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G. Macrina Parker collection

  • BCA MS-2760
  • Collection
  • 1912-1982

The collection consists of minutes of the B.C. Indian Arts Society, 1970-1982, and papers of commissions regarding native land rights.

Garibaldi Park History Project collection

  • BCA T4147
  • Collection
  • 1984

The collection consists of oral history interviews with hikers, climbers, and pilots about Garibaldi Provincial Park in B.C.

Genesis Project collection : 1972-1977

  • BCA T4069;V1989:73
  • Collection
  • [Copied 1982-1989]

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to Campbell River and the east coast of Vancouver Island.

George Allen collection

  • BCA PR-1044
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1880-1950]

The records consist of photographs acquired or collected by George Allen and include the following: ca. 1730 nitrate negatives depicting early aerial photography of the B.C. lower mainland and Pacific west coast to Anyox, for the period 1926-1932. These photographs were taken by the photographer Stuart Thomson, also by Western Canada Airways/Pacific Airways Lt., precursors of Canadian Pacific Air; ca. 1150 negatives, both glass and nitrate, of views depicting Vancouver and area, Fraser River Valley, Victoria and Nanaimo, roads etc. taken in the 1920's and 1930's, all taken by professional photographers including Stuart Thomson, the Edwards Brothers, Richard Broadbridge and the Gowen Sutton Company. The collection also includes ca. 2570 nitrate negatives and contact prints of the Okanagan region, Vancouver Island, some of Banff, Calgary, Lethbridge, Winnipeg, and Quebec from ca. 1880 to 1950's. These photographs were mainly taken by photographer C.C. Wright while in the employ of Gowen Sutton, commercial producer of postcards. These photographs were acquired by George Allen in the 1950's and added to his collection.

Allen, George

George Vancouver collection

  • BCA A/A/40/V28
  • Collection
  • 1792-1891

The collection consists of original letters of George Vancouver and photocopied commissions, correspondence and certificates of and pertaining to George Vancouver.

History of coal mining collection

  • BCA T4051;T4343
  • Collection
  • 1978-1984

The collection consists of interviews pertaining to the history of coal mining on Vancouver Island.

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