Series consists of time books, journals, coupon ticket books, information books (activity logs), pay logs, and pilot house log books. There are also notices, agreements, rule and regulations, and applications, and material concerning railway development, equipment, fitting and service profiles. In addition, there is a copy of The Quebec Central Railway Act and Slater’s (confidential) Telegraphic Code. The material is associated with several different railway companies, Victoria R & N.C., the Kettle Valley Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and many different areas such as Penticton, Okanagan Landing, York, S. Britain, Vancouver and Victoria.

Series consists of 14 diaries kept by John Smith regarding his emigration from England to Canada, his purchase of a homestead in the Port Coquitlam area, and the daily activities and weather conditions related to farming, community life, and family life. Diary 2 also contains notes and sketches which Smith made at the Ambulance lectures he attended. A transcription of these diaries is also available on CD-ROM. The series also contains a bound copy of the published account of Smith’s trip to the Yukon in 1898, published by Walter N. Sage in the British Columbia Historical Quarterly in 1952.

Series consists of records pertaining to the Maracle’s involvement in several Aboriginal arts and crafts organizations, such as the Longhouse Indian Arts and Handcraft Cooperative. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, proposals, reports, financial records, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.

Series reflects the Maracle’s involvement and interest in several Aboriginal programs and projects, such as the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium Centennial and Maritime Museum: Indian Heritage Project. Records include newsletters, proposals, flyers, application forms and publications.

Series consists of records pertaining to two Aboriginal people, Jeannette Vivian Corbiere Lavell and Fred Quilt. Records include minutes of court proceedings and reports. Fred Quilt's files include three volumes of the inquisition into his controversial death.

Series consists of two minute books of the South Westminster Co-operative Commonwealth, with a few related newspaper clippings enclosed.

Series consists of biographical material concerning Shepherd. Includes newspaper clippings regarding his career and featuring photographs of him, a circular printed for his re-election campaign in 1945, and a photograph of Shepherd with three unidentified people circa 1940.

Series consists of general incoming and outgoing correspondence of Shepherd relating to his political views and career, particularly during his terms as the MLA for Delta.

Series consists of minutes for several political organizations in which Shepherd was involved. Includes some minutes of regular and executive meetings of the Provincial Council of the CCF, 1939 to 1947; minutes of the South Westminster CCF Club, 1951-1956 ; and a register of delegates to the Delta District Council, 1935-1950.

Series consists of files of correspondence, notes, and printed material pertaining to various subjects, such as agriculture, fisheries, and education, assembled by Shepherd.

Series consists of printed material, including pamphlets and flyers, pertaining to the ideals and activities of the Co-operative Commonwealth Association and its members.

Series includes diaries, date books, address books, postscript to the diaries, and a volume entitled "Books I Have Read".

File consists of evidence of the Parliamentary Fisheries Committee investigation of the British Columbia Fisheries, August to September 1922.
Title based on contents of series.

Series consists of the letters patent of incorporation, statement of membership guidelines and organization of the corporation, a mailing list, and a legal dissertation concerning the campaign for official government recognition.

Series is constituted by six volumes. Minutes record the proceedings of executive and annual meetings.

Series consists of three ledgers arranged chronologically. Ledgers record monthly resource expenditures and receipts. Two of the ledgers remain unbound in their original boxes and the other is bound.

Series consists of Welfare Fund balance sheets (1965-1980) , directives of the Benevolent Society (1955-1977), a list of meeting halls, summaries of annual meetings (1945-1960), a list of new members (1959-1973), a list of members leaving (1955-1977), a list of members' numbers, and general information about the unemployment insurance commission.

Correspondence mainly pertains to the payment of dues, death benefits, and pension assistance.

Series includes articles written by Goldsmith on various social issues, as well as articles related to publishing. The series also contains reviews of works published by Lazara Press.

Series consists of reports on washing tests, land transfer and the geology of
Graham Island.

Series consists of a bank statement, invoices and a receipt book for supplies and
expenses.

Series consists of three issues of the Queen Charlotte Islander.

Series consists of blue prints, drawings and maps of Graham Island indicating property ownership, location of coal openings, drill hole sites and geological structure.

Series consists of color 35 mm slides shot by Dorse throughout British Columbia. Most of the slides have a date stamp on them, in addition to a four digit identification number. Generally, slides with the same four digit number also have the same date. No known documentation exists for these numbers however. The slides came to Rare Books and Special Collections in slide boxes that were mostly grouped by these numbers and by dates, but were not arranged in numerical or chronological order. The slides have been re-housed for preservation purposes, but this original grouping and arrangement has been maintained.

Series consists of pages from a binder which Dorse used to keep track of the photographs that he took. The series is arranged into files based on the physical arrangement of papers within the binder as well as by function. The material has been removed from its original housing (a small leather binder) for preservation purposes. The order of pages in the binder has been maintained.

Series consists of material related to the production of Corry's film "Life's Imprints: Lithographs by Jack Shadbolt," including the master tapes from filming and editing, production notes, and photographs. Includes an inventory of the master tapes, created by Corry (located in "Production notes" file).

Series consists of personal correspondence from Hatsuno Inouye’s brother Jitsuno Morikawa, correspondence sent to Arthur Inouye, correspondence sent to Beverly Inouye, and correspondence sent to Zennosuke Inouye. The majority of the correspondence consists of correspondence from Jitsuno Morikawa which was sent before, during, and after his internment experience in the United States.

Series consists of textual records related to the family's finances. Records include accounting and ledger books that have financial information related to the personal and farm expenses, time cards from Zennosuke Inouye's job during internment, tax records belonging to Beverly Inouye, and records relating to Zennosuke's Old Age Pension claims.

Series consists of posters, promotional material, and newspaper articles about Greenboathouse Press and Jason Dewinetz. Some promotional material for the Greenboathouse Reading Series can be found in the Administration series.

At trial, the Wet’suwet’en people were represented by the 13 Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, whose territories during that time lay mainly in the watersheds of the Bulkley and parts of the Fraser-Nechako River systems and their tributaries. The original claims were altered and replaced with claims for aboriginal title and self-government, and eventually the individual claims by each House were amalgamated into two collective claims, one on behalf of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and the other for the Gitksan Nation. The Wet’suwet’en Exhibits consists primarily of records relating to Wet'suwet'en history, territory, and traditions. Series also includes Plaintiffs’ expert witness evidence, Wet’suwet’en genealogy information, photographs, oral histories, maps, letters, interviews and commission evidence.

Series contains photographs of Irving Guttman coaching, directing, and socializing with operatic singers and other stakeholders in the opera scene. Prominently featured in the series are photographs of the opera Norma, which Mr. Guttman directed at least four times; Tosca, which Mr. Guttman directed at least three times; and the operas Aida and Traviatta, which Mr. Guttman directed at least twice each. The series also contains photographs from Irving Guttman directed productions of Madam Butterfly, Daughter of the Regiment, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Boheme, Faust, Manon, Tales of Hoffman, Hansel & Gretal, Lucrezia Borgia, Othello, and The Merry Widow.

Series contains material on the various tree farm licenses owned and operated by Western Forest Products and their predecessors. Material covers the lifecycle of involvement the forestry company had with the tree farm license from application to final reports. The majority of the records pertain to the activities of MacMillan Bloedel from the 1970s to the 1990s. The series is divided into three subseries: Projects, Working and Management Plans, and Maps.

Series relates to silvicultural practices and information used by Western Forest Products and its predecessors. It contains records generated and collected by Western Forest Products as it pertains to silviculture, which is the practices involved in controlling the establishment, composition, constitution, cultivation, and growth of forests. Series also contains research on silvicultural practices, and most of the material is predominately from the 1950s. Series is divided into three subseries: Growth & Yield Reports, Environmental Reports, and Literature.

The Community Living Coalition (CLC) was a group of people and organizations who supported individualized funding for people with intellectual disabilities. The group gathered together as an advocacy body to work with the B.C. provincial government to address cutbacks in community living services and support, develop new governance structures for community living, and promote individualized funding.

Series includes meeting minutes, reports, news releases, and correspondence created from the activities of the CLC and Jackie Maniago's participation in the CLC.

Series consists of working documents and final drafts of articles published by Bunce, notes from presentations that he gave, as well as publications collected by Bunce.

Additional publications and presentations that could be identified as having been prepared by Bunce on behalf of Reid Collins are located in the Reid, Collins and Associates series. Publications that Bunce wrote on the work at the Blue Mountain Woodlot are located in the Blue Mountain Woodlot series.

Series consists of documents related to the management of the Blue Mountain Woodlot, of which Bunce was part owner. This woodlot was located near Maple Ridge, BC. Throughout the documents, it is also referred to as Woodlot 38. Material includes forest development plans, fire plans, a forest strategy report, recreation management strategy, correspondence and other administrative documents. Also included are articles written by Bunce that address Blue Mountain Woodlot work.

A number of documents containing personal and financial information related to the other owners of this Woodlot were removed because of their confidential nature.

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.

Series documents Al Sens textual involvement in the animation community. Material includes periodicals, programmes, bulletins, brochures, correspondence, and catalogues. Series is arranged by publication or event title and date.

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.

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.

The series contains a scrapbook created by Esther Adelina Lasell Bamford between the years 1933-1942, reflecting her early schooling and personal interests, as well as correspondence to Esther’s aunt, Adelina Ord Lasell, from various members of a branch of the Ord family living in New Zealand. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings covering local and national news and events, songs, poems, pictures, knitting and needlecraft patterns, and recipes. Also included are copies of the local school paper, the Wainwright High School “Gusher,” programs from local performances, and song and poems copied out by Bamford. The letters to Adelina Lasell are written between 1938 and 1940 by several members of the Ord family (Lasell’s maiden name) living in New Zealand. The letters concern family updates and history and the death of Lasell’s sister, Mary.

The Research Notes series includes material compiled by Devitt for presentations and reports delivered at meetings such as the Public Policy National Resources Conferences in 1981 and on a more regular basis at the annual meetings of the Association of BC Professional Foresters. News clipping citing Devitt and/or offering a general overview of work he has conducted also figure in this series.

Series documents the individuals who resided within the Höfn Care Home in its early years (Höfn I) and contains the medical records of residents in its care. Materials consist of resident medical records as well as home register books. The series also includes a scrapbook, Höfn Resident Biographies and Portraits 1947-1962.

The series consists of records relating to the Scandinavian Cultural Society’s administrative functions. Records include the constitution of the society, correspondence, agendas and minutes from executive meetings, and financial reports.

Series consists of newsletters and other published material by the Scandinavian Cultural Society for purposes of reference and dissemination. Series also includes a run of the Swedish Press Magazine from 1986, which was used as reference material for the publicity for the Scandinavian Festival 1986.

Series consists of financial records of the Sólskin Society during its operation. Records include financial reports; ledger books; treasurer’s books; fundraising plans; and casino fundraising records.

Series consists of records relating to the events organized by the Sólskin Society. Many of the textual records are lists of the yearly events the Society undertook. Records include event calendars; event reports; event planning material and correspondence; invitations; event ephemera and newspaper clippings; Icelandic songs and poems used at events; and guest book of visitors to Sólskin Society events.