This series contains material associated with records relating to the successful carpet business Ajaib started in 1948. After leaving military service he spent time in India training and returned to Canada to start East India Carpets in 1948. The business began as wholesale until expanding; the family has maintained their current retail location on 2nd street since 1962.
The series is divided into 2 sub-series: Photographs and Textual records.

This series contains material related to specific campaigns that Valhalla Wilderness Society initiated, and advocated for or against. The sub-series contains detailed development plan, environmental impact reports and assessments, environmental legislations, correspondence, publications, newsletters, presentation, data sheets, news clippings, maps, postcards, photographs and other documents.
The series is divided into seven sub-series: Valhalla Park; Kootenay Boundary Land Use; Clayoquot Sound; Taiga Rescue Network; Forest certification and stewardship; Singing forest; Jumbo Glacier Resort

Series consists of records relating to the internal organization of Mother Tongue Press. Activities, events and topics documented include workshops, book launches, and paper and other printing equipment suppliers. Records include correspondence, photographs, flyers, agreements, and a notebook.

Series consists of the archive copies of books published by Mother Tongue Press.

Series consists of operational files reflecting the editing and publishing of Rattler magazine. Records reflect the production process, promotion of the zine, and the reception of Rattler in the local press. Includes correspondence, notes, clippings, posters, other poetry zines, ephemera, and silk-screened t-shirts.

Series comprises primarily government correspondence pertaining to the Doukhobor land settlement in Saskatchewan. Principal correspondents are the Department of the Interior (Ottawa), regional Dominion land offices in Saskatchewan (particularly the Dominion Lands Office in Yorkton, Saskatchewan), individual Doukhobor settlers, and the York Farmers’ Colonization Company Ltd. (headquarters Toronto) which arranged the land settlement of many Doukhobors in Saskatchewan. Items in the series evidence the legal and bureaucratic side of land settlement and reference: specific government acts and regulations; the granting of permission for ‘entry’ to settle land plots; notification of the cancellation of entry for land plots; liens placed against homesteads; individual settlers’ applications for patent on their homesteads following the payment of liens and the fulfillment of additional requirements. The majority of items are dated, handwritten on official letterhead and carry the dated stamp of the receiving office. Letter enclosures such as official forms are included. Series of correspondence pertaining to specific issues or individual settler cases emerge.

All items are in English; some carry fragments of Russian.

This series consists of outgoing and incoming correspondence of Tom McGauley with various individuals of Doukhobor community, other researchers into Doukhobor history, and government representatives involved with the Doukhobor community. This file also contains photocopies of Doukhobor correspondence collected as research material. Some of the correspondence includes additional records including notes, chapters, proposals, etc

This series consists of single issues various serial publications and newsletters, copy of books chapters, newspaper clippings and leaflets related to the Doukhobors of British Columbia, their conflicts with the government and conflicts within the Doukhobor community. Timeline covered by the series related predominantly to the 1980s and 1990s, but many articles and clippings related to events of the previous decades. This series also includes almost full run of Istina, the Sons of Freedom newsletter published by Mike E. Chernenkoff.

This series consists 4 posters related to the McGauley’s research on the Doukhobors. Most posters are not dated, but there were created most likely in late twentieth century.

This series contains examples of Doukhobor wood crafts and embroidery as well as objects commemorating the death of Peter V. Verigin.

This series contains over 145 audio cassettes created by Steve Lapshinoff from around 1970-1980s including speeches, addresses, community events, radio programs about Doukhobors, interviews with Stephen Sorokin, John J. Verigin and others, choir performances, meetings of Planning and Research Committee for KCIR and possibly some sessions of the EKCIR meetings. Many recordings are in Russian and some in English.

Series consists of records relating to Evans' completion of his Master of Arts degree in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. Evans entered the program in 1985 and completed his thesis, The Vancouver Island Brewing Industry: 1858-1971, in 1991.

The series includes a paper and digitized copy of the thesis (files 18-20 and 21 respectively); two course papers that set out the program of study (files 2-3); chapter drafts and notes, including materials for a chapter on labour ("The Workplace") that was omitted in the final thesis (file 10); and administrative records relating to Evans' enrolment in the Master's program (file 1).

Records include notes and working papers, essays, draft chapters, and thesis; correspondence, transcripts, and letters of recommendation.

Files are arranged chronologically.

Series consists of records relating to the Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF), held annually in Victoria since 1993. Originally known as the Victoria Microbrewery Festival, Evans was involved in organizing the event in its early years. Files include documentation for a bottle exhibit of historic BC brands in 1994, the festival budget for 1995, and text of a public talk he gave in 1996. The program booklet for 1994 includes his piece, "Brewing began in Victoria."

Records include program booklets and promotional material, copies of newspaper articles, correspondence, exhibit inventory, speaking notes, and budget; files from 2002 on (files 5 through 10) include only the public program booklets.

This series consists of the personal and Doukhobor community related correspondence of P. V. Verigin that dates from early 1900s until his death in October of 1924. Besides P. V. Verigin correspondence, part of File 1 is also correspondence by Anastasia Holoboff and Fodosia Verigin that dates from 1900s until 1959. Some letters are handwritten and some are mimeographed. All in Russian, except for a few in English.

This series consists of circular letters to be read at an assembled meetings. The bulk of the letters dates between 1908-1912. Often they consist of direction from CCUB, such as livestock to sell, when to clear the fields, or when to come to a meeting. The letters also deal with the logistics of the move to British Columbia. Most of the letters were issued on the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (CCUB) letterhead or on the Office of the Peter V. Verigin letterhead. Most letters are signed by P.V. Verigin, except for some signed by Mikhail Kazakov and some that are unsigned. Most letters are mimeographed.

This series consists of documents reporting details of events attended by P. P. Verigin or events related to him. These accounts relate to P.P. Verigin’s arrival in Canada, his visit to Saskatchewan, his visit to the Sons of Freedom in God’s Valley and P.P. Verigin’s wrath at Verigin communalists. In addition, this series contains index of documents written by or relating to P.P. Verigin and letter of E. G. Sherstobitoff requesting enlargement of Verigin’s photos. Most of the documents were transcribed/written down by individuals working with P. P. Verigin (transcriber is not always indicated). Some of mimeographed documents are original, some are photocopies. Most of documents are in Russian except for some supplied with handwritten or mimeographed translation in English.

This series consists of the writings, notes, songs texts, clippings, chapters, flyers, booklets, correspondence and articles prepared for Sunday school teachings, for lecture series at Selkirk College and for other teaching events.

This series is divided into two sub-series: 1: Selkirk College; 2: General lectures.

This series consists of 3 CD-ROMs containing original digital records of photographs of elders taken in 1975 and of Anna Markova funeral in 1978. [Stored with textual records]

This series consists of clippings from various British Columbia newspapers between 1956-1971 depicting matters related to the Doukhobor community and other matters relating to Efanov‘s political interest, such as political cartoons, Winston Churchill and J. F. Kennedy. Many clippings depict marriage announcement of the Doukhobor members or their descendants.

This series contains images of Doukhobor meeting that took place in Grand Forks in 1958 and images of Peter V. Verigin with large group of Doukhobors during a celebratory events in 1924.

This series contains Soviet commemorative lapel pins, three Soviet kopiejka coins (1, 5, and 10) and 2 postal stamps.

This series contains 10 audio cassettes containing recordings of Russian music and recording of meetings and events.