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)
1. Description of Sylvester Farm, Shawnigan Lake, V. I.
- Title:
- Description of Sylvester Farm, Shawnigan Lake, V. I.
- Description:
- A typed description of the Sylvester Farm, located at Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island. Describes the location, soil, house, barn, hog pens, and chicken houses. Verso has scribbled handwritten notation of $25,000.
- Subject:
- Farms and Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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:
- 2 leaves ; 21 x 33 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake
- Coordinates:
- 48.65055, -123.64494
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- 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, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by KHM. Metadata by KD.
2. Fort Alexander and vicinity in 1860
- Title:
- Fort Alexander and vicinity in 1860
- Description:
- A hand-written manuscript written by Frank Sylvester describing Fort Alexander and the surrounding country around the Fraser River and Lillooet. Describes life after gold was discovered in the Fraser River including information about the different kinds of people present at the time, the routes available, the challenges they faces, and the food they bought and ate.
- Subject:
- Trails, History, Gold mines and mining--Social aspects, and Gold mines and mining
- Creator:
- Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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:
- 21 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 34 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Lillooet, and British Columbia--Alexandria
- Coordinates:
- 52.63315, -122.45286, 53.99983, -125.0032, 50.6856, -121.942, and 49.11636, -123.18594
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.5
- 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 CDW. Metadata by KD.
3. Old time reminiscences of B.C.
- Title:
- Old time reminiscences of B.C.
- Description:
- A 36 page manuscript in two parts (A and B) written by Frank Sylvester about the influx of miners to BC during the Gold Rush of 1858. Describes life in Victoria in the 1850s.
- Subject:
- City and town life, History, and Gold mines and mining
- Creator:
- Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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:
- 36 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 34 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Old time reminiscences of B.C., 1850's
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032 and 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:
- manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.7
- 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, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.
4. South Eastern districts of Vancouver Island
- Title:
- South Eastern districts of Vancouver Island
- Description:
- Map of the districts of South Eastern Vancouver Island including the North Saanich, South Saanich, Lake, Highland, Esquimalt, Sooke, and Victoria Districts. Many features and places have been named and the land in the Victoria District has been divided into numbered plots of land. Relief shading and sketches show the land forms and land cover. Includes an inset map of the southern tip of Vancouver Island with the surrounding bodies of water and islands named. Map signed by John Gastineau.
- Subject:
- Maps, Topographic maps, Islands, Early maps, and Cadastral maps
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Contributor:
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Publisher:
- John Arrowsmith
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1855-02-10
- 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/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Call Number: G3514 V5 1855 P4 (Maps)
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 68 x 94 cm
- Alternative Title:
- South Eastern districts of Vancouver Island, from a trigonometrical survey made by order of the Honble Hudsons Bay Company by J.D. Pemberton Engr. & Surv. to the Company
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--South Saanich, British Columbia--North Saanich, and British Columbia--Esquimalt
- Coordinates:
- 48.36633, -123.68592, 48.64964, -123.43593, 48.51634, -123.41931, 48.51633, -123.50261, 48.58294, -123.41932, 48.43569, -123.41174, and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 80 Chains to 1 English Mile; ca. 1:63,360
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- historical maps and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-22/2008-01-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, map was scanned in 8 parts on the 11x17 scanner and stitched together. Metadata by KD.
5. Cedar District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)
- Title:
- Cedar District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)
- Description:
- A map lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office under the direction of Major A.C. Cooke and Col. H. James in 1859 showing the Cedar District on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The district is covered in a numbered grid. Relief marks, sketches, and notes show the land cover and land forms. Places named include Trois Bras Lake, Thunder Lake, Fish Hook Lake, Trout Lakes, Northumberland Channel, and Skookwacht or the Rapids. Includes a small inset map that is an index to the districts found on the southern region of Vancouver Island.
- Creator:
- Great Britain. War Office
- Contributor:
- Cooke, A.C., Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893, and James, H.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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 sheet ; 45 x 67 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Cedar Land District
- Coordinates:
- 49.09133, -123.8194 and 49.65064, -125.44939
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 20 Chains to 1 Inch; 1:31,680
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- relief maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-22/2008-01-28
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.
6. Comiaken District, Vancouver Island Colony
- Title:
- Comiaken District, Vancouver Island Colony
- Description:
- A map lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office under the direction of Major A.C. Cooke and Col. H. James in 1859 showing the Comiaken District on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The district is covered in a numbered grid. Relief marks, sketches, and notes show the land cover, land forms, and quality of land. Named places include Maple Bay and Quamichan Lake. Includes a small inset map that is an index to the districts found on the southern region of Vancouver Island.
- Creator:
- Great Britain. War Office
- Contributor:
- Cooke, A.C., Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893, and James, H.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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 sheet ; 89 x 67 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Comiaken Land District
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.82463, -123.62766
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 20 Chains to 1 Inch; 1:15,840
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- relief maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-22/2008-01-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.
7. Cranberry District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)
- Title:
- Cranberry District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)
- Description:
- A map lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office under the direction of Major A.C. Cooke and Col. H. James in 1859 showing the Cranberry District on the east coast of Vancouver Island bordering the Cedar District. The district is covered in a numbered grid and unsurveyed land and land belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company are labeled. Relief marks and sketches show the land cover and land forms. Named places include the Nanaimo or Quamquamqua River and a harbour. Includes a small inset map that is an index to the districts found on the southern region of Vancouver Island.
- Creator:
- Great Britain. War Office
- Contributor:
- James, H., Cooke, A.C., and Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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 sheet ; 46 x 70 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Cranberry Land District, British Columbia--Nanaimo, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003, 49.10794, -123.91941, and 49.65064, -125.44939
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 2 Inches - 1 Mile; 1:31,680
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- historical maps, maps (documents), and relief maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-22/2008-01-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.
8. Mountain District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)
- Title:
- Mountain District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)
- Description:
- A map lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office under the direction of Major A.C. Cooke and Col. H. James in 1859 showing the Mountain District on the east coast of Vancouver Island bordering the Nanimo and Cranberry Districts. The district is covered in a numbered grid and unsurveyed land and land belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company are labeled. Relief marks and sketches show the land cover and land forms. Named places include Departure Bay, Newcastle Island, Douglas Island, Exit Passage, Nanaimo Harbour, Colviletown, Chase River, Wakesiah or Taitooktan Mountain, Millstone or Tleltleltsa River, and the mouth of the Nanaimo River. Includes a small inset map that is an index to the districts found on the southern region of Vancouver Island.
- Creator:
- Great Britain. War Office
- Contributor:
- James, H., Cooke, A.C., and Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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 sheet ; 70 x 45 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Mountain Land District
- Coordinates:
- 49.16633, -124.02772, 49.16638, -123.94003, and 49.65064, -125.44939
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 2 Inches - 1 Mile; 1:15,840
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- historical maps, maps (documents), and relief maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-22/2008-01-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.
9. Old Brigade Trail in '59
- Title:
- Old Brigade Trail in '59
- Description:
- A hand-written manuscript by Frank Sylvester describing a journey along the Old Brigade Trail in 1859. Includes information about the Douglas Route, trails and roads around Lillooet and the Fraser River, mule trails, using canoes, and the people who explored these areas.
- Subject:
- Trails, History, and Voyages and travels
- Creator:
- Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859-04
- 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:
- 24 leaves, handwritten ; 22 X 33 cm (p. 1-3), 22 X 36 cm (p. 4-9), aprox. 21 X 34 cm (p. 10-22), 21 X 26 cm (p. 23-24)
- Alternative Title:
- The Old BrigadeTrail in 1859
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, British Columbia--Fraser River, and British Columbia--Lillooet
- Coordinates:
- 49.11636, -123.18594, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 50.6856, -121.942
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- manuscripts (documents)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.6
- 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 CDW. Metadata by KD.
10. Cecelia Davies Sylvester Autograph Book
- Title:
- Cecelia Davies Sylvester Autograph Book
- Description:
- This autograph album, created in San Francisco, CA and Victoria, BC, belonged to Cecilia Davies Sylvester. Sylvester (1848-1935) was born in Sydney, Australia, grew up in San Francisco, and then moved to Victoria, BC in 1863. In Victoria, she was a founding member of the local Jewish congregation. Sylvester was a life-long scrapbooker and album-maker, and this volume contains autographs and inscriptions from Sylvester’s friends and family. Some pages also include pasted-in chromolithography die-cuts.
- Subject:
- Autograph albums, Autographs, Scrapbooks, and Autographs--Collectors and collecting
- Creator:
- Sylvester, Cecilia Davies
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1863/1921
- Rights Statement:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 100 pages ; 20 x 17 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Parlour album
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and California--San Francisco
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 37.77493, -122.41942
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Illustrations.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Frank and Cecelia Sylvester Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- autograph albums, scrapbooks, and signatures (names)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2001-006, Item: 1.17
- Fonds Title:
- Frank and Cecelia Sylvester family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR281
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/frank-and-cecilia-sylvester-family-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2020-09-15