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  • Siberia Expedition Diary 03

    Subject
    Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military history, Canada. Canadian Army, Allied Intervention in Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1918-1920), Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921), Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia), Voyages and travels, Quests (Expeditions), Diplomatic relations, and Military participation--Canadian
    Creator
    Elkington, Eric Henry William
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    December 26, 1918 to April 20, 1919
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 diary (48 pages) ; 13 x 7.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Russia (Federation)--Siberia and Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok
    Coordinates
    60, 100 and 43.10562, 131.87353
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink. Notebook with damaged exterior holder for a pen or pencil attached to the spine. Bound in red faux leather paper separated from the page block.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    20th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Gift of Diana McKay, June 2010.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-018
    Fonds Title
    Eric Elkington collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC444
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/eric-elkington-collection
    Date Digitized
    2025-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file and PDF by MT. Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context
    Diary of Eric H.W. Elkington [Transcribed by William Thackray, Victoria, British Columbia, 2009] [Typed by Benjamin Isitt, Victoria, British Columbia, 2010] [Original diary appears in a military notebook- 3" x 5" x 5' 16" thick of 3/16" graph paper. A pencil could b...

  • My Life in the Army, Volume 08

    Alternative Title
    Volume 7.. My Life in the Army. Archie Wills. On way home--Camp Borden, Rhyl Halifax, Toronto, Victoria. Dec.31,1918--March 22nd
    Subject
    Military training camps, Military education, Soldiers' writings, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Transports, Recruiting and enlistment, Soldiers--Health and hygiene, Canada. Canadian Army, Military camps, Soldiers, World War (1914-1918), War diaries, and Soldiers--Social conditions
    Creator
    Wills, Archie H. (Archibald Henry), 1892-1988
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    December 31, 1918 to March 22, 1919
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 volume (36 pages) ; 13 x 9 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England, Canada, Atlantic Ocean, and Nova Scotia--Halifax
    Coordinates
    52.16045, -0.70312, 44.6464, -63.57291, 10, -25, and 60.10867, -113.64258
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Note that the volume of the diary has been crossed out from 7 to be 8.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    World War One Photographs and Journals and Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2005-036; Series: Autobiography; Sub-series: My Life in the Army; Archival Item Identifier: 3.14
    Fonds Title
    Archie H. Wills fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR394
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/archie-h-wills-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2012-02-23
    Technical Note
    400 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Martin Bluethner WWI diary (1919)

    Alternative Title
    Walker's Diary for 1919 Size No. 33
    Subject
    Canada. Canadian Army, War diaries, Military history, Soldiers, War, World War (1914-1918), Soldiers--Conduct of life, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Mounted Rifles, and Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 5th
    Creator
    Bluethner, Martin Herman
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1919
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 diary ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Military History Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2024-048
    Fonds Title
    Martin Bluethner fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC704
    Date Digitized
    2024-11
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek Opticbook A300; 600DPI; tif; color bar; color; cropped.(No automatic adjustments) by LG. Metadata by KD.

  • War Diary of the 16th Infantry Battalion (Canadian Scottish), January 01 to April 26, 1919

    Subject
    Military history, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Soldiers--Billeting, Trenches, Intrenchments, World War (1914-1918), Military hygiene, Canada. Canadian Army, War casualties, Weather, Soldiers--Social conditions, Military decorations, Military supplies, War diaries, Soldiers--Health and hygiene, Battle casualties, Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th, Soldiers, Drill and minor tactics, Military camps, War, Soldiers--Training of, Fortification, Field, and Soldiers--Training
    Creator
    Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    January 1, 1919 to April 26, 1919
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    16 pages ; 21 x 34 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Germany--Lindlar, Belgium--Wanze--Antheit, and England--East Hampshire--Bramshott
    Coordinates
    51.0896, -0.79812, 50.54927, 5.24022, and 51.01959, 7.37758
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Military History Collection
    Provenance
    Transferred to UVic Special Collections and Archives from BC Archives, May 2006.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    journals (accounts), personal narratives, manuscripts (documents), typescripts, and diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2006-011
    Fonds Title
    16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC338
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/16th-battalion-canadian-scottish-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek Opticbook A-300 600 DPI tiffs (gamma 1.20, no color correction) by PD. Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context
    ... ... ... ~ VVAR DIARY JA·t~ \~ :i" C> I\ PR\L 2-.lo~ SUBSCRIBED Per Month Total ]AN. FEB. MAR. A:PR. I I l ""' I P L I .ff l'I ,1 1 I[ • !§th C 'n.Inf .B 16t "If • :-'lJ er , Offio~r mrr nd1ng, n, "Ca . d n f1o t t i. h. " • l ..1 (...

  • Journal of John Work : a chief-trader of the Hudson's Bay Co. during his expedition from Vancouver to the Flatheads and Blackfeet of the Pacific Northwest

    Alternative Title
    Early Western Journals, Number 1
    Subject
    Indigenous peoples, Voyages and travels, Fur trade, Hudson's Bay Company, and Fur traders
    Creator
    Work, John, 1792-1861
    Contributor
    Phillips, Paul C. (Paul Chrisler), 1883-1956 and Lewis, William S. (William Stanley), 1876-1941
    Publisher
    Arthur H. Clark Co.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1923
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    GVPL Call Number: 979.5 WOR 2006
    Extent
    209 pages ; 25 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia and Pacific Northwest
    Coordinates
    45.99696, -118.49854 and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1831-08-18/1832-07-27
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Contains plates, map, and a portrait.
    Physical Repository
    Greater Victoria Public Library
    Collection
    Greater Victoria Public Library Local History Collection
    Provenance
    Greater Victoria Public Library
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    books and diaries
    Date Digitized
    2014-02-28
    Technical Note
    Technical metadata provided by JF, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
    Keyword in Context
    • A 00049447 2 ear, de- faces t _, ;:,ug ... . c UI u-c~u uy!> a UUUK, Inal1, c.:narr or picture deposited in a Publ ic Librarv, Gallery or ~luseum, is pun­ ishable by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months. -Criminal Code. Section 539. To avoid...

  • Notebook 23 - [Diary, prose, draft letters 1928-34]

    Subject
    Norddeutscher Lloyd, Authors, Literature, Authors, German, and Voyages and travels
    Creator
    Seel, Else, 1894-1974
    Language
    ger
    Date created
    1928 to 1934
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    ELS 2/3/1
    Extent
    40 leaves ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Tahsta River, British Columbia--Hazelton, and British Columbia--Wistaria
    Coordinates
    55.24973, -127.67025 and 53.84977, -126.27
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Black limp cover. Handwritten in ink and pencil. A number of blank pages at the end of the notebook.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Else Lübcke Seel Digital Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    letters (correspondence), literary works, diaries, drafts (documents), and short stories
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1978-001; File: 1.10
    Fonds Identifier
    SC111
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2023-02
    Technical Note
    Scanned as double page spreads on Plustek OpticBook A300 at 600 dpi TIFF scanned by PD. Metadata by KD.

  • Diary of Francis Dickens

    Alternative Title
    Bulletin of the Departments of History and Political and Economic Science in Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada ; no. 59.
    Subject
    Historic sites, Cities and towns, Indians of North America--Government relations, Autobiography, Dickens, Francis, 1844-1886, North West Mounted Police (Canada), Battles, Mounted police, Trading posts, Indians of North America--Social life and customs, History, Manners and customs, and Indigenous peoples
    Creator
    LaChance, Vernon
    Contributor
    Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.) and Dickens, Francis, 1844-1886
    Publisher
    Kingston : Jackson Press, [1930]
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    May 1930
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    23 pages ; 23 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Saskatchewan and Canada
    Coordinates
    54.0001, -106.00099, 60.10867, -113.64258, and 53.65018, -109.75154
    Chronological Coverage
    1885
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    From the Print Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    books, diaries, and autobiographies (literary genre)
    Date Digitized
    2017-02-03
    Technical Note
    600 dpi TIFF. Metadata by KD.

  • February 22nd Friday.

    Subject
    Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
    Creator
    Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    February 22, 1935
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-1
    Fonds Title
    Robert Graves collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC050
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collectionRobert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-02-22.html
    Date Digitized
    2002-07-19
    Transcript
    February 22nd Friday. Wrote to A.E.S.G. promising money, [£]100, to children in Aug. & to repay their mother, also, [£]300 in October for past two years not paid. Arranged that children's financial year should begin in November: would undertake no yearly sum....
    Technical Note
    300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.

  • Feb 23rd Saturday

    Subject
    Graves, Robert, 1895-1985 and Authors, English
    Creator
    Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    February 23, 1935
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-2
    Fonds Title
    Robert Graves collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC050
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collectionRobert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-02-23.html
    Date Digitized
    2002-07-19
    Transcript
    Feb 23rd Saturday Revised Chapter 4 3 of Antigua Penny Puce. Decided with Laura where to plant the bushes and trees we bought in Palma— mimosa,two oleanders, tamarisk, four others whose names we forget. Helped Sebastian to plant them. He grafted the almonds with...
    Technical Note
    300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.

  • Feb 24th Sunday

    Subject
    Authors, English and Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
    Creator
    Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    February 24, 1935
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    diaries
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-3
    Fonds Title
    Robert Graves collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC050
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collectionRobert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-02-24.html
    Date Digitized
    2002-07-19
    Transcript
    Feb 24th Sunday Karl came at 9.45. Began printing at 10. Finished by lunch time, except 20 sheets; then in 1/4 hour afterwards finished. Better printing than last time: due to frequent dry pulls in the early stages. This is the first thing we have printed since 1933....
    Technical Note
    300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.