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So you want to find a little more about John Tod or other interesting history topics? Well Archives are great places to research historical people and events. What makes an Archive especially important is that they store original documents like letters or maps produced by people long ago. Here is an Archival Finding Aid on John Tod for the British Columbia Archives located at 655 Bellevile Street Victoria B.C.

JOHN TOD: FINDING AID for research
Prepared by T. Molinaro

- BCHQ, 18 (1954): p. 133-238 - Wolfenden, Madge; John Tod's Reminiscences

- Anglican Church of Canada, Diocese of British Columbia Arch. (Victoria, B.C.) Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria), Parish registers, Baptisms, 1836-86, Marriages 1837-72. (microfilm at PABC)

- Bancroft Library, Univ. of California (Berkeley) - John Tod, "History of New Caledonia and the northwest coast" (transcript at PABC)

- PABC: Fort Kamloops Journal, August 1841-December 1843

- of J.S. Helmcken, Reminiscences" (Vol. 5 - typescript - 1892)

- Malcolm McLeod collection, R.S. Miles to John McLeod, 2 Oct. 1837

- Vancouver Island Colonial Secretary, Marriage licences, I June 1859 - 22 Jan. 1867 PAC, MG 19, A2, ser. 2,5 (copy at PABC)

- PAM; HBCA - A.1/6; A.1/60; A.6/23; A.10/60; A.34/2; B.239/a/6; C.1/285; C.1/915; C.1/925; E.4/la (transcripts at PABC)

- Hargrave correspondence; 1821-1843, ed. G.C de T. Glazebrook (Toronto, 1938)

- McLoughlin, John - Correspondence of John McLoughlin from Fort Vancouver to the governor and committee (1825-46), ed. E.E. Rich & introduction W.K. Lamb (3 v., London, 1941-44), I-II.

- "Minutes of the Council, Northern Department of Rupert Land", 1821-31, ed. R.H. Fleming (Toronto, 1940).

- "The Nisqually Journal", ed. V.J. Farrar, Washington Historical Quarterly (Seattle), 10 (1919): 205-30; 11 (1920): 59-65; 136-49; 218-29; 294-302.

- Simpson, Alexander, The Life and travels of Thomas Simpson, the Artic discoverer (London, 1845).

- Vancouver Island Council, Minutes..... commencing August 30th, 1851 and terminating with the prorogation of the House of Assembly, February 6th, 1861 (Victoria, 1918).

- Daily British Colonist, Victoria, 1 Sept. 1882

- Victoria_Daily Standard - 2, 5 Sept. 1882

- H.H. Bancroft, "Literary Industries" (San Francisco, 1890)

- Morice, A.G., "The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Formerly New Caledonia", 1660 to 1880 (Toronto, 1904). 2

- MSS. E/A/T56.9 Tod, Mrs. Eliza (Waugh) miscellanous document

- MSS. E/E/T565 Tod, John - "Career of a Scotch Boy"

- MSS. E/B/T56 Tod, John Correspondence Outward

- MSS. A/B/40/Er62.3 - Tod, John, Correspondence Inward 1826-1874 with Ermatinger

- MSS. A/B/20/C72M.1 - Tod, John, (Fort Colvile) Correspondence of Archivald McDonald

- Mss. A/B/20/Kl2/1841-43 - Tod, John, Fort Kamloops, Journal

- Mss. E/A/T56 - Tod, John History of New Caledonia & The N.W. Coast 1878

- Mss. E/A/T56.9 - Tod, John Miscellaneous Documents

- Mss.1' A/B/30/T56 - Tod, John "Reminiscences of 1821"

Mss. E/A/T56.9 - Tod, John (also under Tod Family).

- Mss. A/B/40/Er62.4 - Todd, William - Correspondence (possibly)

- Mss. A/C/15/H86 - H.B.Co. - Records on the Affairs of Victoria, 1852-59 (also includes Land Office accounts 1858-1859).

- Mss. A/D/20/Vi3 - H.B.Co. Correspondence Outward, 51 letters 1891, 92, 94, & 95

- Mss. A/B/20/N42.1 - H.B.Co. New Caledonia, Abstract of servants accounts 1852, 1855-56, 1857 and 1853

- Mss. 2716 (See A1656(2) - Ermatinger, Edward - Correspondence, 58 letters from John Tod in Volume 2.

- Mss. 2431 - McKenzie Family - Box 3, File 33 - One letter from John Tod microfilm A1480.

- Mss. 635 - Tod, John - under David Ross - Correspondence

- GR 820 - Tod, John - Vancouver Island Executive Council-Names councilors of V.Is.

- Mss. 182 - Tod, John - Yale Family - Correspondence Outward and In (folders 70 & 71)

- Mss. 541 - Aylmer, Matthew - Whitworth to Aylmer, reference to J. Tod

Mss. A/B/40/Er62.4 - Ermatinger, Edward - Correspondence Inward, letters from Archivald, McDonald, W. Tod & John Work.

Mss. A/B/40/Er62.3 Ermatinger, Edward - Correspondence Inward, 1826 to 1874. Contains letter from John Tod 3

- Mss. A/B.40/Ml42 - Ermatinger, Edward - Correspondence outward - 1830-1846 (Contains 14 letters - may not be anything re Tod but should be examined.)

- Mss. A/B/40/T56 - Ermatinger, Edward - Correspondence Outward -

Ermatinger to Todd (?), William (might be the wrong Tod)

- Mss. A/B/40/W89 -Ermatinger, Edward - Correspondence Outward -. Ermatinger to John Work - 18 letters, 1828 to 1849

- Mss. A/C/40/W89 -Ermatinger, Edward, Correspondence Outward - 2 letters Ermatinger to John Work - 1853 - 1856