News item. Victoria's city archivist, Ainslie Helmcken, talks about improvements to the city archives. These include: (1) access to much more material; (2) a larger storage area; (3) encouragement for more public input; and (4) access to additional education grants. Helmcken states that the city archives "can become, to a degree, an educational institute." He is shown at work, perusing old ledger books, charts and photographs.

This series consists of a memorandum to John Hosie, Provincial Archivist, enclosing a report of the Auditor of Revenue to the Comptroller General concerning an investigation of the Archives, dated 1931.

The item is a promotional video compiled by the Sound and Moving Image Division of the Provincial Archives of BC. The excerpts were assembled for television interviews promoting the Archives publication "Camera West: British Columbia on Film, 1941-1965".

The item is a video recording of a CKVU tv magazine episode. The series "Island this week" was a Sunday program that focused on people, events and activities on Vancouver Island. This episode includes a feature about the Sound and Moving Image Unit and the Visual Records Unit at the BC Archives.

Series consists of a draft and revised draft of Russell's reminiscences of her career as a librarian in the Provincial Library; correspondence inward (1 item), 1924; certificates of membership (B.C. Library Association, Order of Good Times); historical sketches of early explorers; brief accounts of Indian legends.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay by Walter Meyer zu Erpen titled "Towards an understanding of the municipal archives of nineteenth century British Columbia: a case study of the archives of the corporation of the city of Nanaimo, 1875-1904." xi, 395 pages: map, figs., tables. Essay, University of British Columbia, 1985. Bibliography: pages 263-272.

RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), [1991?] SUMMARY: In an interview with Fran Gundry, Madge Wolfenden discusses her career as a librarian and archivist at the Provincial Library and Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Madge Wolfenden Hamilton (1893-1992) worked at PABC from 1914 to 1954. She was Acting Provincial Archivist from 1942 to 1945, and Assistant Provincial Archivist when she retired in 1954. The interview begins with a discussion of her schooling in Victoria, B.C., her higher education, and her apprenticeship at the Victoria Public Library and the University of California, Berkeley.

This series consists of records of the Deputy Minister of Public Works as Chairman of the Museum and Archives Steering Committee and the Advisory Committee on Applied Arts for the B.C. Museum and Archives, relating to the design, development and construction of Heritage Court. Includes minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, plans, clippings, photographs, drawings, plans, etc.

This series contains central correspondence files, ca. 1909-1979 (a few files date from as early as 1899 and a few continue until 1986). The files contain correspondence inward to Provincial Archivists and archives staff from researchers, historical societies, dealers, etc., and their replies, and cover the range of subjects dealt with by the archives, including acquisitions, replying to reference questions and requests for copies, and publishing the British Columbia Historical Quarterly.

The files in Boxes 1-172 are arranged alphabetically by correspondent or by subject. Box 173 contains correspondence registers, Boxes 174-177 J.S. Matthews correspondence, Boxes 178-18, Centennial '71 Committee records, Box 181, Barkerville Restoration Advisory Committee records and Box 182, correspondence files transferred from the Legislative Library in 2007, arranged by correspondent or subject.

The series consists of general office files created by the Provincial Archives of British Columbia from 1910 to 1989, the British Columbia Records Management Branch from 1982 to 1989, their joint successor the BC Archives and Records Service, between 1989 and 1996 and the British Columbia Archives from 1996 to 1998 The files contain correspondence between the Provincial Archivist and other government bodies as well as correspondence with the public and executive referral correspondence. There are also internal office files regarding Archives and records management policies and acquisitions, staffing and other administrative and operational matters.

The fonds consists of the operational records of the Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) and its predecessor bodies the Association of British Columbia Archivists (ABCA) and the British Columbia Archives Council (BCAC). The records date from 1973 to 2000 and cover all aspects of AABC business including executive minutes and correspondence, financial records, grant applications, committee files, publications, copies of the newsletter and other material. Included in the fonds are 49 3.5 inch floppy disks that date from 1990 to 1999. Some material from these disks was printed out in 2012.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Rosemary Alice Brown titled "A critical bibliography of the Maltwood Archival Collection." 1978. iv, 102 leaves. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1978. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 42-44. Canadian theses on microfiche, 37192.

The series consists of photocopies of original correspondence from the Provincial Archives to the Dominion Archives in Ottawa. The photocopies were sent to the Provincial Archives at the request of archivist Terry Eastwood in 1981.
The records were written between 1897 and 1924. The earliest material pre-dates the existence of Provincial Archives of British Columbia and was sent from the Provincial Librarian at the Legislative Library. The records are arranged by sender, that is by Provincial Archivist and Librarian and the recipient. These include R.E. Gosnell to Douglas Brymner, E.O.S. Scholefield to Dr. Doughty, R.E. Gosnell to Dr. Doughty and John Forsyth to Dr. Doughty.
Correspondence relates to recommendations from the Dominion Archives in regard to the establishment of a Provincial Archives within the Legislative Library of British Columbia, acquisitions of copies of material related to the Colony of Vancouver Island and British Columbia from Ottawa, correspondence regarding visits to the Provincial and Dominion Archives, reference questions regarding British Columbia history, and suggestions for new acquisitions that would complement both provincial and national collections.

Series consists of records management studies. Includes studies about the establishment and organizational structure of the records management programs in the British Columbia government (including the 1981 Acton "Records Management Study" and the 1980 report by Archives staff, "Records Management in the Government of B.C."), record surveys of the holdings of government ministries, a 1984 survey of computer programs, and British Columbia Archives studies on archival programs. Many of these reports were maintained in the Records Management Branch's library for reference purposes.

Two letters from Major J.S. Matthews, Vancouver City Archivist, concerning P.G. Silverman and other researchers, 1955.

Public affairs. To mark International Archives Week, November 1979, Jack Webster interviews Provincial Archivist John Bovey and PABC staff archivist Terry Eastwood.

Public access. Provincial Archivist John Bovey and actor Rod Beattie are interviewed.

Television stock shots

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-09-26 SUMMARY: Allan R. Turner, British Columbia's Provincial Archivist, discusses the work and role of archives.;

Correspondence and questionnaires from members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia about the disposition of their personal papers and/or ministerial papers.

Presented by G. Price in 1977.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-01-23 [?] SUMMARY: [No content summary available.];