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Speeches and addresses.

Series contains remarks and speeches made by the president of COFI. Material consists of remarks made by Mike Apsey as President of COFI at the signing ceremony to launch the cooperative Industrial and Market Development Program.
Photographs include the signing of the $6.85 million agreement between the wood products industry and the B.C. Government. Included in the photo are Ted Cameron, hon. John Jansen, Hon. Frank Oberle and Mike Apsey.

Statistics.

Series contains statistics relating to the Council of Forest Industries activities. Material consists of statistics regard the shingle and shake and lumber exports from Canada to the United States, statistics of Certigrade Shingles and Certi-Split Shake production by grade and type, Red band Shingle Conversion Table, figures on the
shipment of shingle and shakes to external markets, shingle and shake export figures, and shingle and shake exports by country.

Manuscripts

This series contains manuscripts of Douglas' writings, both published and unpublished (with the exception of articles written for the Women's Institute, which are found in the W .I. series). There is a manuscript of an unpublished book of fiction and an unfinished autobiography. Files are arranged alphabetically. Groupings by subject made by Douglas have been retained.

Regional Director

Series consists of carbon typescripts and printed copies of briefs and reports written by G.D. during her term as Regional Director for Area I of the Comox-Strathcona Regional District (1973-1978) ; some correspondence.

Women's Institute.

Douglas joined the Whaletown Women's Institute in 1950, shortly afterwards becoming president of the local branch. She served on district, provincial and national boards as B .C. publicity director and F.W.I .C. director
of public relations and as president of the North Vancouver Island district. She edited the brief which won the Tory Award for the FWIC and was editor of "Modern Pioneers", a history of the W .I. published in 1960. Series consists of typescripts of articles and news releases, notes and research for articles, and correspondence.

Correspondence : Personal

From an early age, Douglas was an avid letter writer, and maintained many correspondences throughout her life. This series includes both incoming and outgoing personal correspondence, filed separately except where Douglas had kept both together.

Research Series : Research Material for Articles and Books.

These files contain information used by Douglas in her writing and include a mixture of working copies of articles, correspondence & notes, lists of sources and lists of photos. Douglas' original organization of subject groupings has been maintained ; each file is an original grouping of material.

Correspondence : Fan

This series contains a representative sample of fan mail received by Douglas for her articles, books and poems ; letters written by fan' who became long-time correspondents ; and one group of outgoing correspondence from "Grant Madison" to Frances Lang. (The distinction between "personal" and "fan" was one made by Douglas , even in the case of long correspondences .)

Correspondence : Professional

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence with publishing firms, periodicals and newspapers, writing associations and others regarding the publication of Douglas' works. Original groupings have been maintained.

Financial Series

Series consists of royalty statements; invoices & statements showing income from writing ; lists of writing accepted for publication ; income tax information ; property tax records ; some correspondence.

Clippings

Series consists of clippings of articles by or about Douglas ; other clippings are found in the Scrapbooks Series.

Photographic Records (Preliminary inventory)

The photographs date from the 1890s (pictures of or taken by Douglas' parents and family portraits) . There is a large assortment of childhood pictures of Gilean, her schoolmates etc. Douglas started taking photographs as a child and by her early twenties was an avid and accomplished photographer. Photographs taken by her during the 1920s through the early 1940s are for the most part found in the albums . Pictures taken in the 1950s and 1960s fall into 3 main categories : black & white photos of the B.C. coast taken during her trips on the boats of the Columbia Coast Mission, color and black & white photos of communities in B.C. and eastern
Canada taken during her trips for the W .I., and pictures of Channel Rock. Unfortunately the slides and pictures taken on WI trips are unlabelled and for the most part can only be identified as to general location and date. During the 1970s and 1980s the photographs are almost exclusively of Channel Rock. A representative of these in included in this series ; others may be found at the Cortes Museum and Archives.

Aside from Douglas' own photographs, there are several interesting groups of other people's pictures in this collection: an album with pictures of overseas service during World War I, a group of labelled photographs of Baffin Island, Pangirtung, etc . taken in 1926/27 by an RCMP officer, and photographs from a trip around the world on a freighter in 1919.

Series consists of photographs taken by Douglas (both personal and those used to illustrate magazine and newspaper articles) ; family photographs, both portraits and snapshots ; photographs given to Douglas by friends and correspondents; photographs acquired from archival and commercial sources for use as illustrations ; slides and negatives; film strips.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of scrapbooks containing clippings . Most were compiled by Douglas. Two date from ca. 1898 and contain clippings about Douglas' parents. Two contain clippings of various subjects of interest to Douglas ;
the others contain clippings of Douglas' published writings and reviews of her work.

Journals and Notebooks

Series consists of journals, diaries, engagement calendars, address books and bank books. Most of the yearly journals or engagement books have entries for only part of the year.

Index Cards

Series consists of index cards containing information about the submission and publication of poems and articles in newspapers and periodicals.

Financial records and other materials.

Series documents the financial activities and various multimedia projects undertaken by and involving the LHA. Projects produced by the LHA include slide shows, a film, and the journal <i>Labour History</i>.
Series contains financial records including account statements, receipt books, ledgers, invoices, correspondence regarding financial matters and research inquiries, and miscellaneous material including blank LHA stationery and membership forms.

Correspondence and related materials.

Series consists of correspondence to and from members of the LHA, particularly Dennis Ottewell and Peter Seixas, both of whom served terms as president of the association.
Series contains general correspondence, photographic media, lesson plans, newsletters, catalogues, conference handbills, receipts, account statements, and materials related to the production of the LHA’s slide shows.

Minutes.

Series consists of the proceedings of the LHA’s meetings and associated documents, including correspondence and organizational documents.

Printed materials.

Series contains various printed materials generated or acquired by the LHA. All of the materials in the series were published by the LHA, with the exception of a single issue of <i>The History and Social Science Teacher</i>.

Subject Files

Series consists of correspondence, clippings, postcards, photographs, newsletters,
and other printed material on a variety of subjects primarily related to the
W.R.C.N.S. These subjects include administration, women and women's services,
files on persons, ships, uniforms, reports, the Royal Canadian Navy, publishers,
poems, prayers, various cities in Canada, and music.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of scrapbooks created by W.R.C.N.S. troops. The scrapbooks include photographs and clippings documenting the activities of the W.R.C.N.S.

Canadian Navy

Series consists of photographs and clippings in scrapbooks which relate to Grace Brodie's duties at various stations.

Logs

Series consists of two appointment books listing daily activities.

Photographs and posters

Series consists of an album, and loose photographs depicting various ships, a recruiting display, W.R.C.N.S in the first Vancouver unit, W.R.C.N.S. reunions in Toronto and Vancouver, the H.M.C.S. Chippewa unit, and a W.R.C.N.S Anniversary banquet. Series also contains a W.R.C.N.S’ poster.

WRCNS Reunions

Series contains correspondence, photographs, and printed material relating to
reunions held across Canada.

Correspondence

Includes both general and business correspondence. The general correspondence documents the monies he contributed several times to the Sandon church, Harris’s influence regarding lease applications, and monies owed to Harris. In addition, there is material detail other disasters that occurred Sandon such as fires and snow-slides. The business correspondence relates to insurance, land surveyors, civil engineers, various merchants, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and Hudson Bay Company stores in Vernon, Lethbridge and Kamloops.

Biographical records

Includes both records and newspaper clippings which detail Harris’ birthday announcements, information regarding his connection to community of Sandon, B.C., his role in its development, silver mining, and his death.

Financial records

This series includes Harris’s cheque books and stubs, receipts from various merchants (lumber companies, newspapers, dry goods, furniture dealers, plumbers, freight companies, contractors, the C.P.R. and other railways and numerous other suppliers), stock certificates, bank books and financial statements.

Legal records

This series, of general and legal records and newspaper clippings, relate to issues surrounding land; including certificates of title, land transaction records, real estate titles, land deeds, leases, mineral claims, mining records, documents relating to land disputes and judicial rulings. In addition, there are documents detailing court disputes involving lands and rights; Harris and Kelly versus Pitts and Stubbs, Star Mining versus Byron N. White, Star Mining versus Rabbit Paw and Harris versus White. Documents from the legal firm employed by Harris, Taylor and O’Shea, are also included.

Reco Mining & Milling Company Limited records

This series includes documents of incorporation, elevation plans (and plans for a diversion dam on Carpenter Creek), insurance records, leases and contracts, general correspondence, correspondence relating to purchase offers, dividend receipts, records from stockholders meetings, payroll records and store accounts.
In addition, there are governmental documents such as mining and tax receipts and free miner’s certificates, and records relating to a claim dispute between Bain and the Reco Mining & Milling Co.

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