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Anti-Choice Behaviors

Subseries consists of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures, photographs, and artifacts related to common anti-choice behaviors. Articles and newspaper clippings follow the various tactics reported on by third parties and correspondence is mainly between Pro-CAN and other pro-choice supporters sharing information with one another. Many of the files focus on anti-choice violence in Canada and abroad, primarily on the rash of attacks committed against abortion doctors in the 1990s. Artifacts include an anti-choice package featuring a plastic fetus and card detailing fetal development as well as an "international pro-life symbol" lapel pin.

Anti-Choice Groups

Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, and correspondence related to anti-choice groups Pro-CAN was monitoring. Correspondence is mostly between Pro-CAN and other pro-choice supporters that were sharing information on possible threats and actions from the included anti-choice groups. Photographs contain images of anti-choice cars and license plate numbers taken outside of group meetings.

Anti-Choice Individuals

Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, articles, notes, photographs, and correspondence related to anti-choice individuals Pro-CAN was monitoring. Correspondence occurs between Pro-CAN and other pro-choice supporters that were sharing information on possible threats and actions from the included anti-choice individuals as well as occasionally between Pro-Can and the actual individual. Photographs contain images of the named anti-choice protestors, usually picketing outside of abortion clinics. Some of the images contain graphic signage. Those photos included in the "Fanatic File" include handwritten notes on the back provided by the members of Pro-CAN.

Anti-Choice Mail

Subseries consists mainly of correspondence received by Pro-CAN from anti-choice groups and individuals, along with a few articles and newspaper clippings reporting on terrorism and hit lists. Most letters and postcards could be considered "hate mail" and many are religious in nature. Some files include correspondence from other pro-choice supporters informing Pro-CAN of possible mail threats. Artifact is a lapel pin featuring an "international pro-life symbol" that was mailed to Pro-CAN.

Archives Committee

The Archives, Artifacts, and Assorted Articles Committee of the BCHNPPG was formed ca. 1992 in order to accommodate artifacts and articles donated by individual nurses. In about 1993 or 1994, under co-chairs Brenda Flynn and Beverly Du Gas, the Committee became conscious of the need to preserve the group’s own records. The name of the committee was changed to the Archives Committee in 1996.

Subseries consists of committee records, including terms of reference and minutes of the Archives, Artifacts and Assorted Articles Committee, and records related to the development of the Group’s policies and procedures regarding archival material.

Arsenal Collaborative Library

Sub-series consists of Library catalogues, notes concerning the creation of subscription library service, membership forms and lists, financing information, order log summaries, notes on marketing of the service and correspondence.

Art inventory files

Subseries contains records on pieces of art that Lansdowne produced. Files 35-01 to 35-06 contain an art inventory card index which provides details of works that were sold, as well as those for specific named projects. The contents of each art inventory file vary, but typically include at least one reproduction of the artwork and an envelope which bears a unique alpha-numeric code and the name of the bird(s) featured in each piece. The year of creation is usually written alongside Lansdowne’s signature within the artwork. Formats include photographs (both black & white and colour), negatives (both black & white and colour), positives (both black & white and colour), slides (colour), paper photocopies and textual records. Files 06-30 to 06-32 and 06-34 to 06-36 also include sketches.

Art Miki

Sub-series consists of materials that relate to Art Miki when he acted as President of the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC). Records reflect his leadership among the Japanese Canadian community at the time of the redress movement, settlement, and the implementation of redress. This includes minutes and agendas from meetings, notes (both handwritten and photocopies of handwritten notes), financial reports and statements, newsletters, redress proposals, correspondence, memos, and records about other related topics like fundraising, programs, awards (such as the Canadian Mennonite Scholarship), projects, and the development of the NAJC (such as the association’s Constitution, by-laws, updates, future directions of the association, and structure recommendations). While the bulk of the sub-series relate to Art Miki’s activities, there are some records that relate to the activities of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Gordon R. Kadota’s activities, who was the NAJC President before Art Miki, and to the activities of representatives from the NAJC’s member centers or chapter organizations.

Art O'Keeffe papers

The subseries contains materials collected by Art O’Keeffe, former business manager of the IBEW Local 213, including correspondence and legal documentation regarding his suspension from the union following the Lenkurt strike in 1966. Also contains newspaper clippings and court case summaries, some of which may have been added later by Ian McDonald.

O’Keeffe, Art, b. 1918

Articles

Consists of three subgroups as originally organized by Douglas : Mountain Articles (arranged alphabetically by title), Coast Articles, and Other Articles (both groups arranged by subject, then alphabetically by titles). Most of the articles date from the late 1940s through the 1980s.

[Articles and Newspaper Clippings]

Subseries consists of articles, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks that were collected and maintained by Pro-CAN for use as reference resources. The materials cover such topics as: abortion history, abortion-related violence, medical research, international pro-choice events, key persons, and political parties' involvement in the abortion debate, and so on. The scrapbooks are delineated by which newspaper the clippings came from.

Artistamp News

Between 1991 and 1995, Anna Banana published Artistamp News, a newsletter which provided information about artistamp production, artists, and networks. There were 8 editions in total. Files contain all of the artistamp news, an inventory of artistamp news, and originals (paste ups) of some volumes.

Artwork

Sub-series consists of drawings and photographs for mockups and cover proofs of Pulp Press publications, oversize photographs for Pulp publications, and oversize mockups of a Press magazine Flush Times.

Artwork and images of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Subseries consists of large-format posters and other graphic materials used by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to advertise travel by rail, ship, and air, C.P.R. hotels and resorts, and travel packages such as tours of Canada and luxurious world cruises. Framed prints and photographs were distributed to Canadian Pacific Railway agents' offices for display, such as a framed print of the entire Canadian Pacific Ocean Services steamship fleet in 1910.

The C.P.R. often commissioned Canadian artists and photographers, such as Alfred Crocker Leighton and Peter Ewart, to produce artwork for these posters and prints. Many of these posters depicted C.P.R. trains and ships, Canadian landscapes, and foreign destinations, while others listed ship specifications such as top speed or engine type, dates of departure, ports of call, and fares.

The materials in this subseries include an extensive collection of lithoprint and silkscreen posters, photographs, prints, paintings, etchings and engraved illustrations, technical drawings, pamphlet covers, stationery, and postcards, as well as newspaper clippings, a map, and ephemera such as baggage labels, wall calendars, and printed laundry bags. This subseries also includes examples of signage, such as steamship fire safety, CPR storm and weather signals, and passenger information notices.

Artwork and projects

This subseries includes records relating to Kujundzic's artwork production: sketchbooks; art pieces; poetry and notes; working artwork drafts; photographs and slides of his exhibits and artwork; and essays and writings on topics such as pollution and artist life. Also included are some autobiographical writings and materials that Kujundzic collected as sources of inspiration.

ASA Research

While an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Nursing, Sheila Zerr devised an instructional program for nurses to increase people’s awareness of non-prescriptions drugs, focusing on ASA (aspirin). Funded by Sterling Drug Ltd., the project was designed to lead to a broader understanding of the drug and its effects. The information was designed to be passed on to nurses, and from them to the wider community.

Subseries consists of records relating to the research and writing on the subject of ASA and its effects.

Asia Pacific

Subseries contains photographs taken by Alan Haig-Brown documenting people and activities involved in the fishing and commercial marine industries in coastal East Asia. Numerous regional boats and shipyards are also captured.

Haig-Brown, Alan

Asian immigration and Settlement

Subseries consists of records related to Asian immigration to and settlement in North America. These records pertain predominantly to Chinese immigration and settlement in British Columbia, but also include records pertaining to other Asian diaspora as well as other regions of Canada and the United States. These records document early Asian immigration and settlement following the gold rush, such as the Chinese role in the construction of the transcontinental railway, where Chinese workers were assigned the most dangerous jobs, and anti-Asian sentiment in Canada. Other records in this subseries include materials related to Canadian immigration policy and multiculturalism in Canada, Chinese-language educational materials and children's books, Chinese business and residential directories, city directories for Vancouver and Victoria, and materials related to the Sino-Japanese War. As immigration in this context pertains both to first-generation immigrants as well as their families and descendants, records in this subseries also illustrate the Asian experience in Canada and highlight the development of Asian communities, including social, cultural, religious, political, sporting, and educational activities as well as the activities of organisations such as Chinese trade societies, the Chinese Benevolent Association, the Chinese Canadian Association, and the Chinese Nationalist League of Canada.

This subseries also contains an extensive collection of early photographs of Asian-Canadians and Asian-Americans. Some highlights include historical class photographs from Vancouver's Strathcona School, street scenes from the Vancouver, Victoria, and San Francisco Chinatowns, wedding portraits, and the 1915-1918 photograph album of Jue Fong, then a Chinese-American teenager, which offers rare candid photographs from that time period.

These records in this subseries are varied and include published monographs, pamphlets, directories, catalogues, magazines, maps, government reports, legislation, petitions, memoranda, meeting minutes, speeches, contracts, forms, certificates, licenses, tickets, passenger lists, immigration papers, taxes, invoices and receipts, donation books and fundraising materials, staff rosters, school workbooks, samples of Chinese calligraphy, newspaper clippings, posters and broadsides, newsletters, brochures and advertisements, correspondence, postcards, invitations and event programmes, restaurant menus, artefacts, ephemera, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and photographs, photo albums, and photographic negatives.

Audiotape Cassettes

Subseries consists of audio cassettes containing discussions, interviews and lectures relating to nursing topics. These materials are not strongly related to any subfonds so are arranged under this subseries.

Audrey Thomas

File contains textual records pertaining to Audrey Thomas' poem, <i>Intertidal Life: An Excerpt</i>. The records include drafts, correspondence, and copies of the published edition of the poem.

Augustus Pemberton

This series is composed of legal documents concerning court cases involving Chinese and Aboriginal people as both witnesses and defendants. The collection documents early relationships between colonial society and Chinese and Aboriginal individuals within a legal context in British Columbia and provides documentary evidence of those relationships including first-hand narratives from all participants. The documents reveal the way in which the 19th century justice system in British Columbia related to those people of Aboriginal and Chinese descent.

Consists of eighty-two files pertaining to charges against Aboriginal and Chinese individuals and all the supporting court documents. There are 340 documents from 1862 to 1891. Most of this material either passed through or was created in the court systems of the day resulting in sworn testimony giving first hand accounts of events. Some of the documents may have been interpreted into English by court interpreters. Judge Augustus Pemberton (1808-1891) was appointed the magistrate and commissioner of police for Vancouver Island by Governor Douglas in 1858 and served as a county court judge in Victoria from September 23rd, 1867 to January 14th, 1881. Pemberton oversaw all but fourteen of these charges.

Banana Rag

This subseries is made up of Banana’s long running Banana Rag newsletter, which she began in 1971 to provide the general public with information about her activities as Victoria Town Fool. Over the years, it became a means for her to provide information about her mail art activities, and the newsletter itself became a central part of her network presence. It also provided subscribers with information about other mail art opportunities, trends, or exhibitions.

This subseries contains copies of the newsletters, as well as an inventory of the newsletters, some original markups and pasteups, and information about subscribers.

Bananology and other certificates

Subseries originates with Banana’s earliest performance art while she was Victoria’s Town Fool. It consists of various certificates in bananology (including bachelors and masters degrees) which Anna would give out to individuals who had “Gone Bananas”, often after providing Anna with a piece of Banana paraphernalia or a Banana-related fact or story. This activity often took place within the context of her mail art actions, where she would mail the certificates back to networkers who had provided her with banana-related mail. However, it began while she was still Town Fool, prior to or concurrent with her entry into the mail art network.

The subseries consists almost entirely of various certificates, as well as letters to correspondents.

barbara findlay

Subseries contains textual records pertaining to barbara findlay's "With All of Who We Are: A Discussion of Oppression and Dominance" publication in Lazara Press' Discussion Series. The subseries contains drafts of the publication, as well as the final copy. Other records include correspondence, distribution information, Cancopy information, and reviews of the chapbook.

Barry Sharbo papers

The subseries contains newspaper clippings, pamphlets, official correspondence, bulletins and other ephemera collected by Barry Sharbo, who was the spokesperson for the breakaway movement from IBEW Local 213 in 1967 which would eventually become the Canadian Union of Electrical Workers (CEW/CEWU/UE). Also contains a copy of the CEW's constitution and a proof copy of the first issue of Live Wire, the CEW's newspaper.

Baxter (Death in a dumpster: A passion play for the homeless)

Subseries contains textual records related to Shelia Baxter's play titled <i>Death in a Dumpster: A Passion Play for the Homeless</i>. These records include correspondence, reviews and promotions of <i>Death in a Dumpster</i>, as well as records related to the production of the work. The file also contains copies of promotional material for other events happening in the Downtown Eastside. The photographs contained in this subseries are images featured in the <i>Death in a Dumpster</i> publication.

BCNDP Associations, Committees and Advocacy

Sub-series documents Pratt’s membership in the BCNDP prior to and following her time as Party President (1992-1996). Earlier records from the BCNDP Membership/Involvement subseries relate to Pratt’s roles in the Burnaby-Willington NDP Constituency Association (1986-1989), Campaign Manager for Joan Sawicki (1991-1994), Women’s Rights Committees and the SEPC Platform Committee for the 1991 election. Sub-series contains materials from various conventions attended by Pratt, where she served as debate moderator, session chair and on balloting committees. Records also related to Pratt’s role on the Provincial Council 2000-2001 and her involvement in several campaigns. Record types include policies, constitutions, convention minutes, agendas, proceedings and notes, newspaper clippings, committee records, reports, correspondence, a videocassette, campaign banner and buttons, and notes.

Pratt, Patrice

BCNDP President

Sub-series documents Patrice Pratt’s time as President of the BCNDP. She took on this role in November 1992 and finished her term in February 1996. Records relate to various policies, actions and issues addressed by the Provincial Government during this time, including land use and land claims decisions, environmental resources and industries, Indigenous affairs, treaty negotiations, women’s equity, gender parity, youth, multiculturalism, Party membership, and human rights. Materials created and collected from the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holdings Society, Wager investigations and Braaten v. BCNDP also appear in the sub-series. Subseries includes Victoria This Week issues from between 1991 and 1996. Reports, communications, and other materials pertaining to both the Provincial (1993-1996) and Federal NDP (1993-1995) Renewal Commissions are represented in the sub-series. Record types include newspaper clippings, publications, convention materials, committee agendas and minutes, correspondence, and reference material, notes, policies, handbooks, memorandums and communications.

Beatrice Millar Card Catalogue

Subseries consists of Beatrice Millar's index cards, originally in rolling indexes, and used in the course of her work at the B.C. Hydro Home Services Centre. Includes contact information for individuals and organizations, househould cleaning and laundry tips, food procurement and food preservation advice, and recipes.

Being Brown: Autobiography

Sub-series consist of the proposal and outline, research, chapter drafts, the final proof, publicity and correspondence with Random House Publishing all pertaining to Brown’s autobiography.

Best Examples of How Mail Art Evolved

Anna Banana set this subseries aside in two boxes titled “Best Examples of How Mail Art Evolved,” evidently showing the ways that mail art expanded from its initial scope in the 1960s and 1970s. The bulk of the items in this subseries are dated after the year 2000, detailing some of the latest innovations in the mail art network, as well as various compendiums or encyclopedias of mail artists and their work.

The subseries contains mostly books about mail art, as well as some newspapers, mail art projects, zines, posters and other published material.

Beth Cuthand

Subseries contains textual records pertaining to Cuthand's works including: <i>Horse Dance to Emerald Mountain</i>, <i>Voices in the Waterfall</i> and <i>Crossing the Lake</i>. Records include drafts and manuscripts, correspondence, layouts, and other publishing information about Cuthand's works.

Biennial Business Meeting Photographs

Subseries consists of fifteen photo albums relating to the 1st to the 13th and 15th Biennial and 4th and 10th National conferences hosted by B.C. Operating Room Nursing Group. Photographs have been removed from the albums and individually described except for those in a peel and stick album for the 1974 meeting.

Biographical Material

Sub-series consists of the postscript to Doyle's "Rise and Decline of the Pacific Salmon Fisheries," which contains an outline of his involvement in the fisheries. Also included are biographical sketches, written by Doyle, of Marshall Martin English, Sir Richard McBride, Woo Shou, and Tascha Machida, all men he knew while in business in British Columbia.

Board of Director meetings.

Sub-series contains meeting minutes of the Council of Forest Industries’ Board of Directors. Material consists of meeting minutes that detail the meeting agenda, a summary of proceedings, a list of attendees, financial reports, president reports, economic reports, management reports, and appointment of new members and members to committees.

Board of Directors

Sub-series consists of meeting minutes that outline the attendees, reports and recommendations from various committees, dates of other meetings relating to the PMBC, discussion concerning the promotion of western softwood plywood, and budget discussions.

Bociurkiw (Halfway to the east)

Subseries contains textual records related to Marusya Bociurkiw's work of poetry titled <i>Halfway to the East</i>. These records include drafts of the work, as well as copies of correspondence and the contract between Bociurkiw and Lazara Press. Other records include other copies of correspondence related to the work, reviews and promotions of <i>Halfway</i> and other poems by Bociurkiw, and records related to the production of the work. The subseries also contains a copy of Bociurkiw's poem "Radio Nights," both in English and in German.

Book binding projects

Subseries contains copies of books Thomas found during his research which he then had bound. The majority of books deal with folk music, while others focus on labour disputes in British Columbia. Note that this series does not include <I>Songs of the Pacific Northwest</I>. Material includes proofs, copies, and notes. Subseries is arranged alphabetically according to book title.

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