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Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds Series
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Centennial program records collected by the Archives

Series consists of publications and ephemera of various organizations relating to their Centennial activities, sent to the Vancouver Archives at the behest of the Vancouver Centennial Commission. These events were endorsed by the Commission and organizations received funding for them from the City of Vancouver (via the Vancouver Centennial Commission) and the Department of the Secretary of State. Series also includes some material accumulated by City Archivist Sue Baptie while participating in Centennial projects and committees in her role as a Commissioner.

Centennial project application files

Series consists of Centennial Project applications files containing some or all of the following: confirmation of receipt of the application, file number, name of proposal, contact name, sponsor number, correspondence (in some cases including photographs) concerning the project, and project proposal and application form. Most files contain a final report with supporting documentation or examples of their project. Approved projects have a green sticker on the top right hand corner of the file, a confirmation letter advising the endorsement of the project by the Vancouver Centennial Commission along with a Use Agreement for Sponsors and Organizers. Projects not approved or endorsed have a red rectangular sticker on the top right hand corner and do not have a letter of endorsement or use agreement in the file. Some files contain a confidential program evaluation guide for committee reviews.

Commissioner Ann Yandle records

Series consists of correspondence, an orientation binder, contact lists, promotional material, publications, press releases, programmes, invitations, and other records accumulated by Ann Yandle during her role as a Vancouver Centennial Commissioner. Records pertain to Yandle's Commission-related activities and those of the Commission in general. Included in the series are issues of the "Centennial Bulletin", June to October 1984; Commission news releases 1985 to 1987; and "Centennial Update" issues 14 to 18 and 21 to 36.

Executive Director records

Series consists of records accumulated by Robert Dubberly during the course of his activities as Executive Director of the Vancouver Centennial Commission. Includes general Commission information; Civic Task Force, sports and project reports; budget and general financial records; licensing records; correspondence and reports pertaining to Centennial grants; and a recording of a television report concerning Yokohama Festival.

Housekeeping subject files

Series consists of subject files created by the Vancouver Centennial Commission pertaining to general administration; the organization, structure and reports of the Commission and its various committees and task forces; finance; personnel; equipment and supplies. Series is arranged into the following subseries: Administration records (1980-1987), Centennial Commission files (1979-1987), Premises files (1982-1985), Office equipment and supplies files (1982-1985), Finance records (1980-1988), and Personnel records (1980-1987).

Program subject files

Series consists of subject files containing correspondence, minutes, research material, photographs, agreements, press releases, publications, promotional material and other records pertaining to Centennial programs and events, promotional activities and communications, licensing, fundraising activities, funding of community projects, and various program committees coordinated by the Vancouver Centennial Commission. Series also includes scrapbooks, original artwork and other graphic material, sound recordings and audiovisual material.
Series is arranged into the following subseries: Research and program develpment files (1980-1987 [microfilmed 1999]), Communications and media relations files (1963, 1981-1987), Photographs (1956-1986, predominant 1983-1986), Printed matter (1982-1986), Licensing program files (1979-1987 [microfilmed 1999]), Program committees files (1980-1987), Special events files (1980-1987), Community program files (1978-1987), Arts program files (1981-1986), Community outreach files (1982-1985), Sports program files (1981-1987), Civic decorations files (1971, 1982-1986), Sister city program files (1983-1987), Celebrations research files (1980-1987), Recognition program files (1981-1987), Distribution of funds files (1984-1987 [microfilmed 1999]), Vancouver Centennial Commission minutes (1979-1986), Vancouver Centennial Executive Committee minutes (1982-1987), Scrapbooks (1981-1987), Portfolio material (1980-1986), Audiovisual material (1984-1986) and Sound recordings (1986).