An inventory of his Canadian History Collection

H.R. MacMillan

in

The Library ofthe University of British ColumbiaSpecial Collections Division

Revised by:

Melanie HardbattleSpring 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fonds description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Series/sub-series descriptions

Historical documents and manuscript material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Maritimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2New France/LowerCanada/Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Upper Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Prairie Provinces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2British Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Northwest Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Documents of a national significance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Literary works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

MacMillan, Harvey Reginald,1885-1976 .Canadian History Collection. -- [1637]-[195-?] .14 cm textual records1 artifact

Biographical sketch :Noted lumberman and philanthropist H.R . MacMillan was born September 9, 1885 inOntario . He obtained a Master of Science degree in Forestry at Yale University in 1908and became Chief Forester for British Columbia in 1912 . During his tenure in theposition he created the B .C . Forest Service . He married Edna Mulloy in 1911 and theyhad two children . MacMillan served as Assistant Director of the Imperial MunitionsBoard during World War I and in 1919, shortly after the war had ended, he establishedthe H.R . MacMillan Export Company Ltd. When World War 11 broke out, he again tookon additional responsibilities as Timber Controller, Chairman ofthe WartimeRequirements Board, and then President of Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd . In 1951 hiscompany merged with Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Ltd . to form MacMillan and BloedelLtd . After stepping down as chairman of the company in 1956, MacMillan continued tobe very active in the business . He died at age 90 on February 9, 1976 .

Scope and content :Collection consists of correspondence, warrants, commissions, printed ordinances, adeed, a financial statement, literary works, other documentary forms, and a sealpertaining to various figures and events in Canadian history . The collection is arrangedinto two series : Historical documents and manuscript material and Literary material .

Source of supplied title : The collection was donated to the University ofBritishColumbia by H.R . MacMillan in 1956 .

Restrictions : No restrictions on access .

Immediate source of acquisition : The collection was donated to the University ofBritish Columbia by H.R . MacMillan in 1956 .

Accruals : No further accruals expected .

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Historical documents and manuscript material . -- [1637-195-?] .Series consists of originals and copies of historical documents and manuscriptmaterial and a related artifact . It has been arranged into the following sub-seriesaccording to regional significance : Maritimes, New France/LowerCanada/Quebec, Upper Canada, Manitoba, British Columbia, NorthwestTerritories, and Documents of national significance .Title based on contents of series .

Maritimes . - 1789-[1892] .Sub-series consists of original manuscript correspondence and otherdocuments pertaining to the history and development of the Maritimeprovinces . Records concern trade, government, political ties, population,and agriculture . Includes handwritten notations of Prime Minister Sir JohnThompson regarding Newfoundland's entry into the CanadianConfederation and its interaction with the United States, a manuscript byJohn Haliburton concerning his impressions of Joseph Howe, as well ascorrespondence of George Leonard, James Montgomery and EdwardFanning .Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

New France/Lower Canada/Quebec . - [1637]-1839 .Sub-series consists of manuscript and printed material related to thepolitical history of New France, Lower Canada, and Quebec. Includesoriginal manuscript documents required for the ennoblement ofJulien deRihouei, sieur de Menizeran, and Jean Baptiste Yves Gamier, as well astwo printed ordinances and a partial printed report of the Battle of St .Charles .Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

Upper. Canada. - 1802-1828 .Sub-series consists of an original land deed, with the Great Seal of UpperCanada attached, and warrants, with accompanying accounts and receipts,issued by Sir Peregrine Maitland, the Lieutenant Governor of UpperCanada, between 1818 and 1828 .Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

Prairie Provinces. -1876-[195-?] .Sub-series consists of an original and copies of documents pertaining tothe Prairies Provinces, including a photostat copy of Francois AntoineLaroque's journal for his 1805 journey from Fort Assiniboine to theRocky Mountains, an original commission appointing Alexander Morris

Commissioner regarding Lands of Occupants claims in Manitoba in 1876,and typescript copies of letters pertaining to the Laurier-GreenwayCompromise on the Manitoba School Question in 1897 .Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

British Columbia . - 1852 ; [195-?] .Sub-series consists of original and photostat copies of correspondencerelated to the exploration of British Columbia. Includes a photostat copyof a letter by Robert Gray regarding Nootka Sound (1788) and an original1852 letter from Sir George Simpson to Hector McKenzie and John W.Simpson pertaining to an expedition to the Pacific Coast by Belanger.Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

Northwest Territories . - 1872 .Sub-series consists of original commissions appointing Alexander Morrisgovernment administrator and then Lieutenant-Governor for the NorthWest Territories .Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

Documents of a national significance . -- 1807-[after 1905] .Sub-series consists of records pertaining to the history of more than oneregion, or to Canada in general . Includes an original financial statement ofSir Alexander MacKenzie's account with the North West Company in1807, an original 1833 manuscript letter from Edward Ellice to SamuelGerrard concerning financial matters in the Canadas, as well as transcriptcopies of letters by William Lyon Mackenzie and Edward Blake .Title based on contents of sub-series .Sub-series is arranged chronologically .

Literary works . -- [189-?]-[195-?] .Series consists' of photostat copies of literary works by George Peele from the1500s and a manuscript work by an unknown auther in the late 1800s containingvarious excerpts and notes .Title based on contents of series .

H . R .

COLL-CT 01'~_

Yn inve=_tory

The material is listed in chronological order with undated material at the bo_i ninE .Fo,der No .

Date

1-1

Author unknown of "Extraits Divers et Notes ."

n.d.

76p.Various excerpts and notes under the followingheadings : "Ruines" de Volney, Un Extra~t du Discours sue

1'Histoire par Bossuet : Cult d`s Images, Lamartine :Vo-, "age e . Orient : Eden, Les Grottos de'Elie et des ro-'hets au I ,:ont C=rme1, T_ble : :u de _--ris par Le Kercier,Un -assage des Confessions de iz n J-cques, Les No_meset les Moeu_-- par Hyp-.oli to cas title; Louis Veuillot,idos Sauva-es, and Lei Allocutions de Pie IX ourPe'lerins en 1877 .In a different handwritin , :ax-ilien Bibaud ap :earsbelow the t-_tle, ""xtraiis Divers et Notes ." At thee1d of the final set of notes, John Lemoinne p:oeLrsin handwriting simil_r-to that of the text .

1-2

=aliburton, John C .

n.d .

100 .:: handwritten m nu:~cri 0t and a ty-:escri0'A'tating

lop ohis im --Ire scions of Jose .'. .̂ Eowe .

The imnressi onsbe,"-in with his first meeting which he mentions ase -.th_r 1857 or 1'--5&;

1-3

Peele, GeorCe, 1558?-1597?Photos ats of his wor::s :The Device of the Paseant _borne before Woolston D-xie 1585Ane,-lo,-ve Gratvlatorie

158;T .e Honour. of the Garter

.d .

?1The Fa-ous Chronicle .of King Edwa rd the first

1533

43:eerie Conceited Jests of George _eele

1607

12A list of the provenance of the photostats is enclosedand w.s com iled by T . Larsen, 1952.

1-t

ray, :Robert], 1755-1806_hotostats of out :=;oing letters to :

"Gentlemen"

21 Sept 1788 2:~endricks, John

7 Se -, t 1789 1incoming letter from :

Codman,

n.d . 1The latter to "Gentlemen" pertains mainly to his -rivalat Nootka Sound, his departure from the Columbia , a .- -dfuture r,- ans .

1-4

Rihouei, Julien de, sieur de , enizeran

1007-37

3p.Geneology of Rihouei re;_uired f _-r ',,is enrolleL.entas a :::euber of the Company of New F2ance, -xuc-st 33 ,1x37 .

Garnier, Jean Baptiste YvesA list of ?-is activities for the purnose of hisennoblement as a descendant or Jean Gamier, Sieur

de Chambraux, cimmander of a ship wh :;n Jacques Cartierdiscov--red Can,da, 1534 "

1723

1-5

[Barrell, Josep~L]

12 Dee 1787

2hotostat of letter from Boston to [Captain John

Kendrick ; that was intended to meet the s:=ips,Columbia and Washington at Macao a__-_d conveyinformation relating to future activities .

1-7

Leonard, George

1 Jly 1789

2Cp .Out-oing letter to Lord SheffLeld pertaining to hisactivit-es as superi_:te_~ia_-_t .,f trade a__d fisheriesat Ca :so, :ova Scot'_a a-_d a ge :-eral account of thetrade situation in the Yarit_--_es and th~~ Canadas .

1-8

ontgomerv, James, Chief Baron of the Court of Etchecuerin Scotland

Memorial to Henry Dundas pertainin to the history

1791

15p.of _"rince Edward Island aster 1763, its d-visioninto townships and conditions im :osed to granteesas well as information on Loyalists' e -mig-.ti on,aVf culture, soil, and ex,orts .

Letter to Dundas for-war-ding the above -emorisl and

1791

4p "

the following drafts for submission to -"itt aridthe Priv .= Cou_:ci l

Draft o,' a wz=a t for the _Iroprietors of

1791

3?? .St . John's IslandDrat o~ a warrant in the case of JamesXontgom ==ry, 7ropristor of several townshipsin _-rince Edward Island

179'_

Letter to Dundas rel,ting to the trial of Edward

17 :'.2

2p.Panning, Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Islandand Chief Ju2tice Stewart .

incomir_g letter from Major Robert Gray pertaining to 1792

6p.the trial .

1-9

Quebec . 0,~dinances .An ordinance r&latihg to causes in App - ; al to the Court 24 Feb 1792 lp .

of the Gover-:or and Executive Council ~ub l'_shed intho 'u .bec G;~z-tte .An ordinance to provide fvr the iiprovement, during

1839

2r.the winter season, of the rinci_oal post roads from v riousparts of the province t_ r.oitreal, a--:d for other purpos-s .

1-'_0

Fanning, Edward .

1798

3Gp.ncoming letter from James Montgomery pertaining to

the administration of the Island and sugge:--tions byNontgomery on future actions .

1-11

VcDonell, Xiles

17 May 1802 1: .Cri-inal deed granting McDonsll seven hundred acresof land in the Township of Whit--y, Uypar Canada . TheGreat Seal of Urner Canada is attached.

1-12

Larocque, Fragggois Antoine

1:05

`?62 . (inc .)_hotostat of his exp ,-rienc=:s on a journey fromFort assiniboine to tile Rocky llioun --gins via tilandancountry and including observations on the RockyXountain Indians . Page one is missing . Cf.:~hotostats with ~ .G . Burpee, ed ., "Journal ofLarocque from he assiniboine to the Yellowstone,X805," Public~-:tions of the Canadian Archives =- No . 3 ,Ottawa : Government ?rinting Bureau, 1910, 82p . Thejournal was pabl shed from whatlwas believed to be anexact copy housed in the Library of Laval University,T-iontreal, The original was missinj . The ph-otostatediffer from the original in descriptions of L-rocs-_ue'sexp-~ditions, 1801-05 . The photosta,ic copiez a'so

cont_-in a chart of t'--e varyi g temperatures daringexpedition of 1805 .

1-13

ackenzie, (Sir Alexander) .- Company

30 Nov 1807

4: .Financial statement showing current account withthe agents of the iyorth West Company .

1 - (14-18) Maitland, Sir Peregrine, 1777-1854 . Lieutenant-Governor Jar .-D :c .,of Up_er Canada, 1818-28

1824Warrants pertaining to the civil ex enditures ofU-o er Canada .

2-1

Nac-=>enzie, Jilliam Lyon, 1795-1801

1824-1859

414 le -~tersTypeiritten codes of out - - n- letters or .served invarious retiositories rertaining to his many activities .An extract from a pam:hlet, Van Buren a . - d Canada , h ---sbeen copied .

2-2

Ellice, Edward, 1783-1863

29 Dec 1833 8; .Letter to Samuel Gerrard pert-ining to financialmatters in the Canadals, mainly the estates ofMcKe zie and B~thune .

At the time the letter waswritten, Ellice represented Coventry in the BritishHouse of Coy_--ons and was secretary for War .

2-3

~uebee .

25 Nov 1837 2 .Printed- re--oft (p :!rt,-al) of Battle of St . Charles .

2-4

Simrson, Sir George, 1787-1860 .

3 ~ay 1852

2; .Letter to Hector :".c=~e-:zie and John il . Sim;sonpertaining to a^ expedition to the Pacific Coastby Belan2-er .

215 items .

2 - (5-7) 11orris, Alexander, 182E-ld89Commission a pointing him administrator of the

2 Oct 1372

lp.g vefnment of the North West Territories in theabsence of Adams G . Archibl_d and Lieutenant Governorin case of death.

Commission ap:ointin- him Lieutenant Governor of the 2 Dee 1872

lp.=forth :lest Territories .

Commission aprointing him Commissioner respecting

21 Jan 1:;76 lp.conflicting claims to Lands of Occupants in Manitoba .

2-8

Vankoughnet, L.

29 Nov 18c6 lp .7hotostat of a letter from the Department of IndianAffairsto John A i:acdonald relating to t'-.e dissatis-faction of the kootenay Indians to present conditions .

2-9

Thompson, John, 1844-94

[1890-92]

8p.Notes by and for Thompson rel=tino to Canada'sobjections to a proposad American agrea.ent withNewfoundland without reference to Canada and notesjertaining to a federation of Newfoundland with Canadai__ 13 2 which did not mature .

2-10

Bla=.e, Edward, 1833-1912 .

1891-1905

30 lettersTranscri_)ts of letters from Blake to Martin J .Griffin, Librarian of Parliament, relating toinformation received by Blake from the ParliamentaryLibrarian .

2-11

Manitoba School Question

1897

6 lettersLetters to the papal delegate, Honseigneur R . Merrydel Val from the Archbishops of St . Boniface,(Adclard),and Ottawa,(J . Thomas), and the Bishop of St . Albert,(Vital), and P . Landry, Canadian Senator,(2), pertainingto the Laurier-Greenway Com romise on the ManitobaSc'-oo1 Question . A letter from --!- . Landry to Cardinal. . LT adochowski, Rome, relates to the Question_ .

H . R . DIACXILLIN COLLECTION

An inventory

The material is listed in chaonological order with undated material at the be,-,i-:-ning .

Folder No .

Date

1-1

Author unknown of "Extraits Divers et Notes ."

nod.

76p .Various excerpts and notes under the followingheadings : "Ruines" de Volney, Un Extrait du Discours sur

1'Histoire par Bossuet : Cult des Images, Lamartine :Voyage e_ Orient : Eden, Les Grottes de'Elie et des Pro-~.hlts au Mont Carmel, Tableau de 2aris par Le Mercier,Un passage des Confessions de Jean J-3.cques, Les Noi:mleset les Moeui ,s par Hyppolite cas title ; Louis Veuillot,Los Sauvages, and Les Allocutions de Pie IX ourPe'lerins en 1877 .In a different handwriting, Maxmilien Bibaud ap :,earsbelow the title, ""Ixtraits Divers et Notes ." At thee.-Id of the final set of notes, John Lemoinne -ppearsin handwriting simil_.r to that of the text .

1-2

Haliburton, John C .

nod.

lop .A handwritten manuscript and a typescripotating

lop .his impressions of Joseph Howe . The impressionsbegin with his first meeting which he mentions aseither 1857 or 1858..

1-3

Peele, George, 1558?-1597?Photos'-ats of his works :The Device of the Paaeant_borne before Woolston Dixie 1585

4Aneglogye Gratvlatorie,

1589

6T_.e Honour of the Garter

; -. .d .

.1The Famous Chronicle of Zing EdwQrd the first ,

1593

43_``-errie Conceited Jests of George Peele

1607

12A list o8 the provenance of the photostats is enclosedand was compiled by T . Larsen, 1952 .

1-6

@ray, Robert], 1755-1806~hotostats of outgoing letters to :

"Gentlemen"

21 Sept 1788 2Xendr _cks, John

7 Se7,t 1789

1incoming letter from :

Codman,

nod. 1The letter to "Gentlemen" pertains mainly to his ar_ivalat Nootka Sound, his departure from the Columbia , a--idfuture plans .

1-4

Rihouri, Julien de, sieur de Menizeran

1603-37

3p .Geneology of Rihouei required for his ennoblementas a member of the Company of New France, August 30,1637 .

Garnier, Jean Baptiste YvesA list of his activities for the purpose of hisennoblement as a descendant of Jean Gamier, Sieur

de Chambraux, commander of a ship when Jacques Cartier

discovered Canada, 1534 .

1723 lp.

1-5

[Barrell, Josep#]

12 Dee 1787

2Photostat of letter from Boston to [Captain JohnKendrick] that was intended to meet the snips,Columbia and Washi_ ngton at Macao and conveyinformation relating to future activities .

1-7

Leonard, George

1 Jly 1789

20p.Outgoing letter to Lord Sheffield pertaining to hisactivities as superintendant of trade a:_d fisheriesat Ca ::.so, 1,11 ova Scotia and a general account of thetrade situation in the Piaritines and the Canadas .

1-8

i-:ontgomery, James, Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequerin Scotland

Memorial to Henry Dundas pertaining to the history

1791

15p.of Frince Edward Island after 1763, its divisioninto townships and conditions imposed to granteesas well as information on Loyalists' emigration,agr'.culture, soil, and ex orts .

Letter to Dundas forwarding the above memorial and

1791

4p.the following drafts for submission to -Pitt andthe Privy Council :

Draft of a warra_ ;t for the proprietors of

1791

3p.St . John's IslandDraft of a warrant in the case of James

1791

lp.Montgomery, ;proprietor of several townshipsin _rince Edward Island

Letter to Dundas relating to the trial of Edward

1792

2p .Fanning, Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Islandand Chief Justice Stewart .

Incoming letter from Major Robert Gray pertaining to

1792

6p.the trial.

1-9

Quebec . Ordinances .

24 Feb 1792 lp .An ordinance r&latihg to causes in Appeal to the Courtof the Governor and Executive Council publf_shed inthe qu: bec Gaz ,~tte .An ordnance to provide for the improvement, during

1839

2p.the winter season, of the principal post roads from v .:riousparts of the province t- Mottreal, and for other purposes .

1-11 0

Fanning, Edward .

1798

30P.Incoming letter from James Montgomery pertaining tothe administration of the Island and suggestions byMontgomery on future actions .

1-11

McDonell, Miles

17 May 1802 1 .Original deed granting McDonell seven hundred acresof land in the Township of Whitby, Upper Canada . TheGreat Seal of Upper Canada is attached .

1-12

Larocque, Fraggois Antoine

1805

96p . (inc .)'hotostat of his experiences on a journey fromFort Assiniboine to the Rocky Mouni4ains via Mandancountry and including observations on the RockyMountain Indians . Page one is missing. Cf.Photostats with L .G. Burpee, ed ., "Journal ofLarocque from the Assiniboine to the Yellowstone,1805," Publications of the Canadian Archives =- No. . 3 ,Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau, 1910, 82p . Thejournal was publ'.shed from what/was believed to be anexact copy housed in the Library of Laval University,Montreal, The original was missing . The photostatsdiffer from the original in descriptions of Larocque'sexpeditions, 1801-05 .

The photostatic copies a--, 3ocontain a chart of the varying temperatures duringexpedition of 1805 .

1-13

Mackenzie, (Sir Alexander) & Company

30 Nov 1807

4p.Financial statement showing current account withthe agents of the North West Company.

1 - (14-18) Maitland, Sir Peregrine, 1777-1854 . Lieutenant-Governor Jan.-Dec .,of Up~,,er Canada, 1818-28

1824Warrants pertaining to the civil ex ,enditures ofUpTer Canada.

2-1

Mackenzie, William Lyon, 1795-1861

1824-1859

44 lettersTypewritten copies of outgoing letters pr,:served invarious repositories pertaining to his many activities .An extract from a pamphlet, Van Buren and Canada , hasbeen copied .

2-2

Ellice, Edward, 1783-186,3

29 Dee 1833 8P.Letter to Samuel Gerrard pertaining to financialmatters in the CanadaAs, mainly the estates ofMcKenzie and B~thune . At the time the letter waswritten, Ellice represented Coventry in the BritishHouse of Commons and was secretary for War .

2-3

Quebec .

25 Nov 1837 2p.Printed - report (partial) of Battle of St . Charles.

2-4

Simpson, Sir George, 1787'-1860.

3 May 1852

2p.Letter to Hector XcKenzie and John W. Simpsonpertaining to an expedition to the Pacific Coastby Belanger .

215 items

2 - (5-7) Morris, Alexander, 1826-1889Commission appointing him administrator of the

2 Oct 1872

lp.g vernment of the North West Territories in theabsence of Adams G . Archibli+d and Lieutenant Governorin case of death.

Commission appointing him Lieutenant Governor of the 2 Dee 1872

lp .:forth West Territories .

Commission appointing him Commissioner respecting

21 Jan 176 lp .conflicting claims to Lands of Occupants in Manitoba .

2-8

Vankoughnet, L.

29 Nov 1886 lp .Photostat of a letter from the Department of IndianAffairsto John A, Macdonald relating to the dissatis-faction of the Kootenay Indiana to present conditions .

-9

Thompson, John, 1844-94

1890-92]

8p.Notes by and for Thompson ref--:.sting to Canada'sobjections to a proposed American agreement withNewfoundland without reference to Canada and notespertaining to a federation of Newfoundland with Canadain 182 which did not mature .

2-10

Blake, Edward, 1833-1912 .

1891-1905

30 lettersTranscripts of letters from Blake to Martin J .Griffin, Librarian of Parliament, relating toinformation received by Blake from the ParliamentaryLibrarian .

2-11

Manitoba School Question

1897

6 lettersLetters to the papal delegate, Monseigneur R. Merrydel Val from the Archbishops of St . Boniface,(Adelard),and Ottawa,(J. Thomas), and the Bishop of St . Albert,(Vital), and P. Landry, Canadian Senator,(2), pertainingto the Laurier-Greenway Compromise on the ManitobaSchool Question. A letter from P. Landry to Cardinal

. Ledochowski, Rome, relates to the Question.