Chester P. Lyons Collection
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The collection is comprised of selections from the archives of Chester P. Lyons and documents the career of Chester Peter Lyons (1915-1998). Lyons worked as a forest engineer with the British Columbia Forest Service; with the Parks Branch, where he helped establish the provincial parks system in British Columbia (including Manning, Tweedsmuir, Wells Gray, and Bowron Lakes) and human heritage initiatives (including the restoration and management of Barkerville and the Stop-Of-Interest plaque program adjacent to major highways in British Columbia).
Lyons also pursued many projects in nature interpretation as an author, lecturer, wildlife and travel filmmaker, television producer, and photographer. He also published fieldguides on the plants of British Columbia and Washington State, such as Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers to Know in BC (1952).
The collection includes Lyons' photographic materials and field notebooks, dating from 1932 to 1998.
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Collection Details
- Items 362
- Last Updated 2025-07-03
Works (362)
11. Compressor room at one of the mines, Phoenix, B.C.
- Title:
- Compressor room at one of the mines, Phoenix, B.C.
- Description:
- Inside the compressor room at a mine in Phoenix, B.C.
- Subject:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Industries, Natural history, Mining machinery, Nature, Mines and mineral resources, Ghost towns, Compressors, and BC Parks
- Creator:
- Carpenter, W. J.
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
- Coordinates:
- 49.09979, -118.58562
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
12. Early mines in Phoenix
- Title:
- Early mines in Phoenix
- Description:
- Looking down at the mines in the town of Phoenix with snow covered hills in the background.
- Subject:
- Cities and towns, BC Parks, Ghost towns, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Buildings, and Mines and mineral resources
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
- Coordinates:
- 49.09979, -118.58562
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
13. Industrial activity
- Title:
- Industrial activity
- Description:
- Men sitting and standing around industrial equipment with a wooden building and forest in the background.
- Subject:
- Forests and forestry, Nature, Industries, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, and BC Parks
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Kootenay Region
- Coordinates:
- 49.50381, -116.73522
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
14. Interior of church
- Title:
- Interior of church
- Description:
- Interior of a church building, possibly in Yale, B.C.
- Subject:
- History, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, Altars, Nature, Natural history, and Church buildings
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
15. Judge Willie (Williams) and friends
- Title:
- Judge Willie (Williams) and friends
- Description:
- Four men in formal clothing, according to the caption on the verso of the photo, one of the men is 6 feet 6 inches tall and is named Judge Willie (Williams).
- Subject:
- Nature, Ghost towns, Tall people, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Judges, History, Natural history, and BC Parks
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
- Coordinates:
- 49.09979, -118.58562
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
16. No. 6 Cumberland Coal Mine
- Title:
- No. 6 Cumberland Coal Mine
- Description:
- Buildings belonging to the No. 6 Coal Mine.
- Subject:
- Nature, Natural history, Industries, Mines and mineral resources, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Mining machinery, Buildings, BC Parks, Coal mines and mining, and History
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Cumberland
- Coordinates:
- 49.62975, -125.04369
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
17. Phoenix, Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary
- Title:
- Phoenix, Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary
- Description:
- Looking down on the mining town of Phoenix.
- Subject:
- Nature, Mines and mineral resources, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Buildings, Ghost towns, BC Parks, Cities and towns, and Natural history
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix and British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary
- Coordinates:
- 49.09979, -118.58562
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
18. Phoenix School Room
- Title:
- Phoenix School Room
- Description:
- A school house in the mining town Phoenix.
- Subject:
- BC Parks, Nature, Schools, Ghost towns, Natural history, Education, School buildings, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and History
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1899~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Kootenay Boundary and British Columbia--Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary--Phoenix
- Coordinates:
- 49.09979, -118.58562
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
19. Aerial view of modern Hope
- Title:
- Aerial view of modern Hope
- Description:
- Image used in a newspaper article of an aerial view of the town of Hope.
- Subject:
- History, Rivers, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Cities and towns, Natural history, and BC Parks
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 19XX
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 9 x 14.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Hope
- Coordinates:
- 49.37994, -121.45465
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Pencil note on verso "On Page 46 at end of 3rd paragraph".
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs, aerial photographs, and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-01
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.
20. Coke ovens at Fernie B.C.
- Title:
- Coke ovens at Fernie B.C.
- Description:
- Rows of coke-ovens next to railroad tracks with the town of Fernie and mountains in the background.
- Subject:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Cities and towns, BC Parks, History, Coal mines and mining, Railroads, Coal mines and mining--Equipment and supplies, Natural history, Mountains, Coke-ovens, and Nature
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1900~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Fernie
- Coordinates:
- 49.49996, -115.06871
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "Historic picture Kootenays and miscellaneous [ca.1898]"
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Provenance:
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.6
- Fonds Title:
- Chester P. Lyons fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR409
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2025-02-28/2025-03-04
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.