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  • List of names added to the voters' lists of the several electoral districts in the Province of British Columbia from the 1st September, 1882, to the 1st September, 1884

    Alternative Title
    British Columbia voters' list, 1882-1884 and B.C. voters' list, 1882-1884
    Subject
    Occupations, Elections, Voting registers, Election districts, and History
    Creator
    British Columbia.
    Publisher
    Printed by Richard Wolfenden, Government Printer at the Government Printing office, James Bay, 1884
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1884
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    GVPL Call Number: 324.6409711 LIS 1882-1884
    Extent
    p. 19-30 ; 28 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1209312
    Chronological Coverage
    1882-09-01/1884-09-01
    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 voters' lists
    Date Digitized
    2012-03-28
    Technical Note
    Digitized by JF, image modified by JF, technical metadata provided by KM, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • First circumnavigation of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    Archives of British Columbia Memoir No. I [1] and 1st circumnavigation of Vancouver Island
    Subject
    Explorers, History, Discoveries in geography--British, Voyages around the world, Discoveries in geography, and Vancouver, George, 1757-1798
    Creator
    Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederic), 1851-1924
    Publisher
    Victoria, B.C. : Printed by William H. Cullin, 1914.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1914
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    GVPL Call Number: 917.11 NEW
    Extent
    69 p., 8 leaves of plates, 8 maps (1 folded) ; 25 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Plates preceded by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress; "Presented to the Victoria Public Library by The Author" note handwritten; Includes errata; Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69)
    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
    Date Digitized
    2012-03-28
    Technical Note
    Digitized by JF, image modified by JF, technical metadata provided by KM, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • House of Assembly correspondence book : August 12th, 1856 to July 6th, 1859

    Alternative Title
    Archives of British Columbia Memoir No. IV [3] and House of Assembly correspondence book 1856-1859
    Subject
    Politics and government, Representative government and representation, and History
    Creator
    Vancouver Island. House of Assembly
    Publisher
    Victoria, B.C. : Printed by William H. Cullin, 1918.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1918
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    GVPL Call Number: 328.7112 VAN
    Extent
    62 p. ; 25 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 49.65064, -125.44939, and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Chronological Coverage
    1856/1859
    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
    correspondence and books
    Date Digitized
    2012-03-28
    Technical Note
    Digitized by JF, image modified by JF, technical metadata provided by KM, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • Minutes of the council of Vancouver Island, commencing August 30th, 1851, and terminating with the prorogation of the House of assembly, February 6th, 1861

    Alternative Title
    Minutes of the Council of Vancouver Island, 1851-1861 and Archives of British Columbia Memoir No. II [2]
    Subject
    Politics and government, Legislative councils, Local history, and History
    Creator
    Vancouver Island (Colony). Legislative Council
    Publisher
    Victoria, B.C. : William H. Cullin, printer to the King's most excellent Majesty
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1918
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    GVPL Call Number: 328.7112 VAN
    Extent
    93 p. ; 25 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Chronological Coverage
    1851-08-30/1861-02-06
    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 minutes (administrative records)
    Date Digitized
    2014-02-28
    Technical Note
    Technical metadata provided by JF, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • Memories of British Columbia photograph album

    Subject
    Boats and boating, Agriculture, Buildings, Forests and forestry, Watson, Harry H., History, and Local history
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1920s
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 volume (32 pages) : 25 photographs (black and white); 27 x 37 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Victoria, and British Columbia--Victoria--Butchart Gardens
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155, 49.65064, -125.44939, 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.55032, -123.49521, and 48.43372, -123.41147
    Chronological Coverage
    1920/1929
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Embossed cover. Pages are thick cardboard with gilt edges. Silk endpapers. Captions in blue text, bottom right of photos.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    photographs, photograph albums, and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2007-040
    Fonds Title
    Memories of British Columbia collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC411
    Is Referenced By
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/memories-of-british-columbia-collection
    Date Digitized
    2017-05-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned by CDW using TTI BetterLight at 600dpi tiffs. No colour correction or editing beyond cropping. Metadata by KD.

  • From the Sidelines 1896-1996

    Alternative Title
    From the Sidelines, 1896-1996 ; a 100 year's view of Vancouver Island soccer and the Victoria West Athletic Association
    Subject
    Soccer, Soccer matches, Soccer teams, History, Sports, Soccer players, and Soccer--Tournaments
    Creator
    Unwin, Dave
    Contributor
    Victoria West Athletic Association, British Columbia Soccer Association, and Victoria West Football Club
    Publisher
    Trafford Publishing and Printed by Hillside Printing
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 1997
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    372 pages
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    1896/1996
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Illustrations.
    Physical Repository
    Victoria West Football Club and Victoria West Athletic Association
    Collection
    Vic Football Club collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitized and published online through the support of the BC History Digitization Program, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia and University of Victoria Libraries.
    Genre
    monographs and books
    Date Digitized
    2021-07-14
    Technical Note
    PDF. Metadata by KD.

  • Sir Francis Drake's secret voyage to the Northwest coast of America, AD 1579

    Subject
    Discoveries in geography--British, Maps, Naval history, Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596, and History
    Creator
    Bawlf, Samuel
    Publisher
    Salt Spring Island, B.C. : Sir Francis Drake Publications, 2001.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    2015
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: DA86.22 D7B34
    Extent
    149 pages : illustrations, maps (some color, 1 folded), portraits ; 29 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    North America--Northwest Coast of North America, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Great Britain
    Coordinates
    54, -2, 52.16638, -127.00323, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    15XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Cover art by Chauney Bawlf. Includes illustrations, maps, and bibliographical references.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    From the Print Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents), books, and e-books
    Date Digitized
    2015-10-30
    Technical Note
    PDF. Metadata by KD.