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Archival description
Robert Matheson fonds
PR-0207 · Fonds · 1988

Fonds consists of photographs of buildings in Victoria and Nanaimo.

Matheson, Robert
PR-0230 · Fonds · 1964-1988

Fonds consists of photographs, meeting minutes, show and exhibition records, and other material.

Victoria African Violet Club
Parfitt family collection
PR-0181 · Collection · [ca. 1910]-1989

Collection consists of photographs depicting the Parfitt family and buildings that Parfitt Brothers built.

Parfitt, James (family)
PR-0185 · Fonds · 1887-[198-?]

Fonds consists of photographs and other material relating to the Fairfull, Olive, and Watson families.

Fairfull, Ethel Melinda Trewolla, 1904-1989
PR-0200 · Fonds · 1974-1989

Fonds consists of general office files, minutes, correspondence, financial records, Fernwood News files, and historical research.

Fernwood Community 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-0206 · Fonds · 1977-1989

Fonds includes minutes, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and a videotape of a ceremony held in remembrance of Jean Ewen in China.

Victoria Canada-China Friendship Association
Bayliss Sign fonds
PR-0208 · Fonds · [193-]-1990

Fonds consists mainly of photographs of building signs.

Bayliss Sign
PR-0087 · Fonds · 1865-1990

Fonds consists of administrative, financial, operational, and membership records, as well as officers' files.

Native Sons and Daughters of British Columbia
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
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
PR-0266 · Fonds · 1909-1995

Fonds consists of organizational records documenting the structure, membership, finances, and activities of the Club.

Women's Canadian Club
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
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
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
PR-0269 · Fonds · 1977-1998 (predominantly 1977-1998)

Fonds consists of photographs created by the BC Assessment Authority to assist with the assessment of property values. The photographs are mainly of residential properties located within the boundaries of the City of Victoria.

British Columbia Assessment Authority
Ruth Veda Collis fonds
PR-0265 · Fonds · [ca. 188-]-1998 (predominantly 1918-1970)

The fonds consist of personal and family records, real estate, financial, and legal records, photographs, and artwork.

Collis, Ruth Veda, 1918-1999
City directories collection
AC5 · Collection · 1860-1999

The collection consists of city directories for Victoria, Vancouver Island, and British Columbia. The directories contain an alphabetical listing of residents (and occupations), businesses, government offices, churches, schools, and organizations, along with street addresses. Most issues also have a classified business directory section. From 1890 onward, the directories include a listing of residences and businesses by street.

Victoria (B.C.). Archives Division
Miscellanea collection
AC1 · Collection · [ca. 1850]-2005

The collection consists of single or small accumulations of photographs, textual records, maps, and other material donated and loaned to the City of Victoria Archives by private individuals, businesses, and organizations.

Victoria (B.C.). Archives Division
PR-0274 · Fonds · 1913-2007

Fonds consists of 23 series of organizational records, including constitution and bylaws, charter, annual reports, minutes, correspondence, financial statements, membership records, club bulletins, project records, conference and events records, historical files, scrapbooks, photographs, and artifacts.

Rotary Club
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
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
City documents collection
AC2 · Collection · 1872-present

The collection consists of a wide variety of reports by and about the City of Victoria. These published and unpublished City documents (CDs) include neighbourhood plans, transportation studies, heritage reports, downtown studies, as well as economic and social profiles, surveys, and architectural proposals.

Victoria (B.C.)
Library collection
AC3 · Collection · 1877-present

The collection consists of non-circulating publications dealing mainly with Victoria local history.

Victoria (B.C.). Archives Division
Clipping files collection
AC4 · Collection

The collection consists of newspaper articles and other related material about a wide variety of topics pertaining to Victoria over the years.

Victoria (B.C.). Archives Division
City of Victoria fonds
CoV · Fonds · 1862-present

Fonds consists of records made or received by the City of Victoria's various departments and offices, including boards and agencies that report directly to the City.

Victoria (B.C.)