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British Columbia Electric Railway Company Victoria branch records
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1867-1967 (Creation)
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5.5 m of textual records and 9 maps
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The series consists of records created by the Victoria Branch of the BCER Company between 1867 and 1967. The records, including those of predecessor companies, are grouped in seven categories: Administration, Light and Power, Transportation, Advertising and Publicity, Shortt Commission (1917), Miscellaneous and Maps
Administration includes financial records (accounts, appropriations, reports of corporate officials, salary ledgers - which reflect company organization - etc.).
Light and Power includes reports and statistics re power production and consumption, substation journals, engineering reports on the progress of the Jordan River development, Jordan River powerhouse journals (1912-1966), Goldstream powerhouse journals, records of predecessor companies as well as Public Utility Commission reports and appraisals of BCER property (1939).
Transportation includes internal reports, correspondence and financial records of predecessor company (National Electric Tramway and Lighting Company, Victoria Electric Railway and Lighting Company, Consolidated Railway Company).
Advertising and Publicity includes advertising files of copy and newspaper ad schedules, clipping books of newspaper ads and news items.
Shortt Commission records consist of 3 volumes containing proceedings, evidence exhibits and the report.
Miscellaneous includes some statistical data on rivers in BC some score books of the Jordan River Athletic Club as well as minutes and club files of the BC Electric Tennis Club.
Maps includes 9 maps of various systems and dams.
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Presented by BC Hydro per Dorothy Tupper, Information Services Dept., Victoria, 1981.
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Photographs were transferred to Visual Records as accessions 198101-013 and 198303-019. See MS-2969 and MS-2970 for descriptions.
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BCER booklets "Inspection of Jordan River hydro-electric development" (various dates) have been transferred to the BC Archives Library.
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Accession number(s): MS-1321; 81-006
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- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (Subject)
- British Columbia Power Corporation (Subject)
- Consolidated Railway Company (Subject)
- National Electric Tramway and Lighting Company (Subject)
- National Utilities Corporation (Subject)
- Royston Light and Power Company (Subject)
- Shortt, Adam, 1859-1931 (Subject)
- Vancouver Island Power Company (Subject)
- Victoria Electric Railway and Lighting Company (Subject)
- Victoria Gas Company (Subject)
- British Columbia. Public Utilities Commission (Subject)