Correspondence with the Hospital Insurance Service regarding his application for registration under the Hospital Insurance Act, including receipts and Hospital Insurance certificate.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Memories of the personal secretary of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, 1958-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1933-1975 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Kaye Mylrea discusses her personal background and how she began work as a secretary for the provincial government in 1933. Working for the Comptroller-General's Office and for the Office of the Speaker. Recollection of how she came to work in the Premier's office, 1955. First impressions of W.A.C. Bennett. Description of conditions working in the Premier's office. The function and duties of the personal secretary of the Premier. The role of the executive assistant. Anecdote regarding a visit to the Premier's office by federal Minister of Justice, Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Description of the filing system used by the Premier's office. TRACK 2: W.A.C. Bennett as a letter-writer. Recollections of memorable persons who passed through the Premier's office: Haile Selassie, Viscount Montgomery. Visits to the office by Mrs. Bennett. Description of working relationship with the Premier. Assessment of the Premier's executive assistants: Ron Worley, Dan Ekman, Clarence Budd, Lawrie Wallace. The role of Gerry Bryson as Deputy Minister of Finance. The effect of the 1972 election defeat. The Premier's instructions the morning after the election defeat; packing up his files and personal effects. (End of interview)

This series consists of papers of the Lieutenant-Governors of British Columbia. Includes transcripts of telegrams between Victoria and Ottawa, letterbook copies of official despatches outward (1871-1881), despatches inward from Governor General, Secretary of State, and Senior Naval Officer, Esquimalt (1871-1918), along with official correspondence from British Columbia government ministries and departments (1874-1919). Also includes miscellaneous, general, and semi- official correspondence inward, addresses, petitions, and memorials, (1872-1936). Records have been organized into five sub-series:

Letterbook copies of official correspondence outward (1896-1919) are on microfilm. Volume 5 (Feb - Dec 1902) and Volume 17 (1915) were missing at the time of filming. Date ranges correspond to the microfilm box labels.

Correspondence Inward: Despatches from the Canadian Government Secretary of State for the Provinces. Official correspondence from the Dominion of Canada to the Province of British Columbia. Files include minutes and reports of Privy Council, memoranda from the Colonial Secretary (London), and other government correspondence relating to British Columbia.

Miscellaneous correspondence inward. Variously entitled "All & Sundry", and "Tout le Monde", files include communications from Colonial Secretary (London) federal and provincial government officials, British consulates and embassies, and Lieutenant Governors of other provinces. Correspondence also includes petitions, memorials, and addresses, letters from private persons and circulars.

General Correspondence inward (I): Unlike volumes 58-65 above, general correspondence files include official despatches from Secretary of State, Ottawa, with official communications from BC government ministries and departments. Files include replies to correspondents.

General Correspondence (II) - Subject Files

SUMMARY: This episode looks at the career and character of Premier Richard McBride, as recalled by his private secretary, Miss Lottie Bowron.

CALL NUMBER: T1288:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Miss Bowron recalls her arrival in Victoria about 1902 and her first impressions of Victoria. She talks about her work for Sir Richard McBride in 1904; his appearance; incidents and anecdotes; his railway policy; the submarines; knighthood; religion; party politics; his farewell in 1915; his early life in New Westminster; training as a lawyer; entry into politics; Miss Bowron's work in the Premier's Office; the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and Captain Tatlow, the Minister of Finance. TRACK 2: Miss Bowron continues with descriptions of Sir Richard McBride in the Legislative Assembly; the opposition; his connections with Britain; relations with working men; relations with Attorney General W.J. Bowser; personal incidents; his family; speeches; his resignation; his death in England at 47; and his relations with Indians. Miss Bowron recalls incidents involving Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Butchart and their garden; and Mrs. R.B. McMicking.

CALL NUMBER: T1288:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Miss Bowron continues with her recollections about Mrs. McMicking; Sir Richard McBride; impressions of early Victoria; and comments about Victoria in the 1960s. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Scrapbooks; newspaper clippings; correspondence; daily journals, 1911, 1931, 1934; photographs; summer cottage guest register; Premier's Office, and Sir Richard McBride's appointment books. Extra visiting cards deposited in BC Provincial Museum, History Division. The series also consists of one file relating to the administration of the estates of both John and Elizabeth Bowron, Lottie Bowron's parents. Photographs transferred to Visual Records.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Interview with May Bennett, CHIM-FM, Kelowna PERIOD COVERED: 1897-1978 RECORDED: Kelowna (B.C.), 1978-08 SUMMARY: A radio program based upon an interview with Mrs. May Bennett, recorded by Jaquie Czernin for CHIM-FM Kelowna, August 1978.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Recollections of years as the wife of Premier W.A.C. Bennett PERIOD COVERED: 1897-1952 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-08-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. May Bennett discusses her personal and family background: life in Alberta, education, teaching school. Meeting W.A.C. Bennett at a young people's church group in Edmonton. Marriage, 1927. Life at Westlock, Alberta. Moving to Kelowna, 1930. TRACK 2: Establishing the Bennett household in Kelowna during the 1930s. Relationships within the Bennett family. The characters of each of the Bennett children: Anita, R.J., and Bill. Religion and discipline in the Bennett home. Hobbies and activities of the Bennett children. The role of housekeeper Winnifred Earl, in the Bennett home. W.A.C. Bennett's entry into politics. The 1952 election. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T1290:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Nellie, Mrs. F.G. Hood, talks about her childhood in early Victoria; her father, Colonel Prior, was an MP in the federal parliament, the premier of BC and Lieutenant Governor. She recalls memories of early James Bay; Judge Matthew Begbie; social occasions; musicals; streets in Victoria; the old Victoria Theatre; the Chinese Theatre; musical life; the Royal Navy; entertaining; Indians selling salmon; May 24 celebrations; impressions of Victoria; visits to San Francisco; Victoria and the Yukon gold rush; and changes in Victoria from 1906 to 1930. TRACK 2: Mrs. Hood speaks about her ;father, Colonel Prior; a visit to Seattle; San Francisco's influence on Victoria; Victoria's architecture and furnishings; Government House and other large houses; Rudyard Kipling and other notables; ;James Bay residents; her grandfather, John Work; the Gorge residents; her father in public life in Ottawa and Victoria; disreputable characters; riding; camping; and schooling at Angela College.

CALL NUMBER: T1290:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Hood continues with recollections about local characters, Jenny and Jimmy Chickens; the chain gang; the Point Ellice Bridge disaster; Lady Douglas; May 24 celebrations; Christmas celebrations; her father in politics; elections; childhood pets; and her views on Victoria today. [TRACK 2: blank.]

This series contains papers relating to the Government Committee on ship-building. The committee was formed by Premier Sir Richard McBride in 1915, after considerable lobbying on the part of shipyards, lumber interests, and local Boards of Trade. The committee was chaired by the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. Charles E. Tisdall. In January 1916 the committee issued a circular letter asking ship-owners, builders, brokers, etc. their views as to the best means of developing a merchant marine. The committee received a large number of replies, offering advice on the costs of construction, hull designs, the merits of wooden vs. steel ships, marine engine types, government subsidies, and related issues. The government subsequently introduced the B.C. Shipping Act [BCS, 1916, c. 57] which established the B.C. Shipping Commission, an agency authorized to provide loans, subsidies, and other assistance to the marine industry. The act was repealed in 1922.

The item consists of three tapes of an oral history interview with Percy C. Richards, former executive assistant to Premiers John Hart and Byron "Boss" Johnson. Richards provides character sketches of the premiers from his personal point of view. Recorded for use in the program "Portraits of the Premiers". Tape 1: Premiers Harlan C. Brewster, John Oliver, Dr. John D. MacLean, Dr. S.F. Tolmie, and T.D. Pattullo. Tape 2: Premier T.D. Pattullo. Richards was also a newsman for the Daily Colonist newspaper, assigned to the Legislative Press Gallery. Tape 3: Premier John Hart.

The item is an oral history interview with Percy Richards, former executive assistant to Premiers John Hart and Byron "Boss" Johnson. Includes reminiscences of premiers T.D. Pattullo, S.F. Tolmie, J.D. McLean, John Oliver, and Harlan Brewster.

CALL NUMBER: T1203:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): B.C. Premiers : Brewster, Oliver, MacLean, Tolmie, Pattullo and Hart PERIOD COVERED: 1912-1960 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-03-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Percival Charles Richards discusses background: born 1904 in England; moved to Victoria, 1912; early career as a journalist in Victoria and California. Richards' experiences in Ethiopia ca. 1955-59 as the editor of that country's first free press newspaper. Richards' recollections of Premiers H.C. Brewster, John Oliver, John D. MacLean. TRACK 2: Richards' reminiscences of Premier Dr. S.F. Tolmie. Political consequences of the Depression of the 1930s. John Hart's problems as Minister of Finance in the Pattullo government. Anecdotes about John Hart and Duff Pattullo. The firing of Hart by Pattullo and the formation of the Coalition in 1941. Details about the formation of the Coalition government. Discussion of Richards' position on Hart's staff as a secretary cum executive assistant. More about the formation of the Coalition. Details about Richards' dismissal by the Bennett government. CALL NUMBER: T1203:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Personal reminiscence of Premier John Hart PERIOD COVERED: 1936-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-03-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Richards discusses: his dismissal by the Bennett government; more on the formation of the Coalition, 1941; negotiations between Hart of the Liberals and Maitland of the Conservatives; the deluge of work for the new provincial government, 1941-42. Hart goes through a depressed period shortly after becoming Premier. Hart's dealings with the Eastern financial community. How Richards' came to; work for Hart in 1936. Personal reminiscences and anecdotes about John Hart. Hart's appearance. Hart's athletic abilities. TRACK 2: Hart was a perfectionist. Hart's generosity toward people around him. Hart's regular poker games at the Union Club. Hart was a voracious reader, especially about economics. Richards arranged many private dinners for Hart. Hart's personal background. CALL NUMBER: T1203:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A political reminiscence, 1936-1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1936-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-04-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The generosity of Premier John Hart as revealed in anecdotes. The civil service role of political secretaries. Anecdotes about protocol. Royal visits, 1951 and 1939. More on protocol. Pattullo government and the Rowell-Sirois Commission. Role of G. Neil Perry as a financial advisor. TRACK 2: Story about political relations between John Hart and W.L.M. King. Antagonism of the federal Liberals to the Coalition government. Duff Pattullo, John Hart and the 1940 federal-provincial conference. Hart cautious in his dealings with the press. Contrasts between Pattullo and Hart. The 1941 provincial election and the formation of the Coalition. CALL NUMBER: T1203:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Coalition government, 1941-1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1941-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-04-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continuation of the discussion of the formation of the Coalition government, November and December 1941. Problems of Coalition government. Details about compromise within the Coalition. More about the formation of the Coalition, 1941. Pattullo in the period, 1941-45. Incident in which Anscomb criticizes Doug Turnbull, Minister of Health, in the 1951 budget speech. Richards contends that this should have been the end of the Coalition. The break-up of the Coalition, January 1952. Hospital Insurance problems for the Coalition. Hart offers Anscomb the opportunity of making W.A.C. Bennett a cabinet minister, ca. 1945. TRACK 2: More on the 1951 budget speech incident. Comments on Boss Johnson as a political leader. Highways and public works used as a political tool. Ernest Carson as Minister of Public Works. The Coalition against the "patronage" system. CALL NUMBER: T1203:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Anecdotes about British Columbia politics in the 1920s and 1930s PERIOD COVERED: 1933-1947 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-05-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Description of Premier T.D. Pattullo. Comments on Pattullo's secretary/assistant, Ben Hethey. Richards becomes John Hart's personal secretary, 1936. The press and press gallery reporters in the 1920s and 1930s. Bruce Hutchison. [TRACK 2: blank; end of interview]

The item is a video interview with Percy C. Richards, former executive assistant to British Columbia premiers John Hart and Byron "Boss" Johnson. Richards also reminiscences about other BC premiers, including T.D. Pattullo and S.F. Tolmie.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett : at Winfield RECORDED: Winfield (B.C.), 1974 SUMMARY: Premier Dave Barrett discusses the policies of his NDP government in a speech at Winfield, 1974.

SUMMARY: A monthly open-line radio talk show hosted by B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zalm, broadcast over CKNW and the WIN network. Primarily B.C. political subjects discussed. The program was cancelled in Septemb;er 1988.;

SUMMARY: Two radio programs about former B.C. Premier W.A.C. Bennett, produced by CFOX-FM Vancouver: 1. Bill Bennett and Walter Young on "Daily Planet", 1979-02-27. 2. David Mitchell interviewed by Jerry McIntosh on "Sunday Morning, Coming Down", 1979-03-11.

The fonds consists of letterpress copies of outgoing correspondence and inward correspondence of Robert Beaven, including records pertaining to his estate.

The fonds consists of addresses, membership tickets, school copy books and miscellaneous correspondence. Fonds also includes a diploma from the College of Puget Sound granting him the degree of Doctor of Laws, 1932 and an oversized certificate commemorating his appointment as Minister of Agriculture, 1933.

The fonds consists of private and official correspondence and papers, notebooks of facts and figures on B.C., financial statistics, insurance policies and miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to honours and appointments. Fonds also includes clipping books, photograph albums, wallets and diaries, railway passes, a souvenir autograph booklet, a welcome home certificate signed by the officials of the Municipality of Coquitlam [MS-0347 also available on microfilm], and two oversized certificates commemorating his advancement to third degree masonry with the Free and Accepted Masons of B.C and upon the opening of Lord Selkirk School from the Municipality of South Vancouver.

2 fabric pennants, luncheon menus, railway orders, seating plan, invitations and correspondence forwarded "to the Premier of the province of British Columbia".

SUMMARY: A monthly open-line radio talk show hosted by B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zalm, broadcast over CKNW and the WIN network. Primarily B.C. political subjects discussed.;

The item is a copy of a thesis by Peter Roberts Hunt titled "The Political career of Sir Richard McBride." ii, 217 p: illus., tables. Theses (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1953. Bibliography: p 214-217.