Identity area
Reference code
PR-221
Title
BC Ministry of Forests collection
Date(s)
- 1936 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
22 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Donated by John Parminter, a Research Ecologist from the BC Ministry of Forests.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of panoramic photographs taken for the test equipment used in fire lookouts in BC for locating forest fires. The procedure was designed by Saanich resident Gerald S Andrews, a Forest Service employee who pioneered the use of aerial photographs in forestry work and later became the Surveyor-General of BC. Includes a booklet containing 8 photographs as well as 14 glass plate negatives.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2007-183