Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia
Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia fonds. - 1944-1981.
1.3 m of textual records.

The Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia has existed under various titles since 1908. Its goals are to provide Canadians of Icelandic descent with a sense of identity and to foster good relations between Canada and Iceland.

The fonds consists of constitutional papers, minutes, and bylaws, media coverage files, newsletters, financial records, and subject files pertaining to visitors and guests, committees, projects, charter flights and club associates.

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Imredy, Peggy
Peggy Imredy fonds. - [196-?]-1981.
7 cm of textual records

Peggy Imredy was a researcher and writer . Her publications include "Cityscape : A Tour of Vancouver's Sculptured Art", "Cityscape : A Tour of Vancouver's Stanley Park", and "A Guide to Sculpture in Vancouver".

The fonds consists of materials gathered in the course of conducting research on municipal employees . Fonds includes correspondence and newsletters.

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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Independent Order of Good Templars. Lodge Linnea No. 76
Independent Order of Good Templars, Lodge Linnea No. 76 fonds. - [ca. 1909]-1937.
40 cm of textual records.

Lodge Linnea No. 76 was organized in Vancouver under the auspices of the Independent Order of Good Templars in 1908. The Scandinavian Canadians were the only ethnic group in Vancouver to organize under the I.O.G.T. Originally founded in the United States to promote abstinence and world peace, the movement soon spread to England and the Scandinavian countries. From the outset the Lodge primarily concerned itself with the temperance movement. The obligation to abstain from alcohol was a strict condition of membership and those guilty of drinking or having anything to do with alcohol were expelled. The Lodge also organized social functions including literary, musical and cultural programs before disbanding in 1940.

The fonds consists of the research materials for Irene Howard's book, Vancouver Svenskar which chronicles the history of Lodge Linnea No. 76, Vancouver. Included are minute books, cash books, documents, and related material (ca. 1909-1937). The fonds also includes the minute book of Pride of Vancouver No. 27 (I.O.G.T., 1936-1937).

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Industrial Workers of the World. Vancouver Branch
Industrial Workers of the World fonds. - 1906-1973.
1.8 m of textual records.
2 posters.
5 photographs.

Established in Chicago in 1905, the International Workers of the World sought to unionize industrial workers. The Vancouver branch was founded ca. 1911.

The fonds consists of a variety of materials, once housed in the Vancouver offices of the I.W.W., including correspondence, newspapers, convention reports, brochures and cash books, posters, sound recordings of I.W.W. songs, two glass panels from the Vancouver office with I.W.W. insignia, charter and postcards.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Vancouver Section
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Vancouver Section fonds. - 1950-1963.
80 cm of textual records.

In 1963 the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and Institute of Radio Engineers, Vancouver Section, merged to form the new Vancouver section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

The fonds consists of records from the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1954-1962), Institute of Radio Engineers (1950-1962) and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Vancouver Section (1962-1963).

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Insurers' Advisory Organization of Canada. Pacific Region
Insurers' Advisory Organization fonds. - 1890-1964.
15.6 m of textual records.
86 maps.
397 plans.

The Pacific Region of the Insurers' Advisory Organization traces its roots in British Columbia back to 1890 with the formation of B.C. Fire Underwriters' Association and the Vancouver Board of Fire Underwriters. In 1899 the fire insurance companies voted to reorganize their associations and this gave rise to the Mainland Fire Underwriters' Association and the Vancouver Island Fire Underwriters' Association. These two organizations merged in 1920 to form the B.C. Fire Underwriters' Association. In 1927 the B.C.F.U.A. amalgamated with the B.C. Automobile Underwriters' Association to form the B.C. Underwriters' Association. In 1959 the B.C.U.A. became part of the Canadian Underwriters' Association which after a reorganization in 1974 became the Insurers' Advisory Organization.

The fonds consists of minutes, financial records, inspection records, printed material, constitutions, by-laws, and correspondence of the association. Also included are rate manuals for fire and auto insurance, cannery inspection records, the University Endowment Lands properties and the Royal Canadian Navy at Esquimalt. In addition, maps of cities and towns in B.C. relate to the inspection reports of buildings in those centres.

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Intermedia Press evolved as a publishing branch of the Intermedia Society. It began publishing in 1968 under the direction of Ed Varney and Harry Rappaport and eventually developed into a full facility printing and publishing company. The press specialized in new Canadian writing including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Intermedia stopped publishing in 1983 to focus on printing.

The fonds consists of business records including correspondence, financial records, subject files, and manuscripts.

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Intermedia Society
Intermedia Society fonds. - 1967-1976.
2.6 m of textual records.
ca. 523 photographs.

Intermedia was established in 1967 as a non-profit society. Intermedia fulfilled a need in the Vancouver artistic community for a central meeting place for creative minds from numerous fields. With the assistance of grants from Canada Council and the Federal Government, Intermedia sponsored exhibitions, workshops, educational seminars and impromptu social and artistic gatherings. Gradually, Intermedia began to decline in importance as the spin-offs of the society became more important. While Intermedia Press, Ltd. had eclipsed its founding group by 1974, Intermedia Society had created and initiated an exciting new art scene in Vancouver and left in its wake many groups that have become central to the development of modern art and writing on the West Coast.

The fonds consists of correspondence pertaining to administration as well as with galleries, councils and festivals. Files include those of business and subjects, which range from events to applications for grants. Newspaper clippings are arranged chronologically from 1967 to 1972. Printed material includes art exhibitions, poetry readings, books, plays, magazines, newsletters and visual art. The fonds also includes original art works and poetry, a sub-fonds relating to the Intermedia Press and an Intermedia photographic collection.

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International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 712
International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers fonds. - 1940-1977.
27 m of textual records.

Administrative history unavailable.

The fonds consists of minute books, correspondence, financial records, business agents files, office files, contract agreements, printed material and membership cards reflecting the activities and duties of the union.

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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Lodge 692
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 692 fonds. - 1919-1980.
16 m of textual records.

The International Association of Machinists was organized in the American South and Midwest in the 1880s. The name, I.A.M., was adopted at a Cleveland convention in 1891. In 1964 I.A.M. incorporated the aerospace workers into an expanding union.

The fonds consists of regular minutes (1919-1970), conciliation reports from various unions (1943-1974), correspondence (1953-1975) and office files from Southern Interior shops (1957-1980). The fonds also includes I.A.M. Grand Lodge correspondence (1953-1973, incomplete), receipts (1919-1961) and records for Lodges 131 (1943-1961), 109 (1949-1966) and 867 (1951-1964). Major correspondents include companies such as Schlage Lock, Brunette Machine Works and Bitco Sales & Service as well as the Metal Industries Association.

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 213
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 213 fonds. - 1904-1976.
2.4 m of textual records.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 213 was formed in 1901. The following year, women telephone operators were organized into an auxiliary of 213, one of the first successful attempts at organizing women workers in British Columbia. Strained relations between the local and its international headquarters were marked by such events as the suspension of its charter in 1919 and allegations of communist sympathies in the 1950s.

The fonds consists of general and executive board minutes (1904-1976), minutes of unit meetings (1948-1976) and various locals including South Slocan, Local 999 Castlegar, Penticton, Trail, and Kelowna. It also includes trial board records pertaining to the Lenkurt Electric Company dispute (1966-1967).

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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (Canada)
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union fonds. - 1910-1979.
4 m of textual records.
33 sound cassettes.
109 sound tape reels.

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in B.C. experienced a long transition into its present administration. The International Longshoremen's Association organized locals in Prince Rupert and Victoria in 1910 and in Vancouver in 1912. The Vancouver and Prince Rupert locals disbanded in 1925 and the Vancouver and District Waterfront Association was formed. In the 1930s, longshoremen were affiliated with the Vancouver Waterfront Worker's Association and several other organizations. The permanent establishment of the I.L.W.U. occurred in 1944. Within one year the B.C. locals were brought into a district council. The Canadian Area of the I.L.W.U. was established as an autonomous body in 1959.

The fonds consists of correspondence, agreements, subject files, work records, press releases, printed material and minutes pertaining to the activities of the union. Minutes of the Prince Rupert local and Great Northern Railway Section of Dock Employees for locals 501 and 507 are included. Subject files contain information on foremen's disputes and other strikes. The tapes consist of Canadian Area convention proceedings and caucus meetings. The cassette tapes were generated by an oral history project carried out by members of the I.L.W.U. Local 500 which led to a publication entitled Man Along the Shore.

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International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, collector
International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission collection. - 1900-1945.
15 m of textual records.
35 photographs.

The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission was established in 1937 as part of an agreement between Canada and the United States to regulate fisheries on sockeye salmon bound for the Fraser River. A protocol governing pink salmon was added in 1957. The two countries continued to operate under the provisions of the agreement until 1985 and the passage of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, which replaced the IPSFC with the Pacific Salmon Commission.

The collection consists of minutes of the Fraser River Canners' Association (1900-1909) and the British Columbia Canners' Association (1909-1923) and records from their members' canneries: Acme, Albion, Atlas, Colonial, Celtic, Dinsmore, Great West, Imperial, Pacific Coast, Terra Nova, and Vancouver. The collection also includes 25 scrapbooks of clippings (1900-1923), and photograph albums.

Title based on the name of the collector.

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International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Canada)
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Canada) fonds. - 1897-1967.
75 m of textual records and other material.

The International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter workers dates to 1893 when a small group of miners created the Western Federation of Miners in Idaho. The Rossland Miners' Union (1895) became Canada's first recorded local in 1895. In 1916 the W.F.M. changed its name to the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and constitutional amendments in 1955 firmly established the Canadian section of the union. The Union expended much energy in jurisdictional disputes and contended with raids from the International Steelworkers of America. The two unions merged in 1967.

The fonds consists of records from the International Office (Denver), national office (Toronto), B.C. District Union files, Western District Union Files, and records of Canadian locals, the Western Federation of Miners, District No. 6 and its locals, the Sandon Miners Union, and the Metal Miners Union of the One Big Union (1920-1933). Records of individual locals vary from minute books and financial records, reports, and correspondence to extensive subject files and financial reports for larger locals. The fonds also includes a substantial photograph collection documenting union activities (1944-1962), tape recordings, films, charters, badges, official seals and recordings of Paul Robson Peace Arch concerts (1950s).

Includes: ca. 962 photographs, 29 sound tape reels, 2 films and 2 m realia.

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International Woodworkers of America. District Council No. 1

I.W.A. District Council No.1 fonds. - 1931-1979.
1.9 m of textual records ; 108 photographs

Administrative History unavailable.

The fonds consists of minutes, photographs, printed material, and correspondence relating mainly to union organization in the forest products industry (1931-1952), including the Lumber Workers' Industrial Union, Lumber and Saw Mill Workers Union, International Woodworkers of America, and Woodworkers Industrial Union of Canada, as well as to the activities of Harold Pritchett, whose correspondence up to 1979 is also included. There are, in addition, reports of convention, materials concerning wages and conditions in logging camps, a poster, and subject files on various strikes including those at Fraser Mills and Blubber Bay (1933-1944).

Title based on the contents of the fonds.

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International Woodworkers of America. Western Canadian Regional Council No. 1
International Woodworkers of America, Western Canadian Regional Council No. 1 fonds. - 1940-1982.
4 m of textual records.
79 microfilm reels.
ca. 10,800 photographs.

The International Woodworkers of America was formed in Portland in 1937. In British Columbia the predecessor of the I.W.A. was the Lumber Worker's Industrial Union. In 1936 the L.W.I.U. affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and was to be grouped under the A.F.L.'s Carpenter's organization. West Coast discontent with the A.F.L. resulted in a meeting of representatives of the newly organized union locals in the fall of 1936 to form the Federation of Woodworkers which became the I.W.A. in the summer of 1937. The Canadian division of the I.W.A. in British Columbia was known as District Council No. 1 but later became Western Canadian Regional Council No. 1.

The fonds consists of financial records, minutes, correspondence, legal documents, departmental files, broadcast transcripts, proceedings, convention reports, agreements, printed material and copies of the newspaper, British Columbia Lumber Worker. Also included in the fonds is the Lumber Worker Photograph Collection (1940-1982) which consists of images used in various publications to reflect the activities of the union.

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Inverness Cannery
Inverness Cannery fonds. - 1916-1954.
20 m of textual records.

Constructed on the Skeena River in 1873, the Inverness Cannery was purchased by J.H. Todd and Son from the Turner, Berton Company.

The fonds consists of the financial records and correspondence of Inverness Cannery. It includes vouchers, journals, ledgers, invoices, receipts, cash books and fish records. Correspondence and other data relating to the trap net licence situation and Sooke Harbour Fishing and Packing Company, Ltd. (1935-1937) is also included.

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Iredale, W. Randle
W. Randle Iredale fonds. - [1958 - 2000], predominant 1960-1970.
68.7 cm of textual records and other material

Born in Calgary in 1929, W. Randle Iredale relocated to Vancouver prior to completing his high school education. In the Spring of 1953, Iredale married Kathryn Iredale at Hart House at the University of Toronto. He graduated from the UBC School of Architecture in 1955. He was a Member of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) from 1958 till 1999 when he retired. Since the 1960s, he was a founding partner of Rhone & Iredale Architects for 20 years and from the 1980s, he became a managing partner of The Iredale Partnership for another 20 years. He participated in numerous architectural projects, notably the Development project at Portage Mountain, the Sedgewick Undergraduate Library at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver’s Park Site 19 Project, and the Systems Control Center at Simon Fraser University. Randle Iredale passed away in 2000.

Fonds consists of records reflective of W. Randle Iredale’s career as a professional architect, spanning approximately 1955 to 2000, predominant between 1960-1970. Specific projects that are reflected in the records include: the Portage Mountain Development Project, Hydro Tourist Lookout, Downtown Stadium Centennial, Westcoast Transmission Building, UBC Sedgewick Undergraduate Library, Vancouver Downtown Stadium, Vancouver’s Park Site 19 Project and St. Francis Construction Project. Records are arranged generally according to project, keeping the original filing system of the creator. The majority of the fonds consists of photographs, negatives, slides and architectural drawings pertaining to project sites, spanning primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s. Textual records in the fonds primarily consist of correspondence, publicity material and publications pertaining to the projects completed by Rhone & Iredale Architect and the Iredale Partnership.

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