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University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus Library Special Collections and Archives
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British Columbia Women's Institute fonds

  • CA OSC-ARC-08
  • Fonds
  • 1892-2018

Fonds consists of records created and received by the British Columbia Women’s Institute and its constituents and relate to the work done by members of the BCWI at the provincial level as well as its various local chapters. Records in this fonds consist predominantly of administrative records as well as the compiled research materials pertaining to the Women’s Institutes and notable figures within.

The fonds also includes documentation of the BCWI’s intersections with the FWIC and the ACWW. Fonds is arranged into five series: 1) Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada (FWIC); 2) Associated Countrywomen of the World (ACWW); 3) British Columbia Women’s Institutes (BCWI); 4) BCWI Districts; 5) Research files.

Management records

Series consists of records that pertain to the management and administration of the Quails’ Gate Vineyard Estate Winery business. Series includes both analog and digital records. Series includes records such as project documents, reports, and meeting minutes.

Winemaking and viticulture

Series consists of records pertaining to winemaking and viticulture at Quails’ Gate Vineyard Estate and Winery. Series includes both analogue and digital records. Series includes records such as photographs, videos, maps, surveys, and tasting notes.

[Research]

File contains background research resources, including “Summary Osoyoos Lake: Water Quality Study 1991” with annotations.

Strategic Plan Growers Material

File contains correspondence between Bill Collings and Ministry; strategic plan committee and W. Gehringer; article "Situation of Grape Growers: post 1994" by Bill Collings; correspondence between Bob McRitchie and Bill Collings plus associated memos; research package including confidential strategic plan (provincial) via Sumac Winery; correspondence between wineries and the Province (fax, faded); strategic committee composition, incl Bill Collings; handwritten notes.

[Bill Collings loose documents]

File contains BCAWA Provincial Competition folio (1990); personal bibliography for winetasting; proposal by Bill Collings to change BCAWA competition; "Acid Adjustments" by BC, 1992; Hazelmere Research Ltd. assessment folio (acid); "Correcting Acid Balance" by BC, 1992; Bill Collings / Better Winemaking correspondence folio; BC Correspondence to BC Grape Marketing Board; "The Home Winemaking Market" by Bill Collings; "The Home Winemaker's market - What's it all about" by Bill Collings (drafts, multiple copies); "Grapes to Home Winemakers: A Report" by Bill Collings; multiple other reports, articles, proposals by Bill Collings.

European Grape Growing : Rittich

File contains copy of "European grape growing in cooler districts where winter protection is necessary" by VG Rittich and EA Rittich. Selected chapters copied from an unidentified book.

Red Wine Production Shortcourse

File contains Book of the different speeches that were presented in different sessions from the shortcourse that was put on by the Central Washington Wine Technical Group in conjunction with Washington State University Cooperative Extension.

North Fraser Valley

File contains constitution, certificate of incorporation, executive and officers lists, minutes, a financial statement, annual report, correspondence and the extraordinary resolution relating to the dissolution of the branch.

N. [North] Thompson District

File contains correspondence, a brief chronology of activities, a summary of rallies, conventions, and conferences, a copy of reports by the Women's Institute Superintendent, newspaper clippings, and excerpts from Modern Pioneers 1909-1959 and the BCWI Centennial Cook Book.

Oliver

File contains correspondence, a brief biography for Othoa Scott, an archival description for the Oliver Women's Institute fonds, a resolution list, a brief history, and photocopied newspaper clippings.

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