The collection consists of a letter from Sir John Franklin, Great Bear Lake, to Robert McVicar, 1826; a telegram from S.L. Tilley to Hon. Dr. Helmcken, April 1, 1871, referring to the admittance of British Columbia into Confederation; a document signed by Charles Dupont referring to a land transaction to what is now known as Vancouver; and an invitation to the opening of the new Parliament Buildings in Victoria, 1898.
The collection, started at the turn of the century by Michaud, consists of documents, correspondence, and records relating to French-Canadian history. It includes transcripts and photographic copies of material in the Archives Nationales in Paris and Quebec and elsewhere.
The collection consists of correspondence and documents belonging and pertaining to various figures and events in Canadian history. MacMillan assembled the material from various sources. Also included is a photograph of a logging scene in Vancouver (ca. 1900) and of East Indian workers at Canadian Western Lumber Company, ca. 1900-1910.
The collection reflects Doug Cox's career as a historian, author, and publisher, and Joyce Cox's research endevours. The collection includes photographs, manuscripts, maps, and audio recordings of oral histories. Themes treated include mining, ranching, forestry, agriculture and orchard cultivation, industry and infrastructure, landscapes and cityscapes, sports and recreation, community life, and family documentation.
In total the fonds is comprised of approximately 2500 photographs, in various forms. Records provide documentation of legal proceedings, finances, substantial mill operations, safety initiatives, administration, civic engagement, publicity, and labour relations relating to mill business. Artifacts include wooden fruit boxes/baskets, a mill whistle, souvenir pencil, thermometer, plywood samples, ceremonial key, plaques, sawmill blade clock.
This collection consists of more than 18,000 rare and unique early photographs from the 1850s to the 1970s. It is considered the premiere private collection of early provincial photos, and an important illustrated history of early photographic methods. The photographs were taken by a wide range of photographers. Some well-known photographers represented in the collection include William Notman, Charles MacMunn, Frederick Dally, Charles Horetzky, Charles Gentile, Philip Timms, Yucho Chow, R. Maynard, and Leonard Frank. Images from the collection are being digitized on an ongoing basis in UBC Open Collections.
The Canada Year Book Historical Collection covers the first century of Canada's history, from 1867 to 1967, with historical text, tables, charts and maps, supplemented by interconnected learning resources for students and teachers. The 1867 to 1886 editions were written only in English; French editions are included 1887-1967. Text and tables cover population, industry and the economy, trade, immigration, labour, transportation, agriculture, communications, and government.
Providing full-text access to over 80,000 books, periodicals and government publications, the collection includes material published from the time of first contact to the first four decades of the 20th Century. Includes material written in 21 languages including French, English, 10 First Nations languages and several European languages, Latin and Greek.
Bibliography of all publications about the history of communities and other localities in British Columbia, including locations and copies of indexes by name, title and place.
This resource provides over 11,000 records from 11 archives, museums and libraries that have been either exported or created from scratch and incorporated in the database.
UBC Open Collections
UBC Library's Open Collections include digital photos, books, newspapers, maps, videos, theses, and more. These publicly-accessible collections are constantly growing and reflect the research interests of the UBC community and beyond.
Search BCDRH to access copies of regional historical resources including photographs, textual documents and publications from participating BC memory institutions.
Historica Canada aims to build awareness about Canadian history. They run many programs, including the Heritage Minutes, and travel around the country educating Canadians about their history.
Located at the University of Winnipeg and established in 2012, the Oral History Centre provides training in oral history research techniques and operation of oral history equipment allowing researchers to approach history from multiple perspectives.
This organization aims to promote the preservation and marking of historical sites and other objects of historical value, stimulate public interest and research in BC history, and publish historical sketches, studies, and documents.