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Bailey family fonds
CA EMA V986.5 · Fonds · 1908-1916

The fonds consists of family photographs of the Thomas Bailey family of Esquimalt. Many of the photographs depict church activities.

Bailey (family)
Bendall family fonds
CA EMA 993.19 · Fonds · 1917-1939

The fonds consists of photographs depicting the Bendall family in Esquimalt, army service, the family home and local soccer team.

Bendall (family)
Bown family fonds
CA EMA V986.16;V986.19;V988.24;V989.7;V993.37;V986.16;991.1 · Fonds · [before 1930], [198-?]

The fonds consists of photographs of Esquimalt, with special emphasis on Gorge Park, including the Japanese Gardens. Also includes a video recording of Toyo Takata speaking to a group interested in forming the Takata Gardens Society.

Bown (family)
Brown family fonds
CA EMA 993.4 · Fonds · [ca. 1915]-1992

The fonds consists of photographs of the Brown family house in Esquimalt and financial papers relating to Brown family ownership.

Brown (family)
C.H. Little fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1940-1960]

The fonds consists of photographs, primarily of HMC ships, Canadian Government ships, and naval reviews, and ephemera relating to Royal Canadian Navy activities.

Little, C.H.
Canora fonds
CA MMB L2552a-d;L980.92.1-2;P4277 · Fonds · 1919, 1931-1938

The fonds consists of a logbook for the Canora (1919), deck logbooks (1937-1938), certificates of inspection (1931,1937,1938), and a photograph of the vessel.

Canora (Ship)
A.W. Stewart fonds
CA EMA 993.27 · Fonds · 1924-1987

The fonds consists of photographs of A.W. Stewart and the Stewart family depicting A.W. (Bill) as a child, classes at Lampson Street School and Esquimalt High School and sports activities.

Stewart, A.W.
George Wilkinson fonds
CA EMA V987.28;V988.4 · Fonds · 1925-1934

The fonds consists of photographs depicting community and school activities in Esquimalt.

Wilkinson, George, 1918-
Emery family fonds
CA EMA 989-20;994-45-1;V989-34 · Fonds · 1770-[ca. 1980]

The fonds consists of family photographs and certificates and records of Samuel Emery and William A. Emery. Fonds includes copies of Common Prayer Book containing Emery family history and the diary of Samuel Emery's trip (1893) across the Atlantic and by train across Canada and settlement in the Port Renfrew area.

Emery (family)
Fonds · 1790-1991

The collection consists of maps, principally of Esquimalt, including municipal government maps and plans, maps of land expropriated by the federal government (for military purposes), and maps of land annexed by the municipality in 1968. The collection also includes fire insurance and street maps of Esquimalt and area.

CA EMA 985.6 · Fonds · 1919-1924

The fonds consists of receipts for goods purchased by Esquimalt Waterworks, 1919-1924.

Esquimalt Waterworks Company
Ethel Morrison fonds
CA EMA 991.15;V991.30 · Fonds · 1909-1945

The fonds consists of correspondence, certificates, and reference material relating to Morrison's nursing career overseas during World War I and her service at Lampson Street School. Fonds also includes photographs relating to Morrison's overseas service.

Morrison, Ethel
CA EMA V992.8 · Fonds · [Copied 1992]

The fonds consists of photographs of Hugh Peters depicting the Peters family and home and photographs of military vessels, buildings and activities in the Esquimalt area. Fonds includes Peters' reference and research files relating to Esquimalt history, the Royal Canadian Navy in Esquimalt, and other aspects of family and community life.

Peters, Hugh
Ian Baird fonds
CA UVICARCH AR008 · Fonds · 1957-1987

The fonds consists of correspondence relating to political and personal matters from John G. Diefenbaker to Alex MacLeod Baird, 1966, and to Ian Baird, 1966-1977, with some letters signed by Diefenbaker's secretary on his behalf; clippings regarding Diefenbaker and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, 1959-1972; correspondence to Ian Baird from Lyle Kahl, MLA for Esquimalt (1978) regarding the Save the E and N Railway Committee; Victor A. Stephens, leader of the B.C. Progressive Conservative Party regarding the provincial election campaign (1978-1979), and from other Progressive Conservative politicians.

Baird, Ian, 1947-
Frances Hodgson Argyle fonds
CA EMA V992.20 · Fonds · 1920-1928

The fonds consists of class photographs at Lampson Street School in Esquimalt, with teacher and some students identified.

Argyle, Frances Hodgson, 1914-
Francis E. Percy Haigh fonds
Fonds · 1899-1902

The fonds consists of Haigh's journal and remark book, containing information and ephemera relating to HMS Warspite (1899-1902); handwritten script of a play written by the Gunroom officers of HMS Warspite and coauthored by F.E.P. Haigh (performed in 1901); and photographs of places and events in the Royal Navy Pacific Station, including views of Valparaiso, Guatemala, Vancouver and Comox, as well as emphasis on Esquimalt and Victoria.

Haigh, Francis E. Percy
Cramb family fonds
CA EMA 985.8;985.9;V985.8;V985.10 · Fonds · 1909-1970

The fonds consists of personal and business correspondence, receipts, financial records, diary (1961), booklet containing ship information kept by George Cramb as an employee of Yarrows Ltd., photographs of the Cramb family and of repairs to various ships, blueprints and drawings. Fonds includes certificates and miscellaneous papers of Lillian Mary Cramb.

Cramb (family)
Croft family fonds
CA EMA V989.46 · Fonds · [ca. 1900]

The fonds consists of photographs of Mt. Adelaide, a home owned by the Croft family.

Croft (family)
Darwin Robinson fonds
CA EMA 993.67 · Fonds · 1979-1985

The fonds consists of correspondence and other records relating to Robinson's terms of office as Alderman in Esquimalt, B.C.

Robinson, Darwin Albert, 1940-
CA MMB L600-L601 · Fonds · 1885-1914

The fonds consists of files entitled "Machinery and Plant" including correspondence and other records relating to the physical plant of HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt, B.C. Records include correspondence regarding the tendering for machinery and invoices and correspondence relating to material purchases for HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt.

Canada. Dept. of the Naval Service
Ken Richmond fonds
CA EMA 993.1 · Fonds · 1914-1922, 1967

The fonds consists of Richmond's school photographs of Lampson Street School in Esquimalt along with photographs of scenes and industry in Esquimalt.

Richmond, Ken
Kenneth Bendall fonds
CA EMA V990.27 · Fonds · [ca. 1925-1935]

The fonds consists of photographs of Pioneer Street village and Esquimalt Road (Esquimalt, B.C.) depicting dockyards, the harbour, the Bendall family and general street scenes.

Bendall, Kenneth Darrell
R.W. Phipps fonds
CA EMA V987.36 · Fonds · [ca. 1907-1910]

The fonds consists of photographs of people and of beach and cabin scenes, most taken at Kanaka Beach in Esquimalt.

Phipps, R.W.
Fonds · [ca. 1858-2000]

The collection consists of documents and photographs intentionally assembled collection of discrete items documenting the following areas: the occupational pursuits of B.C. and Yukon Jewry; the organized religious life of Jews in B.C.; leisure activities; and the membership and good works of organizations formed to aid and represent the Jewish community, such as the National Council of Jewish Women. There is also a wide range of individual and family portraits, and photographs of headstones.

Fonds · [ca. 1900]-1986

The collection consists of ship's plans predominantly of vessels on the West Coast of Canada, including ships constructed and repaired at shipyards of Yarrows Limited (Esquimalt, B.C.) and the Victoria Machinery Depot. Many of the plans were received from these two firms. The collection includes plans of Canadian Pacific Princess and Empress ships.