- CA OSC-ARC-08-4-19-045
- File
- n.d.
File contains a photocopied article on the branch�s early years.
File contains a photocopied article on the branch�s early years.
Biblio: W.I. reports @ Archives
File contains a list of branches with records available at the archives.
File contains a flyer promoting the BCWI.
Women's Institute pictures in McCagues Garden
File contains photographs.
File contains a booklet of song lyrics.
File contains a copy of the Collect and information about the printing.
(Cultural activities) spinning wheel, small, blueprints
File contains spinning wheel blueprints for a rug pattern.
File contains a short history on the Kamloops District collected by the Historical Book Committee.
File contains photographs.
File contains a handwritten note.
File contains information on how to use the suspended spindle.
[The Legend of the At-Lieu Club]
File contains the story of the legend and a drawing.
[Women's Institute music books]
File contains music books and sheet music.
File contains a timeline of events for the branch.
File contains research material including a city map and a short history of their charitable events.
File contains notes recording the first officers of the branch as well as a list of districts in regards to cultural histories.
File contains a handwritten note.
File contains photographs and a history of the branches as well as pamphlets on Fort St. John and the Alaska Highway.
File contains a blank BCWI certificate.
File contains wooden and metal pins and a commemorative spoon.
File contains a newspaper clipping about the Lake hill branch.
File contains photographs of BCWI members and activities.
File contains printed photographs and photocopied pictures.
File contains blueprints for the loom, table and power, and a booklet titled �Hand Loom Weaving� by the Searle Grain Company.
[British Columbia Indian designs]
File contains a design titled �Raven� from a canoe bow.
File contains �The Okanagan Tartan� designed and woven by Daphne Malins. The Tartan represents the Valley colours.
File contains sample of sticker, notepaper and cards all with the BCWI branding.
File contains printed pictures, and receipts for the original box.
File contains correspondence, pamphlets, a booklet, and a CD.
File contains a flash drive and a brochure highlighting the history of Margaret Watt, a founding member of the BCWI.
British Columbia Women's Institute fonds
Fonds consists of records created and received by the British Columbia Women’s Institute and its constituents and relate to the work done by members of the BCWI at the provincial level as well as its various local chapters. Records in this fonds consist predominantly of administrative records as well as the compiled research materials pertaining to the Women’s Institutes and notable figures within.
The fonds also includes documentation of the BCWI’s intersections with the FWIC and the ACWW. Fonds is arranged into five series: 1) Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada (FWIC); 2) Associated Countrywomen of the World (ACWW); 3) British Columbia Women’s Institutes (BCWI); 4) BCWI Districts; 5) Research files.
File contains a brief history of the branch.
File contains a brief chronology of the branch.
File contains a listing of branches that have no records.
File contains a photocopied article about Celista and Notch Hill.
File contains a brief chronology of the District.
British Columbia Women's Institute Districts
Series consists of records pertaining to various individual Women’s Institute districts and branches forming regional representation of the British Columbia Women’s Institute. Records in this series mostly pertain to the areas of finance, governance, activism, and correspondence. Other significant records include photographs, artifacts, ephemera, as well as arts and crafts. Series is arranged into files according to creating body.
Series consists of records pertaining to survey and compilation projects undertaken by Women’s Institute committees, informal working groups, and individual members in the pursuit of BCWI historiography. Two publications were released as a result of this research: 100 Years of BC Women’s Institutes (history) and 100 Women (biography). Series is arranged into files, each pertaining to an individual (biography) or branch (history).
WI - Cheq./Sav. Acct. [chequing/saving account]
File contains financial account summaries and receipts for the Okanagan Falls branch.
[Records at disbanding spring 2017]
File contains a card and a brochure.
File contains manuals, handbooks, and a written speech.
[South Okanagan-Similkamen District]
File contains financial papers, reports, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, photocopied certificate of incorporation, forms, and a notebook.
British Columbia Women's Institute
Scope and content
Series consists of records pertaining to the British Columbia Women’s Institute (BCWI), administered at the provincial level. Activities represented include convention planning and delivery, governance and decision-making, financial management, publications and communications, crafts and fine arts, activism and lobbying, and educational initiatives. Across activities are diaries, artifacts, and photographs.
File contains reports, financial documents, a copy of the BCWI constitution, notes, booklets, a bumper sticker, newspaper clippings, and a biography.
File contains a little binder with receipts, a program, a handbook, a newsletter, and textiles.
File contains prayers, a certificate, letters, a receipt, and a copy of the Mary Stewart Collect.
File contains blank cards, handwritten notes, a business card, stamps, and a program.
File contains financial records, letters, and invoices for the South Okanagan District.
File contains a business deposit book and a blank deposit record book.
File contains cheque stubs as well as a list of business addresses.