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)
351. Mountain ranges, Mount Edziza Park
- Title:
- Mountain ranges, Mount Edziza Park
- Description:
- A person standing on a rocky peak looking out towards a mountain range.
- Subject:
- Volcanic ash, tuff, etc., Landscapes, Geology, Natural history, Mountains, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Landforms, Volcanoes, and BC Parks
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1970-08
- 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 12 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Mount Edziza Park
- Coordinates:
- 57.58296, -130.67067
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a small envelope labelled "Mt. Edziza Klahanie, photographing trip (970)"
- 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: 4.12.8
- 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) by LG. Metadata by KD.
352. Mountains and trees, Mount Edziza Park
- Title:
- Mountains and trees, Mount Edziza Park
- Description:
- An out of focus view of a mountain and trees.
- Subject:
- Trees, Mountains, Natural history, BC Parks, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Nature
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1970-08
- 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 12 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Mount Edziza Park
- Coordinates:
- 57.58296, -130.67067
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a small envelope labelled "Mt. Edziza Klahanie, photographing trip (970)"
- 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: 4.12.8
- 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) by LG. Metadata by KD.
353. Recording on a mountainside, Mount Edziza Park
- Title:
- Recording on a mountainside, Mount Edziza Park
- Description:
- A person speaking into some kind of equipment on the side of a mountain.
- Subject:
- Landscapes, Mountains, Volcanoes, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, Geology, Landforms, Volcanic ash, tuff, etc., Nature, and Natural history
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1970-08
- 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 12 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Mount Edziza Park
- Coordinates:
- 57.58296, -130.67067
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a small envelope labelled "Mt. Edziza Klahanie, photographing trip (970)"
- 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: 4.12.8
- 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) by LG. Metadata by KD.
354. Rocky landscape, Mount Edziza Park
- Title:
- Rocky landscape, Mount Edziza Park
- Description:
- A person standing at the top of a rocky peak.
- Subject:
- Natural history, Mountains, Landforms, BC Parks, Volcanoes, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Landscapes, Nature, Volcanic ash, tuff, etc., and Geology
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1970-08
- 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 12 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Mount Edziza Park
- Coordinates:
- 57.58296, -130.67067
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a small envelope labelled "Mt. Edziza Klahanie, photographing trip (970)"
- 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: 4.12.8
- 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) by LG. Metadata by KD.
355. Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 001
- Title:
- Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 001
- Description:
- Air photo of an area in BC showing forest cover, rivers, and roads.
- Subject:
- Rivers, Roads, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Land use, Natural history, Ecology, Mountains, Forests and forestry, Landscapes, and BC Parks
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1973-07-15
- 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
- Identifier:
- BC7482 No. 001
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 25 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "[Aerial photographs from ministry of environment] (1973-1979)"
- 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, aerial photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.5
- 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
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
356. Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 002
- Title:
- Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 002
- Description:
- Air photo of an area in BC showing forest cover, rivers, and roads.
- Subject:
- Rivers, BC Parks, Roads, Forests and forestry, Natural history, Land use, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Ecology, Mountains, Nature, and Landscapes
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1973-07-15
- 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
- Identifier:
- BC7482 No. 002
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 25 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "[Aerial photographs from ministry of environment] (1973-1979)"
- 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, photographs, and aerial photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.5
- 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
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
357. Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 003
- Title:
- Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 003
- Description:
- Air photo of an area in BC showing forest cover, rivers, and roads.
- Subject:
- Mountains, Rivers, Nature, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Landscapes, Roads, Forests and forestry, BC Parks, Land use, and Ecology
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1973-07-15
- 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
- Identifier:
- BC7482 No. 003
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 25 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "[Aerial photographs from ministry of environment] (1973-1979)"
- 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:
- aerial photographs, black-and-white photographs, and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.5
- 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
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
358. Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 004
- Title:
- Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 004
- Description:
- Air photo of an area in BC showing forest cover, rivers, and roads.
- Subject:
- Mountains, Natural history, Nature, Rivers, Roads, Ecology, Forests and forestry, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, Landscapes, and Land use
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1973-07-15
- 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
- Identifier:
- BC7482 No. 004
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 25 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "[Aerial photographs from ministry of environment] (1973-1979)"
- 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, photographs, and aerial photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.5
- 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
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
359. Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 005
- Title:
- Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 005
- Description:
- Air photo of an area in BC showing forest cover, rivers, and roads.
- Subject:
- Natural history, BC Parks, Land use, Landscapes, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Rivers, Roads, Nature, Ecology, Forests and forestry, and Mountains
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1973-07-15
- 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
- Identifier:
- BC7482 No. 005
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 25 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "[Aerial photographs from ministry of environment] (1973-1979)"
- 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, aerial photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.5
- 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
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.
360. Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 006
- Title:
- Aerial photo from the BC Ministry of Environment - Roll: BC7482 Frame: 006
- Description:
- Air photo of an area in BC showing forest cover, rivers, and roads.
- Subject:
- Land use, Mountains, Roads, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, Forests and forestry, Landscapes, Rivers, BC Parks, and Ecology
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1973-07-15
- 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
- Identifier:
- BC7482 No. 006
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 25 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- In a folder labelled "[Aerial photographs from ministry of environment] (1973-1979)"
- 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, black-and-white photographs, and aerial photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.5
- 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
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif LL). Metadata by KD.