The collection consists of an essay (missing the title page and the first 11 pages) on the history of Langley, B.C., including topics Beaver Women's Institute, County Line Community Association, a map of a portion of the township, a list of pioneers, brief histories of Aldergrove, the Mennonites, important local families, churches, and schools, and comments on municipal libraries and industries.
The fonds consists of documents from the Langley Centennial Museum's formation, including Rules and Regulations, guides for accepting items in the Museum (1967), correspondence (1958-1976), Financial statements (1967), attendance records (1958-1968), details of School Educational Programmes, a list of attendees at the opening of the Art Gallery (1974), a book of donations of sound recordings (1975), indexes for the holdings of both the Langley Centennial Museum Archives and the Archives at Langley Municipal Hall in Murrayville, B.C. [1975], and a list of names on the 1924 Sharon United Church Quilt [1975].
Langley Centennial MuseumThe fonds consists of an essay, "History of West Langley Community Hall, 1934-1980" by Mrs. Bessie Tregunna (1981), the Hall's membership book (1948-1996), certificates of the Association's incorporation (1947) and dissolution (1997), a guest book from the opening of the new hall (1977), re-registration documents of the Association and its By-laws and amended Constitution (1982), receipt books (1992-1996), a plan of the site for the new Hall (1976), and the official seal of the West Langley Community Hall.
West Langley Community Hall AssociationThe fonds consists of ledger listing members and their dues (1953-1956), lists of past Reeves, Councillors and officials from the Township of Langley, B.C., correspondence, receipts, cancelled cheques, and bank statements of the Fort Langley Restoration Society, 2 copies of a 1965 articles on the Fort's restoration, a copy of "Interesting Facts about Fort Langley" (1954), and a copy of "Fort Langley on the Fraser River beneath the Golden Ears" (undated).
Fort Langley Restoration SocietyThe fonds consists of original minute books of Council meetings (1895-1948), typed minutes (1960-1979), handwritten notes (1953-1973), and typed notes based on newspaper accounts of Council meetings (1873-1914).
Langley (B.C. : Township). Municipal CouncilThe collection consists of 2 typewritten copies of a history of Langley municipality, B.C., entitled "Our Fiftieth Anniversary", and 2 draft copies of a brief history of Fort Langley, B.C. (1923).
The fonds consists of correspondence from Alex Agee, missionary in Langley, B.C., from 1893, to E. Leslie Pidgeon of Augustine (Presbyterian) Church in Winnipeg, missionary in Langley from 1896 (1919), 2 Annual Reports of the Langley Presbyterian Church prepared by A.M. Grant (1918, 1920), a copy of a sermon by Reverend A. Dunn preached at Port Haney, B.C., in 1902, and letters from Alexander Dunn to W.F. Gold in Edmonoton on his time in Langley Prairie, B.C. (1919).
Grant, A.M., ReverendThe collection consists of copies of the financial statement for the Municipality of Langley for December 31st, 1896, detailing assets and liabilities.
The fonds consists of 4 B.C. drivers' licences for George Stewart Matheson (1935-1938), 8 gasoline ration coupon books for George and Caroline Matheson [1939-1945], a Voter's Registration Certificate for Caroline (1940), and a Souvenir Membership for George Matheson from the Langley Agricultural Association for their Golden Jubilee Year (1942).
Matheson, George StewartThe collection consists of 2 unofficial histories of Langley, B.C., one unidentifed and one by Mrs. A. Boardman (1967), and three letters pertaining to the township's efforts to sponsor a written history (1975-1976).
The fonds consists of notes, rough drafts, and correspondence of M.J. Thorpe relating to a proposed book on the history of Langley Municipality.
Thorpe, M.J.The fonds consists of minutes of general meetings (1922-1943), minutes of Directors' and Board meetings (1940-1968), and minutes of annual and other meetings (1943-1973) of the Otter District Farmers' Institute, as well as a poster commemorating the institute's 50th Anniversary (1972), which lists the names of founding members, and former secretaries and presidents.
Otter District Farmers' InstituteThe fonds consists of minutes and accounts books (1886-1906, 1907-1915), minute books (1934-1955), and accounts book (1928-1934) of the Langley School District. Fonds also includes the guest book (1911-1957) of the Fort Langley Elementary School, 2 brief histories of the Langley School District, and a list of Proposals for Langley Centennial Year submitted by the Teachers and Students of Langley Schools [1973], as well as a 1913 lease agreement between Roderick Cummings and the Langley School District Board of Trustees for land for a pumphouse (opposite Sharon United Church on 48th Avenue and Old Yale Road).
Langley School DistrictThe fonds consists of an account book (1909-1932), minute books (1901-1935), and financial records of the Glen Valley Dyking and Drainage District, earlier known as the Glen Valley Dyking District.
Glen Valley Dyking and Drainage DistrictThe fonds consists of the Visitors' Book (1914) and 3 Registers of Pupils (1912, 1916, 1912-1916) from the Belmont Superior School, Murrayville, B.C.
Belmont Superior SchoolThe fonds consists of the Visitors' Book (1907-1961) and Register of Pupils for Division II (1916) for the Murrayville Elementary School.
Murrayville Elementary SchoolThe collection consists of a Calendar of Events for British Columbia's Centennial Year Celebrations, including a list of events taking place in Langley Municipality, B.C., 2 commercial invitations to attend "British Columbia's 100th Birthday Party", signed by the Lieutenant Governor and Premier of B.C., and notes from a speech made by Mr. A.C. Hope, Chairman of the Langley Centennial Committee, on Sunday, April 27th, 1958, the "Centennial Day of Prayer". Collection also includes 3 promotional postcards outlining the history of Fort Langley, each in their original commemorative envelopes post-marked at Fort Langley, B.C., May 8th, 1958.
The fonds consists of the Rules of Procedure of the Langley Municipal Recreation Commission (1959), a typewritten manuscript "Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada" promoting the tourist attractions of Fort Langley, B.C., and a poster for the "15th Annual Langley Walk" on May 1, 1977.
Langley (B.C. : Township). Municipal Recreation CommissionThe collection consists of brief typewritten histories of Langley, B.C. and area churches, including Derby Church (Anglican), St. George's Anglican Church, Church of the Redeemer, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church [1977], a pamphlet on Reverend William Burton Crickmer, pioneer minister at Derby, B.C. in 1859 and Yale, B.C. in 1860, and a 1968 register of people who attended Fort Langley churches prior to 1910, with signatures, names, and dates of church attendance.
The collection consists of personal histories and geneaologies of pioneer settlers in Langley, B.C., including Benjamin Boake, Samuel Edge, William Edge, Thomas Jones, A.L. Lazenby, and Henry West [1977].
The collection consists of copies of the original signatures of the 29 petitioners who requested the incorporation of the Langley and Derby district into a municipality on March 23, 1872, and typed lists of the petitioners' names [1973].
The collection consists of a timetable for the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, Port Mann to Hope, from 1915, a copy of an article from an English newspaper on the launch of its bonds by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1871 [1971], and an undated list of railroads which ran through Langley, B.C., at one time.
The fonds consists of a cashbook (1905-1912) for the Williams family sawmill operations.
Williams (family)The fonds consists of assorted annual reports of the Langley Memorial Hospital in Langley, B.C., the hospital's Constitution and By-laws (1946, 1953), and programmes of the opening ceremonies of the new hospital (1965) and floor plans for the new hospital.
Langley Memorial HospitalThe fonds consists of a Royal Navy Service Certificate of James McKie (McKee) detailing service aboard HMS Nile and HMS Challenger between 1860 and 1871.
McKie, James