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University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Library Special Collections and Archives British Columbia Women's Institute fonds
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Kootenay letters - 1914-1919

File contains correspondence, a BCWI life membership card, a handwritten account of a member's experiences being a part of the BCWI during World War I, and the papers and correspondence of Mrs. R. W. Chalmers.

[Miscellaneous]

File contains a copy of A Century of Achievement, a program from the 1994 Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC) Convention, and a listing of the B.C. Women's Institute branch files.

Women's Institute

File contains a booklet on Laws for Women and Children in British Columbia and an invitation from Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board to the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Margaret Watt.

BCWI

File contains assorted materials related to the BCWI at the provincial level, including photographs, reports, newspaper clippings and programs.

Peace River Dam

File contains graphs on the forecast of BC's energy over the next decade, a BCWI report opposing the dams, a BC Federation of Agriculture report on the Site "C" dam, correspondence, and a press release from the BC Land Commission.

Misc

File contains pamphlets, comments from the 2009 annual general meeting, an essay on the future of the BCWI, a report on the organization of Women's Institutes, and the schedule, summary, and report on the �Agriculture in the Classroom� program.

[Conventions]

File contains convention programs, financial reports, minutes, instructions, addresses, report books, booklets, and photocopied articles from The Countrywoman at Home.

Biographies

File contains biographies of various BCWI members, newspaper clippings, memorial programs, a mock-up for a BCWI centennial pamphlet, and an excerpt on Adelaide Hunter Hoodless from The Clear Spirit: Twenty Canadian Women and their Times.

Scott, Othoa

File contains photographs, newspaper clippings, a copy of the 1938 BCWI Bulletin, an application form for the Othoa Scott Trust Fund, and an excerpt from an unknown publication on the Othoa Scott Trust Fund.

Watt, Mrs Alfred (Madge Robertson)

File contains photographs, handwritten notes, photocopied photographs, newspaper clippings and articles, biographies, a memorial speech, correspondence, excerpts from The First Women�s Institute School and ACWW History, speeches, a history of the ACWW, newspaper clippings, and a postcard.

Presidents

File contains photographs of past presidents and the 1990 BCWI conference, newspaper clippings, correspondence, an essay titled �A Tribute to Our Past Presidents,� a brief memoir, and brief biographies.

Coronation Oaks

File meeting minutes from the 1962 BCWI Conference, research notes taken on the Coronation Oaks branch, and an except from a report written by the Wynndel branch.

Bulkley-Tweed pic.

File contains a reproduction of a photograph of the winners of a fashion show at the BCWI conference from an unknown year. Photo and caption are pasted on a piece of cardstock.

Pic Central Interior

File contains photographs of the activities of Dragon Lake and other branches of the BC central interior, clippings, a eulogy for Joyce Swanky, and "The Mary Stewart Collect" prayer.

Douglas pic.

File contains photographs of members of the Douglas branch and a photo reproduction glued to an order form of an exhibit on the BCWI at the White Rock Museum.

Kettle pic.

File contains photographs of the members and activities of the Kettle River and Peace River Districts, a list of photographic subjects and newspaper clippings regarding the Cariboo District.

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