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The fonds consists of letters inward regarding Hudson's Bay Company interests in B.C. and on the prairies and a scrapbook containing clippings and sketchbook, journals, and a log book from a voyage to California from Mexico.

The fonds consists of Christies' diary describing the voyage from England to Victoria and life in Victoria and Nanaimo. Fonds includes rough farm accounts to 1876. Fonds also includes a typescript of the diary and farm account notes created by the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.

The fonds consists of diaries, reminiscences, and scrapbooks.

The fonds consists of Simpson's travel diary.

The fonds consists of Sabben's logbook. Profusely illustrated with pencil and watercolour sketches of various Pacific Coast and British harbours, including Victoria harbour and Nanaimo harbour. The view of Victoria harbour includes the Songhees village site.

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence and receipts created by or about the Vancouver Island Volunteer Rifle Corps.

The fonds consists of journal, ledger, and notebook of George Schmidt.

The fonds consists of fur trade returns from the Mackenzie River District, correspondence, and an account book to customers regarding orders, bills and hiring contracts. [Add.Mss 679 is also available on microfilm.]

The fonds consists of correspondence of Wilkinson with family and friends in Ontario.

The fonds consists of business and personal correspondence, documents, and photographs created by or relating to the Smith family of Victoria between 1860-1932. Included in this fonds are contracts, receipts (MS-2703), a journal of 1863-1864 bakery deliveries (E/B/Sm6), and photographs of the M.R. Smith & Co. bakery (MS-3458), founded by M.R. Smith; a scrapbook created by Selina Smith between 1895 and 1932 of correspondence, calling cards, and documents pertaining to her music students (MS-1992) as well as photographs of Selina and her students (MS-3458); Hamilton Smith’s business papers for M.R. Smith & Co. as well as reports, offer of lots for sale (MS-2703), and photographs of the Smith family businesses, employees, friends, homes, and places in Victoria (MS-3458); and photographs of Victoria taken ca. 1895 by Garrett Smith (MS-3459). Also includes a one-page letter from Philip R. Smith to his father, William Smith in 1860 (E/B/Sm6).

The fonds consists of correspondence, legal documents, certificates, assessment notices and sketches.

The fonds consists of correspondence and letterbooks of R.P. Rithet, Elizabeth (Munro) Rithet, John Rithet, W.J. Munro, 1868-1915; notebooks and papers of various members of the Rithet family; ledgers and cashbooks of Welch, Rithet and Company, 1863-1879 with sundry time sheets, 1944; indentures, 1860-1897; sealing captains' assignments with R.P. Rithet and Company concerning indebtedness and bills of sale of various schooners.

Also includes various paintings and drawings.

The fonds consists of correspondence to Besette from J.A. Chapleau and George Etienne Cartier.

Fonds consists primarily of photographs and a small selection of textual material documenting the professional and personal life of Charles Frederick Moore. The photographs predominantly concern Moore’s activities as an English colonial officer in late nineteenth century China. As a paymaster for General Charles Gordon’s forces in China, Moore witnessed and documented important events in the Nanking Rebellion. This is the most closely documented period of Moore’s life and the predominant amount of photographic records in the fonds concern this period. Following the rebellion, he remained a colonial official in Peking, starting a young family.

He decided to move his family to Victoria, British Columbia in 1885, and most of the textual records in the fonds date to this time period. The textual records comprise of certificates, biographical notes on Judge Mathew Baillie Begbie, for whom Moore served as secretary, and lecture notes for Moore's lecture on China in the time of General Gordon.

The fonds consists of Israel Wood Powell's diaries; notebooks; account book; certificates of medical, governmental and Masonic appointments; and correspondence pertaining to his tenure as Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Fonds includes correspondence and Alexandra Club speeches of Jane Powell and certificates of Jane, Ernest, and Bertram Powell.

The fonds consists of the personal records of B.W. Pearse and Sarah Jane Pearse, including photographs and textual records.

The fonds consists of deeds and survey book, cash book (1901-1904) of coal accounts recording sales and shipments to various companies, a record book of employees (1918-1925), photographs of the Puntledge River power project and of the Comox and Union Bay Mines (1911-1922), and various forms and stock certificates (1921-1946).

The fonds consists of correspondence, accounts, receipts, contracts and agreements, pocket notebooks, and notes. Some records relate to the Rail Road House and to activities conducted in partnership with Arthur Churton.

The fonds consists of subscription lists of the Societe francaise de bienfaisance et de secours mutuelle.

The fonds consists of Heaton's diary regarding activities in the Sheriff's Office.

The fonds consists of Pyne's photographs depicting Malta, Gibraltar, St. Helena, Panama, and Victoria, B.C.

The fonds consists of an indexed letter press book as well as invoices and receipts created between 1860 and 1863 by the wholesale firm Edgar & Aime in Victoria, B.C.

The fonds consists of Cameron family photographs depicting family members and friends.

The fonds consists of Freeman's photographs of his family.

The fonds consists of logs, journals, notebooks and scrapbooks relating to Baker's naval service; diaries and letters; Baker's Masonic certificates; and two certificates presented upon his resignation as Secretary to the B.C. Board of Trade.

The fonds consists of diaries, correspondence and letterbook of Ed. Conway (known variously as Edward, Edmund and Edmond Conway).

The fonds consists of records of the Victoria Office of the British Columbia Electric Railway created between 1861 and 1967 and includes financial records, correspondence, photographs, maps and films.

Fonds includes financial records of the Victoria Gas Company (1861-1904), the Victoria Illuminating Company (1887-1890), and the National Electric Tramway and Lighting Company (1889-1944) as well as business records of the Vancouver Island Power Company (1910-1944). It also includes an engineer's report on relay protection of the high tension transmission systems of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company prepared by Westinghouse (1923), various maps and plans and twelve historical films created for the 1958 Centennial.

The fonds consists of letters, agreements and business correspondence.

The fonds consists of various volumes of records kept at the Fort Rupert store including inventorie, account books, daybooks and a trade blotter.

The fonds consists of Harvey's diaries.