RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-05-06 SUMMARY: "A history of the Bamfield Cable Station", written and read by Robert Bruce Scott.;

Alexander Caulfield Anderson was born near Calcutta, India in 1814 and died at Saanich in 1884. He was educated in England and joined the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in 1831 as an apprentice clerk. After a year of service at Lachine, he was assigned to various HBC posts throughout the northwest, including Fort Vancouver, Fort McLoughlin, Fraser Lake, Fort George, Fort Nisqually, Fort Alexandria and Fort Colvile. He was promoted to chief trader in 1846, and would have been made chief factor had he been willing to accept a post in New Caledonia. Between 1846 and 1847, in response to the Oregon boundary issue, Anderson led three exploring expeditions in an attempt to find a route, from the HBC post at Kamloops to the HBC post Fort Langley, which would fall entirely within British territory. Two of the routes that he identified were used at various times by the HBC brigades between the interior posts and the ocean. He retired from the Company in 1854, and settled with his wife Eliza Birnie, whom he married in 1837, in Cathlamet, Washington. They eventually had 13 children. In 1858 Anderson was persuaded by James Douglas to accept the position of postmaster of Victoria; he later served briefly as collector of customs, and also had various business interests in Victoria. In 1876 he was appointed as both Dominion inspector of fisheries and the federal representative on the Dominion-Provincial Joint Commission on Indian Land in British Columbia. His appointment to this commission ended in 1878. Anderson was considered scholarly, and wrote several reports, articles and manuscripts about the history of the northwest coast.

Records include: A.C. Anderson's correspondence in and out (box 1), including letters from Peter Skene Ogden, 1837-1839, Sir George Simpson, 1836-1839, and letters to Alexander Grant Dallas, 1852, and William Fraser Tolmie, 1854; journals, certificates, notes and diaries and a manuscript "History of the Northwest Coast". Some of these records were previously catalogued in the Old Manuscript Collection of the BC Archives; a conversion list of old call numbers and a subject index are in the hard copy finding aid in the reference room. Box 1, file 1-4 consists of correspondence inward; Box 1, file 5 consists of correspondence outward; Box 1, file 6-7 consists of miscellaneous fur trade papers and appointments; Box 1, file 8-9 consists of certificates and will; Box 2, file 1-9 consists of notes, diaries and histories; Box 2, file 10 consists of the draft of Notes on North-Western America; Box 3 and 4 consist of miscellaneous records

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Alf Jensen RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Andrew Robertson RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

CALL NUMBER: T0859:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-09-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Paul Hayes discusses Indian praying spiritual songs and singing; ritual purification; religious ritual before whaling trips; a family story about the thunderbird and the whale; the Indian mythology about the Creation; the role of white education on Indian traditions; songs of the Flood; and the whale hunt song. TRACK 2: Mrs. Hayes describes her childhood experiences at Alberni; raising her brother; schooling in Alberni; life on the Alberni reservation; winter storms; wolves; residential schools; training as a nurse and midwife; and her nursing experiences.

CALL NUMBER: T0859:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-09-02 & 03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Hayes continues with recollections about her nursing experiences and midwifery; she discusses native social and marriage customs; feasts and potlatches for births; naming and first birthdays; prenuptial rituals; marriage customs; polygamy; and preserving Indian marriage customs. She describes the different dialects among the Nootka people. TRACK 2: Mrs. Hayes discusses Indian son;gs; the inheritance of chieftainship; women chiefs; the form of songs; and examples of various types. She talks about territorial rights; disapproval of theft; Chief Wickaninnish from Clayoquot and other chiefs; love songs; early dances; songs and rituals at Tofino; rhythm in the songs; and rights to songs.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-09-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Norah Thompson recounts her father, William Karn, arrival in Ucluelet in 1910; his pre-emption; the homestead; trails; other settlers; failure of the pre-emptions and life in Ucluelet. ;Mrs. Kathleen Baird [Mrs. Thompson's sister] discusses their father's arrival in Ucluelet; family life; disillusionment with the pre-emptions; George Fraser; and shipwrecks. Arthur Baird talks about h;is early life in Port Renfrew; his father's work as government lineman and customs officer, circa 1912; pre-emptions in the area; building of trails; a "bridge" over Jordan River; the patrolmen who searched for shipwrecks along the west coast; settlement; community at Port Renfrew; logging; transportation; canoes; Indians and transportation of cow by canoe. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T4397:0001 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1992-03-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Brief description of Holmes' family background, including clerical career of father, the Reverend George Hedley Holmes (later Archdeacon), who served in Alberta and northern Saskatchewan. Steps by which Arthur became a clergyman and his decision to move to BC. Condition of the "West Coast Mission" on west coast of Vancouver Island: vicarage a 2 room shack, no utilities; no minister previous 7 years. Account of founding of Anglican Church on west coast in 1913. Comments about ship, "Princess Maquinna", which provided means for clergy to get around. Description of Tofino church, St. Columba. Churchyard rhododendrons a major attraction for visitors. TRACK 2: Condition of the mission in 1949 when Reverend Arthur Holmes arrived. Holmes revives a travelling motion picture business to raise money for mission. Services held in Port Renfrew, nearby logging camps, Bamfield, Ucluelet, Sarita River, Kildonan, Ucluelet, Tofino, Tahsis, Zeballos. Bamfield an attractive stop. Comparison of Shantymen, Roman Catholic church and United Church on west coast. Holmes establishes a presence in more distant communities. Story of unusual funeral service for deceased Sikh. Religious background of parishioners. Anglican services sometimes informal. Today, United and Anglican churches alternate serving "the charge of Tofino and Ucluelet" every two years. Early travel between Ucluelet and Tofino. A rector's duties. In 1949 many baptisms due to absence of clergyman for 7 years. Some unusual funerals. CALL NUMBER: T4397:0002 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1992-03-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Holmes recounts experiences as member of hospital board, including inadvertently getting caught up in Tofino-Ucluelet rivalry over a temporary replacement for burnt down Tofino hospital. Account of building new church at Ucluelet with donations from suppliers, parishioners, boat and ship owners. Origins of church name, "St. Aidan's-on-the-Hill". Services in other communities held in halls, private homes. Holmes' personal relations with Tofino and Ucluelet very good today; Holmes to donate his family library to churches in both towns. TRACK 2: Description of corner-stone laying for new Ucluelet church and of later consecration. Uses of church basement. Names of some loyal parishioners in Ucluelet. Core of ex-Newfoundlanders strong supporters. Dedicated parishioner, "Ted" E.A. Welland, superintends construction of Ucluelet church. Diocese head office seem not very interested in west coast. New Tofino rectory building. Good relations with Ucluelet RC priest, Father Carney. Description of eccentric Tofino parishioner, George Maltby. Comments about loyal Tofino parishioners Mrs. Alma Sloman and Mrs. Benny Arnet. Schedule of "Princess Maquinna" determined date of visits to other communities. Travel on the Maquinna. Maquinna was seaworthy. Comments on evacuation of Japanese. Holmes left mission due to marital difficulties. Discussion of Holmes' achievements. Visits to west coast in recent years. Method of reporting to Victoria. Types of church records prepared by minister. Origin of films shot by Holmes and used in mission work. Telephone service at Ucluelet in early 1950s.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Herbert and Peter Hillier RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : William and Nina Sharp RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Bill and Nina Sharp discuss early memories of the Tofino-Clayoquot area. Mr. Sharp: Mr. Dolly's property; Fred Tibbs; Tibbs' death; relationship with Tibbs; Tibbs' played his cornet in a tree; Tibbs' eccentricities. Mrs. Sharp also comments on various topics.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Bjarne and Bonnie Arnet RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUMMARY: A documentary about the coastal supply ship "Princess of Alberni", her crew, her duties, and the places and people she serves of the west coast of Vancouver Island. The program segments include stories from "Alberni" captain George Black; a visit with members of the Bamfield Exiles Club at Bamfield Cable Station; the Department of Transport's rescue boat service at Tofino; and a stop at the floating community of Chamiss Bay.

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.

The item is an audio recording describing Captain James Cook's 1778 arrival at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island as related from both the European and First Nations perspectives. Stories from Nootka oral tradition are told by Peter Webster and others.

The item is an audio recording and is the second of two documentaries examining Captain James Cook's 1778 arrival at Nootka Sound, and the significance of that first contact between Europeans and the First Nations of the Northwest Coast.

CALL NUMBER: T1861:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Charles O. Marston : the early B.C. forest branch, 1913-1916 PERIOD COVERED: 1891-1919 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1958-12-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Family background in New England from 1638. Marston born 1891. The Biltmore School of Forestry, North Carolina. Details about the Biltmore school. Dr. Carl A. Schenck as the head of the school. Marston moves to Oregon, 1912. Began work for CPR Lands Department in East Kootenays. Joined B.C. Forest Branch in 1913. Timber cruising. TRACK 2: Traveling by B.C. Forest Service boat on the coast. Victoria office of the Forest Branch. Field work for the Forest Branch, 1914. Clo-oose land speculation. Forest Branch work, 1913-16. Anti-American sentiment causes Marston to leave Forest Branch. Worked for CPR in East Kootenays, 1916-17. Worked for H.R. MacMillan. Worked on aeronautical spruce supply in later years of World War I. CALL NUMBER: T1861:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Charles O. Marston : a forester in B.C., 1913-1925 PERIOD COVERED: 1913-1925 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1958-12-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Aeroplane spruce supply during World War I. Worked for Canadian Puget Sound Lumber and Timber Co. after World War I, 1919-25. Was an officer of the One Big Union, 1919. Was a logger at Alice Arm. Logging accidents and deaths. OBU organization on northern Vancouver Island. Improvements in working conditions. Traveling the coast on the Union Steamship Co. Mrs. Marston: Worked as an assistant to her husband during WW I; description of native peoples' way of life on west coast of Vancouver Island. TRACK 2: Potlatches briefly described. Crabs and what meat consumed. (End of interview)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The search for Fred Tibbs PERIOD COVERED: 1970-1972 RECORDED: Sidney (B.C.), 1978 SUMMARY: Chris Doman of Sidney, B.C. interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978, about Fred Tibbs, the Tibbs family, and Doman's search for Fred Tibbs. Mr. Doman discusses Fred Tibbs: he left England because of a bone disease on face; had musical evenings on the island of Cultus [? now Arnet Island]; many people say Cultus makes its inhabitants crazy; always a bit eccentric, as was his family back in England.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Clara, Roland and Walter Arnet RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Constance Tibbs RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Daphne Gibson RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Daphne Gibson discusses: background -- born in England, to India in 1914, back to England after the war, move to Tofino after seeing Canadian government advertisements; father was a judge in India, very well-educated, a dreamer at heart; no land left for pre-emption when they arrived in Canada; Daphne did not like Canada at first; father's oldest brother named the Guppy fish; collecting the cows every night; father lived alone on the island; father eventually returned to Trinidad; Fred Tibbs; brother collecting human bones and bringing them to a picnic; the Leach murder; Japanese community before the war.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life on Tibbs Island, 1944-1950 PERIOD COVERED: 1944-1950 RECORDED: Nanaimo (B.C.), 1978 SUMMARY: Mr. & Mrs. Robby McKeand of Nanaimo, B.C., interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subject of the interview: life on Tibbs Island [now Arnet Island]; the local Natives; the Japanese-Canadians in the Tofino area. Also, discussion of: rumours about a Japanese sub shelling a lighthouse in World War II; Japanese ambitions of running the world; anecdote about a Japanese fisherman.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Research on Fred Tibbs PERIOD COVERED: 1970-1972 RECORDED: Courtenay (B.C.), 1978 SUMMARY: Doris Farmer Tonkin of Courtenay, B.C., interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subject: her research on Fred Tibbs.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reminiscence of Tofino and area PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1978 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: Dorothy and Ted Abraham interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subjects include Tofino, Fred Tibbs, settling on Vargas Island, the British-Israel Association, the Leach murder trial.;

The item is an audio recording produced for the Provincial Archives' Sound Heritage Series under contract. Clayoquot Sound is a place of extraordinary beauty and harsh reality where time is kept by the tide, and where life is determined by the bounty of the sea. It was "settled" in the early years of the 20th century by fishermen, prospectors and traders, by black sheep looking for the end of the earth, and by pioneers seeking a fertile soil for raising a family and a community. In this program, long-time residents of the Tofino area tell the stories of Clayoquot Sound, including the peculiar history of Castle Island.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06-25 SUMMARY: [No content summary available.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Edith Symons RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-08-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Cox recounts his family coming to Alberni; his grandfather worked at the Cape Beale Lighthouse in 1879; his father was the first Provincial Policeman in Alberni; his mother's father [Kirkpatrick] was the first blacksmith and came to Alberni in 1886. He describes Indian ceremonial dances he witnessed performed at Alberni in the longhouses; he discusses Indian culture and language. He recalls Alberni mills and logging the town; and schooling. TRACK 2: Mr. Cox continues his recollections about Alberni; transportation; the stage; railway; water transportation; doctors; miners; policing; automobiles; roads; Port Alberni; early settlers; and farming. He recalls his work on the CPR ships that went from Alberni to Victoria, stopping at Port Renfrew and Clo-oose. He talks about the telegraph trail and station at Bamfield; the wreck of the "Carelmapu"; stopping at Ucluelet and Clayoquot; the whaling stations.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Elizabeth Farmer RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

The item consists of an audio interview with Ethel Wisehart recorded in Victoria on June 7, 1983.

Tape summary:
Track 1: Ethel Wisehart describes home she lived in, her jobs around the house and her diet. Married in 1929. She and husband moved to an isolated area where he was the caretaker of a cannery. Then moved to Bamfield where they ran a bakery. Domestic accident burned their home down in 9 minutes. Grocery boat delivered food once a month. Shantyman boat (missionary boat) came by periodically to do a service for them. Indian women came down to visit her. She taught at Garbella [?] Indian village. She walked from Pacheena to Claloot [Clo-oose?] lighthouse -- stories therein.

Track 2: Conditions on early West Coast Trail. Went up to Bamfield on the "Princess Mary" on her honeymoon. Took home economics in grade 8 at Victoria West School. Her husband's recipes were passed on to her children rather than hers.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Evelyn Sullivan RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Evelyn Sullivan discusses early days in the Tofino-Clayoquot area. Mrs. Sullivan talks about: her grandmother being the first white woman in Tofino, 1881; her family went to Tofino to trade furs with the Natives; memories of her grandfather; warring Native tribes in the 1880s in Tofino; Native cemetery -- her grandfather burned it to keep his children from playing in it; grandfather "rescued sailors from being eaten by the Natives"; her father was apprenticed as a millwright; her parents married in 1904; relations between Norwegians and English in Tofino in early 20th century; she liked the Norwegians but found the Scots to be perpetual drunks; anecdote about Joe Bryce; Fred Tibbs -- odd but harmless; bad luck at Dream Island (Tibbs' Island); anecdote about desecrating an Indian grave; Dr. Dixson, his daughter Winnie; Brinkman, an artist, teaching her and her girlfriends the art of flirtation; smuggling of rum and opium; Chinese immigration to Canada; Tom Stone and his boat; Ahousat became dangerous; only beer parlour was at Clayoquot; anecdote about a chambermaid being forced into prostitution; comments about George Nicholson; the Leach murder; she believes the Japanese families in area were most likely spies; Japanese internment was for the best; anecdote about a wise Native man; Natives did not mix with the whites; Mr. Guthrie's life.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Flora Leavitt RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Flora Leavitt discusses stories about her Native relatives: Lucy Hubbis, Ha Hubbis, Clay Oxer; Lucy married Frederick Christian Thornburg [Mrs. Leavitt's grandfather] ;in 1885; Lucy's mother was Kwiaksa (?) -- her punishment for living with someone other than her husband; anecdote about eating lard when her father died.;