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CA CVIC PR 51 · Fonds · [Copied 1979]

The fonds consists of a postcard and photographs of the Oddfellows Hall (Victoria), the Hutchison house, an unidentified house and coalscows in the Inner Harbour of Victoria, B.C.

Hutchison, Dave
Gwen Hall fonds
CA CVIC PR 50 · Fonds · 1915-1949

The fonds consists of photographs of Gwen Hall and friends.

Hall, Gwen
CA CVIC PR 49 · Fonds · [Copied 1979]

The fonds consists of photographs showing the Ernie Seedhouse family, including the family business Cloverdale Service Station in Victoria, B.C.

Thorne, Muriel
Dorothy Wilson fonds
CA CVIC PR 47 · Fonds · [1936-1979]

The fonds consists of photographs of the Russian Ballet School, Dorothy Wilson, her daughters, her dancing pupils and scenes from a performance of Coppelia at the Royal Victoria Theatre in 1936; programmes of Song of Norway and Flora Dora, starring Wilson's daughter, Doreen; and an article on the Russian Ballet School by Leland Windreich.

Wilson, Dorothy
Rita Hughes fonds
CA CVIC PR 46 · Fonds · [1873?-192-]

The fonds consists of six piano scores of operas autographed "Miss Helmcken 1873", who is believed to be Catherine Amelia Helmcken (later McTavish), eldest daughter of John Sebastien Helmcken and grandmother of Margo Jamieson. Also included is a photograph of Mrs. Harry Helmcken in a limousine at Beacon Hill Park.

Hughes, Rita Cecilia, d. 1964
Steele family fonds
CA CVIC PR 45 · Fonds · 1835-[195-?], predominant ca. 1870-195-?

The fonds consists primarily of photographs of the Steele family and of many unidentified people and views. Also included is the autograph album of Minnie Rex (later Steele) and printed ephemera.

Steele (family)
Donald B. MacPherson fonds
CA CVIC PR 44 · Fonds · 1894-1986

The fonds consists of written reminiscences of Captain MacPherson's boyhood in Victoria, his careers in whaling and tugboating and interesting personalities and boats he knew. Fonds includes photographs of tugboats, whaling ships, and activities and miscellaneous other ships and people he knew.

MacPherson, Donald B.
CA CVIC PR 43 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

The fonds consists of photographs of Japanese people and of the Japanese Tea Garden in Gorge Park (Esquimalt).

Takata, Toyo, 1920-
Alex T. Stewart fonds
CA CVIC PR 42 · Fonds · [1917-1928]

The fonds consists of photographs depicting Alex T. Stewart beside his Curtiss JN4 "Jenny" at Camp Borden, Ontario; passengers lined up beside a Ford Tri-motor before B.C. Airways' inaugural flight from Seattle to Victoria in 1928; and a view of McNeill Bay from the Gonzales wireless station.

Stewart, Alex T.
CA CVIC PR 41 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

The fonds consists of photographs of an unidentified man, woman and garden and other photographs depicting scenes, events, and industries in the Victoria area.

Saunders (family)
W.O. Clunk fonds : 1887-1910
CA CVIC PR 40 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

The fonds consists of photographs of Girls' Central School and Victoria West School groups (1887-1910) and a 1910 high school entrance certificate for Verna Adeline Clunk (later Drysdale).

Clunk, William Otto
Richard Muirhead fonds
CA CVIC PR 39 · Fonds · [ca. 1900]-1984

The fonds consists of photographs and a postcard showing views of Victoria, B.C., including Beacon Hill Park, the Empress Hotel, the Industrial Reserve, Victoria streets, British Columbia Electric Railway streetcars and employees, members of the Muirhead family and their homes in Victoria West.

Muirhead, Richard Hamilton, d. 1979
CA CVIC PR 38 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

The fonds consists of photocopies of articles, documents and correspondence relating to Noel Lang and a list of Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway stations with the origins of their names. Fonds includes photographs of Lang and his family.

Lang, Noel Frederick
Victoria E. Lemmax fonds
CA CVIC PR 37 · Fonds · 1897-1927

The fonds consists of photographs of the Lemmax family, school groups at North Ward and Girls' Central School, Campbell's Drug Store and Beacon Hill Park (Maynard photos); school certificates belonging to Victoria Lemmax; school and pharmacy certificates belonging to James L. Lemmax IV; and ephemera.

Lemmax, Victoria Eleuthera
William E. Gardner fonds
CA CVIC PR 36 · Fonds · 1894-1946

The fonds consists of photographs showing Captain William E. Gardner, George M. Gardner, the ships Princess Victoria and Empress of Japan, and the tugs Bute, Respond, and Edna Grace.

Gardner, William Edward
Rattenbury family fonds
CA CVIC PR 35 · Fonds · 1864-1978

The fonds consists of photographs, diaries, letters, certificates, newsclippings, books, agreements and scrapbooks relating to the families of F.M. Rattenbury, Eric Burton, and Sara Grogan Rattenbury. Photographs include images of members of the Rattenbury family and their home in Oak Bay; Victoria homes and other buildings; Eric Burton's family, especially in hunting scenes; and wildlife.

Rattenbury (family)
Lillian Shandley fonds
CA CVIC PR 34 · Fonds · 1884-1985

The fonds consists of miscellaneous family records, both textual and visual, and artifacts relating to Mrs. Shandley, her husband Frank M. Shandley and her relatives the Martin, Newbury, Middleton, and Cowper families.

Shandley, Lillian Rose
Fletcher family fonds
CA CVIC PR 33 · Fonds · [188-?]-1983

The fonds consists of photographs of Fletcher Brothers music store; miscellaneous Victoria businesses (ca. 1890); the Cariboo Road, Barkerville and Andrew Kelley, a saloon-keeper in Barkerville and a relative of the Fletchers; grounds of an unidentified residence, possibly in Oak Bay; a portrait of James Henry Fletcher; and a photograph of Harriet Amelia Calhoun (later Fletcher). The textual material consists of a magazine clipping showing Fletcher Bros. store; the death certificate of James Henry Fletcher; a letter from CJVI to Walter Fletcher on the station's 60th anniversary; and ephemera.

Fletcher (family)
R.T. Williams fonds
CA CVIC PR 32 · Fonds · 1824-1954, predominant 1882-1934

The fonds consists of photographs of the Williams family, views of Victoria, group portraits of City Council, William Williams (father of R.T. Williams) on James Island and a farm at Willows Beach; clippings and printed notices about the Williams directory of British Columbia; and miscellaneous family documents, including family Bibles with birth and death inscriptions.

Williams, Robert Taylor
Frederick Elworthy fonds
CA CVIC PR 31 · Fonds · [ca. 1890-1930]

The fonds consists of photographs of the Elworthy family and views mainly of Victoria, including Beacon Hill Park, the Dallas Road waterfront, etc. Also included is one photograph of the staff and vehicles of Rennie and Taylor Ltd., bakers of Butter-nut Bread, in Victoria, B.C.

Elworthy, Frederick
F. Morran Waller fonds
CA CVIC PR 30 · Fonds · 1872-1917

The fonds consists of correspondence, bills, receipts and other documents in connection with the estate of Henry Waller, which was administered by his son Frederick William Waller; marriage certificate of Henry Waller and Jane Harriet Ellis [?] and of Frederick William Waller and Jeanie Bell McMorran; agreement for sale of a lot in Victoria by Leopold Loewenberg to Elisabeth Hamilton; and photographs of children, William Craft's store in Victoria, and HMS Triumph.

Waller, Frederick Morran
Janet Bowden fonds
CA CVIC PR 29 · Fonds · 1904-[192-?], predominant 1904-1912

The fonds consists of an album containing photographs and a copy of Martin Allerdale Grainger's "Woodsmen of the West" (1908). Photographs include individuals and groups; houses on Samuel Island, Eburne, Vancouver; Martin Grainger's house on Lampson Street, Esquimalt; and views of the coast of B.C., including the Gulf Islands.

Bowden, Janet
James Slater fonds
CA CVIC PR 27 · Fonds · [ca. 1912]

The fonds consists of photographs of horses and a delivery wagon belonging to West End Grocery Company and Dixi H. Ross & Co., interior and exterior views of the latter's store and a box of prize ribbons won at horse shows, 1910-1912. Some photographs show James Slater.

Slater, James
CA CVIC PR 266 · Fonds · 1909-1995

Fonds consists of the following 23 series: 1. Incorporation records; 2. Constitution; 3. Membership records; 4. Insurance; 5. Cash book; 6. Financial statements; 7. Cheque summary; 8. Treasurer's reports; 9. Finances - General; 10. Annual reports; 11. Minutes; 12. Returned Soldiers Fund Committee minutes; 13. Conferences; 14. Guest book; 15. Index to summaries; 16. National association records; 17. Projects, correspondence, and reports; 18. Publications and speeches; 19. Regional meetings; 20. Scholarships and awards; 21. Scrapbooks; 22. Certificates; 23. Tour book.

Women's Canadian Club of Victoria
Duncan D. McTavish fonds
CA CVIC PR 263 · Fonds · [ca. 1900-1950]

Fonds consists of photographs of scenes of Victoria taken by McTavish as an amateur photographer, and reminiscences of McTavish.

McTavish, Duncan Douglas