Series consists of records of Pacific Mills, Limited, including financial records, shares and related correspondence, an annual report, photographs, and personnel records. Series is divided into sub-series according to these records categories, arranged alphabetically.

Series consists of records of Crown Zellerbach Canada Limited and some of its divisions and companies. Includes financial records, insurance records, legal records, and photographs and slides. Series is divided into sub-series according to these records categories, arranged alphabetically.

Series is made up of correspondence and mail-art related items received and collected by Anna Banana from the late 1960’s to the 2000s. The series reflects Banana’s involvement in the Mail Art movement (through what was then called the Mail Art Network – referring to a global network of artists who communicate through the post as an act of decentralization of artistic communication among the arts community) as well as her own personal mail. Beginning in the mid 60’s, mail art was a movement inspired by the Dadaists and futurists of the early 20th century, and made popular by notable artists such as Ray Johnson, as well as artist groups such as Image Bank and the New York Correspondence School. It remains a highly collaborative and decentralized global movement, with artists like Banana sending out, receiving, and manipulating artworks through the mail. It focuses on small form artworks, including rubber stamps, artistamps, decoration and adornment of letters and envelopes, chain mail and other creative forms.

Subject matter includes mail-art received through the Mail Art Network, personal mail to friends and family, and collected invitations to participate in mail art shows, publications and magazines, as well as catalogues of artists displayed in mail art shows, publications and magazines. Media in this series varies greatly due to the nature of the mail art movement, and the lines between textual and graphic records are blurred, so that many letters, envelopes and other classically textual mediums are often decorated with the use of paints, stamps, drawings, collage and other mixed media.

The series is arranged into 11 subseries using Banana’s existing filing system: Original mail art network, 1990s Mail art (Part 1), 1990s Mail art (Part 2), Mail art Fin de Siecle 2000, 2000s Mail art (Part 1), 2000s Mail art (Part 2), Mail art final years, Personal mail, Mail art show and publication invitations and catalogues, Unfiled mail, and Envelopes.

From 1971 onwards, Banana began using interactive and performance art prominently in her artistic practice. This series captures Banana’s various projects and performances. Beginning with her Town Fool activities in Victoria, Banana would often create projects which engaged audience participation. Beginning in the 1990s, she began to create large interactive projects which engaged in research-like activities, under the aegis of the Specific Research Institute. These projects often produced a large number of response forms, which can be found throughout this series, along with reports, certificates of participation, scripts for performances, working drafts and other items. Most items in this series are textual records.

Series is arranged into ten subseries: Bananology and other certificates, Specific Research Institute – But Is It Art?, Specific Research Institute – Proof Positive That Germany Is Going Bananas, Specific Research Institute – Miscellaneous, In the RED/In the BLACK, Futurist Sounds, The WORLD SERIES, A Condensed History of Performance Art, Regifting Bananas, Miscellaneous Projects and Performances.

In the mid-1980s, Anna Banana began to seriously consider ways that she might be able to create income outside of performance art. Using skills she learned while working at printers and publishers in San Francisco and Vancouver, Banana began to create and sell artistamps, and collected multiple artistamps created by others. Artistamps are a kind of Cinderella stamp used often in mail art, which differ from forgeries or other illegal stamps in that they do not intent do defraud authorities or stamp collectors, but rather are created with the intent to be art. They make up an important aspect of the mail art genre. Banana’s activities often included the production and use of artistamps, especially after she gained access to perforation machines and colour printing in the 1980s.

This series is made up of many of her artistamp sheets, as well as various sketches, final drawings, and printer transparencies created during the process of artistamp production, as well as stamps collected from others.

As soon as Banana began her performance life as Anna Banana in 1971, she began to collect and distribute information about herself and her events. This series reflects those activities, and includes press releases and posters produced by Banana for her various shows, events and performances, as well as newspaper clippings, photocopies of news stories, magazine articles, and gallery schedules which made mention of her and her activities.

The series is arranged semi-chronologically, with certain events, such as the Banana Olympics or her 1978 Futurist Sound tour with Bill Gaglione meriting their own files.

Series is made up of published materials collected by Anna Banana. Series was collected between 1970 and 2019, from before Anna’s beginnings in the mail art network up until the donation of the fonds to UBC.

Many items were created out of mail art collaborations, while others were collected because of reference to Anna’s work, reference to the mail art network as a whole, because the creators were friends or colleagues of hers or because the items held personal interest. Banana loosely divided this series into a number of different categories, which were the basis of the subseries found here: Zines, Periodicals, Books, Exhibit Catalogs, and “Best Examples of how Mail Art Evolved.” Items which do not fit into these specific categories have been set aside into a subseries labeled “Ephemera”.

This series contains records pertaining to Adam's personal life, including records related to his education and his work. His educational records consist of his school files including report cards; certificates and awards; reports and articles; newsclippings about Adams' or related to his interests; and correspondence dating from kindergarten to Adams' first year of university. Other records dating from this period of Adams' life include records related to some of Adams' interests as a child and teenager, such as: badges, certificates; memorabilia from Adams time as a Boy Scout; and journals and items that Adams collected such as postcards and rock minerals.

The series also contains records related to the various positions Adams had over the course of his working career. Adams worked mainly as a researcher and consultant, and, as a result, he amassed and kept much of his research related to the projects he did for Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Public Library, the Legal Services Commission, the Coast Foundation Society, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Asbestos Monitoring Project. These records include: articles written or collected by Adams; newspaper clippings and journal articles; news bulletins, letters, and pamphlets; and photographs related to or about the projects being researched by Adams. Other records related to Adams' work include correspondence and CV files.

The series also contains records related to Adams' personal life and interests as an adult. These records include correspondence to and from Adams from his family and friends back in the United States; his post card collection; diaries and journals; photographs of Adams and his family; flyers and newsletters of political and other events around Vancouver; and newspaper and journal clippings related to Adams' interests.

Finally, the series also contains copies of eulogies given at Adams' funeral in 1999, as well a copy of the guestbook.

Two VHS copies of the documentary film, "The Spirit Wrestlers," and other video cassettes relating mainly to the life of the Doukhobors in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.

35mm slides and digital copies on CD's taken from numerous sources as well
as on location for possible use in the documentary film, "The Spirit Wrestlers."
A slide index was also created.

Photographs relating to Doukhobor activities in the West Kootenay region o f
British Columbia and including Sons of Freedom demonstrations in Krestova.,
1960's, n.d. Photocopies of photographs from an RCMP detachment in Nelson
and the Simma Holt Collection at the University of Manitoba Archives as well as an annoted user guide to the Tarasoff Photo Collection on Doukhobor history at the National Archives of Canada.

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 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 materials pertaining to Hanne’s lifelong work as a fitness instructor and innovator, especially in the field of women’s health and physical fitness. Hanne developed a range of workouts, stretches, and exercise methods, many of which she chronicled in essays, newspaper/magazine articles, and lectures. This series includes manuscripts, writing drafts, and clippings by Hanne and others related to the topic of health and fitness. In addition to her role a fitness pioneer in the early half of the 20th century, Hanne also worked as an instructor, personal trainer, and massage therapist. This series includes the client ledgers Hanne kept during her time in Europe and North America.

The series consists of records relating to the Icelandic Archives of British Columbia’s (IABC) administration, mainly records related to its day to day business operation. Records include correspondence; financial records; and policies and procedures kept by the archives.

Series consists of records relating to the events organized by the Icelandic Archives of British Columbia (IABC), and Icelandic events attended by the IABC. Records include event planning material and promotions; posters, programmes, and brochures; correspondence and invitations; event ephemera and newspaper clippings; artifacts; and guest books of visitors to IABC events.

Series consists of the original collections acquired and preserved by the Icelandic Archives of British Columbia (IABC) during its existence.

Series consists of thirteen subseries, which correspond to the creators of the records or the research initiatives surrounding the creation of the records: the Emil Bjarnason collection, Ester Bridge collection, Magnus Eliason collection, Frances Hanson collection, Dora Hatton collection, Keith Hoff collection, Helga Howardson collection, Guðrun Johnson collection, and Lillian Sumarlidason collection, as well as the Point Roberts collection, and the New Iceland Research collection.

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.

The records in this series relate to the planning, organization, and execution of the provincial NDP conventions held to elect party executive and determine party policy and direction.

The provincial convention is perhaps the most important activity of the provincial NDP, alongside its election activities. Originally held annually (except in rare occasions) until 2001 when it became a bi-annual event, convention is where party policy is adopted and amended, discussion papers are circulated, reports from party executive and caucus members are heard, and elections for internal party positions are held. In addition, each year long-standing and active party members are selected by a committee to be inducted as Honourary Life Members (HLMs). Often during election years, the Federal NDP Leader would also attend the convention and address the BC provincial party members.

During the conventions, each electoral constituency would elect delegates to represent them at the convention, and submit any resolutions passed by their constituencies for consideration as Party policy. Constituency delegates at the convention would debate and vote upon policy (based on the submitted resolutions), as well as elect the party’s executive, made up of Table Officers (Party president, vice presidents, membership secretary, treasurer) and members-at-large. When necessary, the convention would also elect the party’s new leader. Each delegate would receive a convention kit upon arrival containing the minutes of the previous convention, reports from the party executives and standing committees, party financial reports, all policy to be considered that year, and other related materials. Conventions are traditionally presided over by the provincial party president, or by one of the vice-presidents, and tend to span several days. Important policy not able to be addressed or decided upon at convention may be referred to the Provincial Council for further discussion, and/or added to the resolutions under review at convention the following year. Over the years, many of the kits contained an explanation of Convention to new members (such as file 428-06, “1984 convention kit), which can be consulted for further information.

Convention organization was usually coordinated out of the provincial office, with one person tasked as the convention coordinator, supported by several committees, most notably the Convention Arrangements Committee (CAC) and the Resolutions Committee. In many cases, members of the provincial executive and internal party staff members (such as the Provincial Secretary, the Director of Organization, and/or the Director of Communications) would be members of the Convention Arrangements Committee, and would handle the coordination and planning of the event. The Resolutions Committee would receive resolutions sent in by constituencies (or submitted from regional conferences, as began occurring as of 1988), organize these into categories (such as Health, Economics, or Constitution and Party Affairs), and then determine an order of priority so the most pressing issues in each category would be given priority floor time. Constituencies could also submit Emergency Resolutions which were time-sensitive and generally related to recent provincial, national, or global events. Other convention organizing committees over time have included the Leadership Rules Committee, The Balloting Committee, the Credentials Committee, and the Harassment Committee.

Records in this series include correspondence, budget documents, drafts, convention kit materials and other public communications, memoranda and bulletins, meeting agendas and minutes, and other related materials.

This series reflects the activities and functions of various of the standing and ad hoc committees of the BC New Democratic Party. Committees were a regular part of NDP organizational structure, most often mimicking the structure of the Party Executive, with elected Chairs, Secretaries, Table Officers, representatives and liaisons from other committees and organizations, Members-at-large, and in some cases, a paid Organizer who could devote all of their energy to accomplishing the objectives of the committee. Committees regularly prepared reports on their activities for convention (and sometimes to Provincial Council, just as each committee's Organizer would prepare reports on their activities between meetings. Most standing committees would articulate a mandate, mission statement, or constitution, and would prepare resolutions to be voted on at Convention.

This series contains the records of various committees of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, including: the Computer Committee, the Constitution & Party Affairs Commitee, Labour Liaison Committee, the Democrat Committee, the Young New Democrats (YND), the Revenue Generation Task Force, the Standing Committee on the Environment, and more. Further subseries contain records relating to the Women's Rights Committee, the Policy Review Committee, and the Multicultural Committee are also included. Items include: meeting minutes and agenda, memos and correspondence, financial documents, clippings, strategy and constitutional documents, resolutions, notes, and other related material.

Records in this series reflect the activities of the Provincial Secretary, Party president, and other members in response to formal complaints submitted to the Party.

While informal complaints submitted by Party members are regularly received and replied to by the Provincial Secretary or by another relevant Party member, the NDP additionally has a formal complaints process in place, as outlined in the Party Constitution. Article 16.02 of the "Constitution of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia" (as amended, June 1999) states that a complaint "may be lodged with the Provincial President by any member or constituted body of the Party alleging a violation of the constitution or a statement or action resulting in severe and evident injustice to a member or constituted body of the Party." Complaints were to be submitted in writing with any pertinent evidence included, details of the events that gave rise to the complaint, and the remedy sought (article 16.04). Should the President be unable to resolve the matter equitably, a special panel could be appointed to mediate the dispute, and/or it could be referred to the Provincial Executive for consideration within 30 days (16.05). It was also "a breach of the principles and policies of the New Democratic Party for any member to seek redress for any complaint against another member or body of the Party through public notice or solicitation," (16.08), an act that items in this series suggest happened occasionally, leading to further complaints and mediation.

Complaints contained in this series are varied in the nature of the issue and in the amount of documentation accorded to each, but several cases revolve around allegations of irregular member sign-up practices during nomination periods, or other nomination irregularities. Items in this series include correspondence (predominant), notes, membership cards, memos and public communications, some clippings, and other related materials.

Records in this series reflect the functions and activities of the Provincial Secretary, in maintaining communication with Party members and members of the public, coordinating election campaigns and strategies, and administering the provincial office. A central coordinating figure in the Party, the Provincial Secretary acts as a communications hub and spokesperson, ensuring coordination between different groups, committees, and members of the party. A 1989 description of the role of the Provincial Secretary, found in file 449-14, described the position's responsibilities as such:

• Administers the policies, plans and strategies of the provincial party as adopted by the Executive, Council, and Convention
• Administers the provincial office of the party
• Liaises with all sections and components of the party
• Provincial campaign manager
  To fulfill these duties, the Provincial Secretary is often a member of numerous committees, and usually sits as a member of all executive levels of the party (Table Officers, Provincial Executive, and Provincial Council).

Records included in this series span several Provincial Secretaries, including:

• 1985 - 1987: Gerry Scott
• 1987 - 1992: Hans Brown
• 1992 - 1993: Ray Whitehead
• 1993 - 1994: Keith Reynolds
• 1994 - 1999: Brian Gardiner
• 1999 - 2000: Ron Stipp (Acting Provincial Secretary)
• 2000 - 2002: Ed Lavalle

The files contain correspondence predominantly sent and received by Gerry Scott, Hans Brown, Brian Gardiner, and Ed Lavalle. Items in this series are predominantly correspondence, though often with related materials attached, including public memos, news clippings, policy and strategy documents, poll results, and other related materials.

Records in this series represent the functions and activities of the Director of Administration for the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

File 449-14, in the "Women's Rights Committee (WRC) records" series of this fonds, includes a document entitled "Provincial Office Staffing," that defines the Director of Administration's duties as pertaining to "Election finances, tax receipts and paper flow, Party finances, cash flow, accounting, budgeting, back-up to Provincial Secretary," as well as implying supervision of specific staff and projects. The Director of Administration would often join the Provincial Secretary as a member of the B.C. Council of Federal Ridings, and would manage records related to the Federal NDP, local constituency associations, clubs, and holding societies. The Director would also manage much of the correspondence sent to the Provincial Office.

The majority of records in this series have been created by two Directors; Lin Rubin, and Sherry Hyde, who took over the Director position ca. 1991. Records in this series include correspondence, memos, budget and finance documents, meeting agenda and minutes, notes, speech transcripts, clippings, and other related materials.

Series consists of photocopies of various newspaper clippings, book excerpts and documents, and an invitation relating to the activities of Cumyow and his family.

Series consists of 9 large maps of Vancouver Island and the Lower Coast Region. Some maps are oriented diagonally .

Briefs and submissions by Transport Labour Relations to the B.C. Labour Board.

This series consists of correspondence with and about companies relating to membership, payment of dues and labour disputes. The files were originally arranged into three separate groupings. This order has been maintained even though the nature of the correspondence appears to be the same. The files are arranged in alphabetical order by name of the company.

Records relating to section meetings. The series is organized into two subseries : Proposals and Minutes and Meetings. Theres is some overlap in the two subseries.

Documents include letters concerning termination, letters confirming appointment, Revenue Canada 1982 tax exemption returns, letters of reference and monthly payment statements. Also included are several files including curriculum vitae and correspondence.

: 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 "sermons" given Douglas on the World Day of Prayer (1957 - 1974), research for them, talks to and reports on meetings of the local Whaletown W .A. and correspondence.

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.

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.

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.

Series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Series consists of records of correspondence and address lists.

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.

Series consists of two files which cover the general accounts for the cannery and contain information on cash, assets and liabilities, operations, and stores .

Series consists of records of services, equipment and stores purchases.

Ron Bick Lee had correspondence with his families in China and Hong Kong in regard to their family business Foo Hung, other businesses they invested in and family matters around immigration, property rentals and ownership, marriages, deaths and new-borns. Family members Bick Lee corresponded with included his brother Yick Bun Lee, his nephews Leong Yee Lee, Leong Tung Lee and Ting Kwong Lee, his niece Sew Hor Lee and some others. Bick Lee also had correspondence with other extended family members, members of the Lee’s Associations, business partners, his children’s in-law families, friends and other connections. Bick Lee’s correspondence shows his vast network of families, friends and business partners in mainland China, Hong Kong and North America. Bick Lee collected the carbon copies of some of his outgoing letters and arranged the documents primarily in a chronological order.

For his Foo Hung, Grandview Greenhouses and other businesses, Ron Bick Lee kept various business documents such as business ledger books, assigned cheques, invoices, catalogues and so on. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic of the documents.

Ron Bick Lee celebrated his 100th birthday in 1992. He received congratulations, wishes and media coverage from different people and organizations. He also kept other documents related to his hobbies, his wife’s passing away in 1970s and other occasions and events. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic of the documents.