Kamloops Museum and Archives Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1937.013 Compiled by Jaimie Fedorak, February 2019 Kamloops Museum and Archives 2019 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.013 Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1876-1979 Access: Open. Textual 0.66 meters Title: Kamloops Electoral Materials collection Dates of Creation: 1876-1979 Physical Description: 66 cm of textual records Scope and Content: Collection consists of published materials relating to elections in Kamloops and the Kamloops Electoral District. Records include voters’ lists, preliminary lists of electors (urban and rural), and published booklets of instructions for Deputy Returning Officers and Returning Officers. Custodial History: Accessions 0.2568, 0.2675, 0.3357, and 0.3361 have no donor information available. Prior to donation, accession 0.2675 is noted as having belonged to L.R. Pearse. Materials from accession 0.3362 have no donor information available, except for 0.3362.008 which is noted to have been donated in 1961 by Mrs. A. Sinclair. Accession 0.3356 was donated in 1977 by the City of Kamloops. Accessions 1963.049 and 1965.166 were donated in April 1963 and on November 18, 1965 (respectively) by Helen Millward (Mrs. H.J. or A. Millward) in her capacity as an Electoral Officer for the City of Kamloops. Accession 1975.035 was donated on June 16, 1975 by Nelson Riis, in his capacity as Alderman for the City of Kamloops. Accession 1977.058 was donated on July 5, 1977 by A. Campbell for the Kamloops News. Accession 1990.039 was donated on September 6, 1990 by Ruth Derrick. Accessions 2000.003 and 2002.012(a) were donated on January 15, 2000 and October 3, 2002 (respectively) by Sal Harms. Accession 2018.211 was donated on July 24, 2012 by Arlana Nickel. Accession 2019.001 was donated on April 25, 2008 by Patricia Stewart. 2 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.013 Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1876-1979 Access: Open. Textual 0.66 meters Notes: Source of supplied title: Title based on contents of collection Arrangement: Materials were brought together by previous staff at the Kamloops Museum and Archives, and were fully compiled during reprocessing of the collection in 2019. Some materials were formerly placed in the Vertical Files collection. Upon processing, voters’ lists and lists of electors were arranged chronologically to facilitate access, with instructional booklets for Electoral Officers proceeding all materials. Access restrictions: No restrictions on access. The archivist reserves the right to restrict access to any fragile material for preservation purposes. Terms governing use and reproduction: No reproduction permitted without consent of copyright holder. It is the researcher's responsibility to obtain permission for the reproduction of materials for publication or dissemination. Finding aids: File list is available for this collection. Accruals: Further accruals are possible. 3 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.013 Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1876-1979 Access: Open. Textual 0.66 meters Accession Description Dates Box/Folder Voters’ List 1876 – File contains a 1876 3/1 typescript copy of the voters’ list for the Kamloops polling division for 1876, as quoted from the Sessions Papers of British Columbia 1877, as published in the Sentinel newspaper December 3, 1929. – 8 textual records 2002.012.002 List of Voters 1894 – File contains a list of 1894 1 electors for the Electoral District of Yale and Cariboo for 1894. See Appendix 1 for list of polling divisions. – 1 cm of textual records 0.3362.001-006 Voters’ List 1895 – File contains a list of 1895 3/2 electors for the City of Kamloops, Wards 1, 2, and 3. – 6 textual records 2002.012.009/010 List of Persons Claiming to Vote in the Yale 1902 3/3 Electoral District, North Riding – File contains 2 copies of a list of electors for the Yale Electoral District, North Riding. – 0.75 cm of textual records 0.3362.007 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1903 3/4 Kamloops Electoral District 31st August, 1903 – File contains a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.25 cm of textual records 2002.012.001 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1905 3/5 Kamloops Electoral District 6th November, 1905 – File contains a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.25 cm of textual records 2002.012.003 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1906-1908 3/6 Kamloops Electoral District 5th November, 1906 – File contains a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. File also includes a supplementary voters’ list dated 1908. – 0.25 cm of textual records 4 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.013 Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1876-1979 Access: Open. Textual 0.66 meters 0.3357 British Columbia Voters’ List, General 1907 3/7 Election 1907 – File contains a list of electors for British Columbia. See Appendix 2 for list of electoral districts. – 4 cm of textual records 2002.012.004-006 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1908-1909 3/8 Kamloops Electoral District May 4th, 1908 – File contains 4 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. File also contains a supplementary voters’ list dated 1909. – 1 cm of textual records 2002.012.012 List of Persons Claiming to Vote in 1909 1 Kamloops Electoral District – File contains 2 registrar’s copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. File also contains correspondence to and from E.T.W. Pearse regarding elections planning. – 1 cm of textual records 2002.012.007 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1909 3/9 Kamloops Electoral District November 1st, 1909 – File contains a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.25 cm of textual records 2002.012.013 List of Persons Claiming to Vote in 1911 1 Kamloops Electoral District – File contains registrar’s copy of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.5 cm of textual records 2002.012.008 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1911 3/10 Kamloops Electoral District November 6th, 1911 – File contains a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.25 cm of textual records 2002.012.011 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1912 3/11 Kamloops Electoral District 20th May, 1912 – File contains a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.25 cm of textual records 5 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.013 Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1876-1979 Access: Open. Textual 0.66 meters 0.2568.006 Voters List for 1913 – File contains a list of 1913 3/12 electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 0.25 cm of textual records 0.3362.008; List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1920 3/13 2019.001.003 Kamloops Electoral District, September 20th. 1920 – File contains 2 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. – 1 cm of textual records 2000.003.001/002 List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1928 3/14 Kamloops Electoral District, May 22nd, 1928 – File contains 2 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. See Appendix 3 for list of polling divisions. – 1 cm of textual records 0.3362.009/010; List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1933 4/1 2000.003.003/004 Kamloops Electoral District, November 2, 1933 – File contains 4 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. See Appendix 4 for list of polling divisions. – 2 cm of textual records 1990.039 Municipal Voters’ List 1936 – File contains 1936 4/2 a list of electors for the City of Kamloops published by the City of Kamloops. – 0.5 cm of textual records 2000.003.005/006; List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1937 4/3 2019.001.004 Kamloops Electoral District, June 1st, 1937 – File contains 3 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. See Appendix 5 for list of polling divisions. – 1.5 cm of textual records 2000.003.007/008; List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1941 4/4 2019.001.005 Kamloops Electoral District October 21, 1941 – File contains 3 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. See Appendix 6 for list of polling divisions. – 1.5 cm of textual records 0.3362.011 Urban Preliminary List of Electors, 1945 4/5 Electoral District of Kamloops, City of Kamloops, Urban Polling Division No. 59(5) – File contains a preliminary list of 6 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.013 Kamloops Electoral Materials collection 1876-1979 Access: Open. Textual 0.66 meters electors for the City of Kamloops, Urban Polling Division No. 59(5). – 3 textual records. 0.3362.012-013; List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the 1945 4/6 2000.003.009/010 Kamloops Electoral District October 25, 1945 – File contains 4 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. See Appendix 7 for list of polling divisions. – 2 cm of textual records 1965.166 Voters Lists for Electoral District of 1945, 1965 2 Kamloops – File contains preliminary lists of electors for the Electoral District of Kamloops. See Appendix 8 for list of rural and urban polling divisions. – 8 cm of textual records 2018.211.002.001/002 No. 20 Kamloops Polling Division – File [1947- 4/7 contains a list of electors for the No. 20 1949] Kamloops polling division. – 1.5 cm of textual records 2000.003.011/012 Voters List, Kamloops Electoral District, 1952 4/8 June 12, 1952 – File contains 2 copies of a list of electors for the Kamloops Electoral District. See Appendix 9 for list of polling divisions.