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Notes and typescript re: organization and activities of Royal Navy and Canadian Naval Service on Pacific coast, 1914-1918. Includes details of vessels in Esquimalt, submarines constructed in B.C., naval hospital, signalling school, Prince Rupert drydock, and Royal Naval College. Transcripts of Admiralty telegrams and casualty reports also included, along with photographs and plans of defences at Seymour Narrows. Notes apparently prepared by Naval Service staff, ca. 1919.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Military life in Esquimalt, B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1907-1914 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1962-03-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This tape begins with brief comments by Eva Gillan (nee Eva Hart), about her theatrical career; this is the conclusion of an interview by Grace Shaw, continued from T1302:0001. The tape continues with Imbert Orchard's interview of Colonel John Quinn Gillan. He recalls his arrival in Esquimalt as a British soldier in 1907; the army in the Victoria area prior to World War I; a 1914 incident; concerning the coastal defense guns; and the Canadian Navy. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Diaries, 1897-1961, correspondence, subject files, scrapbooks and household accounts. The collection reflects Longstaff's interest in military affairs, naval history, mountaineering, the Anglican Church, various youth organizations and the history of British Columbia in general.

Records include: diaries, 1897-1961, correspondence, subject files, scrapbooks and household accounts. The collection reflects Longstaff's interest in military affairs, naval history, mountaineering, the Anglican Church, various youth organizations and the history of British Columbia in general.

Approximately 1,200 photographs of ships, mountains, family, and a world cruise of the Empress of Britain were transferred to Visual Records accession 198504-001. The photographs are arranged alphabetically as organized by Longstaff. Other photographs are in accession 198001-002. The photos are not included in this series file list. Request the blue Longstaff photo binders from Archives staff to see descriptions of the photographs and photo albums in this series.

Maps were registered as M889132. A list of maps from the Longstaff collection is available in Map documentation file M856030, also known as finding aid CM/Z43. Please request this file from an archivist.