The collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, and textual records related to Virginia Kimmett's work as a photogapher in Prince Rupert. It includes portraits, wedding photos, landscapes, commercial work with ICBC claims, and brochures.
Kimmett, VirginiaThe fonds consists of photographs and textual records from various members of the Nemetz family, including the Dayson family, the Barnett family, and the Fader family.
The fonds is arranged into four series: Nathan Nemetz scrapbooks and photograph albums (photocopies); Textual records; Photographs; Audio/Visual.
Nemetz familyThe fonds is divided into one series and contains a promotional directory.
Big Shuswap Tourism CommitteeThe fonds consists of nitrate negatives and glass negatives that depict the early Prince Rupert town site, pioneers, businesses, scenes, and events. Included is a wedding certificate from 1923 for Ethel Vivian Alabaster and Gus Slane.
J.D. Allen Photographic CompanyThe public access copies of the films are on compact discs, all are silent films. Between 1928 and 1930 Norman Lidster bought a black and white 16 mm movie camera which he used to documents his travels throughout North America and notable city events in New Westminster. Norman also became a member of the Amateur Cinema League (ACL); this can be seen is some of his films. In 1938, he began using colour film. Along with shooting his own movies this collection contains a number of commercially produced films that Norman Lidster bought (or otherwise acquired) over the years. Most of these commercially bought films are different types of travel videos or news reels. These purchased films range from events shot between 1910s to 1958. The films shot by Norman Lidster have been shot between 1928 into the 1960s. These movies are a combination of home movies of Norman Lidster’s travels in North American, various family scenes, and important events in New Westminster, including: May Days 1931 to 1963 (excluding 1939, 1960 and 1962), Royal visits 1939, 1951, and 1959 to New Westminster, official opening of the New Queensborough Bridge, and the 1950 opening of Irving House as a museum. At least two of these films might have been shot by the Springate family (CD 500 and 171, however this has not been confirmed). The New Westminster Archives has 59 metal canisters with 58 reels of film. Of these 58 reels of film, 48 have been digitized. Some of the digital versions of these films contain more than one reel of film (these have been clearly marked). Furthermore, some of the footage shot be Norman Lidster is mixed on the same film as the commercially produced films that he bought, with 3 films having mixed contents, 28 films are shot by Norman Lidster and 12 films are commercially bought.
The fonds consists of the following series: Home Movies; May Day Home Movies; Commercially produced films; and Combined home movies and commerically produced films.
The fonds consists of administrative and promotional materials created and received by the Reunion Committee, including minutes, correspondence, financial records, and registration documents.
Bowen Island School Reunion CommitteeThe fonds consists of records relating to the Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant, including subject files of organizer Reg Fife, notes relating to preparation and planning, publicity, weather reports, correspondence, speeches, personal data of participants, photographs, and clippings and activity reports of the trial race.
Canada. Centennial Commission. Centennial Voyageur Canoe PageantThe fonds consists of files documenting official openings of buildings, installations of Presidents, special ceremonies, honorary degree recipients, and committee minutes.
University of Victoria (B.C.). Ceremonies and Special EventsThe 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 AssociationThe fonds consists of photographs of the Buccaneer Day Parade in 1989.
Poirier, GwenThe fonds consists of the following series: General office files, 1966-86; Media releases, 1978-95; Newspaper clippings, 1957-88; Special lectures correspondence and posters, 1988-97; and Videocassettes of special events. Copies of videocassettes of special lectures have been catalogued with the Film Library collection.
University of Victoria (B.C.). CommunicationsThe fonds consists of working files relating to the organization of the annual symposium and copies of papers presented at each symposium.
University of Victoria (B.C.). Humanities and Sciences SymposiaThe fonds consists of moving images on film of industry, events, ceremonies, and recreational activities in Kamloops and area.
Clark, Ian GeorgeThe 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.The fonds consists of records of the Office of the Mayor of Nanaimo during the terms of Frank Ney and Graeme Roberts. Fonds includes correspondence files, including the personal correspondence of Frank Ney; records of meetings and ceremonies, and a series of files relating to the Committee investigating proposals for a natural gas pipeline on Vancouver Island. Fonds also includes photographs of the Mayor (primarily Frank Ney) involved in numerous ceremonies and activities, along with aerial photographs of various areas of Nanaimo. The fonds is arranged in four series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Ceremonies and meetings; 3) Committee; and, 4) Photographs.
Nanaimo (B.C.). MayorFonds consists of images of the 1960 fire that razed most of Chinatown. June Leahy, who took all the colour slides, used one of the earliest SLR Pentax cameras while Bill Leahy, who took most of the black and white photographs, used a Leica camera. The photographs of the day after the fire were taken by June. The Leahys were friends with RCMP Staff Sergeant Earle Sarsiat who notified Bill Leahy of the fire; the Leahys were on site soon after the fire was reported.
Leahy, June, 1917-The fonds consists of correspondence, insurance records, publicity, budget estimates, and reports relating to organization activities for the Kaslo Diamond Jubilee.
Kaslo Jubilee AssociationFonds consists of two series: financial records, 1957-1959, and correspondence, 1957-1958.
Langley Centennial Committee (1958)The fonds consists of 11 series: annual reports, 1977-1981, created in order to meet guidelines of the Society Act under which The Langley Days Society was incorporated; programmes which includes both published programmes, 1975-1984, and records created in the course of preparing the programes,1973-1983; newspaper clippings, 1981-1983; ephemeral, 1975-1980, includes certificates prepared for Society members, stationary, tickets from the various Langley Days events, a ribbon, and pins; constitution and by-laws, 1974-1982, which include records related to the creation and adjustment of the constitution and by-laws of the Society; correspondence, 1975-1985, which includes copies of sent and received correspondence from the Society with members of the public regarding the coordination of Langley Days, correspondence with the Langley municipal government regarding grant applications and municipal support, and correspondence regarding the registration of the strawberry mascot under trademark and patent law; minutes of meetings which includes both minutes of meetings from the Langley Chamber of Commerce committee that organized Langley Days prior to the creation of the Society, 1974, minutes of meetings from the Society, 1975-1985, and records created in preparation for a 1986 meeting to discuss the assets of the Society and perhaps dissolution; fiscal records which includes budget and budget preparation records from 1976-1982, financial statements, 1980-1984, grant applications 1981-1984, ledger books, 1975-1982, insurance records, 1982-1983, and records related to legal dispute related to finances between the Society and Edgelow, 1978; membership records, 1983-1985; and scrapbooks, 1975-1982.
Langley Days SocietyFonds consists of the following series: financial records series, 1985-1994, Seniors Strawberry Ball records series, 1987-1989, and Senior of the Year series, 1989-1999.
Langley Senior Resources SocietyThe fonds consists of correspondence and financial records documenting the planning of the Jubilee. Also included are pamphlets advertising the celebration.
Port Moody Jubilee CommitteeCollection consists of a binder containing 18 pages. Includes the wedding stories and photos of 17 local couples who married or met in Lytton in the last millenium, dates from 1943-1995.
File contains textual material pertaining to Marjorie Groberman receiving the BC Community Achievement Award. File also contains artifacts that she received for this award: a pin and a medallion.
The fonds consists of minutes of the committee, 1966-1967 and 1970-1972.
Tappen Centennial CommitteeThe fonds consists of photographs of parades in Vancouver and of ships in Burrard Inlet and First Narrows, Vancouver, B.C.
Larson, Thorvald N.