With only a card table for a desk, a four-drawer wooden filing cabinet, and an interest in preserving the historical records of the region, Gladys Blyth, Phylis Bowman, and Barbara Sheppard established the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives in September 1980.
Bowman, a local historian, had collected boxes of photographs and documents. In 1975 she made an attempt to start an archives, but her request for funding from Prince Rupert’s city council was unsuccessful. Five years later, Blyth was managing the North Coast Marine Museum and hired Bowman and Sheppard on a part-time basis. “I had a Museum and Archives Assistance grant application just sitting on my desk,” recalled Blyth. Their application was successful. With the support of local organizations and the North Coast Regional District, Sheppard continued to…
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British Columbia History (Digital) - 1 Issue, 53.4 Winter 2020