18*04*01
HEDLEY HERITAGE ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY EST. 1983-, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1983- |
| Extent |
3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
Hedley Heritage Arts and Crafts Society records 1983- include: Certificate of Incorporation, constitutions and bylaws; minutes; financial statements; correspondence with the provincial government concerning grants. Also includes: newsletters; photographs; and newspaper clippings of the Society's activities. |
18*04*02
HEDLEY HERITAGE ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY EST. 1983-, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1904- |
| Extent |
21 maps and plans; ca. 150 photographs |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps and plans; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
Hedley Arts and Craft Society archival collection 1904- includes: an account book from a butcher store; copies of maps and plans of Hedley and its surrounding mining area, 1902-1936; an original composite plan by the Kelowna Exploration Company Ltd., 1944; photographs of the 54th Battalion and mines and mining activities, the Daly Reduction Co. Ltd., in Hedley. Photographers include: R.M. Alexander; L.M. Carlson; Cummings/Hardy; R.B. Knowles; and G.C. Loomer. Also includes: correspondence files of former Hedley residents and their reminiscences about social life and customs, and mining. Also includes a Candorado Mines Ltd. site photograph album, 1987. |
18*11*01
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps |
| Summary |
Records of the Oliver Heritage Society Museum and Archives include: minutes; financial statements; correspondence; press releases and historical notations. The above records pertain to heritage and local history in Oliver and area. Also includes: a map, "Selected Heritage Buildings of Oliver and District", showing Oliver streets, points of interest and locations of a number of historic buildings, churches and private homes. Also includes a report of the names on the Fairview Cemetery Plaque. |
18*11*02*01
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, ELLIOTT FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1919-1920? |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Elliott Family papers include: letters; post cards; drivers license; and National Registration Certificate. Also includes 1919-1920 diary belonging to Harry Elliott. |
18*11*02*02
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, HAYNES CO-OPERATIVE GROWERS' EXCHANGE (OLIVER, B.C.), RECORDS EST. CA., 1935-1982
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1935-1950 |
| Extent |
0.06 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Haynes Co-operative Growers' Exchange records 1935-1950 include: minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors; statements of accounts payable; annual reports; and cancelled cheques. |
18*11*02*04
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, MCCUDDY FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1896-1950 |
| Extent |
0.06 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; plans |
| Summary |
McCuddy Family papers 1896-1950 include: receipts; tax assessment notices; correspondence; cancelled cheques; bank drafts and statements; invoices; bank books; employee time books for box factory owned by Arthur McCuddy; victory bond receipts; balance sheets; memoranda; irrigation license; blueprint of lots within Fairview Water District. Papers also include: school tax receipts 1897-; income tax returns 1916-1923; and letters 1929-1934. Also includes invoices and statements for J.P. McCuddy Store, Fairview, B.C. |
18*11*02*06
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1936-1970 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; drawings; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
The miscellaneous archival collection of the Oliver Heritage Society Museum and Archives includes: Wally Smith family papers with references to local agriculture, 1936-1969; municipality of Oliver local government records; newpaper clippings; voters' roll of the Oliver Polling Division, Similkameen Electoral District, 1935; photographs and time books of the Oliver Box Factory and Mill; receipt book of the Oliver Producers' Association; Meteorological Service of Canada weather register for Oliver, 1938-1970; a household ledger, 1934-1944; brochures and programmes of local events; a share certificate of a local business, the Oliver Co-operative Store Association; preliminary drawings of the Reopel Hotel; and "Pioneer Reverie", a handwritten music sheet. Also includes local histories of: orcharding in the South Okanagan; the weekly newspaper business in Oliver; the Richter and other local families. Also includes the following documents from Fairview: shares of the Morning Star Mine; a boarding house ledger for miners at the Stemwinder Mine; letterbook of the British Columbian government agent; and a school report. |
18*11*02*08
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, J. O'BRIEN, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1910-1913 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
J. O'Brien papers 1910-1913 include letters and telegrams from C. Jones, Golden Gate Hotel, Fairview, to J. O'Brien, Vernon 1910-1913. |
18*11*02*10
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF OLIVER, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1938-1970 |
| Extent |
0.01 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; plans |
| Summary |
The Corporation of the Village of Oliver records 1938-1970 include: cashbook; plans and blueprints of the Village Hall and municipal building; correspondence; minutes of commissioners of the Village of Oliver meetings; budgets and financial statements; municipal election pollbook; municipal employees timebook; assessment and collectors roll; and a record of building permits. |
18*11*02*12
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, OLIVER AND DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1947-1972 |
| Extent |
15 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Oliver and District Chamber of Commerce records 1947-1972 include: correspondence from 1947-1954, 1958-1959, 1961-1964; minutes of regular and special meetings; proposed constitution; and a financial ledger. |
18*11*02*14
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, OLIVER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1952-1965 |
| Extent |
9 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Oliver Horticultural Society records 1952-1965 include: minute books; membership lists; expense books; annual reports; correspondence; and prize lists. |
18*11*02*16
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, OLIVER INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW SOCIETY, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1962-1980 |
| Extent |
17 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Oliver International Horse Show Society records 1962-1980 include: minutes; correspondence; general accounts; and financial statements and ledgers. |
18*11*02*18
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, OLIVER JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1947-1953 |
| Extent |
7 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Oliver Junior Chamber of Commerce records 1947-1953 include minutes of regular and executive meetings. |
18*11*02*20
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, OLIVER WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, RECORDS EST. 1922-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1922-1983 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Duplicates |
Microfilm of minutes and cash books, 1922- ca. 1984 |
| Custodian(s) |
British Columbia Archives and Records Service |
| Postal Address |
Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 |
| Summary |
Oliver Women's Institute records 1922-1983 include: Certificate of Incorporation; minutes; correspondence, 1922- ; and a published cookbook, 1983. |
| General note |
As records become archival they are transferred to the Oliver Museum and Archives. |
18*11*02*22
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1887- |
| Extent |
2.03 m. |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Photograph collection includes photographs 1887-, pertaining to: Oliver and local area; schools and classes; social and sporting activities; rodeos; parades; picnics; dances; ranching; logging; irrigation systems and workers of the Southern Okanagan Lands Project; fruit trade; tobacco farming; fruit processing and packaging; mine sites; Canadian Pacific Railways Company; trains and stations; local geographic sites; and early residents and buildings. |
18*11*02*24
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, BESSIE SEATON, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1929-1931 |
| Summary |
Miss Bessie Seaton's papers 1929-1931 include: a letter from Vernon Consolidated School, 1929; and school inspection records, 1930-1931. |
18*11*02*26
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, SOUTHERN OKANAGAN LANDS IRRIGATION DISTRICT, RECORDS EST. 1964-1989
Abstract:
| Custodian |
Oliver Heritage Museum and Archives |
| Phone |
498-4027 |
| Street Address |
9728-356 Avenue, Oliver, B.C. |
| Postal Address |
P.O. Box 847, Oliver, B.C. V0H 1T0 |
| Inclusive Dates |
1908-1989 |
| Bulk Dates |
1964-1989 |
| Extent |
18 m. + ca. 1000 maps and plans + 3 sound recordings + 1 video recording |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps and plans; photographs; published material; sound recordings; video recordings |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Southern Okanagan Land Company, est. 1908-1919, subdivided land from the Canadian/American border north for approximately 22 miles. The Company installed an irrigation system in the Vaseux Lake area. In 1918, the Provincial Government of British Columbia bought the property for soldiers' settlement purposes. The government also paid for the construction of an irrigation system: the Southern Okanagan Lands Project. Largely built between 1919 and 1927, it reached from McIntyre Bluff to the Canadian/American border. The main irrigation canal was often referred to as the "ditch". The Southern Okanagan Lands Project was administered by various provincial ministries from 1919 to 1973. The water provided by the Land Project played an important role in the growth of orcharding in the South Okanagan, and the development of the communities of Oliver and Osoyoos. In 1964, the Southern Okanagan Lands Irrigation District (SOLID) was formed. It qualified for federal government funding for the rehabilitation of the Southern Okanagan Lands Project, under the Agriculture and Rural Development Agreement. In 1973, the provincial government relinquished control of the Project to SOLID. In December 1989, the functions of the irrigation district were assumed by the municipalities of Oliver and Osoyoos. |
| Summary |
Southern Okanagan Lands Irrigation District (SOLID) records, 1963-1989 . The records of this municipal government improvement district include: the Certificate of Incorporation, by-laws, regulations, agendas and minutes of meetings, annual reports, press releases, research notes and reports, correspondence, agreements, tenders for contracts, contracts, complaint files, case files, assessment rolls, general ledgers, financial statements, audit reports, tax notices, poll books, tally sheets, lists of voters, inventories of the water systems equipment, charts of water discharge, daybooks, intermittent diaries of field notes 1940s- , reports, surveys, procedure manuals, payroll summary records, time books, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings 1972- , property maps, plans for outlets to lots, photographs, sound and video recordings. These records pertain to: the domestic water-supply; irrigation water; dyking; drainage; water treatment and quality monitoring; the acquisition and development of land; and the maintenance of fire hydrants in the South Okanagan. Also includes: the Southern Okanagan Land Company's 1908 water licence and plans for reservoirs. Also includes Southern Okanagan Lands Project (SOLP) records: 1918-1921 surveys of the irrigation canals; 1920 property sale records; Oliver townsite subdivision map ca. 1921; cash books 1936-1972; lists of parts and tools loaned 1946-1970; pre 1964 water licences; employment records 1964-1965; maps, plans and blueprints of the nine water systems, flumes, drainage, irrigation equipment, canal profiles, and proposed subdivisions; meteorological records; charts of water discharge from McIntyre Creek; maps and plans drawn by Project Managers; 1918-1973 local history of the Lands Project; drainage reports; a "Preliminary Report on Okanagan Falls Irrigation District Water Investigation, 1965"; Agriculture and Rural Development Agreement "Hugh Report" on the pumphouse and the nine pumping systems; and a water resouces report, 1968. Also includes: sound recordings of controversial Southern Okanagan Lands Irrigation District meetings, 1973-1974; a video recording of the "History of the Ditch"; and records of the Black Sage Irrigation District. |
| Restrictions |
Personnel records, current litigation records, minutes of in camera meetings. |
| Finding Aids |
Index to recent plans. |
| Related Docs |
Records prior to 1973. |
| Custodian(s) |
1) Water Rights Branch, Ministry of the Environment 2) British Columbia Archives and Records Service |
| Address |
Legislative Assembly, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 |
18*11*02*26*01
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, SOUTHERN OKANAGAN LANDS IRRIGATION DISTRICT, RECORDS EST. 1964-1989, PHOTOGRAPHS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1919-1970 |
| Bulk Dates |
1956-1959 |
| Extent |
ca. 1000 photographs |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Southern Okanagan Land Company was established from 1908-1919. Ca. 1920, the provincial government of British Columbia established the Southern Okanagan Lands Project for irrigation and domestic water supply purposes. The Southern Okanagan Lands Irrigation District (SOLID) was established from 1964-1989. In 1974, all the functions of the Southern Okanagan Lands Project were turned over to the SOLID. In 1990, the municipalities of Oliver and Osoyoos assumed the functions of the Irrigation District. |
| Summary |
Southern Okanagan Lands Project and SOLID, photographs of: the townsite of Oliver ca. 1921; irrigation canal (the "ditch") and flume construction; construction camps of the "ditch", 1947-1988; excavation of domestic and irrigation water lines; laying of pipeline for domestic water supply; diversion dams; water storage tanks; the pumphouse; breakdowns; washouts; SOLID offices and project yard; and SOLID board members. |
18*11*02*28
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, SUNNYBANK SENIOR CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1955-1967 |
| Extent |
0.2 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; plans |
| Summary |
Sunnybank Senior Citizens' Association records 1955-1967 include: correspondence; financial statements; applications for admission; records of physical examinations; employee time book; financial ledger; receipt book; and plans for expansion of the retirement home. |
18*11*02*30
OLIVER HERITAGE SOCIETY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, COLLECTION, VENABLES FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1897-1981 |
| Bulk Dates |
1950-1981 |
| Extent |
24 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Venables Family Collection 1897-1981 includes: marriage certificate of Thomas and Alice Venables; Frank Venables birth certificate; Vera Venables inspection card for immigration into Canada; certificate of Canadian citizenship; certificate of discharge from Canadian Army; army paybook; warbonds issue; sheet music of "Pioneer Reverie"; correspondence; Certificate of Merit for Frank Venables' local service; and a diary.
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18*12*02*04
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, FAIRVIEW COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1897-1919 |
| Summary |
Fairview collection 1897-1919 includes: letterhead and envelope from Fairview; 5 vouchers from J.P. McCuddy Store dated 1900s; and 1050 shares from Fairview Amalgamated Gold Mine. Collection also includes two books containing a list and cost of all telephone calls to and from Fairview, with the names of the customers. |
18*12*02*08
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, HAYNES FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1866-1888 |
| Extent |
0.05 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Haynes family collection 1866-1888 includes: letter pertaining to Judge J.C. Haynes, 1880; newspaper clippings; written history of J.C. Haynes; baptism certificate, 1866; letter written by Hestor White (nee Haynes); and a letter from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Kamloops, 1941. |
18*12*02*12
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, THEODORE KRUGER, PAPERS B. 1829 - D. 1899
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1819-1897 |
| Summary |
Theodore Kruger papers 1819-1897 include: correspondence and invoices, 1861-1862; demand note to Hudson's Bay Company signed in Chinese; copy of an option of sale between Theodore Kruger and Francis Xavier Richter and W.H. Fife for mineral claim on Kruger Mountain; and birth certificate of Theodore Kruger, 1829. |
18*12*02*14
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, KATIE LACEY, PAPERS B. 1900 - D. 1964
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1956-1963 |
| Bulk Dates |
1960 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Katie Lacey Memorial Library includes early Okanagan Historical Society Reports and other books, some of which are now rare. |
| Summary |
Katie Lacey papers 1956-1963 include: correspondence from Hestor White, 1960-1961, consisting of 33 letters; correspondence pertaining to historical inquires; post cards, Christmas cards, and a new years card; and 16 sketches and manuscripts. |
| General note |
Collection is dispersed throughout the museum. |
18*12*02*16
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, LAKESIDE ORCHARD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, RECORDS EST. 1965-1985
Abstract:
| Extent |
0.6 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps and plans |
| Summary |
Lakeside Orchards Improvement District records 1965-1985 include documents pertaining to: domestic water supply and chlorination of water from Osoyoos Lake; and the north half of Haynes point property becoming part of the community when Osoyoos boundaries were extended. |
| General note |
The 24 users were taken over by Osoyoos in 1985. |
18*12*02*18
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900-1909 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
J.P. McCuddy store near Fairview and Camp McKinney |
| Summary |
Miscellaneous collection 1900-1909 includes: newspaper clippings; order to J.P. McCuddy Store for supplies from W.C. Bates, 1900; and a copy of the order. |
18*12*02*20
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, MOUNT KOBAU ACTION COMMITTEE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1984-1986 |
| Bio/hist Note |
Mount Kobau Action Committee was interested in establishing a park in, and cleaning up, the Mount Kobau area. |
| Summary |
Mount Kobau Action Committee records 1984-1986 include: minutes; financial reports; correspondence; a map of the area; application for endorsement and support criteria; report; membership list; and newspaper clippings. |
18*12*02*22
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN SOCIETY FOR THE REVIVAL OF INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS, RECORDS EST., 1941
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1940- |
| Bulk Dates |
1941-1945 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; paintings, drawings, & prints; published material |
| Summary |
Okanagan Society for the Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts records 1940- include: program for an Indian Nativity Play, 1940; a program of an Indian concert; a booklet on aims and objectives of the North American Indian Brotherhood; a radio version of an Indian Nativity play; one book from the Royal Drawing Society, 1943, with a list of awards; newspaper clippings; a manuscript by Katie Lacey on Indian folk lore; a copy of a paper on Indians read by Reginald N. Atkinson, 1943; 12 picture postcards prints of Indian drawings; and a scrapbook. |
18*12*02*24
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN VALLEY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION [COMMITTEE], RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1946 |
| Extent |
0.02 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps |
| Bio/hist Note |
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Oregon Treaty, which established the Canadian and United States boundary at the 49th parallel of latitude. |
| Summary |
Okanagan Valley Centennial Celebration Committee records 1946 include: minutes; correspondence; telegrams; poster contest rules; membership list; programs; map; financial report; cancelled cheques; and receipts and deposit book. |
| General note |
The ceremony was held on June 16, 1946, on the U.S. - Canada border. |
18*12*02*26
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, VILLAGE OF OSOYOOS, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1949-1967 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Village of Osoyoos records 1946-1967 include: copies of the minutes from the Board of Commissioners, the Court of Revision, and regular council meetings. |
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18*12*02*28
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OSOYOOS AND DISTRICT CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1970-1971 |
| Extent |
0.04 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Osoyoos and District Centennial Committee records 1970-1971 include: minutes; copy of grant; receipt books; correspondence; and 21 applications for the Pioneer Medallion. Applications include a brief historical background of Osoyoos pioneers. |
18*12*02*30
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OSOYOOS CUSTOMS, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1929-1961 |
| Extent |
0.005 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Osoyoos Customs collection 1929-1961 includes: manuscript, 1961, with 9 pages of signatures of people at the centennial celebration, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the 100 years celebration festivities; programs, 1961, pertaining to the 100 years of customs service; program cover from Okanagan Valley Border Centennial 1846-1946; copy of correspondence from U.S. Treasury Dept. and U.S. Customs Service, 1929, showing the number of cars crossing the border between 1914 and 1928, and also showing the value of goods imported and exported; and a program of the Womens Institute International Fashion Show, 1951. |
18*12*02*32
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OSOYOOS FIRE BRIGADE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1943-1947 |
| Extent |
0.005 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Osoyoos Fire Brigade records 1943-1947 include: minutes; a list of fires in Osoyoos, 1943-1947; financial reports, 1943-1945; and a list of officers and firemen. |
18*12*02*34
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OSOYOOS SCHOOLS, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1961 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Osoyoos Schools collection 1961 includes: correspondence from Mrs. Myrtle McLean including recollections of schools in Osoyoos and Myers Flat; written history of Osoyoos schools; written history of Myers Flat school; and newspaper clippings about Osoyoos's first teacher, Miss Evans. |
18*12*02*36
OSOYOOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, FRANCIS X. RICHTER, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1894-1908 |
| Extent |
0.02 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; plans; published material |
| Summary |
Francis Xavier Richter papers 1894-1908 include: correspondence; three revenue tax certificates; newspaper clippings; blueprint of a house; label from grape juice; vouchers from various stores in the area; and a cheque drawn on the Bank of British Columbia, 1892, payable to Theodore Kruger. |
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PENTICTON (R.N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, RECORDS EST. 1951
Abstract:
| Custodian |
Penticton (R.N. Atkinson) Museum |
| Street Address |
785 Main Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 5E3 |
| Inclusive Dates |
1958- |
| Bulk Dates |
1970-1981 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published materials |
| Bio/hist Note |
The museum is part of the Leisure Services Department of the City of Penticton. |
| Summary |
Penticton (R.N. Atkinson) Museum records 1958- include: attendance records of the Penticton (R.N. Atkinson) Museum 1970-1981; temperature and humidity recordings; photographs; correspondence 1950, 1958, 1982; insurance policy; pamphlets; position papers; and collections list 1967. Includes correspondence files of R.N. Atkinson, the first curator, donor lists, and loan files. |
18*14*001
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, ACE OF CLUBS (PENTICTON, B.C.), RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1924-1927 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Ace of Clubs records 1924-1927 include: a record book of dues. |
18*14*002
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, R.N. ATKINSON, PAPERS B. 1897 - D. 1973
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1942-1962 |
| Bulk Dates |
1942-1945, 1957-1962 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps, drawings; published material |
| Summary |
R. N. Atkinson papers 1942-1962 include: correspondence relating to the organization and operations by R.N. Atkinson of the No. 71 Company, the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers of Penticton 1941-1945; lists of members and equipment; applications for enlistment; operations reports; conference reports; instructions; expense books; receipts; maps of the Okanagan Valley; sketches; pamphlets; and Department of Defense correspondence and forms. Includes annual reports and correspondence pertaining to the B.C. Nest Records Scheme 1957-1962. |
18*14*003
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BANK OF MONTREAL (PENTICTON, B.C.), RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1906-1934 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Bank of Montreal, Penticton branch, records 1906-1934 include: correspondence; cancelled cheques; promissory notes from the Canadian Pacific Railway; and school building contract. |
18*14*005
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BOY SCOUTS OF CANADA, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1911-1980 |
| Extent |
1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; maps |
| Summary |
Boy Scouts of Canada collection 1911-1980 includes: minute book 1911-1915; registration kits; intermittent memos and correspondence 1912-1980; 1913 register of the 1st Naramata troop; monthly reports and correspondence 1970-1972; program of father and son banquet; map of summer camp locations; membership rolls and log book containing photographs of 1959 hike in the Rocky Mountains. The above collection contains records of the Penticton and Naramata boy scout troops. |
18*14*006
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1924-1956 |
| Bulk Dates |
1949-1956 |
| Extent |
12 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Government of the Province of British Columbia records 1924-1956 include: lists of polling divisions, candidates, electors in Similkameen Electoral District, British Columbia public service bulletin; and liquor permit. |
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18*14*007*01
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BRITISH COLUMBIA FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION, PENTICTON LOCAL, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1915-1980 |
| Extent |
10 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms., and published material |
| Summary |
British Columbia Fruit Grower's Association, Penticton Local, records 1915-1980 include: minute book for Penticton branch; treasurers' statements; memberships, life memberships and presidents of locals in the South Okanagan; reports of annual meetings index of resolutions; and a British Columbia Fruit Growers' Association vote pertaining to agriculture research. |
18*14*009
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL POLICE, BOUNDARY DISTRICT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1914-1931 |
| Bulk Dates |
1920-1931 |
| Extent |
3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps; prints |
| Duplicates |
15 reels of microfilm |
| Custodian(s) |
B.C. Archives and Records Service Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 |
| Bio/hist Note |
The British Columbia Provincial Police Force, "B" Division, Boundary District, had its headquarters in Penticton. It had a detachment and a constable for each area in: Coalmont, Princeton, Keremeos, Fairview (now a ghost town), Greenwood, Midway, and Grand Forks. Each detachment filed reports. Daily journals of the Penticton Station were kept by Constable J.J. McConnell, W.J. Hatcher and R. McDonald, 1919-1931. |
| Summary |
British Columbia Provincial Police Force, "B" Division, Boundary District, Penticton Headquarters records include: maps; wanted posters; jail books; vouchers; financial reports, 1915; constables' journals for Penticton, Greenwood, South Okanagan, Boundary and Similkameen areas, 1918-1931; correspondence with other police districts and with Victoria Headquarters; correspondence files, 1919-1931, containing daily, weekly, special and annual reports, and monthly analyses on crime and social concerns in Coalmont, Princeton, Hedley, Keremeos, Fairview, Midway, Greenwood, Phoenix, Grand Forks and Cascade; financial receipts; Inspectors' annual reports. Also includes: a prisoner' effects and description book, 1914-1926, stating the charge against and the occupation, age, height, weight, and language spoken by each prisoner. Princeton reports, 1921-1931, include details on: assaults, branding violations, thefts, boot-legging, deserted wives, drug offenses, land and forest violations, liquor violations, Motor Vehicle Act violations; sex offenses (prostitution); the sick and the destitute; and suicides. Fairview reports include jail calendars, reports from the government agent, and vouchers. Inspectors' annual reports contain: personal information on the various Constables such as background, experience, and marital status; details on payment of witnesses; and details on bounties on noxious birds; reports on census of waterfowl on Vaseux Lake, and Doukhobor problems at Cascade; beef shipment certificate, 1931. |
| Finding Aids |
A file list is located with the records. |
| General note |
Files 40-1113 to 40-3500 were organized and numbered by the Penticton Museum. The remainder of the collection is in its original order and bears the original file numbers. This collection needs to be properly arranged, described, and put in archival quality file folders and boxes. Maps and wanted posters have been separated from the main collection. |
18*14*011
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYEES, LODGE NO. 1023, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1945 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Lodge No. 1023, records 1945 include: seniority list. |
18*14*013
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN, LODGE NO. 914, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1919-1953 |
| Bulk Dates |
1919-1926 |
| Extent |
2 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Lodge No. 914, records 1919-1953 include: two attendance registers. |
18*14*015
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS, RECORDS EST. 1917
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1926-1929 |
| Extent |
6 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps; plans |
| Summary |
Canadian National Railways records 1926-1929 include: Canadian National Railways plans of proposed Penticton street crossings on Okanagan Lake foreshore; plans of proposed ferrydock on Okanagan Lake; and memo regarding foreshore leases. |
18*14*017
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDS EST. 1881
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1971 |
| Bulk Dates |
1942-1971 |
| Extent |
14 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company records 1907-1971 include: annoted guides of Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental system; Pacific region timetables; memorandum; photograph of lake barge "Okanagan" on Okanagan Lake; and a ticket book. |
18*14*019
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, R.L. CAWSTON, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1889-1902 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
R. L. Cawston papers 1889-1902 include: business records; certificate of sale for shares in the British Columbia Cattle Company Limited; receipt from Thomas Ellis for a mortgage payment; letters of appointment as Justice of the Peace for the County of Yale. |
18*14*021
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, MR. AND MRS. L.R. CHASE, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1906-1908 |
| Extent |
5 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms; photographs |
| Summary |
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Chase papers 1906-1908 include: photographs and a record of mineral claim in the Osoyoos Mining Division; and receipt for work done on the Baltimore mineral claim. |
18*14*023
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY OF PENTICTON, RECORDS EST. 1931
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1931 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Children's Aid Society of Penticton records 1931 include: application for incorporation; and copies of bylaws. |
18*14*027
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, THE COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1959-1961 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Type of Unit |
published material |
| Summary |
The Community Concert Association records 1959-1961 include: programmes of performances. |
18*14*031
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, DOUG COX, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1840- |
| Bulk Dates |
1898-1955 |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Doug Cox collection 1898-1955 includes: photographs of Hedley and Similkameen Valley pertaining to: schools; sports; social activities; buildings; mines; and railways. |
18*14*032
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, KATHLEEN DEWDNEY, PAPERS B. 1890 - D. 1985
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900?-1964 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; slides; postcards |
| Summary |
Kathleen Dewdney papers 1900-1964 include: photographs; correspondence; manuscript and newspaper clippings pertaining to the history of the South Okanagan and Boundary areas, and the Okanagan Historical Society. Includes photographs of: the first church built on the Penticton Indian Reserve; Anglican minister Henry Irwin "Father Pat"; the Rock Creek School in 1916; Indian artist Francis Baptiste; and the closing of the Kettle Valley Railway in 1964. |
18*14*033
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, DYNES FEED STORE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1933-1935 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Dynes Feed Store, Penticton, records 1933-1935 include: receipt books. |
18*14*037
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, FRED FORD, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1910-1939 |
| Extent |
105 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Fred Ford collection 1910-1939 includes photographs of: Penticton; Kaleden; the "Sicamous" and laketugs; the Ellis Creek flood; the Kettle Valley Railway; logging in the interior; and Okanagan Falls sportsday. |
18*14*039
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, FOUR MILE STOCK ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1922?
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1922-1943 |
| Extent |
23 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; map |
| Summary |
Four Mile Stock Association records 1922-1943 include: account and minutes books; bankbook and receipts; correspondence; orderbook; certificate of pedigree; reports of annual meetings of Southern Interior Stockmen's Association; draft of constitution and by-laws of British Columbia Beef Cattle Grower's Association; and a map of the Four Mile Stock range near Penticton. |
18*14*041
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, BETTY FUNKE, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1914-1927 |
| Extent |
15 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
Betty Funke collection 1914-1927 includes: certificate of military commission; correspondence; war service badge certificate; jubilee program of Canada's sixtieth birthday; and photographs of Penticton and Charles Gordon during World War One service. |
18*14*043
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, GAHAN FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1914 |
| Extent |
23 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
Gahan Family papers 1907-1914 include: will of W.H.T. Gahan; correspondence; baptismal paper of William J.C.T. Gahan; photographs of Gahan family members; the family home on Eckhardt Avenue; and the boat works at Penticton. |
18*14*047
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, JOHN A. GRAHAM, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1891-1976 |
| Bulk Dates |
1916-1919 |
| Extent |
9 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photograph |
| Summary |
John A. Graham papers 1891-1976 include: birth certificate of John A. Graham; Canadian Expeditionary Force paybooks; photograph; discharge certificate; membership cards of the Royal Canadian Legions and Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League. |
18*14*049
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, GRANBY CONSOLIDATED MINING, SMELTING, AND POWER CO., RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1909-1918 |
| Extent |
11 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting, and Power Co. records 1909-1918 include: daily reports of shift boss; monthly time statements of employees; and weight records of transported ore. |
18*14*051
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, GREEN FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1899-1917 |
| Extent |
1 cm. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
Green Family papers 1899-1917 include: correspondence to Margaret E. de Blois in Osoyoos from her mother and Nellie Leir of Penticton; correspondence from Charles de Blois Green in France during World War 1 to his family; and family photographs. |
18*14*053
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, HARLEY HATFIELD, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1892-1981 |
| Bulk Dates |
1920-1956 |
| Extent |
95 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Harley Hatfield collection 1892-1981 includes: photographs of British Columbia interior towns such as Sandon, Nelson, Princeton, Kaleden, and Phoenix; the Fairview mining camp; the "Sicamous" and other modes of transport on Okanagan and Skaha Lake; photographs of recreational activities ie. skating and hunting; photographs of road and Kettle Valley Railway construction; and photographs of the demolition of the Incola Hotel in Penticton. |
18*14*055
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, VAL C. HAYNES, PAPERS B. 1875 - D. 1962
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1924-1926 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Val C. Haynes papers 1924-1926 include: letter to cattle rancher, Val C. Haynes, from W. Shatford of the Okanagan Cattle Company; tax return sent from Fairview; and cancelled cheque. |
18*14*056
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, INCOLA HOTEL, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Incola Hotel records include: registration cards; and account statements of the Incola Hotel of Penticton. |
18*14*057
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, PENTICTON LODGE, NO. 51, RECORDS EST., 1906-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1915 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Penticton Lodge, No. 51, records 1907-1915 include: receipt book. |
18*14*059
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, POP INGRAM, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1892-1926 |
| Extent |
0.04 m. |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Pop Ingram papers 1892-1926 include: photographs of yacht races off the coast of England; the Ingram family and friends; Vancouver Island scenery; and the Ingram orchards near Penticton. |
18*14*061
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, KEREMEOS COPPER MINES, LTD., RECORDS EST. 1900?
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1901-1908 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of Keremeos Copper Mines, Limited 1901-1908 include: account and expense ledger. |
| General note |
Ledger difficult to read due to later abuse. |
18*14*062
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, KEREMEOS LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1909 |
| Extent |
0.2 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; plan |
| Summary |
Records of the Keremeos Land Development Company 1907-1909 include: correspondence; land titles and deeds; telegram; memorandum; agreements; real estate agreement indenture; and subdivision plan. Correspondence includes letters from the Southern Okanagan Land Company and C.A. Stoess. |
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18*14*063
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, KETTLE RIVER ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1897-1928 |
| Extent |
27 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of Kettle River Assessment District 1897-1928 include: tax book 1897-1900; and assessment rolls. |
18*14*064
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDS EST. 1910-1964
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1919-1930 |
| Extent |
9 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms., plans, published material |
| Summary |
Records of the Kettle Valley Railroad 1919-1930 include: statistics of Carmi, Princeton, Coquihalla, Merritt, Osoyoos and Copper Mountain subdivisions; general information and physical characteristics of Princeton subdivision; booklet of general, train and interlocking rules; memorandum binder including instructions to employees; timetables; way bills; and memoranda. |
18*14*065
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, P.E. KNOWLES & CO., RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1941-1948 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the P. E. Knowles & Co. 1941-1948 include: ledger of accounts with acknowledgements of sale.
|
18*14*067
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, WILF LAMBLEY, PAPERS B. 1898 - D. 1980
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1905-1917 |
| Extent |
8 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Wilf Lambley papers 1905-1917 include photographs pertaining to: Wilf Lambley as a child in Penticton; and in military uniform during his training in Vernon during the First World War. |
18*14*069
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OSCAR MATSON, PAPERS B. 1889 - D. 1957
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1955 |
| Extent |
45 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photograph |
| Summary |
Oscar Matson papers 1955 include: correspondence from various public and private officials in England, including Winston Churchill, Clement Atlee, and Anthony Eden, thanking Mayor Matson of Penticton for gifts of apples; and a photograph of Oscar Matson. |
18*14*071
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, LEILA MCINTYRE, COLLECTION B. 1885 - D. 1979
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1910-193? |
| Extent |
11 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Leila McIntyre collection 1910-1930s includes: photographs of the McIntyre family of Penticton, primarily portraits and family gatherings. |
18*14*073
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, F.P. MCPHERSON, PAPERS B. 1889 - D. 1979
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1913-1972 |
| Bulk Dates |
1913-1938 |
| Extent |
25 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photograph; published material |
| Summary |
F. P. McPherson papers 1913-1972 include: photographs; correspondence involving business and personal concerns; Kettle Valley Railway Company Schedule of Rates of Pay, Rules, and Working Conditions for Conductors, Brakemen, and Flagmen; constitution and bylaws of Canadian National Railways Employees' Medical Aid Association of British Columbia; and honorary certificates for local and worker related service in Penticton. |
18*14*075
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, GEORGE MELDRUM, PAPERS B. 1904 - D. 1979
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1948-1959 |
| Extent |
89 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
George Meldrum papers 1948-1959 include photographs pertaining to: the Canadian Pacific Railway; the Kettle Valley Railway; derailments; rock and snowslides at Copper Mountain and Revelstoke; and train crewmen at Banff. |
18*14*077
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, MILITARY COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1917-1967 |
| Bulk Dates |
1939-1946 |
| Extent |
73 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps; photographs |
| Summary |
Military collection 1917-1967 includes: minutes of the Penticton Honour Roll Committee; instruction manuals pertaining to machine gun operation, elementary drill, and tactics; copy of Penticton Honour Roll; photographs of Vimy Ridge Memorial, bomber gun turrets, British Columbia Horse "C" Squad manoeuvres at Vernon, activities at Commando Bay, and Armistice Day parade; World War Two Penticton and District Honour Roll; ration and coupon books and tokens; war map of escape routes for Allied pilots; book of information pertaining to armament and guns for Royal Canadian Air Force; log books of G.P. Turner; veteran's yearbook; brief pertaining to rehabilitation of World War Two veterans; and a written exam of the Royal Canadian School of Cavalry at Calgary. |
18*14*079
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, F.J. MORGAN, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1912-1915 |
| Extent |
143 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
F. J. Morgan collection 1912-1915 includes photographs pertaining to: Kettle Valley Railway work crews and workcamps; Naramata; lower Summerland; Three Forks; and orchards in the Southern Okanagan. |
18*14*081
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, MURK FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1910-1913 |
| Extent |
69 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; map |
| Summary |
Murk Family papers 1910-1913 include: receipts; account statements; telegrams; cancelled cheques; invoices; hand drawn map of real estate lots in Vernon; notice of tax assessment; family and business correspondence; and a building permit from the Penticton inspector of buildings. |
18*14*083
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, NETHERTON FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1935-1968 |
| Extent |
17 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Netherton family papers 1935-1968 include: invoices; family and business correspondence; dissection of the human body guide; and appointment book of Dr. Netherton's dentistry practice. |
18*14*084*04*01
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY EST. 1925-, PENTICTON BRANCH EST. 1948-, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1948- |
| Bulk Dates |
1948-1982 |
| Extent |
1.4 m. |
| Summary |
Penticton Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society records 1948-1982 include: minutes of annual, general and executive and committee meetings; financial statements; annual reports; membership lists; and correspondence, 1937-1982, pertaining to local history. Also includes Okanagan Historical Society records: minutes for parent body and its committees; and annual reports. |
18*14*084*04*02
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY EST. 1925-, PENTICTON BRANCH EST. 1948-, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1896-1970 |
| Bulk Dates |
1896-1925 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps and plans |
| Summary |
The archives collection of the Penticton Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society 1896-1970 includes: ca. 1900 copies of maps of Tulameen and Hope; a map of the Hudson's Bay Company brigade trail; a copy of a Summerland school register, 1919-1925; a list of school teachers in Kaleden, 1919-1925; a collection of souvenir brochures for centennials, visits from British royalty and other important occasions; and a copy of Boy Scout maps of campsites and cabins in the South Okanagan. It also includes the following records pertaining to Fairview: a copy of the plan for the townsite, 1896; a list of mines in the area; a copy of a 1907 Anglican Church register; and a list of people buried in the Fairview cemetery. |
| Finding Aids |
an index |
| General note |
Evidently, most of this collection consists of copies of original documents. |
18*14*085
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN PARKS SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1966
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1966- |
| Extent |
0.5 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Records of the Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society 1966- include: minutes; correspondence; project reports; newsletters; newspaper clippings; lists of directors; and books published by the society. The above records pertain to the conservation and preservation of historic and wilderness parks including the Hudson's Bay Fur Brigade Trail. |
18*14*087
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN SOCIETY FOR THE REVIVAL OF INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS, RECORDS EST., 1941
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1942-1950s |
| Bulk Dates |
1941-1944 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Records of the Okanagan Society for the Revival of Indian Arts and Crafts 1942-1950s include: newsletter; annual report; financial statement; and a progress report for the rehabilitation of Indians written by the society. |
18*14*089
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OKANAGAN SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, RECORDS EST. 1959
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1960-1980 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Records of the Okanagan Summer School of the Arts 1960-1980 include: minutes; correspondence; course files; ledger; calendars; certificates; and published history. |
18*14*091
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OLALLA SCHOOL BOARD, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1929-1941 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the Olalla School Board 1929-1941 include: an account ledger. |
18*14*093
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, OLALLA STORE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1903 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the Olalla Store 1903 include: an account ledger. |
18*14*096
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON (CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF), RECORDS EST. 1908-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1909-1984 |
| Bulk Dates |
1946-1975 |
| Extent |
10+ m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Records of the Corporation of the City of Penticton 1909-1984 include: annual reports; financial statements; correspondence; zoning and other by-law; description of municipal assessment; road construction program; 1950 payroll summary; traffic study; wage scales; equipment rental scales; reports and inventories of municipal property; irrigation assessment rolls; tax ledgers; tax cards; assessment rolls; sewer rolls; tax record cards; oaths of offices; correspondence to city clerk; election notices; voters' lists 1915-1978; nomination forms; official election results; ballots; and tally sheets. |
18*14*096*01
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON (CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF), RECORDS EST. 1908-, ROYAL VISIT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1971 |
| Extent |
0.15 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps; photographs; sound recording |
| Summary |
Records of the Royal Visit 1971 include: motorcade plans and routes; instructions to drivers; sketch of seating plan for dinner party; memoranda; agendas; correspondence; budgets; purchase orders; guest lists; invitations; list of applicants for pioneer medals; album of photographs of Queen Elizabeth attending functions; and framed photographs and commemorative sound recording of the Penticton pipe band. |
18*14*098
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE, RECORDS EST. 1964-1967?
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1964-1967 |
| Extent |
46 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the Penticton Centennial Committee 1964-1967 include: minute book; financial statement; and correspondence. |
18*14*099
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RECORDS EST. 1907
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1981 |
| Bulk Dates |
1907-1915 |
| Extent |
0.2 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published materials |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Penticton Board of Trade changed its name in 1960 to the Penticton Chamber of Commerce. |
| Summary |
Records of the Penticton Board of Trade 1907-1981 include: minutes, 1907, 1909-1914; by-laws; cashbook; guestbook; publicity committee records 1912-1915; notes 1907-1915; lists of members, presidents and officers; correspondence 1929, 1958; pamphlets; brochures; tourist guides; illustrated folders; histories; and awards from the Penticton Chamber of Commerce. |
18*14*101
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON AND DISTRICT PEACH FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1948
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1948-1961 |
| Extent |
9 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the Penticton and District Peach Festival Association 1948-1961 include: financial statements. |
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18*14*102
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON COURT HOUSE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1867-1887 |
| Extent |
2 volumes |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Duplicates |
photocopy of the typed transcript |
| Custodian(s) |
B.C. Archives and Records Service |
| Postal Address |
Parliament Buildings Victoria,B.C. V8V 1X4 |
| Bio/hist Note |
In the early 1860's, the Colony of British Columbia established a station at Osoyoos Lake near the American Border. This was a strategic point for a number of transportation routes. W.H. Lowe worked as Chief Constable, Gold Commissioner, Acting Magistrate and Assistant Collector of Customs from 1862 to 1872. John Carmichael Haynes served variously as a Member of the Colonial Legislative Assembly, Gold Commissioner, a Justice of the Peace, and an Assistant Collector of Customs. Lowe and Haynes were responsible for upholding the law in the Southern Kootenay area, the Boundary Country, the Okanagan Valley and the Similkameen Valley. British Columbia became a Canadian province when it joined the Dominion of Canada in 1871. Summary. .Penticton Court House records include two hand written volumes, 1867-1887. One is a letter book of H.W. (William Hamilton) Lowe and J.C. (John Carmichael) Haynes containing copies of correspondence and reports sent to the British Colonial Government Office and the Canadian Government, 1862-1872. The second volume is a case book kept by Justice J.C. Haynes for the Osoyoos Lake Police Court of the District of Yale Country Court, 1867-1887. The above records pertain to: gold rushes and mining; collection of customs; smuggling; the value of cattle, other livestock and goods; land surveys; pre-emptions, and development; Okanagan Indian reserves and Indian-settler conflicts; government financial transactions; the weather; crime and criminals among whites, Chinese and Indians in the Southern Kootenays, the Rock Creek area, Mission Valley (present day Kelowna), the Similkameen Valley, Keremeos and other areas in the Boundary Country and the Okanagan Valley. Included in the letter book are reports to the Collector of Customs, to the Commissioner of the Department of Land and Works in Victoria, and to Judge Peter O'Reilly, Standing Magistrate at Yale. Also included is a Osoyoos Meadows time sheet for five employees over a two month period. |
| General note |
A typed transcript of the two volumes has been made by the Penticton Museum. Although the transcript contains some errors, it gives the general gist of the original manuscripts which are difficult to read. |
18*14*103
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON GOLDEN JUBILEE AND BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTENNIAL, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1958 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Penticton Golden Jubilee and British Columbia Centennial collection 1958 includes: list of contributors to the construction of Jubilee Pavilion; autographs of Penticton pioneers; Jubilee newsletters and programmes; and roll of pioneers. |
18*14*105
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON HEALTH CENTER, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1955 |
| Extent |
2 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the Penticton Health Center 1955 include: plan of proposed location; and a memo pertaining to the construction of the health center. |
18*14*106
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON HERALD, RECORDS EST. 1906
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1906-1976 |
| Extent |
5.7 m. |
| Type of Unit |
published material |
| Duplicates |
microfilm 1906-1920,1973- |
| Custodian(s) |
Penticton Herald |
| Postal Address |
186 Nanaimo Avenue West Penticton B.C. V2A 1N4 |
| Summary |
Penticton Herald newspaper records include: backcopies 1906-1976, with 1914, 1974 and one half of 1975 missing. |
| General note |
Newspapers from 1906-1920 are very fragile. Therefore, should go to the local office of the Penticton Herald to see microfilm duplicates of these years. |
18*14*107
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON HOSPITAL, RECORDS EST. 1913
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1915 |
| Extent |
0.01 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Penticton Hospital records 1915 include: building contracts pertaining to the construction of the new Penticton Hospital; and correspondence reporting hospital's progress from the architect to the chairman of the building committee. |
18*14*109
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON LADIES CHOIR, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1954 |
| Extent |
2 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
Penticton Ladies Choir records 1954 include: scrapbook containing photographs and sheet music pertaining to performance of "Ashnola"; a locally written opera; and a programme of the acts and performers. |
18*14*111
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON SEA CADETS, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1935 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
photograph |
| Summary |
Penticton Sea Cadets records 1935 include: photograph of the Penticton Sea Cadets on the steps of the Incola Hotel during King George the Fifth Jubilee. |
18*14*113
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON TRADING ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1933 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
A copy of Penticton Trades Licence bylaw, and lists of the Penticton Trading Association bylaws. |
18*14*114
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PENTICTON VEES, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1954-1955 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Penticton Vees were World Ice Hockey champions in 1955. |
| Summary |
Penticton Vees collection 1954-1955 includes programs pertaining to: Allan Cup finals, a banquet, and the 1955 world championship. Banquet program is autographed. |
| Language(s) |
Program to world championship is written in German. |
18*14*115
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1868- |
| Extent |
2.34 m. |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Photograph collection 1868- primarily concerned with the South Okanagan and Similkameen regions and pertaining to: lake transport, primarily sternwheelers; railway construction and railway employees; rail lines of the Kettle Valley Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway; pioneers; early buildings; schools; ranching; various aspects of the fruit industry; logging and sawmills; social activities; the militia and armed forces; mining communities; the Penticton Vees; and Royal visits. |
| General note |
The Penticton museum contains approximately 20,000 negatives. Information and photographs are retrievable using donor's name or subject matter. |
18*14*119
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PROVINCIAL GAME COMMISSION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1927-1943 |
| Bulk Dates |
1930-1932 |
| Extent |
32 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of Provincial Game Commission 1927-1943 include: annual reports; sketches of creeks in Similkameen country; trapline registration forms; a list of regulations regarding registration of traplines; and correspondence to district game warden. |
18*14*121
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, READING, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1887-1948 |
| Extent |
0.35 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps and plans |
| Summary |
Reading collection 1887-1948 includes maps pertaining to: Beaverdell; Longlake; Midway; Okanagan Falls; Phoenix; Rock Creek; Fairview; Osoyoos; Grand Forks; Summerland; Boundary Falls; Cawston; Peachland; the Southern Okanagan Irrigation Project; old school and electoral districts; mineral reference and mining divisions; railway and highway right of ways; Bridesville Waterworks District; and Fairview Heights Irrigation District. Also includes plans of: lots in the Yale and Similkameen Districts; Copper Mountain and Allenby School Districts; the Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co.; and Kelowna Mines Hedley Limited. Also includes: correspondence to the provincial assessor and from the provincial assessor to Department of Lands and Forests and Land Registry Office; list of reverted lots in Naramata townsite; appraisal of lots and unsold lots outside the Irrigation District of Cawston; list of cancelled contracts with the Land Settlement Board; and report on school districts. |
18*14*123
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, JAMES H. ROLFE, PAPERS B. 1848
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1874-1929 |
| Bulk Dates |
1902-1929 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
James H. Rolfe papers 1874-1929 include: personal and business correspondence; pocket books containing details of household expenses, description of mining claims, and pre-emptions; photographs of James H. Rolfe, who lived in the Naramata area. |
18*14*125
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION OF CANADA, BRANCH NO. 40, RECORDS EST. 1919
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1919- |
| Extent |
50 cm. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Royal Canadian Legion of Canada was formerly known as the Great War Veterans' Association and then the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League. |
| Summary |
Royal Canadian Legion of Canada, Branch No. 40, records 1919- include: minutes of general and executive meetings; lists of executive 1919-; financial statements; reports; correspondence; notes regarding pioneers; Remembrance Day committee meetings and programs; zone meetings concerning Germans and Japanese; and newsletters from various branches. Correspondence includes references to Veteran's Land Administration development and soldier settlement of the West Bench area of Penticton in the 1950s. |
18*14*125*01
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION OF CANADA, BRANCH NO. 40, RECORDS EST. 1919, COMFORT CLUB ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1940-1946
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1940-1946 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Records of the Comfort Club Association auxiliary of the Penticton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion 1940-1946 include: minute book; and correspondence between soldiers and their families. |
18*14*127
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SALLY MINES LTD., RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1929-1934 |
| Extent |
11 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Sally Mines Ltd. records 1929-1934 include: correspondence; assay certificates; payroll record; membership certificate of British Columbia Chamber of Mines; inventory and payroll accounts; inventory sheets; account statement; and employee reference card. |
18*14*129
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, EUGENE SAUNIER, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1912-1930 |
| Extent |
57 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Eugene Saunier collection 1912-1930 includes photographs pertaining to: Penticton; Carmi-Beaverdell; local churches; Indian burial grounds; trapping; logging; and hunting. |
18*14*131
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SCOTTISH CLUB (PENTICTON B. C.), RECORDS EST. 1933
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1933-1942 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Scottish Club of Penticton records 1933-1942 include: minutes; by-laws; and list of officers. |
18*14*133
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, ERIC D. SISMEY, PAPERS B. 1892 - D. 1981
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1919-1981 |
| Bulk Dates |
1959-1981 |
| Extent |
1.2 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
Eric D. Sismey was an author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry in books and articles. He was also a book reviewer and photographer. His articles were published locally and provincially in magazines and newspapers. |
| Summary |
Eric D. Sismey papers include: 23 volumes of original manuscripts pertaining to local history, plants and animals of the Okanagan Valley, the interior of British Columbia, the Klondike area of the Yukon, and the Pacific northwest coast of Canada and the United States; some publications; and correspondence 1960-1971, pertaining to the Okanagan Historical Society, and the Summerland Centennial Committee. |
| Finding Aids |
index |
18*14*133*02
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, ERIC D. SISMEY, PAPERS B. 1892 - D. 1981, PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1880-1981 |
| Bulk Dates |
1904-1975 |
| Extent |
ca. 7000 photographs and slides |
| Summary |
Eric D. Sismey photographs, prints, slides and negatives show: Indians, their art and way of life; pioneers; social life and customs; Oblates of Mary Immaculate; local businesses in Penticton; transportation by steamboat and railroad; schools, teachers and students; sports; parades; festivities; the forest industry; agriculture; the fruit trade; public and private buildings and architecture; churches; plants and animals; and townsites. The above records pertain to the following geographic areas: the Okanagan Valley; Vancouver Island; interior of British Columbia; the coast of British Columbia; Oregon; California; and Washington State. |
| Finding Aids |
index of negatives by year, 1948-1976 |
| General note |
Not all of this photographic material is original. |
18*14*133*03
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, ERIC D. SISMEY, PAPERS B. 1892 - D. 1981, SOUND RECORDINGS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1966-1976 |
| Extent |
31 reels |
| Type of Unit |
sound recordings |
| Summary |
Eric D. Sismey sound recordings includes tapes and originals of: talks; presentations; commemorations; songs; interviews for both radio and television; stories; lectures; meetings; and plays. The recordings were done in the Okanagan Valley, and some adjacent areas in the United States. They pertain to: pioneers; the forest industry; the fruit trade; local history; social life and customs; transportation; the Summerland Singers and Players; the Omak Stampede; community events; hospitals; and the Catholic Church. Also includes: the Okanagan Heritage lecture series; Interior Salish Okanagan Indian dialect songs, stories, and recollections. |
| Language(s) |
English; and Interior Salish, Okanagan Indian dialect |
18*14*135
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, STOCK CERTIFICATE COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1895-1938 |
| Bulk Dates |
1895-1901 |
| Extent |
92 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Stock certificates collection 1895-1938 includes certificates of: R.E. Lee Gold Mines Limited; Red Mountain IDA May Gold Mining Co.; Salmo Consolidated Gold Mining and Development Company; Wallace Mountain Mining Company Limited; Deadwood Gold Copper Mining Co.; Boundary Creek Mining and Milling Company; Portland Mining Company, Limited of Aspengrove; the Provincial Guarantee and Trust Company Limited; and the Great West Permanent Loan and Savings Co. |
18*14*136
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, STOCKS FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1917-1974 |
| Extent |
ca. 10000 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Stocks family papers 1917-1974 include photographs taken by a family business, Stocks Camera Shop, primarily concerning Penticton and the South Okanagan regions and pertaining to: local businesses and industries; the fruit industry; orchards; cattle ranching; forestry; transportation; railroads; sternwheelers and other lake transportation; Indians; Chinese; social life; sports; local wildlife and scenery; local and other politicians; the Penticton Peach Festival; various disasters; churches; schools; hospitals; and public and private buildings. Includes photographs of the Penticton Vees hockey team. |
| Finding Aids |
Inventory and index. |
18*14*137
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, C.A. STOESS, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1909 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
C.A. Stoess, Civil Engineer, ran the land office in Upper Keremeos in 1900. |
| Summary |
C. A. Stoess papers 1907-1909 include: business correspondence and telegrams to Charles A. Stoess pertaining to land transaction in District of Yale; and land title of transaction. |
18*14*138
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SOUTH OKANAGAN LAND COMPANY, LIMITED, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1904-1914 |
| Extent |
1.25 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
South Okanagan Land Company, Limited, records 1904-1914 include: water agreements; deed of land; debenture and conveyance agreements. |
18*14*139
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SOUTHERN OKANAGAN COMMUNITY CONCERTS ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1953-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1953-1975 |
| Extent |
0.50 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Southern Okanagan Community Concerts Association records 1953-1975 include: minutes 1953-1972 including membership campaign reports and lists of executives and directors; cash book; financial journal; budgets; auditors' reports; financial statements; correspondence; membership lists; concert program; and newsletter. |
18*14*140
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND SINGERS AND PLAYERS, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1950-1959 |
| Extent |
8 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
Summerland Singers and Players collection includes: photographs of cast members in costume; and programmes of performances. |
18*14*141
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, TAX RECORD DOCUMENTS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1876-1956 |
| Bulk Dates |
1922-1930 |
| Extent |
44 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Tax Record Documents collection 1876-1956 includes: correspondence pertaining to aspects of provincial taxation, particularly the taxation of land; Okanagan School Tax list; and a Land Tax Document. |
18*14*143
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, TWO THOUSAND CLUB OF SIMILKAMEEN DISTRICT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1924 |
| Extent |
2 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Two Thousand Club of Similkameen District records 1924 include: certificate of membership; and bylaws and constitution of the club. |
18*14*145
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, JEAN VOEGLI, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1941-1945 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
Jean Voegli papers 1941-1945 include: photograph album belonging to Jean Voegeli showing her life in the Canadian Women's Army Corps 1941-1945 in England, Italy, Belgium, France and Germany, as well as photographs of the Belsen concentration camp and its victims; typescript manuscript describing her entry into the camp in 1945; and newspaper clippings pertaining to the camp. |
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18*14*147
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, HECTOR WHITAKER, PAPERS B. 1888 - D. 1965
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1913-1937 |
| Bulk Dates |
1913-1914 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Hector Whitaker papers 1913-1937 include: correspondence to Hector Whitaker; code of ethics for the Corporation of British Columbia Land Surveyors; and examinations for admission as surveyor. |
18*14*148
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, E. WHITE, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1867-1935 |
| Extent |
0.3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
E. White collection 1867-1935 includes handrawn maps and photographs primarily concerning the South Okanagan and pertaining to: local pioneers; Indians; schools; buildings including the Osoyoos customs house; social life and customs; cattle ranching; railroads; sternwheelers; various other forms of transportation; mines; sports; and the Penticton Peach Festival parade. |
18*14*149
PENTICTON (R. N. ATKINSON) MUSEUM, COLLECTION, WILSON FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1960s- |
| Extent |
0.11 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. and drawings |
| Summary |
Wilson family papers 1960s- include: drawings and caricatures by Sandy Wilson pertaining to her life at Simon Fraser University; university workbooks; correspondence to Victor Wilson from his daughter Sandy; and Vancouver Life magazine. |
18*16*02*01
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, AMBER SKI CLUB, RECORDS EST. 1935-1977
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1935-1977 |
| Bulk Dates |
1970-1973 |
| Extent |
0.3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Amber Ski Club records 1935-1977 include: log books and tow tickets, 1970-1973; receipts; membership records; bank books and statements; programs and correspondence pertaining to ski meets and tournaments; circulars; entry forms; ratings; and Canadian Ski Association Annual Convention Programs, 1971-1973. |
| Related Docs |
History of Ski Clubs in Princeton. |
| Address |
Princeton |
| General note |
Separate historical file - Archives. |
18*16*02*03
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, BRITISH COLUMBIA. LAND ASSESSMENT ROLLS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1906-1928 |
| Extent |
2 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Duplicates |
Microfilm of Land assessment rolls. |
| Custodian(s) |
B. C. Archives and Records Service |
| Postal Address |
Parliament Buildings Victoria, B. C. V8V 1X4 |
| Bio/hist Note |
Land assessment rolls were kept by the Government Agent at Princeton for the years 1906-1918 and 1919-1928. |
| Summary |
Land assessment rolls include: property owners names; legal description; assessed value; and taxes paid. The 1919-1928 volumes are in three parts: Part I: Real Property Taxes and School Assessment; Part II: Coal Lands and Forestry/Timber Lands Assessment; Part III: Income and Personal Property Tax. These records include Tulameen, Hedley, and surrounding district. |
18*16*02*04
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, BRITISH COLUMBIA. POLICE COURT. PRINCETON, B.C.
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1913-1956 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
British Columbia, Police Court, Princeton records 1913-1956 include a ledger with headings pertaining to: court case; name of Magistrate; prosecutor; defendant; nature of charge; amount of fine; court costs; name of arresting officer; and order of conviction. |
| Restrictions |
To see Court Recorder book a Court Order or Warrant and an appointment are necessary. Available to approved researchers and court officials only. |
18*16*02*05
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, BRITISH COLUMBIA. PRINCETON ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. SIMILKAMEEN MINING, DIVISION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900-1933 |
| Extent |
1 m. |
| Summary |
Three volumes of tax rolls kept by the Government Agent at Princeton for Princeton Assessment District, Similkameen Mining Division, including Hedley, includes: Tax roll on unworked Princeton Crown-granted mineral claims, 1900-1922; Acreage roll on Crown-granted mineral claims, 1910-1919; and Acreage roll, 1923-1933; and summary of taxes on Crown-granted mineral claims.
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18*16*02*06
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, "FRENCHY" ALBERT DALEY, PAPERS B. 1891 - D. 1967
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900-1940 |
| Extent |
1 album |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Bio/hist Note |
"Frenchy" Albert Daley was born in Coaticook, Quebec, on May 29, 1891, and came to Vancouver in 1909 as a lacrosse player, worked in logging and mining and died in Princeton in March 1967. |
| Summary |
"Frenchy" Albert Daley papers 1900-1940 include photographs pertaining to: an airplane, ca. 1905; logging at Squamish Lumber Company; workmen in logging and mining; and various young women, ca. 1920. |
18*16*02*08
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, GRANBY CONSOLIDATED MINING, SMELTING AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1904-1968 |
| Extent |
0.2 m. |
| Type of Unit |
Text |
| Bio/hist Note |
Granby mined copper at Allenby and Copper Mountain, had a mill at Allenby and a foundry and a power plant at Princeton. |
| Summary |
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company Limited records 1904-1968 include: reports of the Directors to Shareholders, 1904-1968, including the acquisition of Allenby Copper Company Limited and closure of operation; and a 1917 report listing employees who had gone to war and donations to Canadian Patriotic Fund. |
18*16*02*10
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, JESSIE RENTON HUNTER, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1902-1942 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Bio/hist Note |
Mrs. Hunter's husband Hugh was Government Agent in Princeton, Gold Commissioner, Mining Recorder, and Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages from 1900-1930. |
| Summary |
Jessie Renton Hunter papers 1902-1942 include: handwritten weather records for the Princeton area for the Meteorological Service of Canada, 36 registers; and a photograph album presumably of family but unidentified. Weather records include notations pertaining to: spring flowers; birds; frost damage; and daily minimum and maximum temperatures. |
18*16*02*14
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, T. O. "ROSIE" LESSARD, PAPERS B. 1892 - D. 1976
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1935-1958 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
Rosie Lessard was born in Michigan in 1892 and came to Princeton in 1929. He wrote a column for the Spotlight "Let's Go Fishing", 1951-1958; owned the Pool Hall in the 1950s and was a founding member of the Elks, 1937. |
| Summary |
T. O. "Rosie" Lessard papers 1935-1958 include : pool room license made out to Wilson & Lessard, Malone Block, 8 July, 1935, for $55.00; licenses made out to T. O. Lessard for the years 1941, 1946, 1959, 1951, 1953, 1955, and 1956; scrapbook of newspaper clippings of the "Let's Go Fishing" column from the Similkameen Spotlight newspaper, 1951-1958. |
18*16*02*16
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1902-1964 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Summary |
Miscellaneous collection 1903-1964 includes: share certificate for Portland Mining Company Limited of R. J. Armstrong, 1903; free miner's certificate, for Fred H. Oelrich, 1909; and a Dominion of Canada First Mortgage 7% Bearer Bond for $100. |
18*16*02*18
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, NEWSPAPER COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1901- |
| Bulk Dates |
1901-1955 |
| Extent |
3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
published material |
| Summary |
Newspaper collection 1901- includes: Similkameen Star, 1901-1916; Princeton Star, 1917-1935; Similkameen Spotlight, 1950-; Vancouver Chinese paper; and Serbian papers, 1947. |
18*16*02*20
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1885- |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Photograph collection 1885- includes photographs pertaining to: Princeton and surrounding area; pioneers; prospectors; associations and organizations; public buildings; buildings at Allenby, Tulameen, Copper Mountain, Coalmont, Granite Creek, Hedley, and Keremeos; special events and celebrations; historical events; Indians; Chinese; mining; ranching; sports; transportation; agriculture; lumber and sawmills; Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company; Great Northern Railroad; Canadian Pacific Railway; Kettle Valley Railway; Hudson's Bay Company Brigade Trail, used to transport goods and furs; Dewdney Trail; skiing; poetry; arts; music and theatre; and Princeton General Hospital. |
18*16*02*22
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, POSTCARD COLLECTION, WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1914-1918 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
Text |
| Summary |
Postcard collection World War I 1914-1918 includes postcards sent from France by servicemen. |
18*16*02*24
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, POSTER COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1940- |
| Extent |
1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
Text |
| Summary |
Poster collection 1940- includes posters pertaining to: Princeton; sports; entertainment; and trade. Also includes playbills of the Princeton Drama Club, 1950s -1960s. |
18*16*02*26
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PRINCETON & DISTRICT FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1922-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1960-1970 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Fish and Game Association was established in 1922. |
| Summary |
Princeton and District Fish and Game Association records 1960-1970 include: minutes of meetings; and correspondence. |
| Related Docs |
Photographs; scrapbook; recent minutes. |
| Custodian(s) |
Beryl Taylor |
| Address |
P.O. Box 758 Princeton, B. C. V0X 1W0 |
18*16*02*28
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PRINCETON AND DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1968-1976
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1968-1976 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Summary |
Princeton and District Public Library Association records 1968-1970 include: framed Certificate of Incorporation, 1968; minutes; lists of petitioners; membership lists; correspondence; financial statements; photographs; newspaper clippings; and a local history, 1970. |
18*16*02*30
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PRINCETON BOARD OF TRADE, RECORDS EST. 1903-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1957-1974 |
| Extent |
0.3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Princeton Board of Trade change its name to the Princeton and District Chamber of Commerce in 1961. |
| Summary |
Princeton Board of Trade and Princeton and District Chamber of Commerce records 1957-1974 include: correspondence; annual reports, 1958-1959; and advertising brochures. |
18*16*02*32
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PRINCETON BREWING COMPANY LIMITED, RECORDS EST. 1906-1960
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1934-1962 |
| Extent |
7 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Bio/hist Note |
Nelson Brewing Company established their Princeton plant in 1906; it was later called the Cariboo Brewing Company, and then Princeton Brewing Company Limited. The building was taken down in 1962. |
| Summary |
Princeton Brewing Company Limited records 1934-1962 include: 3 envelopes with company name and logo; customs approval, Department of National Revenue, 1934; 10 beer labels, 1936; Brewer's license from the B.C. Liquor Control Board, 1957; newspaper clippings and photograph of brewery, 1962. |
18*16*02*34
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PRINCETON PARENT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION, RECORDS EST. 1944-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1944-1951 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Princeton Parent Teacher's Association records 1944-1951 include: minutes; and membership lists, 1944-1945, 1950-1951. |
18*16*02*36
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, PRINCETON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, RECORDS EST. 1952-
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1952- |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Princeton Women's Institute records 1952- include: minutes of the first meeting, 1952; and Women's Institute news periodicals, 1960-. |
| Related Docs |
Minutes, 1960-; financial records; and Certificate of Incorporation. |
| Custodian(s) |
Vi Wharton, secretary |
| Address |
348 Burton Street, P.O. Box 505 Princeton, B. C. V0X 1W0 |
18*16*02*40
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900-1982 |
| Type of Unit |
text; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
Scrapbook collection 1900-1982 includes photographs pertaining to: Alberta Indians and their dwellings, festivals, and social life and customs. Also includes: an album of brands used by local ranchers, 1940-1982; signed copy of Aurelia Angela Allison-McDiarmid's "When Great Great Grandmother was a Child", 1978, and "Reflections from the Life and Times of John Fall Allison". |
18*16*02*42
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, SOUND RECORDING COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1894-1930 |
| Bulk Dates |
1900-1930 |
| Extent |
0.8 m. |
| Type of Unit |
42 cassette tapes |
| Summary |
Sound recordings collection 1894-1900 includes: taped interviews and reminiscences of thirty one residents of Princeton and area; and transcriptions edited for continuity. Sound recordings collection pertains to: Princeton and area pioneers; Allison family events; 1894 flood; cement plant; Copper Mountain Mine; power plant; ranching; Princeton Ski Club, 1919; ice cutting on Otter Lake; Granite Creek gold rush; Blakeburn Mine explosion; schools; buildings; businesses and churches; highways; lumber and sawmills; Vancouver, Victoria, and Eastern Railway and Navigation Company; Great Northern Railroad; Canadian Pacific Railway; Kettle Valley Railway; Hudson's Bay Company Brigade Trail, used to transport goods and furs; Dewdney Trail; poetry; arts; music and theatre; and Princeton General Hospital. |
18*16*02*44
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, DAVE TAYLOR, PAPERS B. 1900 - D. 1986
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1930-1951 |
| Type of Unit |
maps; photographs; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
Dave Taylor was editor of the Princeton Star and Similkameen Star from 1930-1951. |
| Summary |
Dave Taylor papers 1930-1951 include: typewritten unpublished articles by Dave Taylor; history of Princeton Volunteer Fire Brigade that mentions the Similkameen Hotel fire, 1930; outdated maps of the area; albums of photographs; and a copy of each issue of the Princeton Star and the Similkameen Star. |
18*16*02*46
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, EVAN JENKIN THOMAS, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1929-1930 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
Evan Jenkin Thomas was the second Forest Ranger in the Princeton District and is no relation to H. H. Thomas, the first Ranger. |
| Summary |
Evan Jenkin Thomas papers 1929-1930 include 2 letters to E. J. Thomas from: Penticton Sawmills Limited, 1929; and from A. McGoran & Sons, Merritt, B. C., 1930. Both letters pertain to the forest products industry and timber sales. |
18*16*02*48
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, HERBERT H. THOMAS, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1911-1921 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
Herbert H. Thomas was the first Forest Ranger in Princeton. |
| Summary |
Herbert H. Thomas papers 1911-1921 include: share certificate of B. C. Portland Cement Company Limited, 1913; a certificate of Canada Copper Corporation for 100 shares in the name of Herbert H. Thomas, 1921; and a letter from Mountain Lumber Company, Coalmont, pertaining to the forest products industry and timber sales. Also includes 1500 shares of Princeton Collieries Limited in the name of Charles E. Thomas, 1911. |
18*16*02*50
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, VOIGHT'S CAMP, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1912-1938 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Voight's Camp business enterprise records 1912-1938 include: four bills from Burns & Company Limited, Princeton, for meat, fish, eggs and butter, 1912-1913; and payment vouchers from B.C. Copper Company, Greenwood, paying for supplies. |
18*16*02*52
PRINCETON AND DISTRICT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES SOCIETY EST. 1958-, COLLECTION, DOROTHY WATERMAN, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1914 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
Dorothy Waterman was the daughter of Judge Ernest Waterman, born in England, 1870, who came to the Similkameen in 1894 and married Mabel Hunter, 1898. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1902, and was manager of Vermilion Forks Mining & Development Company, a partner in Princeton Coal & Land Company, and Secretary of Hospital Board. |
| Summary |
Dorothy Waterman papers 1907-1914 include two albums of postcards, mostly from California. One card is addressed to her c/o Mrs. Holmes at "The Castle", Granite Creek, B. C. |
18*18*01
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1973- |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
On June 16, 1973, a group of Keremeos and District residents met to form a South Similkameen Museum in the old Keremeos Village Office. The museum was opened to the public during early summer 1973 with official opening October 7, 1973. The South Similkameen Museum Society received its Certificate of Incorporation in 1976. |
| Summary |
Keremeos Museum records 1973- include: South Similkameen Museum Society minutes; annual reports; financial reports; correspondence; constitution and bylaws; scrapbook containing letters of appreciation from Cawston school grades 2 and 3, 1973; Certificate of Incorporation; museum guest register; lease agreement; and legal documents. |
18*18*01*01
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, RECORDS, SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN BRANCH OF THE OKANAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, RECORDS, 1963-1972
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1963-1972 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; plans; photographs; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
The South Similkameen Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society was founded in 1963, but by 1972 interest in the Branch had declined significantly. Some of the members reorganized in 1973 as the South Similkameen Museum Society and opened the first museum in 1973, using the historic Keremeos Jail building. |
| Summary |
South Similkameen Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society records 1963-1972 include: minutes of general and executive meetings; financial reports; annual reports, 1969, 1971; correspondence; plan for B.C. Dept. of Recreation and Conservation, Parks Branch, to erect a "local plaque" at Keremeos Grist Mill, which was erected in 1966. Also includes a scrapbook containing: newspaper clippings; photographs of society activities; and membership list, 1963-1964. |
| Restrictions |
Appointment is needed during months when museum is closed to the public (Sept.-June). |
| General note |
Names mentioned in scrapbook include: Mr. and Mrs. William Liddicoat; Mrs. Gertrude Armstrong; and Mrs. Julia Richter. |
18*18*02*02
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, G. C. ARMSTRONG, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1905-1916 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
G. C. Armstrong papers 1905-1916 include: itemized timesheets; receipts in account with Keremeos Land Company Limited, 1905-1914; financial statement of fruit trade for Keremeos Land Company, 1912-1913; property assessment and taxation notices, 1905-1916; and correspondence. |
18*18*02*04
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1882-1983 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
Miscellaneous collection 1882-1983 includes: postcards; business correspondence; invoices, 1882-1901; survey plans of Keremeos and District, 1909-1920; surveys done for the Richter Ranch and Keremeos Land Company Limited; Keremeos Chronicle, 1909; bills of sale from various Keremeos and area businesses,1916-1936; financial records of various Keremeos businesses, 1921-1936; minutes of the Troop Council of the Keremeos Troop of Boy Scouts, 1924-1925; minutes of meetings of the "Court of Honour" of the Keremeos Boy Scouts, 1924-1926; newspaper clippings from provincial newspapers, 1926, pertaining to two fires in Keremeos; Insurance Plan of the businesses in Keremeos, surveyed for the B.C. Underwriters Association, 1927; Cawston Irrigation District employee time book, 1935-1937; minutes of meetings of the Canadian Red Cross Society, Penticton Branch, Keremeos Auxiliary, 1939-1946; 1940 Progress Edition of the Keremeos Chronicle; Keremeos Rodeo program, 1948; certificates of life membership in Keremeos Rod and Gun Club, 1962; Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee of B.C./Village of Keremeos correspondence, 1966-1967; 12 completed application forms for Pioneer Medallions with brief history of each applicant; South Similkameen vegetable trade in Keremeos, 1983; manuscript by John Shuttleworth titled "The Fruit Growing Industry in the Similkameen Valley", 1983; and a ration book issued to Alice Kathleen Curr. Also includes 5 scrapbooks pertaining to: local history; local pioneers; social life and customs; 25th anniversary of incorporation of the Village of Keremeos; and the Keremeos and District Volunteer Fire Department. |
18*18*02*06
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900-1984 |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Photograph collection 1900-1984 includes photographs of Keremeos and Hedley pertaining to: people; social life and customs; and the Similkameen flood, 1972. Also includes: Ken Packer family photographs, ca. 1920-1940; thirty seven photographs of school children at Keremeos and Cawston Elementary Schools, 1957-1959; and an album of photographs comparing Keremeos businesses, 1984, with businesses and buildings, 1959-1960. Also includes an album of photographs taken by John W. Barber. |
18*18*02*08
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SCHOOL COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1951-1964 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Bio/hist Note |
The Keremeos Teachers' Association was originally called the Princeton Keremeos Teachers' Association, 1951-1953. |
| Summary |
School collection 1951-1964 includes: minutes of meetings of Keremeos Teachers' Association; correspondence; financial reports, 1951-1964; and photographs of Keremeos schools, 1958-1959. |
18*18*02*10
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SIMILKAMEEN CITY COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1900-1903 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; map |
| Bio/hist Note |
Similkameen City was planned to be established about 2.5 miles west of Hedley but never came into existence. Some of the material was donated to the Okanagan Historical Society, Similkameen Branch, by J. R. Kidston, a lawyer in Vernon, in 1966. |
| Summary |
Similkameen City collection 1900-1903 includes: map of mineral claims of Keremeos, Hedley and Nickel Plate Lake areas, 1900, showing proposed site of Similkameen City and the Columbia and Western Railway; and correspondence pertaining to the attempt to establish Similkameen City, 1901-1903. |
18*18*02*12
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN CANCER UNIT, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1952-1961 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
South Similkameen Cancer Unit records 1952-1961 include minutes of meetings. |
18*18*02*14
SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN MUSEUM SOCIETY, RECORDS EST. 1973, KEREMEOS MUSEUM, COLLECTION, SOUTH SIMILKAMEEN ROCKHOUNDS [CLUB], RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1960-1970 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs; published material |
| Summary |
South Similkameen Rockhounds records 1960-1970 include: minutes of meetings; financial ledgers; receipt books; correspondence; newspaper clippings; photographs; and newsletters of the Lapidary Club of Vancouver, 1962-1970. |
18*20*004
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, DALE FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1915-1922 |
| Extent |
7 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Dale family papers 1915-1922 include: Ruth Dale's teaching certificates; handwritten essay on Canadian history; class register; and soldier's diary of George Dale's military service in France in World War One. |
18*20*006
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, FRUIT GROWERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Fruit Growers' Mutual Insurance Company records include: by-laws; memorandum; and statutory declaration of liquidation of the Fruit Growers' Mutual Insurance Company. |
18*20*008
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, ARNOLD KOCH, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1926-1980 |
| Bulk Dates |
1926-1929 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Arnold Koch papers 1926-1980 include: correspondence; and dues card of British Columbia Federated Labour Party member Arnold Koch. |
18*20*010
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, JOE LIDDELL, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1925-1940 |
| Bulk Dates |
1925-1929 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Joe Liddell papers 1925-1940 include: personal diary; and water licenses. |
18*20*012
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, MEADOW VALLEY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1932-1962 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Meadow Valley Livestock Association of Summerland records 1932-1962 include minute book. |
18*20*014
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1967 |
| Bulk Dates |
1920-1956 |
| Extent |
70 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Miscellaneous collection 1907-1967 includes: ledger showing fruit crops and costs; bonds of the Summerland Rink Association; business invoices and receipts; guest book of the Hotel Naramata; Roll of Honour certificates; minute book of the Garnet Valley Land Company, Limited; and a scrapbook containing postcards of Canadian and American sights. |
18*20*016
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, PHINNEY FAMILY, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1907-1910 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Phinney family papers 1907-1910 include: railway loading bill; account sheet; and invoice for funeral charges. |
18*20*018
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1880- |
| Extent |
1.6 m. |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Photograph collection 1880- includes photographs pertaining to: Summerland pioneers and early residents; sternwheelers; horses and buggies; sport and social functions such as picnics, horse races, skating and regattas; orchards; packing houses and their crews; early homes; elementary and high school class pictures; the old Okanagan College; local scenery; railroad construction; and local businesses. |
18*20*020
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, PLANS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1903-1928 |
| Extent |
63 items |
| Type of Unit |
maps and plans |
| Summary |
Plans collection 1903-1928 includes plans of: subdivisions within Summerland; pipelines and dams; an irrigation system for the Summerland Development Company; the Meadow Valley School; and the Kettle Valley Railway line through Summerland and its station house. |
18*20*022
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, FRANK SAITO, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1915-1947 |
| Extent |
6 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Frank Saito papers 1915-1947 include: Japanese passport of Frank Saito of Summerland; indenture; national registration card; identification card; and liquor permit. |
| Language(s) |
Passport is written in Japanese. |
18*20*024
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SIMPSON'S ACCOUNTING SERVICE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1957-1971 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Simpson's Accounting Service of Summerland records 1957-1971 include an accounting ledger. |
18*20*026
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SOUTH OKANAGAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1936-1965 |
| Bulk Dates |
1936-1960 |
| Extent |
5 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
South Okanagan Religious Education Committee records 1936-1965 include: minutes of meetings; financial statements; and correspondence regarding their summer camps in the Summerland area. |
18*20*027
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SUMMERLAND, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1910-1972 |
| Bulk Dates |
1910-1935 |
| Extent |
0.5 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Corporation of the District of Summerland records 1910-1972 include: electric light records; statement of receipts and disbursements; minute books of the Summerland Council; reeves report; correspondence; light and water rate notices; delinquent tax notices; public works committee reports; assessment rolls; water meter records of Dominion Experimental Farm and Trout and Prairie Creeks; tax notices; summary of expenditure; book of issued game licences; budget ledgers; petition to the Corporation of the District of Summerland to raise money for a hospital; and index of tenants and unregistered purchasers. |
18*20*028
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND CO-OPERATIVE GROWERS' ASSOCIATION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1923-1952 |
| Bulk Dates |
1923-1930 |
| Extent |
3 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Summerland Co-operative Growers' Association records 1923-1952 include: memorandum of association and rules; memorandum and auditor's report. |
18*20*030
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND HOSPITAL SOCIETY, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1909-1976 |
| Bulk Dates |
1945-1976 |
| Extent |
10 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Summerland Hospital Society records 1909-1976 include: minute, expenditure, and cash books; financial ledger; balance sheet; and a brief protesting changes proposed in the Hamilton report on hospitals. |
18*20*032
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMMERLAND LADIES HOSPITAL AUXILIARY, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1953-1971 |
| Extent |
24 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Summerland Ladies Hospital Auxiliary records 1953-1971 include: minutes; financial statements; account and budget books; secretary's report; and a list of officers and executive members. |
18*20*034
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND POULTRY PRODUCE ASSOCIATION, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1923-1928 |
| Extent |
1 item |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Summerland Poultry Produce Association records 1923-1928 include a minute book. |
18*20*036
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND 75TH ANNIVERSARY, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1986 |
| Extent |
22 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Summerland 75th Anniversary collection 1986 includes: register of Summerland "Old Timers"; correspondence; rough sketches of seventy-fifth anniversary symbol; and financial records. |
18*20*038
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND TELEPhone CO., RECORDS EST. 1914
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1922-1946 |
| Bulk Dates |
1935-1946 |
| Extent |
9 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; published material |
| Summary |
Summerland Telephone Co. records 1922-1946 include: telephone directories; and cash books. |
18*20*040
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, SUMMERLAND TOWN BAND, RECORDS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1956-1964 |
| Extent |
49 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Summerland Town Band records 1956-1964 include: minutes of executive; constitution; by-laws; financial statements; correspondence; president's report; lists of band members; band attendance book; and inventory of band instruments. |
18*20*042
SUMMERLAND MUSEUM AND ART SOCIETY, COLLECTION, WALTER M. WRIGHT, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1935-1964 |
| Extent |
4 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Summary |
Walter M. Wright papers 1935-1964 include: correspondence; personal journal; and certificate of discharge from the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. |
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