Takashima, Shizuye
Shizuye Takashima fonds. 1960s.
1 folder of textual material
Shizuye Takashima was born in British Columbia in 1930. At age eleven Shizuye was sent with her family to the Japanese internment camp of New Denver in British Columbia’s interior. Following the war Shizuye studied art at the Ontario College of Fine Arts. After graduation she painted and worked as an instructor at her alma mater. Her experience in internment camps was the subject of an award-winning autobiographical book A Child in Prison Camp.
The fonds consists of an annotated draft manuscript for Takashima’s 1971 book a Child in Prison Camp.
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Tallheo Cannery
Tallheo Cannery fonds. - 1938-1942.
54 cm of textual records
Tallheo Cannery, located near Bella Coola, British Columbia, was built in 1916 and specialized in the processing of sockeye, coho, pink, chum, and spring salmon. The cannery was owned by the Canadian Fishing Company Limited and maintained reporting relations with the head office in Vancouver.
The fonds consists of records pertaining to the administration of the cannery. It includes financial statements, correspondence, invoices, registers, vouchers and facilities reports. Several files contain items created by the Wales Island Cannery but incorporated into the fonds.
Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Tarasoff, Cedalia Alice
Cedalia Alice Tarasoff fonds. - 1939-1987.
66 cm of textual records.
Poet Cedalia Alice Tarasoff's writing spans the period from
World War II through the 1980s. Her patriotic
poems and anthems were printed in various newspapers during World
War II and later appeared in anthologies.
Her prose works and articles concern Canada and Australia, and also
contain reminiscences of her childhood in
Western Canada in the early 1900s. Tarasoff also wrote under the
pseudonym Rosina Moores.
The fonds consists of correspondence (1987) and poetry and
prose written or collected by Tarasoff.
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Taylor, Alfred James Towle,
1887-1945
Alfred Taylor fonds. - 1915-1920.
103 maps.
Born in Victoria, Alfred Taylor was a prominent B.C.
engineering contractor and entrepreneur. During
World War II, he served as technical advisor to the British
Ministry of Production in London and Washington, D.C.
In addition to developing projects such as the construction of the
Lion's Gate Bridge and British Properties,
Taylor's company also helped develop the Dolly Varden Mine and
related projects in the Alice Arm area of B.C.
The fonds consists of maps pertaining to the development of
the Dolly Varden Mine and related projects in the Alice Arm area.
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Technocracy Movement
Technocracy Movement Fonds
0.35 m of textual records
The Technocracy Movement began in 1918-1919 when Howard Scott brought together a group of economists, engineers and scientists for the purposes of creating a research organization. This organization was known as the Technical Alliance throughout the 1920s and the early 1930s. In 1933 the group was incorporated according to New York State laws, and officially became Technocracy Inc., a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian membership organization. Technocracy Inc. has members and units operating in most American states and Canadian provinces, as well as some members in other areas of the world where North American Armed Forces bases exist. Technocracy is primarily a North American focused organization, and it aims to recreate the continent’s social and economic systems by imposing a scientific system upon the existing industrial and social structures. One of the key points of Technocracy is the redistribution of wealth through the application of a new method of distributing purchasing power to the population at large, known as the Energy Certificate.
The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, magazine articles, newspaper clippings concerning Technocracy Inc. and miscellaneous other topics, lecture notes and transcripts, writing and teaching guides, public speaking guides, activities calendars, promotional and printed materials, course books and study manuals, newsletters, receipts, obituaries, pamphlets, leaflets and booklets.
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Telford, Lyle, b. 1889
Lyle Telford fonds. - 1935, 1953.
1 cm of textual records.
Lyle Telford was born in Vallens, Ontario and came to British
Columbia in 1913 to establish a medical
practice. Soon after his arrival Telford gained recognition for his
support of labour and socialism in the province.
One of the foremost proponents of the C.C.F. in the 1930s, Telford
also hosted his own radio program three nights
a week. He organized C.C.F. Clubs throughout the province and
published his own monthly paper The
Challenge. Telford served as the M.L.A. for Vancouver East from
1937 to 1941 and later as mayor of
Vancouver.
The fonds consists of the texts of two of Telford's radio
broadcasts (1935) about socialism and materials
collected pertaining to the Joseph McCarthy investigations of
Corliss Lamont in 1953.
Templeton, William Loftus,
collector
William Templeton collection. - 1940-1963.
13 cm of textual records.
Biographical information unavailable.
The collection consists of material relating to Malcolm Lowry.
Included are six letters, typed manuscripts
pertaining to Under the Volcano and "Lunar Caustic", pencil
sketches, newspaper clippings of articles about
Lowry (1960-1963), photographs of Lowry and his wife, Margerie
Bonner and memorabilia.
Title based on the name of the collector.
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Thayer, Harold, 1918-
Harold Thayer fonds. - 1944-1984.
11.2 m of textual records.
3 sound cassettes.
Harold Thayer was a member of both the C.C.F. and the N.D.P.
and was an active member of the
International Association of Machinists in Manitoba and B.C. as
well as being appointed as an international
representative. He served as director of the Canadian Machinists
Political League (1967- 1970), president of I.A.M.
Lodges 456 (1947-1951) and 692 (1959-1961) and vice-president of
the Ontario Federation of Labour in the 1960s.
He also participated in various C.C.F. and N.D.P. organizations at
the local, provincial and federal levels.
The fonds consists of correspondence and subject files
pertaining to various locals of the International
Association of Machinists. Also included is material from the B.C.
Federation of Labour, Canadian Congress of
Labour (1970-1984), Ontario Federation of Labour (1972- 1977), the
Provincial and Federal C.C.F. and N.D.P., as
well as other material pertaining to labour and politics. There are
also tapes of radio broadcasts and material
relating to Thayer's personal interests.
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Tibetan Refugee Aid Society
Tibetan Refugee Aid Society fonds. - 1963-1979.
3.8 m of textual records.
The Tibetan Refugee Aid Society (TRAS) was founded by
Professor and Mrs. George Woodcock and
became an official Society in British Columbia in 1962. The
Woodcocks became concerned about the welfare of
the children of the exiled Tibetans in India and through TRAS
developed individual sponsorships and collective
projects. It later expanded its program to include broader and
longer-term projects. The name of the Society was
changed in 1990 to the Trans-Himalayan Aid Society.
The fonds consists of records detailing the work of the
Society from its foundation, including its projects
in North and South India, Nepal and Bhutan. In addition to
correspondence, minutes and financial statements,
there are journals and other printed material pertaining to the
work of T.R.A.S., including reports by C.I.D.A.,
copies of the Tibet Society Bulletin, the UNHRC
Bulletin, The Tibetan Review and UNICEF News.
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Tolmie, Simon Fraser,
1867-1937
Simon Fraser Tolmie fonds. - 1918-1937.
14.8 m of textual records.
Simon Fraser Tolmie, son of fur trader, surgeon and Provincial
M.L.A. William Fraser Tolmie, was born
in Victoria. Tolmie graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College
in 1891 and later became Dominion Inspector
of Livestock. He was elected M.P. for Victoria in 1917 and served
as Minister of Agriculture from 1919 to 1921
and in 1926. Tolmie was elected leader of the B.C. Conservative
Party in 1926 but remained in Parliament until
the provincial election of 1928. He was elected as M.L.A. for
Saanich and served as Premier and Minister of
Railways until his government was defeated by the Liberals under
T.D. Patullo in 1933. He was elected M.P. for
Victoria in a by-election in 1936 and died in office.
The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, newspaper
clippings, personal files and other material
relating to the political career of S.F. Tolmie. The bulk of the
material was generated during his years as Premier
(1928-1933) with some files (1918-1920) from his term as M.P. for
Victoria.
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Toms, Humphrey, 1911-1983
Humphrey Toms fonds. - 1555-1980.
3.6 m of textual records.
Humphrey Toms was a plant pathologist at the Agricultural
Research Centre, University of British
Columbia. During his vacations he visited libraries and records
offices in London, Devon, Cornwall, California
and Salt Lake City.
The fonds consists of correspondence, copies of vital
statistics records and parish registers, maps, family
trees, wills and his personal notes on families in Devon and
Cornwall collected as part of his genealogical research
which centred principally on the towns of Stratton and Bude in
Cornwall.
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Trade Union Research Bureau (Vancouver,
B.C.)
Trade Union Research Bureau fonds. - [ca. 1937] - 1982.
30 m of textual records.
Originally established as a Canadian branch of the Pacific
Coast Labour Bureau in 1938, the Trade Union
Research Bureau (T.U.R.B.) was re-organized in 1946 as an
independent, locally-owned company. As an
independent labour research organization, T.U.R.B. has served
Western Canadian trade unions for many years.
The fonds consists of union audits, case files, subject files,
union newspapers, convention reports, financial
records and related material pertaining to research work conducted
by the company on behalf of various unions.
Also included is a small amount of T.U.R.B.'s own administrative
records.
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Transport Labour Relations
Transport Labour Relations fonds. - 1960-1984.
4.2 m of textual records.
Transport Labour Relations (TLR) was a management bargaining
agency formed to provide labour
relations services to employers in the trucking industry in British
Columbia. Originally incorporated in 1960 as
the Automotive Transport Labour Relations Association, it was
renamed Transport Relations in 1971. It was
dissolved in 1984.
The fonds consists of records relating to the organization of
and labour relations activities of Transport
Labour Relations and its predecessor, the Automotive Transport
Relations Association (1960-1984). Records
include minutes of the Board of Directors, briefs, reports,
agreements (both proposed and ratified), legal
documentation and correspondence.
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Transportation Employees Canadian
Union
Transportation Employees Canadian Union fonds. - 1929-1981.
80 cm of textual records.
2 maps.
The Transportation Employees Canadian Union traces its roots
to the Brotherhood of Railway Running
Trades Union which was registered in 1959 but changed its name to
the T.E.C.U. in 1971. The Union
unsuccessfully sought to represent the members of all the running
trades of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian
National Railways. Its first president, Leslie N. Falle, attempted
to separate the union from international control
and to bring the existing 17 unions under a single charter. When it
failed in that goal, the union ceased operations in the 1970s.
The fonds consists of copies of constitutions, financial
records, minute books, note books, correspondence
and maps pertaining to the formation and subsequent activities of
the Union. Lists of members, names of
executives, dues statements, labour legislation, benefit plans,
membership applications, applications to represent
groups of workers and to void agreements, manuals, pamphlets,
newsletters, agreements, etc. are included among the material.
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Trounce, F.W.
F.W. Trounce fonds. - [ca. 1920-1930]
229 photographs
F.W. Trounce was an American photographer who relocated to Vancouver in the 1920s.
The fonds consists of Trounce's photographs and negatives of landscapes. Includes some portraits.
Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Trutch family
Trutch family fonds. - 1845-1957.
40 cm of textual records.
Joseph William Trutch (1826-1904) was a West Coast pioneer. He
was a civil engineer and contractor, served
as a Member of the Vancouver Island House of Assembly, Chief
Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Colony
of British Columbia, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British
Columbia (1871-1876) and Resident Agent
of the Dominion Government in B.C. (1879-1889). John Trutch was a
civil engineer and surveyor who was involved
in the construction of roads to the gold fields of British
Columbia. He was also Land Commissioner for the
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway.
The fonds consists of a family history, correspondence, the
legal documents of Sir Joseph Trutch, diaries
and financial reports of John Trutch and transcripts from Charlotte
Morgan-Kelly. The fonds deals with personal
matters, the career of Sir Joseph Trutch as civil engineer and
public official and the engineering career of John Trutch.
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Tupper, Charles Hibbert, Sir, 1855-1927
Charles H. Tupper fonds. - 1870-1926.
4 m of textual records.
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Charles H. Tupper became a
lawyer. He entered politics in 1882,
representing Pictou in the House of Commons. He served as Minister
of Marine and Fisheries (1888-1894) and later
became Minister of Justice. In 1892 Tupper became an agent for
Great Britain in the Bering Sea fishing question,
and for his services in this capacity, he was honored as K.C.M.G.
in 1893. He later moved to Vancouver to practice
law and was active in the Provincial Party of British Columbia.
The fonds consists of correspondence (1876-1926), subject
files (1889-1925) and scrapbooks (1870-1923).
The fonds reflects Tupper's interest in politics and public affairs.
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Turnbull, Douglas
Douglas Turnbull fonds. - 1962-1982.
25 cm of textual records.
Douglas Turnbull was the Chairman of the Committee on
Metallurgy which participated in the "Survey
of Chemical and Chemical Engineering Research and Development in
Canada" (1966/67) carried out by a study
group of the Chemical Institute of Canada for the Science
Secretariat of the Science Council of Canada.
The fonds consists of correspondence, questionnaires, survey
data, reports and related material arising
primarily from the 1966/67 survey on metallurgical research in Canada.
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Turner, Arthur J., 1888-
Arthur Turner fonds. - 1929-1972.
19.5 cm of textual records.
Arthur Turner was born in Norwich, England where he
apprenticed as a coppersmith. After moving to
London, he became actively involved in the Social Democratic Party.
He emigrated to Canada, living first in
Victoria and then in Vancouver. Turner remained a dedicated trade
unionist and continued to work for the causes
of labour and socialism. He eventually entered politics and
represented Vancouver East as an M.L.A. from 1941
to 1966 as a member of the C.C.F. and N.D.P.
The fonds consists of records pertaining to Turner's
activities in the C.C.F. and the N.D.P. in British
Columbia. Included are manuscripts of Vancouver Workers' Theatre
dramas and poetry, subject files on Israel,
clippings, pamphlets on co-operative farming, and records from the
C.C.F. Agricultural Committee and the Trade Union Committee.
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Turner, George Frederick,
1882-1975
G.F. Turner fonds. - 1911-1912.
1 cm of textual records.
G.F. Turner was involved in the construction of new buildings
in Peking at the time of the Chinese Revolution (1911-1912).
The fonds consists of Turner's handwritten diary (1911-1912).
Much of the diary refers to his construction
activities and to the political events of the time.
Turnour family
Turnour family fonds. - 1746-1832.
40 cm of textual records.
5 maps.
The Turnour family traces its lineage to Sir Edward Turnour
(d. 1675) a lawyer, Speaker of the House of
Commons and Solicitor General in the Reign of Charles II. The first
Earl of Winterton was Sir Edward's grandson,
Edward Turnour Garth, elevated to the peerage in 1761. The family
held extensive estates in England and Ireland.
The fonds consists of five parchment and paper legal documents
with appended seals which document land
transactions in Sussex, Surrey and Norfolk. These documents concern
entails, land transfers and loans involving
the Turnour family in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Other materials include leases, releases, transfers,
declarations, a deed of covenant, a will extract and several duty
stamps. There is also a collection of maps.
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Twigg, Alan, 1952-
Alan Twigg fonds - 1952-
4.88 m of textual records and other material
Born in Vancouver, Alan Twigg is the publisher and editor of BC Bookworld. He has written a number of books,
including Twigg's directory of 1001 B.C. writers(1992) and First invaders: the literary origins of British Columbia (2004)
and produced several documentary films, including Spilsbury's Coast in 1993. His database on B.C. writers is available on the
Simon Fraser University website.
The fonds consists of moving images, sound recordings and photographs created during Alan Twigg's production of the film
Spilsbury's Coast and accompanying textual materials, as well as moving images and textual materials created during his
production of the BC Book World television series. The fonds also consists of textual, photographic, sound recordings,
and moving images related to Twigg's interest in and association with writer George Woodcock, particulaly in the early 1990s.
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