The fonds consists of 49 small artworks (originals and prints), including two bound volumes "The Artistry of Avis Rasmussen" and related printed materials ; one acrylic on canvas painting ; and one sketchbook.
Rasmussen, AvisThe collection consists of a framed facsimile (or possible forgery) of The Absent-Minded Beggar, an 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling. The poem was set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan as part of an appeal to raise money for the Boer War.
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936The collection consists of six vellum documents (manuscript pages from scrolls or books that have been scraped off and used again).
The collection consists of three spiral-bound subject files re Canadian naval operations in the 1950's, inlcuding the Korean War and Mediterranean operations.
Eggenberger, JohnThe fonds consists of a framed collage painting by Nicholson.
Nicholson, Ben, 1894-1982The collection consists of two framed portraits of Walt Whitman donated by Charles E. Feinberg. 1) Print from original wood engraving by W.J. Linton, 1875. 9 X 13.5 cm. Framed. 2) Frontispiece portrait, 1860, printed from copper engraving. Painting by Charles Hine. 10 X 11 cm. Framed.
Feinberg, Charles E., 1899-1988The collection consists of two medieval manuscript fragments, two incunabula, and a Herodian coin.
The collection consists of two World War II-era colour-stencilled Soviet military posters. 1) German soldiers before and after the siege on Stalingrad. Slogan translates as: "Quality and Quantity/Before these tried to take Moscow and Stalingrad/and/After they tried to take Stalingrad!", 83 X 143 cm. 2) German soldier being crushed beneath a Soviet tank. Slogan translates as: "Death to the German Finnish bandits", 96 X 162 cm
Preuss, KarlThe fonds consists of a DVD of subject files related to the WWII German-occupied sector in the Netherlands designated KVA-A2 (Küsten Verteidigung Abschnitt A2). The sector was called the Scheldt Pocket by Canadians during Operation Switchback.
Dumez, FrankThe collection consists of slides and negatives (6 slides, 18 negatives) of Voyages of James Cook.
Cook, James, 1728-1779The fonds consists of typescripts and proofs of "Nobody's Nothin': A Century of Child Saving", correspondence, photographs and research notes.
Trenchard, MargaretThe fonds consists of a manuscript of poetry by Henry Richard Sands, correspondence re Sands, biographical sketches of Sands written by his children, a photograph of Sands, and a photograph of Sylvia E. (Sands) Johnson.
Sands, Henry, 1900-1969The fonds consists of architectural plans and drawings by Di Castri for homes and buildings in Victoria and other locations in B.C. Fonds also includes notes, correspondence, construction contracts and photographs of commissioned projects, as well as portfolios, proposals, articles about Di Castri, notebooks, and manuscripts.
Di Castri, John A., 1924-2005The fonds consists of research files pertaining to C. S. Lewis and Owen Barfield, including manuscripts and manuscript copies, photocopies of articles and newsletters, research notes, correspondence between Lionel Adey and Owen Barfield and photocopies of correspondence between Barfield and C. S. Lewis.
Adey, LionelThe collection consists of a lithographed facsimile of a letter addressed to the Nurses and Probationers at St. Thomas' Hospital.
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910The collection consists of 28 b/w photographs.
The collection consists of a picture postcard of the lounge at Rest Haven Hospital and Sanitarium, Sidney B.C.
Resthaven Hospital (Sidney, B.C.)The collection consists of a clipping re Hoffer, correspondence.
Hoffer, William, 1944-1997The fonds consists of a pre-publication mock-up of Bayefsky's Spectacles, printed by Morriss Printers, Victoria, B.C.
Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001The collection consists of 1 concert brochure.
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway CompanyThe fonds consists of correspondence from Lorna Crozier, William Deverell, Kuldip Gill, Martin Gray, Eldon Grier, George Johnston, Peter Trower, Miriam Waddington, George Woodcock and William New. Signed manuscript of Purdy's poem "Winter at Roblin Lake".
Purdy, Al, 1918-2000The fonds consists of papers regarding United Nations peacekeeping operations in Cyprus.
Berezowski, J. Cecil (Julian Cecil)The fonds consists of a VHS videocassette.
Blaser, RobinThe fonds consists of a typescript of the autobiography of a survivor of Auschwitz. Originally published in French.
Steinberg, Jean-LouisThe fonds consists of a typescript of "Cy Peck, V.C.: a biography of a Legendary Canadian" by his son Edward.
Peck, Edward, 1924-