New Democratic Party of British Columbia Fonds (RBSC-ARC-1394)
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University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Finding Aid - New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds (RBSC-ARC-1394) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.2.1 Printed: March 09, 2016 Language of description: English University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Telephone: 604-822-8208 Fax: 604-822-9587 http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/ http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca//index.php/new-democratic-party-of-british-columbia-fonds New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 4 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 , Legal proceedings, investigations, and inquiries, [1989-2001? (with photocopied materials originally dating ca. 1958-1999)] .................................................................................................................................. 5 , Files related to the David Stockell case .................................................................................................. 6 , Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society records .............................................................................. 13 , Files related to Robin Blencoe .............................................................................................................. 27 , Recall records, 1993-2001 (predominantly 1996-2000) .......................................................................... 28 , Election records, 1963 - 2004 .................................................................................................................. 34 , Candidate biographies ............................................................................................................................ 36 , 1986 provincial election records ........................................................................................................... 42 , 1988 federal election records ................................................................................................................ 44 , Records of electoral redistribution and the Fisher Commission ........................................................... 45 , Polls ........................................................................................................................................................ 48 , By-elections, civic elections, and other electoral materials .................................................................. 52 , 1991 provincial election records ........................................................................................................... 54 , 1993 federal election records ................................................................................................................ 59 , 1996 provincial election ........................................................................................................................ 62 , 1997 federal election records ................................................................................................................ 65 , 2000 federal election records ................................................................................................................ 66 , 2001 provincial election records ........................................................................................................... 67 , 2004 federal election records ................................................................................................................ 72 , Federal NDP records, 1984 - 1994 (predominant 1990-1993) ................................................................ 73 , Records of the Director of Organization, 1984 - 2005 ............................................................................ 76 , Convention records, 1970 - 2003 ............................................................................................................. 81 , Honourary Life Membership Committee records ................................................................................. 88 , Records of the table officers, provincial executive, and provincial council, 1949 - 1999 ....................... 90 , Committee records, 1970 - 2004 ........................................................................................................... 102 , Women's Rights Committee (WRC) records ...................................................................................... 103 , Policy review committee (PRC) records ............................................................................................. 108 , Multicultural committee records ......................................................................................................... 111 - Page 2 - New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds , Records of complaints, 1992 - 2006 ...................................................................................................... 114 , Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) records, 1941 - 1967 .................................................. 115 , Provincial Secretary correspondence, 1985 - 2002 ................................................................................ 118 , Records of the Director of Administration, 1936 - 1998 (1985-1997 predominant) ............................. 121 - Page 3 - RBSC-ARC-1394 New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds Summary information Repository: University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Title: New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds ID: RBSC-ARC-1394 Date: 1930 - 2006 (date of creation) Physical description: Approximately 66m of textual records and other material. Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Note [generalNote]: As of December 2008 the audio and visual materials in this fonds are not accessible. When time permits, these materials will be arranged and described and an addendum to this finding aid will contain descriptions of the audio and visual material. Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation unified labour and farm groups across Canada after its creation in Calgary in 1932. In 1961 the CCF became affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and evolved into the New Democratic Party. Scope and content The fonds consists of records pertaining to the NDP and CCF in B.C. Included are notices and agendas, minutes, correspondence, membership lists, financial records, policy, policy committees, maps, photographs, convention proceedings, geographical materials and constituency records. Also included are films and sound recordings. Notes Title notes • Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds. University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 4 RBSC-ARC-1394 New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds Restrictions on access Some restrictions apply. Finding aids Inventory available. PDF document attached. Accruals Further accruals are expected. Other notes • Publication status: published • Physical description: Includes: 118 maps, ca. 1275 photographs : multiple processes, 4 film reels, 37 sound recordings, 1 video recording. Series descriptions Legal proceedings, investigations, and inquiries Date: [1989-2001? (with photocopied materials originally dating ca. 1958-1999)] (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of three subseries relating to court cases, commissions of inquiry, investigations, and related events that involved or significantly impacted the New Democratic Party or its members. 1) Files related to the David Stockell case 2) Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society records 3) Files related to Robin Blencoe Physical description: Approximately 5.14m of textual records 1 videocassette 1 audio cassette Restrictions on access: Access is restricted to 2 of the subseries ("Files related to the David Stockell Case" and "Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Commission") until 2026. See the note at the subseries level for terms of permitted use before then. Some other access restriction apply (indicated at the file level), due to privacy concerns. Related material: Court documents related to a discrimination suit brought against the BC NDP by Samuel Wagar in 1994 can be found in file 467-06/07. University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 5 RBSC-ARC-1394 New Democratic Party of British Columbia fonds File 468-03 in the "Provincial Secretary correspondence" series of this fonds contains legal correspondence and court documents from the BC Supreme Court regarding a case between plaintiff Bernard Simpson and NDP defendant Svend Robinson. File 468-04 in the same series contains correspondence relating to a BC Human Rights Commission registered by Kari Simpson, member of the Citizens Research Institute, and Nancy