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  • Abbatt Family Collection

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    1Collections
    169Works
    Description:
    The Abbatt family was a Quaker family who lived in the towns and villages of Preston, Ribchester and Garstang in Lancashire, England. Family members include Robert Abbatt, Jonathan Abbatt (1829-1905), and Mary Dilworth Abbatt (1828-1901). The collection is comprised of...
    Subject
    Families
    Location
    Great Britain, England, United Kingdom
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and correspondence

  • Abkhazi Archives

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    1Collections
    35Works
    Description:
    This exhibit includes selections from the records of Peggy and Nicholas Abkhazi held in the University of Victoria Archives, including material relating to the interwar period, World War II and the design and creation of the Abkhazis' internationally renowned...
    Subject
    Local History, Families, and Military History
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Shanghai, Shanghai, China
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    photograph albums, photographs, correspondence, and manuscripts (documents)

  • Cavenagh Family Collection

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    1Collections
    14Works
    Description:
    Sir Orfeur Cavenagh's private letterbooks from his time as Governor of the Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malaya and Penang). Major General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh KCSI (1820–1891) was the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements. He governed there from...
    Subject
    Families and Politics and government
    Location
    Malaysia, , Malaysia and Singapore, , Singapore
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence

  • Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection

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    1Collections
    56Works
    Description:
    This collection includes a selection of early Victoria and Vancouver Island maps, books, pamphlets and ephemera, together with archival material drawn from the Sylvester fonds. Frank Sylvester was an early Jewish settler to Victoria, involved in the Fire Department and...
    Subject
    Families and Local History
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    pamphlets, books, and maps (documents)

  • Mathew Ko Colour Films : Victoria's Chinatown and Region

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    1Collections
    12Works
    Description:
    <b>The films:</b> The amateur films of Mathew Ko date from the late 1930s to early 1950s and are examples of the popular home movie genre. As historical documents, Ko’s films are exceptional: in their record of family and community life in Victoria and the...
    Subject
    Families and Local History
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    video recordings (physical artifacts)

  • Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

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    1Collections
    92Works
    Description:
    University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives houses a significant number of medieval and early modern manuscripts. These include medieval and Renaissance documents from England, France, Spain and Italy, including deeds, charters, illuminated...
    Subject
    Politics and government, Families, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Europe,
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents)

  • St. John Family Collection

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    1Collections
    4Works
    Description:
    The St. John family includes the surgeon Valentine St. John (1883-1964) and his mother Aglae de Jora St. John. Aglae de Jora St. John was Romanian. Her husband, Dr. St. John's father, was a British diplomat and cousin of the 4th Viscount Bolingbroke. The surgeon...
    Subject
    Voyages and travels, Families, Politics and government, and Military history
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    diaries and manuscripts (documents)

  • Father is sending me to the frontier (爸爸送我去边疆)

    Alternative Title
    Father is sending me to the frontier, 爸爸送我去边疆, and Baba song wo qu bianjiang
    Subject
    Zhiqing generation, Families, Ren min ying xiong ji nian bei (Beijing, China), and Youth
    Creator
    Zhao Guojing 赵国经
    Publisher
    Heilongjiang People's Press
    Language
    chi
    Date created
    July 1974
    Rights Statement
    Copyright Not Evaluated
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 poster ; 76 x 53 cm
    Edition
    First edition of 500,000.
    Geographic Coverage
    China--Beijing
    Coordinates
    39.91691, 116.39706
    Collection
    Chinese Propaganda Poster Project
    Provenance
    From the collection of Alison Bailey.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    posters
    Date Digitized
    2011-06-07
    Transcript
    [inscription on monument:] The people's heroes are immortal; [calligraphy top left:] Father is sending me to the frontier: [vertical calligraphy:] Painted at Jiamusi, January 1972; [red characters, bottom right:] Go to the borderlands
    Technical Note
    Scanned and edited by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by R.King and KM. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Practice late marriage and family planning Liberate the female workforce (实行晚婚和计划生育 解放妇女劳动力)

    Alternative Title
    Practice late marriage and family planning. Liberate the female workforce, 实行晚婚和计划生育 解放妇女劳动力, and Shixing wanhun he jihua shengyu Jiefang funü laodongli
    Subject
    Families, Women, Women employees, and Marriage
    Creator
    Zhong Shijia 钟世家
    Contributor
    Collaboratively drafted by the family planning office of Liaoning province
    Publisher
    Liaoning People's Press
    Language
    chi
    Date created
    March 1975
    Rights Statement
    Copyright Not Evaluated
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 poster ; 77 x 53 cm
    Edition
    First printing of 520,000.
    Geographic Coverage
    China
    Coordinates
    35, 105
    Collection
    Chinese Propaganda Poster Project
    Provenance
    From the collection of Richard King.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    posters
    Date Digitized
    2011-06-07
    Transcript
    [calligraphy at top left is title, date of painting (1973) and artist's name]
    Technical Note
    Scanned using Betterlight TTI and edited by KMercer and CDeWolfe, cataloguing metadata provided by R.King and KMercer. Migration metadata by KD.

  • People's army loves the people everywhere (人民军队处处爱人民)

    Alternative Title
    The people's army loves the people everywhere, 人民军队处处爱人民, and Renmin jundui chuchu ai renmin
    Subject
    Children, Soldiers, Civil-military relations, and Families
    Publisher
    People's Fine Arts Press
    Language
    chi
    Date created
    July 1977
    Rights Statement
    Copyright Not Evaluated
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 poster ; 77 x 53 cm
    Edition
    First printing 1-40,000.
    Geographic Coverage
    China
    Coordinates
    35, 105
    Collection
    Chinese Propaganda Poster Project
    Provenance
    From the collection of Richard King.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    posters
    Date Digitized
    2011-03-01
    Technical Note
    Scanned and edited by KM and CDW, cataloguing metadata provided by R.King and KM. Migration metadata by KD.