Empress Hotel in Victoria, photographed during W. M. Neal's 1947 Western inspection tour.

To-scale model of the Ka1 class locomotive which ran through Saskatchewan in the early to mid-20th century.

Long wrench used on trains and train lines.

Copy. Titled: 'Miners' cabin at Dawson' in display caption. Inscribed on recto: 'Below Lower Discovery Dominion Creek.'

Manuscript map shows Vermilion, Clandonald colony, and surrounding Canadian Pacific and Hudson's Bay lands.

Pamphlet biography of Yip Sang, ca. 1925.

Pamphlet containing text of a speech on the Pacific Railway and the north west by A. W. Ross, and other speeches. Includes a fold out map.

Canadian Pacific Steamships house flag, known as the checker flag, of six squares of alternating red and white linen sewn together to form a checkered rectangular shaped flag, with a twined rope fly slipped through a sleeve sewn along the shorter edge.

Cover image is the Royal York Hotel. Three copies. Assembled by Lawrence Crawford, orchestra leader on the Canadian Pacific second Empress of Japan, Princess Louise, and Princess Alice.

Mechanical wall clock with pendulum, round dial with hour and minute hands, and subdial second hand, in a hardwood case

Postcard.

Large framed photograph by C. B. Wand of the 1925-1926 team members and coaches of the Chinese Students Football Club of Vancouver, Iroquois Cup champions in 1926, including Yip Lap, Yip Dang, Yip Yuen, Yip Jun, Yip Yee, and Yip Dock.

Chinese contract with Wong Bing at Burrard Cannery, Canoe Pass, for the 1915 season.

For the right of Chinese to vote. Signed by Foon Sien (黃寬先/黃文甫), Gordon Cumyow, Esther Fung, Ann Chian, Joe Leong, Henry Lee, and Andrew Lam.

Stationary metal lamp with four orange glass lenses.

A Chinese newspaper from San Francisco.

The collection consists of documents, archival records, photographs, ephemera and artifacts related to three broad themes: British Columbia history, immigration and settlement and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Included are the archival fonds of the Yip family and Yip Sang Company, the Dart Coon Club and Chinese Freemasons of Victoria, Hugh G. Robinson (regarding the S.S. Greenhill Park Explosion), Rev. MacDonnell (regarding the Clandonald colony of Scottish immigrants in Alberta) and the British Columbia Coast Steamship Service. Includes documents, ephemera and artifacts of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, including records of travelers on CPR rail and steamships.

Subseries consists of records related to Asian immigration to and settlement in North America. These records pertain predominantly to Chinese immigration and settlement in British Columbia, but also include records pertaining to other Asian diaspora as well as other regions of Canada and the United States. These records document early Asian immigration and settlement following the gold rush, such as the Chinese role in the construction of the transcontinental railway, where Chinese workers were assigned the most dangerous jobs, and anti-Asian sentiment in Canada. Other records in this subseries include materials related to Canadian immigration policy and multiculturalism in Canada, Chinese-language educational materials and children's books, Chinese business and residential directories, city directories for Vancouver and Victoria, and materials related to the Sino-Japanese War. As immigration in this context pertains both to first-generation immigrants as well as their families and descendants, records in this subseries also illustrate the Asian experience in Canada and highlight the development of Asian communities, including social, cultural, religious, political, sporting, and educational activities as well as the activities of organisations such as Chinese trade societies, the Chinese Benevolent Association, the Chinese Canadian Association, and the Chinese Nationalist League of Canada.

This subseries also contains an extensive collection of early photographs of Asian-Canadians and Asian-Americans. Some highlights include historical class photographs from Vancouver's Strathcona School, street scenes from the Vancouver, Victoria, and San Francisco Chinatowns, wedding portraits, and the 1915-1918 photograph album of Jue Fong, then a Chinese-American teenager, which offers rare candid photographs from that time period.

These records in this subseries are varied and include published monographs, pamphlets, directories, catalogues, magazines, maps, government reports, legislation, petitions, memoranda, meeting minutes, speeches, contracts, forms, certificates, licenses, tickets, passenger lists, immigration papers, taxes, invoices and receipts, donation books and fundraising materials, staff rosters, school workbooks, samples of Chinese calligraphy, newspaper clippings, posters and broadsides, newsletters, brochures and advertisements, correspondence, postcards, invitations and event programmes, restaurant menus, artefacts, ephemera, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and photographs, photo albums, and photographic negatives.

Subseries consists of business records related to the Chinese Freemasons (also known by the names Cheekungtong and Dart Coon Club). With its first branches established in Quesnel and Victoria in 1876, the Chinese Freemasons were one of many benevolent associations dedicated to providing social welfare to immigrants in need and Chinese labourers out of work after the completion of the railway and to protecting the Chinese against racism.

These records include correspondence, account books, donation records and solicitations for funds to assist the Chinese in Canada, receipts for club expenses, club election records, business cards, invitations, certificates, and photographs, as well as books on topics such as Chinese games and Chinese traditional medicine.

Subseries consists of records related to Yip Sang, the Yip family and the Wing Sang Company (now the Yip Sang Company). Born in 1845 in Guangdong, China, Yip Sang first came to British Columbia in 1881 following the gold rush from San Francisco. Yip Sang settled in Vancouver as a merchant in 1888 and founded the Wing Sang Company, an import and export business, at 51 Pender Street. Over time, the business grew to include managing rail and steamship freight and passenger tickets as a Chinese passenger agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, operating the Wing Sang Company branch of a Hong Kong-based trust company, and serving as unofficial postmasters for the Chinese community. These business records comprise a substantial portion of this subseries.

In addition to Yip Sang and the Wing Sang Company's business activities, the records in this subseries also pertain to the Yip family's personal and social lives, as well as to their philanthropic activities. A renowned philanthropist, Yip Sang was a benefactor of hospitals and schools, including Vancouver's first Chinese school and first Chinese hospital, and was a founding member of the Chinese Benevolent Association. At the end of his life in 1927, Yip Sang was a highly respected Vancouver citizen who had made a significant impact on the Chinese community and was viewed as the "unofficial mayor" of Chinatown.

The records in this subseries reflect all areas of the Yip family's business activities and personal lives, and include files related to property, taxes, passenger ticket sales, shipments, and insurance, as well as account books for funds held in trust, record books of income and expenses, receipts, business stamps and stationery, business cards, architectural drawings and blueprints, maps, contracts, advertisements, memoranda, newspaper clippings, telephone directories, pamphlets, workbooks and yearbooks, postcards, invitations and event programmes, photographs, artefacts, audio and video cassettes, and both business and personal correspondence.

Series consists of records that provide insight into the history of immigration and settlement in Canada. The Chung collection is renowned for its extensive and unique collections on immigration and settlement, and the photographs, historical documents, and artefacts in this series illustrate the struggles and eventual successes of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in fields such as business, politics, and the arts. The predominant focus of this series is Chinese immigration and settlement, from the discovery of gold in British Columbia through the construction of the transcontinental railway, exclusionary immigration policies, and the development and growth of Chinese communities in Canada. In addition to Chinese and Asian immigration and settlement, this series also contains material related to Scottish immigration in Canada.

This series has been arranged into four subseries: Chinese immigration and settlement to Canada, the Yip Family and Yip Sang Company, the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong), and Clandonald and Scottish immigration to Canada.

Conical-shaped straw hat.

Hand saw with teeth on both sides and a wooden handle.

Hand saw with teeth on one side and a wooden handle.

Metal washing basin decorated with floral patterns and a central illustration of a Chinese person.

Bone or ivory pieces for a counting game similar to dominoes. Could also be used in game of mahjong.

Candles used in temple ceremonies.

Bamboo recorder used to make music.

Bag originally held aproximately 40 pounds of rice. Labeled with blue markings.

Three-tiered wicker basket painted with black and red paint, with design on lid. The wedding basket would be filled with treats and gifts and presented at the wedding.

Set of Fan Tan game pieces including glass buttons, dealer's brass cup and counting wand. Glass buttons are from Canton, China.

Wooden floral carving from a Chinese temple. Painted with gold leaf.

Wooden mould for making moon cakes.

Wooden mould for making moon cakes.

Wooden bar with geometric indentations for decorating foods like biscuits and cakes.

Metal strainer with bamboo handle. Item was brought from one of the islands of British Columbia and is handmade.

Calendar for the Imperial Bank of Canada; missing calendar pages. Poster reads "Litho'd in Canada."

Calendar for the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Calendar for Yuen Fong Company, Limited with photographic illustrations.

Calendar for Yuen Fong Company, Limited with illustrations.

An article on the Chinese Students Football Club of the 1920s-1930s, especially the team's star player, Quene Yip .

A manuscript guide to a special gambling game with a number of complications and variations.

Regarding the Janet Smith murder case.