Fonds PR-0233 - Edward Smith fonds

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Edward Smith fonds

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PR-0233

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  • 1920-1939 (Creation)
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    Smith, Edward

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261 photographs

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(1879-1969)

Biographical history

Reverend Edward Smith was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1879. He came to Canada in 1905 as a Methodist lay preacher. He graduated from Wesley Theological College in Winnipeg in 1912 and was ordained in Moose Jaw in the same year.

In 1913 he married Sevilla Smith, and for the next 30 years he led nine congregations in Saskatchewan. He retired in 1948 and moved to Richmond where he held Sunday school classes. These classes eventually developed into regular Sunday services which were eventually held in the Sea Island United Church, built in 1958 under Rev. Arthur Munday.

Smith died on June 28, 1969, in Richmond.

Custodial history

The photographs were donated to the BC Archives in 1978.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of Edward Smith's photographs of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Yukon, Alberta and Toronto, as well as other locations and subjects.

There are 63 lantern slides (colour and black & white) depicting Cairo, the Nile, Middle East, and religious subjects; 2 1lantern slides (hand-coloured) of Yukon and Alaska views (possibly Gus A. Maves photographs); 35 lantern slides (27 hand-coloured, 13 b&w) of central and northern Vancouver Island, including Sproat Lake, Alberni area, Nanaimo area, Qualicum, Comox, Campbell River, Forbidden Plateau (most appear to be Maves photographs); 68 lantern slides (66 colour, 2 b&w) of Victoria and Vancouver area, including Sooke, PGE Howe Sound (majority are Gus Maves, some Fleming photographs); 27 lantern slides depicting Montreal and Toronto in the 1920s; and 47 lantern slides of religious subjects.

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Archives code(s): 198305-034.

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Accession number(s): 198305-034

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  • Box: 000892-0001
  • Box: 000892-0002
  • Box: 000892-0003
  • Box: 000892-0004