Northwest Coast of North America--Discovery and exploration

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An account of a voyage to the North West Coast of America

Series is an account of a voyage to the North West Coast of America with observations on the manners of the inhabitants and on the production of that country, 1785 and 1786 by Ensign Walker of the Bombay Army. (National Library of Scotland MS 13778). Contemporary log of the voyage of the "Experiment" from India to N.W. America, 1785-1786 (National Library of Scotland MS 13779). Final draft of voyage. (National Library of Scotland MS 13780). [also the "Captain Cook"?]

Captain Cook At Nootka : [raw material] : [Barbara Moon interview - tape 1]

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. This tape is an interview recorded; for the two-part documentary "Captain Cook At Nootka", written by Peter Haworth. Biologist Barbara J. Moon (presumably) discusses the Nootka people and their relationship to the animal world.;

Captain Cook At Nootka : [raw material] : [Bill Reid interview]

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. This tape is an interview recorded; for the two-part documentary "Captain Cook At Nootka", written by Peter Haworth. Haida artist Bill Reid discusses Northwest coast art and the impact of Cook's arrival.;

Captain Cook At Nootka : [raw material] : [Erna Gunther at Nootka]

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. This tape is an interview recorded for the two-part documentary "Captain Cook At Nootka", written by Peter Haworth. In an interview recorded at Nootka Sound, Erna Gunther talks about Captain Cook and his experiences at Nootka Sound.

Captain Cook At Nootka : [raw material] : [Erna Gunther interview]

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. This tape is an interview recorded; for the two-part documentary "Captain Cook At Nootka", written by Peter Haworth. In an interview recorded at her home in Seattle, Erna Gunther talks about Captain Cook and his experiences at Nootka Sound.

Captain Cook At Nootka : [raw material] : [Harry Hawthorne interview]

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. This tape is an interview recorded; for the two-part documentary "Captain Cook At Nootka", written by Peter Haworth. Professor Harry Hawthorne discusses Northwest Indian art and the effect of Cook's expedition.

Captain Cook At Nootka : [raw material] : [Winifred David interview]

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. This tape is an interview recorded; for the two-part documentary "Captain Cook At Nootka", written by Peter Haworth. Winnifred David (presumably) tells the story of the first encounter between Captain James Cook and the Nootka Indians.;

Captain Vancouver memorial service, 1948

SUMMARY: Proceedings of ceremonies honouring Captain Vancouver, with speech by George C. Miller, acting Mayor of Vancouver, W. R. Stacey, Commanding Officer of H.M.C.S. Discovery, about: Vancouver, its discovery; including music from ceremonies. The occasion was the 150th anniversary of Vancouver's death.

CBC Vancouver Orchestra : The age of discovery

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre, with conductor Victor Feldbrill, PeterHaworth as narrator, and solo guitarist Turibio Santos. The narration between musical selections docum;ents the the discovery and exploration of the Northwest Coast of North America by Spanish explorers. The musical selections are from Arne's "Overture to Alfred", Albeniz's "Asturias", Farnaby-Rubbra's; "Improvisation", Rodrigo's "Fantasy", Boccherini's "La Musica Notturna" and Boyce's "King's Birthday Ode Overture".;

Columbia Rediviva (Ship).

Papers relating to the second voyage of the Columbia Rediviva, August - November 1790.

Purchased from Massachusetts Historical Society, 1977.

Columbia Rediviva (Ship)

Correspondence

Six letters from Baron Glenbervie on matters affecting English trade during the Napoleanic Wars. One letter discussing English trade on the northwest coast of North America.

Banks, Joseph, Sir

Correspondence and other material

The series consists of microfilm copies of two photograph albums and three scrapbooks of correspondence and clippings relating to Mr. Gibson's discovery of Adventure Cove and the site of Fort Defiance, where Captain Robert Gray of the Ship Columbia wintered in 1791-1792.

Empire and enterprise in the North Pacific, 1785-1825: a survey and an interpretation emphasizing the role and character of Russian enterprise / George Reid Elliott

The item is a copy of a thesis by George Reid Elliott titled "Empire and enterprise in the North Pacific, 1785-1825: a survey and an interpretation emphasizing the role and character of Russian enterprise." xxiii, 339 p: maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Toronto, 1957. Bibliography: p x-xxiii.

Freeman Tovell fonds

  • PR-0164
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  • [ca. 1983-2011]

The fonds consists of copies of documents concerning Spanish exploration, settlement and missionary work collected by Freeman Tovell for research purposes. This material was microfilmed around 1987. The fonds also includes research material compiled by Freeman Tovell during the research and writing of his book "Far Reach of Empire", a book about the Spanish exploration of British Columbia's coast. The records contain multiple drafts of the book as well as research material, including photographs and maps, articles and subject files ca. 1987 to 2011. In addition the fonds includes 30 cm of Freeman Tovell's correspondence files.

Tovell, Freeman, collector

From the mountains to the sea : The encounter

SUMMARY: "The Encounter" is number 1 in the series: a program about the encounter of the white man with the wilderness, and with the native people, in the early days of British Columbia -- and the effects of these encounters. Voices heard include: Constance Cox, Annie York, Blanche Jordan-Williams, Shelagh Dehart, Rhoda White, Lizette Hall, Agnes Johnson, Leon Ladner, Gerry Gorges, Walter Wicks, and Chief William Scow.

Gillette Chipps interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-01 & 02 SUMMARY: Gillette Chipps, a hereditary chief of the Nitinat, discusses his early life and his experiences in fishing. He also recalls some traditional Nitinat stories, including some about the first encounter between the Nootka people and Captain Cook, as well as the Spanish explorers of that era. He recounts a creation myth and discusses his experiences in World War I.

Great Britain Admiralty log books

Logs, 1791-1795, H.M. Sloop Discovery, Captain George Vancouver, to northwest coast of North America; includes master's logs of H.M. Ships Chatham, Daphne (1790), Dorset (1789-1790) and Drake (1788-1789). (Great Britain, P.R.O., Adm. 51/4533, 51/4534, 52/2262, 55/25, 55/26, 55/28, 55/32, 55/33).

Great Britain. Admiralty

Heritage theatre : Captain George Vancouver

SUMMARY: "Heritage Theatre," was a series of short historical plays set in the Vancouver environs. These vignettes illustrate some of the significant events and interesting episodes from Vancouver's earliest t;imes. First broadcast in 1977, the plays were made in co-operation with the Social Planning Department of the City of Vancouver. This series was broadcast during the summer of 1981. This episode,"Capt;ain George Vancouver" by Tom Cone, looks at one of the earliest visitors to the west coast.;

India Office correspondence and other records

This series consists of transcriptions of records from the British India Office, including, extracts from Factory Records (China), 1787-1789; minutes of the Committee of Correspondence, 1785-1788; Court minutes, 1785-1788; and miscellaneous letters received, 1785-1788. Ships mentioned in the records include: Captain Cook, Experiment, Imperial Eagle, King George, Nootka, Prince of Wales, and Queen Charlotte.

Great Britain. India Office

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