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The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Christina Johnson-Dean titled "The Crease Family and the Arts in Victoria, British Columbia." xiii, 518 leaves, illus. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1980. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 443-453. Canadian theses on microfiche, 55890.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Michael Sullivan titled "Threats to the independence of the elderly poor - a study of an inner city hotel, Victoria, BC". xiii, 237 leaves: figs., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1981. Vita. Bibliography: 223-227. Canadian theses on microfiche, 55916.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Irene Elaine Robertson titled "The business community and the development of Victoria, 1858-1900." viii, 187 leaves: illus., tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1981. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 178-187. Canadian theses on microfiche, 55911.

The item is a copy of a thesis by Daniel Gallacher titled "City in Depression - The Impact of the Years 1929-1939 on Greater Victoria, British Columbia." x, 235 leaves, tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1969. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 169-186.

The item is a copy of a thesis by Craig Clifford Elliott titled "Annals of the legitimate theatre in Victoria, Canada from the beginning to 1900." vii, 435 p: figures. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1969. Vita. Bibliography: p 431-435.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay by Frederick Ellsworth Walden titled "The Social History of Victoria, British Columbia, 1858-1871." iv, 208 leaves: tables. Essay (B.A.), University of British Columbia, 1951. Bibliography: leaves 194-208.

The item is an undated copy of an essay by Michael Bocking called "The Maritime Museum". 19 leaves: illus., maps. University of Victoria, no date.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay by P.A. Lindgren titled "A report on the East Indian community in Victoria." ii, 50 leaves: illus., figs., maps, tables. University of Victoria, 1968. Bibliography: 49 leaves.

The item is a typescript copy of a B.A. essay by Susan Dickinson titled "Edward Cridge and George Hills: doctrinal conflict, 1872-1874, and the founding of Church of Our Lord in Victoria, British Columbia, 1875". iii, 146 leaves. Essay (B.A.). Bibliography: Leaves 129-139.

The item consists of an essay written by Henrietta Jelinsk for history 303 in 1966. The essay is about the architecture of commercial and institutional buildings in Victoria between 1850 and 1908 and is illustrated with black and white photographs.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay by P.A. Lindgren titled "A study of the Custom House at Victoria, B.C." 24 leaves: illus., figs., maps. University of Victoria. Bibliography: 22 leaves.

Letter to Dr. William Fraser Tolmie from Allen Francis, March 15, 1885, comparing life in St. Thomas, Ontario, with Victoria, B.C.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Kathryn Anne Bridge titled "Two Victorian gentlewoman in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia: Eleanor Hill Fellows and Sarah Lindley Crease." xi, 201 p: illus. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1984. Vita. Bibliography: pages 195-201. Canadian theses, 68029.

The item is a copy of "Me and my family", reminiscences of childhood and adult life in Victoria, Vancouver and the Gulf Islands by Mildred Irene Seymour, a Sidney teacher. Mrs. Seymour narrates many of her experiences as a teacher (teaching degree in Music) at Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Chemainus and Vancouver, describes her work with choirs and recounts her vacation travels through British Columbia, Canada and the western United States.

The file consists of a photocopy of Mary Isabella Roger's reminiscences of her journey to Victoria from England in 1885, and visits to Vancouver from Victoria including one made to see the arrival of the first transcontinental train.

The file consists of photocopies of Croft family information includes two letters to Edmund Croft from his brother, Henry Croft (Victoria, B.C.) 1916 and 1917, and two letters from Henry's widow, Mary Jean (Dunsmuir) Croft, 1917 as well as information on the Croft family compiled by the donor.

"The Incorporation of Victoria" - an article submitted to the B.C. Historical Quarterly: one copy annotated by George Newell in 1968.

Account book of goods received and sold by unidentified Victoria merchant.

The item is a warrant appointing George Henderson Mabon of Victoria, a Justice of the Peace for British Columbia, dated April 25, 1917.

Ledger of Victoria merchant, 1863.

Cash book of Victoria merchant, 1872-1876.

Account book of unidentified Victoria lawyer, 1871.

Two manuscript histories of Canada produced for the Dominion History Competition, which was possibly held for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The histories are by "Canadienne" and "Fleur de lis, Beaver".

Cash book of an unidentified Victoria firm.

Ledger of a general merchant showing accounts with individuals, businesses and organizations with payments received by cash or goods.

The file consists of three letters relating to municipal elections in the City of Victoria, written by City Clerk William Leigh. The first, 25 January 1872, is to the Registrar of the Supreme Court (Richard Woods) to notify him of the election of Richard Lewis as mayor; the second, 29 January 1872 (also to Woods) notifies him of the election of James D. Robinson as councilor for James Bay Ward; and the third, 29 January 1872, is to the Chief Justice regarding oaths of office for Lewis and Robinson.

The file consists of drivers licenses issued to Walter Luney, Florence Augusta Luney and George Albert Hood at Victoria on 16 February 1925; these were the first drivers' licenses issued in British Columbia. Also included in this files are a copy of permit number 1, issued under the Motor Vehicle Speed Regulation Act on 29 February 1904, and a notification to attend a driver's examination (no date).

Account book (indexed) of an unidentified Victoria firm, 1863-1867.

Daybook of an unidentified store.

The file is an autograph book of Madelon Cruickshank (nee Derdinger) who emigrated from Alsace-Lorraine to Victoria ca. 1875. Her Aunt Sarah, Mrs. David Oppenheimer, gave her this book. Madelon later lived in Yale, B.C. and San Francisco before returning to Victoria and marrying George Cruickshank. The signatures in the book are from people in Victoria, Yale and San Francisco, 1880-1883.