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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
David Sutton fonds
CA CVIC PR 232 · Fonds · [ca. 1920]-1938

The fonds consists of photographs and programmes. Photographs consist of images of Cholberg Shipyard employees and reunions of former members of the 103rd Battalion. Pamphlets consist of a dance card of a Navy League of Canada dance and a menu for a 103rd Battalion reunion banquet.

Sutton, David
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.
Dorothy L. Durrant fonds
CA CVIC PR 244 · Fonds · 1966-1973

The fonds consists of photographs of May 24 parades and Miles for Millions marches held in Victoria. Durrant family members are in several of the photographs.

Durrant, Dorothy L.
Jacob Funk fonds
CA CVIC PR 210 · Fonds · [ca. 1937-1962]

The fonds consists of records of companies presumably purchased by Jacob Funk. Series include a guest register from the Columbia Rooms (1948-1962) and a general journal and correspondence of the Island Steamship Company (1937-1938). The records of the Island Steamship Company appear to have been created by Thomas A. Johnston who was hired to represent the company.

Funk, Jacob, d. 1990
James M. Savage fonds
CA CVIC PR 195 · Fonds · 1891-1928

The fonds consists of diaries (1891-1923); correspondence (1894-1912); bank records (1893-1903); and invitation to Dunsmuir/Cavendish wedding (1928).

Savage, James M., d. 1923
John Barnsley fonds
CA CVIC PR 24 · Fonds · [ca. 1890-1916]

The fonds consists of photographs and a file of bills, cancelled cheques, receipts, and correspondence belonging to John Barnsley. The photographs show family members in Victoria and Prince Rupert; the Barnsley country home Langford Lodge; early automobiles; interiors and exteriors of Barnsley's Sporting Goods and Gunsmiths; and miscellaneous views taken in the Victoria area.

Barnsley, John, d. 1924
John Christian fonds
CA CVIC PR 236 · Fonds · [ca. 1908-1920]

The fonds consists of copy negatives taken from loaned photo albums. Photo albums were created by Gladys Maude Cameron and John Christian. The majority of images are of unidentified individuals and places with many other images depicting the Christian and Cameron families and scenes of Victoria.

Christian, John, d. 1933
John F. Lamport fonds
CA CVIC PR 159 · Fonds · 1915

The fonds consists of photographic proofs of the departure of the 48th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Photographs were taken by the photographic firm of Trio and have been numbered to assist with the commercial sale of the images. John F. Lamport appears in image number 382.

Lamport, John F.
Joseph E. Wilson fonds
CA CVIC PR 61 · Fonds · 1897-1944

Fonds consists of the following series: Basque Ranch (Kamloops) property correspondence (1928-1942); Beacon Hill property records (1907-1908); Cordova Bay property statement of account (1908); Cowichan Lake property records (1913-1943); Erb estate records (1897-1930); Finnerty land syndicate records (1906-1913); Halfway River property records (1910-1922); Jones Building records (1929-1944); Victoria No. 2 Building Society loan records (1902-1925).

Wilson, Joseph Eilbeck
CA CVIC PR 148 · Fonds · 1947-1977

The collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper articles relating to local history. The majority of articles were written by Jim Nesbitt. There is an index to each scrapbook volume.

Elwood S. Gropp fonds
CA CVIC PR 220 · Fonds · 1920-1973

The fonds consists of photographs, Victoria City Hall Employee's Association No. 388 negotiating material, City Hall quarter century file and longtime service certificate, cartoon sketches of City Hall staff, newspaper clippings and Gropp family cash journal. Newspaper clippings document Gropp's career as a sanitary inspector and his league bowling play.

Gropp, Elwood S.
Ernest Hayward fonds
CA CVIC PR 119 · Fonds · 1899

The fonds consists of copies of Ernest Hayward's family correspondence.

Hayward, Ernest C., d. 1933
Michaelis family fonds
CA CVIC PR 254 · Fonds · [ca. 1906-1912]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Michaelis family and residences.

Michaelis (family)
Moichi Kosaka fonds
CA CVIC PR 136 · Fonds · [ca. 1910-1915]

The fonds consists of copies of loaned photographs. Images consists of the Kosaka family, family residence on Tillicum Road, and scenes of whaling in British Columbia.

Kosaka, Moichi
Mr. Spencer fonds
CA CVIC PR 107 · Fonds · [ca. 1913-1917]

The fonds consists of photographs, the majority of which are taken from a photo album. Images are of the Stuart White's Scandals theatrical troupe, Harrison Lake, and a Red Cross volunteer.

Spencer, Mr., musician
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
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
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
Letitia Schofield fonds
CA CVIC PR 212 · Fonds · [ca. 1911-1922]

The fonds consists of photographs acquired by James Schofield when he was an MLA. Images depict Victoria and members of the provincial legislature.

Schofield, Letitia
Linn Gale fonds
CA CVIC PR 124 · Fonds · [ca. 1920-1969]

The fonds consists of general files and photographs. General files are arranged alphabetically in subject files and consist of correspondence, letters to newspaper editors, newspaper clippings, maps, plans, and research notes relating to city history, planning issues, parks, and the history of Victoria. Photographs consist of images of Victoria taken from a variety of vantage points including the Parliament Buildings, Cadboro Bay, and the Victoria Golf Course.

Gale, Linn A.
Louise B. Anderson fonds
CA CVIC PR 253 · Fonds · [ca. 1897-1907]

Fonds consists of a scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings. Clippings document prominent businessmen, politicians, buildings and the Royal family.

Anderson, Louise B.
Lowe family fonds
CA CVIC PR 23 · Fonds · 1910-1987, predominant 1910-1934

The fonds consists of photographs and postcards, newsclippings, and a leaflet for the memorial service for Elsie Tucker Lowe. The photographs include views of Victoria taken from the roof of the Parliament Buildings; Coronation Day, 1911; the Gorge; the Clover Point area; the Five Sisters Block and Spencer's Store fire, 1910; St. Mary's Hall, Oak Bay; the Pemberton Block under construction in 1910; the Clover Point Boathouse under construction; the Vancouver Island Life Boat Association's sports fishermen and their catches; various hips; and miscellaneous Victoria and Vancouver Island scenes.

Lowe (family)
M. Leo Sweeney fonds
CA CVIC PR 102 · Fonds · 1902-1971

The fonds consists of photographs and miscellaneous files. Photographs depict M. Leo Sweeney's participation in sports and the Sweeney Cooperage. Miscellaneous files consist primarily of family reminiscences, a history of Sweeney Cooperage Ltd., Christmas cards and newspaper clippings.

Sweeney, M. Leo (Michael Leo)
Mary T. Casilio fonds
CA CVIC PR 143 · Fonds · [ca. 1936-1944]

The fonds consists of photographs of female baseball and basketball teams.

Casilio, Mary T.