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Anderson family fonds
CA CRMA 99-8 · Fonds · [ca. 1910-1937]

The fonds consists of miscellaneous correspondence and documents regarding the use of fish tokens by the Quathiaski Canning Co., business license and other supporting documentation of the Quathiaski Canning Company, and a series of photographs which feature a selection of views of the Quathiaski Canning Company operations, Quadra Island and members of the Anderson family and their homes in Vancouver and Quathiaski Cove.

Anderson (family)
CA CRMA 99-2 · Fonds · 1958

The fonds consists of miscellaneous newspaper clippings and various documents retained by Boyles Drilling regarding their involvement in the Ripple Rock project, 1958. Also includes one 16mm promotional film regarding the company's diamond drills which features footage of the Ripple Rock explosion.

JKS Boyles International
Clair Hamilton fonds
CA CRMA 99-11 · Fonds · 1981-1984

The fonds consists of miscellaneous documents (including maps/plans) and reports relating to the Campbell River Downtown Revitalization Project.

Hamilton, Clair
H. McQuinn fonds
CA CRMA 98-6 · Fonds · 1962-1980

The fonds consists of 19 daily journals belonging to H. McQuinn, who was a foreman for the Comox Logging Company. The journals catalogue information and events relating to various logging activities and cover the years 1962-1973 (inclusive) and 1975-1980 (inclusive). There are two volumes for 1970 and 1980.

McQuinn, H.
Garee family fonds
CA CRMA 98-4 · Fonds · [ca. 1900-1940]

The fonds consists of wartime documents of Goldie and Tom Garee, miscellaneous school certificates of Marge Garee, and a "High riggers" poem by Marge Garee Hutchings.

Garee (family)
Art Lightfoot fonds
CA CRMA 98-1 · Fonds · 1950-1995

The fonds consists of records amassed by Lightfoot during the course of his work with the Campbell River and District Hospital. Records include copies of constitution and bylaws for the hospital, minutes, reports, correspondence, programmes, and reference material. Fonds includes Lightfoot's weekly articles for local papers entitled "Hospital Review" and photographs of the hospital, including several showing its construction.

Lightfoot, Art
Ken Drushka fonds
CA CRMA 97-5 · Fonds · 198-?

The fonds consists of records relating to Ken Drushka's research for several of his published books, including "Three Men and a Forester", "H.R. - A Biography of H.R. MacMillan", "Against Wind and Weather", "Working in the Woods", and an unpublished book on sealing. Fonds includes: 1) Drafts, with comments by Ian Mahood of book "Three Men and a Forester", by Ian Mahood and Ken Drushka; 2) Author's research notes and copied material relating to the book "H.R. - A Biography of H.R. MacMillan"; 3) Author's research notes, copied material and taped interviews relating to the book "Against Wind and Weather"; 4) Author's research notes and material relating to an unpublished book on sealing; 5) Author's research notes, copied material and taped interviews (some transcribed) relating to the book "Working in the Woods"; 6) Miscellaneous taped interviews and video taped material on various related topics.

Drushka, Ken
Tom Barnett fonds
CA CRMA 97-4 · Fonds · 1953-1974

The fonds consists of records originating for Barnett's offices while he was a Member of Parliament. Fonds includes: 1) files organized by subject and include incoming and outgoing correspondence, related newspaper/magazine clippings, occasional photographs and publications; and, 2) Series of "community" files which include various clippings and other ephemera related to a number of communities in the northern Vancouver Island region.

Barnett, Tom
Ruth Barnett fonds
CA CRMA 97-3 · Fonds · 1977

The fonds consists of miscellaneous documents relating to the establishment of the Heritage Advisory Committee (Campbell River Museum).

Barnett, Ruth
CA CRMA 96-7 · Fonds · 1943-1982

These records consist of minute books, financial ledgers and incoming correspondence relating to the activities of the Willow Point Community Club.

Willow Point Community Club
CA CRMA 96-6 · Fonds · 1913-1916

The fonds consists of a patient ledger (including details of illnesses and treatments) from 1913-1916.

St. Michael's Hospital (Rock Bay, B.C.)
CA CRMA 96-5 · Fonds · 1965-1976

The fonds consists of the minutes of the Willow Point Waterworks District, July 1965 through February 1976.

Willow Point Waterworks District
Harmac fonds
CA CRMA 96-3 · Fonds · 1965

The fonds consists of the logbook (1965) of the tugboat, "Harmac".

Harmac (Ship)
CA CRMA 96-2 · Fonds · 1945-1961

The fonds consists of an account book for the Campbell River and District Horticultural Association (1945-1948), a copy of the first annual yearbook of the Association, and photographs of the various planting undertaken by the group.

Campbell River and District Horticultural Association
Richard Mackie fonds
CA CRMA 96-13 · Fonds · [ca. 1993-1995]

The fonds consists of research files, including extensive files on George Fawcett Drabble, used in the writing of Mackie's book "Wilderness Profound : Victorian Life on the Gulf of Georgia".

Mackie, Richard, 1957-
CA CRMA 96-12 · Fonds · 1947-1964

The fonds consists of negatives, colour transparencies, photographs and miscellaneous documents. Godfrey Baldwin took the majority of the images while a resident of Campbell River. Some of the photographs may have been taken by May. Very little documentation accompanied, other than brief notes accompanied the images.

Baldwin, Godfrey
John Cecil Smith fonds
CA CRMA 96-1 · Fonds · [ca. 1900-1960]

The fonds consists of miscellaneous documents and newspaper clipping and original photographs belong to John Cecil Smith, along with one unpublished manuscript: "The Nine Lives of Cougar Smith", written by Elinor Swain Smith.

Smith, John Cecil
Mrs. C.G. Hoby fonds
CA CRMA 95-6 · Fonds · [ca. 1946-1950]

The fonds consists of photographs of Elk Falls, the Elk Falls Dam, and various views of Campbell River and area. Fonds also includes newspaper articles written by Mrs. Hoby on various Campbell River themes and activities. Also included is a manuscript written by a Mr. Herd regarding the growth of Campbell River.

Hoby, C.G., Mrs.
John William Mogg fonds
CA CRMA 95-5 · Fonds · 1891-1903

The fonds consists of a pre-emption certificate and correspondence.

Mogg, John William
Quentin Dodd fonds
CA CRMA 95-4 · Fonds · 1966-1982

The fonds consists of research papers and correspondence relating primarily to the establishment of the Quinsam Coal Project, including copies of reports to and of the Quinsam Coal Public Inquiry.

Dodd, Quentin
CA CRMA 95-3 · Fonds · 1928-1951

The fonds consists of administrative and financial records of the Campbell River Badminton Club, including: meeting minute book, 1929-1951; financial records; incoming and outgoing correspondence; and, some issues of the newsletter, B.C. Badminton News.

Campbell River Badminton Club
Joyce family fonds
CA CRMA 95-1;95-2 · Fonds · [ca. 1910-1965]

The fonds consists of a day book , certificates and correspondence of Herbert Joyce (including correspondence from Wilson Brady Ltd., a logging company based on Quadra Island), along with some photographs created by the family.

Joyce (family)
Eve Eade fonds
CA CRMA 95-1 · Fonds · 1913-1963

The fonds consists of photographs of Quadra Island and newspaper clippings.

Eade, Eve
George F. Drabble fonds
CA CRMA 94-4 · Fonds · 1865-1900

The fonds consists of 124 leather notebooks documenting surveys for pre-emptions, mining claims, timber claims, etc. Also included in the notebooks are notes pertaining to Drabble's involvement with the school board, detailed accounts of his trading activities with the local First Nations (of particular note is the care and attention that he took in both phonetically deciphering the names of the individual natives and identifying the reserve that they were affiliated with), accounts of construction of churches, roads, etc. Each notebook covers a variety of topics and locations. Also included with the notebooks are a number of maps, pamphlets, certificates and correspondence to Drabble

Drabble, George F.
Bill Chambers fonds
CA CRMA 94-1 · Fonds · 1944-1986

The fonds consists of books, directories,magazines, photographs, manuscripts and motion picture film relating specifically to Bill Chambers' involvement in the logging industry and his various positions at the Elk River Timber Company.

Chambers, Bill