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The file consists of two items: a bill of lading for the steamer Beaver, under Captain William Brotchie, to ship goods from Fort Nisqually to Camosun, dated 20 June 1843 and a receipt from the Vancouver Island Colonial Surveyor for 98 acres of land in Cowichan district, 1858.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by William Swanton Thackray titled "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.

The settlement of Nootka Sound: its distributional morphology, 1900-1970. xi, 133 p: illus., maps. Thesis (M.A.), Simon Fraser University, 1972. Bibliography: pages 23, 40, 65, 104 and 132.

The file consists of letters to Lyall Newcomen Cooper encouraging him to retire on Vancouver Island. The letters are from George A. Walkem and "Stiffy" Fairhurst encouraging Cooper to retire to Vancouver Island from the Sudan and offering advice on social life, sport, and country properties; letters from Walkem to B.C. Agent General and head of the Canadian Pacific Railway in London asking the them to assist Cooper and outlining his wants and documents re Egyptian service.

The item is a timber cruiser's logbook, apparently owned by Donald Alexander McPhee. The book contains sketch maps of Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company lots in the Cowichan and other South Vancouver Island districts with timber types noted.

RECORDED: Lake Cowichan (B.C.), 1984-10-04 SUMMARY: In an interview with Roger Wiles, Trevor S. Green discusses his life in the Cowichan Valley; the Lake Cowichan area; the history of the Simpson Estate at Marble Bay; and stories about its various owners, especially Mrs. Jeanne S. Simpson.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Craigflower Manor PERIOD COVERED: 1856-1973 RECORDED: View Royal (B.C.), 1973-08-23 SUMMARY: In an interview by Professor E. Colchester, curator Jean Thompson discusses the history of Craigflower Manor from 1856 to 1973, including how the Thompsons came to the Craigflower in 1962, and the government takeover and restoration of the manor. (NOTE: Transcript only.)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Hernando Island : people of the island RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969-01-23 SUMMARY: Abner Conant discusses early settlement on Hernando Island, in the Inside Passage near Campbell River.;

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 Map accessions 10712 and 10713.

Presented by Ron Greene, Victoria, 1978.

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Carol Mavis Frawley titled "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 microfiche, 27305.

Docudrama. The story of Brother XII (Edward Arthur Wilson) and his religious cult on De Courcey Island in the late 1920s, as told through interviews and dramatized episodes. The interviewees include Minard G. (Gerry) Hill, Cecil Clark, Ken Kendall, Victor Harrison, and Provincial Archivist Willard Ireland.

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.

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by Richard Mackie titled "Colonial land, Indian labour and company capital: the economy of Vancouver Island, 1849-1858." xi, 315 p. Thesis (M.A.) - University of Victoria, 1984. Bibliography: p 302-315.

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis by Andrea Judith Walker titled "Robert Brown and the Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition, 1864." iii, 134 leaves, maps. Essay (B.A.), University of Victoria, 1967. Bibliography: leaves 127-131.

The file contains a typescript by Leonard Humphreys titled "Migrant's Life, 1912". It contains an account of Mr. Humphreys emigration from Liverpool, England to Vancouver and his subsequent move to Vancouver Island.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay titled "An early note on the Island, 1912," which contains an account of Leonard Humphreys' trip from Liverpool to Vancouver Island.

"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 Vancouver Island in 1911. Reminiscences of his career as farmer, dairyman, and horticulturist at Westholme (1911-1914), Saltspring Island (1919-1949), and Sooke (1950s). MS includes account of Burkitt's tenure as director of Saltspring and Gulf Islands Agricultural Association (1921-ca. 1938) and work with Canadian Corps of Commissionaires in Victoria (ca. 1960-1977). Also, reminiscences of author's military service (1914-1918) first as member of 67th Battalion (Western Scots) and later as pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. Xerox photos of author and family also included.

The item is a photocopy of a thesis by Robert Brian Griffin titled "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.

The item is a microfilm copy of a thesis by Joseph L. Stewart titled "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.

The item is a microfilm copy of a thesis by David R. Richeson titled "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.

CALL NUMBER: T3339:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walmis Newman : a lifetime on the coast, part 1 RECORDED: Duncan (B.C.), 1978-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walmis Newman describes his early life on the Saanich Peninsula; his long association with ships and boats, including the "Princess Sophia" disaster; boat building; the Genoa Bay sawmill. TRACK 2: His life at Musgraves Landing; Brother XII and DeCourcy island; his present farm near Duncan; more on boat building; his attitudes towards conscription and pacifism.

CALL NUMBER: T3339:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walmis Newman : a lifetime on the coast, part 2 RECORDED: Duncan (B.C.), 1978-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walmis Newman describes clam digging and deer hunting during the 1930s; his Finnish background; prohibition; tugboats and their crews. TRACK 2: More on tugboats; types of BC coal and their uses; the Island Highway in the 1920s; the very poor working conditions of sailors.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Hilda Cecil Collins RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-05-07 SUMMARY: Hilda Collins discusses her life, her career as a governess, pioneering on Vancouver Island in 1913, family life and women's societies.;

The item consists of an illustrated typed transcript of a diary of a trip "out West' taken by Kit A. Sauvary from June 22 to July 30, 1933. Kit Sauvary and her party traveled across the Northern United States by automobile from Toronto, entering British Columbia South of Kootenay Lake. They took the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway to Princeton, North to Spences Bridge, and down the Fraser Canyon. They visited Vancouver and Vancouver Island before returning via the Banff Windermere Highway and the Rockies, through the United States and back to Toronto. The diary was written as a series of letters to Sauvary's parents in Guernsey, typed up in 1979 and contains photographs and marked route maps of the journey from 1933.

The item is a typescript copy of an essay by Alan John Ware titled "The Great Coal Strike: the Vancouver Island Coal Miners' Strike, 1912-1914." iii, 158 leaves: tables. Essay (B.A.), University of British Columbia, 1962. Bibliography: leaves 149-158.

The file consists of 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 marine life and descriptions of places visited, people met methods of travel, etc. Ricketts was a friend of John Steinbeck and this account was apparently intended for Steinbeck's use. (For a biography of Ricketts see Steinbeck's "Notes from the Sea of Cortez"). The transcript, which is entitled "Transcript of summer 1945 and 1946 notes based on trips to the outer shores, W. Coast Vanc. Is., Queen Charlottes etc. New Series Note Books 3 and 4" was presented to the Royal British Columbia Museum by Joel W. Hedgpeth of Santa Rosa, California. A copy of Hedgpeth's covering letter is included with the transcript.

"List of letters per ship Iny"; names, in alphabetical order, of 27 men receiving letters carried by the Iny.

The item is a photocopy of a thesis by Stella Higgins titled "Colonial Vancouver Island and British Columbia as seen through British eyes, 1849-1871." Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1972. Presented by the author.

The file consists of postcards addressed to Elsie Jones at Coombs, Lytton, and Little Qualicum from friends in Victoria and Kamloops.