University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections. Finding Aid - Canadian Fishing Company fonds (RBSC- ARC-1098)

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1 University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Finding Aid - ( ARC-1098) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) Printed: May 10, 2016 Language of description: English University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Telephone: Fax:

2 Table of contents Summary information... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch... 3 Scope and content... 3 Arrangement... 4 Notes... 4 Access points... 4 Series descriptions... 4, CANFISCO Maps and Drawings, , Appraisements, , Canning, , Plants, , Feeding Oil, , Feeding Oil Correspondence... 9, Industrial Operations, , Industrial Operations Reduction, Page 2 -

3 ARC-1098 Summary information Repository: Title: ID: Date: Physical description: Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Note [generalnote]: University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections ARC (date of creation) 3.42 m of bound textual materials, 186 folders of textual materials, and 148 over sized maps and technical drawings. Some materials originally listed in the Gulf of Georgia Canning Company fonds AtoM record: reference code ARC-1223, were physically part of the. The digital descriptions associated with those materials are now amalgamated into the. Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note The Canadian Fishing Company was established in 1905 in Vancouver to supply halibut to the New England Fish Company and other distributing companies. Canfisco began to can salmon in 1918 and this operation soon became its primary activity. In 1945 the Company became a major producer in the herring and pilchard industry through its acquisition of the Nootka-Banfield Company and its associated operations. Scope and content The fonds consists of plant insurance appraisals for canneries owned by the Canadian Fishing Company, including: Todd and Sons Company, Banfield Packing Company, Doty Fishing Company, New England Fish Company, Nootka Packing Company and Johnson Fishing and Packing Company. The fonds also contains maps and architectural/engineering plans from the Gulf of Georgia Cannery in Steveston B.C., which was owned by the Canadian Fishing Company. Fonds also contains administrative files from the Canadian Fishing Company's other numerous facilities. University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 3

4 ARC-1098 Notes Title notes Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds. Arrangement Materials within the fonds are arranged in original order. Most of the series were previously made/ named by CANFISCO, or reflect the contents within the series. Finding aids Inventory available. PDF finding aid for the Maps and Drawings series also available. Other notes Publication status: published Access points Doty Fish Company (subject) Nootka Packing Company (subject) Johnson Fishing and Packing Company (subject) Banfield Packing Company (subject) Gulf of Georgia Cannery (subject) Port Albion Cannery (subject) North Pacific Cannery (subject) Multiple media (documentary form) Series descriptions CANFISCO Maps and Drawings Date: (date of creation) Series contains various over sized plans, schematics, lists, and maps related to the Canadian Fishing Company's locations and operations. Physical description: 148 items. University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 4

5 ARC-1098 Appraisements Date: (date of creation) Series contains bound Appraisal ledgers that include: summaries showing new and depreciated valuations, recapitulation, new replacement values, insurance exclusions, drawings, and building/ machinery summaries. Each file of ledgers pertain to a specific CANFISCO site of operations. Physical description: 3.42 m of bound textual materials. Access points: Textual record (documentary form) Ref code Title Dates Access status Container ARC File - Bones Bay Appraisements ARC File - Butedale Appraisements ARC File - Carlisle Appraisement ARC File - Davids Boat Works Appraisement 1949 ARC File - Espinosa Appraisement ARC File - Glenrose Appraisement 1968 ARC File - Goose Bay Appraisement ARC File - Gulf of Georgia Appraisement ARC File - Haysport Appraisement ARC File - Home Plant (Vancouver) Appraisements ARC File - Home Plant (Vancouver) and Atlin (Prince Rupert) Appraisement ARC File - Kildala Appraisement ARC File - Koprino Harbor Appraisement ARC File - Lagoon Bay Appraisement ARC File - Lockeport Appraisement ARC File - Manitou Appraisement ARC File - Margaret Bay Appraisement ARC File - Martinez California Appraisement 1947 ARC File - Nanaimo Appraisement 1938 File - Nootka Appraisement ARC ARC File - Northern Fisherman's Cold Storage Ltd. Appraisements ARC File - Oceanic Cannery Appraisement ARC File - Oceanside Appraisements ARC File - Porcher Island Appraisements File - Port Albion Appraisements ARC File - Sterling Shipyards Ltd ARC Appraisements ARC File - Norton Clapp Esq University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 5

6 ARC-1098 Canning Date: (date of creation) Series contains records of the Canadian Fishing Company's multitude of canning operations. These records include correspondences, fish information, and canning techniques and technologies of the time. Physical description: 14 folders. File - Tallheo Appraisements ARC ARC File - Wales Island Appraisements ARC File - Banfield Packing Co. Ltd Appraisement ARC File - Doty Fish Company Appraisement ARC File - Johnston Fishing & Packing Co Ltd. Appraisements ARC File - Appraisement Maps of American 1929 and Canadian Canneries. File - New England Fish Company ARC Appraisements ARC File - Nootka Packing Co. (1937) Ltd Appraisement ARC File - J.H. Todd and Sons Ltd. Appraisements Ref code Title Dates Access status Container ARC File - Anchovies ARC File - Canning Codes ARC File - Damaged Cans ARC File - Double Seam Inspection ARC File - Fish Paste ARC File - Food Operations - Frozen Fish ARC File - Canning: General ARC File - Herring ARC File - Herring: Tomato Paste and Puree File - Production Data ARC File - Salmon: Overpack Reports ARC File - Salmon: Quality Control ARC File - Salmon: Tares ARC ARC File - Salmon: Weight Control Note: University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 6

7 ARC-1098 Plants Date: (date of creation) "1/4 lb" was handwritten on the original folder. Series contains materials related to specific Plants that at some point in time were owned and operated by the Canadian Fishing Company. Physical description: 28 folders in nonlinear arrangement. Related material: Related general Plant files in Industrial Operations and Industrial Operations Reduction series. Ref code Title Dates Access status Container File - Oceanside: General ARC File - Oceanside: Canning ARC File - Atlin: General ARC File - Atlin: Bacteriological Reports ARC File - Butedale: General [ ] ARC File - Home: General ARC File - Home: Ice Tank Brine ARC File - Nefco: Ketchikan ARC File - Port Albion: General ARC ARC File - Plants: Gulf of Georgia General ARC File - Plants: Home 1970 ARC File - Plants: Gulf of Georgia Drawings File - Plants: Gulf of Georgia Drier Data ARC File - Plants: Gulf of Georgia Meal and ARC Oil Reports File - Plants: North Pacific Meal & Oil ARC Reports File - Plants: North Pacific General ARC ARC File - Plants: Oceanside Inventory 1968 University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 7

8 ARC-1098 File - Plants: Oceanside Equipment & ARC Machinery File - Plants: Oceanside General ARC File - Plants: Oceanside Meal & Oil ARC Reports File - Plants: Phoenix Meal and Oil ARC Reports ARC File - Plants: Butedale Correspondence ARC File - Plants: General ARC File - Plants: Butedale Meal and Oil Reports ARC File - Plants: Gulf of Georgia ARC File - Plants: Oceanside General ARC File - Plants: Oceanside Meal and Oil Reports File - Plants: Port Albion General ARC ARC File - Reduction - Plants: Port Albion Meal & Oil Reports Feeding Oil Date: (date of creation) Series contains materials pertaining to the Canadian Fishing Company's Feeding Oil production industry. Materials consist of inventories, Vitamin lab information, and many other records related to CANFISCO's Feeding Oil. Physical description: 39 folders in nonlinear arrangement. Ref code Title Dates Access status Container File - Assays: Laboratory CFC ARC File - Assays: Laboratory of Vitamin [ ] ARC Technology File - Cod Liver Oil Fisheries 1958 ARC Department File - Assays: South Peel Laboratories [ ] ARC Ltd. File - Assays: Curtis Tompkins [ ] ARC File - Blends [ ] ARC File - Filtering Reports [ ] ARC File - Government Regulations ARC ARC File - Inventories: Gulf of Georgia University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 8

9 ARC-1098 File - Manual on CANFISCO and Oct. 1, 1945 ARC NEFCO Fishing Gear File - Atlin Fisheries Ltd. Code Book 1949 ARC File - Cannery Telegraph Codes 1948 ARC File - The Canadian Fishing Company 1942 ARC Limited [At a Glance] ARC File - Inventories: Monthly ARC File - Memos: Vitamin Oil, Nos ARC File - Plants: Atlin Fisheries ARC File - Inquiries ARC File - Purchase Orders ARC File - Processing Reports: Livers ARC File - Reports: Government ARC File - Memos, Nos ARC File - Sales and Deliveries File - Stabilization ARC File - Vitamins: Canadian Vitamin A ARC Institute ARC File - Feeding Oil Sales Charts Feeding Oil Correspondence Date: (date of creation) Series contains various correspondence relating to CANFISCO's feeding oils in their Industrial Operations. Physical description: 14 folders. Arrangement: Correspondences were kept separate from the other feeding oil related records by the creator. They have been made into their own series to maintain the original order of the records. Ref code Title Dates Access status Container File - B.C. Packers Limited ARC File - Canadian Feed Manufacturers' ARC Association File - Customers: Calgary - Harrisons & ARC Crosfield File - Customers: Edmonton - Harrisons ARC & Crosfield ARC File - Customers: Montreal - Harrisons & Crosfield University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 9

10 ARC-1098 ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC Industrial Operations Date: (date of creation) File - Customers: Regina - Harrisons & Crosfield File - Customers: Saskatoon - General File - Customers: Saskatoon - Harrisons & Crosfield File - Customers: Saskatoon: Interprovincial Co-ops File - Customers - Toronto: Harrisons & Crosfield File - Customers - Vancouver: Harrisons & Crosfields File - Customers: Winnipeg: Harrisons & Crosfield File - Swims (Laboratories) File - Memos & Investigational Reports Series contains materials that pertain to the general operations of the Canadian Fishing Company's various locations. These materials include technical information, schematics, and manuals for fish processing machinery and correspondences that are relevant to the company's operations. Physical description: 60 folders in nonlinear arrangement. Ref code Title Dates Access status Container ARC File - Centrifuges: Titan Brochures 1965-[1970?] ARC File - Centrifuges: Titan Instruction [ ?] Manuals ARC File - Centrifuges: Westfalia Correspondence ARC File - Centrifuges: Westfalia Brochures [ ?] ARC File - Centrifuges: Westfalia Instruction [ ?] Manuals ARC File - Chlorination - Equipment [ ?] ARC File - Cooling: Fish Meal ARC File - Condensers ARC File - Counters 1959 File - Driers: Steam (Brochures) 1966 ARC File - Drums: Correspondence ARC File - Drums: Brochures ARC ARC File - Driers: Correspondence University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 10

11 ARC-1098 ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC File - Driers: Flame (Brochures) [ ?] File - Drums: Reconditioning File - Driers: Vacuum Brochures File - Evaporating Plants: Documents File - Evaporating Plants: Correspondence File - Feeders: Vibrating File - Grinders: Brochures [ ?] File - Grinders: Correspondence File - [De Laval Separator Instruction Book Type GV5X B; SVSX B] File - [De Laval Separator Instruction Book Type SVSX B-60] File - [De Laval Centrifugal Separator Manual Type SVKM 5 & SVKR 5] File - Centrifuges: De Laval Brochures (Decanters, De-Sludgers, Purifiers) [ ] [1968?] Aug. 27, 1968 [ ] ARC File - Centrifuges: General Brochures [ ] ARC File - Centrifuges: De Laval Instruction [ ?] Manuals & Drawings ARC File - Centrifuges: De Laval Correspondence (Decanters, De- Sludgers, Purifiers) ARC File - Centrifuges: Titan Correspondence ARC File - Centrifuges: Sharples Brochures [1955] (Decanters, De-Sludgers) File - Centrifuges: Sharples Instruction ARC Manuals & Drawings File - Centrifuges: General ARC Correspondence File - Centrifuges: General ARC Correspondence File - Heat Exchangers: Brochures [ ] ARC File - Heat Exchangers: Correspondence ARC File - Hose: Flexible [ ?] ARC File - Materials Handling [ ] ARC ARC File - Meters: Correspondence ARC File - Meters: Brochures [ ] ARC File - Mixers [ ] ARC File - Motors [1945] ARC File - Myrens: Driers. Evap. Plants Presses/Cookers University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 11

12 ARC-1098 ARC File - Myrens: Reduction Plants [ ] ARC File - Odor Control [ ] ARC File - Packing, Packaging: General Mar. 28, 1966 ARC File - Packing, Packaging: Bags [ ] File - Presses: Miscellaneous [ ] ARC File - Presses: Hydraulic ARC File - Presses: Twin Screw ARC File - Pumps: Brochures [ ] ARC File - Pumps: Correspondence ARC File - Centrifuges: De Laval Instruction [ ?] ARC Manuals and Drawings File - Centrifuges: Sharples Brochures [ ?] ARC File - Centrifuges: De Laval ARC Correspondence File - Centrifuges: Westfalia ARC Correspondence File - Pumps: Correspondence ARC File - Driers: Correspondence ARC File - File Index - Dormant Files ARC ARC File - Employment Application[s] [ ] ARC File - Canada- Government Fisheries Research Board Pacific Region - Van/ Naniamo Industrial Operations Reduction Date: (date of creation) [ ] Series made by creator that contains industrial, business, and international operations records and correspondences that relate to either reduction in specified products or cost of operation reduction methods in specific areas of the company. Physical description: 45 folders in nonlinear arrangement. Ref code Title Dates Access status Container ARC File - Assays: Meal ARC File - Assays: Oil ARC File - Codes 1977 ARC File - Fish Meal General 1972 ARC File - Canadian Fish Reduction Plants [ ?] University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 12

13 ARC-1098 ARC File - Reduction-General File - Union Agreements ARC File - Authorizations ARC File - Automatic Controls 1955 ARC File - Blowers, Fans ARC File - Boilers: Solubles Plant ARC ARC File - Assays: Oil (Nil for ) ARC File - Assays: Meal ARC File - Nozzles Calibration File - Presses: Miscellaneous (California ARC Press) File - Centrifuges: Sharples ARC Correspondence (Decaaters, De-sludgers, Purifiers) File - Stord: Miscellaneous [ ] ARC File - [Stord Bartz Industri a-s Quotes] 1973 ARC File - Stord: Driers [ ] ARC File - Stord: Evaporating Plants ARC File - Stord: Presses/Cookers [ ] ARC File - Stord: Reduction Plant Packages [ ] ARC File - Stord: Solubles/Stickwater Plants [ ] ARC File - Tanks ARC File - Thermometer [ ] ARC File - Valves [ ] ARC ARC File - Reduction: Correspondence ARC File - Reduction: Brochures ARC File - U.S. Firms ARC File - Scales 1956 ARC File - Scaling ARC File - Separators: Miscellaneous 1960 Brochures ARC File - Separators: Miscellaneous Correspondence ARC File - Separators: Kason Brochures [ ] ARC File - Separators: Kason Correspondence File - Separators: Sweco Correspondence ARC ARC File - Separators: Sweco Documents [ ] University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 13

14 ARC-1098 ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC File - Solubles/Stickwater Plants [ ] [Deliveries. Correspondence, and Plans] File - Solubles/Stickwater Plants: Limvann File - Solubles/Stickwater Plants: [ ] Miscellaneous File - Solvent Extraction [ ] File - Sprayers [ ] File - Steam Traps [ ] File - [Stord Bartz Brochures] [1977] File - Reduction - Stickwater University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 14

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