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Oral Histories of Northern BCIncludes collections of interviews and oral histories of communities throughout Northern BC. Image: 2009.6.13.49.1579 - Iona Campagnolo at interview for CBC radio |
Prince George HistoryThis guide provides an overview of the materials specific to the history of Prince George within the Northern BC Archives & Special Collections. Image: 2012.13.1.5.46 - Public Library - 7th Avenue |
Natural Resource Development and Environmental Impact in Northern BCHighlights the Northern BC Archives collections on natural resource development and environmental impact in Northern BC. Image: 2000.1.1.3.20.1 - Clinton Creek Mine |
Forest History in Northern BCIncludes collections on research and model forests, pulp, timber, and sawmill companies, as well as photograph collections and oral histories. Image: 2007.1.25.6.12 - District Officers meeting at Aleza Lake Experimental Station |
Transportation Development and Impact in Northern BCIncludes collections on railways, highways, and other methods of transportation across Northern BC. Image: 2002.1.9.1.040 - Steam Locomotive, No. 859 |
History of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in Northern BCIncludes archival & Special Collections material relating to tourism and outdoor recreation in Northern and Central BC. Image: 2006.20.9.6 - Cariboo stagecoaches in front of the Hotel Northern in South Fort George, BC |
Northern Exploration and Surveying in Northern BCNBCA has extensive holding on northern expeditions and surveys from 1907 to the 1930s. Image: 2000.19.1.1 - Campsite in a snowy forest |
Historical Land Use Research in Northern and Central BCHistorical records bring essential information to Indigenous or treaty land research, site analysis, site profile work, environmental assessments, and other types of land use research. |
Health and Medicine in Northern BCIncludes archival materials in the Northern BC Archives on health and medicine in Northern BC. Image: 2000.1.1.3.07.08 - Health care staff and others |
1918 Influenza Epidemic in Prince George: Learning ResourceThis learning resource emphasizes primary source analysis utilizing resources from UNBC's Northern BC Archives & Special Collections and beyond on the subject of the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic in Prince George and the area that now makes up the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. Image: 2003.13.1.2.042 - Prince George, B.C. May 1st 1919 |
Women of Northern BCIncludes collections from various women who have had an influence on Canada and its history. Image: 2009.6.1.292 - Minister Iona Campagnolo speaking to Carol Pughese, 1978 |
First Nations & Indigenous Peoples of Northern BCIncludes the Northern BC Archives collections concerning the First Nations and indigenous peoples of Northern BC. Image: 2009.7.1.104 - Chief's lodge and totem, Nass River, BC |
Early 20th Century Settlers and Ghost Towns of Northern BCIncludes photographs of settlers in Fort Fraser ca. 1914 and Central Interior, Cariboo, Chilcotin, and southeast BC 1907-1920. Also includes collections on salmon cannery towns, Gold Rush towns, and mining towns that were once thriving communities but are now no longer populated. Image: 2009.10.2.044 - North Pacific Cannery, Port Edward |
Political and Social History of Northern BC and CanadaIncludes collections on political personalities, social and political activists, and political history at various levels of government in Northern BC. Image: 2009.6.1.371 - Canada Winter Games, Brandon, MB - Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Iona Campagnolo |
Northern BC Literary Collections and Cultural LifeIncludes collections from local authors and poets. Image: 2008.3.1.22.62 - Moran Signing Copy of 'Judgement at Stoney Creek' |
Multicultural Northern BCIncludes collections illustrating multiculturalism in Northern BC and includes holdings describing the history of Chinese, Japanese, South Asians, First Nations, and Europeans in Northern BC. Image: 2000.13.1.44 - Ray Williston and Prince Takamatsu |