Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
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This collection includes a selection of early Victoria and Vancouver Island maps, books, pamphlets and ephemera, together with archival material drawn from the Sylvester fonds. Frank Sylvester was an early Jewish settler to Victoria, involved in the Fire Department and the negotiation of Labour Contracts.
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Collection Details
- Items 56
- Last Updated 2023-06-02
Works (56)
31. Certificate of Insusceptibility to Vaccine Disease
- Title:
- Certificate of Insusceptibility to Vaccine Disease
- Description:
- A Schedule C medical certificate stating that Frank Sylvester was vaccinated on the 21st of July in the city of Victoria and that he is insusceptible of the vaccine disease.
- Subject:
- Vaccination, Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908, and Public health
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1892-08-20
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf ; 18 x 10 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- medical records and printed ephemera
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.20
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-28
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Plustek Optibook 3600, scanned by KSW, edited by KHM. Metadata by KD.
32. Concert in aid of the Jubilee Hospital
- Title:
- Concert in aid of the Jubilee Hospital
- Description:
- A program from a concert in aid of the Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC put on by the Arion Club. Includes the performances to be given with the songs and lyrics.
- Subject:
- Special events, Provincial Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria, B.C.), and Fund raising
- Creator:
- Arion Club (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1893-05-29
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: FC3846.99 A76 (Special Collections)
- Extent:
- 12 pages ; 13 x 18.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Concert in aid of the Jubilee Hospital, Institute Hall, View Street, Monday evening, May 29th, 1893
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4334, -123.3274
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- printed ephemera, concert programs, and programs (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-23
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi tif, scanned by KSW; edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.
33. Receipt from B. Williams & Co., October 5, 1893
- Title:
- Receipt from B. Williams & Co., October 5, 1893
- Description:
- Receipt for a member of the Sylvester family of cash paid on account ($6.00) at B. Williams & Co. Clothiers, Hatters, and General Outfitters located at 97 Johnson Street, between Broad and Douglas Streets in Victoria, B.C.
- Subject:
- Clothing trade
- Creator:
- B. Williams & Co.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1893-10-05
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf ; 22 x 12 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- receipts (financial records) and printed ephemera
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 2001-006, 1.20
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-28
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Plustek Optibook 3600, scanned by KSW, edited by KHM. Metadata by KD.
34. Receipt from B. Williams & Co., March 1, 1894
- Title:
- Receipt from B. Williams & Co., March 1, 1894
- Description:
- Receipt indicating $4.00 received on account from a member of the Sylvester family, signed B. Williams & Co.
- Subject:
- Clothing trade
- Creator:
- B. Williams & Co.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1894-03-01
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf ; 21 x 9 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- receipts (financial records) and printed ephemera
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 2001-006, 1.20
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-28
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Plustek Optibook 3600, scanned by KSW, edited by KHM. Metadata by KD.
35. Receipt from Erskine's Boot and Shoe Emporium
- Title:
- Receipt from Erskine's Boot and Shoe Emporium
- Description:
- A receipt from Erskine's Boot and Shoe Emporium located on the corner of Government and Johnson Streets in Victoria B.C. made out for Mr. Sylvester to A. B. Erskine, Dr. On the back of the receipt are some personal notes of a list of costs for different things like will, mother etc.
- Subject:
- Shoe industry and Shoemakers
- Creator:
- Erskine's Boot and Shoe Emporium
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1894-05-01
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf ; 21 x 12 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- printed ephemera and receipts (financial records)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 2001-006, 1.20
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-28
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Plustek Optibook 3600, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.
36. Alert Bay Cannery labour agreement for 1895
- Title:
- Alert Bay Cannery labour agreement for 1895
- Description:
- Signed contract between Stephen A. Spencer, Alert Bay, British Columbia (party of the first part) and Ah Chew and Chu Chung & Co. (parties of second part). The parties of the second part agree to supply labour for the Alert Bay Cannery from April to November 1895.
- Subject:
- Fish canneries, Cannery workers--Labor unions, Collective labor agreements, Canneries, and Salmon fisheries
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1895-02-26
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Extent:
- 3 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 34 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Agreement between Ah Chew and Chu Chung & Co of Cormorant Street, Victoria; and Stephen A. Spencer of Alert Bay Cannery; to provide "skilled and competent Chinamen" to work during the fishing and canning season, 26 Feb 1895.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Alert Bay
- Coordinates:
- 50.58377, -126.92707
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- legal documents and contracts
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.2.2
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-25
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by KM. Metadata by KD.
37. Province pocket road map of Victoria and surroundings
- Title:
- Province pocket road map of Victoria and surroundings
- Description:
- Bicycle trail map for Victoria and surrounding area for 1897. Shows the southern tip of Vancouver Island including the Otter, Sooke, Goldstream, Metchosin, Highland, Esquimalt, Lake, Victoria, South Saanich, and North Saanich Districts. Has numbered plots of land covering the districts and the roads and rail tracks throughout them. Manuscript notes on some of the plots of land indicate original owners. Includes relief marks showing the mountains and hills and red circles show the locations of hotels. Also includes a table of distances by road between particular points of interest. Places and features named include Sooke Harbour, Mount Harbour, Beecher Bay, Parry Bay, Mount Metchosin, Royal Bay, Esquimalt Harbour, Langford Lake, Saanich Inlet, Cordova Bay, Elk Lake, and Mount Douglas among many others.
- Subject:
- Road maps and Bicycle trails--Maps
- Publisher:
- Province Pub'g. Co., Ltd.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1897
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Call Number: G3514.53 C3P2 1897 P7 (Special Collections)
- Extent:
- 1 sheet : color ; 67 x 45 cm folded to 18 x 25 cm
- Alternative Title:
- "The Province" Pocket Road map of Victoria and Surroundings Compiled for the use of Bicyclists From the Government Map
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--North Saanich, and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.36633, -123.68592, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 48.64964, -123.43593
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1:63360; Circles denote one mile distance from the New Post Office as the crow flies. Note: heavy vertical fold in original.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- historical maps, cadastral maps, relief maps, and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2009-04-30/2009-05-04
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by CDW. Metadata by KD.
38. Opening of new Parliament Buildings British Columbia. 1898.
- Title:
- Opening of new Parliament Buildings British Columbia. 1898.
- Description:
- An invitation for Frank Sylvester to attend the opening the opening of the new Parliament buildings on Thursday, February 10th, 1898, at 3 p.m. Consists of an announcement card, a photograph of the Parliament buildings, the invitation, and lists of the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- Subject:
- Historic buildings and Special events
- Creator:
- British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
- Publisher:
- Colonist Litho.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1898-02-10
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 4 pages ; 15 x 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.41963, -123.3703
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Hole-punched and tied with red ribbon, on left-hand side.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- printed ephemera and invitations
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.24
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-25
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Plustek Optibook 3600,scanned and edited by KSW, transcript and OCR by CDW. Metadata by KD.
39. Sylvester Block, 709 and 711 Yates Street, Victoria
- Title:
- Sylvester Block, 709 and 711 Yates Street, Victoria
- Description:
- Several buildings on Yates Street in Victoria, BC. Known as the the Sylvester Block in the early 1900s. Includes the Sylvester Rooms, Standard Furniture, the Sylvester Feed Co., and a Barber Shop advertising Haircutting for $0.30 and a shave for $0.15. The front end of a car is also visible on the right side of the picture.
- Subject:
- Business enterprises, Buildings, and Streets
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 190X
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 25 x 21 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 2002-029, 3.2, 2001.006.26 OP
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-22
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by CDW. Metadata by KD.
40. Victoria British Columbia Past and Present
- Title:
- Victoria British Columbia Past and Present
- Description:
- Consists of a short history of Victoria, B.C., and a guide to Victoria in 1901. Includes images throughout and a folded, coloured map of downtown Victoria.
- Subject:
- City and town life, Tourism--Marketing, History, Voyages and travels, and Cities and towns
- Creator:
- British Columbia Board of Trade
- Publisher:
- British Columbia Board of Trade
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1901?
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). Patrons may view the material through the Victoria's Early History Collection, but may not use images without permission of the University.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: FC3846.4 V57 (Special Collections)
- Extent:
- 29 pages ; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Victoria, past and present : something about the advantages which the city offers, viewed from business, residential and tourist standpoints
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- books and pamphlets
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-23
- Technical Note:
- 300 dpi tif, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by GF and KD.