The fonds consists of the personal and professional records of Einar Maynard Gunderson between 1899 and 1980. They include biographical notes, personal correspondence, music programs and business and financial papers. The fonds also includes professional records from his various roles including Finance Minister for the Social Credit Government, the Vice President for Pacific Great Eastern Railway, and as a member of the Vancouver Board of Trade. There is also a large assortment of family and professional photos.

The item is a promotional film from 1985. It is the first of four programs about international trade and shows participants in trade missions discuss the value of their work in opening up new markets for B.C. exports. Government trade initiatives are outlined, and three successful export projects are highlighted.

Magazine. Premier Dave Barrett and BC Provincial Trade Delegation on an official tour in Japan. Rugby match.

The series consists of photographs primarily documenting the professional and personal life of Einar Maynard Gunderson from around 1910 to 1975. The photographs consist of loose prints, framed prints, photo albums and negatives. Most photographs are black and white, but there are a few in colour. The majority of the photographs were taken by professional photographers documenting the professional activities of Gunderson, particularly those of the Premier W.A.C Bennett government. There are photographs of several trade missions undertaken by Gunderson, including to England and Japan. Additionally, there are several photo albums of personal family photographs. Included within the series are a collection of oversized certificates, speeches and scrolls.

The series consists of records created or used by Einar Maynard Gunderson between 1940 and 1980. They relate to his time as Minister of Finance for the Social Credit Government; Vice President for Pacific Great Eastern Railway, as well as Trade Minister for the Vancouver Board of Trade. The records include speeches he gave in numerous roles in both Canada and overseas; itineraries, photographs, negatives and ephemera from a trade mission to Japan, and as part of the Canadian Pacific Airlines' inaugural flight to Lima, a large scrap book containing newspaper clippings about the Pacific Great Eastern Railway; and a document with a seal appointing Gunderson to the post of Finance Minister in 1952.

The series consists of records concerning the participation of the British Columbia government in the 1992 exposition in Seville, Spain.

Most of the files consist of interactions between the Provincial Secretary -- who coordinated BC’s representation in Seville -- and numerous other ministries, including the Ministry of Economic Development, Small Business and Trade, and the Ministry of Development, Trade and Tourism.

In particular, records consist of those of the Expo ’92 Business Development Program. That program included various business development projects, including: (1) B.C. trade initiatives, targeting the sectors of aerospace, subsea, food, environmental services, and trade media; (2) business immigration initiatives, targeting the sectors of food and tourism development; (3) investment promotion initiatives, targeting sectors of electronics, aerospace and pharmaceuticals; (4) tourism promotion brochures distributed at Expo in Spanish, German, French and English; and, (5) promotion of the arts and exhibition industry.

Records include correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, entertainment proposals in written form and video tapes; budget papers; publicity materials; news clippings; press kits; minister’s speeches and itineraries; routine administrative and financial records; files on contracts and contractors' invoices and fees; photographs; reports, and letters of agreement.

Created between 1988 and 1993, the records were created under the circumstances of the change in government after the election of October 17, 1991, and numerous changes in government ministries and their names. These include, for example, the creation of the Ministry of Economic Development, Small Business and Trade on Nov. 5, 1991.

Many of the records were classified under Schedule 881036 (Office of Protocol ORCs), class 51200-20; that primary included records relating to “special events,” which included British Columbia's pavilions at international expositions.