Records include architectural drawings of some of Cardew’s best known projects including the Crown Life Building (now known by its address at 1500 West Georgia), the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia, the Calgary Folk Music Festival Hall, the CN Pavilion at Expo ’86, the Lignum Sawmill Offices in Williams Lake, Reigning Champ Stores, the TNRD Public Library and Art Gallery, and the Yunesit’in First Nation (also known as Stone Band) School, as well as private homes, offices, and furniture designs. Drawings are both stapled and loose, hand drawn and printed, on a variety of media including tracing paper, bond paper, plastic, and vellum.

Series consists of manuscripts by various authors about labour history in BC and Canada. Contents include books commissioned or created by various BC labour union locals, a graduate thesis by Patricia Gwen Atherton, a bibliography, newsletters, pamphlets, clippings, and calendars. Manuscript unions and locals include the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, the Pacific Reforestation Workers Association, the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, the BC Government Employees Union, and the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Industrial Union (Local No. 1), among others.

Series consists of the operational records of the Centennial Labour Committee and Centennial Commission. Contents include correspondence to and from various committee and commission members including Bill Darnell and Pam Tranfield, mailing lists, notebooks, financial records, project planning files, working papers, minutes, memoranda, agendas, pamphlets, posters, scripts of talks and guided tours, and other publicity materials.

Records consist primarily of building permit applications, newspaper clippings, awards, diplomas, certificates of membership in professional organizations and posters of various lecture series in which Cardew participated. The series also includes records related to the operation of Cardew’s firm, Peter Cardew Architects, such as account ledgers, stamps, an embossing machine, the firm profile and an exhibition catalog for his best known exhibit Peter Cardew, Ordinary Buildings.

Records consist primarily of slides along with several photographs. The slides reflect projects that Cardew designed and built, including key projects such as the CN Pavilion at Expo ‘86, Lignum Sawmill Offices in Williams Lake, Crown Life Building (now known by its address at 1500 West Georgia), the Stone (Yunesit’in) Band School, False Creek Townhouses, and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia, as well as his best known exhibition, Peter Cardew, Ordinary Buildings. Project slides include images of drawings, plans, models, and completed structures. There are also slides of various buildings that may have served as inspiration for his designs.

Series consists of records about Swedish migration to and within Canada and Swedish-Canadian cultural life. Records include clippings about Swedish Lucia holiday celebrations, manuscripts and research about Swedish-Canadian history, including song books and writing on Swedish literature in BC, and correspondence and rental receipts concerning Swedish film showings in BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Materials related to the operations of the Scandinavian School of English, including photographs and sets of English vocabulary and grammar cue cards, are also included. An album containing photographs of Swedish-Canadian migrants with handwritten notes is included.

Series consists of miscellaneous objects, including a program for the 1977 Academy Awards, a liquor permit for 1946-1947, several tags for Christmas gifts signed by Lowry, jewelry given to Margerie Lowry by Malcolm Lowry, and a cigarette case and lighter set owned by Malcolm Lowry.

Series consists of compositions by composer Elizabeth Raum. Contents include: handwritten notes, sketches, handwritten and typewritten scores with handwritten notations and edits, and descriptions of the compositions by Raum. Pieces included in the series are: The Man Watching; Olmutz Concerto; Legend of Heimdall; River Rhapsodie; Victims of Eagles; First and Gracious Sight; and Carol in Three-Three Time.

Series consists of correspondence, manuscripts, book reviews, and book sales relating to anthologies edited by Tom Wayman, including the Minnesota Review, The Sphinx (University of Regina), and Beaton Abbots Got the Contract.

During the 1960s, Seaholm received a grant from the New Horizon program to write a history about Swedish immigration to Canada. Although he never finished writing a book about this topic, this collection contains much of his research related to this ambition. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minute books, newspaper and magazine issues and clippings, periodicals, books pertaining to Sweden and/or Swedish immigrant history, and research material about Swedish activities in North America. The series also contains a photograph collection of the Swedish community in British Columbia.

The series contains eight subseries: General research material; Photo collection; "They left something behind" collection; Book Collection; Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly periodicals; The Bridge (Brggyan in Swedish); Swedish Press Publishing Company; and Newspaper clippings and miscellaneous articles.

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Series contains promotional and educational materials, administrative records for LARA, project files, and newspaper clippings. Rachel Epstein was involved in establishing LARA. She began working with immigrant domestic workers through a Company of Young Canadians where she met with domestic workers and learned about their lives, the poor quality of their working conditions, and the uncertainty of their immigration status. Epstein helped domestic workers in Vancouver to organize and, through LARA, helped lobby the provincial government for changes to labour legislation to include and protect domestic and farmworkers.

Series contents include: promotional and educational materials (pamphlets, posters, and information booklets), administrative records (incorporation documents for LARA, meeting minutes, correspondence, fundraising and endorsement solicitation and receipt, and an application to Young Canada Works), individual project files (slide tape program, community awareness program), and several files relating to the establishment of the Farmworker Legal Information Service (FLIS).

Series consists of correspondence, manuscripts, legal agreements, royalty statements, financial statements, and book reviews relating to Wayman's poetry.

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 consists of records related to Narver’s three-decade career, including in his capacity as Anadromous Fisheries Coordinator, Acting Chief of Fisheries Management, and Director of the Fisheries Branch (alternately Director of the Recreational Fisheries Branch). Contents are primarily reports (research and administrative), correspondence, and transcripts of presentations and speeches. Reports include research findings, mostly concerning Steelhead Salmon, and planning and policy documents prepared by Narver and others for the Provincial and Federal governments. Minutes of Fisheries Branch meetings are also included. Correspondence is primarily with other researchers, though some from his time working for the Ministry of Environment are with members of the public concerning various Ministry initiatives. Some press coverage of the Carnation Creek research and rehabilitation project, which Narver headed, is included. Presentations and speeches by Narver generally concern Narver’s area of specialization, salmonid conservation and stream ecology, with a selection concerning recreational fishing. Speeches not by Narver cover a variety of subjects related to his professional area of expertise in some capacity. The series also contains materials related to Narver’s posting at the New Brunswick Federal Biological Station, where he was stationed in the early 1970s for professional development purposes, largely to increase his knowledge of Atlantic Salmon. New Brunswick records include photographs, research reports, and a personal notebook. Photographs are predominantly charts and graphs of research data, with a minority of personal photographs of unknown individuals, mostly at rivers or lakes outdoors.

Series consists of records related to Narver’s postdoctoral research, predominantly from his time working at the Federal Biological Station in Nanaimo, BC, and Chignik, Alaska, while a student at the University of Washington. Contents include professional correspondence, primarily to other researchers, and PhD thesis work, including a bound manuscript of his final thesis.

Series consists of correspondence about planning for, posters and other promotional materials about, and photographs of the Sofia Girls’ Rhythmic Gymnastics Team’s tour of Canada in 1956-1957, which Matthew Lindfors was partially responsible for coordinating. The Sofia Girls’ Team were a gymnastics group from Stockholm, Sweden. The group was founded and led by Maja Carlquist, who developed the distinct style of rhythmic gymnastics performed by the Sofia Girls. Contents include: posters, pamphlets, photographs of events and head-shots of the team members, a Swedish Canadian Club book about the tour, and three wooden printing blocks of photographs of the team members performing.

Series consists of records related to news articles and news radio transcripts, many written or produced by Matthew Lindfors or related to Swedes in Canada. Records are primarily newspaper clippings and correspondence with Matthew Lindfors from friends, government and cultural groups in Canada and the USA, and individuals concerning the history of Swedish migration in North America. Also included are articles and research for articles for the Swedish Press, correspondence about subscriptions to the Swedish Press, lists of addresses of Swedish Press subscribers, and transcripts of CBC radio broadcasts. Lindfors worked for the Swedish Press for several years and wrote and produced several broadcasts on Swedish Canadian history for the CBC. Subjects of clippings include Swedish industrialist Wenner-Gren, several trips Matthew Lindfors took to Sweden, and stories about Swedes in Canada and the USA.

Series includes materials related to the organization of International Women’s Day events in 1977 and 1979. In 1977, Epstein assisted in organizing marches and a series of workshops, and the organizing committee produced pamphlets on women’s and family issues (eg. daycare affordability) in cooperation with the Women’s Research Centre. In 1979, the IWD Coalition worked with a variety of other women’s and labour groups, including the Canadian Proletarian Party newspaper, SORWUC, the Vancouver Council of Women, AUCE, CUPW, and the BC Federation of Labour. They produced ta variety of information pamphlets, hosted an information day on women’s issues with speakers and a bake sale, hosted a concert, and advertised for a rally and demonstration about various issues related to women’s liberation.

Series contents include photograph negatives and textual records relating to the organization of International Women’s Day events in 1977 and 1979. Textual materials include administrative records (meeting minutes, committee reports, handwritten notes, mailing lists, correspondence, and event itineraries), promotional materials (flyers, posters, pamphlets, and information sheets), and newspaper clippings. Mailing lists cover organizations and individuals from the greater Vancouver region.

The series consists of photographs that document all areas of Lee’s personal and public life across a wide time span, starting approximately from the 1920s. Many photos document KMT events and activities, particularly ones in which Lee had direct involvement; these include the National Assemblies, the National Congresses of the Kuomintang, the Chinese Nationalist League of Canada, and so on. Photographs also include portraits gifted by Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Cheng, and Lee’s associates in the Kuomintang. Other material in the series relate to Lee’s involvement in public education, various benevolent associations, his immediate and extended family, and other personal relations.

Series consists of administrative records of the Langara Fishing and Packing Company, Ltd., including: asset and liability reports; agreements and charters, predominantly with owners and operators of fishing boats; memos; tax receipts; inspection reports; and insurance papers.

Series consists of administrative records of the Nootka Packing Company, Ltd., including: daily cannery reports and daily fish meal and oil reports (these in three bound ledgers); invoices; memorandums of agreement; and correspondence with various outside companies, predominantly regarding the purchase and lease of equipment.

Series consists of administrative records of Banfield Packing Company, primarily correspondence with Head Office and between branches.

Series consists of administrative and financial records of the Nootka-Banfield Packing Company, Ltd., including: correspondence; memos; tax receipts; lists of employees and boats; agreements with plant unions; Department of Fisheries statistical records; payroll records (specifically for the Port Albion Cannery); equipment lease and rental records; blueprints for bunkhouses; and numbered brass tool tags, also from the Port Albion Cannery. Unions with which the Nootka-Banfield Packing Company signed agreements include the United Fish Cannery and Reduction Plant Workers’ Federal Union Local 89, and the United Fishermen’s Federal Union of British Columbia Local 44.

Series consists of administrative and financial records of the Canadian Fishing Company, including: correspondence with Head Office and various branches; store accounts; Worker’s Compensation Board records and incident reports; Unemployment Insurance records; agreements with the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union and the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, which agreements include sections pertaining to Chinese and women workers; accounts and budget records; records pertaining to the creation of the Western Trollers Co-operative Association; and Wartime Prices and Trade Board (WPTB) records concerning the mess hall operations of the various plants.

Series consists of newsletters and other published material by the Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia (ICC of BC) for purposes of reference and dissemination as well as materials related to the Club’s library holdings. Records include newsletters, brochures, analogue and digital copies of the library catalogue, newsletter formatting materials, and one manuscript.

The series consists of correspondence related to Ms. Dalgleish’s political engagement on various issues, including the rights of the poor and working class, Innu land rights, and the 1990 Kanesatake Resistance. The series also contains legal records related to the estate of her mother Amelia Caroline Dalgleish, which reached the B.C. Supreme Court and resulted in a decision which affirmed the right of a woman to use her maiden name on probate documents. Record types include correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and court decisions.

This series contains culturally, historically, and/or politically significant non-commercial publications primarily focused on specific events or topics. Contents includes pamphlets, photographs, calendars, posters, catalogues, forms, and tickets. Events documented include performing arts concerts, Korean Language School (Vancouver) records and photographs, rallies and committee meetings about the Japan Fingerprinting Law, and Korean Society of Vancouver membership forms, among others.

This series contains articles or photographs cut from newspapers or magazines that pertain to the Korean-Canadian community in some way. Newspapers frequently excerpted are the Koreanna, the Korean Times Toronto, and the Korean Canadian News.

Series consists of registration, booking, financial, and promotional records pertaining to C.D.C. participation in and co-sponsorship of various conferences on contemporary affairs in Chile. Records reflect C.D.C. relations with co-sponsoring bodies, including Amnesty International, the Fraser Valley Peace Committee, the MacKenzie Papineau Battalion Veterans, the Communist Party of Canada, and several labour unions, among others. Contents include invitations to participate, speaker notes, participant notes, itineraries, and travel and other financial records related to participation.

Series consists of publications, clippings, correspondence, event promotion materials (flyers and posters), and administrative records reflecting C.D.C.’s continuing activities following 1976. Series also consists of similar material from earlier era which was found among such records at time of accession. Records include promotional materials and reports on events including speakers and rallies, informational records about the Inter-American Development Bank, open letters and resolutions passed by various committees, and boycott and other labour activism materials.

Series consists of booklets, pamphlets, leaflets, and other published material collected by C.D.C. for purposes of reference and dissemination. Most of this material was produced by North American organizations conducting charity work or human rights agitation in Latin America. Publications include several years of issues of Vinceremos and Chile News.

The C.D.C. employed a mixed scheme to classify publications, storing material in files according to organizations sponsoring publication, the characteristics of organizations sponsoring publications, or the characteristics of the publications themselves.

Series consists of letters sent and received, pertaining to topics including fundraising, membership, liaising with other organizations, and various Canadian provincial and federal government offices. Correspondents include sponsors, contributing members, members of the BC and Federal Canadian governments, members of the Chilean government (frequently Pinochet himself and various Ministers), the United Nations (General Assembly), various BC and international labour unions, and other activist groups concerned with human rights and political issues in Latin America. Creator classified correspondence according to reception or dispatch, and, to some extent, chronologically.

Series consists of membership rosters, mailing and contact lists, committee rosters, minutes of meetings, and other materials reflecting day-to-day operations of C.D.C. organizers and volunteers. Series also contains press releases and other publicity materials issued by C.D.C., blank letterhead, a register of letters received, and some correspondence.

Series consists of newspaper articles, many of them without attribution of source, used for reference purposes. Material generally pertains to contemporary politics and human rights conditions in Chile, or in Latin America more broadly. The C.D.C. classified newspaper clippings chronologically to some extent, although not consistently.

The series consists of personal records generated and received by Lee and his family. Records detail Lee’s experiences with immigration and settlement in Canada and offer some general insight into the conditions of daily life for Chinese Canadians in British Columbia. They also pertain to Lee’s explorations of traditional Chinese medicine, his family relationships, and his passing. Records include but are not limited to: passports, immigration forms, maps, certificates, telegrams, Chinese medicine prescriptions, letters, newspaper clippings, receipts, business cards, postcards, paper advertisements, and menus.

The series consists of books, publications, and other written or printed material created and received by Lee in both his public and private spheres. Records include publications from various clan associations in different regions and business cards from members of these associations, indicating the wide network of friendships and acquaintanceships Lee had made during his time with Lee’s Benevolent Association of Canada as well as in his other public-facing roles. The series also offers insight into Lee’s spiritual and literary interests; relevant records include divination and fortune telling guides, poetry, calligraphy, classic literature, opera, and other reading material related to the arts.

The series consists of records relating to Lee’s function as a teacher as well as his roles in the broader education sphere. Records offer insight into Lee’s time in China as an elementary school teacher in the late 1920s to mid-1930s; the cultural climate that shaped the teachings of the Chinese Public Schools in British Columbia from the late 1930s and onwards; and Lee’s involvement in higher education in the 1960s. Records include but are not limited to letters of appointment, school newsletters, course material and lesson notes, and memorabilia.

The series consists of records generated and received by Lee in a wide array of public functions. Predominantly, the records highlight Lee’s devotion to and involvement in the Kuomintang starting in the 1920s up until the end of his life. They detail the high-profile positions Lee held in the Kuomintang as a representative in the National Assemblies and the National Congresses of the Kuomintang, as well as the substantial amount of work he carried out in promoting the Kuomintang agenda in the overseas Chinese community. As whole, the series offers illustrative insight into the political ideology and activities of the Kuomintang with consideration to the geopolitical turbulence in East Asia and beyond in the 20th century. Other records in the series show Lee’s prolific involvement in organizations and associations related to the overseas Chinese. Records include but are not limited to: reports, meeting documents, certificates, publications, newspaper clippings, written notes, telegrams, attendance tickets and passes, business and membership cards, permits, and stamps and memorabilia. Some records in this series were generated after Lee’s passing by associations related to and/or affiliated with Lee’s functions during his life.

Series consists of legal records and miscellanea related to the White River Lumber Co. Legal records include permits, memoranda of agreement, tie notices, and land contracts pertaining to the company’s logging rights. Miscellanea include maps (mostly road maps of Wisconsin and Minnesota), press clippings regarding the company, and photographs.

Series consists of a photograph album containing miscellaneous photographs of Mason and Clayton, Wisconsin; Sandpoint, Idaho; and Chemainus, British Columbia.

Series consists of a volume of land statistics, correspondence, photographs, press clippings financial summaries, maps, and promotional materials (internal and external to the company) for both Clearwater Timber Company and its successor, Potlatch Forests Incorporated (PFI).

Series consists of minute books, financial records, and albums of photographs of the Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Limited, and has been arranged into subseries according to these record types.

Series consists of records which reflect the close working relationship between C .D.C. and the Vancouver Chile Association, and includes copies of press releases, pamphlets, leaflets, and correspondence issued by VCA and received by C.D.C. Series also includes other assorted material reflecting general C.D.C. operations in late-1973 and 1974.

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.

This series consists of small and medium prints, negatives, and slides of artists (headshots and portraits), staff, exhibitions, events, and Western Front programs separated from the files of all other series. VHS tapes contain artist exhibition or concert recordings.

This series consists of posters, brochures, press clippings, and press releases related to all other Western Front programs (Exhibitions, Media Arts and Video Art, New Music, and Performance Art). Western Front Anniversary (20th and 30th) and Block Party promotional materials are also included in this series.

This series consists of general administrative records, correspondence between artists, guest curators, and Performance Art Program staff, grant and financial reporting files, and curatorial files from the Performance Art Program, including photographs, drawings, and files related to the Living Arts Performance Festival (1979). Eric Metcalfe, co-founder of the Western Front Society, was the Curator of the Performance Art Program from 1989-2001; he features prominently in correspondence between artists and the Performance Art Program. Project, performance, and artist descriptions, resumes, and guest curator files, including those for Natalie Loveless, are also included.

This series consists of artist and project files, correspondence, grant and other funding applications, box office reports, festival files, records of visiting artists and artist residencies, artist and project files, and administrative records. Deborah “DB” Boyko was the Curator and Director/Curator of the New Music Program between 1990 and 2018, and much of the correspondence with funding entities and artists was directed to or sent by her. Concerts and events include jazz festivals (Fake Jazz, Du Maurier Jazz) and collaborations with the New Orchestra Workshop (NOW). The New Music Program also regularly offered student volunteer and work positions, coordinating with North Burnaby high schools.