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William Henry Fitzgerald fonds

  • PR-0897
  • Fonds
  • 1864

The fonds consists of a day book and diary kept by Fitzgerald while he was a member of W.G. Cox's Alexandria Expedition in pursuit of the perpetrators of the Bute Inlet massacre. [Also available on microfilm.]

Fitzgerald, William Henry, d. 1873

William Henry Langley fonds

  • PR-0625
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1880]-1920

The fonds consists of miscellaneous papers consisting of copies of indentures relating to land on the Queen Charlotte Islands, letters inward regarding cases, reports and memoranda on the activities and prospects of various mining companies, a map, a plan, and seven albums of photographs depicting gatherings of friends, views of locations within Victoria and across BC, as well as brief travels within Italy and France.

Langley, William Henry

William Henry Lomas fonds

  • PR-0653
  • Fonds
  • 1864-1882

The fonds consists of a notebook, diaries, correspondence, and receipts of Lomas, primarily pertaining to his role as Cowichan Indian agent. Fonds includes bylaws governing life on the Cowichan Indian Reserve, petitions by residents, letters, an attendance register of the Cowichan Indian School and subscription lists for a hospital.

Lomas, William Henry, d. 1899

William Hood fonds

  • PR-0797
  • Fonds
  • 1863

The fonds consists of accounts, receipts, wage lists, miscellaneous correspondence and invoices.

Hood, William

William Howard Cleland fonds

  • PR-1300
  • Fonds
  • 1926-1931

The fonds consists of Cleland's photographs relating to his role as secretary to Lieutenant Governor R. Randolph Bruce.

Cleland, William Howard, 1889-1949

William Humphrey fonds

  • PR-1584
  • Fonds
  • 1874

The fonds consists of Humphrey's diary of his survey expedition.

Humphrey, William, 1835-1916

William Jackson Hooker fonds

  • PR-0798
  • Fonds
  • 1825-1834 [Transcribed 1912]

The fonds consists of William Jackson Hooker's incoming correspondence from David Douglas describing the plant life at Fort Vancouver and the Sandwich Islands from 1825-1834.

Hooker, William Jackson, 1785-1865

William James Asselstine fonds

  • PR-1068
  • Fonds
  • 1933-1940

The fonds consists of scrapbooks containing letters, programmes, photographs, letters of congratulations and genealogical information.

Asselstine, William James, 1891-1973

William James Huston fonds

  • PR-1585
  • Fonds
  • 1892-1893

The fonds consists of Huston's diaries.

Huston, William James

William James Silverwood fonds

  • PR-0220
  • Fonds
  • 1924-1964

The fonds consists of correspondence, sermons, addresses, pamphlets and clippings pertaining to mental health services.

Silverwood, William James

William John Macdonald family fonds

  • PR-2004
  • Fonds
  • 1871-1872, 1884-1919

The fonds consists of certificates, reminiscences and correspondence of the Macdonald family, primarily that of William John Macdonald, including correspondence from his son, William Balfour Macdonald. Fonds includes correspondence of William Balfour Macdonald with Flora (Macdonald) Burns regarding the death of their father.

Macdonald, William John, 1832-1916

William Johnstone fonds

  • PR-0837
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1958

The fonds consists of mining reports, agreements, plans, cashbook, and records of miners' certificates concerning the Wellington Mines of Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd.

Johnstone, William Wear, 1908-

William Josiah Holmes fonds

  • PR-0795
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1926 [Microfilmed 1974, ca. 1983]

The fonds consists of a notebook listing in alphabetical order mining claims surveyed in Ainsworth, Slocan, Nelson, Trout Lake, East Kootenay and Goat River Mining Divisions as well as a letterbook of correspondence from 1902-1904, and scrapbooks containing photographs, programmes, military certificate and invitations. Surveys of mining claims were conducted by Holmes, Charles Moore, and F.W. Groves.

Holmes, William Josiah, 1871-1954

William Kernaghan fonds

  • PR-1547
  • Fonds
  • 1865

The fonds consists of Kernaghan's notes and correspondence pertaining to his protest over the Hudson's Bay Company monopoly.

Kernaghan, William

William Lashley Hall fonds

  • PR-1426
  • Fonds
  • 1908-1938

The fonds consists of correspondence of William Lashley Hall regarding the 1908 Fernie fire, the Peace Arch and publishing. Includes research for and typescript of his edited version of Ebenezer Robson's diaries.

Hall, William Lashley, 1865-1947

William Law Ogilby fonds

  • PR-2208
  • Fonds
  • 1892

The fonds consists of an illustrated diary written in a school exercise book of William Law Ogilby's experience as a chainman on a survey of a portion of the western boundary of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Belt on Vancouver Island. A photograph, presumed to have been taken on the survey, depicts Ogilby and two other men at their camp at an unidentified location.

Ogilby, William Law

William M. Sloan fonds

  • PR-2376
  • Fonds
  • 1883-1994

The fonds consists primarily of the professional records of Bill Sloan, and document his career in the forestry industry—especially as it related to land management for Canadian Pacific and the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. Many of the records appear to have been collected by Sloan either because of his personal interest in the topic or for his professional work, and as such, many of the records fall outside of the time frame of Sloan’s professional career.

The records have been described in two series: MS-3341, Professional papers; and MS-3342, Photographs.

Sloan, William McDougal , 1919-2010

William Manson fonds

  • PR-0668
  • Fonds
  • 1865

The fonds consists of three letters from William George Cox explaining why he could not pay his bills.

Manson, William

William McGillivray fonds

  • PR-1502
  • Fonds
  • 1789-1790 [Photocopied 194-]

The fonds consists of McGillivray's journal.

McGillivray, William, 1764-1825

William Middleton fonds

  • PR-0736
  • Fonds
  • 1883-1935

The fonds consists of correspondence, certificates, photographs and paintings of William Middleton. The photographs consist of images of family members, postcards and views of Victoria and British Columbia, views of England, and of a trip to India. The fonds also includes some out-takes or fragments of the film "Out of the Land of Lilliput", a historical documentary produced by Home Oil Distributors Ltd. in 1935.

Middleton, William, 1865-1951

William Parlby fonds

  • PR-0401
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1928

The fonds consists of miscellaneous correspondence, forms, notes and circulars.

Parlby, William Marshall, 1887-1962

William Rose fonds

  • PR-0302
  • Fonds
  • 1953-1961

The fonds consists of a draft of the Social Credit handbook, notes, and essays on economic theory.

Rose, William, d. 1963

William Ross fonds

  • PR-0305
  • Fonds
  • 1908-1909

The fonds consists of a letterpress copybook.

Ross, William Roderick

William Ross fonds

  • PR-0304
  • Fonds
  • 1953-1975

The fonds consists of diaries relating to William Ross' career in the fishing industry.

Ross, William, 1913-1988

William S. Lythgoe fonds

  • PR-2156
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1940-1960]

The fonds consists of photographs of hotels, motels, public houses, bars, taverns, and saloons in all regions of British Columbia; the locations are predominantly rural areas and small towns. While focusing on the buildings, the photos also contain subjects which include: people, automobiles, parking lots, street scenes, bridges, and business establishments such as stores and restaurants. The photographs probably date from the 1940s and 1950s. The photographer(s) are not identified.

The photographs probably relate to Lythgoe's activities as an inspector for the B.C. Liquor Control Board. That body created beer license files which often contained photographs. The fonds also consists of a photocopy of a seven page key/index for the photos, broken down by regions of the province. However, the key has inaccuracies when compared against the photographs. There are annotations on the reverse side of some of the photographs, providing some historical information and description of the buildings.

Lythgoe, William Scott

William Sanford Evans fonds

  • PR-0954
  • Fonds
  • 1929-1930

The fonds consists of a daily journal relating to investigations pursuant to Evans' commission to investigate the fruit industry.

Evans, William Sanford

William Sinclair Gore fonds

  • PR-1576
  • Fonds
  • 1890-1906

The fonds consists of correspondence and account books of William Sinclair Gore.

Gore, William Sinclair, 1842-1919

William Smithe fonds

  • PR-1608
  • Fonds
  • 1877-1887

The fonds consists of the correspondence of William Smithe.

Smithe, William, 1842-1887

William Sterling fonds

  • PR-0274
  • Fonds
  • 1873-1883 [Microfilmed ca. 1989]

The fonds consists of receipts, licences to trade and sell liquor, an inventory of goods and a licence to operate a saloon.

Sterling, William

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