Brotchie, William, 1799-1859. Cowichan; Ship Captain.
Bill of lading for the steamer Beaver to ship goods from Fort Nisqually to Camosun, 20 June 1843; receipt from the Vancouver Island Colonial Surveyor for 98 acres of land in Cowichan district.
Brotchie, William, 1799-1859
The diary documents the journey of miner John Waddell (1818-1870) to Vancouver Island in 1862 in search of gold during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Also included are notes on his journey to San Francisco in early 1862 aboard the California steamer Nort...
The file consists of 5 items: 1 letter applies for a business license at Kennedy Flat; official correspondence (2 letters) pertaining to the effects of union of the colonies (1866) and confederation of the colony (1871) on E.G. Alston and R. Ker.
H.M.S. Egeria, Sporting Journal, Pacific, 1900, describing fishing, hunting and skiing trips and containing manuscript maps and clippings regarding same; correspondence regarding hunting; East Africa Protectorate game licence. Maps transferred to...
Egeria (H.M. Ship)
Part of Bureau of Mines, Mineral Survey and Mineralogical Branch photographs
[News items from British Columbia, 1910s-1920s : no. 1 - 5] : [five items]
Part of Archives research collection
Newsreel items. A wide assortment of footage, much of it shot in the Victoria area. Highlights include: cars on Malahat; Victoria harbour; Empress Hotel; Government House; Lt.-Gov. Prior; Beacon Hill Park; Hatley Park; Fletcher Bros. music store;...
Letter to his mother in Vancouver written June 1, 1913, from Qualicum Beach where he and his brother had just pre-empted land.Presented by Mr. Humphreys, Sooke, 1979.
Humphreys, Leonard. Sooke
Ricketts, Edward F., d. 1946. Marine Biologist.
A typed transcript of an account of collecting trips made to the West Coast of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands in the summers of 1945 and 1946 by California biologist Edward F. Ricketts. The account is a mixture of notes on marin...
Ricketts, Edward F., d. 1946. Marine Biologist
Lewis, Claudia Louise, 1907-. A study of the impact of modern life on a Canadian Indian Band
A study of the impact of modern life on a Canadian Indian Band. 284 leaves: fig., tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), Columbia University, 1959. Bibliography: leaves 269-274. University Microfilms, 59-2858.
Lewis, Claudia Louise, 1907-
Stewart, Joseph L. The problem of stuttering in certain North American Indian Societies
The problem of stuttering in certain North American Indian Societies. vii, 252 leaves: tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), State University of Iowa, 1959. Bibliography: leaves 179-187. University Microfilms, 59-3821.
Stewart, Joseph L.
Charles John Seghers: Missionary Bishop in the American Northwest, 1839-1886. xii, 617 pages: maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1963. Vita. Bibliography: pages 590-617. Purchased from University Microfilms, 1982.
Steckler, Gerard George, 1927-
[British Columbia Hydro] : [miscellaneous footage]
Part of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority films and videotapes
The file contains selection of unique film items found among the miscellaneous footage transferred from BC Hydro to the BC Archives in 1992. This material is apparently unrelated to any completed BC Hydro film productions.040.01: A.I.B. [wage/pri...
Richeson, David R. Sandford Fleming and the establishment of a Pacific cable
Sandford Fleming and the establishment of a Pacific cable. 1972. x, 360 leaves: ill., maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Alberta, 1972. Bibliography: leaves 348-360. Canadian theses on microfilm, 13541.
Richeson, David R.
Nelson, Leo and Gaylia. Victoria.
A compilation of material pertaining to the history of the families of John Silva, William Blank, and Robert Shaw.Presented by Gaylia Nelson, Victoria, 1975.
Nelson, Leo and Gaylia. Victoria
Manning, James E. Vancouver; Surveyor
Continuity and change: the role of the Hudson's Bay Company in Oregon and Vancouver Island, 1824-1859. 1971. vi, 137 leaves. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1971. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 126-137. Canadian theses on microfich...
Frawley, Carol Mavis, 1942-
Typescript entitled "An early note on the Island, 1912," containing an account of his trip from Liverpool to Vancouver Island.Presented by Leonard Humphreys, Sooke, 1978.
Humphreys, Leonard. Sooke
"Memoirs". Genealogical account of the Burkitt family and reminiscences of author's boyhood in London, England; account of author's apprenticeship at Salvation Army's Hadleigh training farm and of his emigration to Vancou...
Burkitt, William Adlard Theodore
Part of Maynard family collection
This file contains reproductions of two photographic prints depicting portraits and views of Maynard family members (Harry Hatherly MacDonald) and residences (Croft family home). The photographs are taken by a photographer(s) whose identity is not...
Griffin, Robert Brian, 1951-. The Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company, 1889-1943.
The Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company, 1889-1943. vii, 110 p: tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1979. Bibliography: p 110-123. Appendices: p 124-164. Vita.Presented by the author, 1980.
Griffin, Robert Brian, 1951-
Typescript entitled "Migrant's Life, 1912", containing an account of Mr. Humphreys emigration from Liverpool, England to Vancouver and his subsequent move to Vancouver Island.Presented by the author, 1979.
Keeping the peace on Vancouver Island: the colonial police and the Royal Navy, 1850-1866. vii, 235 leaves: tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1981. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 223-228. Canadian theses on microfiche, 52860.
Thackray, William Swanton, 1927-
Remains of an ancient civilization on Vancouver Island
Part of Powell family fonds
The file consists of a report written by James Deans regarding evidence of early habitation on the southeastern part of Vancouver Island. The last page of the report includes several rough pencil sketches of artifacts found by Deans elsewhere on V...
"List of letters per ship Iny"; names, in alphabetical order, of 27 men receiving letters carried by the Iny.
Iny (Ship)
Victoria and Esquimalt Railway Co.
In 1873, the Victoria and Esquimalt Railway was incorporated to build a railroad from Victoria to Esquimalt harbor, contingent upon the choice of the Pacific terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railway (BCS 1873, 23). In 1876, this contingency was ...
Victoria and Esquimalt Railway Co.