financial records, constitutions, subject files and printed materials reflect the varied pursuits of the organization.

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British Columbia Youth Parliament
British Columbia Youth Parliament fonds. - 1924-1982.
3.6 m of textual records.
200 photographs.

The British Columbia Youth Parliament was known as the Older Boy's Parliament from its date of incorporation (1924) until the 1974 session at which time the present name was adopted.

The fonds consists of the records of the B.C. Youth Parliament dating from its first session in 1924. It includes journals of the House, correspondence relating to sessions and group activities, membership lists, reports, press clippings, press releases, photographs and printed material. Recent accessions include records relating to playground development in urban housing complexes as well as records reflecting the administration and operations of the Parliament.

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Brown, Audrey Alexandra, 1904-
Audrey Brown fonds. - 1910.
14 p.

Poet Audrey Alexandra Brown was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia in 1904. In 1948 Brown won the Lorne Pierce Medal for her contribution to Canadian literature. Brown also published The Log of a Lame Duck (1936), which is a journal that Brown kept while in hospital with rheumatic fever.

The fonds consists primarily of information about Audrey Brown's grandfather, James Miller Brown (1830-1926). Included is a thirteen-page typed reminiscence about James Miller Brown, as well as an envelope with poetry written on it.

Brown, Garth, 1942-1987
Garth Brown fonds. - 1966-1987.
4 m of textual records.

Garth Brown a founding member of the N.D.P., ran as a candidate for Point Grey in 1966 and was active in TEAM campaigns from 1968 to 1972. He chaired the NDP Labour Policy Committee (1973-1979) and was a campaign chairman in 1981-1982 for Vancouver/Little Mountain. Brown worked at the Eburne Sawmill as Plant Chairman and headed the Plant Committee through most of the 1970s, and was an active committee member in the 1980s. As Regional Co-ordinator of the LESC/CLC (1979-1982), Brown was at the centre of labour education in B.C., co-ordinating C.L.C. programs and advising other organizations.

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, subject files and printed materials related to the N.D.P. Executive Committee, the Labour Policy Committee, Vancouver civic politics, labour education, Canadian Labour Congress, International Woodworkers of America and Brown's work at the Eburne Sawmill.

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Brown, Rosemary
Rosemary Brown fonds. – 1968-2003, predominant 1974-1992
7.59 linear m of textual material.
79 photographs.
14 slides.
1 Hi8 video cassette tape.

Rosemary Brown is remembered for her empowering speeches that inspired all who listened, but even more so for her contribution to Canadian politics, feminism, human rights, and international development. Rosemary was born in Jamaica on June 17, 1930. She moved to Canada in 1950 to attend McGill University where she obtained an undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies. In 1955, she relocated to British Columbia, where is earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia and married Dr. William Brown after which she began a family. Drawn to feminism and the peace movement, Rosemary established the Vancouver Status of Women. In 1972, she became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the riding of Vancouver-Burrard and thus became the first Black woman elected to the B.C. legislature, where she served as a MLA for 14 years until 1986 when she retired from politics. In 1975, she sought the federal leadership of the New Democratic Party and lost to Ed Broadbent by a matter of 4 votes. As a MLA for B.C., Rosemary promoted equality and human rights. In her political campaigns she fought for the elimination of sexism in textbooks, against discrimination, and for the equality of women, as well as legislation on issues such as affirmative action and laws that protected rape victims. After leaving politics in 1986, Rosemary became the Ruth Wynn Woodward Endowed Professor at Simon Fraser University in Women’s Studies. In 1988, Brown became CEO for MATCH International, an international development agency. Following this, she served as the organization’s Special Ambassador and then President. Between 1993 and 1996, Rosemary served as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Over her career, significant honors for Rosemary included earning many honorary doctorates from many Canadian universities including the University of Toronto, Dalhousie, and the University of Victoria, as well as being the 1995 recipient of the Order of British Columbia.

The fonds consist of correspondence, speeches, research notes, and articles on various issues, such as discrimination, inequality of women, affirmative action, and sexual assault. There are nine series, which include: biographical information with day planners as a sub-series, committees, conferences, correspondence, lecture material, politics, printed material with Being Brown: Autobiography and African Canadian as sub-series, speeches, subject files, photographs, and audio/visual.

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Bruce, Malcolm, 1909-1967
Malcolm Bruce fonds. - 1918-1966.
6.5 cm of textual records.

Born in Prince Edward Island, Malcolm Bruce became an early member of the Canadian Socialist Party. Dissatisfied with what he believed to be the Socialists' laxness in revolutionary ideology, he co-founded the Revolutionary Worker's Party. Jailed for his association with an American criminal and then living in the Soviet Union as a Communist, Bruce later returned to Canada.

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, speeches and printed material of the Political Committee of the Labour Progressive Party (1957-1966) with various records relating to the League for Socialist Action, Revolutionary Worker's Party of America, Spartacus League, Socialist Workers Party, Canadian Socialist Educational League and American Committee for the 4th International.

Brunswick Cannery Company (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Brunswick Cannery Company fonds. - 1896-1928.
32.5 cm of textual records.

The Brunswick Canning Company constructed three Brunswick Canneries; two on the Fraser River in 1893 and the third at Rivers Inlet in 1897. In 1903 the canneries were sold to the British Columbia Packer's Association. At that time the operations of Brunswick Cannery No. 1 at Steveston were amalgamated with the adjoining Imperial Cannery, while the Rivers Inlet cannery remained operational until 1930. The Brunswick Cannery at Canoe Pass canned salmon until 1930 when it became a fish camp for Imperial Canning.

The fonds consists of the records of the Brunswick Cannery located at Canoe Pass (1900-1928). It consists of financial records, most notably invoices and receipts from various merchants in the area of the cannery. These records provide some information about the goods and services required by the early canneries and also indicate the costs of such items. The fonds also includes some material from the Anglo American Cannery Company (1896-1913).

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Buchan, Ewing
Ewing Buchan fonds. - 1886-1889.
4 cm of textual records.

Ewing Buchan compiled Buchan's Exchange Tables which were used in the conversion of sterling into dollars and cents and vice versa.

The fonds consists of a bound volume of 35 letters to Ewing Buchan from dealers in the sterling exchange stating their pleasure or criticism with the sample sheet sent to them about a new edition of Buchan's Exchange Tables. Correspondence comprises letters sent from banking institutions and brokerage firms in Toronto, New York, Montreal, Yarmouth, Halifax, Hamilton and Windsor, N.S.

Bugnet, Georges, 1879-1981
Georges Bugnet fonds. - 1934
6.5 cm of textual records.

Georges Bugnet was born in 1879 at Chalon-sur-Sa?ne, Burgandy, France. He was educated at the Universit¨¦ du Dijon and the Sorbonne before leaving his native country for Canada in 1904. He and his wife arrived first in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, relocating one year later to St. Albert, Alberta. In 1906 they moved to Lac Majeau, the location of their homestead north of Edmonton. Bugnet fathered nine children and as a result became heavily involved in educational programming in northern Alberta, serving as a secretary of the Rich Valley School District, and as a school trustee at Lac Ste Anne. Bugnet was interested in botany, and experimented with plants that were hardy enough to survive in the northern Alberta climate where he lived. He developed the Lagoda Pine, and the Th¨¦r¨¨se Bugnet rose, which was named after his sister. He was later recognized his skills in horticulture, and was honoured in 1966 by the provincial government of Alberta, who christened a forest reserve in his name (the Bugnet Plantation Historical Site). Georges Bugnet is considered one of the premier French writers of Western Canada. He published four novels, as well as a number of poems, short stories, and essays. His best known work is the novel La For¨ºt (1935) trans. The Forest (1976), which is hailed as one of the earliest examples of realism in Canadian literature. It reflected his fascination with life in the forest, and described the impact that such an atmosphere can have on human behaviour. He also wrote under the pseudonym Henri Doutremont. For five years between 1924 and 1929 Bugnet also edited his province's French language newspaper, l'Union, and was awarded an honourary doctorate in 1978 by the University of Alberta. Georges Bugnet died in 1981, at the age of 101 years.

The fonds consists of the unpublished manuscript for Bugnet¡¯s book Tehom-La-Noire: Trois Canadiens en mission secrete.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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Bullock family
Bullock family fonds. - 1940-1986.
16.6 m of textual records.
25 photographs.
82 posters.

Reginald Bullock (1905-1979) was a boilermaker by trade and worked at Wallace Shipyards and Burrard Drydocks in Vancouver. He was active in his own union and with various political parties espousing the socialist cause including the C.C.F., the League for Socialist Action, and the Socialist Workers Party. Bullock was expelled from the N.D.P. in the 1960s. Ruth Bullock (1909-1994) met her husband in 1938. She was active in the socialist movement and human rights. Heather McLeod wrote a thesis about her at Simon Fraser University entitled "Not Another God-Damned Housewife: Ruth Bullock, the 'Women Question' and Canadian Trotskyism" (1993).

The fonds consists of subject files, posters, photographs and pamphlets relating to the activities of the Revolutionary Workers League and its predecessors the League for Social Action, Socialist Educational League and the Revolutionary Workers Party. Research and subject files contain information on unions and the labour movement.

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Bullock-Webster, Harry, b. 1855
H. Bullock-Webster fonds. - 1874-1880.
1 cm of textual records.
4 photographs.

H. Bullock-Webster was the British Columbia correspondent for The Graphic, a British periodical.

The fonds consists of ninety-two original sketches of British Columbian life, mainly of social life, customs, and dress in Hudson's Bay Company posts and along various transportation routes (1874-1880). Sketch book includes four photographs of Fort McLeod, Stuart Lake and the artist.

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Bulwer family
Bulwer family fonds. - 1263-1941.
78 cm of textual records and other material.

Biographical information unavailable.

The fonds consists of correspondence, memorabilia, maps, addresses, photographs, legal documents, sketches, seals and clippings generated or collected by the Bulwer family between 1263 and 1941, including Baron Henry Lytton Bulwer.

Includes 78 cm of textual records, 5 maps, 10 photographs, 10 sketchs, 5 seals.

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Burch, Gerry
Gerry Burch fonds. - 1924-2006.
70 cm of textual records, ca. 770 photographs, ca. 4500 slides, ca. 3500 negatives, 10 cm of contact sheets, 3 maps.

Photograph index included in inventory.

Burch worked for British Columbia Forest Products for most of his career. He was appointed Chief Forester in 1968, and Vice President of Timberlands and Forestry in 1976. He was also active in professional associations, serving for a time as President of the Canadian Institute of Forestry. Burch has been awarded with such distinctions as the Distinguished Forester Award and the Achievement Award from the Canadian Institute of Forestry. After retirement from BC Forest Products in 1988, Burch remained active in forestry as a consultant for Stewart & Ewing Ltd., as an adjunct faculty member at UBC in the faculty of forestry, and by collecting research, writing papers and giving speeches.

Many of the records in this fonds were used in relation to Burch’s autobiography. These records include genealogical research materials, photographs, educational certificates, navy service records, and textual documentation of his career and interests in forestry. It also reflects other projects undertaken by Burch, such as the Working Forest publication, a history of South Vancouver Island, as well as papers, research, correspondence, and speeches.

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Burge, Alice Maud
Alice Maud Burge fonds. - 1931-1948.
8 cm. of textual records (1424 pages).

Alice Maud Jones (1882-1948) was born in Great Britain and married James McKay Burge in 1903. After employment in South Africa, England, Rossland, and Vancouver, James Burge purchased the Cariboo Ranch at Gray Creek on Kootenay Lake and moved there in the early twenties where he combined managing the family farm with fulltime work as an assistant ranger for the B.C. Forest Service until his death in a car accident in 1934. His wife, Alice Maud continued to live on the farmily farm and raise their five children on her beloved Kootenay Lake property.

The fonds consists of the diary entries of Alice Maud Burge from January 1, 1931 - November 14, 1948. They contain the record of a remarkable women whose resourcefulness, affection and good humour sustained her family thorugh difficult times. As well, her daily record, thoughts and observations offer a window on family and community life in the West Kootenays.

An index is bound with the diary.

Burnett, Dorothy, 1907-1992
Dorothy Burnett Collection
ca. 30 pieces.

Dorothy Burnett graduated from the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts with a diploma in 1930, took post graduate studies at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, and, later studied with the outstanding artists and bookbinders, Herbert and Peter Fahey, in their private studio in San Francisco. Returning from California, she set up her own studio “three flights up” over the old Dunsmuir Street Imperial Bank Building with a friend, the potter, Frances Gatewood. Subsequently she worked out of her family home on Angus Drive, accepting special orders for the fine binding of family bibles, commemorative books, albums, old volumes and first editions – such books were cherished, loved and honoured by their owners.

Miss Burnett’s work has been shown many times. Among the earliest exhibitions, dating back to the 1930’s, were those annual displays put on by the Graduates’ Association of the Vancouver School of Art. She was also included in “20th Century Bookbinding,” held at the Art Gallery of Hamilton in 1982.

Call Number: Z274 .B87 1930c. This record includes list of collection contents.

Burpee, Lawrence Johnstone
Lawrence Johnstone Burpee fonds. - 1895-1995.
9 cm of textual material.

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Burrard Field Naturalists' Club
Burrard Field Naturalists' Club fonds. - 1926-1932.
3 cm of textual records.

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial material, and membership lists (1926-1932).

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Burton, Jean, 1905-1952
Jean Burton fonds. - 1927-1952.
13 cm of textual records.

Jean Burton was born in Saskatchewan and majored in history at the University of British Columbia, completing her B.A. in 1924 at the age of nineteen. In 1928 she took her M.A. in economics at the University of Alberta. From an early age Burton was interested in writing, at first short stories in magazines, then later two plays, Left Turn and Prelude (1933). In 1941, Burton wrote her first biography, Sir Richard Burton's Wife, which started her upon her non fiction writing career.

The fonds consists of business correspondence (1927-1943), legal documents, a playbill and the script for Left Turn, a handwritten article on Western Canadian Universities for the Canadian Forum (1930), and assorted clippings. It also includes five scrapbooks.

Butler, Richard
Richard Butler fonds. 1934-1979.
10 cm of textual records

Richard Butler was a Master of Arts candidate in the Department of English at the University of Victoria in the mid-1970s. When his Master's thesis proposal, a bibliography of works by Roderick Haig-Brown, was not accepted, Butler continued to pursue the publication of the bibliography outside of his M.A. program. He later directed his efforts towards the preparation of a biography of Haig-Brown. Butler was in correspondence with both Ann and Valerie Haig-Brown in the mid- to late 1970s and received their active assistance in the accumulation of material for the biography. There is no indication that Butler published either the bibliography or the biography.

The fonds consists of material created and compiled by Butler in the course of his research for the Roderick Haig-Brown bibliography and biography projects. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, including an unpublished manuscript of two chapters of an unfinished book by Haig-Brown, subject files, copies of publishers' ledgers for various books written by Haig-Brown, and printed materials pertaining to Haig-Brown.

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Buttle, John J.T., 1838-1908
John Buttle fonds. - 1865-1867.
15 items.

John Buttle was born in London, England. He came to Canada in 1858 as a naturalist with the Royal Engineers under Sir William Cooker to help settle the boundary dispute between Canada and the United States. With the boundary line established by 1862, the men were discharged. In 1862 Buttle joined the party that surveyed a wagon road from Bute Lake toward the Cariboo. In 1864 Buttle became part of the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition whose primary goal was to discover a paying gold field, and incidently to explore the Island.

The fonds consists of correspondence with the Colonial Secretary's Office (1865-1867), a newspaper clipping and undated biographical notes.

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