White Bears and Other Curiosities: The First 100 Years of the Royal British Columbia Museum

by Peter Corley-Smith and Corley-Smith

Historian Peter Corley-Smith chronicles the provincial museum's accomplishments since 1886, when 30 prominent citizens petitioned the government to establish a provincial museum. From its modest roots, the museum has grown to become one of the most renowned in North America. But this is a story about the people with the vision to preserve examples of this province's history for generations to come. It's also the story of the people with the imagination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077188740X
• ISBN13: 9780771887406
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 9.9"