Photograph of members of the Willoughby Fire Department filling the Seal Kap Farm swimming pool for the first time. The donor indicated that the owner, Dan Armstead, may be the person standing on the left side of the photograph, wearing light-coloured shirt and trousers.
File consists of records including: correspondence, primarily between Mr. Louis Even, of the Union of Electors, and Dr. J.N. Haldeman, President of the Saskatchewan Social Credit League
Social Credit Association of Canada; BC Section - Second Annual Convention Agenda, April 1, 1946
The Report of the Publicity Committee for the convention held in Vancouver, April 28, 29, 1947
Minutes of the meeting of the Vancouver and District Social Credit Council, (April 22, 1947; May 20, 1947; July 25, 1947; Oct. 30, 1947) [some handwritten]
Social Credit Association of Canada in BC, 1947: Annual Convention Financial Statements
Report of the Annual BC Social Credit Convention, April 28, 29, 1947
Minutes of a meeting held at the home of Mr. Wicks on May 28, 1947 with 16 members of the various committees of the Social Credit Convention present
Report of Committee on Organisation, June 6 and 9, 1947
Addendum to Financial Statement, June 7, 1947
Correspondence, including:
Major Jukes re vote of no confidence (July 26, 1947)
Major Jukes (Nov. 10, 1947) [note attached reads ‘Dear Mr. Wicks, . . . “It looks like a case of ‘Heil Hitler!”]
Social Credit Convention 1947 Programme, April 28 [2 copies]
Minutes of the meeting held on Aug. 29, 1947 with representatives of 5 qualifying parties re.: BC Provincial Free Broadcasting Time 1947-48
Minutes of the Provincial Council meeting, Dec. 13, 1947
Press release and correspondence re several matters, including the request of A. H. Jukes, President of the Social Credit Association of Canada in BC, that Wicks resign
copies of L. Wicks' report to the National Council in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Dec. 2, 1948)
“What Can Social Credit Do For Canada?” by L. Wicks, for Town Meeting broadcast, Jan. 2, 1948
minutes of meetings, pamphlets, and newspapers clippings
Canadian Social Crediter, v. 5 no. 23 (April 14, 1949) re election of L. Wicks to Presidency of B.C. Social Credit League
Draft of proposed By-Laws
The Social Credit Association of Canada in BC, Society Act, By-Laws [handwritten note top right corner, reads “work of Jukes”]
Declaration and By-Laws
List of definitions
Declaration in the Matter of Communism and Communist Organizations; Peer Vernon Paynter, former leader in B.C. Social Credit, declares he’s not a Communist, Nov. 15, 1948
Correspondence including: · Solon E. Low, MP, and Major Jukes, President of the B.C. Social Credit Association, re foundation of BC Social Credit Party and the calling of the Annual Convention (Jan.3, 1949) · E. Manning, Premier of Alberta (Feb. 9, 1949) · H. Hall, Deputy Registrar of Companies, re Social Credit Association of Canada in BC (March 14,1949) · John J. Fitzgerald, President Social Credit League of Ontario (March 19, 1949) · L. Wicks, Convention Report 1949
Minutes of a meeting of the Executive of the BC Social Credit, April, May, June, Aug., Sept., and Oct., 1949
Agenda and list of delegates - Vancouver Convention April 8, 9, 1949
News releases re Convention (March 3* and 21, 1949)
Provincial platform, the BC Social Credit League (several copies, including a draft copy)
Newspaper clippings
Minutes of various meetings, including special meetings of presidents/members, emergency meetings, and Board/Executive meetings
Miscellaneous Social Credit leaflets
Convention Minutes, B.C. Social Credit League, Oct. 13, 14, 1950
Wicks' report to the National Council re events in B.C. leading to the crisis
Object is a metal axe head with a wood handle. The axe head was dug up on TWU property, likely originating from the one of the farms previously located on the land.
Photograph of the Old Canadian Forest Products Locomotive #3, BC department of railway #260. A 70 ton 3 truck Shay Geared locomotive built at Lima Locomotive Works in 1913. It is reported as being the first delivered to a Company in Eastern Canada and was later lost in the St. Lawrence River. It was later salvaged and purchased by Nimpkish Timber Company and put into service on Lower Nimpkish River in 1921. A new boiler was installed in 1929 and a new frame in 1944. It remained in regular service as a switcher locomotive for Woss or Vernon Camps.
Object is a blue wool Royal Canadian Air Force cap from World War II with a velvet and leather-like band and straw inside. The crest on the front displays a bird and crown in metal and thread embroidery. Size 7 1/4, made by Muir Cap Co. Limited, Toronto, "Contractors to the dominion Government". The hat is lined with red fabric and plastic/vinyl and is from the Robert N. Thompson collection.
