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archival descriptions
Agnes Flett fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1965]

Fonds consists of photographs of a Legion banquet. Includes images of the unveiling of the "Bathtub Capital" sign and various people including Frank Ney, Janice Dorman, George Pearkes, and Jack Johnson.

Flett, Agnes
Fonds · 1972-1973

The fonds consists of correspondence, guest books and accounts and banking records of the Alberni District High School Reunion Committee.

Alberni District High School Reunion Committee
Barbara Brophy fonds
CA LMA MS 25 · Fonds · 1904-1941

The fonds consists of photographs of the Postmaster Conventions in 1930, 1933, and 1941. Includes Mrs. B. Brophy, who was Lytton Postmistress from 1904 to 1948. Also includes a family portrait taken in 1904.

Brophy, Barbara
CA DMA CR-75 · Fonds · 1978-1979

The fonds includes information on Delta's celebration of the Captain Cook Bi-Centennial in 1978 and the activities of the Captain Cook Bi-Centennial Committee. It includes grant applications, correspondence, minutes, reports, memos and one photograph.

Captain Cook Bi-Centennial Committee (Delta, B.C.)
Chris Lindgren fonds
Fonds · 1986-1988

The fonds consists of video recordings of various events and activities in Mission, B.C., including the Mission Folk Music Festival and the Fraser River Raft Race.

Lindgren, Chris
Clifford Fenton fonds
CA MMB P988.43.1-18;988.43.19-22 · Fonds · 1939

The fonds consists of photographs of the Royal Visit of 1939 and newsclippings and ephemera relating to the Canadian Pacific ferries and the Royal Visit.

Fenton, Clifford
Cornelius Bryant collection
Fonds · Photocopied ca. 1975 (originally created 1880 -1893)

Collection consists of a page from an album that includes a British program for the 1887 Harvest Festival Service led by Cornelius Bryant and a file of photocopied receipts and invoices from Nanaimo businesses, 1880-1893. The receipts may have been collected by M.A. Kenny whose name appeared on the envelope that contained them.

CA DMA CR-18 · Fonds · 1978-1980

The fonds consists of records of the Delta Centennial (1979) Committee, including correspondence, minutes and agendas, and scrapbooks related to the planning of centennial celebrations for the Municipality of Delta. The records also describe the activities of the many Delta organizations which participated in centennial events. The fonds is arranged in 4 series: 1) Minutes and agendas, 2) Administrative records, 3) Correspondence, and 4) Scrapbooks.

Delta Centennial (1979) Committee
CA DMA CR-26 · Fonds · 1930-1939

The fonds consists of a minute book (1930-1939), reports, correspondence, annual programs (1930-1938), and copies of newspaper clippings.

Delta Manor Exhibition Association
CA PMS 986.61 · Fonds · 1945-1962

The fonds consists of the cashbook (with financial statements) of the District of Coquitlam May Day Committee.

Coquitlam (B.C.). May Day Committee
Fonds · 1926, 1934, 1940-1947

Fonds consists of a cashbook (1940 -1947) and financial statements (1926, 1934).

Empire Day Celebration Committee (Nanaimo, B.C.)
Fonds · 2001-2005

Fonds consists of records created by members of the executive committee in the course of preparing for Enderby's centennial. Included are minutes, correspondence, reports, proposals, event check lists, posters, programs and invitations, financial records and photographs and guest books.

Enderby Centennial Committee
Enderby Homecoming fonds
Fonds · 1977-2005

Fonds includes the records from all three Homecoming events. Includes minutes, reports, correspondence, newsletters, financial reports, receipts, mailing lists and registration lists, memorabilia, an annual, clippings, photographs, a video and a guest book.

Enderby Homecoming
Fonds · 1908-2008

Fonds consists of records and ephemera found in the Evangelical Chapel during the centennial celebrations. Includes a history of the church written by Kurt Schubert (1990), a history with photographs of the church written by Annimieke Loohouizen for the centennial celebrations (2008), a program and bookmark from the anniversary celebrations (2007), a minute book of the Enderby First Baptist Church (1907-1969), the First Baptist Church covenant, 14 hymn books, 3 song books, and 19 Christmas programs (1936-1972), inkwell, newspaper clippings.

Enderby Evangelical Chapel
Enes Moscrip fonds
CA EMA 985.14;986.9 · Fonds · 1939-1944

The fonds consists of photographs of the May Queen celebration at Memorial Park, Esquimalt, a Pro-Rec demonstration at the park and an awards ceremony.

Moscrip, Enes, 1928-
Ernest Burnett fonds
CA DMA CR-30 · Fonds · 1950-1980

The fonds consists of one series of material created by Ernest Burnett in his capacity as mayor: in particular, as a member of the Delta Centennial Committee, which held its meetings in Council chambers. Mr. Burnett's copies of the Committee minutes constitute one series of the fonds. A second series of material includes material Mr. Burnett created as treasurer of the Delta Agricultural Society. This series includes financial statements (1950-1954), and racing programs for Paterson Park (1962-1968). The final series in this fonds consists of one file containing a program for the "Freedom Ceremony" celebrating Delta's 90th Anniversary (1969), and a promotional newspaper entitled "Delta Election '71 News". which promotes the "Delta Team" of municipal candidates including incumbent Mayor Dugald Morrison, Alderman Doug Watkins, Ernie Burnett, and Harold Savage.

Burnett, Ernest
Frank J. Ney fonds
CA NCAI 1993 008 A · Fonds · 1948-1992

The fonds consists of records documenting Ney's many roles and activities in government (as Mayor of Nanaimo and MLA), in local business, and with local community groups in Nanaimo. Fonds includes Ney's personal appointment books, correspondence (including some as Mayor of Nanaimo and as MLA), legal documents, and speeches; MLA files; records created and accumulated by Ney as Chair of the Nanaimo Centennial Committee, 1967, (including records of the Empire Day Celebration Committee, 1958), as Chair of the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, as President of Great National Land and Investment Corp., and as President of Nanaimo Realty Ltd.; and, photographs depicting Ney's participation in political and community activities and in land and real estate development. Fonds is arranged in six series: 1) Personal records; 2) MLA records; 3) Nanaimo Centennial Committee; 4) Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society; 5) Great National Land and Investment Corporation; and, 6) Photographs.

Ney, Frank J.
Fred Taylor collection
Fonds · 1995-1997

Collection consists of correspondence and notes, compiled by Fred Taylor, related to the City of Nanaimo's acquisition of an old steam coal mine whistle from Air Chime Manufacturing Company. The coal mine whistle was blown every day in Nanaimo to announce shift changes and other mining related events. Includes a report on chain of title of various local mining companies and council minutes relating to Fred Taylor's role as negotiator of the whistle's return to Nanaimo. Also includes two photographs of Fred Taylor and Mayor Gary Korpan with whistle.

CA WMA 93.02 · Fonds · 1960-1972

The fonds consists of constitution and bylaws, minutes, correspondence, reports, and planning files (including plans for facilities) of the Association. Fonds includes copies of proposals and reports of the Association submitted to the Canadian Olympic Association and records relating to the cooperative efforts of the association and the Garibaldi Lifts Ltd.

Garibaldi Olympic Development Association
CA WMA 1992-16 · Fonds · 1985-1987

The fonds consists of a constitution, a manual "How to operate an annual multi-section relay race", and newspaper articles. Fonds also includes a scrapbook depicting races and participants.

Great Snow and Earth Water Race Society
CA KMA 68.22 · Fonds · 1957-1958

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, scrapbook and ephemera of the local 1958 centennial committee.

Greater Kamloops Centennial 1958 Committee
Gwen Poirier fonds
CA EMA V990.28 · Fonds · 1989

The fonds consists of photographs of the Buccaneer Day Parade in 1989.

Poirier, Gwen
Harry Vogel fonds
Fonds · 1992

The fonds consists of photographs of the Rites of Passage Exhibition in Mission and of the restoration of the Mission Museum taken by Vogel.

Vogel, Harry
Harry Wright Bullock fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1892-1900]

The fonds consists of Bullock's glass plate negatives depicting people, events and scenes of Salt Spring Island in the 1890s.

Bullock, Harry Wright
Horace Draper fonds
CA EMA V989.32 · Fonds · 1955

The fonds consists of photographs of the swim of Bert Thomas across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, July 8, 1955.

Draper, Horace, 1925-