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Indigenous woman

Item consists of a photograph of an unidentified elderly Indigenous woman sitting on the ground, leaning on a wooden wall.

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate fonds

  • PR-2400
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1828-2018

The fonds consists of records relating to the missionary work of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). Most records were created and accumulated by the administrations of various OMI provinces that have operated in British Columbia: St. Peter’s Province, St. Paul’s Vice-Province, St. Paul’s Province, and OMI Lacombe Canada. Additionally, the fonds contains some records created by the administration of the Vice-Province of Whitehorse. Other records pre-date the establishment of OMI provinces in Canada. Materials mostly relate to Oblate missionary work in British Columbia and the Yukon, but the fonds also includes some records pertaining to Oblate work throughout Canada, as well as records pertaining to foreign mission work (such as materials related to the OMI’s Provincial Delegation of Peru).

The fonds is divided into the following series:
● MS-3396 – Mission and school records
● MS-3397 – Personnel records
● MS-3398 – OMI archives files
● MS-3399 – Writing and research
● MS-3400 – Provincial administrative records
● MS-3401 – Indigenous affairs subject files
● MS-3402 – Multi-media [currently being processed]
● MS-3403 – Publications, grey literature, and manuscripts

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Two carved wooden figures

Item consists of a photograph of two wooden carvings. The photograph is not identified but may be Richard Maynard as he is identified as taking similar photographs of wooden carvings (see: PN09746 and PN09747).

Provincial Archives sheet music collection

  • PR-2375
  • Collection
  • 1899-2018

Collection includes published sheet music, many with lyrics, collected by the Provincial Archives. The majority of the collection includes materials published prior to 1970.

If a piece was assigned a number within a publisher's series, this number has been included in brackets after the statement of responsibility for the piece. The file list also includes information on publisher's series and the statement of responsibility for that series, if applicable.

Remains of an ancient civilization on Vancouver Island

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 Vancouver Island in 1870 and 1874. Pages 21, 22, 25 and 26 of the report are missing.

Two totem poles

Item consists of a photograph showing a side view of two totem poles in an unidentified village. They are the same poles pictured in J-08057.

Pioneer group (men)

Item is a black and white glass plate negative depicting 22 men standing in front of the legislature building in Victoria, 1882. Based on the date of the photograph and the individuals present they are members of the fourth parliament of British Columbia on the back porch of the Provincial Secretary's Office of the old, "birdcage", legislature buildings.

British Columbia general views and Victoria and vicinity

Series consists of 382 photographs produced primarily by Hannah or Richard Maynard. Other photographers may also be identified on some negatives. Images depict locations around Victoria, including downtown, Beacon Hill, Esquimalt, and the Gorge, as well as other places within British Columbia that could not be otherwise attributed to the Maynard's field photography. Scenes include Victoria street scenes, churches, the Inner Harbour, regattas, farming, and forests.

MacLeod sword and scabbard

Item is a short sword and leader scabbard with silver locket. Locket is inscribed with A.N. McL monogram and MacLeod crest. The maker's mark is on the opposite side, Prosser, Charing Cross, London. Original description indicates the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms was inscribed on the item in addition to the MacLeod crest but the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms does not appear on the item.

Annual appointments

Series consists of appointments for Sisters into missions or roles within the congregation. Appointments – also called obediences, nominations, assignments or annuaries – record where each Sister was missioned, living, studying or convalescing in any given year. They document the Sister's name, location, and often role within the mission but no other identifying information.

The bound volumes, starting in 1933, are divided into Provinces and then into houses. The appointments for St. Joseph’s Province by house (MS-3569-05) were created from the originals for ease of reference. Additional lists and statistics were compiled on a variety topics including list of Sisters and Sisters who have left the Community, SSA institutions as well as school and hospital statistics.

This series also contains internal telephone, address and e-mail directories.

Map of Pacific Coast, 1791

Item consists of a glass plate negative of a reproduction of a 1791 map of a portion of the North America Pacific coastline. This portion shows California. The item is a companion to J-07998.

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