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Martin Keeley fonds
CA DMA CR-37 · Fonds · 1971-1998

Fonds consists of materials collected by Martin Keeley, and others, during his time as founder/director of the Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committe, member of the Fraser for Life Communications Society, executive director of the Friends of Boundary Bay, and executive member of the Boundary Bay Conservation Committee. The materials were generated from both his home in Point Roberts as well as the offices in Ladner, B.C. and Point Roberts, Washington.

Textual materials include Corporation of Delta reports, court case documents, transfer of lease agreements, other reports, notes, correspondence (both to and from), letters, emails, newsletters, publications, studies, proposals, brochures, notices, membership information, financial information, meeting minutes, questionnaires, application forms, workshop brochures, newspaper articles and other various materials that Martin Keeley or others may have thought pertained to a research interest or their organizations. The newspaper articles have been removed from the textual material and placed in the Martin Keeley and Friends of Boundary Bay Newspaper Clippings Binders. These binders can be found on the Reference Library bookshelves.

Audiovisual media materials include VHS, videocassettes for a camera recorder, cassette tapes and reel-to-reel format audio. Photograph materials include photograph negatives, prints, transparencies and contact sheets. The material spans many different topics, such as administrative records, local development, airport development, golf course development, wildlife and wildlife protection, environmental concerns and impacts for the region, local areas of concern (Boundary Bay and Point Roberts), as well as photographs of events relating to, attended by or hosted by the various organizations.

The fonds has been arranged into the following sous fonds/series/sub-series:

  1. Friends of Boundary Bay sous fonds
    1.1 Envrionmental Reserach Topics series
    1.2 Other Environmental Organizations series
    1.2.1 Boundary Bay Conservation committee sub-series
    1.2.2 Fraser Wetlands Commitee (FWC) sub-series
    1.2.3 Delta Naturalists Society (DNS) sub-series
    1.2.4 B.C. Great Blue Heron Society (BCGBHS) sub-series
    1.2.5 Burns Bog Conservation Society (BBCS) sub-series
    1.2.6 The Nature Trust of British Columbia sub-series
    1.3 Friends of Boundary Bay Administrative Records series
    1.4 Friends of Boundary Bay Photograph series
    1.5 Friends of Boundary Bay Audiovisual Media series
  2. Fraser for Life sous fonds
    2.1 Fraser for Life Photograph series
    2.2 Fraser for Life Administrative Records series
  3. Point Roberts Heron Perservation Committee sous fonds
    3.1 Point Roberts Heron Perservation Committee Photograph series
    3.2 Point Roberts Heron Preservation Committee Administrative Records series
Keeley, Martin
George T. Baker family fonds
CA DMA CR-143 · Fonds · 1906-2009

Fonds consists of two financial ledgers kept by George Baker for his wheelwright, blacksmith, farm implement and hardware business (Ladner Carriage Works) between 1906 and 1909. The cover of one ledger is labeled "Day Book" and "T.J. Trapp & Co." and covers the year 1909. The second larger ledger is labelled "Day Book" and "G.T. Baker" and covers the years 1906 to the end of 1908. The fonds also includes family photographs and a family genealogy prepared by Linda Gimmel, George Baker's great niece.

Baker, George T.
CA DMA CR-142 · Fonds · 1945-1965

Fonds consists of the ledger listing share holders and payment and refunds for shares. The cash book (1945 - 1963) for the Association can be found in the George Wallace fonds (CR-96).

Delta Manor Co-operative Association
Chung family fonds
CA DMA CR-139 · Fonds · 1940-1988

Fonds consists of correspondence to and from Chung Chuck, Chung Chuck's candidate platforms for Chair of the B.C. Coast Vegetable Marketing Board and Reeve of Delta, photographs of Chung Chuck and family members, and newspaper and magazine articles about Chung Chuck. An oral history interview with Chung Chuck was done in 1974.

Chung, Chuck
CA DMA CR-135 · Fonds · 1908-1996

Fonds consists largely of photographs of Harry Maxwell's childhood, military service in the Fishermen's Reserve in WWII, and life as a fisherman; oral histories collected from Helen Maxwell which tell about growing up in Ladner, her mother Laure Clark's life, and Helen's career as a dress maker; and photographs of Harry and Helen's children, parents, home and friends. The textual records support the stories told by the photographs: Harry's military service records, birth and wedding certificates, and deeds to land purchases in Port Guichon.

Maxwell, Helen
CA DMA CR-146 · Fonds · 1985-2007

Fonds consists of original records including minutes of meetings, correspondence, treasurer reports, membership lists, applications, press releases, committee records, brochures and photographs. Records in the series; 'Delta Museum and Archives' refer to the Delta Museum and Archives as members of the L.B.A. and correspondence between these two organizations 1992-1995.
The fonds are arranged in 10 series:
Membership Information, Events, Projects, Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Finance, Delta Museum and Archives, Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, Promotions, Constitution and Photographs.

Ladner Business Association
CA DMA CR-145 · Fonds · 1955-1969

The fonds consists of a complete run of the weekly newspaper published by the Grants, including 99 issues of the Sporting News, 8 issues of the Delta Advertiser and 377 issues of The Delta News (1961).

Grant's Litho and Printing
Gibson family fonds
CA DMA CR-144 · Fonds · [ca. 1910] - 1981

Fonds consists primarily of records about William Gibson's agricultural awards between 1929 and 1937. The records are either photocopies or slides taken of certificates, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and displays, and photographs of William and his son Gordon Gibson accepting awards. The fonds also includes an interview on cassette tape with Gordon Gibson and his wife Jeane in 1981, and photographs of William Gibson, other family members, and scenes in Ladner and Delta.

Gibson (family)
Louise Fogg collection
CA DMA CR-135 · Collection · 1927-1979

The photographs show the small farms and family life of Delta Manor prior to the Second World War and its development as a suburb of Ladner in the 1960's. The photographs of children growing up in Delta Manor in the 1930's and in the 1960's are particularly featured and a set of photographs of the ground-breaking ceremony for the first St. David's Anglican Church building in Tsawwassen, which was located at 12th and 56th Street on land that was previously owned by the Brandrith family. The fonds also includes a copy of a letter from Alice Fogg to a friend in England that tells about the flood of 1935.

Fogg, Louise
T. Ellis Ladner fonds
CA DMA CR-63 · Fonds · [ca. 1868]-1990

Fonds consists of records relating to the publication of the book, "Above the Sand Heads". Records include T. Ellis Ladner's research notes and extracts from book reviews, materials collected and edited by T. Ellis Ladner's daughter, Edna Ladner, and shorthand notes for T. Ellis' father, Thomas Ladner. Records in this fonds document the early history of Delta. Fonds also includes an unpublished work of T. Ellis Ladner, "On and By the River: Early Days in British Columbia."

Ladner, T. Ellis
William Mills fonds
CA DMA CR-68 · Fonds · 1915-1968

Fonds consists of William Mills' First World War military records; Mr. Mills membership and activities in the Rebekah Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF); a three page invoice from Oliver Hardware and Plumbing Ltd.; and letters from the Department of Veteran Affairs advising recipients of War Veterans Allowance of the federal Medicare Plan.

Mills, William
CA DMA CR-73 · Fonds · 1874-1971

Fonds consists of copies of early land deeds for District Lot 141 (1874, 1880, 1920), a farmer's record book (1930), family photographs (1880s to 1947) and some newspaper clippings.

Green, Charles F. (family)
CA DMA CR-133 · Collection · 1910-1916

The collection consists of 22 photographs that show in a variety of detail the operation and structures of a shingle mill and logging railroad in North Delta in the early part of the 1900's. The collection includes photographs of the owner, Wesley Thompson, his family, and mill workers. The donor also provided photocopies of clippings and genealogical information about the Thompson family, which are located in the Archives Reference files under Wesley Thompson.

Delta Shingle Mill
CA DMA CR-125 · Fonds · [ca. 1894-1905]

The fonds consists of 37 mounted photographs from an album, as well as 5 loose photographs. The photographs were likely taken by Edward Fawcett between 1894 and 1902 when members of the Fawcett family were establishing themselves in British Columbia. The photographs consist of family members and homes, friends and recreational outings in Victoria, Delta and Vancouver; interior and exterior shots of the Victoria drugstore; and scenes of travelling through the mountains by train. Several photographs show early activities and scenes in Ladner, particularly the winter flood of 1895.

Fawcett, A.E.
E. T. Calvert family fonds
CA DMA CR-74 · Fonds · 1914 - [193-]

Fonds consists of family photographs and photographs of the customs office, swimming pool and other places in Boundary Bay and Beach Grove. The fonds also includes the original hand written work leddger, 1914-1921, that E.T. Calvert kept as customs agent at Boundary Bay.

Calvert, E.T.
Gladys Davis fonds
CA DMA CR-38 · Fonds · 1916-1981

Photographs consist of a 1916 postcard of Boundary Bay School students with their teacher Miss E. Mackenzie, a May Day postcard, a 1917 postcard of Westham Island School students, students and teachers of King George School in the 1920's and 1930's, teachers and students of Delta Central School in the 1920's, a 1913 Baptist picnic in Ladner, and five photographs of Delta Choral Society productions. Textual records consist of programs for the 1933 Delta Choral Society production of The Mikado, the 1934 production of The Pirates of Penzance, the 1935 production of The Gondoliers, a 1959 invitation to the opening ceremony of Deas Island Tunnel, and a 1981 program for the centennial banquet of All Saints Anglican Church.

Davis, Gladys, 1915-
Ila McCubbin Embree fonds
CA DMA CR-40 · Fonds · ca. 1877-1948

The fonds consists of textual and photographic material relating to Ila McCubbin Embree and her family, including members of the Dinsmore, McCubbin, Embree, and Forrest families.

Embree, Ila McCubbin, 1901-
CA DMA CR-42 · Fonds · 1883-1944

The fonds consists of an accounts journal and seventeen daily journals kept by John Honeyman (1845-1926) and his son Douglas Ramsey Honeyman (1886-1968) from 1883 to 1944, which describe farming the Honeyman family farm at Eden, Manitoba, from 1883 to 1895, the farm at Gulfside near Port Guichon from 1896 to 1902, and the East Delta farm from 1903 to 1914 and 1920 to 1944. Entries from 1883 to about 1905 were made by John Honeyman, and from 1906 to 1944 by Douglas Honeyman. John Honeyman's daily entries are more detailed than those made by Douglas and record farm work and family activities, especially those of the Honeyman children. The journals describe visits with family and neighbors, trips to New Westminster and Vancouver, weather observations, illness, entertainment and social activities. Entries about farm work record seasonal activities for tilling, planting and harvesting grains and potatoes; raising livestock; improving and building farm buildings, fences, etc.; and employing workers such as East Indians and Chinese and their wages. Entries also refer to community political events and frictions, and to work done on shared community infrastructure such as dykes, drainage ditches and roads.

Fonds has been arranged in the following series:
Journals
Photographs
Receipts and Shares

Honeyman, John and Douglas
CA DMA CR-41 · Fonds · 1878-1967

The fonds consists of single photographs and photograph albums, and letters, legal documents and ephemera created or collected by the Honeyman and Fisher families.

Honeyman, John Dixon
Whitworth family fonds
CA DMA CR-112 · Fonds · [ca. 1885]-1949

Fonds consists of correspondence and photographs created or received by Whitworth family members Isaac, Christiana, Leonie, Lillian, Fred, William, and Olive. Much of the correspondence is in the form of postcards.

Whitworth (family)
William Kuchma fonds
CA DMA CR-124 · Fonds · 1944-1967

The fonds consists of a navigation record and of a map which describe the 1945 Hamburg Bombing Operation.It also includes articles describing the events occurring during the Hamburg Operation as well as congratulatory letters addressed to William Kuchma for his distinguished flying medal. In addition the fonds includes photographs of Kuchma in his RCAF uniform.

Kuchma, William
CA DMA CR-76 · Fonds · 1896-1905

The fonds consists of records of the Currie McWilliams Cannery and the Currie McWilliams import business. The majority of the papers are receipts for goods, materials, and machinery necessary for the operation of the businesses. As well, there are legal documents, correspondence, and memos.

Currie, McWilliams and Company
CA DMA CR-33 · Fonds · 1902-1950

The fonds consists of records created by Simeon Fisher during the course of owning and operating Fisher's Drug and Book Store. There are several wholesale invoices as well as nine large prescription invoice ledgers and correspondence between Mr. Fisher, local residents and National Drug Co. where he purchased wholesale drugs for his pharmacy. These records cover the years between 1902 and 1948 when his business was in operation. The fonds is arranged in three series: Correspondence; Prescription Invoices; Drug Invoices.

Fisher's Drug and Bookstore (Delta, B.C.)
Brent Nielson collection
CA DMA CR-119 · Collection · 1988

Collection created by Brent Nielson for a school assignment about the history and architecture of the building at 4858 Delta Street. The building was used as the Delta Municipal Hall form 1913 to 1969, and subsequently operated at the Delta Museum and Archives. The collection includes a 16 page report submitted to the Delta Museum & Archives by Brent Nielson. The paper includes a brief history of the building (errors are present in author's narrative), construction/restoration, floor plans, Ladner fire insurance plan, photographs, and bibliography & sources. Photographs include copies of historical prints obtained from the Delta Museum & Archives, and photographs of the exterior and interior of the building in 1988.

Nielson, Brent
Edgar Dunning fonds
CA DMA CR-115 · Fonds · 1830-1983, predominant 1930-1980

The fonds consists of Mr. Dunning's family and business records; records accumulated as a member of various community organizations; and documents, manuscripts, and photographs resulting from Edgar's work for the Delta newspaper, the Optimist, and his interest in Delta community events and history. Family records include correspondence and legal records regarding the property on 48th Avenue and Delta Street, as well as financial and educational certificates. A large series of memorabilia includes invitations and other ephemera, which Edgar accumulated as publisher and reporter for the Optimist and as active community member. Business records are largely from the Optimist printing business, and include examples of print products such as invitations, programs, letterheads, tickets, municipal reports, etc., which were printed for local people and businesses of Delta. A small series of Optimist newspaper records include lists of subscribers from the 1940s. The fonds includes a sample of Edgar's writings for the Optimist on historical topics, plus a larger group of manuscripts that have been edited by him in his capacity as editor of the Optimist and as an interested and knowledgeable local historian. The fonds also consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, etc. accumulated by Edgar as a member of the Delta Community Band, various centennial committees, the Delta Historical and Museum Society, and other organizations. Edgar is a talented amateur photographer, and his photograph collection reflects his work as a reporter and his interest in the people and events of Delta. The fonds has been arranged in the following series: Centennial committees records; Delta Community Band records; Other society and committee records; Family papers; Manuscripts; Memorabilia; The Optimist (newspaper) records; The Optimist (printers) records; Photographs; Reference files.

Dunning, Edgar, 1910-2010