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Archival description
Ross Hocking fonds
PR-0079 · Fonds · 1924-1953 (predominantly 1924-1933)

Fonds consists mainly of photographs and newspaper clippings documenting Hocking's athletic endeavors as a tennis player, lawn bowler and basketball player.

Hocking, Ross V., 1906-2003
Cholberg Shipyard collection
PR-0078 · Collection · [between 1918 and 1923]

Fonds consists of photographs, technical drawings, and textual material relating to the Cholberg Shipyards and construction of the S.F. Tolmie.

Cholberg Shipyard
Blenkinsop family fonds
PR-0077 · Fonds · 1907-[1972?]

Fonds consists of mainly of photographs documenting Hubert Blenkinsop's early life in England, his time spent on a farm in the Chilco region of British Columbia, his service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, and his married life and family.

Blenkinsop, Hubert Weyman, d. 1973 (family)
Cridge-Laundy family fonds
PR-0076 · Fonds · 1859-1976

Fonds consists of records created primarily by Bishop Edward Cridge, his daughter Ellen Laundy, and her daughter Helen Forbes documenting the activities of the Cridge-Laundy family, and their contributions to the Church of Our Lord, Protestant Orphan's Home, Female Infirmary and Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Laundy, Thomas Herbert, 1865-1957 (family)
PR-0074 · Fonds · 1986-1995

Fonds consists mainly of textual records, photographs, and videos of the 1994 Commonwealth Games documenting the planning and hosting of the Games.

Victoria Commonwealth Games Society
H.U. Knight fonds
PR-0073 · Fonds · 1918-1965

Fonds consists commercial studio photographs, camera sketches, and miscellaneous prints.

Knight, Harry Upperton, 1873-1973
Faith E. Swanson fonds
PR-0071 · Fonds · [ca. 1920-1960]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Wilkinson family, policemen, a Royal visit of the Prince of Wales, and the Victoria harbour.

Swanson, Faith E.
Kathleen M. Paulin fonds
PR-0070 · Fonds · [ca. 1910-1925]

Fonds consists of photographs of Paulin family and friends.

Paulin, Kathleen M.
Joanne J. Hughes collection
PR-0069 · Collection · [ca. 1915-1925]

The collection consists of ten photographs of women who were school friends of Joanne Hughes' mother-in-law, Winifred Alice Hughes.

Hughes, Joanne J.
Spencer's Stores fonds
PR-0068 · Fonds · 1929-1986 (predominantly 1929-1955)

Fonds consists of photographs depicting Spencer's Stores and General Warehouse Ltd. locations, including window and interior displays.

Spencer's Stores Ltd.
Fatt, Sutton family fonds
PR-0067 · Fonds · [ca. 1872-1916]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Fatt and Sutton families, soldiers, school children, Vancouver Island Steam Engine, and Gorge Park.

Fatt, Norman B. (family)
Robert H. Fort fonds
PR-0066 · Fonds · [ca. 1910] - 1958

Fonds consists of correspondence, photographs and artifacts pertaining to the military service and family of Robert Fort.

Fort, Robert Hamilton
Stoddart family fonds
PR-0065 · Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1979

Fonds consists mainly of photographs depicting the Stoddart family, their homes, and their businesses.

Stoddart, Robert William Croke (family)
Flumerfelt family fonds
PR-0064 · Fonds · [190-?]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Flumerfelt family and their home on Pemberton Road.

Flumerfelt, Alfred Cornelius, 1856-1930 (family)
William Wilson fonds
PR-0063 · Fonds · 1860-1922 (predominantly 1880-1922)

Fonds includes financial records, correspondence, and records of businesses such as the Belmont Tannery and Capital City Canning and Packing. Also included are records relating to executor activities, loans, real estate and property, mining and mineral claims, estates, clubs, and family.

Wilson, William, 1838-1922
W & J Wilson Limited fonds
PR-0062 · Fonds · 1859-1987

Fonds includes correspondence and financial, building, and employment records. There are also advertisements and notices to customers, orders, shipping lists, stock inventories, catalogues and price lists. Also included are a variety of clippings, broadcasts, photographs, and artifacts.

W & J Wilson
Joseph E. Wilson fonds
PR-0061 · Fonds · 1897-1944

Fonds consists of records pertaining to various real estate holdings, building society records, and estate records.

Wilson, Joseph Eilbeck, 1867-1945
Joseph Wilson fonds
PR-0060 · Fonds · 1834-1892

Fonds consists of financial records, correspondence, a diary, family estate records, partnership records, personal estate records, and a real estate journal.

Wilson, Joseph, 1806-1892
William E. John fonds
PR-0059 · Fonds · 1932-1993 (predominantly 1966-1971)

Fonds consists of photographs taken mainly during John's career as a freelance photographer for Victoria Press, covering a wide variety of topics relating to everyday life and special events, mainly in Victoria.

John, William E., 1924-2000
Madge Hamilton collection
PR-0058 · Collection · [189-]-1971

Fonds consists of photographs of Victoria homes.

Hamilton, Madge, 1893-1992
PR-0057 · Fonds · 1863-1995

Fonds includes minutes, scrapbooks, financial records, reports, bylaws, photographs and publications.
Also included are minutes and cashbook of the British Columbia Board of Trade Building Association, an organization established in 1892 to fund construction of the Board of Trade building in Bastion Square.

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Arion Male Voice Choir fonds
PR-0056 · Fonds · 1892-2014

Fonds consists of legal and financial records, concert-related materials, operational files, photographs, and history files.

Arion Male Voice Choir
Margaret E. Johnston fonds
PR-0055 · Fonds · 1881-1978

Fonds consists of photographs and scrapbooks. The photographs include miscellaneous views of Victoria, the Dewdney and Irving families, Vancouver, Banff, the Rocky Mountains, and Prairie Indians. Also includes scrapbooks variously inscribed "Maggie Winter", "J.J. Randolph", and "Etta Evans".

Johnston, Margaret Ellen, 1897-1987
Winnett A. Brand fonds
PR-0054 · Fonds · 1913-1945

Fonds consists of photographs showing a class at Girls' Central School, classes of Chinese students at Kings Road School, and the second kindergarten class in Victoria, 1945.

Brand, Winnett A.
Barry Larsen fonds
PR-0053 · Fonds · [ca. 1885-1900]

Fonds consists of photographs of Richardson Street, Craigdarroch Castle, and a paddlewheeler in the Inner Harbour.

Larsen, Barry
Alexander Roberts fonds
PR-0052 · Fonds · [Copied 1979]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Roberts family, various Victoria scenes, and the Nickel Plate Mine at Hedley.

Roberts, Alexander Cross, d. 1974
Dave Hutchison fonds
PR-0051 · Fonds · [Copied 1979]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Victoria Oddfellows Hall, Fernwood Road, and coal scows in the Inner Harbour.

Hutchison, Dave
Gwen Hall fonds
PR-0050 · Fonds · 1915-1949

Fonds consists of photographs of Gwen Hall and friends.

Hall, Gwen
Muriel Thorne fonds
PR-0049 · Fonds · [Copied 1979]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Ernie Seedhouse family, including the family gas station.

Thorne, Muriel
Dorothy Wilson fonds
PR-0047 · Fonds · [1936-1979]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Russian Ballet School and programmes.

Wilson, Dorothy
Rita Hughes fonds
PR-0046 · Fonds · [1873?-192-]

Fonds consists of six piano scores of operas autographed "Miss Helmcken 1873," who is believed to be Catherine Amelia Helmcken (later McTavish), Also included is a photograph of Mrs. Harry Helmcken in a limousine in Beacon Hill Park.

Hughes, Rita Cecilia, d. 1964
Peter Steele family fonds
PR-0045 · Fonds · 1835-[195-?] (predominantly 1870-1950)

Fonds consists primarily of photographs of the Steele family. Also included is the autograph album of Minnie Rex (later Steele), as well as photographs of the Alexander (Sandy) Roberts family, and one page of minutes of the Beaux Arts society.

Steele, Peter, Sr., 1845-1902 (family)
Donald B. MacPherson fonds
PR-0044 · Fonds · 1894-1986

Fonds consists of reminiscences and photographs of whaling and tugboating.

MacPherson, Donald B., 1899-1985
Toyo Takata fonds
PR-0043 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Japanese Tea Garden in Gorge Park.

Takata, Toyo, 1920-2002
Alex T. Stewart fonds
PR-0042 · Fonds · [1917-1928]

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of airplanes and Victoria scenery.

Stewart, Alex T.
Henry Saunders family fonds
PR-0041 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

Fonds consists of photographs of unidentified people and gardens.

Saunders, Henry, 1837-1904 (family)
William Otto Clunk fonds
PR-0040 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

Fonds consists of photographs of Girls' Central School and Victoria West School groups.

Clunk, William Otto, 1903-1988
PR-0039 · Fonds · [ca. 1900]-1984

Fonds consists mainly of photographs depicting Victoria streets, parks, buildings, and family members.

Muirhead, Richard Hamilton, d. 1979
Noel F. Lang fonds
PR-0038 · Fonds · [Copied 1978]

Fonds consists of textual records relating to Noel Lang and Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway station names, as well as family photographs.

Lang, Noel Frederick, 1889-1967
Victoria E. Lemmax fonds
PR-0037 · Fonds · 1897-1927

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of the Lemmax family and school-related photos and certificates.

Lemmax, Victoria Eleuthera, 1898-1991
William E. Gardner fonds
PR-0036 · Fonds · 1894-1946

Fonds consists of photographs showing Captain William Gardner and various ships.

Gardner, William Edward, 1870-1947
Rattenbury family fonds
PR-0035 · Fonds · 1879-1982

Fonds consists of photographic prints (some in albums), negatives, correspondence, legal documents, newspaper clippings, books, and other material relating to the Rattenbury family. Photographs include images of members of the Rattenbury family and their home Iechineel in Oak Bay; Victoria homes and other buildings.

Rattenbury, Francis Mawson, 1867-1935 (family)
Lillian Shandley fonds
PR-0034 · Fonds · 1884-1985

Fonds consists of miscellaneous family records and artifacts relating to Mrs. Shandley and her family.

Shandley, Lillian Rose, 1897-1993
Fletcher family fonds
PR-0033 · Fonds · [188-?]-1983

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of the Fletcher Bros. music store as well as Victoria businesses, homes, and people.

Fletcher, Thomas W., d. 1927
Robert Taylor Williams fonds
PR-0032 · Fonds · 1824-1954 (predominantly 1882-1934)

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of the Williams family, views of Victoria, and group portraits of City Council. Also includes material about the Williams directory of British Columbia, as well as miscellaneous family documents.

Williams, Robert Taylor, 1849-1934 (family)
Frederick Elworthy fonds
PR-0031 · Fonds · [ca. 1890-1930]

Fonds consists of photographs of the Elworthy family and views of Victoria.

Elworthy, Frederick Barrington, Sr., 1854-1927 (family)
F. Morran Waller fonds
PR-0030 · Fonds · 1872-1917

Fonds consists of records pertaining to the estate of Henry Waller, marriage certificates, agreement for sale of a lot in Victoria, and photographs of children.

Waller, Frederick Morran, 1916-1987
Janet Bowden fonds
PR-0029 · Fonds · 1904-[192-?] (predominantly 1904-1912)

Fonds consists of photographs of family and friends, houses, and coastal scenes, including Janet and Martin Grainger, houses on Samuel Island and in Esquimalt, and views of the Gulf Islands. Textual material consists of a copy of Martin Allerdale Grainger's book, Woodsmen of the West.

Bowden, Janet, d. 1976
Walls family fonds
PR-0028 · Fonds · [ca. 1890-1945]

Fonds consists of photographs depicting Victoria and Vancouver Island scenes, the Walls family, World War I soldiers, and travels in California and England.

Walls, John Patmore, 1842-1925 (family)
James Slater fonds
PR-0027 · Fonds · [ca. 1912]

Fonds consists of photographs of horses and a delivery wagon belonging to West End Grocery Co. and Dixi H. Ross and Co., as well as interior and exterior views of the latter's store.

Slater, James