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Archival description
University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Library Special Collections and Archives
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File contains a timeline of events, list of first members, photocopied newspaper clippings, history notes on the branch, handwritten notes, letters, adoption forms for marmots, reports, a funeral pamphlet, and a certificate of appreciation.

Frank Hunter collection

Biographical sketch
Frank Hunter (b. 1909, d. ?) was born in Garneil, Montana, and immigrated with his parents to Saskatchewan as an infant. As a young man he ventured into the Peace River country of northern British Columbia. He married his wife, Doreen Hunter, in 1951 in Baldonnel, BC. They had two children.
Frank Hunter worked as a farmer upon his arrival in the Peace, and later on as a railroad surveyor and served as a school trustee during the 1950s.

Scope and content
Subseries consists of Hunter family photographs captured from about 1927 through the 1940s, as well as supporting textual reference materials. Photographs were taken by a Kodak Brownie box camera. Photographs depict images of landscapes, infrastructure (bridges and railroads), agriculture, rodeo, and pioneer family life in the Peace River region of British Columbia. Also includes a small subset of 35mm negative strips and 15 x 13 cm photographic prints dated to 1992, taken by Sandy Baker, and documenting the same geographical area.

Alfred Thomas, various

File contains receipts and correspondence from the Soldier Settlement Board of Canada, correspondence with the Department of Lands, land assessments and agreements and certificate of death for Isabelle Jane Allison.

Alfred Thomas, various

File contains receipts and correspondence from the Soldier Settlement Board of Canada, correspondence with the Department of Lands, land assessments and agreements and certificate of death for Isabelle Jane Allison.

Lumby

File contains photocopied newsletter clippings, handwritten notes, photocopied pictures, photocopied �Societies Act� certificate, and a typed history of the branch.

George E. and Gertrude Mabee collection

  • CA OSC-ARC-37
  • Collection
  • 1921

The collection consists of two subcollections: 1) Daisy Clara Millar letters and 2) South Okanagan Irrigation Project ephemera.

Mabee, George E.

Alfred Thomas, various

File contains receipts and correspondence from the Soldier Settlement Board of Canada, correspondence with the Department of Lands, land assessments and agreements and certificate of death for Isabelle Jane Allison.

Photographs

The series consists of slide transparencies from ca. 1930 through 1992, depicting Princeton and environs, including Allenby, Ashnola, Tulameen, Hedley, and Coquihalla. Some depictions of mines, or the areas of mining activities, including Nickel Plate, Coalmont, and Brenda. Featuring predominant coverage of the outdoors, the series includes photographs of many area mountains, creeks, and lakes. Scenes of recreation, including fairs, parades, and rodeos are also available. These slides are mainly attributed to Roy Thomas.

Prints feature photographs of members of the Allison family, with item-level descriptions under development.

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