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  • Memories of British Columbia photograph album

    Subject:
    Boats and boating, Agriculture, Buildings, Forests and forestry, Watson, Harry H., History, and Local history
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Location:
    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://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 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.

  • Some reminiscences of old Victoria

    Subject:
    History, Local history, Cities and towns, City and town life, and Voyages and travels
    Creator:
    Fawcett, Edgar, 1847-1904
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    W. Briggs, Toronto
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1912
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.4 F38 c.2
    Extent:
    294 pages ; 13 x 19 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    21 plates.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences and books
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-14/2008-01-15
    Technical Note:
    300 dpi tif, Plustek OptiBook 3600 scanner, scanned by KSW. Metadata by KD.

  • British Columbia, pictorial and biographical, Volume 2

    Subject:
    Local history, Biography, and Biographies
    Publisher:
    S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    GVPL Call Number: 920 B862 v. 2
    Extent:
    2 v. : portraits ; 31 cm.
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia
    Coordinates:
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Includes index.
    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:
    biographies (literary genre), books, and collective biographies
    Date Digitized:
    2014-02-28
    Technical Note:
    Technical metadata provided by JF, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • British Columbia, pictorial and biographical, Volume 1

    Subject:
    Biography, Biographies, and Local history
    Publisher:
    S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    GVPL Call Number: 920 B862 v. 1
    Extent:
    2 v. : portraits ; 31 cm.
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia
    Coordinates:
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Includes index.
    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:
    collective biographies, biographies (literary genre), and books
    Date Digitized:
    2014-02-28
    Technical Note:
    Technical metadata provided by JF, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • Committee on Public Lands

    Alternative Title:
    Vancouver Island. Minutes of Proceedings of a Select Committee of the House Assembly, Appointed to inquire into the present condition of the Crown Lands of the Colony, with reference to the proposal of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 15th June...
    Subject:
    Public lands--Government policy, Public lands--Management, Local history, Politics and government, Land use--Law and legislation, Public lands, Land tenure, and Land use
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    Victoria: Printed by Harries and Company, for her Majestys Government. 1864.
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1864
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Legislative Library Call Number: V BC ZA D:P8L3 M5 1864
    Extent:
    90 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    From the Print Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    booklets, proceedings (reports), legislative records, documents (object genre), and minutes (administrative records)
    Date Digitized:
    2012-11-26
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • British Columbia coast names, 1592-1906 : to which are added a few names in adjacent United States territory : their origin and history with map and illustrations

    Subject:
    Gazetteers, Geography, History, Historical geography, British Columbia--Pacific Coast, Names, Geographical, and Local history
    Creator:
    Walbran, John T., 1848-1913
    Publisher:
    Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1909
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    GVPL Call Number: 917.11 WAL
    Extent:
    xvi, 546 p., [22] leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 24 cm.
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia
    Coordinates:
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage:
    1592/1906
    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:
    gazetteers (dictionaries) and books
    Date Digitized:
    2014-02-28
    Technical Note:
    Technical metadata provided by JF, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.
    Keyword in Context:
    Transcript available
    N o V ^ ■ O 'T A T h i s B o o k m a y be k e p t 3 9066 00324025 2 917.11 WAL Kalbran, John T. British Columbia coast names. 1592-1906; 1909 I ■ I I a n ? % ERRATA. Back of cover—Title, ' British Columbia Place Names * should read ‘ British Colu...