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Jericho Country Club fonds

  • AM59
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1892]-1942

The fonds includes records of the Jericho Syndicate Limited (1905) and a list of subscribers; letters concerning the formation of the B.C. Golf Association (1922) and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (1926); a guest list for the farewell reception of 1942; writings on the early history of the Club; photographs; a blueprint, J.H. Bushnell, "Plan of part of Lots 176 and 538"; two small maps of the golf course, one of the country club location; a book of membership applications, 1919-1928; clippings; and a scrapbook belonging to J.R. Waghorn, Chairman of the Golf Committee, containing correspondence, 1916-1917, and clippings from 1916-1931.

Jericho Country Club

James Pilkington fonds

  • AM1024
  • Fonds
  • 1906

Fonds consists of a photocopy of a letter sent to James Pilkington by his nephew, Alf, in 1906, outlining conditions in Vancouver and the position of City Accountant; and a typewritten transcript of the letter.

Pilkington, James

James Kennedy fonds

  • AM248
  • Fonds
  • 1852-1853; reproduced 1941

The fonds consists of a typescript copy of a diary kept by James Kennedy during his trip to Australia. The fonds also includes a handwritten copy of a portion of the diary.

Kennedy, James

James Hamilton collection

  • AM444
  • Fonds
  • 1932

The collection consists of carbon copies of a typescript draft of Hamilton's "Western Shores", which was a collection of stories and recollections of events relating to B.C. maritime history.

Hamilton, James

James Alexander Bonson fonds

  • AM224
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1914

The fonds consists of a notebook of bridge reports for the Maple Ridge municipality. The notebook contains daily entries detailing the weather, the work undertaken, the number of men employed, the meals prepared, and financial transactions.

Bonson, James Alexander

Jack Cornett fonds

  • AM269
  • Fonds
  • [192-]-1967

The fonds includes several speeches, pamphlets, clippings, scrapbooks and photographs.

Cornett, Jack W.

James A. Moody collection

  • AM699
  • Fonds
  • 1971

The collection consists of a photocopy of the letter of Mr. Moody and background information, including an announcement of the takeover of Hoffar-Beeching Shipyards Ltd. by Boeing Aircraft, and photographs of the Boeing plant.

Moody, James A.

Ja-go-ben Boys Club fonds

  • AM243
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1951

The fonds consists of records created and received by the Ja-go-ben Boys Club. Records include minutes of meetings (executive and general meetings), correspondence, lists of members, newsletters, newspaper clippings (including clippings from the South Hill News), photographs, club crests, and other materials.

Ja-go-ben Boys Club

J. George McDonald collection

  • AM1008
  • Fonds
  • 1927-1968

The collection consists of a scrapbook of printed materials, clippings and photographs documenting the history of the automobile sales industry in Vancouver.

McDonald, George J.

J. Roy Ogston fonds

  • AM848
  • Fonds
  • 1935-1968

The fonds consists of photographs of illuminated scrolls created by Ogston for ceremonial occasions, personal photographs, and clippings.

Ogston, John Roy

International Typographical Union collection

  • AM110
  • Fonds
  • 1938-1948

Collection consists of copies of the programs issued for the 85th Convention of the I.T.U., held at Vancouver 16-23 August 1941, the proceedings of the meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the I.T.U., held at Vancouver 18-23 August 1941, and an outline history of Union No. 226 by Mr. George Bartley. The collection also contains copies of "Typo Times", a weekly news sheet issued by the Union during the Vancouver Province strike of 1946-1948. In addition, there are broadsheets issued at the time of the 1946-1948 strike and the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Union, as well as invitation cards issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the I.T.U. No. 226.

International Typographical Union

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 501 fonds

  • AM332
  • Fonds
  • 1934-1970

The fonds consists of minutes and other records of the Canadian Waterfront Workers' Association, and minutes, correspondence, charters, agreements, general office files, bulletins and circulars of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Locals 501 and 500.

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 501

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, Valcartier Camp Chapter fonds

  • AM556
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1973

The fonds consists of minutes, 1931-1973; annual report, 1912; general correspondence, 1912-1973; membership lists, 1912-1970; and miscellaneous IODE publications, 1950-1968.

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Valcartier Camp Chapter

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire fonds

  • AM255
  • Fonds
  • 1900-1972

The fonds consists of records made and received by various chapters of the IODE. Records include minutebooks, financial statements, correspondence, membership lists and other committee records, publications, photographs, and other materials.

Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire

Ian C. Nicholson fonds

  • AM1185
  • Fonds
  • 1970

Fonds consists of two copies of a 37 page autobiography, entitled "My father's boyhood in Vancouver," and relating to the early childhood and adolescent experiences of Ian C. Nicholson. Manuscript was written by Ian in 1970, at the age of 71, and covers the period 1905 to the end of World War I. Manuscript includes considerable detail on turn of the century life in Kitsilano point. Topics covered include his education experiences, playing on the Kitsilano Indian Reserve, fish canneries and fishing industry along the south shores of English Bay, and early Vancouver companies and landmarks. Manuscript also covers the business activities - primarily printing and a movie theatre - of his father James C. Nicholson.

Nicholson, Ian C.

Hubert Lindsay Cadieux fonds

  • AM782
  • Fonds
  • [18--] - 1981

The fonds includes Cadieux's research notes; navigational reference notes; numerous photographs of ships, shipwrecks and light stations as well as towns, harbours and other scenes in British Columbia; correspondence, photographs of family and friends and other personal records; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings; collected publications on maritime topics; and two completed manuscripts, "British Columbia Towboats" and "Manned Lighthouses of British Columbia".

Cadieux, Hubert Lindsay

Hubbard Construction and Chimney Company fonds

  • AM733
  • Fonds
  • 1921-1940

The fonds consists of blueprints for the spark arrester and some construction work carried out by Hubbard; a patent for the spark arrester, 1940; letters of reference from companies who had engaged in Hubbard's company; and photographs depicting construction of various projects.

Hubbard Construction and Chimney Company

Herbert Arthur (Bert) Lowes fonds

  • AM1433
  • Fonds
  • [192-]-1996

The fonds consists of records documenting Lowes' involvement in boxing and his career as a coach and referee. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: personal records, subject files (boxing), miscellaneous subject files, and miscellaneous records.

Lowes, Herbert Arthur

Henry Hudson School Parent-Teacher Association fonds

  • AM185
  • Fonds
  • 1919-1931

The fonds consists of the Association's minutebook from its first meeting in 1919 up to June 1924; committee reports; and a handbook outlining the constitution of the Parent-Teacher Federation and Parent-Teacher Association.

Henry Hudson School Parent-Teacher Association

Henrietta Thompson fonds

  • AM751
  • Fonds
  • 1945-1954

The fonds consists of British Columbia Social Credit League bulletins, correspondence, minutes, clippings and pamphlets concerning the activities of the Vancouver Centre Constituency of the B.C. Social Credit Association.

Thompson, Henrietta M.

Harold Scanlon Foley fonds

  • AM340
  • Fonds
  • 1907-1972

The fonds consists of Foley's personal papers as well as business correspondence of the Powell River Company Limited.

Foley, Harold Scanlon

Harmony Service Club fonds

  • AM451
  • Fonds
  • 1923-1973

The fonds consists of a scrapbook of clippings, photographs, and correspondence relating to the club's activities, 1923 1973.

Harmony Service Club

Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau fonds

  • AM633
  • Fonds
  • 1922-1973

The fonds consists of minutes (1922-1972); constitution, by-laws and annual reports (1922-1971); correspondence (1958-1973); promotional material (1956-1979), which includes newsletters, news releases and promotional brochures; subject files (1959-1976), which deal with various promotional concepts, news releases, sales trips and dealings with other tourist organizations; and reports (1970). Fonds includes promotional photographs of scenery in Vancouver.

Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau

Green and Huckvale Advertising Ltd. fonds

  • AM1453
  • Fonds
  • 1975-1985

The fonds consists of records relating to the agency's early advertising and public relations projects for various local clients. Includes account management records, correspondence, graphic and advertising copy development records, as well as sample project deliverables. Fonds is arranged into is four series: Client case files - textual and graphic materials (1975-1985); Client case files - sound recordings (1978-1980); Creative design development files (1978-1982); and Expo 86 project [ca. 1985].

Green and Huckvale Advertising

Greenpeace Foundation fonds

  • AM925
  • Fonds
  • 1968-1985

The fonds consists of financial records, legal documents, reports, correspondence, publications, newsclippings, charts, audio tapes, photographs and ephemera such as flags, banners, posters, scrapbooks and cartoons.

Greenpeace Foundation

Grandview Chamber of Commerce fonds

  • AM368
  • Fonds
  • 1938-1969

The fonds consists of the Chamber's minutes, membership lists and correspondence. There are also assorted receipts and clippings.

Grandview Chamber of Commerce

Gordon Scott fonds

  • AM289
  • Fonds
  • [1915?]-1966

The fonds consists of correspondence and other personal records, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Scott, Gordon W.

Gladys Schwesinger fonds

  • AM14
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1960

The fonds consists of an unfinished typescript of an autobiography entitled "Beginnings of Wisdom," typescript essays on her early life in Mount Pleasant, and miscellaneous certificates and pamphlets. The Mount Pleasant essays have been published in a pamphlet entitled "Recollections of Early Vancouver in my Childhood, 1893-1912."

Schwesinger, Gladys C.

Goepel family fonds

  • AM23
  • Fonds
  • 1811-1875

The fonds consists of miscellaneous family records relating mostly to land and financial matters.

Goepel family

George Henry Cowan fonds

  • AM800
  • Fonds
  • 1867-1957

The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches and related notes, expense reports, certificates and publications pertaining to Cowan's personal life, political involvement and career and his legal career.

Cowan, George Henry

Gault Brothers fonds

  • AM372
  • Fonds
  • 1899-[ca. 197-?]

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, stock records, and ledgers of the Gault Brothers as well as the minutes of the Caribou Shipping Company and Caribou Brand Catalogues.
The fonds is arranged into 6 series: Biographical and historical files of Gault Brothers Limited, Caribou Shipping Company Limited records, Financial records of Gault Brothers Limited, Gault Brothers Limited publications and news clippings, Gault Brothers Limited stock ownership records,and Organizational papers of Gault Brothers Limited.

Gault Brothers

Gay Alliance Toward Equality fonds : 1971-1980

  • AM720
  • Fonds
  • Photocopied [1980]

The fonds consists of the constitution and position papers, 1971-1974; and minutes and correspondence, 1971-1980.

Gay Alliance Toward Equality

Garden, Hermon and Burwell fonds

  • AM12
  • Fonds
  • 1889-1910

The fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda, specifications, drawings, and support documents concerning the construction of the Vancouver Street Railway in 1889-1890; receipts and invoices 1893-1899; 1910 correspondence between the Property Owners of Hastings Townsite and the Provincial Health Department relating to proposed location of the Isolation Hospital; and a copy, 1910, of an agreement between property holders and promoters of an electric tramway.

Garden, Hermon and Burwell, Provincial Land Surveyors

Freemasons Inner Light Lodge No. 399 fonds

  • AM831
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1969

The fonds consists of minute books, correspondence, attendance sheets, hymns, membership registers, and certificates pertaining to Inner Light Lodge, No. 399, and a membership list for the Theosophical Society, Hermes Lodge.

Freemasons. Inner Light Lodge No. 399

First Shaughnessy Planning Study Citizens' Working Committee fonds

  • AM917
  • Fonds
  • 1979-1986

The fonds consists of the papers of the First Shaughnessy Planning Study Citizens' Working Committee. It also includes consultants reports and papers of other planning agencies relating to the development of the First Shaughnessy Plan.

First Shaughnessy Planning Study Citizens' Working Committee

Ethlyn Trapp fonds

  • AM211
  • Fonds
  • 1939-1971

The fonds consists of personal and professional correspondence. Fonds includes letters received and some copies of letters sent by Ethlyn Trapp. Correspondents include colleagues, friends, representatives from various organizations, and other individuals.

Trapp, Ethlyn

Evelyn MacKechnie fonds

  • AM1381
  • Fonds
  • 1968-1979

The records reflect Mrs. MacKechnie's involvement in saving the entrance to Stanley Park from encroachment by proposed development and in the revitalization of Gastown. Included are minutes, reports, briefs, news clippings, correspondence, financial documents, submissions to City Council, maps, plans, drawings, research notes, photographs, flyers, etc.

MacKechnie, Evelyn Catherine

Ernest Fewster fonds

  • AM663
  • Fonds
  • 1899-1900, 1902, 1913-[ca. 1958]

The fonds consists of ten bound volumes of Fewster's writings (eight of the volumes contain collected poems, the other two contain prose writings); as well as correspondence, unbound writings, news clippings, publications, biographical notes, and files of material relating to other writers. In addition, there is a printed portrait of Fewster and a printed copy of a poem.

Fewster, Ernest Philip

End Legislated Poverty fonds

  • AM1579
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1987-2003]

Fonds consists of ELP newspapers, "The Long Haul"; publications developed and distributed by the organization and its affiliates; briefs to royal commissions; newsletters, action kits, photographs, membership lists, etc.

End Legislated Poverty

Emma Walker fonds

  • AM209
  • Fonds
  • 1938-54

Fonds consists of a scrapbook compiled by Mrs. Emma J. Walker. Included in the scrapbook are Walker's account of the plan, newspaper clippings, copies of resolutions by the National Council of Women, letters of appreciation from Buckingham Palace and from the Office of the Agent-General, and outlines of the Kinsmen Trust scholarships.

Walker, Emma J.

Elizabeth Ursula Malkin fonds

  • AM1340
  • Fonds
  • 1947-1960

The fonds consists of correspondence, reports and minutes.

Malkin, Elizabeth Ursula

Edward Lloyd fonds

  • AM875
  • Fonds
  • Microfilmed 1984 (originally created 1871-1921)

The fonds consists of correspondence sent to Lloyd's mother in England. Lloyd's various travels, business situations and domestic life are described in letters he and his wife sent home (1896-1921) and there is earlier correspondence from other family friends. There is also a typescript of Lloyd's travel journal for the Canadian North trip 1897- 1900, entitled "Wanderings in the Far North," transcribed by Lloyd's grandson, Griffin V. Lloyd

Lloyd, Edward

Edward Odlum fonds

  • AM190
  • Fonds
  • 1890-1910

The fonds consists of minute books of the Imperial Steamship Company Limited, 1890-1895, and the Grandview Progress Association, 1907-1910; correspondence; photographs; maps; and published items.

Odlum, Edward

Edward P. Ames fonds

  • AM778
  • Fonds
  • 1891-1955

The fonds consists of business records, including leases, agreements and contracts, arbitration reports, correspondence, court decisions, plans, architectural drawings and maps.

Ames, Edward P.

E.V. Young fonds

  • AM1064
  • Fonds
  • 1907-1963

The fonds consists of prompt books annotated by Young as director of two Theatre Under the Stars productions, 1940-1949; TUTS programmes, 1941-1963; UBC Musical Society programmes, 1941-1954; personal scrapbooks of his theatrical career, 1907-1935; clippings relating to reviews of TUTS productions, 1942-1954 and photographs both of Young and selected production casts.

Young, Ernest Vanderpoel

Downtown South Residents' Rights Association fonds

  • AM1422
  • Fonds
  • 1998-2001

Fonds consists of the constitution and by-laws of the Downtown South Residents' Rights Association and correspondence and flyers created or received by the Association.

Downtown South Residents Rights Association

Donald J. Henfrey fonds

  • AM880
  • Fonds
  • 1978-1982

The fonds consists of reports, inventories and legal records of Henfrey pertaining to his activities as receiver of Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults.

Henfrey, Donald J.

Dominion Day Celebration Committee fonds

  • AM47
  • Fonds
  • 1887-1904

The fonds contains four volumes of minutes of the Dominion Day Celebration Committee, 1890-1900; included with the minutes are financial statements, reports of the sub-committees, and programme discussions. Relevant clippings are also attached throughout the volumes. The fonds also includes invitations (1887, 1888), programmes (1887-1904), a statement of account held with the Empire Wine Company (1887), and a bank book (1904).

Dominion Day Celebration Committee

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