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)
21. Colored canyon [illustration]
- Title:
- Colored canyon [illustration]
- Description:
- Black line illustration of a mountain side, caption on the verso notes: Insert in "Colored Canyon"
- Subject:
- Landscapes, BC Parks, Nature, Canyons, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, and Mountains
- 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 illustration ; 11.5 x 18 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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 prints (prints on paper) and prints (visual works)
- 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.
22. Emory Creek in Boom Days [illustration]
- Title:
- Emory Creek in Boom Days [illustration]
- Description:
- An illustration showing a street in Emory City which was a town on the Fraser River south of Yale during the Fraser River Gold Rush and is now a Provincial Campground.
- Subject:
- Street life, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Nature, Cities and towns, Natural history, Frontier and pioneer life, Buildings, BC Parks, and Ghost towns
- 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 illustration ; 10.5 x 18 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Fraser Valley--Emory Creek Park
- Coordinates:
- 49.5164, -121.41925
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Stamped with BC Provincial Archives on the verso.
- 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:
- prints (visual works) and black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
- 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.
23. Granby Smelter in Grand Forks, Boundary Country of West Kootenay Region
- Title:
- Granby Smelter in Grand Forks, Boundary Country of West Kootenay Region
- Description:
- A building containing a smelting furnace in the town of Grand Forks.
- Subject:
- History, BC Parks, Buildings, Smelting furnaces, Industries, Natural history, Mining machinery, Mines and mineral resources, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Railroads
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 190X
- 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--Grand Forks
- Coordinates:
- 49.03309, -118.4356
- 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.
24. Lyons filming by a lake
- Title:
- Lyons filming by a lake
- Description:
- Lyons standing by a camera on a tripod at the edge of a lake.
- Subject:
- Lakes, Wildlife photography, Wildlife photographers, Nature, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-, and BC Parks
- 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 ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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: 4.12.7
- 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 (600 DPI tif) by LG. Metadata by KD.
25. Miner panning for gold
- Title:
- Miner panning for gold
- Description:
- A man sitting on the rocky banks of a river panning for gold with a pick, shovel, and gold pan.
- Subject:
- Gold panning, Natural history, Frontier and pioneer life, Nature, Gold miners, Miners, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, 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 ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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: 4.11
- 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:
- 2025-02
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.
26. Mountain goat with wings [illustration]
- Title:
- Mountain goat with wings [illustration]
- Description:
- A mountain goat with curled horns and wings stands on a mountain side.
- Subject:
- Mountain goat, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Animals, Natural history, BC Parks, and Nature
- 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 illustration ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Black pen and pencil crayon.
- 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:
- pen and ink drawings and drawings (visual works)
- 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.
27. Mountain roads [illustration]
- Title:
- Mountain roads [illustration]
- Description:
- Illustration using in a newspaper article showing pack animals and people traversing a narrow mountain road on the side of a steep mountainside through the Fraser Canyon. The road is the historic Cariboo Wagon Road/Cariboo Mule Trail.
- Subject:
- Mountains, Pack animals (Transportation), Mountain roads, Frontier and pioneer life, BC Parks, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Roads, and Nature
- 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 drawing ; 14 x 11 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Fraser Canyon
- Coordinates:
- 49.633, -121.41925
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Partial stamp on verso fro the Provincial Archives of B.C. Pencil notes on verso "On Page 107 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:
- drawings (visual works), prints (visual works), and black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
- 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.
28. Old gold dredger
- Title:
- Old gold dredger
- Description:
- A gold dredger in a river close to the shore.
- Subject:
- BC Parks, Dredges, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Gold mines and mining, Nature, Natural history, Gold mines and mining--Equipment and supplies, Gold dredging, Dredging, and Mines and mineral resources
- 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 ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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: 4.11
- 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.
29. Pacific Rattlesnake [illustration]
- Title:
- Pacific Rattlesnake [illustration]
- Description:
- Detailed illustration of a Pacific Rattlesnake courtesy of the Provincial Museum in Victoria, B.C.
- Subject:
- Nature, Rattlesnakes, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Western rattlesnake, BC Parks, Natural history, Reptiles, Northern Pacific rattlesnake, and Snakes
- 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 drawing ; 8 x 10 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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:
- drawings (visual works), prints (visual works), and black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
- 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.
30. Steamboat [illustration]
- Title:
- Steamboat [illustration]
- Description:
- Illustration of a steamboat traversing a tree-lined body of water.
- Subject:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Boats and boating, Natural history, River steamers, BC Parks, Steamboats, Rivers, and Nature
- 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 drawing ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Stamped with Victoria Daily Times Sunday Times on the verso.
- 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 prints (prints on paper), drawings (visual works), and prints (visual works)
- 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.