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 articles, newsletters, periodicals, catalogues, and newspaper clippings accumulated by Kogawa. Some of the material relates to Kogawa’s work.

Series consists of draft poems, correspondence, proposals, publicity, copies of artwork, and other records relating to Kogawa’s collaboration in the production of a performance piece and book titled <i>A Song of Lilith</i>.

Series contains records supporting the production of Joy Kogawa's nonfiction book "Gently to Nagasaki." Records include draft manuscripts, annotated drafts, notes, correspondence with editors, and extensive source materials. Source materials include magazines, newspaper clippings, and printouts of articles and books. Source materials relate to nuclear energy, nuclear bombs, the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese war atrocities, Japanese and Allied personal military accounts of World War two, issues of race, and genocide. Series is arranged by files according to original order.

: 52 cm of textual records
Scope and content: Series documents Shimizu’s personal reflections on various activities and topics. The diaries cover the years 1909-1922, 1923-1944, 1948, 1959-1961. From 1909 to 1941 the diaries are written in Japanese, after which they are in English. Note that while the majority of the diaries are originals, those from 1942 onwards are photocopies.

Series documents Shimizu’s personal and professional appointments from 1935 until 1962. The series consists of photocopies of original appointment books.

Series consists of themed sermons given by Shimizu. They are arranged according by subject matter. All the sermons are written in Japanese.

Series consists of sermons written by Shimizu. They are arranged chronologically by year. All of the sermons are written in Japanese.

Series consists of Shimizu’s sermons that do not contain a particular theme or date. They are arranged by language, date, and whether they were broadcasted on radio.

Series reflects various aspects of Shimizu’s life, both personal and professional. Material includes notes on people’s deaths, newspaper clippings, information on the Japanese Committee, letters, and his wife’s notebooks.

Series consists of printed material on both religious and Japanese matters. It reflects some of the concerns of the Japanese during and after World War II.

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 includes records relating to the New Democratic Party of Canada, including the Vancouver Quadra riding. Series also includes records from the electoral planning committee, and records relating to the Rosemary Brown leadership campaign in 1975, which Thomas was instrumental in organizing.

Series contains records relating to the Provincial NDP, including records from the Vancouver Point Grey riding where Thomas ran for office in 1972, 1975, 1979 and 1983. The records from the 1989 Vancouver—Richmond Regional Conference pertain to a conference which Thomas organized. Series also contains records of the Point Grey NDP Constituency Association.

Series contains records related to the Vancouver NDP, including campaign literature and treasurer’s records.

Series contains minutes, newsletters and other records, including records related to the Dunbar—West Point Grey Information Centre.

Series contains reference material about the Vietnam War, and material related to demonstrations against it. It also contains correspondence and minutes from the Vietnam Action Committee, of which Hilda Thomas was chair from 1968-1970.

Series contains notes and printed material related to the BC Federation of Labour.

Series contains printed material and notes on a variety of feminist subjects, including violence against women, pornography and rape.

Series contains printed material and correspondence related to labour organizing in Vancouver.

Series contains anti-war posters, as well as campaign posters for the NDP. It also contains the 1977 Vancouver Women’s Calendar.

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.