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 SocietyFonds consists of glass plate negatives of unidentified adults and children (presumably members of the extended Mulcahy family), William Mulcahy during his employment with the B.C. Electric Railway, streetcars, street scenes, and buildings. Also includes a scrapbook of clippings pertaining to the City of Victoria council that belonged to Frank Campbell, a tobacconist.
Mulcahy, William Andrew, 1883-1955Collection 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.
Collection consists primarily of photographs of streetcars, rail cars, and buses around Victoria. Also includes a small number of transportation-related magazines.
Paterson, BobFonds consists of glass plate and nitrate negatives taken for the Daily Colonist newspaper and the photographer’s private use. The images date from between the 1890s and 1930s and include images of the Pocock family and friends, WWI military groups, buildings (including Fire Halls), sports events (including the VIAA swim team and the Victoria Golf Club), city and street views, as well as images of China and the interior of British Columbia.
Pocock, R.L., 1874-1943Fonds consists of photographs of Bantly family members and friends, music students and street scenes.
Bantly, Benedict, 1878-1961Fonds consists of George Grogan’s journal (and Grogan family history), family photographs (including images of Rathgilbert Ranch, Mt. Tolmie), Kathleen Sara Grogan’s prayer book, and a copy of the book Of the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis.
Grogan, George (family)Fonds consists of scrapbooks, notebooks, photographs, and other material relating to the Burton family, Walter Burton’s hunting and fishing excursions up Island, wildlife and birds, and Robert Paterson Fox’s involvement with the XI Hussars.
Burton, Walter F. (family)Fonds consists primarily of photographic prints of John and Elizabeth Dilworth and their children, as well as their extended families, the Dilworths and Mawhinneys.
Dilworth, John (family)Fonds consists of one ledger book of meeting minutes, financial statements, and reports.
Service Clubs Council of Victoria, B.C.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 ClubFonds consists primarily of personal records of the family, including correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, a school exercise book, and published material. The fonds also includes William Alexander Mouat’s business records.
Mouat, William Alexander, Capt., 1821-1871Fonds 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 ClubThe 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. 1896Fonds consists primarily of correspondence and photographs of three generations of the Helmcken family. The fonds also includes a scrapbook, certificates, family tree, and other material relating to the family’s private and professional activities.
Helmcken, John Sebastian, 1824-1920Fonds consists of architectural plans of private residences, commercial buildings, and institutional buildings in Greater Victoria designed or altered mainly by Percy Leonard James and Hubert Savage.
Warner James Johnson (Firm)Fonds consists of operational records relating to the funeral business including correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, and cemetery records.
B.C. Funeral Company Ltd.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 AuthorityFonds consists mainly of project files, operational records, photographs, and Jaycee Fair files.
Victoria Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees)Fonds consists primarily of material pertaining to Ainslie Helmcken’s interest in researching and promoting Victoria’s history.
Helmcken, Ainslie James, 1900-1987Fonds consists of organizational records documenting the structure, membership, finances, and activities of the Club.
Women's Canadian ClubThe fonds consist of personal and family records, real estate, financial, and legal records, photographs, and artwork.
Collis, Ruth Veda, 1918-1999Fonds 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-ColonistFonds consists of photographs of scenes of Victoria and reminiscences.
McTavish, Duncan Douglas, 1882-1967 (family)Fonds consists photographs of family in Cape Scott, berry picking in Gordon Head, and teaching in the interior of British Columbia.
Amsden, Petra Caroline HansineFonds consists of invitations to dances and other social events, as well as musical programmes.
Harvey, RebeccaFonds consists of family photographs and images of a doctors' picnic.
Fraser, William AllenFonds consists of reminiscences.
King, HenryFonds consists of First World War certificates and air raid defence records.
Wilkinson, A.O. NoelCollection consists of programmes and leaflets for church celebrations, Remembrance Day and army veteran celebrations, and rugby matches.
Wilkinson, Percival EdwardFonds consists of a visitor register and photograph of the Auto Camp.
Tourist Auto CampFonds consists mainly of family photographs and a copy of McPherson's will.
McPherson, Thomas Shanks, 1873-1962Fonds consists of photographs of family members and homes.
Michaelis, Gustav, d. 1930 (family)Fonds consists of a scrapbook about prominent businessmen, politicians, buildings, and the Royal family.
Anderson, Louise B.Collection consists mainly of photographs of Victoria people, places, and events and souvenir booklets.
Helmcken, Ainslie James, 1900-1987Fonds consists mainly of photographs of Boys Central School and Ludwig Hafer's machine shop.
Hafer, John Lawrence, 1900-1988Fonds consists of photographs of Wynne Shaw and Russian Ballet School students and productions.
Shaw, Wynne, d. 1985Fonds consists of photographs of construction at the Royal Theatre.
Cave, Martin W.E.Fonds consists of family photographs.
Goodwin, C. IsabelleFonds consists of a hotel register.
Empress HotelFonds consists of photographs, correspondence, teaching records, and other material.
Brown, Frances Ann, 1876-1967Fonds consists mainly of photographs of soldiers boarding ships for Europe and 1916 snow scenes in Victoria.
Smith, Lillian S.Fonds consists of photographs of May 24 parades and Miles for Millions marches held in Victoria.
Durrant, Dorothy L.Fonds consists mainly of family photographs, the Plimley auto dealership, Professor Wicken's children's orchestra, and early automobiles.
Plimley, HoraceFonds consists of photographs and other material relating to the Victoria West Athletic Association and the First World War.
Okell, Stanley Holland, 1888-1986