British Columbia

Typescript carbon copies of a summary of "Memoirs of J. R. Anderson," with information about the career of his father, Alexander C. Anderson, with the Hudson's Bay Company.

Collection includes miscellaneous publications about British Columbia; a certificate for a stock share of the Fort Steele Waterworks Company, Ltd.; photocopy manuscript correspondence of Harry Jones, relating to mining in Cariboo, B.C.; and a photocopy manuscript report of coal deposits in the Nanaimo, B.C., area.

Collection includes photostat manuscript letters regarding the Hudson's Bay Company and the governance of British Columbia; and photostat manuscript records of imports and exports from British Columbia and Vancouver Island to England. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Oral history interview with Bill Green, conducted by Clark Hansen on September 25, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Green discusses his work in salmon restoration as director of the Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission, and shares his opinion on various fish conservation measures, including hatcheries and dam removal.

Oral history interview with Herb Hammond, conducted by Clark Hansen on September 25, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Hammond discusses his work through two organizations he founded, Silva Ecosystem Consultants Ltd. and the Silva Forest Foundation, to help communities develop ecology-based conservation plans. He talks about the importance of salmon to Pacific Northwest ecosystems, and shares ideas for conservation and restoration of fish runs.

Photostat manuscript letters from Lt. Colonel (later General) John Summerfield Hawkins, Royal Engineer, of Her Majesty's Boundary Commission, concerning the marking of the International Boundary at the 49th parallel between British Columbia and the Washington Territory.

Manuscript letters, 1897-1899, primarily to Kirke E. Johnson's mother in Wisconsin, regarding his experiences as a telephone line construction worker, surveyor and prospector in Alaska and British Columbia during the 1898 gold rush.

Collection consists of photocopy typescript notes and comments, 51 pages, undated, on fur trade posts in the mid-19th century, including Fort Langley, British Columbia, Fort Walla Walla, Fort Vancouver, and other Hudson's Bay Company posts.

Oral history interview with Philip A. Meyer, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 5, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Meyer discusses Canadian and United States policies regarding water use and energy production in the Pacific Northwest, and talks about his work as a private consultant for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and for the Yakama Nation.

Photocopy manuscript letters between brothers Radcliffe Quine, Francis Quine, Frederick Quine, and John Quine. Most are from Radcliffe Quine, regarding his experiences in British Columbia and in Seattle, Washington.