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Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (Victoria Branch) minute books, 1890-1920; Nanaimo Branch minute book, 1912-1915; Victoria District Council of Carpenters minute book, 1920-1923; United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (Shipwrights, etc.) Local 1598 [Victoria] minute book, 1920-1926, and correspondence, 1919-1926. Joint Trades Council of Carpenters and Joiners, Victoria, minute books, 1911-1914, and papers, 1905-1952; Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers' Union of America, Local 634 [Victoria], charter, 1920.

Series is divided into the following themes: Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (Box 1) ; Victoria District Council of Carpenters (Box 2 File 1) ; United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 1598 Shipwrights (Box 2 File 2-3) ; Joint Trades Council of Carpenters and Joiners Victoria (Box 2 File 4-6) ; Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers' Union of America, Local Union No. 634, Victoria (Box 2 File 7.

Cash book (indexed).

Cash book or "Suitors' moneys paid out of Small Debts Court", 1898-1954. There are also several letters of appointment for the position of Clerk of the Small Debts Court for the County of Victoria, 1902-1933.

Cash books.

Cash journal, list of tools and costs kept by unidentified jeweller and watch repairer [possibly Jules Dassonville, who is listed in directories as watchmaker jeweller].

This series consists of civil cause books from the Supreme Court of Vancouver Island, 1858-1870 and Supreme Court of British Columbia (Victoria), 1870-1882. All volumes are indexed. From 29 October 1866 fees relating to these cases are entered in the mainland fees book.

This series includes records of the Colony of Vancouver Island Police. Volume one is a charge book, 1862-1866; this volume also includes complaints of the Victoria Police Office, July - September 1866, and a census of householders in Victoria by street, 1871. Volume 2 is a daily report book, April 26, 1863-Dec. 23, 1864.

This series consist of Vancouver Island Police and Prisons Department charge books. Volumes also contain magistrate's sentence and gaoler's reports. Volumes 6 and 7 are indexes.

In 1895, the Local Council of Women of Victoria formed the Friendly Help Association "to assist families in distress." The F.H.A. was virtually the first private organization especially devoted to social welfare work in Victoria. On 20 June 1901, the Children's Aid Society of Victoria was incorporated under provisions of the "Children's Protection Act" (Chap. 9.9, 1901, B.C. Statutes) by the action of fourteen Victoria women. In 1901, the first home for children was established on Fern Street. A succession of homes were managed by the C.A.S. until 1933, when the home, then on Pandora Street, was condemned and the society turned to the placing of children in foster homes.

Meanwhile, in 1912 the Social Service Commission was formed by the Ministerial Association for "the betterment of social, moral and industrial conditions.'' In 1923, the name changed to the Social Service League. In 1933, the Social Service League amalgamated with the Friendly Help Association to form the Friendly Help Welfare Association, later in 1938 changed to the Family Welfare Association.

In 1931, to combat the depression, the Victoria Citizens Unemployment Relief Fund (The Mayor's Fund) was established. Three years later, the Friendly Help Welfare Association took over the work of the Mayor's Fund. In 1947, the Family Welfare Association and the Children's Aid Society amalgamated. In 1951, the amalgamated organization, still officially in the Children's Aid Society of Victoria, named its program the Family and Children's Service, and operated under that rubric until 1973 when the organization was absorbed by the Department of Human Resources.

Account books, annual reports, clippings, correspondence, executive reports, journals, memoranda, minutes and statistical data of the Society and of social service organizations amalgamated with or absorbed by the Society.

Civil record books (indexed at the front of each volume).

The collection consists largely of papers relating to Clarence B. Deaville's involvement with the Victoria City Temple, 1924-1932, and to the musical activities of his daughter, Phyllis. It contains correspondence, notes and menus re the emigration of Clarence, William and George Deaville from England to Victoria, 1898; a biographical article on Clarence Deaville from "Sunshine", 1915; rough minutes of the Buildings and Grounds Committee and a report of the Finance Committee, 1918, Victoria School Board; notes on the origin of the Victoria City Temple and correspondence and financial statements, 1924-1932; letters to Phyllis Deaville, many thanking her for musical performances, and mimeographed musical and theatrical programmes; the "Song of Foul Bay", by Arthur, Lord Davey, 1896, (memo 9p). Printed material re Victoria City Temple and printed programmes transferred to Archives library; photographs to Visual Records accession, 98003-3)

The series consists of clearance papers, bills of health, and manifests created between 1872-1875. Records include Canadian clearances from Port of Victoria and Port of Burrard Inlet; United States Customs clearances from Alaska, Puget Sound, San Francisco, and Willamette Districts; and one clearance from the Republic of Chile. Also included are U.S. Customs Bills of Health from the District of San Francisco and manifests for the Str. Goliah; Ste. C. Walker; and Panther.

Documents in this collection pertain to both schools and include: Collegiate School (CS) students' register (1892-1929); CS students' roll book (1910-1929); CS Cadet corps orders book (1910-1919); CS scrapbook (1898-1929); and samples of CS hat ribbons and blazer crests. Muskett's personal account book and Qualicum College students' register (1935-1936) also included.

This series consists of transcripts of correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company relating to the conveyance, settlement, and reconveyance of Vancouver Island. Correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Volumes:
Volume 1: 1822-1851
Volume 2: 1852-1856.
Volume 3: 1856-1858
Volume 4: 1858-1860
Volume 5: 1860-1863
Volume 6: 1863-1880

Series consists of one bench book and minute book for Colony of Vancouver Island Supreme Court of Civil Justice civil cases heard before Chief Justice David Cameron between 18 October 1863 and 9 May 1864.

This series consists of the records of the Commission on Mount Douglas Park, 1930-1931. Unit consists of Letters Patent appointing the commissioner, correspondence, exhibits, notes, photographs, submissions and the report.

This series consists of the report of the Commission on South Park School Drawing Books, 1905-1906.

This series consists of the records of the Commission on the Conduct of the Affairs of the Municipal Council of Victoria. Records include report and minutes of proceedings and evidence (printed).

The series consists of records created by the Commission on the Epidemic Outbreak of Small-Pox, 1892-1893.

The records include transcripts of evidence, exhibits, commissioner's notes, printed matter, a manuscript report and other miscellaneous documents related to the Commission.

The notebook of Judge Begbie also contains notes regarding several other commissions which he was involved in between 1891 and 1894.

Series consists of records include minutes, correspondence, accounts, reports and files relating to committee activities.

One letter, a note on the origins and purpose of the society, brochures, newspaper clippings. Three photographs have been deposited with Visual Records.

Conditional sales indexes.

Constitution, as adopted at general meeting November 9, 1891, and membership list.

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Series consists of Xerox copies of photographs of window displays and various activities sponsored by the Marionette Book Shop, which Miss Scott owned, with notes by Miss Scott.

Correspondence regarding publication of a history of Victoria.

Series consists of letters from his brother, Jesse Hassard Wright, written from Victoria, Williams Creek and Lowhee Creek, describing work in the mines and life and society in British Columbia.

Letters from the Reverend Eber Crummy, Methodist minister in Vancouver, Red Deer, and Carberry, Manitoba, to his wife and his daughter Margaret; memorabilia of his son William's career at Wesley College, Winnipeg, and letters of sympathy on his death in action in France in 1916; letters from his son Richard, a school teacher in Vancouver, to Margaret Crummy.

Letters from Anne (McQueen) Gordon written from Nicola and Kamloops (1887-1888), St. Thomas, Ontario (1890), Salmon Arm (1894-1895), Crow's Nest Landing, Phillipps, and Gateway (1897-1905), and Victoria (1912-1925). Two letters from Jessie McQueen, Lower Nicola, 1890-1891. Anne Gordon taught school in Nicola before her marriage. In Victoria she was involved with community and women's organizations and was head of the Homes Branch of the Soldier Settlement Board.

Letter-books, January 22, 1897 to January 24, 1898, August 19, 1898 to May 1,1900, and May 31, 1900 to April 13, 1910, signed as secretary-treasurer of the British Pacific Gold Property Company, and containing also general private business correspondence relating to patents, mortgages, etc.