CAIN No. 139906

TITLE:
Barkerville Historic Town Chinese papers collection

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
2.52 m of textual records

DATES:
1880-1942

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Barkerville Historic Town and Resource Centre administers a town with 152 heritage buildings and is dedicated to preserving the town as a historic interpretation centre.

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, account books, ledgers of various Chinese individuals and companies in Barkerville.

REPOSITORY:
Barkerville Historic Town and Resource Centre

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS:
Some restrictions apply. Permission for access must be obtained by the curator.

LANGUAGE:
Most of the records are in Chinese.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Title based on the contents of the collection.

PROVENANCE:
Barkerville Historic Town and Resource Centre collector