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AC4
Collection

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

Helmcken reference files

AC6
Collection
[187-]-1983

This collection consists of a variety of original and copied documents on a number of topics pertaining to Victoria over the years. These documents, which were brought together by the City's first Archivist, Ainslie Helmcken, include programmes, menus, correspondence, booklets, newspaper clippings, and receipts.

Death and marriage notices collection

PR-0285
Collection
1901-1939

Collection consists of death and marriage notices clipped from the Victoria Daily Times newspaper from 1901-1939. Includes an index for the notices as well for as a limited number of biographical entries from other sources.

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.

Miscellanea

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.

John Howard Arthur Chapman fonds

PR-0096
Collection
[ca. 1899-1933]

Fonds consists of photographs documenting the construction of the Johnson St. Bridge.

Chapman, John Howard Arthur, 1862-1942

Madge Hamilton collection

PR-0058
Collection
[189-]-1971

Fonds consists of photographs of Victoria homes.

City documents

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 These published and unpublished City documents (CDs) include neighbourhood plans, transportation studies, heritage reports, downtown studies, as well as economic and social profiles, surveys,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.

Library

AC3
Collection
1877-present

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

City directories

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.

Ainslie James Helmcken collection

PR-0252
Collection
[ca. 1850]-1986

Collection consists mainly of photographs of Victoria people, places, and events and souvenir booklets.

Helmcken, Ainslie James, 1900-1987

James R. Findlay collection

PR-0160
Collection
1896-1988

Collection consists mainly of photographs depicting Victoria scenes, streets, and buildings.

Findlay, James R.

William W. Cook collection

PR-0097
Collection
[ca. 1912-1920]

Collection consists of an album of postcards taken by the photographer Howard Chapman.

Cook, William W.

J.S. Helmcken (Jr.) collection

PR-0273
Collection
1861-[194-?]

The collection consists mainly of photographs relating to Helmcken House, the opening of the Royal Jubilee Hospital, and the 15th Artillery Brigade CCF.

Helmcken, John Sebastian, Jr., b. 1896

John F. Lamport collection

PR-0159
Collection
1915

Fonds consists of photographs of the departure of the 48th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Lamport, John F.

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

Rebecca ("Beth") Harvey collection

PR-0261
Collection
1913-1919

Fonds consists of invitations to dances and other social events, as well as musical programmes.

Harvey, Rebecca

Virginia Ferguson collection

PR-0218
Collection
[ca. 1900-1980]

Collection consists of records of Lim Yat, records of Honoria Mary Lefevre, photographs of Spring Ridge Housing Co-operative employees, photographs of demolished buildings, a pharmacist's journal, business cards, miscellaneous photographs, and other material.

Ferguson, Virginia

Parfitt family collection