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The item is a documentary film made in 1952. It shows BC-related activities in London England leading up to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, including the laying of a wreath on the grave of Capt. George Vancouver and Lt.-Gov. Clarence Wallace planting a dogwood tree in the same churchyard. The film begins and ends with BC footage showing highlights of the 1951 Royal Visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. There is also a brief sequence showing decorations and activities in Victoria and Vancouver to mark the coronation.

The item is a workprint of an industrial film made in 1956. It is the third film of a three-part engineering record of the manufacture and laying of an undersea power cable from the mainland to Vancouver Island. Part three shows the laying of five cables from Saltspring Island to Parker Island (3 miles) and from Tsawwassen Beach to Galiano (14 miles) by the cable-laying ship "Ocean Layer". It also shows shore operations and connections. The cable became operational on 25 September 1956.

The item is a release print of a documentary film made in 1951. The film shows Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Vancouver and Vancouver Island during their 1951 Canadian tour. Footage includes: inspection of RCAF honour guard outside CNR station, greeting by Mayor Fred Hume and the Princess's speech at Vancouver City Hall, appearance at Brockton Point Oval, visit to Shaughnessy Hospital and services at Christ Church Cathedral, crowds on West Vancouver waterfront and HMCS Crusader. In Victoria: parade with the Canadian Scottish Regiment and the Royal Canadian Artillery, Premier Byron Johnson greets the Princess at the Legislative Buildings, honour guard inspection and artillery salute, Cowichan and Alberni Indian dance performance at Thunderbird Park. Return to Vancouver harbour; motorcade up Kingsway Avenue, Burnaby Municipal Hall, Royal Train arrives at New Westminster, departure. There are also good (brief) shots of Kitsilano Boy's Band, Junior Forest Wardens, Major J.S. Matthews, Very Rev. Cecil Swanson (dean of Christ Church), and BC Provincial Police on motorcycles with sidecars.

SUMMARY: "The Bush and the Salon" was a CBC radio series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries and other sources. This episode, "This Is My Home: The Story Of The Deans Family of Victoria, Part 2: Here Will I Stay", is written by Peter Haworth. This episode focuses on Victoria in 1854, including the war with Russia in Sitka, and early life in the colony as related by members of the Deans; family. The actors include Pat Williams, David Glyn-Jones, Robert Clothier, Roy Brinson, Shirley Broderick, Michael Collins, Eric Schneider, and Sam Payne.;

The series consists of ledgers from the Works Dept. in Victoria. The series includes records regarding works and buildings; roads, streets and bridges; prisons and police; harbour improvements; lighthouses; explorations and surveys; education; and salaries.

This series contains correspondence, reports, and miscellaneous documents regarding financial grants to the City of Victoria Centennial Celebrations (1962), British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (1968-1973), and the Vancouver Indian Centre Society (1963-1969).

This series contains water licences issued for Victoria Water District, 1909-1912, by W.S. Drewry, Chief Water Commissioner, pursuant to the Water Act, 1909. The records include water notices and approval of plans. This volume was also used by the Board of Investigation to make water rights determinations, ca. 1913-1914.

Fence viewer's awards nos.1-10; index.

Letterpress book of correspondence outward from Victoria Court Registry.

Correspondence inward to the Victoria Court Registry, A-M.

Wills probated in British Columbia, numbers 31,201 - 46,021.

The item is a composite film print of a travelogue produced by Guided Tour Productions, ca. 1960. It depicts a trip from Ottawa to the Pacific coast by Greyhound Bus. BC footage includes: Rogers Pass, the Thompson/Okanagan Region, Vancouver (Stanley Park, Lion's Gate Bridge), Victoria (Empress Hotel etc.) and the Butchart Gardens.

The item consists of two reels of nature film showing marine and seashore life on the Pacific coast. Includes: tidal plants, crustaceans, fish; oolichan fishery and its importance; seabirds of Triangle Island and Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii); seals and seabirds on the Pribilof Islands, etc. Also footage of Victoria Inner Harbour area, houses and gardens.

Item consists of film footage of archaeology, masks, porpoises, and the construction of the museum building (ca. 1965-1967).

The item is a video copy of a documentary program about the history of the British Columbia Provincial Museum.

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at the McPherson Playhouse during CBC Week In Victoria, on October 27, 1982. Violinist Paul Kling and harpist Taka Kling perform a program of pieces by Donizetti, Bach, Busser, Mivagi, Adaskin, Ravel and Ibert.

SUMMARY: "Monitor" was a radio series devoted to the arts in British Columbia. This episode includes a documentary by Gail Pellett entitled "Safe Haven", about Victoria and the people who live there.;

This series consists of correspondence, petitions, accounts, statements of population, and reports relating to land of Indigenous peoples in British Columbia from the Department of the Provincial Secretary.

This series consists of the records of the Commission on Mount Douglas Park, 1930-1931. Unit consists of Letters Patent appointing the commissioner, correspondence, exhibits, notes, photographs, submissions and the report.

Letter inward to Premier John Foster McCreight from Robert Beaven, 22 December 1871, regarding proposed water legislation and City of Victoria's water supply. Contains 1 page.

Correspondence relating to compensation for privately owned lots on Bird Cage Walk required for the Parliament Buildings. From Lands and Work files 4155/1892, 4457/1892 and 41/1893.

This series contains minutes from the Executive Council meetings. Records of interest in this series include minutes "relative to the Indian troubles on the Skeena River," from 1888.; dispatches, reports, and correspondence concerning the relocation of Songhees Indian reserve, 1893-1896. The series also includes a copy of the Report on British Columbia for Royal Colonial Institute (for use in British elementary schools), 1884.

Index to judgments, Jan. 1, 1885 - Nov. 1, 1895. The judgments and the preceding index are found in GR-1590.

Returns of criminal appeals, 1940-1954. Statistics including "Sentences varied by Court of Appeal", 1945-1949 and Dominion Bureau of Statistics form "Appeals of Criminal cases, 1949".

Series consists of one bench book for Colony of Vancouver Island Supreme Court of Civil Justice civil and criminal cases heard by Judge David Cameron at Fort Victoria from November 1853 to January 1856 and one criminal case at Nanaimo in May 1854. It also includes civil cases heard at Victoria in the Inferior Court of Civil Justice in 1856. The volume additionally served as a criminal record book for 1853, a cause book for 1856, and a Registrar's record book for 1853. It opens with a notation that Judge Cameron's commission was read and that he took his seat on 6 October 1853. The Registrar also notes that he received the court seal from Judge Cameron.

Financial records from Victoria's Supreme Court of Civil Justice. There is a receipt book, 1859-1964 recording payments made by Registrar Thomas G. William to suitors. The date, the number of the plaint, the "Full amount of judgment and costs" and/or the amount of cash received [pounds, shillings, pence] and the signature of the suitor receiving the money. In 1862 the format and handwriting changes. Registrar's account book, 1866-1970 showing daily entries of sheriff fees and court fees (in dollars and cents). A booklet of "Fees collected during the Circuit of 1870, 21 June to 26 August" marked Duplicate.