Points to the Past provides British Columbia residents access to historical primary sources such as newspapers, diaries, government documents, manuscripts, photos, and maps. Collections of note include: the Declassified Documents Reference System, comprised of government policies and meeting minutes from post-World War II Slavery and Anti-Slavery: a transnational archive, a comprehensive collection of the scholarly study of slavery and, British Literary Manuscripts Online, which includes rare manuscripts, poems, correspondence, diaries, and essays from the 12th century to the Victorian era.