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Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds Series
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City parks : plans and development register

Series consists of a register containing the following information on over 100 Vancouver parks: street location, legal description, existence of playground apparatus and field games. A small ink on vellum plan of each park is also included. The parks are listed in alphabetical order.
Note: Stanley Park is not included in the Register.

Vancouver Park Board

Director of Park Board Administrative and Revenue Services' operational subject files

Series consists of correspondence, reports and related materials from the Director's Office, Administrative and Revenue Services. The original order of the records has been maintained. This is mainly alphabetical by subject. The original office file classification manuals are contained in the case file along with the 1994 and 1995 transfer lists.

Vancouver Park Board. Administrative and Revenue Services Division

Park Board - Board Committee minutes

Series consists of minutes of various committees struck by the Park Board. The committees include Park Sites, Finance, Works, Utilities, Sports, Music, Theatre, Public Relations, Community Buildings, as well as Special Committees to investigate specific matters. The series is arranged chronologically.

Vancouver Park Board

Park Board - Board meeting agendas

Series consists of agendas which list guests and delegations, summarize correspondence received, identify committee reports, and include information items. Some recommendations are also included. Arranged chronologically.

Vancouver Park Board. Administrative and Revenue Services Division

Park Board central registry files

Series consists of records created by several divisions of the Park Board and maintained by the Board's central registry. Series contains various committee records, including minutes; administrative and financial records; files relating to specific parks (Operational location files series); and subject files pertaining to property acquisition and development, recreational facilities, beaches and marinas, and sports and other recreational programs. Arranged into four subseries: Housekeeping subject files, Operational location files, Operational subject files and Reports to the Board of Parks and Recreation files.

Vancouver Park Board

Park Board correspondence

Series consists of correspondence and reports of the Park Board and represents various administrative offices which made up the Board. Records are arranged by accrual and within each accrual, chronologically.

Vancouver Park Board

Park Board Director of Recreation Services' subject files

Series consists of reports, minutes and correspondence from the Office of the Director of Recreation Services Division, Board of Parks and Recreation. The records are arranged chronologically by year and, within these divisions, the records are arranged alphabetically by subject. A block numeric classification system - which corresponds to an alphabetic arrangement - was applied in 1970 and 1971.

Vancouver Park Board. Recreation Services

Park Board Director's subject files

Series consists of correspondence regarding the operation and maintenance of a variety of recreation facilities. Two methods of arrangement are evident: alphabetically by file title; and chronologically. A block numeric system - which corresponds to an alphabetic arrangement - was applied to 1975 and 1976.

Vancouver Park Board. Operations and Maintenance Division

Park Board payroll files

Series consists primarily of payroll records relating to unemployed relief work projects sponsored by the Park Board during the Depression. There are listings of the men hired and wages paid, as well as budget figures for various projects.

Vancouver Park Board

Park Board photographs

Series consists of photographs of downtown Vancouver, local areas within the city, parks, community centres, beaches, activities such as swimming, golfing, tennis, lawn bowling, skating, landscaping and gardening and the Stanley Park Zoo. Also depicted are Park Board offices, employees and Park Board Commissioners. Series contains two subseries: Slides, and Facilities development files.

Vancouver Park Board

Park Board site subject files

Series consists primarily of correspondence, but also includes minutes and budget information pertaining to the administration of Central Park, Aquarium, Civic Theatres, Queen Elizabeth Park, and the Seawall. The series is arranged by site.

Vancouver Park Board

Park Board Superintendent's subject files

Series consists of correspondence, minutes and reports from the office of the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation. Arranged chronologically and alphabetically by subject. A block numeric system - which corresponds to an alphabetic arrangement - was applied in 1970 and 1971.

Vancouver Park Board. Superintendent