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  • British Columbia Legislative Assembly Sessional Clippings Books

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    1Collections
    266Works
    Description:
    These Sessional Clippings books cover the period 1891 to 1972, and include newspaper accounts written by various legislative reporters who covered debates occurring in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly. Transcripts of debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)...
    Subject
    Politics and government and Local History
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    newspaper clippings and clippings (information artifacts)

  • Cavenagh Family Collection

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    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

  • From the Print Collection

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    13Works
    Description:
    This selection of material from the University of Victoria Libraries' collection has been digitized for preservation purposes where the original is too fragile to be repaired or rebound and/or too valuable to discard. In some cases we have additional copies available...
    Subject
    Politics and government
    Location
    Canada, , Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    serials (publications) and books

  • Greater Victoria Public Library Local History Collection

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    17Works
    Description:
    This collection was drawn from the local history holdings of the Greater Victoria Public Libraries (GVPL). Among the works included are a transcript of a talk given by Emily Carr about modern art, the Reminiscences of Bishop Cridge, a volume on Vancouver Island farming,...
    Subject
    Politics and government, Local History, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • 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)

  • Military History Collection

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    8Collections
    1711Works
    Description:
    The Military History Collection is comprised of books, archival materials, photographs, oral histories, and other objects relating to military service and interventions, including WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan. Perspectives represented here include...
    Subject
    Politics and government and Military History
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    publications (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)