UNBC Northern BC Archives & Special Collections
3333 University Way V2N4Z9 Prince George, BC, Canada

The Honourable Iona Campagnolo has achieved many firsts in her life: - first woman and Northerner to be appointed a federal Minister in Canada (1976) - first Minister of Amateur Sport in Canada (1976) - first woman President of the Liberal Party of Canada (1982) - first Chancellor of UNBC (1992)... - British Columbia’s first woman Lieutenant Governor (2001) Happy International Women's Day! Photograph Details Title: Official portrait of Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo, photographed by Destrube Photography Date: ca. 2001 Collection: The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds Accession: 2009.6.1.593 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca//official-portrait-of-lieutena Tags: #iwd2020 #internationalwomensday #bchistory #canadianhistory #womensday #archives

The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Film Collection is now available on the Northern BC Archives YouTube channel. This collection consists of three original color film reels that compile 16 footage clips from various dates between 1954 and 1971. Subjects include: PGE promotional events and rail tours with Premier W.A.C. Bennett, PGE track inspection and construction, the Williams Lake Stampede, Seton Lake, and a train wreck, among others. We invite community members and rail enthusiasts to help improve the descriptions of these film clips by identifying people, places, objects, or dates via comments on the YouTube clips or emailing Northern BC Archives at [email protected]. Learn more about the original films here: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2017-5

Title: Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon Date: May 1966 Collection: David Davies Railway Collection Accession: 2013.6.36.1.001.94 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/ind/boston-bar-in-fraser-canyon... Tags: #bostonbarbc #fraserriver #frasercanyon #aerialferry #archives See more

Title: View of Lucille Mountain from Mt. Teare Date: July 1994 Collection: Aleza Lake Research Forest Society fonds Accession: 2006.18.6.03.06 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2006-18-6-03-06... Tags: #mcbride #NorthernBC #archives See more

Northern BC Archives & Special Collections has started sharing its updates in a newsletter format. Check out our first issue! Clickable links on PDF at https://libguides.unbc.ca/about/newsletter

The Upper Fraser Historical Geography Oral History Project provides access to oral histories that document the history of a series of forestry-based settlements along the Upper Fraser River in northeastern BC between 1915 and 2000. These histories will be of particular interest to current and past residents of The East Line Community including Willow River, Giscome, Newlands, Aleza Lake, Upper Fraser, Sinclair Mills, Longworth, and Penny. Learn more: https://search.nbca.unbc....ca/index.php/2017-6 Access Digitized Transcripts: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index/informationobject/browse Access Digitized Recordings: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index/informationobject/browse This project was funded by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre's BC History Digitization Program.

New digitized collection: World War II Polar Bear Training Exercise Photograph Collection. See https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2019-11 for details. Photograph Details: Title: Group of soldiers caring for their feet Date: 1945... Accession: 2019.11.32 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2019-11-32 Tags: #archives #bchistory #ww2 See more

Photograph Details: Title: Cousin to Taylor Family at Victoria, B.C. Date: ca. 1910 Collection: Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection Accession: 2009.5.1.43... URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca//cousin-to-taylor-family-at-vi Tags: #archives #1910s #winterfashion #bchistory #winter See more

Photograph Details: Title: First train leaving Prince Rupert Date: 14 June 1911 Collection: Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds Accession: 2009.7.1.266... URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca//first-train-leaving-prince-ru Tags: #trains #railway #princerupertbc #1910s #archives #bchistory See more

It’s International Mountain Day! Photograph Details: Title: Mt. Robson Date: 1976... Collection: Kent Sedgwick fonds Accession: 2012.13.1.85.28 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/mt-robson-2 Tags: #internationalmountainday #beautifulbc #rockymountains #archives See more

Get ready for heavy snowfall in the BC Interior Photograph Details Title: Alibi produced when party stopped work, November 1911 Collection: Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection... Accession: 2014.10.1.142 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2014-10-1-142 Tags: #snowyforest #snowday #archives #beautifulbc #winterwonderland See more

Support @unbcfaculty ! Northern BC Archives will be closed for the duration of the strike at #UNBC. Photograph Details Title: Worker holding "On Strike for a Decent Contract" sign during the 1970 U.S.W.A. Local 6536 strike at Cassiar Date: 1970... Collection: Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds Accession: 2000.1.1.3.22.67 URL: https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/2000-1-1-3-22-67 Tags: #UNBC #unbcfa #strike #labour #cassiar See more

Our next Archival Speaker Series event is with Dr. Ben Bradley: "Making Northern BC a Roadside Attraction: Automobility, Modernity, and Landscape Experience". Details: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 2:30-3:30 pn... UNBC Room 8-164 Admission: Free See our Facebook event page, website, or email us at [email protected] for more information. See more