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  • Karl Spreitz Collection

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    1Collections
    214Works
    Description:
    Karl Spreitz was a documentary and experimental filmmaker, graphic artist, and photojournalist. He died in Victoria on May 13, 2016 after a lifetime of contributions to contemporary art and documentary film in Western Canada. Born in Gratz, Austria, in 1927, he taught...
    Subject
    Artists and Arts and Culture
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    video recordings (physical artifacts) and photographs

  • 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

  • Provincial Industrial School for Boys and Girls of the Province of British Columbia Collection

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    29Works
    Description:
    This collection is comprised of annual reports for the Provincial Industrial School for Boys of the Province of British Columbia and the Provincial Industrial School for Girls of the Province of British Columbia. Youth attended the schools when committed by juvenile...
    Subject
    Local History
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    publications (documents)

  • E.J. Hughes Collection

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    1Collections
    113Works
    Description:
    Edward John (E. J.) Hughes was a Canadian painter best known for his paintings of British Columbia landscapes. Hughes was born 17 February 1913 in North Vancouver, and grew up in Nanaimo. After high school he attended the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Artists
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    drawings (visual works)

  • British Columbia Legislative Assembly Sessional Clippings Books

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    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)

  • Lorna Wánosts’a7 Williams Face to Face Media Collection

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    1Collections
    15Works
    Description:
    <b>Lorna Wánosts’a7 Williams</b> Lorna Wánosts’a7 Williams is Lil̓wat7ul, from Mount Currie, British Columbia. She is an Indigenous educator and language specialist. Being a survivor of federal day schools and residential schools, Wánosts’a7 has experienced...
    Subject
    Local History and Indigenous peoples
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    video recordings (physical artifacts) and sound recordings

  • Norse Mythology Collection

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    2Collections
    5Works
    Description:
    A selection of Norse mythology related resources.
    Subject
    Literature
    Location
    Western Europe,
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • 19th Century Literature Collection

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    5Collections
    276Works
    Subject
    Literature and Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection

  • Researcher Contributions

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    1Collections
    14Works
    Description:
    A selection of material from our valued partners, researchers, and other stakeholders.
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    publications (documents)

  • Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

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    1Collections
    67Works
    Description:
    The Elders Council is an independent society, whose members are retired parks system employees and conservation advocates who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives to parks and protected areas in B.C. This collection consists of video history interviews...
    Subject
    Environment and Oral histories
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    sound recordings, video recordings (physical artifacts), and interviews