Kamloops Museum and Archives Rare Books collection 1937.011 Compiled by Jaimie Fedorak, December 2018 Revised by Jaimie Fedorak, June 2019, November 2019 Kamloops Museum and Archives 2019 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Title: Rare Books collection Dates of Creation: 1866-2017 Physical Description: ca. 1069 cm of textual records Scope and Content: Collection consists of rare books contained in the collection of the Kamloops Museum and Archives, focusing on the history of Kamloops and the region as well as British Columbia and Canada where appropriate. Custodial History: Books were donated to the Kamloops Museum and Archives by various donors. Some materials were purchased or by the Kamloops Museum and Archives, and others are publications of the Kamloops Museum and Archives or affiliated organizations. See individual items and accession records for additional information. A list of duplicate books is available in the accession case file. 2 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Notes: Source of supplied title: Title based on contents of collection. Arrangement: Collections has been arranged into various series based on subject to aid accessibility. Within these series materials have been arranged by authors’ last name, except for the Biographies and Genealogy series which has been arranged by last name of the subject and the Localities and B.C. Geography series which has been arranged by locality. Series are: Automobiles, Boating, Biographies and Genealogy, British Columbia History: General Topics, Cook Books, Education, Ethnic Groups and Immigration, Fiction and Poetry, First Nations, Fishing, Forestry, H.B.C. and Fur Trading, Kamloops, Law, Localities and B.C. Geography, Medical, Military and Policing, Mining, Natural History, Photography, Post Offices, Railways, Ranching, Religion, and Sports. 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: Item list is available for this collection. Accruals: Further accruals are expected. Related materials: See other archival fonds for additional publications donated by specific donors as part of their individual fonds. Books which comprise a large portion of individual fonds or collections have been placed in this collection, and are cross-referenced in their specific fonds or collection. 3 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Automobiles 1984-2017 — 3 books Scope and Content: Series contains books relating to the history of automobiles in British Columbia and Canada. Accession Description Dates Location British Columbia by the Road: Car Culture and 2017 Reading the Making of a Modern Landscape / Ben Room Bradley Wolseley Cars in Canada 1900-1920 / Charles 1995 Reading G. Neville Room The Automobile Saga of British Columbia 1864- 1984 Reading 1914 / G.W. Taylor Room Boating 1958-1984 — 7 books Scope and Content: Series contains books relating to the history of sternwheelers, paddlewheelers, steamships, and rafting in British Columbia and Canada. Accession Description Dates Location Ship Ahoy: Paddlewheelers of the Thompson 1973 Reading Waterway / Mary Balf Room Paddlewheels on the Frontier: The Story of British 1972 Reading Columbia and Yukon Sternwheel Steamers / Art Room Downs – Donated by Art Downs. Paddlewheels on the Frontier: Volume Two / Art 1971 Reading Downs – Donated by Art Downs. Room 4 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Sternwheelers, Sandbars and Switchbacks: A 1958 Reading Chronicle of Steam Transportation in South Room Eastern British Columbia / Edward Lloyd Affleck Sternwheelers, Sandbars and Switchbacks: A 1973 Reading Chronicle of Steam Transportation in the British Room Columbia Waterways of the Columbia River System 1865 to 1965 / Edward Lloyd Affleck Steamboats of the Okanagan / Vernon 1978 Reading Museum staff Room Rafting in British Columbia: Featuring the Lower 1984 Reading Thompson River / Doug VanDine; Bernard Room Fandrich Biographies and Genealogy 1866-2016 — 103 books Scope and Content: Series contains books relating to specific individuals and families from Kamloops and the region, books dealing with genealogy, and biographical dictionaries. Accession Description Dates Location Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume I: 1000- 1966 Reading 1700 / George W. Brown, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume II: 1701- 1969 Reading 1740 / David M. Hayne, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume III: 1974 Reading 1741-1770 / George W. Brown, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume IV: 1979 Reading 1771-1800 / George W. Brown, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume V: 1801- 1983 Reading 1820 / Francess G. Halpenny, editor Room 5 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume VIII: 1985 Reading 1851-1860 / Francess G. Halpenny, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume IX: 1976 Reading 1861-1870 / Francess G. Halpenny, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume X: 1871- 1972 Reading 1880 / Francess G. Halpenny, editor Room Dictionary of Canadian Biography Volume XI: 1982 Reading 1881-1890 / Francess G. Halpenny, editor Room Early Land Surveyors of British Columbia (P.L.S. 1990 Reading Group) / John A. Whittaker, editor Room Politicians of a Pioneering Province / Russell R. 1969 Reading Walker Room Women of British Columbia / Jan Gould – 1975 Reading Donated by Trevor E. Schubert on August 17, Room 1999. Men of British Columbia / Derek Pethick 1975 Reading Room The B.C. Almanac Book of Greatest British 2005 Reading Columbians / Mark Forsythe; Greg Dickson – Room Donated by Mark Forsythe. 2017.021.003 Who’s Who in British Columbia (registered) 1933- 1930-1934 Reading 34: An Illustrated Record of British Columbia Men Room and Women of Today / S.M. Carter, editor and publisher – Donated by Helen M. Colley on October 8, 2014. 2017.021.004 Who’s Who in British Columbia (registered) 1944- 1945 Reading 45-46: A Record of British Columbia Men and Room Women of Today / S. Maurice Carter, editor and publisher – Donated by Helen M. Colley on October 8, 2014. Who’s Who in British Columbia (registered) 1947- 1948 Reading 1948: A Record of British Columbia Men and Room Women of Today / S. Maurice Carter 6 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Not Just a Tea Party: Celebrating Women’s 2009 Reading Contributions to Community Life / Trish Room Archibald; Julie Drolet, editors One Action at a Time: Celebrating Women’s 2013 Reading Contributions to Community Life / Trish Room Archibald; Ila Crawford; Dawn Farough; Anne Gagnon; Carol Reiter Not Just Pin Money: Selected Essays on the History 1984 Reading of Women’s Work in British Columbia / Barbara Room K. Latham; Roberta J. Pazdro, editors Her Story II: Women From Canada’s Past / Susan 1995 Reading E. Merritt – Donated by Trevor E. Schubert Room 1983.039.009 Art, Historical and Scientific Association Session 1908 Reading 1907-8: Historical papers: Early Navigators of the Room Pacific / F.C. Wade – Donated by Grace Swarson in March 1983. 2017.021.002 A Flannel Shirt and Liberty: British Emigrant 1982 Reading Gentlewomen in the Canadian West, 1880-1914 / Room Susan Jackel – Donated by Helen M. Colley on October 8, 2014. By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer: Women of the 1998 Reading Frontier / Kathryn Bridge Room 1981.055.060 Modern Pioneers 1909-1959 (British Columbia 1959 Reading Women’s Institute) / Jill Douglas, editor – Room Donated by Marion Sturdy on September 22, 1981. Fifty Mighty Men / Grant MacEwan – Donated 1982 Reading by Trevor E. Schubert. Room Benjamin Baltzly: Photographs and Journal of an 1978 Rare Book Expedition through British Columbia: 1871 / Collection Andrew Birrell “ …The Man For a New Country” Sir Matthew 1977 Reading Baillie Begbie / David R. Williams Room An Account of Some of the History of the Family 2000 Reading Brousseau: The Ancestors and their Descendants / Room 7 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 1937.011 Rare Books collection 1866-2017 Access: Open. Textual 10.69 meters Jean Arnot Scott, editor – Donated by Jean Arnot Scott on October 6, 2000. Flight Was in His Spirit: The Life of Harry 2012 Reading Burfield; September 10, 1915-June 12, 1971 / Room Marion Ann Burfield – Donated by Marion Burfield in 2010. Archie Binns Manuscript / Archie Binns – 1966 Reading Donated by Kathy Willem in 2001. Room Cheadle’s Journal being the Account of the First Originally Reading Journey across Canada undertaken for pleasure only by published in Room Dr. Cheadle and Lord Milton 1862/1863 / John 1931 Gellner (editor); drawings, partly from Dr. Cheadle’s own sketches, by John Redfern – Limited edition sale, copy 620 Unfriendly Neighbours / Chilco Choate 1993 Reading Room Canada, Broadcasting, and Me / Ian C. Clark 1990 Reading Room Cooney and His Clan / Eric Norfolk – Donated 1979 Reading by Eric Norfolk. Room 2017.004.002 Henry and Self: The Private Life of Sarah Crease 1996 Reading