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Winston C. Lucas fonds

  • CA UVICARCH AR196
  • Fonds

The fonds consists of 7 letters of Mary Lou Williams to Winston Lucas asking his assistance in distributing her new LP record recently released by Decca Record. Williams was a black jazz pianist and arranger-composer, who is often regarded as the only significant female instrumentalist in jazz. She was an important "swing" pianist with a distinctively understated, legato manner based on subtly varied stride and boogie-woogie bass patterns. She was also a major exponent of postwar modern jazz, and advanced the careers of many younger magicians.

Winona Baker fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC568
  • Fonds
  • 1989 - 2009

The fonds consists of poetry, certificates and awards.

Baker, Winona, 1924-

Wilsey Martin fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC410
  • Fonds
  • 1891

The fonds consists of 3 p. manuscript of "Naval song" (Britain's navy).

Martin, W. Wilsey (William Wilsey), 1833-1913

William Wood fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC127
  • Fonds
  • 1866 - 1894

The fonds consists of Wood's private diaries of daily activities and spiritual thoughts and correspondence from family members relating to family and social life.

Wood, William

William White fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC399
  • Fonds
  • 1879 - 1893

The fonds consists of a bound volume of 13 carbon typescript essays and addresses by or collected by Quebec lawyer William White on various subjects such as legal, moral and ethical issues.

White, W. J. (William John), 1861-1934

William West fonds

  • CA UVICARCH AR236
  • Fonds
  • 1963-1984

Fonds consists of four designs for the University of Victoria flag (1978) and other graphics, including preliminary sketches for the Chief Dan George wood mural and posters advertising theatrical productions; designs and plans for theatrical sets and stages (1964-1983), including the Phoenix Theatre Building, the Roger Bishop Theatre, and the Chief Dan George Theatre.

West, William Duncan, 1921-2007

William W. Duncan fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC317
  • Fonds
  • 1918 - 1919

The fonds consists of a sketch-book of Lt. W. Duncan, 16th Battn.

Duncan, William W.

William Tremayne fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC397
  • Fonds
  • [189-]

The fonds consists of an envelope containing 10 fiche of Tremayne's plays. In addition, there is a photocopy of a 2 p. typescript on Tremayne, with a 2 p. attached list of the plays of Tremayne that have been microfiched.

Tremayne, W. A. (William A.)

William Stark fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC619
  • Fonds
  • 1931 - 1933

The fonds consists of a Shanghai Police photograph album (1933); two family photograph albums; two books on Shanghai Colloquial; and a Toronto Police Handbook (1931).

Stark, William

William Okell Holden Dodds fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC345
  • Fonds
  • 1913 - 1934

The fonds consists of instructional material, much of it technical, pertaining to the training of a divisional artillery and artillery officers; instructions for units proceedings overseas; artillery defence schemes; operation orders, and instructions for activities at the front; including the Ypres area and on the Somme. Notes regarding the establishment of the 4th/ 5th Cdn. Div. Arty.; and relating to forward observation officers (F.O.O.'s); a report covers a visit by Maj. Gen. A. W. Currie to the Verdun battlefield, Jan., 1917. Several instructions relate to the attack on Vimy Ridge: one with maps for Counter Battery operations; reports of the assault April 9,1917; and defence schemes (5th Cdn. Div. Arty) in 1917. There are extracts of instructions for trench mortar officers; material on gunnery, ammunition, maps and air photographs; copies of messages; instruction etc. for Nov. Dec. 1918. There are maps of areas in Germany occupied by the Cdn. Crops. (Cologne and Bonn). Photos relate to Valcartier Camp, 1914, overseas operations including the Western Front and Aerial photos. There is a scrapbook "relating to the life and service of Brig. General W. O. H. Dodds." Others series include military and civilian correspondence and army instruction booklets and pamphlets.

Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934

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