This series consists of published or printed materials.

Series consists primarily of correspondence and reviews relating to Potrebenko's published works. Various publications, reports, and proceedings of conferences that used her work are also included. This series also contains an essay written by university student Nicola Vulpe on Potrebenko's book "Sometimes They Sang" (1986), and a contract between Potrebenko and Lazara Press regarding a work entitled "Running Uptown Downtown."

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, articles, promotional material, statements, reports, directories, and other documents related to Kogawa’s involvement in the LETS and Toronto Dollar movements.

Series contains photographs documenting various aspects of the marine industry and culture on the western and southern coasts of North America and the Asian Pacific coast primarily; there are some photographs taken in the Netherlands and Brazil.

Subjects depicted in the photographs include exteriors and interiors of numerous types of boats and ships, as well as practices, technologies and personalities in the marine trades. Some photographs are of marine engines produced by Cummins, for whom Haig-Brown writes a regular web newsletter called Hotips (alternately, Hottips).

The series also contains several photographs of Alan Haig-Brown's family, including his spouse Anya; his sister, Valerie Haig-Brown, editor and eldest daughter of Roderick Haig-Brown; and his daughter, filmmaker Helen Haig-Brown.

This series contains material concerning Hutterli's personal matters and related to his position as a teacher in Switzerland. It contains materials related to Hutterli's emigration and materials related to friends and family.

Series consists of documents related to Bunce’s involvement with several professional associations, including the Forest History Association of BC, the Association of BC Professional Foresters, and the British Columbia Forestry Association.

Series consists of email and traditional correspondence between Blanche Howard and Carol Shields, related correspondence, and ephemera from 1974-2006, and general correspondence, related clippings, and ephemera from 1972-2012.

Series consists of subject files pertaining to Japanese Canadian history, the Japanese Canadian Redress campaign, multiculturalism and human rights, as well as organizations, task groups, and campaigns in which Kogawa was involved.

Series consists of writings by other writers. These are often works that Kogawa has been asked to comment on. More works by writers other than Kogawa may be found in the Correspondence series.

Series consists of records related to casual W.I.L.P.F. membership events, such as group picnics and parties.

Series contains textual records related to the administrative component of Lazara Press, mainly records related to its day to day business operations. Records include correspondence, financial information, notes, book rates, advertising, layouts, royalty information, tax information, labels, notes, book listings, loan agreements, orders and invoices, and a directory of bookstores and other companies Lazara Press conducted business with.

Series consists of reports, grey literature, articles, newspaper clippings, and other pro-choice publications used by Pro-CAN as resources and reference materials.

Series consists of primarily incoming correspondence from friends and colleagues of the couple. Records relate to letters from CCF colleagues such as members of the Woodsworth family and Ronald Grantham including letters returned after Grantham’s death. Records relate to a lifelong friendship with Anthony Walsh and Walsh’s biographers. A few letters are from artist and writer, George Clutesi, a key figure in the renaissance of Indigenous arts on the coast, and his wife Margaret. The series also contains personal letters written between Bernard and Jean through the many years the couple spent apart in the 1940s. The series includes biographies of the couple, family members, and colleagues.

Record types in this series include letters, newspaper clippings, and biographical notes and drafts.

Series documents Al Sens own illustrative work in animation and cartoons. It contains original illustrations, animation celluloids, paintings, and prints produced by Sens over the course of his career including: “Problems on an Imaginary Farm,” “Political Animals,” “Hard Day at the Office,” and “Dreamtime.” Material is arranged by project title where appropriate.

Family Link was formed from the Community Living Society. Family Link became its own distinct organization in 1983. Family Link is an informal, non-profit organization made up of family members and friends of individuals with disabilities. They provide support for families and friends who are interested in advocacy and social supports.

Series includes records such as correspondence, reports produced by the Family Link Society and other related organizations, meeting minutes, project records, and administrative records that describe the structure of the organization.

This series includes materials on various folk music and song societies, festivals, and events that Philip J. Thomas was involved with. The majority of the series consists of correspondence and promotional material.

Series contains records related to Ujjal Dosanjh’s lifelong activism and advocacy for human rights, social justice, and Indian community issues. Topics touched upon in personal writings and correspondence address the struggle and exploitation of farm workers in Canada, an absence of immigrant services, death penalty opposition, anti-violence petitions, English as a second language challenges, racism, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Advocacy for Indian and Indo-Canadian issues relate to the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act of 1973, the Komagata Maru incident, the Bombing of Air India Flight 182, and the Khalistan movement. Records relating to Dosanjh’s involvement in Komagata Maru Foundation of Canada encompasses press releases, meeting minutes, incorporation documents, correspondence and other materials. His participation in the Government of Canada’s inquiry into the investigation of the bombing of Air India Flight 182 is referenced by transcripts, personal notes, and correspondence. Early 1980s correspondence with Indira Ghandi is noteworthy and convers foreign exchange regulations for Indians living abroad, religious violence, and state policy regarding regional instability.

A significant portion of the series relates to the Sikh Khalistan movement. Worthy of attention are writings and correspondence addressing the 1984 attack on the Sikhs holy site, the Golden Temple, and the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi. Dosanjh’s call for calm; rejection of extremism, communal violence, fundamentalism, and religious fanaticism; are described in many public press statements, hand written notes, published articles, and correspondence. Positive support regarding his moderate position are particularly evident in the numerous sympathy cards and messages he received in the aftermath of his 1985 assault and following his 2007 testimony at the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 inquiry. Conversely, confrontation opinions of Mr. Dosanjh from within the Sikh community are found in records of threats, and defamation lawsuits. An anonymous letter received by Dosanhj’s wife stating, “We know how to shut him up, you tell him,” is included in the series. Two defamation lawsuits, one against Dosanjh and one brought forth by Dosanjh, are available. In the first, the World Sikh Organizations brought suit against Mr. Dosanjh and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) regarding comments made on the television program The National, which linked the WSO to violent Sikh separatists responsible for the bombing of Air India Flight 182 and the assignation of Indira Ghandi. Press statements, court proceeding records, statement of claim and litigation documents, police reports, contemporary news reports, and correspondence document the matter. In the second defamation case, Dosanjh brought suit against South Asian newspaper The Link and its editor for making false statements about his character. Correspondence and a copy of the published apology have been filed.

Records related to the Advocacy and Indian/South Asian Issues series in the form of correspondence and contemporary media articles may be found in the General Correspondence series and the Media and Publicity series.

Series consists of records dating from 1985 to 2011. Series is arranged into two subseries: Dolls and Costumes. Materials related to Sheila Zerr's interests in both dolls and costumes relating to nursing history. Booklets, photographs and information related to numerous displays and presentations prepared by Zerr are in the Dolls subseries. Other materials include photographs and booklets of costumes for adults often modelled by Sheila Zerr and others at nursing events, and mounted as exhibits.

Series consists of records related to Narver’s undergraduate or graduate studies, quasi-professional correspondence, and records related to his post-retirement life. Contents include: handwritten notes from undergraduate or graduate level university courses taken by Narver; correspondence with various individuals and organizations, all related to fishing, fisheries, and fish in some capacity, though not written by Narver in his official roles; transcripts and notes from speeches and presentations given by Narver, including the Living Blueprint Salmon Habitat Action Plan, or given by others and collected by Narver; and a typescript of Narver’s 2010 book, What Did You Do In Alaska, Grandpa? Seven Summers in Alaska: Salmon, Bears and Untouched Wilderness, with handwritten annotations. Photographs are mostly of posters and displays produced by the BC Fisheries and Wildlife Branch about salmonid and stream ecology.

Series reflects Burch’s genealogy and childhood as well as his career and interests as a forester in British Columbia. The records are in textual form as well as photographic form, and include records created by Burch in his capacities at British Columbia Forest Products. The series is divided into six sub-series: Genealogical research and childhood days, Education and boyhood, Navy service, University and summer employment, Career with British Columbia Forest Products, and Forestry issues. The records in this series were given their own organizational scheme by Burch, possibly for the purposes of compiling his autobiography. The divisions have been retained while the titles for the sub-series have been supplied.

Series consists of reports, clippings and published materials, correspondence, employment records, handwritten notes, brochures, and other materials related to Herring's employment with, and termination from, Canadian Forest Products Ltd (Canfor). Also included are immigration documents related to Herring's immigration to Canada.

This series consists of artist and project files, promotional materials, administrative files, and correspondence related to the Western Front Exhibition Program. Jonathan Middleton was the Director/Curator of the Exhibition Program between 1999 and 2005, and he features prominently in administrative, artist, and organization correspondence. Exhibitions generally take place in the Western Front Society’s Front Gallery, though Exhibition Program records include agreements with other gallery spaces around Vancouver. The majority of records in this series are artist/exhibition files. The Exhibition Program is also responsible for most Western Front publications other than the Front Magazine, including books and catalogues.

Exhibition Program applications to the Canada Council of Arts (shortened to CC) Visual Arts Section and other grant funding sources are also included in this series.

Series includes materials related to Howard’s book <i>Gold Dust On His Shirt: The True Story of an Immigrant Mining Family.</i> The book is described as being "part family history, part economic and social history," which examines "life on the industrial frontier, the world of immigrant workers and the rise of unions such as the Wobblies. This remarkable and provocative tale of a family, region and era references a number of broader social and political issues" (from back cover).

The series contains records related to the publication of <i> Gold Dust</i>. The series is subdivided into two subseries: Publishing records and Research records. The Publication records subseries contains records related to the publishing of <i>Gold Dust,</i> such as correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, and chapter drafts. The Research records subseries contains records Howard consulted when writing her book such as archival material, book notes, maps, and pamphlets.

Series consists of records relating to Coupland’s public appearances. The records include speaking notes, videocassettes, publicity and other ephemera related to these events. Series includes records relating to the following speaking events and interviews:

• Vancouver Art Gallery Docents (1987)
• Radio interviews with CBC and other stations (ca. 1990)
• American Association of Feature Editors (1999)
• Speech at UBC’s Green College (2000)
• Today show appearance (ca. 1993)
• Duthie Lecture at the Vancouver Writer’s Festival (2002)
• ECIAD honorary doctorate acceptance speech (ca. 2001)
• IdeaCity lecture (ca. 2002)
• Speech to the graduating class of Lower Canada College (2004)
• Emission television show interview (ca. 2004)
• Canadian Art Gallery gala dinner, hosted by Coupland (ca. 2001)
• UBC, Arts Last Lecture Speech (2008)
• Trudeau Foundation speech (2008)

Series includes books annotated by Coupland that were used as “reading copies” during his book tours. Annotated reading copies include:

• Girlfriend in a Coma
• All Families are Psychotic
• Hey Nostradamus
• JPod

Series also includes speaking notes, travel documents and schedules for Coupland's Massey lecture series in which he read his novel Player One in five lectures in five Canadian cities in 2010. Dates of the lectures were as follows:

• Vancouver on October 12
• Regina on October 14
• Charlottetown on October 19
• Ottawa on October 25
• Toronto on October 29

The Business, Personal, and Academic Records series contains materials related to Williams' business endeavors working as a town planning consultant, his tenure as a member of the board of VanCity Credit Union, and his academic work as both a student and a professor.

Records consist primarily of copies of reports and studies Williams created working as a town planner in British Columbia. Correspondence and handwritten notes are also featured throughout the series, along with course materials such as syllabi and assignments.

Series consists of correspondence, reports, clippings and published materials, personnel records, contracts, memos, and other documents related to Berger's role as conciliator regarding the meaning and implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement of 1993. The dispute, between Nunavut Tungavik Inc. and the Government of Nunavut on the one hand and the Government of Canada on the other, related to employment and education and the extent of Canada's commitments in that connection. His 2006 report, <em>The Nunavut Project</em>, proposed far-reaching changes in the languages of education and of the workplace.

Except where otherwise noted, file names been retained and the arrangement reflects the creator's original order.

Source: 2011 letter from Thomas Berger to RBSC, located in Berger's accession file.

Series contains material relating to Jack Scott’s published and unpublished writings. Material includes handwritten and typed drafts of Scott’s books, speeches, critiques, reports, and thought pieces, as well as notes, comments, and corrections on drafts, a galley proof, research notes, and supporting documents. Supporting documents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles and other documents, and ephemera. The series also contains clippings of articles by or about Jack Scott, as well as biographical sketches written by Scott.

Series consists of materials related to Sheila Zerr's teaching career. Records include contracts, correspondence, course and administrative materials.

Series consists of records related to Jean and Bernard’s involvement in various community organizations, particularly local arts, history and Indigenous cultural regeneration in the Okanagan.

Records relate to Jean’s leading role in the Okanagan Mainline Regional Arts Council and other regional arts councils, and their festivals, projects and arts advocacy. Records relate to Bernard and Jean’s involvement with the Okanagan Historical Society: Jean as editor of its annual report (1982-1988) and Bernard as president (1982-1991). Records relate to Jean’s involvement in University Women’s Clubs and Bernard’s roles with the Okanagan Summer School for the Arts and the Festival Concert Society. Records relate to Jean’s writing on local history, including Indigenous history as editor of Okanagan Sources.

Records in the series reflect the development of cultural policy in B.C., the linkages developed among arts and culture organizations through festivals and traveling exhibits, the expansion of provincial and federal cultural policy during the 1970s, and Indigenous artistic and cultural creation and the need to include Indigenous understandings of history in the evolution of the historiography of B.C.

The series includes business correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, research notes and drafts, articles, biographies, and related materials.

Series is composed of records related to Ujjal Dosanjh’s federal political career while serving as a federal cabinet minister and as an opposition critic. The contents of the records relate to election campaigns, Minister of Health responsibilities, and a bribery scandal involving politician Gurmant Grewal.

Election materials correspond to federal elections held in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011. The 2011 election is only represented by correspondence detailing Dosanjh’s loss and congratulatory messages about his political career. A general file includes a mix of miscellaneous records related to his federal career.

Minister of Health topics include: government health services, federal strategy to protect Canadian supply of safe and affordable prescription drugs in relation to internet pharmacies, American bulk import of Canadian prescription medications, and the defence of the Canada Health Act from provincial regulatory frameworks allowing private clinics to charge patients to jump the queue for medical services. Records are in the form of draft regulatory amendments, memorandums to cabinet; correspondence with MPs, members of the public, and American officials; committee reports, news releases, meeting summaries, speaking points, and briefing notes.

The Grewal investigation records includes numerous annotated transcripts, personal notes, media release statements, printed media reaction, word documents and audio files on a two compact discs, correspondence, and documentation of legal defence fees.

A collection of election campaign paraphernalia has been complied spanning Dosanjh’s federal political career with the Liberal Party. These include a name tag, business cards, handouts, pamphlets, leaflets, and posters.

Records related to the Federal Politics series in the form of contemporary media articles and correspondence may be found in the Media and Publicity series and the General Correspondence series.

Series consists of records related to Wong’s writings. Materials include writing assignments completed when he attended creative writing courses at UBC, screenplays, drafts of short stories that were ultimately published in his book Dim Sum Stories: A Chinatown Childhood, and opinion pieces for the Vancouver Sun. Also included are several articles written about Wong Foon Sien, one of the early leaders of the Chinese Benevolent Association in Vancouver, as well as a journalist and labour activist.

Records consist of short stories, university writing assignments, newspaper articles, book proposals, screenplays, biographies, and published works.

Series consists of records collected and curated by Jackie Maniago on various topics of interest. Topics include religion, the Pro-Life movement in British Columbia, homosexuality, normalization, education for people with disabilities, parenting, and deinstitutionalization in British Columbia. Records include newspaper and magazine articles, personal correspondence, reports, information sheets, and newsletters.

Series documents the work of Kathleen Kudo to translate Minoru Kudo’s diaries as well as the research performed by the Kudo family to document the history and experiences of the Mission City Japanese Community.

Records in this series include logs relating to the translation and photocopying activity of Kathleen Merken; her translation notes; additional documents related to ideas about publication and framing of the diaries and their historical value; and printed versions of the translations in various states of drafting. During the process of translation, Merken removed clippings and other ephemera that were initially preserved within the diaries of Minoru Kudo and placed them in their corresponding chronological place within the translations. As a result, these materials are also included within this series.

The series includes one subseries that contains the translation documents and a second that contains the research material.

Series relates to Coupland’s venture into clothing design in collaboration with Roots Canada Ltd. Under the tagline “Canada Goes Electric,” Coupland designed a limited-edition clothing line as well as various leather goods which were released in stores and online in 2010. This project marked the first time that Roots partnered with an outside designer in this way.

Series includes textual records relating to the design and research of the clothing items. Also included in the series are finished production garments and leather goods, as well as items not approved for production; strikeoffs; fabric and leather samples; and finishing material such as patches, zippers, labels, and fasteners.

This series consists primarily of mail, artwork and objects received by Coupland from fans. Also included in this series are various sketches and drawings created by fans and collected by Coupland during book tour events. After approximately the year 2000, most of Coupland’s fan mail began to arrive digitally, and is therefore not included with the first accrual of his fonds.

Also included in this series are records relating to the academic study of Douglas Coupland's work by others, including correspondence with students and copies of dissertations and theses.

This series contains records of Kilian's writing career and process. This includes research and notes for books and articles, manuscripts, examples of early writing, and book proposals. Topics investigated in these writing processes include science fiction, creative writing and writing for the web, educational systems, and British Columbian history.

This series contains records regarding Kilian's associate, Scott Morrison.

This series contains printed work. The majority of the material is the work of Robert Reid and includes business stationery and cards, certificates, greeting cards, posters and pamphlets. Material was printed under a number of pressed that employed Reid and under the presses owned and operated by Reid.

Also present in this series is the printed work of other publishers, designers and printers. Often, the creators of these works are unspecified.

The Community Living Society (CLS) was created by parents from the Woodlands Parents' Group in 1978. The purpose of the society was to provide support and services for Woodlands residents who were transitioning to community living, but has expanded its services to serve all those with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries. They provide personalized, flexible home and community opportunities, respecting the uniqueness of the person with a disability, families and networks.

Series includes records from the Community Living Society and its predecessor, the Community Living Board. Records include meeting minutes and agendas; reports, proposals, and projects authored and led by the Community Living Society; newsletters; correspondence; interviews; speeches; and the documentary, Breaking Through.

This series contains materials from continuing publications issued in installments, typically numbered and dated. Series includes magazines, newsletters, and newspapers.

The material of this series pertains to articles written by Crawford Kilian and published in a variety of magazines and journals, including the Georgia Straight. It includes copies of the articles as well of material regarding the research of article topics. Topics covered in these articles include science fiction writing, British Columbia's educational system, online writing techniques and social issues.

The materials in this series pertains to Kilian's work as an education professional and public speaker. This includes course design and notes, records regarding his involvement with the BC School Board, records from speaking engagements, and materials created and used during his workshops and presentations.

Series consists of Potrebenko's manuscript for "No Streets of Gold," as well as several rejection letters from publishers and an an explanatory note by Potrebenko.

This series contains materials relating to the personal and administrative affairs of Robert Reid. Contents include correspondence with clients, receipts and invoices from various projects, and other documents concerning the conduction of the presses run by Reid throughout his career. Also present in this series is the personal correspondence of Reid to family and friends.

This series also contains the wide variety of personal collection material acquired by Reid. This includes printing history, Canadian artists material, and newspapers.

This series consists of back issues of Front Magazine (1985-1996) and funding and administrative records related to the Front Magazine. Front Magazine started as a program guide to Western Front events in April 1985 and has since developed into a literary and arts magazine. Several files include correspondence and agreements between Front Magazine and the Flying Squad and correspondence between Front Magazine and various national magazine distributors. A significant percentage of the series is dedicated to Front Magazine applications to the Writing and Publishing Section of the Canada Council for the Arts (shortened to CC in file titles).

Series consists of draft copies, annotated copies with editorial marks, proof copies, of various published and unpublished manuscripts for books including, but not limited to the following: The Book of Naughty Birds, Shaggy Doggerel, Canadian Politics Unplugged, Old Is In: A Guide for Aging Boomers, Doughnut Danny and the flying Sorcerer, The Write Stuff, Driver follow that Dream, Felix the Brat, Back Talk: A Book for Bad Back Sufferers and Those Who Love (Put Up With) Them, The Casanova Sexicon, A Consumers Guide to Men, and Your Turn of the Century.
The series also includes manuscripts for the following screen plays: Ma: A Celebration of Margaret Murry (includes both copies for television and stage), Bringing up Grandpa and Bear with Me as well as draft and final copies of newspaper articles.
In addition the series also includes several notebooks, and the original illustrations for Canadian Politics Unplugged. For other relevant records from previous accruals see earlier finding aids.

Series consists of a variety of materials related to forestry. The majority consists of reference materials (clippings and published materials); there are also reports, correspondence, memos, business cards, measurement tools, newsletters, maps, diagrams, data printouts, brochures, manuals, and more.

This was the only series explicitly arranged and labelled by the records creator. It is not immediately apparent why these materials were filed together, while others were not. Materials related to some of Herring's consulting projects, as well as various other professional endeavours, are included; as a result, there is considerable overlap with the subject matter of other series.

Series title, file titles, and order of files, as they were given by the records creator, have been respected.

Series consists of photographs documenting aspects of Stacey's life and work, including his research interests. Wherever possible, files names and order within files have been respected. In many cases, files consist of multiple rolls of film with widely ranging dates, and Stacey appears to have used these for both personal and professional purposes. With respect to original order, no distinction between the two has been attempted here. Where no file names were available, they have been imposed based on the apparent subject matter of the photographs; most of these consist of some combination of "fisheries," "boats," "buildings," "travel," and "personal." Archival photographs obtained by Stacey from various institutions have been removed.

Series contains both incoming and outgoing letters from members of the W.I.L.P.F., as well as correspondence summaries from 1988-1997. Files and items within the series predominantly include the letters sent by Sheila Young to various domestic and international world leaders, including but not limited to: multiple Canadian Prime Ministers, including Pierre Elliot Trudeau, John Diefenbaker, and Lester B. Pearson; the president of the Republic of Korea, Park Chung-hee; and the president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet. A second W.I.L.P.F. member with a large number of correspondences included in the series is former W.I.L.P.F. president Carolyn Lacey Kline, and includes her correspondences with former Prime Minister Joe Clark, and sitting Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney, and Jean Chrétien.

Series consists of financial records, bylaws, the W.I.L.P.F. constitution, and other vital records required for the sustained operations of the W.I.L.P.F. Other records include printouts of by-laws passed by both the Vancouver and Toronto branches of the W.I.L.P.F, and on-site reference materials used by W.I.L.P.F. members.