20*01
DOUG COX, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1879- |
| Extent |
5 m |
| Type of Unit |
photographs; sound recordings; video recordings |
| Summary |
Doug Cox collection 1879- includes photographs concerning the Okanagan and Similkameen regions pertaining to: Penticton Bethel Pentecostal Church; Indians; mines; railways including the Kettle Valley Railway; buildings; sternwheelers; and cattle drives. Sound recordings and transcriptions pertaining to reminiscences and interviews with pioneers and Indians. Video recordings include 1962 motion picture of T. C. Douglas in Penticton. |
| Restrictions |
Reference needed from director of Penticton Museum. Notice is required |
20*03*10
DR. ROBERT ABBEY (PENTICTON), COLLECTION, ANDREW MCCULLOCH PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1905-1932 |
| Extent |
0.3 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. |
| Bio/hist Note |
Andrew McCulloch was a civil engineer who surveyed railways in British Columbia. |
| Summary |
Andrew McCulloch papers 1905-1932 include handwritten level books and field books pertaining to the Kettle Valley Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Great Northern Railroad and railway surveying in the following areas: Coquihalla; Princeton; Midway; Penticton; Wetaskiwin; and Field Hill. Also includes a hand drawn map of Vancouver Island. |
| Restrictions |
Arrangements should be made to view these documents at the Penticton Museum and Archives, 785 Main Street, Penticton, B. C. V2A 5E3. Phone 492-6025. |
20*04
CHARLES HAYS, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Postal Address |
P.O. Box 331, Okanagan Falls, B. C. V0H 1R0 |
| Inclusive Dates |
1904-1982 |
| Bulk Dates |
1904-1916 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; photographs |
| Bio/hist Note |
Charles Hays, editor of the South Okanagan Review newspaper, is a local historian in Okanagan Falls. |
| Summary |
The Charles Hays collection 1904-1982 includes: account book 1904-1916 of Reginald Hody, a property owner in Okanagan Falls; and a 1907 photograph album from Fairview, belonging to George Brown, the government agent there.
Note: Part of collection has been transferred to the Museum at Okanagan Falls
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| Restrictions |
An appointment is necessary. Available to approved researchers only. |
20*05
A. DAVID MACDONALD, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1981-1982 |
| Extent |
0.1 m. |
| Type of Unit |
sound recordings |
| Bio/hist Note |
The sound recordings were used to help write the book "Penticton - Years to Remember, 1908-1982" by A. David MacDonald published in 1983. |
| Summary |
A. David MacDonald collection 1981-1982 includes sound recordings of interviews of early pioneers and developers of the Summerland, Penticton, and Naramata areas pertaining to: schools and schooling, 1912-1920; the fruit industry and trade, 1912-; early development of Penticton, 1915-1928; the beginning of Greyhound Bus Service, 1932; flood control on the Penticton Creek, 1950; and the development of the West Bench district of Penticton, 1952. |
| Restrictions |
Two weeks prior notice is required. |
20*07
JACK AND EVELYN MCCALLUM, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Postal Address |
Box 298, Princeton, B. C. V0X 1W0 |
| Inclusive Dates |
1928-1957 |
| Extent |
50 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
Jack McCallum moved to Copper Mountain with his parents in 1928. His father was hoistman at the Copper Mountain mine. Evelyn moved to Copper Mountain when she married Jack. |
| Summary |
Jack and Evelyn McCallum collection 1928-1957 includes an album of photographs pertaining to: Copper Mountain townsite; mine buildings; cookhouse crew and mess hall waitresses; `department store' manager and staff; Allenby concentrator; Allenby bunkhouse; and damage done by a mountain slide at Hedley, 1939. Collection also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to a bunkhouse fire and Copper Mountain and Allenby. |
| Related Docs |
Photographs of Copper Mountain and mine buildings. |
20*09
JACK PETLEY, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1897-1976 |
| Bulk Dates |
1910-1976 |
| Type of Unit |
ms.; maps and plans; photographs; published material |
| Bio/hist Note |
Jack Petley was Assistant Superintendent of Kettle Valley Railway and Senior Officer in charge of paddle wheelers on rivers and lakes in the Okanagan-Similkameen regions. He retired from this position in 1976. |
| Summary |
Jack Petley collection 1897-1976 includes: Okanagan Landing and vessel employees' timebooks, ca. 1900-1920; sheet records of barges and tugs in the British Columbia Lake and River Service (B.C.L & R.S.); tug logs; postcards of Summerland wharf and station; book made up in the office of the Superintendent of the Kettle Valley Railway giving details of the vessels in the B.C.L.& R.S. over the years; New Year's dinner menu from S.S. Sicamous , 1918; Andrew McCulloch's daily diary, 1910-1911; Andrew McCulloch's Kettle Valley Railway personal staff record card and staff file; Andrew McCulloch's personal account of the building of the Kettle Valley Railway tracks and opening for traffic; all Kettle Valley Railway timecards excepting no. 1, 1916-1937; letter written by the Kettle Valley Railway Vice-President pertaining to a proposed golf course in Penticton, with attached plan; rule books and other railway schedules and instruction books; Vice-presidents' information book pertaining to all structures on the Kettle Valley Railway; Kettle Valley Railway train sheets; and correspondence pertaining to executive decisions on the Coquihalla railway. Collection also includes photographs pertaining to the Kettle Valley Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway. |
| Restrictions |
The majority of the collection is currently housed with Special Collections, at the University of British Columbia. |
20*11
GEORGE P. C. ROUNDS, COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1986- |
| Extent |
10 cassettes |
| Type of Unit |
sound recordings |
| Summary |
Philip Rounds sound collection 1986- includes: a variety of local people recalling family and local history. The reminiscences pertain to people who assisted in the development and growth of Naramata 1900- . Includes recordings regarding: the history of the Robinson family by Billy (William) Robinson; Mr. Bartlett who was the post master and a church superintendent; fruit hauling, 1920-1987; and early logging as remembered by Tony Chapman. |
| Restrictions |
One week notice is required. Arrangements should be made to listen to the recordings at the Penticton Museum, 785 Main Street, Penticton, B. C., V2A 5E3. Phone 495-6025. |
20*13
N.L. BARLEE, COLLECTION AND FAMILY PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1859-1950 |
| Extent |
approx. 3m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. & text |
| Summary |
Collection consists primarily of documents pertaining to mining in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. |
| Restrictions |
Permission needed from N.L. Barlee. Appointment needed. Available to approved and accredited researchers only. |
20*13*01
F.R.S. BARLEE, PAPERS
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1869-1902 |
| Extent |
250+ items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. & text; photographs |
| Summary |
Diary and personal letters of F.R.S. Barlee telling of his journeys to and exploits at the Stikine and Atlin gold rushes in northern British Columbia and the Klondike gold rush in the Yukon; photographs of northern British Columbia, and of his family and home in Lakefield, Ontario. Includes his letters to the Strickland family in Lakefield. |
20*13*03*01
CHINESE COLLECTION, QUESNEL FORKS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1891-1942 |
| Type of Unit |
ms. & text; map; photographs |
| Summary |
Business and some personal correspondence, a map of Quesnel Forks, and some photographs belonging to Chinese who ran a store for gold miners in the Quesnel Forks area. |
| Language(s) |
English and Chinese. |
20*13*03*02
CHINESE COLLECTION, YALE COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1869-1884 |
| Extent |
20 items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. & text |
| General Note |
Most of the financial records written in Chinese have been translated. |
| Summary |
Financial records and business letters from the On Lee Store of Yale. Includes a Chinese banker's book with details of loans made and amount of gold dust weighed. |
| Language(s) |
Chinese and English |
20*13*09
JOHN MORGAN HARRIS, PAPERS AND COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1892-1954 |
| Bulk Dates |
1989-1918 |
| Extent |
1000+ items |
| Type of Unit |
ms. & text; maps |
| Summary |
Business records for the Reco Milling and Mining Company, Reco Hotel, the City of Sandon, and the Sandon Electric Power and Light Company as well as the private papers of John Harris, a mine owner and businessman in Sandon. Includes: correspondence concerning litigation which went to the Supreme Court of Canada and the Judical Committee of the Privy Council; reports of the Mine Owners' Association and the Pinkerton Detective Agency on mining unions in Sandon; Reco Hotel registers; hand drawn mining maps and maps of the Nakusp and Slocan Railway (a CPR subsidiary) 1890s; and a townsite map of Sandon 1942. |
20*13*11
MAP COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1859-1934 |
| Extent |
370 items |
| Type of Unit |
maps & plans |
| Summary |
Original maps and prints pertaining to mining and mining locations in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. Includes: a bird's eye view of Dawson City Y.T. town plans, mining and railroad maps of assorted places in British Columbia including Grand Fords and Greenwood, as well as maps by George Mercer Dawson. |
20*13*13
MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1858-1942 |
| Extent |
approx. 1m. |
| Type of Unit |
ms. & text |
| Summary |
Correspondence, minutes and other records pertaining primarily to mining in British Columbia. Includes: minutes of Western Federation of Miners in Sandon 1898-1899, mining records from Hedley, and Canadian Pacific Railway records from Cascade. |
20*13*15
PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Date |
1858-1976 |
| Extent |
125 items |
| Type of Unit |
paintings, drawings & prints |
| Summary |
Paintings, drawings and prints representing scenes of and characters from the Interior of British Columbia. Includes: a signed and annotated Frederick Whymper 1863 watercolor of Williams Creek and Barkerville; Irvine Adams pastels. |
20*13*17
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Abstract:
| Inclusive Dates |
1868-1979 |
| Extent |
approx. 1100 items |
| Type of Unit |
photographs |
| Summary |
Albums and photographs taken by E.A. Hegg, the Muirhead Brothers, Larss and Duclos, Asahel Curtis, W.J. Carpenter, R.H. Trueman and approximately 20 other amateur and professional photographers of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. |
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