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Sharon Brown fonds
CA MCA 1999 05 27 · Fonds · 1984-1999

Fonds consists of papers related to the community involvement of Sharon Brown in Mission City and District. Papers relate to Fraser Valley Regional District Growth Strategy, Mission City Committee, Motor Sport complex History, Joint Steering Committee and Economic Strategy Committee re: Heritage Park complex, and B.C. Library Foundation.

Brown, Sharon
Slack, Michie family fonds
CA MCA 1989 01 · Fonds · 1898-1949

Fonds consists of photographic images, including: black and white negatives (glass plate and gelatin cellulose) and prints, and colour postcards which provide a record of the family and their lives. Spanning over four decades, the images also document the growth and early development of hatzic between 1900 and 1920, including: the geographic landscape, the economic development, the modes of transportation, and the pioneer community.

Slack (family)
Smith Wright fonds
CA DMA CR-61 · Fonds · ca. 1910-ca. 1930

The fonds consists of photographs taken or acquired by Smith Wright, a farmer in Delta, mainly between 1900 and 1920. Many of the images document the farming operations of Smith and his brother William in the area south of 28th Avenue and west of 56th Street in west Delta. The images include May Day parades and celebrations, Lord Byng's visit to Delta in 1922, and scenes having to do with Smith Wright's activities in the community with his family. These include photographs of All Saints Anglican Church, school classes, beach scenes, and Ladner. The 230 prints and negatives consist of 107 unique images, because of overlap in loans made by the donor for copying.

Wright, Smith
Smythe family fonds
Fonds · 1896-[ca. 1929]

The fonds consists of photographs of industry, community groups, sports teams, buildings and individuals in Revelstoke and area. The fonds includes photographs of the Smythe family.

Smythe (family)
Paula Overhill fonds
Fonds · 1959-1968

Fonds consists of 32 1-inch colour slides depicting local businesses, events and scenery.

Overhill, Paula
Philip Timms fonds
Fonds · 1904-1937

The fonds consists of Timms' photographs of Vancouver and other locations in B.C. depicting individuals and families, scenes and panoramas, businesses, buildings, streets, churches, and various modes of transportation.

Timms, Philip Thomas
Margaret Blain collection
Collection · 1946 - 1951

Collection consists of records and photographs from activities of Tiny Tots and recreation classes taught by Margaret Blain at the Civic Centre on Second Avenue. Includes notes, the Civic Centre's Bylaws revised 6 Aug 1946, correspondence, a Pro-Rec Centres bulletin, membership cards, Civic Centre Program Bulletins, program lists, a Civic Centre leaders' handbook, book of enrollment, and attendance for programs. Photographs include the civic centre building, gymnastics, tiny tots, and staff including Don Forward, Neil Ross, Bob Moore, and Jack McIntosh. Other photographs depict Norman Baker and Emile Blain, Margaret's husband, and Emile and another employee inside Blain Brothers Grocers at 837 2nd Ave. West. Ephemera consists of a Prince Rupert General Hospital feeding schedule for Barbara Blain, a Reid's Holiday Tog. Ltd. for Miss M. Slin, a Pro-Rec winter schedule from 1946-1947, and a birth form from the Prince Rupert General Hospital, dated June 21, 1950.

Blain, Margaret
Verdun Casselman fonds
CA FTST MS 39 · Fonds · 1982-1987, photocopied 1987

Fonds consists of the textual records of Verdun Casselman from 1982-1987. Includes correspondence, research material re Bull River, notes, clippings, and photographs.

Casselman, Verdun, 1916-1990
Fonds · 1907-1980

The fonds consists of baptism and communion records (1910-1980), marriage register (1921-1952), annual report (1910), and banking records.

St. Stephens Presbyterian Church (Creston, B.C.)
Fonds · 1914-1985

The fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, and reference material relating to the history of the Institute and the history of Summerland.

Summerland Women's Institute
Anne Sotvedt fonds
CA WVAN 048 · Fonds · 1935-1964

The fonds consists of material relating to the personal life of Anne Sotvedt and her husband Henry, a professional ski jumper and ski store owner. They were both actively involved in skiing, ski clubs, and early ski competitions in West Vancouver. The material includes programs from competitions, newspapers clippings, ski club newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, sporting goods catalogues, and photographs.

The fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Newsletters, programmes, and brochures

Sotvedt, Anne
Kenneth Roblin fonds
CA WVAN 079 · Fonds · 1916-1945

Fonds consists of photographs of Kenneth Roblin and the West Vancouver Regattas as well as textual records from his camping days in West Vancouver.

Fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Personal records

Roblin, Kenneth
Meglaughlin family fonds
CA WVAN 038 · Fonds · 1920-1950

Fonds consists of the family photographs of Ted Meglaughlin and his wife, Sophie Zielski.

Meglaughlin (family)
CA CRMA 2003-2; 2004-6 · Fonds · 1946 - 2001

Fonds include incoming and outgoing correspondence, club scrapbooks, member rosters and attendance records, meeting minutes and copies of the club newsletter Rotary Weekly Bulletin. The records provide a detailed overview of the Club activities during the period 1946 – 2001 and their involvement with a wide range of community events and the development of community infrastructure such as the construction of an outdoor swimming pool, the seawalk and services such as the Cari Infant and Toddler Centre. Club members include a wide range of individuals from the business sector including members from various pioneering families.

Rotary Club of Campbell River
Congregation Har El fonds
CA JHS A.2009.008 · Fonds · 1962-2000

The fonds consists of administrative and operational records from Congregation Har El. Textual records include: minutes and correspondence, publications, and financials.

The fonds is arranged into 8 series: Publications; Synagogue construction; Fundraising; Board minutes; North Shore Jewish Centre (NSJC) records; Financial records; West Vancouver School Board dealings; and Congregation Har El miscellaneous files.

Congregation Har El
CA SMA 2005-006 · Fonds · 1948 - 1974

Fonds consists of records relating to the Playfair Park Mother's Group's activities at Playfair Park in Saanich from 1951 to 1974. Fonds includes administrative records, financial records, correspondence, and a scrapbook relating to Playfair Park (1948-1951) and Reynolds Park (1951-1956).

Playfair Park Mother's Group
Tracy Ames collection
CA JHS A.2001.001 · Fonds · 1916-1987

The fonds consist of correspondence, minutes, applications for funding, distribution lists, and draft material relating to the video. The fonds is arranged into 2 series: Photographs and sound recordings; and Research files.

Ames, Tracy
Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1990

The collection consists of photographs of individuals, families, social and community events, industries and natural resources of Trail and environs along with panoramic and aerial views of the city and area.

CA UVICARCH AR353 · Fonds · 1999-2001

The fonds consists of case files of each interviewee. Each file contains a tape summary, biographical information, a personal photograph, and an audiocassette tape of the interview. Also included is a file with a sample copy of all the forms used in documenting the project.

University Women's Club of Victoria. Oral History Project
W. Earle Dickey fonds
Fonds · [1888]-1977, predominant 1930-1977

The fonds consists of three series: correspondence (12 files), research notes and drafts (41 files), photography (4 files). The material relates to Revelstoke and district, including Columbia River and Upper Arrow Lake.

Dickey, William Earle
CA CRMA 96-7 · Fonds · 1943-1982

These records consist of minute books, financial ledgers and incoming correspondence relating to the activities of the Willow Point Community Club.

Willow Point Community Club
Canoe Boat Club
Fonds · 1946

The fonds is divided into 9 series and consists of minutes (1947-1995) and AGM Minutes (2000-2013), correspondence, membership lists spanning from 1947 to 2008.

Canoe Boat Club
Gordon Priestman fonds
CA SAM MS 146 · Fonds · 1936

The title of the fonds takes its name from its contents. The fonds is divided into two series and contains notebooks related to the writings of Gordon Priestman and studies related to the community’s development.

Gordon Priestman
Ruth Adair Peterson Fonds
Fonds · 1921

The title based on the contents of the fonds. The collection is divided into five series containing 7 books of watercolour paintings of family scenes, landscapes, two autograph books and two photographic prints.

Ruth Adair Peterson
East Enders Society fonds
CA SFU F-59 · Fonds · 1964 - 1994

Fonds consists of records arising from the general administration of the East Enders Society, and from the Society's participation in various social service projects for women in Vancouver's East Side. Fonds includes financial statements, receipts, correspondence, bulletins, reports, proposals, minutes of meetings, constitutions, job applications, letters of reference, newspaper clippings, audio tapes of interviews with Society members, partial transcripts of interviews, and other records.

East Enders Society