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Union Bay collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC409
  • Collection
  • 1996 - 1997

The collection consists of a 1996 development plan, plus an article on the history of Union Bay (a small community approximately 15 kilometres south of Courtenay, British Columbia).

Theodore Benning Monk fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC081
  • Fonds
  • 1844 - 1959

The fonds consists of Monk's army service and course certificates and correspondence with the Monk family, records of the commander of the Gordon Head camp, and the Seattle liaison officer concerning the 5th Regiment and other army and business matters; personal records, including correspondence regarding a new Canadian flag, notes on the Monk family tree, insurance and investment records; photographs of Monk with officers and with Sir Arthur Currie, and drawings of proposed new flags for Canada.

Monk, Theodore Benning, 1884-1959

Samuel Maclure fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC075
  • Fonds
  • 1894 - 1958

The fonds consists of architectural plans of Samuel Maclure for homes in Victoria, other B.C. locations, and out of province locations, as well as lists of people who commissioned homes by Maclure, including construction contracts. Fonds includes plans by English designer George P. Bankart; plans by H. D. Day; plans by other architects; and watercolours by Maclure of houses, proposed houses and alterations. The fonds also consists of 8 negatives made from copies of original drawings of Hatley Park and 3 photocopies of sketches of a bungalow designed for Mrs. Maltwood.

Maclure, Samuel, 1860-1929

Robert Wellington Mayhew fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC078
  • Fonds
  • 1909 - 1969

The fonds consists of records documenting activities of Robert Mayhew and family, including subject files relating to Mayhew's career as Canadian Ambassador to Japan and as Minister of Fisheries, records of Grace Logan Mayhew, including diaries and notebooks on Japanese arts and crafts kept by Mrs. Mayhew on sojourns in Rome and Japan and material relating to her funeral in 1967; photographs of visits of Japanese dignitaries and the British royal family, as well as portraits of Canadian prime ministers; certificates of Mayhew's honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Freeman of Oak Bay and Victoria, and appointment of Mayhew as Minister of Fisheries and as Ambassador to Japan.

Mayhew, Robert Wellington, 1880-1971

Ralph Thistle fonds

  • CA UVICARCH SC117
  • Fonds
  • 1941 - 1942

The fonds consists mainly of the diary of Lieutenant Thistle, Area Intelligence Officer, Prince Rupert, B.C. (Dec. 7,1941-June 30, 1942). In the diary he mentions the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the consequent U.S. entry into the war. He later refers to the effect this event has upon defence operations on the northern B.C. coast and mentions the "roundup" of Japanese fishing boats. Also included in the fonds is a copy of a report that he and Major Dow sent to their Officer Commanding, on Feb. 6, 1942. They have it marked "Secret". Dr. R.H. Roy published an article based on the diary in B.C. Studies (No.31, Autumn 1976).

Thistle, Ralph, 1889-1959

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)

Military Oral History collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC141
  • Collection
  • 1979 - 2024

The collection consists of records generated by a number of different sources that have been brought together as a collection. The Social Sciences Research Project (1970-75) includes 29 interviews (and transcripts) with Major General The Hon. G. R. Pearkes and significant associates of Pearkes. They cover Pearkes' military career in both World Wars, his political career, particularly as Minister of Defence, and his role in the office of Lieutenant Governor or B.C. (1960-68). Over a number of years, subsequent to the Pearkes interviews, Dr. Roy commissioned several senior students to interview 185 former military personnel, Canadian and Allied. These were funded by the Department of National Defence. The collection offers personal accounts of action in the Great War and in most theatres of the Second War in which Canadians participated, as well as post war peace-time activities in NATO. When Dr. Roy retired in 1988 he gave a number of guest lecture tapes and some C.B.C. military oral history tapes. In 1982, Dr. Barnett B. Singer, a sessional lecturer, donated one interviews with a holocaust survivor, Mr. William Jacobs of Victoria. In 1983, Dr. David Stafford donated nine research interviews (and transcripts) for a book that he was doing on clandestine operations in World War II. In 1984, Elizabeth Hazlitte, a nurse at Victoria's, Veteran's Hospital, gave her interviews with six Great War veterans which she had completed on an L.I.P. grant. In 1990, Robert Winkenhower gave an interview of Olga Ghosh about the experience of a Jew living in Germany in the 1930's (accessioned 1994). In 1993, Cmdr. Hal Lawrence, a naval historian, donated copies of cassettes, summaries and transcripts of 120 interviews with retired Canadian navy personnel. These interviews were conducted between 1980 and 1990 under contract with DND. In 1993, B. Marshall, through Dr. Reg Roy, donated a cassette of an episode of Lister Sinclair's CBC radio programme called "Ideas". The episode was called "A Sense of War" and contains the experiences of Nursing Sisters in W.W. II. In 1997, Dr. Shawn Cafferky donated 22 tapes and transcripts of interview on Naval aviation also commissioned by D.N.D. Directorate of History and Heritage. Interviews with Lt. Col. John Edmonson, M/Gen. Norman Ross and Mr. Geo. Kidd (Major) were added in 2007. "War Stories: A Life Remembered", an audio recording of Thomas Miller's experiences in the Canadian Army during World War II on 2 compact discs was donated in 2008, as well as an interview with Ross Purse describing conditions in Oeyama Camp in Japan during World War II. Will Pratt's interviews of Japanese-Canadian veterans were added in 2009. An interview with LCol Cyril Neroutsos was added in 2010.

Memories of British Columbia collection

  • CA UVICARCH SC411
  • Collection
  • [192-]

The collection consists of 25 photographs including: photographs of Harry H. Watson and Edward E. Leason, Government House and the Parliament Buildings, logging, ranching and agriculture, fishing, M.V. Princess Charlotte in the Drydock (Esquimalt), and various scenic shots including 1 of a golf course (Victoria?).

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)

John Woodworth fonds

  • CA UVICARCH AR518
  • Fonds
  • 1963-2015

Fonds consists predominantly of records created, received, or used by John Woodworth in the course of his environmental conservation work, and in his executive roles at the Okanagan Similkameen Parks Society, The Nature Trust of BC, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association/Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route Association. Includes records relating to several of the projects he worked on in BC. Activities involve mapping the areas of concern, identifying significant environmental elements, and purchasing land, or petitioning government bodies to establish or expand park areas. Predominantly, records in the fonds are related to the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail (AMHT) / Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail / Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route (AMVR). Includes material relating to researching the trail's environment and history, establishing provincial/federal recognition, acquiring funding, and promoting the trail. Material in the fonds also documents one public architectural project in Kelowna that Woodworth advocated for, his published and unpublished written works, and his many awards and recognition for his achievements. Records include correspondence, reports, surveys, maps, newspaper and magazine clippings, minutes, newsletters, books, manuscripts, journals, posters, medals, certificates, photos, videos, and audio recordings.

The fonds is organized into 6 series: (I) Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Route / Nuxalk-Carrier Grease Trail; (II) BC Conservation projects; (III) Conservation organizations; (IV) Architecture and design projects; (V) Writing; and (VI) Personal records and awards.

Woodworth, John Newton, 1924-2012

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