The series consists of four reels of amateur film footage taken between 1937 and 1944. They show scenes and people in Slocan City and vicinity, on the Clough Ranch, in the Slocan Valley and at Halcyon Hot Springs. They depict Clough and Cooper family activities and includes footage of a sports day at the Japanese internment camp of Bay Farm, just south of Slocan City.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Crawford Creek, B.C. RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-02-26 SUMMARY: Family background; move to Lardeau area; comments on Ferguson and Beaton; move to Crawford Creek; farming in Crawford Creek; school days; worked at Halcyon Hot Springs; public health facilities; churches; information on husband; the Depression; Sidmouth; ferry service on south highway.

CALL NUMBER: T0464:0001 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Kate Johnson recalls her journey from England with her husband in 1910 and settlement at Rock Island Ranch working for the Middlemass brothers. She discusses the hardships of life on the Arrow Lakes, the land agents, advertisement of the fruit farming districts, the expense of lake transportation, and the failure of these settlers. She also recalls the community of Fosthall, and her early years at Nakusp, when she and her husband ran a hotel, from 1912 to 1913. They later moved to Moberly, and later back to Nakusp.

TRACK 2: Mrs. Johnson continues her recollections of Moberly, Sunnyside, Burton and Arrow Park. She relates the story of the naming of Nakusp, some early town history, industries, Mrs. Moffat, and Rothwell Point.

CALL NUMBER: T0464:0002 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The interview continues with Mrs. Johnson's recollections of: Sam Henry, the red light district of Nakusp, Mr. Frederick William Jordan, Dr. Mossman, Mr. Thomas Abriel, the Dramatic Society, the Opera House, Walter Scott, "Hot Springs", Halcyon Hot Springs with General Dr. Burham, St. Leon and Michael Grady. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0920:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Minnie Caldwell Irvin came to Arrowhead BC from Nova Scotia in 1911. She mentions her father Edward C. Smith. She discusses her marriage to Sam Irvin and her reasons for coming west. She offers her impressions upon arrival in Arrowhead, and some early memories of Arrowhead; boats on the Arrow Lakes; Halcyon Hot Springs; St. Leon; Revelstoke; Arrowhead and Arrowhead Hotels; a lands;lide at Whisky Point; recreation, such as skating. She discusses her husband's background, and then discusses the lumber industry; lake boats and Captain Cambourne; Rossland's red light district; Rossland in 1896; the decline of Arrowhead, and her move to Athalmer in the Columbia Valley in 1912. TRACK 2: Mrs. Irvin describes the Columbia Valley stage: Jim McKay; Sir Randolph Bruce; 'Whistling' Rufe Kempton; Mr. and 'Ma' Henderson. She discusses riverboats; Sir Randolph Bruce and the Columbia Valley orchards land scheme; the Athalmer area economy; railroad construction. She then compares Windermere; Invermere; Athalmer and Wilmer. She discusses Kootenay and Shuswap Indians and comments on Indian-White relations; recreation; more about 'Whistling' Rufe. She describes the Athalmer Hotel in 1912; the coronation of the hotel at Arrowhead; social life and recreation at Athalmer; cock fighting; Fairmont and Radium Hot Springs.

CALL NUMBER: T0920:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Irvin continues with the story of how she came to Rossland from Athalmer in 1915, and stayed until 1958, operating the Irvin Hotel. She describes the red light district of Rossland; the; trip to Rossland in 1915; facilities at the hotel and making lunches for the miners. She describes Rossland in the 1930s and stories about finding and mining minerals. She discusses transportation ;and compares Athalmer to Rossland. She then compares Rossland to other mining towns. TRACK 2: Mrs. Irvin describes the scenery near Rossland; recreation such as horseback riding, a first in the tow;n in the 1920s; Rossland's beginnings; the history of the Irvin Hotel; the explosion of 1905; hotels; and an incident with 'Calgary Red'.; CALL NUMBER: T0920:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Irvin discusses 'Old Lady Jess'; Rossland buildings as they were before the fire in the 1920s. She describes the home of Ross Thompson, who Rossland was named after; Trail; Mary's Flats; at Trail; the Italian population at Trail; Mrs. Essling; an M.P.'s travel to Trail; the Sullivan Mine at Kimberly; and miscellaneous comments about the Rossland area. [TRACK 2: blank.];

PERIOD COVERED: ;1902-;-;[no date] RECORDED: Robson (B.C.), 1966-12 SUMMARY: Mr. and Mrs. James R. Martin recall early days and people in Castlegar, Robson, Westley and other places on the Arrow Lakes.;

CALL NUMBER: T1076:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Otto Estabrooks talks about the CPR steamboats on the interior lakes of BC, 1894 to 1920. He describes how he came to BC at the age of five; his father George Estabrooks was a captain of CPR steamboats; the background of his father's family; why the family came to BC; CPR boats on various BC waterways; early jobs at Okanagan Landing; moving up the ranks to captain; serving on various boats on the Columbia River and the Okanagan; early lake navigation; Captain T.D. Shorts and his boats; the importance of sternwheelers in BC; the operation of sternwheelers; the Columbia River; Arrow Lakes, and Captain Forsland. TRACK 2: Mr. Estabrooks continues with a story about a man falling off a foot plank; ports of call; places on Arrow Lakes; the hotel at Halcyon Springs and various proprietors; towns on Arrow Lakes; how he enlisted in World War I; Renata, which was a mining settlement; the difficulty of piloting steamboats; a wild bull story; loading and unloading of livestock;.; CALL NUMBER: T1076:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Estabrooks discusses Lardeau and Argenta, and other stops on Kootenay Lake; remittance men; a description of Kootenay Lake; wind dangers to sternwheelers; Colonel Lowery's description of a ride on a steamboat; staterooms on boats; Slocan Lake; the beauty of various lakes compared; navigation on Okanagan Lake and how wind was a problem; the Fintry ranch and its owners; Okanagan Centre and Summerland. [TRACK 2: blank.]

This series consists of correspondence inward and outward, and interdepartmental memos of the Provincial Secretary, pertaining to provincial mental health care institutions, mothers' pensions, child welfare, and adoption laws from 1918-1926.

Collected for the 1958 Centennial, this material consists of typescripts, newspaper clippings, photographs and signatures. The collection addresses most aspects of early life at Nakusp and district including railway construction and maintenance, recreation, sawmills, steamboats and church history. The focus is on the people of the district with lists of residents and thumbnail sketches of individuals and families.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. R.O. Forslund recalls how his father, Albert Forslund, came from Sweden and went west with two friends working on the CPR. In 1890, they began work on steamboats at Edgewood, and his father continued in this career until 1925. He describes the summer and winter occupations of the Arrow Lakes boat crew members, the steamboats, events on the boats and his father's job as captain. He identifies the steamboats by name, i.e. "Minto", "Bonnington", "Kootenay", "Rossland"; their construction, routes, navigation, and ports, i.e. Halcyon.

TRACK 2: Mr. R.O. Forslund continues with his description of the wharves and ports along the Arrow Lakes, e.g. Arrowhead, schedules, courses and freight. He mentions the railway routes, where they met the lake transportation and the increased use of road transportation. 1954 was possibly the last run for the "Minto", the "Bonnington" ended its career sometime in the early 1930's, and the "Rossland" stopped around 1916.