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  • Douglas Route

    Subject:
    Gold mines and mining, Discoveries in geography, Voyages and travels, and Douglas, James, 1803-1877
    Creator:
    Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1908
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    15 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 33 cm (p.1-5); 23 x 29 cm (p. 6-15)
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia
    Coordinates:
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.4
    Fonds Title:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR281
    Is Referenced By:
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-11
    Technical Note:
    600 dpi tif, scanned by CDW. Metadata by GF and KD.

  • Victoria British Columbia Past and Present

    Alternative Title:
    Victoria, past and present : something about the advantages which the city offers, viewed from business, residential and tourist standpoints
    Subject:
    City and town life, Tourism--Marketing, History, Voyages and travels, and Cities and towns
    Creator:
    British Columbia Board of Trade
    Contributor:
    Publisher:
    British Columbia Board of Trade
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1901?
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Identifier:
    Call Number: FC3846.4 V57 (Special Collections)
    Extent:
    29 pages ; 15.5 x 23 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    books and pamphlets
    Date Digitized:
    2008-01-23
    Technical Note:
    300 dpi tif, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata 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.

  • Else Seel photograph album: Europe (1929-30) and Ootsa Lake (1931-32)

    Subject:
    Families, Friends and associates, Authors, German--Homes and haunts, Literary landmarks, Authors, Authors, German, and Voyages and travels
    Creator:
    Seel, Else, 1894-1974
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    ger
    Date Created:
    1929 to 1932
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 photograph album (12 double sided pages) ; 18 x 24 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Europe and British Columbia--Ootsa Lake
    Coordinates:
    53.77972, -126.13667 and 48.69096, 9.14062
    Chronological Coverage:
    1929/1932
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Each page of the album has openings for four photographs (6 x 8 cm)
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Else Lubcke Seel Digital Collection
    Provenance:
    Else Seel
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    photograph albums, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-001; File 4.5
    Fonds Title:
    Else Lübcke Seel fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC111
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/else-lubcke-seel-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2015-03
    Technical Note:
    600 DPI TIFF, Scanned by CDeWolfe on opticbook flatbed scanner March 2015. Metadata by JPeterson November 2015, additional metadata by MT.

  • Patrick Martin field notes (1939) : Fitzhugh Sound, Spider Island

    Alternative Title:
    Fiels notes: miscellaneous 1939-1967
    Subject:
    Scientific expeditions, Biology--Fieldwork, Zoological surveys, Birds, Voyages and travels, and Mammals
    Creator:
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor:
    Martin, Patrick W.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1939 to 1967
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    FN_060
    Extent:
    1 volume (approximately 217 pages)
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia
    Coordinates:
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Black leather bound, ink on lined paper.
    Physical Repository:
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection:
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor:
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre:
    lists (document genres), journals (accounts), and field notes
    Date Digitized:
    2014-04-03
    Technical Note:
    Scanning performed by UVic Digitization Centre. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Herbert Geddes

    User Collection
    1Collections
    100Works
    Description:
    Herbert Geddes was a manager for G.R. Gregg and Company, importers and exporters, in Vancouver and Winnipeg. He was sent to Japan and was based in Yokohama between 1908 and 1918. Geddes was manager for Gregg and Company in Vancouver until the mid 1950s. He willed the...
    Subject:
    Voyages and travels
    Location:
    Japan, , Japan
    Resource Type:
    Collection
    Genre:
    photographs

  • Living sea 03 (1957-05-16) : the first mariner

    Alternative Title:
    Living sea show 3
    Subject:
    Voyages and travels, Marine biology, Fishing, McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010, Explorers, Canoes and canoeing, Fishing--Equipment and supplies, Duff, Wilson, 1925-1976, Navigation, and Ships, Ancient
    Contributor:
    Duff, Wilson, 1925-1976, Bray, Ken, and McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Publisher:
    CBC Vancouver
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    May 16, 1957
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Moving Image
    Identifier:
    CBUT-9442-1
    Extent:
    1 film reel (00:28:41) : black and white ; 16 mm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Western Canada and Polynesia
    Physical Repository:
    Physical item housed at CBC Vancouver.
    Collection:
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor:
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre:
    documentary film, television programs, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
    Technical Note:
    mp4. Digitization of the films was contracted by the CBC. Metadata by M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • St. John Family Collection

    User Collection
    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)

  • Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection

    User Collection
    1Collections
    497Works
    Description:
    Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010) is often referred to as the “father of Canadian ecology.” From his formative years roaming the mountains around Vancouver collecting museum specimens of mammals and birds to his last years as a major contributor to the voluminous and...
    Subject:
    Voyages and travels, Environmental Studies, and Local History
    Location:
    Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type:
    Collection
    Genre:
    diaries, video recordings (physical artifacts), and photographs

  • Agnes Deans Cameron Collection

    User Collection
    1Collections
    1Works
    Description:
    The collection consists of two photograph albums comprised of photographs taken during Cameron's travels up the Mackenzie River with her niece, Jessie Cameron Brown, May to September, 1908, and photographs taken during Cameron's trip to Britain, 1909-1911. There are also...
    Subject:
    Voyages and travels and Authors
    Location:
    Great Britain, England, United Kingdom and Canada, , Canada
    Resource Type:
    Collection
    Genre:
    photograph albums and photographs