Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Pacific National Exhibition fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
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Edition area
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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[1900?], 1907-1985 (Creation)
- Creator
- Pacific National Exhibition
Physical description area
Physical description
21.81 m of textual records and other material
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Archival description area
Name of creator
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of records created and received by the Pacific National Exhibition (P.N.E.). Records include: minutes of various committee meetings; correspondence; financial records, contracts, and other legal records; public relations and advertising records; records regarding exhibit spaces and parking; administration records; subject files; reports, studies, and surveys; programmes, prize lists, and brochures from fairs; guest books; photographs; and other records.
Notes area
Physical condition
Includes 7,992 photographs (prints, negatives and 1 slide), 15 plans and 24 architectural drawings
Immediate source of acquisition
The fonds has been permanently loaned to the Archives. Records were received by the Archives in 1974, 1986, and 1988.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following eleven series: 1) Minutes with accompanying reports, financial statements, and other records; 2) Correspondence; 3) Budget files and other financial records; 4) Legal services records; 5) Public Relations and Information and Advertising records; 6) Gates and Parking and Exhibit space records; 7) Administration and Attractions Department records; 8) Subject files; 9) Reports, bulletins, programmes, prize lists, and related records; 10) Guest books; and 11) Photographs (CVA 180).
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Finding aids
Series descriptions, subseries descriptions, and file lists are available.
Associated materials
For related records, see: the published history of the PNE called "Vancouver's Fair . . . " by David Breen & Kenneth Coates (S 557 C22 V353 1982); the Justice, Webb and Vincent Landscape Architects Ltd. fonds (Add. MSS. 1194), the Pearl Steen fonds (Add. MSS. 272), the Charles Van Norman fonds (Add. MSS. 755), and the topical files within the Major Matthews fonds (Add. MSS. 54)
Accruals
General note
Add. MSS. 561 and 939 have been amalgamated into Add. MSS. 281. Therefore, all citations for these records should refer to Add. MSS. 281.
Conservation
Original letter (1) with J.R. Smallwood signature removed to vault - see spreadsheet