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Archival description
Violet Folbigg fonds
PR-0179 · Fonds · [1919?]

Fonds consists of correspondence between Norman Folbigg and his fiancee, Violet.

Folbigg, Violet
PR-0132 · Fonds · [ca. 1919-1935]

Fonds consists mostly of photographs depicting Victoria buildings, school children, theatre groups, and scenic views.

George N.Y. Simpson Studios
PR-0158 · Collection · 1919

Fonds consists of photographs of the visit of the Prince of Wales to Victoria.

Manning, Frederick Albert E., 1911-1989
A.O. Noel Wilkinson fonds
PR-0258 · Fonds · [ca. 1919-1945]

Fonds consists of First World War certificates and air raid defence records.

Wilkinson, A.O. Noel
Elwood Stanley Gropp fonds
PR-0220 · Fonds · 1920-1973

Fonds consists of photographs and other material relating mainly to Gropp's work for the City of Victoria and its employee association.

Gropp, Elwood Stanley
David Sutton fonds
PR-0232 · Fonds · [ca. 1920]-1938

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of Cholberg Shipyard employees and reunions of former members of the 103rd Battalion.

Sutton, David
Lily Wilson fonds
PR-0235 · Fonds · [ca. 1920-1940]

Fonds consists of family photographs mainly depicting buildings.

Wilson, Lily (family)
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.
McDonald family fonds
PR-0009 · Fonds · [1920-1930]

Fonds consists of photographs of the family and their homes on McPherson (now Raynor) Avenue and Langford Street.

McDonald, Michael (family)
Linn Gale fonds
PR-0124 · Fonds · [ca. 1920-1969]

Fonds consists of correspondence and research files pertaining to Victoria history, planning issues, and parks, as well as photographs depicting views of the city.

Gale, Linn A.
Allwood family fonds
PR-0022 · Fonds · 1921-1925

Fonds consists of photographs showing the construction of the Johnson Street Bridge, 1921-1923, and Eileen Allwood's reminiscences of the Pantages Theatre, 1919-1927.

Allwood, Frank Harold, 1889-1946
PR-0287 · Fonds · 1921-1998

The fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, financial records, subject files, show catalogues and newsletters of the Victoria Horticultural Society and its predecessors, the Victoria and District Cottage Gardeners Mutual Improvement Association and the Victoria and District Gardener's Association.

Victoria Horticultural Society
Beatrice Shield fonds
PR-0157 · Fonds · 1921

Fonds consists of photographs of tourist sites and unidentified individuals in the Greater Victoria region.

Shield, Beatrice
PR-0199 · Fonds · 1921-2011 (predominantly 1921-1994)

Fonds consists of a variety of organizational records, including constitution and bylaws, minutes, correspondence, financial statements, membership records, club bulletins, conference and events records, speeches, and photographs.

Capital City Executives Association
PR-0276 · Fonds · 1921-[198-]

Fonds consists of 19 series of organizational records, including incorporation documents, constitution and bylaws, minutes, annual reports, membership records, conferences and events records, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Victoria Business and Professional Women's Club
PR-0193 · Fonds · [ca. 1922-1970]

Fonds consists correspondence, a timebook, and other business records, as well as photographs of headstones.

Mortimer's Monumental Works
Tourist Auto Camp fonds
PR-0256 · Fonds · [ca. 1922]

Fonds consists of a visitor register and photograph of the Auto Camp.

Tourist Auto Camp
John Vickers Gray fonds
PR-0198 · Fonds · 1924

Fonds consists of photographs of major tourist attractions in and around Victoria.

Gray, John Vickers
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
Reginald J. Dove fonds
PR-0089 · Fonds · 1926-1957

Fonds consists of photographs and a scrapbook documenting the construction of Christ Church Cathedral.

Dove, Reginald J.
Edward Savannah fonds
PR-0290 · Fonds · 1928-1939

Fonds consists of photographs which range from commercial to portraiture. A variety of subjects are present, but most predominant are business storefronts and goods, events, portraits, people’s pets and homes, and the natural environment of the Saanich Peninsula.

Savannah, Edward Jack, 1898-1960
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.
PR-0217 · Fonds · 1929-1969

Fonds consists of records of the Victoria West Lawn Bowling Association and the Victoria West Brotherhood.

Victoria West Lawn Bowling Club
PR-0224 · Fonds · 1929-1972

Fonds consists mainly of a cash journal, and business photographs.

Gillespie, Hart & Company
Bayliss Sign fonds
PR-0208 · Fonds · [193-]-1990

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of building signs.

Bayliss Sign
Joseph Grant fonds
PR-0190 · Fonds · [1930?]

Fonds consists of photographs of beaches, swimming scenes, and a basketball team.

Grant, Joseph Henderson, d. 1956
Wynne Shaw fonds
PR-0250 · Fonds · [193-?]

Fonds consists of photographs of Wynne Shaw and Russian Ballet School students and productions.

Shaw, Wynne, d. 1985
Ken Crabtree fonds
PR-0186 · Fonds · [193-?]

Fonds consists of photographs of boating in Gonzales Bay.

Crabtree, Kenneth S., d. 1984
PR-0268 · Fonds · 1931-1988 (predominantly 1953-1988)

Fonds consists mainly of project files, operational records, photographs, and Jaycee Fair files.

Victoria Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees)
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
Wilson Billingsley fonds
PR-0161 · Fonds · 1932

Fonds consists of photographs depicting a storm at Ross Bay and George Straith Jr. standing on the beach at Ross Bay.

Billingsley, Wilson
Morris H. Kersey fonds
PR-0228 · Fonds · 1934-[ca. 1945]

Fonds consists of photographs and other material documenting the Kersey Coffee Shop and nut manufacturing operations.

Kersey, Morris H.
Kenneth McAllister fonds
PR-0114 · Fonds · 1935-1955 (predominantly 1935-1939)

Fonds consists of commercial photographic portraits.

McAllister, Kenneth
Mary T. Casilio fonds
PR-0143 · Fonds · [ca. 1936-1944]

Fonds consists of photographs of female baseball and basketball teams.

Casilio, Mary T.
Dorothy Wilson fonds
PR-0047 · Fonds · [1936-1979]

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

Wilson, Dorothy
Jacob Funk fonds
PR-0210 · Fonds · [ca. 1937-1962]

Fonds consists of business records of the Columbia Rooms and the Island Steamship Company.

Funk, Jacob, d. 1990
PR-0100 · Fonds · 1938-1965

Fonds consists mainly of photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings of the Victoria Girls Drill Team.

Victoria Girls Drill Team
Times-Colonist fonds
PR-0264 · Fonds · 1938-1983

Fonds consists of glass plate negatives and 4x5 and 35mm black and white safety film negatives taken by staff and free lance photographers for the Daily Colonist and the Victoria Daily Times, The Express and the Times-Colonist newspapers. The negatives date from approximately 1938 to 1991.

The negatives relate to the following subjects: news events; scenes of the city and surrounding area including buildings, city streets, and views; some up-island locations including Duncan, Nanaimo and Ladysmith; commercial and industrial activities such as store fronts and interiors, and manufacturing operations; sporting events; military personnel and activities; war effort activities; recreational activities; school and church activities; transportation and shipbuilding as well as individual and group portraits which appeared in the “Society” section. The latter include anniversary, wedding, christening and engagement portraits.

Times-Colonist
Gladys Cook fonds
PR-0189 · Fonds · 1938-1988

Fonds consists of a scrapbook and other material pertaining to the Victoria Girls Drill Team.

Cook, Gladys, d. 1987
Rudolph A. Williams fonds
PR-0183 · Fonds · [ca. 1940-1945]

Fonds consists of photographs of military units in the Greater Victoria region.

Williams, Rudolph A.
Vernon Nixon collection
PR-0162 · Collection · [194-]

Collection consists of photographic prints and postcards of tourist attractions in the Greater Victoria region.

Nixon, Vernon
Bob Paterson collection
PR-0284 · Collection · 1945-1988

Collection consists primarily of photographs of streetcars, rail cars, and buses around Victoria. Also includes a small number of transportation-related magazines.

Paterson, Bob
Edward R. Walker fonds
PR-0172 · Fonds · 1947-1953

Fonds consists of colour slides mainly of Victoria streets and scenes.

Walker, Edward R.
PR-0148 · Collection · 1947-1977

Collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper articles relating to local history.

Phipps, Elizabeth Mills (Betty), d. 1987
Elsie B. Richards fonds
PR-0222 · Fonds · 1947

Fonds consists of correspondence.

Richards, Elsie B.
Norman Foster fonds
PR-0188 · Fonds · 1949-1952

Fonds consists of photographs and other material documenting vacations to Los Angeles, Vernon, Revelstoke and Banff.

Foster, Norman, 1880-1959
Winnifred A. Donaldson fonds
PR-0147 · Fonds · [ca. 1950-1952]

Fonds consists of photographs and postcards depicting various Victoria streets, scenes, and buildings.

Donaldson, Winnifred A.
P.E. Wilkinson collection
PR-0257 · Collection · 1952-1971

Collection consists of programmes and leaflets for church celebrations, Remembrance Day and army veteran celebrations, and rugby matches.

Wilkinson, Percival Edward