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File consists of Major Matthews diary for the years 1952-1955. Contains daily entries of thoughts and activities.

File consists of Major Matthews diary for the years 1956-1959. Contains daily entries of thoughts and activities.

File consists of correspondence and financial papers regarding the pension fund for the employees of the City Archives of Vancouver--Major J.S. Matthews and Mrs. Jean Gibbs.

File consists of financial records of J.S. Matthews and Son company. Includes Imperial Oil receipts, bills of service, and letter from J.S. Matthews to Brooks, Scanlon and O'Brien towing.

File consists of receipts and correspondence relating to Mrs. Hazel Valentia Abbott's bank account.

File consists of correspondence between the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and J.S. Matthews regarding his accounts. Includes newspaper clipping.

File consists of receipts and correspondence regarding his savings account at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

File consists of records of the Imperial Bank of Canada savings account for the City Archives Endowment. Includes savings booklet, correspondence, receipts, and documents related to a "Centennial Museum for Vancouver".

File consists of correspondence and financial records from the estate of Herbert Lewis Matthews (father) with London Joint City and Midland Bank.

File consists of correspondence and records regarding Imperial Oil stocks and bonds.

File consists of J.S. Matthews' income tax records for the years 1952 to 1958. Includes his 1952-1958 Income Tax Returns, correspondence with the Department of National Revenue, receipts, and expense lists.

File consists of records of the Larsen Statue Fund. Includes savings booklet, receipt booklet, receipts of donations, and correspondence.

File consists of documents relating to the Lord Stanley statue and the trust formed by Major Matthews to publicly fund it. Includes correspondence, receipts, the dedication pamphlet and a photo of the statuette.

File consists of records concerning 1163 Keith Road. Includes correspondence with property managers Boultbee, Sweet & Co. and Mrs. Hazel Valentia Abbott, receipts, and a house lease agreement.

File consists of records relating to J.S. Matthews' 1158 Arbutus Street property. Includes receipts, city tax receipts, 2 blueprints, 1 architectural plan, correspondence, a poem about the Major's garden by Mabel Meredith, and documents about building the house in the 1920s.

File consists of correspondence and financial records of J.S. Matthews and his family. Includes letters from J.S. Matthews to Sadie and Martin Matthews; letters from Sadie and Martin Matthews to J.S. Matthews and Emily Matthews; a sketch of the gravestone for Mary Jane Matthews; letters from M.A. Silson to J.S. Matthews; letters from J.S. Matthews to Mrs. Silson; correspondence from Geo. W. Melhuish, George Slain, and the Wellington Registrar-General's Office; a list of disbursements for the Public Trust Office, newspaper clippings from the Manawatu Evening Standard, and one negative of J.S. Matthews and a photograph of Mrs. Silson.

File consists of correspondence and records relating to the death of Herbert Lewis Matthews. Includes letters between J.S. Matthews and Sadie Matthews, Martin Matthews, Mary Jane Matthews, Emily Matthews, his cousin Gertrude, and N.P. Phillips. Includes letters from Herbert Lewis Matthews to Emily Matthews and J.S. Matthews, Herbert Lewis Matthews' rent book, letters of sympathy, and letters from Emily to J.S. Matthews while he was in Wales.

File consists of a copper printing plate commissioned by Major Matthews for Christmas cards.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence dealing with the estate of Valentia Maud Matthews.

File consists of incoming correspondence from Mary Jane Matthews, Herbert Lewis Matthews, Martin Matthews, Hector K. Walton, his cousin Edith E. Edwards, and an anonymous love letter--perhaps from Maud Boscawen. Includes fire insurance and price list.

File consists of incoming correspondence from Mary Jane Matthews, Herbert Lewis Matthews, and others. Includes letters written to Maud Boscawen Matthews.

File consists of correspondence regarding genealogical research of the Matthews family, particularly in Newton, Wales. Includes one photograph from Newton, The Shropshire Magazine, and newspaper clippings.

File consists of documentation regarding 4 of J.S. Matthews' last will and testaments valid between June 1945-July 1947, July 1947-November 1948, November 1948-June 1949, June 1949-May 1950. Includes correspondence, the title deed to 4 plots in Mountain View Cemetery, life insurance papers, the 4 cancelled wills, and copies of Emily Eliza Matthews' will.

File consists of miscellaneous incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence to and from J.S. Matthews in 1969.

File consists of personal papers and official documents. Includes birth and marriage certificates, divorce papers, adoption papers, separation papers, war discharge papers, deeds to property, life insurance papers, cancelled wills.

File consists of incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence regarding the estate of Mabel Agnes Willis and a blank checkbook.

File consists of copies of J.S. Matthews' cancelled wills and codicils and other legal documents. Includes correspondence with his solicitor Major Tupper and documents relating to his estate.

File consists of documents relating to 2083 Whyte Avenue / 1158 Arbutus Street and the Kitsilano Beach property. Includes city assessments, correspondence, receipts, a houseplan, the price list of C.P.R. lots on Kitsilano Beach, and 3 photographs and 30 negatives of the home and the Matthews family.

File consists of incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence regarding the ownership issue of the 5244 SE Marine Drive property and photostat copies of the deed.

File consists of records relating to the stained glass window Major Matthews commissioned in memory of his wife, Emily Eliza Matthews, and donated to Christ Church Cathedral. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, receipts, pamphlets for the commemorative event, and photographs of the window.

File consists of correspondence and greeting cards discussing the purchase of a home in Burnaby.

File consists of incoming correspondence from Matthews' sister-in-law, Kathleen Edwardes.

File consists of correspondence between J.S. Matthews and his solicitor, David Tupper, and the Public Trust Office of New Zealand regarding the estate of Martin Matthews.

File consists of newspaper clippings from the Vancouver News-Herald and the Vancouver Daily Province dated 1945-1954. Includes various other papers: a greeting card, a street car pass, and pamphlets for Christ Church Cathedral.

File consists of correspondence relating to Richard and Hazel Valentia Abbott.

File consists of records relating to Major Matthews grandson, Hugh Evelyn Robert Boscawen Matthews. Includes correspondence, a wedding invitation, and a wedding photograph.

File consists of an essay by Major Matthews telling of his experiences in capturing the Regina Trench on October 21, 1916 during World War I.

File consists of records relating to Major Matthews December 8, 1966 will and its codicils. Includes copies of the will and the 3 codicils, correspondence with Major Tupper, his solicitor, and pamphlets for the archives' Annual General Meeting of the Trustees on November 15, 1960.

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to Matthews' manuscript "Narvaez, Discoverer of Rio Blancho, 1791". Includes the July 1951 issue of the British Columbia News Letter, in which Matthews' ideas about Narvaez are printed. This manuscript was printed as the pamphlet "Pilot Commander Don Jose Maria Narvaez, 1791" for the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first European in 1941.

File consists of correspondence regarding Matthews' books, publications, and writings. Includes newspaper clippings, an address for the presentation of a sword, the pamphlet "Pioneers of Vancouver "Before the Train" and John Warren Bell's "British Columbia Memoirs". Correspondence includes letters from Willard E. Ireland, Provincial Archivist, Francis A. Hardy, Parliamentary Librarian, and William Kaye Lamb, Dominion Archivist.

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to the proposed archives building, as well as pictures of a potential building design.

File consists of records relating to J.S. Matthews being granted the freedom of the city or documents created around that time. Includes catalogues of Shaw and Son's seals and caskets, correspondence, and pioneer pamphlets.

File consists of records relating to J.S. Matthews personal archives of Vancouver's history kept in his home that were viewed by a City Council Committee to discern its recommendations for the future of a City of Vancouver Archives. Includes correspondence, the draft of the report made by the committee, the minutes of the meeting, and Major Matthews speech on the matter to Western Gate Lodge.

File consists of receipts and correspondence relating to the rental of a safety deposit vault at 402 West Pender. A letter from Matthews states that he arranged a fake robbery from the vault in 1959 in order to make a point to the rental firm about the protection of his material. Also included is a list of historical articles, records, and negatives that were stored in the vault.

File consists of correspondence relating to the Lord Stanley statue, including preparations for its erection, a list of subscribng donors, 7 photographs of memorials, a catalogue of Lithichrome materials, an advertisement for donor subscriptions, meeting minutes, and a technical drawing for the statue's pedestal.

File consists of documentation of the rededication of Stanley Park and the unveiling ceremony of the Lord Stanley Statue. Includes pamphlets, the British Columbia News Letter, the Vancouver Historical Journal, incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence, the invitations address list, invitations, newspaper clippings, and a seating layout for the pavilion.