Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Chambers family fonds
General material designation
- graphic material
- moving images
- multiple media
- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1927-1960 (Creation)
- Creator
- Chambers (family)
Physical description area
Physical description
1559 photographs, 1 film reel, 1 videocassette
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Theodore Gervase Sandeman Chambers (1897-1989) was married to Lilian Therese Victoria Chambers (1897-1986). They were proprietors of the Forbidden Plateau Lodge, near Courtenay, B.C., in the 1940s and 1950s.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of the Chambers family, and home movies of their travels in British Columbia, Canada, the United States and Europe (1936-1940), as well as footage of Forbidden Plateau (1949) and a promotional film the Chambers made for the Empire Tea Bureau.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Material in 85-103 and F1986:11/001 donated to the BC Archives by the Chambers' executor, Mrs. Claire Bridgeman, 1985-08? Other material donated by Mrs. Lilian T.V. Chambers. V1986:13 deposited by P. Dunae.
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Restrictions on access
- No access restrictions apply.
- Conservation restriction: material in cool or cold storage requires special retrieval and handling.
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Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
Archives code(s): 74A-001; 85-103; 198207-006; F1986:11/001; V1986:13.
General note
Accession number(s): 198207-006; 85-103; F1986:11; V1986:13; 74A-001
Conservation
Graphic material and moving image originals may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
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Name access points
- Chambers (family) (Subject)