- CA OSC-ARC-08-4-39-023
- File
- [200-?]
File contains a brief statement on the branch.
File contains a brief statement on the branch.
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.
Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada
Series consists of records pertaining to the BCWI’s intersections with the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada (FWIC), into which the BCWI reported. Documents in this series include publications printed by the organization, documents detailing the history of the group, as well as records relating to conventions hosted by the FWIC, where the BCWI was represented.
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
File contains an enlarged photographic reproduction of Mrs. Blackwood Wileman.
File contains photographs.
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.
File contains photographs of the members, conferences, and activities of the Okanagan District.
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 biographies of Laura Rose, photographs, and an excerpt of her 1910 report to the Farmer's Institute.
File contains a short note on the branch.
File contains photographs used in the first chapter of 100 Years of the British Columbia Women's Institute, 1909-2009, as well as a listing of the photographic subjects and the placement in the book.
File contains a convention pamphlet from 1999, a distribution list for history books in 2008 and various articles and histories.
File contains information on the Hazelmere Douglas branch collected by the Historical Book Committee.
File contains a minute book and photocopied newspaper clippings.
File contains timelines of events and a photocopy of the certificate of incorporation.
File contains a short timeline of the Vancouver Island District branches.
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).
[BCWI Centennial research and photographs]
File contains photographs, a BCWI sticker, a postcard, a chronology of the BCWI's achievements, a list of duplicate BCWI branch names, and photocopies of BCWI photographs at the BC Archives.
Deptart. of Agriculture WI reports
File consists of 3 folders. Contains Department of Agriculture reports, handwritten notes, and an email.
File contains a history of the branch, photocopied newspaper clippings, a minute book, and an excerpt from a book.
History of Colwood Women's Institute
File contains a floppy disk and a newspaper clipping.
File contains annual reports, photocopied newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, a photocopied certificate of incorporation, and a short history of the branch.
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.
Advisory board of Women�s Institute
File contains an annual report.
File contains photographs, a basket blueprint, a summary of the ACWW at the 1985 UN Women�s Conference, correspondence, and a copy of Bulletin No. 54 �Handbook of Women�s Institutes with Report of Advisory Board.�
File contains a short biography, emails and a photocopied newspaper clipping.
File contains handwritten notes, information on the organization of the branch, newspaper clippings, a short history, minutes and a history of the branch set to a song tune.
File contains a photocopy of the 1912 Bulletin #43 as well as a handwritten note on the bulletin.
Kaslo District WK [West Kootenay] 1909-1972
File contains information on Kaslo District collected by the Historical Book Committee and a photocopied cookbook from 1916.
File contains a timeline of events, notes and a brief history of the branch.
Excerpts from WI quarterly bulletins
File contains excerpts from Women�s Institute Quarterly Bulletins from 1916, reports from 1912-1913, and handwritten notes.
File contains photographs, a copy of the 1923-24 BCWI yearbook and the 1913 handbook.
Special women [History Book Committe]
File contains information and biographies on numerous women and their involvement in the BCWI from the 20th century.
File contains history notes on the Slocan and Fruitvale branches, a copy of a report, and excerpts from a minute book.
File contains reports, a timeline of events, meeting minutes, a conference schedule and photocopied articles.
File contains a short history on incorporation date and staff members, a timeline of the branch, a handwritten note, a clipping from Modern Pioneers, and a newspaper clipping.
Sooke (& Otter & North Sooke) SVI [South Vancouver Island]
File contains emails, photocopied declaration under the �Societies Act,� letters, meeting minutes, a museum pamphlet, a history of the branch, and photocopied newspaper clippings.
File contains a timeline of events, photocopied newspaper articles, meeting minutes, and handwritten notes.
File contains information on the Harrop and District branches collected by the Historical Book Committee.
File contains a short history of the branch, photocopied handwritten meeting notes, and a photocopied certificate of incorporation.
File contains information on the Hatzic branch collected by the Historical Book Committee.
File contains information on the Kalamalka branch collected by the Historical Book Committee.
File consists of 9 folders. Contains minute books.
File contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, and a photocopied certificate of incorporation.
File contains membership books, a cash book and a certificate.
Langford SVI [South Vancouver Island] 1914-2009
File contains information, including a historical timeline, on the Langford branch collected by the Historical Book Committee.
File contains a short biography, handwritten notes, a press release, and a BC Archives death confirmation.
File contains a brief chronology, brief histories, an invitation to the 70th anniversary, printed photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
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.
File consists of 4 folders. Contains minute books.