The series consists of the final broadcast version of the Pocket Desert documentary on CBC Radio’s Ideas.

The series consists of recorded interviews and supporting documentation. Sound recordings feature interviews with experts, including Dr. Jeanette Armstrong, and Dr. Geoffrey Scudder. Further contributors are Elder Delphine Derickson of the Westbank First Nation and Herman Edward of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band. Production notes from 1993-2007 are also included. The textual documents contain articles relating to the creation of a documentary, interview notes and correspondence between producers. Also included are newspaper clippings pertaining to the geography and ecology in the Osoyoos and South Okanagan area. Brochures advertising Ideas on CBC Radio include a programming schedule as well as brief description of The Pocket Desert.

The fonds consists of predominantly of photographs. Photographic coverage includes: N.R. “Buck” Crump as President of the CPR, CPR employees, the 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche, wrecks, fires, steamers, engines, stations, and scenery.

The series consists of newspaper clippings, annotated historical publications, Social Credit scrapbook.

The series consists of distance learning and homeschooling records, assignments, exams, correspondence.

The series consists of trade licenses, and records military service for Roy Thomas.

The series consists of bank books, accounts paid, and ledger records.

The series consists of Journals and personal writings based on practical, historical, and political concerns.

The series consists of death certificates for Alfred Thomas and Clover Thomas, handwritten Allison cemetery map, and some funeral ephemera.

Series consists of photographs taken by, or collected by, Sharron J. Simpson. Subjects documented include sawmill operations, 1999 reunion of former S.M.S. Ltd. employees, and the Okanagan fruit industry, as well as deliberate photographs taken preserving images of S.M.S. memorabilia.

Series consists of writing samples created by Sharron J. Simpson.

Series consists of materials documenting Sharron J. Simpson’s efforts to collect external information about various aspects of her family history centering mainly on the history of S.M.S. Ltd., but not including research particular to the Simpson Covenant, which is kept separate.
In addition to the collection of published materials (predominantly newspapers) the series also includes recorded oral histories and select transcripts.

Subseries consists of documentation of Crown Zellerbach Canada’s interactions with its workers, as well as their labour union, the International Woodworkers’ Association.
Subseries contains primary instance documents including forms (blank and completed), collective agreements, meeting minutes, seniority lists, job categorization lists, correspondence, committee rosters, contracts, bulletins, etc.

Subseries consists of partial documentation of the substantial forestry, logging, and sawmill operations conducted by Crown Zellerbach Canada (Southern Interior Wood Products) during the 1960s through 1980s. Predominantly, this subseries is comprised of prepared reports, prospectuses, industrial profiles, and descriptions of assets, work processes, and mill specifications.

Subseries consists of various artifacts in wood, metal, fabric, paper and other materials, generated in the normal pursuit of business by S.M. Simpson and/or deliberately created as souvenirs.

Subseries consists of various compiled manuscripts and informally published materials either relating directly to the historical narrative of S.M. Simpson Ltd. or to aspects of its operations.
Date range extends beyond the corporate existence of S.M. Simpson Ltd but is included in the series and parent series because of its pertinence to the company.

Subseries consists of contractor information, mill operations specifications and rules, notes, reports, customer and sales information, compiled descriptions of forestry sites, strategic planning, and geographical resources

Biographical sketch
Alexander Theodore “Sandy” Brent (1912-1990) was as lifelong resident of the South Okanagan. After the death of his mother in the influenza epidemic of 1918, he and his siblings (Frederick (Eddie), Mary, Alice, Margaret and Donald) were raised by his grandparents at the Shingle Creek Ranch. Brent married Harriet Morgan and together they raised two sons (Kenneth (b. 1942) and George (b. 1945). His sister Alice married Hal Tweddle; she and her family is photographically documented in the Richter and Tweddle families collection.
The Brent’s lived variously in Allen Grove, St. Andrews by the Lake, and Penticton. Sandy Brent worked in ranching, hard rock mining (Nickel Plate mine above Hedley), logging, and finally as a foreman and later superintendent for the Hatfield family’s Interior Contracting Company.

Scope and content
Subseries consists of recorded interviews and transcripts of recorded interviews. Not all audio recordings associated with transcripts are extant; likewise, not all audio tapes have an associated transcript. Content of interviews includes personal reminiscences, descriptions of photographs, and family histories. Subseries also includes a suite of interviews with his sisters, Alice, and Margaret.

Fonds consists in part of the collected family histories of the direct ancestors and relatives-by-marriage of Dorothy Jean Zoellner (nee Whitham) including family photographs and family correspondence. A significant portion of this collected component is represented by the body of photographic work attributed to Zoellner’s father, J.D. Whitham. A further significant portion is a suite of 8mm films depicting the family life of Dorothy and W.J. Zoellner in the 1950s and 1960s, in and around British Columbia’s southern interior, including locations such as Kelowna, Christina Lake, and Grand Forks, B.C.

Fonds also consists in part of the records created and/or contributed to by Zoellner herself during her lifetime, with specific reference to her activities with the Okanagan Historical Society. The preponderance of these materials are born-digital resources to be extracted from 3.5” floppy diskettes.

Series consists of photographs taken by and of the Whitham and Zoellner family members. Photographs depict subjects such as Dorothy Whitham-Zoellner and family, J.G. Whitham, George Leonard Zoellner and Blanche Hart, J.D. Whitham and Florence Bartlett Clements, and some unidentified portraits. Other photographs show various scenic locations around the Okanagan. Some photographs have been pasted onto pages and have not yet been separated.

Series consists of correspondence records from the Whitham, Clements, and Zoellner families. Correspondence includes those that were received by various family members as well as those that were sent among family member. Series includes records such as letters, postcards, official documents, and ephemera. Some photos are pasted into pages of text and have not yet been separated. All photos, even those associated with correspondence files have been numbered as part of the family photographs series (12.2).

The fonds consists of a single implied series of sound captures relating to broadcasts, which is comprised of one reel-to-reel tape recording. The recording captures W.A.C. Bennett’s funeral on February 27, 1979 in Kelowna, B.C. Bennett was the Premier of British Columbia from 1952-1972.

Landscapes showing developing infrastructure in the interior of British Columbia in the later 19th and early 20th century, with especially robust coverage of the construction of railroads and bridges, as well as some mining operations. Features group portraits of work crews.

Fonds consists of the papers, photographs, and compiled collections relating to one branch of the Allison Family of Princeton, BC, with predominant coverage of the branch of the family with the surname Thomas. This branch has its genesis with Caroline Allison (1878-1975), daughter of John Fall Allison, who married William Heald Thomas. Their four children, particularly Roy Edward Thomas (1920-1999) are represented in this portion of the family fonds.

Series consists of committee reports, minutes, and correspondence.

Subseries consists of bibliographic information on Bawtree, headshots, photographs depicting Bawtree’s time in government and his campaigns as well as pins, a cassette tape, letters, memorandums and speeches.

Subseries consists of a contract for two cattleguards and wing fencing, grazing permits, and correspondence.

Subseries consists of constituency membership lists from around the Okanagan/Shuswap for the Social Credit Party, a letter, a report, a pamphlet, a statement of votes and a receipt book.

Subseries consists of documents that contributed to Bawtree’s campaign in both 1975 and 1982 including correspondence, campaign posters, stickers, pamphlets as well as items such as Christmas cards and business cards.

Series consists of Bawtree’s papers unrelated to the SSCA. Includes campaign, constituency, correspondence, general files, and photographs.

The fonds consists of records relating to Bawtree’s time on two important legislative committees: The Committee on Crown Corporations and The Select Standing Committee on Agriculture (SSCA). The SSCA was tasked by the Legislature to make a complete review of agriculture in the province, including the production, processing and distribution of food products within the province. As a result, there are reports from numerous meetings taken throughout different cities in BC from various agricultural groups that aided in the different phases of the research report on the entire food system of BC. These records include: bounded reports, transcripts, photographs, correspondence, expense reports, articles, and handwritten notes.

Subseries consists of compiled assessment mechanisms for the SSCA, including surveys and questionnaires.

Subseries consists of submissions received by the SSCA, generally from external agencies, making appeals or petitions, or providing information of answers to questions. Organizations implicated include the United Fruit Growers, the National Farmers’ Union, the Consumers’ Association of Canada, the Committee for Collective Action (Castlegar), the BC Milk Board, the Farmers’ Institute, and other BC Government Ministries.

Subseries consists of reports issued by the SSCA, including the Chairman’s report. Some files include received reports from other agencies as part of larger information dockets. Includes reporting elements such as economics, subsidies and taxation, food service, fisheries, marketing and consumer affairs, agricultural production land use and access, and regional issues.

Subseries consists of numerous files originating from other creators and kept as reference materials. Files concern agricultural economics, production and land use.

Subseries consists records of the interface of Bawtree and the SSCA with the public, predominantly through the media. Includes press releases, interview transcripts, speech copy, draft articles and columns, and newspaper clippings.

Subseries consists of files pertaining to the organization and purpose, scope and objectives, overview and future of the SSCA.

Subseries consists of records concerning SSCA response to various issues, including controversies, challenges, critiques and other problems encountered by the SSCA. Files in this subseries may also be epistolary in format. See also: SSCA Correspondence (OSC ARC 18.2-02).

Subseries consists of transcripts and briefing notes pertaining to a series of local hearings throughout British Columbia, including in Richmond, Prince Rupert, Williams Lake, Cranbrook, Castlegar, Penticton. Vernon, Fort St. John, and Victoria. Names of persons and organizations participating in the proceedings are available in the file descriptions.

Subseries consists of correspondence received by the SSCA from individuals, other government bodies, and organizations. Areas of concern include land access and use as well as agricultural production of dairy, meat, poultry, and produce. See also: SSCA issues (OSC ARC 18.2-04) which covers response to controversy, which may have been initiated by correspondence.

Subseries consists of records of SSCA financial management, human resources management, document control, and general administration.

Series consists of committee records.

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

The fonds consists predominantly of photographic slides depicting the creation and openings of the sculptures, as well as articles discussing the symposium, its intent and outcomes.

File contains clippings.

File contains clippings.

File contains Crown Grants and taxation records for Transfers of Land.

File contains clippings.

File contains clippings.

File contains curriculum materials created by Doug Cox including; “The Land Between the Lakes: The Development of Penticton,” “The Hudson Bay Company Okanagan Fur Brigade Trail,” and corresponding visual aids.