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Miscellaneous material
Series · [ca. 1880] - [19--?]
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series of material found with other cannery records or at the Brunswick Cannery site. The material includes published reports regarding fishery matters, material used in cannery operations (labels an forms), and material that is of a personal nature that likely belonged to cannery workers. The latter includes booklets and letters in Japanese.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Awards
Series · 1893
Part of Delta Agricultural Society fonds

Series consists of an award relating to members of the Delta Agricultural Society during it's tenure, specifically included in this series is the Chicago World's Fair award presented to Jubilee Farm in 1893 for their exhibit of 'Black Tartarian Oats.' Accession included in this series is: 2011-014.

Delta Agricultural Society
Legal papers
Series · 1902
Part of Delta Agricultural Society fonds

Consists of the original crown grant designating the northeast portion of the northwest quarter of Section 35 of Township 5 to the Delta Agricultural Society.

Delta Agricultural Society
Financial records
Series · 1900-1909
Part of Stokes and Cullis Meat Market fonds

The series consists of order books and daybooks relating to R.J.Stokes for the Delta Meat Market, and day books, order books and receipt books from the Stokes and Cullis Meat Market.

Stokes and Cullis Meat Market (Delta, B.C.)
Books
Series · 1909
Part of Whitworth family fonds

Series contains a book titled "Holly berries from the poets," which was published in 1909 and contains poetry and excerpts. Inscription in the front is: "To Mrs. Whitworth, Christmas 1911, S.M. Fisher, Ladner, B.C."

Annual reports
Series · 1905-1910
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of reports submitted to the shareholders at the annual meeting of the British Columbia Packers Association. Included in the annual report is the Directors' Report, the General Manager's Report, and the Auditor's Report. The Director's Report presents the balance sheet for the previous year. The General Manager's Report describes the operations and results of the business of the Association including canneries in operation, market conditions, improvements to plants, condition of its fleet of steamers, comments on fishing strategies and enhancements, and a financial summary.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
John William Fraser records
Series · 1909-1917
Part of Margaret MacInnis and family fonds

The series consists of receipts and invoices received by J.W. Fraser, including a three page invoice from Lanning, Fawcett and Wilson, 1917, that lists groceries, women's and men's clothing items, and cheesecloth and wallpaper used for covering walls inside homes. The records also include invoices for taxes from Delta Municipality, and Delta Dyking and Drainage Scheme, on Lots 158 to 161, dated November 15, 1909.

Fraser, John William
John Muir's land deeds
Series · 1907-1918
Part of Muir family fonds

Series consists of deeds, correspondence, and receipts related to John Muir's purchase and sale of property in Deloraine, Manitoba and Lulu Island (Richmond), BC.

Plant inventories
Series · [ca. 1900]-1918
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of detailed inventories of buildings, equipment and supplies at Brunswick Cannery, Anglo American Cannery and unknown canneries. The inventories were taken at the beginning or end of canning season.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Series · 1905-1920
Part of Margaret MacInnis and family fonds

File contains an account book of the Brackman-Ker Milling Company's depot and distribution operation in Ladner. The ledger lists shipments of hay, oats, straw, etc. to Victoria, Vancouver, New Westminster and other destinations from various farmers in the Delta area. The ledger lists shipper, date, no. of packages, description, weight, destination and conveyance (i.e. name of ship), plus yearly summaries. The account book may have been kept by the company's local book-keeper, J.W. Fraser, which is why it became part of the MacInnis material.

Brackman-Ker Milling Company
Series · [ca. 191-]-1921
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of records belonging to Francis Griffin Bell and Dorothy Bell. Mr. Bell was manager of the Brunswick Cannery, Canoe Pass, 1902-1927(?) for the B.C. Packers Association. Prior to working as manager for the Association, Francis G. Bell was president of the Anglo-American Canning Co., which was bought by the Association in 1902. His daughter, Dorothy Bell, worked as a reporter beginning in 1915 for the Eburne Gazette, later in 1922 accepting a position on the editorial staff of McLean's Magazine.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Programmes
Series · 1922-1924
Part of Delta Agricultural Society fonds

Series consists of programmes published by the Delta Agricultural Society for stock shows and agricultural fairs held at the Ladner Fair Grounds (Paterson Park). Programmes contain lists of rules and regulations, categories, and prize amounts for entries.

Delta Agricultural Society
Fishermen's records
Series · 1903-1926
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of records generated by cannery workers and fishermen at Brunswick Cannery in the course of purchasing supplies at the cannery store and delivering their fish catch to the cannery. Individual workers kept running accounts at the cannery store for the purchase of food, clothing, hardware, and other sundries, recording the purchases in small notebooks (account books). The series contains records such as: counter check books used as receipts for fish brought to Brunswick Cannery and fish tally receipts. The records include bound form books (Lovell's Counter Check Books) and loose pages from some that record such information as type and number of fish received, the fishermen's name or initials, the number of the boat, and the amount paid for the fish.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Correspondence
Series · 1900-1927
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of circulars, letters, telegram and memos received by F. G. Bell in his capacity as general manager of Brunswick Cannery. Correspondence is about government regulations; policy and procedures, and operational inquiries and directives received from the head office of B.C. Packers Association; and inquiries from suppliers. Circulars from the Fraser River Canners' Association may have been received by Mr. Bell as President of the Anglo American Canning Co.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Legal records
Series · 1897-1927
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of provincial and municipal licenses allowing the operation of Brunswick Cannery at Canoe Pass, gill-net licenses, court summons between the cannery and fishermen for monies owed and information about licenses granted to fishermen. The series also includes contracts signed between the cannery and fishermen that oblige the fisherman to sell his catch to Brunswick Cannery in return for rent of equipment and/or an agreed price for fish, and a contract signed between an agent and the cannery for the supply of skilled labour under the "Chinese Contract" system.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Reference material
Series · 1907-1929
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of ephemera used by cannery owners and employees at the Brunswick Cannery in the course of purchasing equipment, supplies and machinery for the cannery. Much of the material are in the forms of catalogues, pamphlets and guides used to help operate and maintain the Brunswick Cannery and machinery within.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
Financial records
Series · 1891-1930
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of invoices, receipts, lists of outstanding accounts, ledgers, bank statements, and daily pack reports, largely resulting form the operation of Brunswick Cannery, 1898-1930, as well as the Anglo American Cannery, 1986 to 1902. Invoices include billings from suppliers in Vancouver and New Westminster as well as local suppliers of groceries, lumber, hardware, etc. in Port Guichon and Ladner, and from local individuals. The invoices show changes in canning techniques, for example, invoices from the American Can Company for new types of can. Brunswick Cannery also received memorandums of debits and credits assigned to the cannery for supplies received from and traded to sister canneries and the head office of B.C. Packers. The ledgers are in the form of Net Books and contain information pertaining to fishermen and cannery workers who have accounts with the cannery for boats, equipment, food and supplies.

Series includes receipts for moneys paid by the British Columbia Packers Association to persons to fish, wages, and work done, and to persons and companies for goods and services supplied to Brunswick Cannery. Hand written entries give names of those receiving money, the amount, and the type of work done, and therefore supply personnel information. Other incomplete sets of records include lists of debts owed to the Association by its employees, bank statements, and daily reports of pack.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)