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Business Records
- Date Range
- [1896-1935]
- Collection
- Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston sous-fonds
- Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Records primarily pertain to a multitude of mining companies and groups Campbell-Johnston compiled reports for in a number of mining divisions across British Columbia, including: Groundhog Mountain Coal Lands, Omineca, Kamloops, Nelson, Slocan, Yale, New Westminister, Quatsino, Vancouver, Similkame…
- Collection
- Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston sous-fonds
- Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Fonds No.
- PF9 SF1
- Series No.
- S1
- Accession No.
- 1985.6
- 1985.25
- 1990.113
- 1990.135
- 1990.140
- 1990.209
- Physical Description
- 74 cm of textual records
- 178 photographs
- cartographic materials
- Date Range
- [1896-1935]
- Scope and Content
- Records primarily pertain to a multitude of mining companies and groups Campbell-Johnston compiled reports for in a number of mining divisions across British Columbia, including: Groundhog Mountain Coal Lands, Omineca, Kamloops, Nelson, Slocan, Yale, New Westminister, Quatsino, Vancouver, Similkameen, Osoyoos, Portland Canal, Queen Charlotte Islands, Alberni, Nicola and Comox.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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Hauling freight from Ashcroft to Barkerville
- Date Range
- 1892
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
Headshot of unidentified (Bannister?) woman
- Date Range
- [1890s-1900s?]
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Formal headshot of a woman with roses on her collar. Probably a member of the Bannister family. Looks turn-of-the-century.
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P7826
- Accession No.
- 982.4.1
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph; b&w
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Date Range
- [1890s-1900s?]
- Custodial History
- Item was discovered during the cleaning of Room 6 in September 2020 and accessioned.
- Scope and Content
- Formal headshot of a woman with roses on her collar. Probably a member of the Bannister family. Looks turn-of-the-century.
- Notes
- "Bannister" on back of photo.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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Joseph Coyle
- Date Range
- 1894
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P4000
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph: sepia; 25 x 20 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 600 dpi
- Date Range
- 1894
- Notes
- Written on back of photo: "Joe Coyle, Ottawa, 1894, age 23"
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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Ronald Campbell-Johnston sous-fonds
- Date Range
- [1896-1935]
- Collection
- Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston sous-fonds
- Description Level
- Sous-fonds
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Sous-fonds is arranged into one series: Business records. Records were created in the course of Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston’s time as a geologist in mining exploration. Records include reports, brochures, maps, sketches, and photographs.
- Collection
- Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston sous-fonds
- Description Level
- Sous-fonds
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Creator
- Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston
- Fonds No.
- PF9 SF1
- Accession No.
- 1985.6
- 1985.25
- 1990.113
- 1990.135
- 1990.140
- 1990.209
- Physical Description
- 74 cm of textual records
- 178 photographs
- 41 cartographic items
- Date Range
- [1896-1935]
- History / Biographical
- Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston was born September 18, 1863 in England to Robert Alexander Campbell-Johnston and Frances Palliser. He was married to Amy Ellen Chadwick Merry and had a daughter Amy Campbell-Johnston, born November 27, 1886. Around 1989, Campbell Johnston and his family immigrated to Canada to work as a geologist in mineral exploration, providing reports on mining and mineral claims for various claim holders. Campbell-Johnston passed away October 29, 1929 at the age of 66, in Vancouver, BC.
- Scope and Content
- Sous-fonds is arranged into one series: Business records. Records were created in the course of Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston’s time as a geologist in mining exploration. Records include reports, brochures, maps, sketches, and photographs.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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Wedding portrait of Fred and Ann Heal
- Date Range
- 1886
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Painted wedding portrait of Fred Heal and his wife Ann Anderson. Probably taken in Victoria.
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P3341
- Physical Description
- 1 negative: b&w; 8 x 6.5 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 300dpi
- Date Range
- 1886
- History / Biographical
- Fred and Ann Heal moved with their eight children from Victoria to the Bulkley Valley in 1903, settling near Tyhee Lake. They were among the earliest European settlers to farm in the Valley. Ann served as Aldermere's postmistress and was the first mining recorder in the Valley.
- Scope and Content
- Painted wedding portrait of Fred Heal and his wife Ann Anderson. Probably taken in Victoria.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Date Range
- [1896-1967]
- Collection
- Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- cartographic material
- textual record
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds primarily reflects the business activities of Tompson while working as a geologist for Lost Resources Mining Syndicate, relating to the review of Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston’s mining claims.
- Collection
- Willard D. Tompson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- cartographic material
- textual record
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- PF9
- Accession No.
- 1985.6
- 1985.25
- 1990.113
- 1990.135
- 1990.140
- 1990.209
- Physical Description
- 76.2 cm of textual records
- 178 photographs
- 41 cartographic items
- Date Range
- [1896-1967]
- History / Biographical
- Willard Dudley Tompson was born November 26, 1926 in Mexico, Missouri. He served with the U.S. Army, stationed in Berlin from 1945 to 1946. Tompson moved his family to Vancouver in 1962 to pursue a career as a geologist in mineral exploration. In 1974, he relocated to Smithers, BC. By 1999, Tompson was Vice President of Telkwa Gold Corporation and retired to Vernon, BC in 2001. Tompson passed away on January 30, 2015.
- Custodial History
- The papers of Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston, and his daughter Maisie Armytage Moore, were collected by Tompson during his contract with Lost Resources Mining Syndicate to investigate the mining claims of Campbell-Johnston.
- Tompson bought the papers of Francis Bell Chettleburgh at an estate sale. Since, these records are not related to Tompson or his work, they have been separated and arranged under their own fonds (see: PF10).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds primarily reflects the business activities of Tompson while working as a geologist for Lost Resources Mining Syndicate, relating to the review of Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston’s mining claims.
- Fonds is arranged into two sous-fonds:
- 1. Ronald C. Campbell-Johnston
- 2. Amy Campbell-Johnston Hurley
- Records include reports, correspondence, maps, pamphlets and photographs.
- Related Material
- Francis Bell Chettleburgh fonds (PF10)
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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William and Lizzie Bannister
- Date Range
- [1895-1911]
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Studio photograph of Lizzie and (presumably) William Bannister in Idaho. Presumably taken between their marriage in 1895 and their move to Canada in 1911.
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P7825
- Accession No.
- 982.4.1
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph; b&w
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Date Range
- [1895-1911]
- History / Biographical
- Lizzie and William Bannister were married in 1895 in Caldwell, Idaho. They and their children (Charles, Addie, and Doris) left Idaho in 1911, moving first to Alberta and eventually finding their way to Smithers by 1913. Their first home was built on Alfred Avenue North. Lizzie Bannister established the first school in Smithers. Her daughter Addie married Ernest Hann. Lizzie died in Smithers in 1964.
- Custodial History
- Item was discovered during the cleaning of Room 6 in September 2020 and accessioned.
- Scope and Content
- Studio photograph of Lizzie and (presumably) William Bannister in Idaho. Presumably taken between their marriage in 1895 and their move to Canada in 1911.
- Notes
- Back of photo reads: "Mrs. Lizzie Banister. 26 W E Payette or Big Wells (Wills?) Creek. 1 - Each 16 x 20 - [illegible.] Put card on Man [illegible] Lady Hat."
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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