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Charles McDowall Smyth fonds
UVICSP SC403 · Fonds · 1918

The fonds consists of a MS notebook (photocopy) and transcript of Major Charles McDowall Smyth's account of the end of WWI and the Armistice, dated Nov. 12, 1918. Smyth was in the Canadian Engineers in France and Belgium. Biographical materials include photocopies of photographs and obituary.

Smyth, Charles McDowall, 1890-1965
Richard Aldington collection
UVICSP SC402 · Collection · 1954

The collection consists of galley proofs and page proofs for “Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, a Lecture”.

Aldington, Richard, 1892-1962
UVICSP SC401 · Collection · 1986

The collection consists of a photograph of B.C. Premier W.A.C Bennett with author Ronald B. Worley at the launch of Worley's book "The Wonderful World of W.A.C. Bennett". It is signed by the Premier, and inscribed to Bill Thomas by the author.

Judge Mulvena fonds
UVICSP SC400 · Fonds · 1883 - 1903

The fonds consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings plus a folder with loose clippings, re Irish political situation, both in the U.K. and in North America.

Mulvena, Henry Walter
William White fonds
UVICSP SC399 · Fonds · 1879 - 1893

The fonds consists of a bound volume of 13 carbon typescript essays and addresses by or collected by Quebec lawyer William White on various subjects such as legal, moral and ethical issues.

White, W. J. (William John), 1861-1934
Edmund Pugsley fonds
UVICSP SC398 · Fonds · 1972

The fonds consists of a 13 p. corrected typescript re British Columbia railways.

Pugsley, Edmund E.
William Tremayne fonds
UVICSP SC397 · Fonds · [189-]

The fonds consists of an envelope containing 10 fiche of Tremayne's plays. In addition, there is a photocopy of a 2 p. typescript on Tremayne, with a 2 p. attached list of the plays of Tremayne that have been microfiched.

Tremayne, W. A. (William A.)
Hugo Manning collection
UVICSP SC396 · Collection · 1969

The collection consists of one red ink drawing of Henry Miller "drawn from life, in London," 36 x 23 cm signed and dated 1969, and a charcoal sketch by Vernon Watkins 34 x 25 cm, signed with no date.

Manning, Hugo
Michael Grote Stirling fonds
UVICSP SC395 · Fonds · 1934 - 1999

The fonds consists mainly of Rear Admiral Stirling's certificates, logs, and diaries from his period of service in the R.N., plus 2 albums and a folder of photographs.

Stirling, Michael Grote, 1915-2002
Michael Williams collection
UVICSP SC394 · Collection · 1573 - 1859

The collection consists of 19 early European maps collected by Michael Williams who gave a substantial art donation to the Maltwood Gallery.

Williams, Michael Collard, 1930-2000
Adrian Raeside fonds
UVICSP SC393 · Fonds · 1979-1984

The fonds consists of six hundred and seventy original cartoons.

Raeside, Adrian, 1957-
Charles Vernon Smith fonds
UVICSP SC392 · Fonds · ca. 1943

The fonds consists of a framed computer scan of a photograph. Vernon Smith, who is in the photograph, has supplied the Title and information above the picture. He has also provided identification of the staff below the photo. On the back of the photo is a photocopy of a clipping from the Victoria Times Colonist" dated 14 Aug 1995, relating to the history of the Station. Smith has typed on the top of it a list of early members of staff and below it, a list of people missing from the photograph. Copies of photographs of the station (from the National Archives of Canada) are located in the Bruce Brown collection (including the one in the clipping). There is also a copy of a scrapbook kept when the WRENS replaced the male personnel in 1944, in the Dorothy Robertson fonds.

Smith, Charles Vernon
UVICSP SC391 · Collection · 1925 - 1935

The collection consists of photographs (reproduced from the originals in Berlin?). They were originally kept in a paper envelope from W. Buxenstein, Berlin (post World War II?).

Robert Seymour fonds
UVICSP SC390 · Fonds · 1830

The fonds consists of a volume of red leather with gold decoration. The title is printed in pencil on the inside of the front cover. There are thirty-nine clippings of the cartoons pasted in. A few have legends and another few are identified in pencil. Pasted to the front flyleaf is a holograph pass to the gallery of the House of Commons issued to Mr. Maude by Robert Ferguson on March 27, 1830.

Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836
Henry Albert Penn fonds
UVICSP SC389 · Fonds · 1916 - 1920

The fonds consist of copies of records, documents and photographs in the possession of Major Penn's Grand-daughter Sarah Beynon. They relate to Major Penn's Medals and certificates in the Bruce Brown collection.

Penn, Henry Albert, b. 1878
UVICSP SC388 · Collection · 1890 - 1910

The collection consists of photographs of Chinese methods of torture and execution. Only one photograph is dated (1891). Most appear to be from the Imperial period, with a few from the early Republican period.

UVICSP SC387 · Collection · 1940 - 1945

The collection consists of Gordon Head Special W/T Station (Y Station) photographs. The photographs depict daily operation at the Listening station. The photographs have been identified in the Peter Smith fonds. Y Station attached to HMCS Givenchy at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, a shore facility. Copyright expired. Please credit DND/National Archives of Canada, using specific photograph number.

Milton Campbell fonds
UVICSP SC386 · Fonds · [19--]

The fonds consists of 7 envelopes of architectural floor plans with photos of the building pasted on the outside. Used as architect's reference.

Campbell, Milton Donald
Frank Eeley Johnson fonds
UVICSP SC385 · Fonds · ca. 1945-2001

The fonds consists of a photocopy of pages from the "Regimental History of the 2nd Canadian Medium Regiment, R.C.A", bearing Johnson's holograph notes and comments, plus a photocopy of two page note tipped in the back of the book plus a photocopy of a covering letter from Johnson's executor. In addition, there is a clipping of his obituary and two copies of his Memorial program, together with a covering letter.

Johnson, Frank Eeley, 1914-2001
Brian Brett fonds
UVICSP SC384 · Fonds · ? - 2000

The fonds consists firstly, of correspondence from many well known writers such as Margaret Atwood, Doug Beardsley, bill bissett, George Bowering, Marilyn Bowering, Robert Bringhurst, Barry Callaghan, Lorna Crozier, William Deverell, Timothy Findley, John Glassco, Robert Harlow, David Homel, Patrick Lane, Dennis Lee, Charles Lillard, Dorothy Livesay, Susan Musgrave, John Newlove, Sharon Olds, Michael Ondaatje, P.K. Page, George Payerle, Al Purdy, Joe Rosenblatt, Jane Rule, Jane Urqhuhart, and Sean Virgo. It is arranged in alphabetic series. Secondly, there are prose and poetry manuscripts. These are roughly divided into poetry and prose, with some large sections of late drafts intact. Thirdly, there are materials relating to the Writer's Union of Canada, Writers in Electronic Residence, political press clippings, material about his libel trial, and miscellaneous printed material.

Brett, Brian
Colin John Partridge fonds
UVICSP SC383 · Fonds · 1958 - 2000

The fonds consists of material relating to the production of his books, including correspondence, drafts and proofs. The fonds include Partridge's children's novel Thunderbird (1979), campus centred satirical short stories: Civil Distubances (2000) and Partridge's edition of the novel Will Warburton (1981), by George Gissing. There are also 2 letters from Hugh MacDiarmid (1958), and lecture notes from Dorothy Livesay.

Partridge, C. J.
Gray Campbell fonds
UVICSP SC382 · Fonds · ca. 1930-2000

The fonds consists of the following file series: biographical/autobiographical; correspondence; articles; monograph; subject; Porthole Literary Agency; Porthole Press manuscripts; manuscripts by others; publication transfers; artwork; Gray Campbell certificates; audio tapes, and photographs. The artwork contains original works by the native artists George Clutesi and Sarain Stump.

Campbell, Gray, 1912-2000
Fireweed Press fonds
UVICSP SC381 · Fonds · 1968 - 1989

The fonds consists of 12 Series: Greentree Press; Publications with Related files; Small Format Broadsheets, Cards and Single Leaf Printings; Job Printing including: Publicity Brochures, Menus, Broadsides and Business Cards; Subject Files; Office Files; Fireweed Printing Samples; News Clippings; Photographs; Large Format Broadsheets; Certificate and Event Posters; Linocut Blocks. Correspondence is retained in the associated files.

Fireweed Press
P. W. Nelles fonds
UVICSP SC380 · Fonds · 1943 - 1946

The fonds consists of 2 photograph albums: Quebec Conference (1943); Japanese surrender of Hong Kong (1945).

Nelles, P.W. (Percy Walker), 1892-1951
Ray Webber collection
UVICSP SC379 · Collection · 1859 - 1875

The collection consists of an hls of Paul von Holtei (1875) and an hls Friedrich Schiller 1780 (copy 1859).

Webber, Ray