The series is a photograph album created or acquired by Herbert Carmichael, sometime between 1897 and the early 1900s. It contains photographs of Victoria and area, particularly photos of Beacon Hill Park, Victoria Harbour and sailboats. There are also Vancouver Island photographs, including images of the Cowichan and Alberni areas and images taken on the mainland including Kootenays and coastal areas. There are a few photographs taken in Northern Island, Sault Ste. Marie and England. Most of the photographs have either stamped or penciled captions.
The fonds consists of ca. 258 photographs created or acquired by Herbert Carmichael between 1897 and the early 1900s. Most of the photographs are in two albums and there are also 66 loose photographs and negatives.
The file is a manuscript about the Squamish people of British Columbia. It was commissioned by the North Vancouver School Board in 1974, and written by the BC Indian Language Project, and Louis Miranda of the Squamish First Nation. This is a photocopy of the original.
The file consists of a paper written by Dorothy Kennedy for the BC Indian Language Project. The paper discusses the different types of plants utilized by the traditional Squamish people, and provides information on their original Indigenous names as well as botanical identification. The paper is a photocopy from an original.
The file is an essay about the Bella Coola people of British Columbia, focusing on their history, culture and linguistics. The essay was written by Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy of the BC Indian Language Project in 1976. The essay is a photocopy of the original.
The file consists of an essay about Indigenous knowledge and language of different birds, animals and other flora in British Columbia. The essay relates to knowledge of the Squamish First Nation. It was written by Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy as part of the British Columbia Indian Language Project. The essay is a photocopy of the original.
The series consists of five different theses about the utilization of fish and other marine animals by Indigenous peoples in British Columbia. The theses examine the different types of fish, their importance to Indigenous culture, how they are caught, and methods of preparation. The theses were created between 1974 and 1976, mostly by Dorothy Kennedy, but also with the assistance of Randy Bouchard. These theses are photocopies of the originals. See file list for further information.
The collection consists of an assortment of different articles written by both Dorothy Kennedy and/or Randy Bouchard as part of the BC Indian Language Project.
The articles are all photocopies of articles and are likely available in other repositories.
The item is a colour photograph of Emily Sartain standing with other people in front of a cake. The event was the Thetis Park Nature Sanctuary Association annual party held in 1977. Emily Sartain was instrumental in helping establish the park. The other people in the photograph have not been identified.
The item is a colour photograph of Emily Sartain standing in front of a table that holds some of her paintings. The sign above the paintings says 'Emily Sartain Exhibition Flower Paintings'. The photograph is likely to have been taken in the 1970s.
The item is a colour photograph of Emily Sartain and 4 other women attending a Garden Party at Government House, Victoria, sometime possibly from about 1965 to 1980. The names of the other women are written on the back of the photograph, but they are, for the most part, illegible.
The item is a black and white photograph of Emily Sartain standing in front of some of her paintings displayed on a wall. The display was held at the provincial museum in Victoria (now the Royal BC Museum) in 1947.
The item is a black and white photograph of Emily Sartain holding one of her paintings. The photograph was taken at Thetis Park in 1957, a park she was instrumental in helping get established
The item is a black and white photograph of Emily Sartain and 3 other people at British Columbia House in London, England. The photograph depicts the group of people standing in front of a display case showing some of Sartain's work.
The item is a black and white photograph of Emily Sartain. The photograph is of the artist sitting outside with a canvas and she appears to be painting some flowers. The photograph is possibly from the 1930s
The item is a black and white photograph of Emily Sartain and two other women at an art exhibition of Canadian Wild Flowers. The artwork in the photograph is presumably that of Sartain's. The photograph was taken at Alresford Town Hall in Hampshire, England, around 1953
The item is a black and white photograph taken of Emily Sartain. She is standing outside a house and holding some flowers. The date on the back of the photograph in pencil is that of July 15, 1943.
