Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection

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Victoria to Vimy, sponsored by a World War Commemorations Community Fund grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage, is a digital collection of First World War materials held at the University of Victoria Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.

For this exhibit, the University of Victoria Libraries has selected a range of items that provide diverse perspectives on the lives of ordinary Canadians during the First World War. These materials tell the stories of soldiers—from enlisted men to high-ranking officers—as well as their friends and families. The site takes visitors on a journey from Victoria, where many young men enlisted and trained to sites across Canada, including, Vernon, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario; and Valcartier, Quebec—and then across the sea to England for training. Ultimately, many of these soldiers went to the Front in France and Belgium, where Canadians fought in several major battles, including the Battle for Vimy Ridge in April 1917.

The collection includes: letters, collections of letters, diaries, postcards, individual photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, war records, audio-oral histories, and artifacts.

 
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  • 1. Destrubé family - Scrapbook: family; homesteading in Alberta, Canada; and the First World War, ca. 1860-1922

    Title Tesim:
    Destrubé family - Scrapbook: family; homesteading in Alberta, Canada; and the First World War, ca. 1860-1922
    Description:
    A scrapbook compiled by a member of the Destrubé family, possibly Georges, Ernest, or Maurice Destrubé, after the First World War. The scrapbook contains materials related to the deaths of Guy and Paul Destrubé, both killed in action during the Battle at Miraumont, Somme, France in 1917; correspondence; drawings by Georges and Guy Destrubé; plans and diagrams for the Destrubé homestead in Rife, Alberta; and photographs, including, family in England, Alberta homesteading, and the First World War in England and France. Destrubé Family Biography: The bulk of the material in the Destrubé family fonds, represented in this exhibit, concerns the children of Ernest Destrubé, and in particular, the siblings who immigrated to Canada in the early part of the twentieth century – Maurice, Georges, Guy, Paul and Sylvie. It includes their lives as homesteaders in Alberta, experiences on the Front of the three brothers (Georges, Guy and Paul) who signed up to fight in 1914, and life just after the war. Ernest Destrubé, “Pumps” to his family, was born in France in 1850. After being wounded in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), Ernest began a career in banking. He eventually moved to England to be Assistant Manager of the Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris, located at 52 Threadneedle Street in London. He lived with his wife Elizabeth (nee Farmery, 1856-1897) and their six children--Maurice, Georges, Dan, Paul, Guy, and Sylvie--on Adelaide Road in London. Following Elizabeth’s death, Ernest married Alice Bauche in 1900. They had a son, Andre, in 1901. After the War, Ernest moved back to France. He lived at Les Clematites, near Beaune, until his death in 1923. Dan Louis [1879-1940] was born in London and spent most of his life in France. Paul Maurice (nickname, Jack) was born in London in 1885. He followed his father into banking but decided soon after to take on the adventure and challenge of homesteading in Canada. He left England in 1906 for the US, where he learned farming from an uncle in Missouri, before traveling to Rife, Alberta to stake his claim. His first wife Margaret (Maggie, née Lebow) died in childbirth in 1918. After the war Maurice married Pevensey (Pem) Wheeler, former hospital headmistress and friend to Sylvie. Maurice eventually (1940s) sold the homestead and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. He married Eleanor Mary Ellis (née Sandeman) in 1950 and later built a cabin on Piers Island. Maurice died in 1978. Marguerite Sylvie (Sylvie, or Syl) was born in London in 1882. After the death of her mother in 1897, she took on the role of mother to her young brothers. Sylvie also made the journey to Canada to help her brothers in Rife. She returned to England during the First World War to work for the Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). Sylvie was engaged to family friend, Arthur Fleming, who was killed in action in the War [1916?]. After returning to Canada, Sylvie married Bert Spencer. Together they ran a store in Alberta until, in their retirement, they moved west to Victoria, British Columbia. Leon Georges [b. 1888], Paul Jean [b. 1893] and Charles Guy [b. 1891] were born in London. Guy left England to join his brother in Canada in 1907, followed by Georges in 1908 and Paul in 1913. Georges was a talented sketch artist. He had some training in England but decided not to pursue art as a career. Soon after War was declared, the boys travelled to Edmonton (first Paul and later Georges and Guy) to sign on with the Alberta dragoons, however, the first battalion had already left for the east. Pumps sent them enough money to cover the trip to England, where the three brothers signed up with the Royal Fusiliers. After close to a year of training in England, Paul, Guy and Georges left for France to serve in the same company of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers. In spring of 1916, Georges was wounded at Souchez—shot through the lung. He was invalided to England and convalesced at Ebbwvale, Wales. Although he made it back to France in January 1917, his return to the Front was delayed by quarantine for Mumps. Due to this twist of fate, Georges missed joining his brothers in the Battle at Miraumont, where Paul and Guy were among the several -hundred soldiers killed, February 17, 2017. In the ensuing months, Georges applied for and was granted a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He returned to England for training and spent the rest of the War ferrying planes to and from France. After the War, Georges married Suzanne Fournier (nickname Mémé). They lived for a few years in Rife, Alberta but Georges found that he was no longer able to do the difficult physical labor required on the farm. He sold his share of the homestead and moved with Suzanne to Victoria, British Columbia. At some point Suzanne and Georges changed their last name to d’Estrubé, although, the rest of the family maintained the original spelling. In 1949 Georges and Maurice made a nostalgic return visit to Rife where Georges died suddenly at age 61. References: Hendrickson, James E., Ed. Pioneering in Alberta: Maurice Destrube’s Story, Historical Society of Alberta. 1981. Stone, Christopher, Ed. A History of the 22nd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Kensington). 1923.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170504, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/216452, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125266, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/935370, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125249, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170454, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1728849, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233
    Language:
    eng and fre
    Date Created:
    1860?/1922
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 scrapbook (64 pages) ; 28.5 x 37.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    France--Pas-de-Calais--Souchez, Alberta--Moose Lake, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1212117, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1211882, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1229661, Alberta--Sand River, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1228239, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1209110, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1312066, Alberta--Hairy Hill, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1213968, and France--Miraumont
    Coordinates:
    51.75, -2.83333, 51.50094, -0.19175, 50.95194, 1.85635, 54.16688, -111.00179, 51.77714, -3.20792, 50.09444, 2.72944, 53.76686, -111.96853, 69.50061, -121.50445, 49.24966, -123.11934, 54.38347, -111.0351, 51.50853, -0.12574, 50.39083, 2.74278, and 54.26686, -110.93508
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026867, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300034787, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027341, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026812, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300033973, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028881
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2016-001
    Fonds Title:
    Destrubé family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC033
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/destrube-family-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman and M. Parker. Transcriptions by M. Gerber. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 2. Destrubé family - animal head bachelor button

    Title Tesim:
    Destrubé family - animal head bachelor button
    Description:
    Possibly a bachelor button cufflink. On the front is a relief of a roaring bear. The reverse is marked "Wests Patent" with a maker's mark. This type of fastener became popular in the 1870s and 80s. Destrubé Family Biography: The bulk of the material in the Destrubé family fonds, represented in this exhibit, concerns the children of Ernest Destrubé, and in particular, the siblings who immigrated to Canada in the early part of the twentieth century – Maurice, Georges, Guy, Paul and Sylvie. It includes their lives as homesteaders in Alberta, experiences on the Front of the three brothers (Georges, Guy and Paul) who signed up to fight in 1914, and life just after the war. Ernest Destrubé, “Pumps” to his family, was born in France in 1850. After being wounded in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), Ernest began a career in banking. He eventually moved to England to be Assistant Manager of the Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris, located at 52 Threadneedle Street in London. He lived with his wife Elizabeth (nee Farmery, 1856-1897) and their six children--Maurice, Georges, Dan, Paul, Guy, and Sylvie--on Adelaide Road in London. Following Elizabeth’s death, Ernest married Alice Bauche in 1900. They had a son, Andre, in 1901. After the War, Ernest moved back to France. He lived at Les Clematites, near Beaune, until his death in 1923. Dan Louis [1879-1940] was born in London and spent most of his life in France. Paul Maurice (nickname, Jack) was born in London in 1885. He followed his father into banking but decided soon after to take on the adventure and challenge of homesteading in Canada. He left England in 1906 for the US, where he learned farming from an uncle in Missouri, before traveling to Rife, Alberta to stake his claim. His first wife Margaret (Maggie, née Lebow) died in childbirth in 1918. After the war Maurice married Pevensey (Pem) Wheeler, former hospital headmistress and friend to Sylvie. Maurice eventually (1940s) sold the homestead and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. He married Eleanor Mary Ellis (née Sandeman) in 1950 and later built a cabin on Piers Island. Maurice died in 1978. Marguerite Sylvie (Sylvie, or Syl) was born in London in 1882. After the death of her mother in 1897, she took on the role of mother to her young brothers. Sylvie also made the journey to Canada to help her brothers in Rife. She returned to England during the First World War to work for the Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). Sylvie was engaged to family friend, Arthur Fleming, who was killed in action in the War [1916?]. After returning to Canada, Sylvie married Bert Spencer. Together they ran a store in Alberta until, in their retirement, they moved west to Victoria, British Columbia. Leon Georges [b. 1888], Paul Jean [b. 1893] and Charles Guy [b. 1891] were born in London. Guy left England to join his brother in Canada in 1907, followed by Georges in 1908 and Paul in 1913. Georges was a talented sketch artist. He had some training in England but decided not to pursue art as a career. Soon after War was declared, the boys travelled to Edmonton (first Paul and later Georges and Guy) to sign on with the Alberta dragoons, however, the first battalion had already left for the east. Pumps sent them enough money to cover the trip to England, where the three brothers signed up with the Royal Fusiliers. After close to a year of training in England, Paul, Guy and Georges left for France to serve in the same company of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers. In spring of 1916, Georges was wounded at Souchez—shot through the lung. He was invalided to England and convalesced at Ebbwvale, Wales. Although he made it back to France in January 1917, his return to the Front was delayed by quarantine for Mumps. Due to this twist of fate, Georges missed joining his brothers in the Battle at Miraumont, where Paul and Guy were among the several -hundred soldiers killed, February 17, 2017. In the ensuing months, Georges applied for and was granted a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He returned to England for training and spent the rest of the War ferrying planes to and from France. After the War, Georges married Suzanne Fournier (nickname Mémé). They lived for a few years in Rife, Alberta but Georges found that he was no longer able to do the difficult physical labor required on the farm. He sold his share of the homestead and moved with Suzanne to Victoria, British Columbia. At some point Suzanne and Georges changed their last name to d’Estrubé, although, the rest of the family maintained the original spelling. In 1949 Georges and Maurice made a nostalgic return visit to Rife where Georges died suddenly at age 61. References: Hendrickson, James E., Ed. Pioneering in Alberta: Maurice Destrube’s Story, Historical Society of Alberta. 1981. Stone, Christopher, Ed. A History of the 22nd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Kensington). 1923.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/216452, Destrubé, Georges, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021354, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
    Creator:
    University of Victoria Photo Services
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1870/1915?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject
    Extent:
    1 button
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265421, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300117127, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300207332
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2016-001
    Fonds Title:
    Destrubé family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC033
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/destrube-family-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman, Migration metadata by KD.

  • 3. Theodore Monk - portrait of Monk as a young man photograph

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk - portrait of Monk as a young man photograph
    Description:
    A photograph of Theodore Benning Monk as a young man. Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907, he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He later went into law and real estate. He moved to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the City Engineer's Department. He established his own real estate firm with Roger Monteith, and among other real estate activities sought to develop the coastal town of Clo-ose, B.C. as a resort. In World War I he served with the 54th Battalion and fought in Vimy Ridge. He was Commanding Officer of the Gordon Head Cadet Training Camp at the present campus of the University of Victoria, 1940-1941, and became a liaison officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-1944. From 1930 on, Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag and submitted numerous designs to the competition for a new flag in 1968.
    Subject:
    Monk, Theodore
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1900?/1910?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 black and white photograph
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205803
    Coordinates:
    49.8844, -97.14704
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Photograph is mounted on a black back board with an embossed frame design.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015637, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 4. Theodore Monk - portrait of Monk in uniform photograph

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk - portrait of Monk in uniform photograph
    Description:
    A photograph of Theodore Benning Monk in uniform. Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907, he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He later went into law and real estate. He moved to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the City Engineer's Department. He established his own real estate firm with Roger Monteith, and among other real estate activities sought to develop the coastal town of Clo-ose, B.C. as a resort. In World War I he served with the 54th Battalion and fought in Vimy Ridge. He was Commanding Officer of the Gordon Head Cadet Training Camp at the present campus of the University of Victoria, 1940-1941, and became a liaison officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-1944. From 1930 on, Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag and submitted numerous designs to the competition for a new flag in 1968.
    Subject:
    Monk, Theodore, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021566, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1905?/1910?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 black and white photograph
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1206273
    Coordinates:
    44.22976, -76.48098
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Photograph is mounted on a brown back board. Handwritten pencil annotation reads: "Carleton [illegible]."
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015637, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 5. Joseph B. Clearihue - Scrapbook 02

    Title Tesim:
    Joseph B. Clearihue - Scrapbook 02
    Description:
    A scrapbook belonging to Joseph B. Clearihue. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, programmes, and other ephemera relating to Clearihue's academic career at McGill and Oxford, and early experiences of World War I as a civilian in Paris, France. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/535474, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/867925, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/535968, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1161597, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/867976, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1097155
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1909/1914
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 scrapbook
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1211819, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1801844, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1208523, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205659, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1210434, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205283, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205511, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1320342, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1203023, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205666
    Coordinates:
    49.4938, 0.10767, 45.50008, -73.68248, 53.41058, -2.97794, 52.57536, -1.54693, 49.44313, 1.09932, 51.75222, -1.25596, 48.4359, -123.35155, 50.90395, -1.40428, 48.85341, 2.3488, 46.20222, 6.14569, and 51.46248, 0.35856
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300429554, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027341, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027191, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026867, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027240, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300264821
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-012
    Fonds Title:
    Joseph Clearihue fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR032
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 6. Joseph B. Clearihue - Scrapbook 03

    Title Tesim:
    Joseph B. Clearihue - Scrapbook 03
    Description:
    A scrapbook belonging to Joseph B. Clearihue. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, programmes, and other ephemera relating to Clearihue's early career as a member of Parliament with the Liberal British Columbia Government, as a Lawyer, and as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Also included are newspaper clippings and other ephemera relating to his marriage to Miss Irene Golding. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/889815, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/521035, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/875219, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1037111, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/814586, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1069410, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/893952, Canada. Canadian Army. Field Battery, 51st, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/994346, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/549737, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/867976, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1128924, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/904324, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/535474, Kiwanis Club, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1010443, Canada. Canadian Army. Regiment, 5th, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1129318
    Language:
    eng and lat
    Date Created:
    1909/1969
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 scrapbook
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1207316, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214667, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1210434, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1220440, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205666, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1220221, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1211882, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205265, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205408, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205511, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204310, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    52.00017, -71.99907, 51.50853, -0.12574, 60.10867, -113.64258, 45.41117, -75.69812, 50.90395, -1.40428, 48.43569, -123.41174, 49.16638, -123.94003, 45.50008, -73.68248, 49.24966, -123.11934, 51.06098, 0.16342, 53.99983, -125.0032, 51.75222, -1.25596, and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026841, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028881, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027240, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027341, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026867, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026030, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027191, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027083
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-012
    Fonds Title:
    Joseph Clearihue fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR032
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by R. Eagleheart. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 7. Joseph B. Clearihue - portrait as a young man photograph

    Title Tesim:
    Joseph B. Clearihue - portrait as a young man photograph
    Description:
    A portrait photograph of Joseph B. Clearihue as a young man. Photographer: Wm. Notman & Son Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1909?/1913?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 black and white photograph
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015637, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-027
    Fonds Title:
    Joseph Clearihue fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR032
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 8. Florence Westman - First World War scrapbook

    Title Tesim:
    Florence Westman - First World War scrapbook
    Description:
    Florence Westman compiled this scrapbook, predominantly 1916-1918, personally titled, “My Chronicle of the War” during and just after the First World War in Ottawa Ontario. The scrapbook contains: photographs; newspaper clippings; postcards; and items of ephemera, including, theater and concert programs, military forms, and menus. Many items relate to her family's involvement in charitable work. Others represent activities organized for the entertainment of the soldiers, including programs for sporting events, theatre and concert performances, and church services. In addition, the scrapbook contains items sent to Florence by soldiers stationed in England and at the Front, such as, photographs, tickets, and military forms, to name a few. The photographs depict soldiers, friends and family—some formal portraits, and the rest, snapshots of picnics, skating, and additional casual scenes. Sources of news clippings are presumed to be Ottawa periodicals. Similarly, unless otherwise noted, the majority of the photographs were taken in and around Ottawa. Westman filled the scrapbook with personal annotations—often highlighting names in news articles and adding captions to photographs and other items. The Scrapbook pages follow roughly chronological order except for loose items, scans of which are shown after the attached scrapbook pages. Most items in the scrapbook date from 1916 to 1918. One soldier mentioned throughout the scrapbook is B. C. Hilliam. Bentley Collingwood Hilliam [b. 1890] a native of North Vancouver, took his theatre company on a tour throughout Canada to entertain the troops. An Ottawa news article, published in November 1916, describes him as, “official amusement director of the Canadian army.” The scrapbook also includes several of his humorous cartoon sketches. Biography: Florence May Westman [“Floss”] was born on November 11, 1889 in Ottawa, Ontario, where she lived until the end of the First World War. Florence’s father, Thomas was an accountant with the Inland Revenue Department and a veteran of the Northwest Rebellion. Her mother, Florence Augusta (née Collett), founded and served as President of the Soldier’s Service Club (SSC) in Ottawa, an organization that provided aid and entertainment to soldiers stationed in and near Ottawa. Florence was also actively involved in the SSC, participating in fundraising performances and other service activities documented in her scrapbook. Florence had 6 siblings: Winniefred [b. 1887], Thomas Arthur [1892-1912], Gertrude Viola [b. 1895], George Edward [b. 1897], Albert Ernest Robert [“Bob”, b. 1900], and Margaret Kathleen [b. 1911]. Her brother George enlisted in in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) in April 1916 and served with the Signallers overseas. According to a newspaper clipping in the scrapbook, he was injured by a gas shell explosion while fighting in France. The clipping also states that his younger brother Bob, after spending one year at university, joined the newly formed Canadian Air Service in Ontario. Florence married Charles Norman Senior [October 22, 1891 - June 29, 1978], on July 14, 1917 at her family’s summer home in Britannia Heights, Ottawa. Norman Senior, a journalist prior to the War, enlisted in the CEF on September 30, 1916. Little is known about his service, other than that he worked in publicity for the Military Hospitals Commission at their headquarters in Ottawa. During their marriage, the couple lived for a short time in Victoria, British Columbia before moving to San Francisco, California where Norman served as Consul General of Canada. Florence (Weston) Senior died in Ontario in 1978.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170405, Westman, Florence M., http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1426946, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/961415, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1023491, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/867925, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/814835, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/814836, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1078957, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1077103, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1077227, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125339, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170551, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021481, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1013753, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1077326
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1910/1936
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 scrapbook (70 pages) ; 26 x 34 cm
    Alternative Title:
    My Chronicle of the War and Florence M. Westman: my chronicle of the war, beginning January 1916 Ottawa, Ont
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205408, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204310, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1245064
    Coordinates:
    60.10867, -113.64258 and 45.41117, -75.69812
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026867, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027217, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026816, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026451, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026776, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300167056, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027822, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027191, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027240, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026695, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026909, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300264821, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300429554, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027083, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300123430, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028881, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027341
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2000-030
    Fonds Title:
    Florence M. Westman collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC369
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/florence-m-westman-collection
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 9. Joseph B. Clearihue - portrait in academic dress photograph

    Title Tesim:
    Joseph B. Clearihue - portrait in academic dress photograph
    Description:
    A portrait photograph of Joseph B. Clearihue in academic dress. Photographer: Wm. Notman & Son Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/867976, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/794982, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1161597
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1910?/1913?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 black and white photograph
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015637, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-027
    Fonds Title:
    Joseph Clearihue fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR032
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 10. Archie Wills - YMCA Camp photograph album, 1911-1916

    Title Tesim:
    Archie Wills - YMCA Camp photograph album, 1911-1916
    Description:
    An album of photographs depicting Will's time spent at YMCA summer camps held at the Gorge in Victoria, B.C. before the first world war. Biography: Archie H. Wills (Henry Archibald Wills) was born in Victoria, British Columbia on 11 September 1892. His parents, Frank Henry Wills (1864-1953) and Sarah Ann Porter (1861-1946) were born in England and emigrated to Canada in 1887 and 1890, respectively. Frank Wills was a carpenter and built many houses in Victoria, including his own family’s which was located in the Spring Ridge area of the Fernwood neighbourhood. Archie attended Spring Ridge School and Victoria High School. Upon seeing an advertisement for an editorial room office boy at the Victoria Daily Times, Archie immediately decided he wanted to be a newspaperman, and left school to do so at age fifteen. Within a few months he had begun to write short pieces for the Times. In 1910 he was made Marine Editor for the paper, a position he held for five years until he enlisted for World War I. Archie embarked upon a round-the-world trip in 1913 but only went as far as Toronto, where he met Lydia Mary Knapp, a successful amateur singer. He returned for a visit in 1914 and they were engaged. Unable to join an aerial corps (he had a life-long interest in aviation), Archie joined the 62nd Battery, Canadian Forces Artillery, the right section of which was absorbed by the 58th Howitzer Battery in 1917. He trained at Fort Macaulay, Petawawa, and Witley (England) and then saw sixteen months of action in France, rising through the ranks from Gunner to Bombardier, Corporal and Sergeant. During the war, Archie established “The O-Pip” (The Observation Post) paper with Gordon A. Cameron and J. M. Mitch Inglis. Lydia and Archie married on 3 September 1919. They had three children, Kenneth (b. 1922), Eileen (b. 1924), and Dorothy (b. 1928). When he returned to Victoria and the Times in 1919 Archie was assigned the police beat. Other assignments followed: he was Sports Editor from 1920-27, City Editor from 1928 to 1936, and Managing Editor from 1936 until his retirement from the Times in 1951. During his career at the Times he also served Victoria in a number of public offices: as police commissioner for two years, Chairman of Fire Wardens for seven years, a Director of the Chamber of Commerce for twelve years, a member of the War Board for the duration of WWII, and an alderman on City Council for ten years (1934-44), the last three of which he was Acting Mayor of Victoria. Archie was a charter member of the Victoria Gyro Club, a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He was connected with the YM-YWCA throughout his life and was a lifelong member of the congregation of the Metropolitan United Church (earlier the Metropolitan Methodist Church). After 1951 Archie continued to sell stories and act as Victoria correspondent of the Seattle Times. He continued to write for the Victoria Times and the Daily Colonist until the early 1980s. In 1951 on retirement from the Times he began a career in public relations, including work for the Victoria Milk Distributors Association. He assisted with local labour adjudications, and, along with Lester Patrick, revived the Victoria Cougars hockey franchise. Archie was Managing Secretary of the Victoria Downtown Business Association when it formed in 1953, and he worked with the Association until 1969. He retired from public relations in 1969, the year of his and Lydia’s golden wedding anniversary. He continued to write, travel, and spend time with his by then extensive family. Lydia died in 1985. Archie died 5 April 1988 in Victoria, aged 95.
    Subject:
    Wills, Archie H. (Archibald Henry), 1892-1988, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1183263, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/844959, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1049159, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1183052
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1911/1916
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    108 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026695, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026867, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347
    Fonds Title:
    Archie H. Wills fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR394
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/archie-h-wills-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Migration metadata by KD.