[Interior view of the main room of the City Archives, Burrard Street]
- AM54-S4-: Port P1626.3
- Item
- 27 Aug 1959
Part of Major Matthews collection
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[Interior view of the main room of the City Archives, Burrard Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Item is a photograph showing shows Major J.S. Matthews, Mrs. Jean G. Gibbs and Principal Muir. Notes written on the back include: "Sir Charles Kingsford Smith School, Vancouver. 8901 Elliott St. On June 24th 1959, at 2 30 p.m., there was unveiled at this school, and, in the presence of Miss Florence Fyfe-Smith, Principal Muir, of the school, Major J.S. Matthews, City Archivist, and Mrs Jean G. Gibbs, Assistant Archivist, a photogravure of an oil painting of the celebrated aviators, Charles Kingsford Smith, and Captain Ulm, who together were the first to fly from America to Australia. The painting was painted for the Atlantic Union Oil Co., of Australia, by William Dargie. Major Matthews arranged with Mr McDermot, Canadian High Commissioner, Canberra, for colored copies. Mr McDermot sent about six. One is in the City Archives. There were about 600 pupils at the ceremony."
The fonds consists of Paul Yee’s personal correspondence and records of academic achievement, writing and research files, subject files, photographs, and sound recordings, as well as publications and ephemera that he collected. These records relate to Yee's activities as a writer, historian, activist, and archivist in Vancouver and Toronto.
In addition, the fonds includes photographs, correspondence, and other records of some of Yee’s immediate family members, including his Aunt Lillian and Uncle Foon Wong, and their close friends. The fonds also contains textual records, publications, ephemera, and photographs relating to the activities of the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver and the Pender Guy Radio Co-operative, as well records relating to the functions of fraternal associations such as the Wong Kong Har Tong and Hoy Yin Association in Vancouver, and the Duncan, B.C., Branch of the Chinese Nationalist League (Kuo Min Tang).
Yee, Paul
[Mr. and Mrs. John Post a box of jokes to Major J.S. Matthews in the Archives]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Major J.S. Matthews signs a document relating to the trusteeship of the Archives]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Two members of The Junior League visit the Archives]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Mrs. Michael Pottinger (nee Ladner) and Major J.S. Matthews
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Ken Waites and Templeton High School's "Archivists Club"]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Saltwater City exhibit reading
Part of Paul Yee fonds
[Interior: power centre, new Archives building]
[Interior: furnace, new Archives building]
[Interior: record centre, new Archives building]
[Interior: research room, new Archives building]
[New Archives building, Vanier Park, Vancouver, B.C.]
[Miss Jessica Tandy, actress, accepting a yellow rose from Major Matthews at City Hall]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Maurice Colbourne, Barry Jones and others
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Major J.S. Matthews, Mrs. Jean G. Gibbs and Principal Muir
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Miss Florence Fyfe-Smith, Mrs. Jean G. Gibbs, Air Marshal Heakes, Major J.S. Matthews and others
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Major J.S. Matthews, Mrs. Jean Gibbs and Principal Muir
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Miss Florence Fyfe-Smith, Mrs. Jean G. Gibbs, Principal Muir and others
[Air Marshall Heakes speaks at a presentation at Sir Charles Kingsford Smith School]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Miss Florence Fyfe Smith, Mrs. Jean G. Gibbs, Principal Muir and Major J.S. Matthews
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Mrs. Jean G. Gibbs, Major J.S. Matthews and others
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Portrait of Major J.S. Matthews, V.D.]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Item is a photograph taken for an article in the Vancouver Province newspaper.
[Portrait of Major J.S. Matthews, V.D.]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Item is a photograph taken for an article in the Vancouver Province newspaper.
[Miss Margaret Giles holding a "Daily Sketch" newspaper from London, England]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Item is a photograph annotated "Paper delivered to Vancouver in 3 days from London, England".
[Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Major J.S. Matthews in the background
[Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother signs the guest book in the Mayor's office]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows his Worship Fred J. Hume and Major J.S. Matthews
[Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother signs the guest book in the Mayor's office]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows His Worship Fred J. Hume and Major J.S. Matthews
[Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and His Worship Fred J. Hume]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows major J.S. Matthews in the background
[A dinner for an unidentified occasion]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Earle Adams, Arnold Webster, Mr. Moffett, Percy Fox, Mr. Bowering, Mrs. Linnell, Major J.S. Matthews and others
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows the spot in front of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at 300 West Hastings Street
[Major J.S. Matthews receives a standing ovation at a luncheon in his honour]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Brock Webber and others
[Major J.S. Matthews on his 90th birthday]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Major J.S. Matthews on his 90th birthday]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Mayor Tom Campbell and others
[Major J.S. Matthews near the New Brighton Park plaque]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Mrs. Bessie Bolton and Mrs. M.I. Beveridge
[Major J.S. Matthews beside the New Brighton Park plaque]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Photograph shows Mrs. Bessie Bolton and Mrs. M.I. Beveridge
Part of Major Matthews collection
Head and shoulders portrait
Part of Major Matthews collection
Head and shoulders portrait
Part of Major Matthews collection
Head and shoulders portrait
[Major J.S. Matthews on the verandah of his house at 1158 Arbutus Street]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Mrs. H.F. Stanley and Major J.S. Matthews ]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Barbara Duffee, Mrs. Bessie Bolton, Major J.S. Matthews and Mrs. H.F. Stanley]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Major J.S. Matthews and Mrs. Bessie Bolton]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Major J.S. Matthews and his four great-grandchildren]
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Major J.S. Matthews and Stuart S. Lefeaux]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Head and shoulders portrait