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)
31. Tree covered mountain landscape
- Title:
- Tree covered mountain landscape
- Description:
- A rocky outcropping in he foreground with a forest and tree covered mountains in the background.
- Subject:
- Mountains, BC Parks, Forests and forestry, Natural history, Nature, Landforms, Landscapes, and British Columbia. Ministry of Forests
- 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 ; 18 x 12.5 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.
32. Water Avenue Bridge, Hope, B.C.
- Title:
- Water Avenue Bridge, Hope, B.C.
- Description:
- The Bill Hartley Fraser-Hope Bridge or the Water Avenue Bridge that spans the Fraser River and connects Hope to the northwest shore. The upper level is a continuation of Highway 1 and the bottom level was used as a railway crossing.
- Subject:
- Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, Rivers, Bridges, 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 ; 12.5 x 18 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Hope
- Coordinates:
- 49.386389, -121.452222
- 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.
33. All Hallows School, Yale, B.C.
- Title:
- All Hallows School, Yale, B.C.
- Description:
- The All Hallows School buildings in Yale, B.C. At the time, All Hallow's School was run by the Sisters of the Anglican Church.
- Subject:
- Nature, BC Parks, British Columbia. Forest Service, History, Education, School buildings, and Natural history
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1901~
- 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--Yale
- Coordinates:
- 49.56202, -121.42974
- 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.
34. Sisters and pupils at All Hallow's School, Yale, B.C.
- Title:
- Sisters and pupils at All Hallow's School, Yale, B.C.
- Description:
- Women and girls sitting together in a field, some play croquet, and their school building is in the background. At the time, All Hallow's School was run by the Sisters of the Anglican Church.
- Subject:
- Women, School children, History, British Columbia. Forest Service, Natural history, School buildings, BC Parks, and Education
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1901~
- 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:
- British Columbia Provincial Archives A-03609
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 20.5cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Yale
- Coordinates:
- 49.56202, -121.42974
- 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.
35. Residents gather at the Relief Distribution Center after the Great Fire, Fernie, B.C.
- Title:
- Residents gather at the Relief Distribution Center after the Great Fire, Fernie, B.C.
- Description:
- Group of people gathered in a field next to tables filled with items next to large tents and a town in the background.
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Fires and fire prevention, Disaster relief, Nature, History, Natural history, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Fires, and BC Parks
- Creator:
- Spalding, Joseph Frederick
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1908?
- 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.
36. Ruins of Victoria Avenue after the fire August 1st, 1908, Fernie B.C.
- Title:
- Ruins of Victoria Avenue after the fire August 1st, 1908, Fernie B.C.
- Description:
- People stand on a road lined by buildings leveled by a fire.
- Subject:
- Nature, Cities and towns--Fires and fire prevention, Fires, BC Parks, History, Cities and towns, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, and Natural history
- Creator:
- Spalding, Joseph Frederick
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1908?
- 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.
37. Town leveled by fire, Fernie B.C.
- Title:
- Town leveled by fire, Fernie B.C.
- Description:
- A town that has been destroyed by fire, Fernie BC in 1908.
- Subject:
- Fires, Natural history, Buildings, BC Parks, Cities and towns, History, Nature, Cities and towns--Fires and fire prevention, and British Columbia. Ministry of Forests
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1908?
- 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.
38. Town of Phoenix at its peak, 1909-1919
- Title:
- Town of Phoenix at its peak, 1909-1919
- Description:
- Looking down on the mining town of Phoenix.
- Subject:
- Ghost towns, Nature, Natural history, BC Parks, Mines and mineral resources, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Cities and towns, and Buildings
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1909/1919
- 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.
39. Grandby Smelter in Grand Forks, 1914
- Title:
- Grandby Smelter in Grand Forks, 1914
- Description:
- The Grandby Smelter in Grand Forks. The caption on the verso of the photo indicates that from 1906-1917 it produced 1 million tons of ore each year.
- Subject:
- Buildings, BC Parks, Mountains, Industries, Mining machinery, Mines and mineral resources, Natural history, Nature, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Railroads, History, and Smelting furnaces
- Contributor:
- Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914~
- 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.
40. Young C.P. Lyons [?]
- Title:
- Young C.P. Lyons [?]
- Description:
- A young boy, likely Lyons, sitting at the base of a tree in a forest.
- Subject:
- Forests and forestry, Nature, Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-, BC Parks, Children, Natural history, and British Columbia. Ministry of Forests
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 192X
- 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 ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Penticton
- Coordinates:
- 49.48062, -119.58584
- 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.