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Archibald Galbraith fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC496
  • Fonds
  • 1844 - 1971

The fonds consists of handwritten correspondence from 1844-1884 between Archibald Galbraith and his family. The content of the correspondence from 1844-1855 mainly concern Archibald Galbraith's experiences fighting in India, and the correspondence from 1857-1884 are focused on his later family life. There are also typewritten transcription copies of the correspondence. The fonds also includes two photographs, one depicting Archibald Galbraith and one depicting his daughter, Flora McDonald. There are newspaper clippings from three editions of Glasgow Herald's Saturday Extra in August 1971, which ran a series on the correspondences and experiences of Archibald Galbraith; and a clipping from an unidentified newspaper describing the Battle of Chillianwallah in the Second Sikh War.

Galbraith, Archibald

Victoria Boritch fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC498
  • Fonds
  • 1915 - 1952

The fonds consists of typewritten and handwritten manuscripts, certificates, newspaper, maps, and photographs. The manuscripts are Victoria Boritch's personal memoirs about her family and life in Russia and China, as well as vignettes of various people and events in the 1930's to 1950's. They include details of her neighborhood and schooling in Shanghai and the Russian emigre community. The photographs and photograph albums are of Victoria Boritch and her family taken in Russia, China, and Canada between ca. 1915-1952.

Boritch, Victoria

C. Dexter Stockdill fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC503
  • Fonds
  • 1945 - 1946

The fonds consists of a set of architectural drawings (6 sheets: pencil on tracing paper) by C. Dexter Stockdill for D. A. Drummond, Mount Tolmie, Saanich, November 1945 to January 1946.

Stockdill, Charles Dexter

Koyama family fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC504
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1979

The fonds consists of a family photographs and documents. Also includes an English-Japanese Dictionary.

Koyama (family)

Okamoto family fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC505
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1942

The fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to the Okamoto family's experiences in British Columbia.

Okamoto (family)

Doug Beardsley fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC506
  • Fonds
  • 1923 - 2023

The fonds consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence between Beardsley and various friends, fellow writers, and acquaintances (1967-2017). Also includes manuscripts and transcripts of poems, short stories, essays, as well as handwritten brainstorming notes written on hotel paper pads and airplane bags. Includes book reviews for the Times Colonist, correspondence and work regarding the Al Purdy-Doug Beardsley Papers collaborative work. Also includes handwritten journals kept by Beardsley from approximately 1969-2017. Additionally includes brochures and ephemera collected while travelling for inspiration, and material for a manuscript about Samuel de Champlain.

Beardsley, Doug, 1941-

Pauline Holdstock fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC507
  • Fonds
  • 1978-2010

The fonds consists of correspondence files; manuscripts for novels, articles and reviews; audio-visual materials.

Holdstock, Pauline, 1948-

Holiff family fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC510
  • Fonds
  • 1928 - 2020

The fonds consists of records relating to the personal and business lives of the Holiff family, in particular, Saul and Jonathan Holiff.

The records relating to Saul’s life date from 1914-2005 and include letters, notes, financial records, photographs, newspaper clippings, an oversize scrapbook, audio-visual recordings and publications that encompass Saul Holiff’s life, including years as an RCAF airman, salesman, entrepreneur, promoter, talent manager, columnist and television host, student of history, husband and father, in London Ontario, briefly in California, and later, British Columbia. The fonds documents Holiff’s early businesses in London as well as his entertainment management company, Volatile Attractions, his work and relationships with several Canadian and American music acts from 1956 to 1978, and most notably as manager to Johnny Cash from 1960 to 1973, amongst Cash’s most successful but personally challenging years. Correspondence between the Holiffs, Johnny Cash, June Carter and other members of the music business continues until 2005. Saul Holiff recorded an audio diary between circa 1967 and 1997 and these recordings provide an intimate look into his personal life, business and, importantly, his relationships with family and business associates, including, Johnny Cash.

The records relating to Jonathan Holiff primarily concern the research, preproduction, feature release of and promotion for My Father and the Man in Black, dating from 2006-2015, and consist of 2.85 Terabytes of born digital audio, video, and digitized textual, graphic, and audio visual files, as well as textual, graphic and published materials. Digital materials include items digitized from Saul Holiff’s portion of the Holiff Family fonds for the production of My Father and the Man in Black, commercially published print and music materials primarily concerning Johnny Cash, interviews, production administration records, video masters, commercial release retail DVDs, and promotional materials.

Holiff, Saul, 1925-2005

Underwood family fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC514
  • Fonds
  • 1856 - 1981

The fonds consists of military history scrapbooks and photograph albums. Fonds includes a photograph album relating to Les Underwood's grandfather: Major Ernest Brownlow Underwood. Also includes loose photographs of Ernest Brownlow Underwood and others; British war records for the Underwood Brothers and Ernest Brownlow Underwood; Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.) records for Underwood; and a 1915 Second Contingent Commemorative Booklet.

Underwood (family)

Avis Rasmussen fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC515
  • Fonds
  • 1941 - 2018

The fonds consists of 49 small artworks (originals and prints), including two bound volumes "The Artistry of Avis Rasmussen" and related printed materials ; one acrylic on canvas painting ; and one sketchbook.

Rasmussen, Avis

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