- RBSC-ARC-1804-UL_1460-UL_1460_0134
- Item
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
Gowen & Sutton Co. Ltd.
Gowen & Sutton Co. Ltd.
[Fountain and pond in Butchart Gardens]
Gowen & Sutton Co. Ltd.
[Gnome statue in Butchart Gardens]
View of a gnome statue with a fishing pole in Butchart Gardens.
Gowen & Sutton Co. Ltd.
A View rom the Malahat Duc, Victoria B.C.
Reprinted drawing by Edward Goodall, who was a British Columbian artist.
Goodall, Edward
A View rom the Malahat Duc, Victoria B.C.
Reprinted drawing by Edward Goodall, who was a British Columbian artist.
Goodall, Edward
View of the palm garden in the Empress Hotel (now known as a the Fairmount Empress Hotel).
Trio Photograph & Supply Co.
New England Cafe, Victoria B.C.
Frank, Leonard
Government Street, Victoria, B.C.
Postcard is number 296.
Timms, Philip
Portrait Gallery, Parliament Buildings
Postcard is number 108.
Timms, Philip
View of a street corner in Victoria. New England Hotel can be seen in the background. Postcard is number 297.
Timms, Philip
Parliament Buildings - Victoria, B.C.
Timms, Philip Thomas
The Sealing Fleet at Rest. Victoria, B.C.
Silhouetted ships in a harbor, described as the sealing fleet.
Timms, Philip Thomas
Some Busy Shops. Victoria, B.C.
A view along a major street, with many buildings. A street car can be seen in the distance.
Timms, Philip Thomas
Parliament Buildings - Victoria, B.C.
View of Parliament buildings along the water. [same image as UL_1626_3_68]
Timms, Philip Thomas
Mt. Baker from Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C.
Gowen & Sutton Co. Ltd.
In Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
View of swans and ducks swimming in a pond with a bridge in the background.
Gowen & Sutton Co. Ltd.
View of totem poles.
Gibbons, W.J.L.
[Military personnel on ship, leaving Victoria]
Image of Canadian soldiers leaving on a ship in Victoria during World War I.
Victoria Book & Stationery Co., Ltd.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains typed and handwritten draft copies of the declaration of Charles Spring, with index. Supporting exhibits provide an accounting of monetary losses during the 1892-1893 sealing season.
Property loss declaration drafts
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains draft declarations by Charles Spring regarding loss of property. Declarations cover losses of City of Victoria lots, a residence on Kingston Street, stores in Ucluelet and Hesquot [sic], and the sloop "Annie."
Accounting of 1892 season losses
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains accountings of losses and damages sustained by Charles Spring, W. Walker, owner of the S.S. "Mischief," and H. Paxton, owner of the schooner "Wanderer."
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains documents relating to the S.S. "Mist." Documents include the registry certificate for the vessel, coasting license, and receipts for duties and fees paid.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains documents relating to the schooner "Winifred," also called "Winnifred." Documents include typed copies of the title, statements of the captain and a crew member, and notice of vessel detainment; draft declaration by Charles Spring regarding "Winnifred;" documents related to the Bering Sea Claims Commission claims; bill of sale for shares of "Winifred" to Spring; repair and improvement receipts; transcript of the record and proceedings of the United States court case against "Winifred;" and other documents.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains journal of "Winifred" account transactions from February 1891 through March 1892. Journal also contains multiplication exercises in pencil.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains ledger, with index, of accounts related to "Winifred" from 1891 to 1892. Includes payments to persons and businesses from "Winifred" account.
Papers and vouchers belonging to the schooner "Favourite"…
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains documents relating to the schooner "Favourite," also called "Favorite." Documents include statements and declarations by Spring regarding "Favourite;" insurance policy; vouchers for expenses incurred by "Favourite;" account and expense sheets, including list of improvements and repairs, provisions purchased, and wages earned; claim to Pelagic Sealing Commission; statement from captain Amos Ellis; and other documents.
"Favourite" 1892 official log book
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
Log book contains a list of crew and report of character, draught of water on leaving Victoria harbour, and entries regarding the taking on of a new crew member. Log also notes the warning received from H.M.S. "Daphne" against entering the Bering Sea.
Papers and vouchers belonging to the schooner "Kate"…
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains documents relating to the schooner "Kate." Documents include exhibits to support claim of losses; account and expense sheets, including vessel inventories and lists of repairs and improvements; vouchers for expenses incurred by "Kate;" statements and declarations by Spring regarding "Kate;" insurance policy; related correspondence, a copy of the warning letter from H.M.S. "Daphne" against entering Bering Sea; claim to Pelagic Sealing Commission.
Schooner "Kate" log for 1890-1-2
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains a log of the number of seal skins taken, crew names, positions, conditions, provisions used, etc. on board "Kate" on sealing trips between March 1890 and July 1892. The log also includes financial transactions against the ship's accounts.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
Log by commander A. J. Taylor contains entries on conditions, location, and activities of the crew on "Kate" from March 5, 1892 to August 4, 1892. The June 21 entry notes the arrival of H.M.S. "Daphne." The log also contains a list of crew and provisions taken on board.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
Log book contains a list of crew and report of character, as well as entries regarding the warning received from H.M.S. "Daphne" against entering the Bering Sea and the transfer of a crew member to another vessel.
Schooner "Lilly" notes of credit and receipts
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains notes of credit for expenses to be charged to schooner "Lily," also called "Lilly," as well as receipts of funds received by "Lilly."
Schooner "Henrietta" documents
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains documents relating to the schooner "Henrietta." Documents include accounts and expense sheets, including an accounting of expenses to outfit the vessel, lists of improvements and repairs, and payments to crew; promissory notes / receipts for advances to the crew.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains handwritten copies of the oath sworn by those giving evidence to Pelagic Sealing Commission in English, Nootka, and Chinook Jargon, as well as a note regarding the meaning of the word "Nootka."
Court papers, police charges, and related documents
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
Files contains writs of summons, subpoenas, orders, writs of fieri facias, default summonses, etc. against Charles Spring issued between 1892 and 1894 for non-payment of monies owned. The papers originate from the Supreme Court of B.C., Exchequer Court of B.C. Admiralty District, County Court of Victoria, Provincial Police Court, etc. Funds were primarily owed to tradesmen for goods and services rendered for Spring's sealing vessels, as well as to crew members for unpaid wages. The file also contains copies of police charges brought against Charles Spring by sealers for non-payment of wages in 1892, a list of court judgments against Spring, and related notes and documents.
Orders and receipts for payment of debts
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains correspondence and receipts related to the payment of Spring's debts in 1898 from monies received under the Bering Sea Claims Commission Award.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains a journal of expenses and payments related Spring's business with entries from March 12, 1888 to October 20, 1898 (page 217). Entries include expenditures for good and services for vessels, wages, and other expenses. Some entries are out of chronological order. No entries exist between September 1892 and October 1898. Many of the pages in the journal are loose.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains letters related to "Modus Vivendi" claims for the schooners "Kate" and "Favorite" and correspondence in response Spring's 1914 petition and memorial to Parliament. Notable correspondents include George Henry Barnard, Member of Parliament for Victoria City; John Douglas Hazen, Minister of Marine and Fisheries; Charles Edmund Kingsmill, Director of Naval Services; Martin Burrell, Minister of Agriculture. The file also includes typed copies of the notice of liability to interruption issued to sealers in March 1892, a copy of a letter received from L.A. Cattaliar, Under Secretary of State, in 1895 regarding the sealers' unsuccessful claims for losses, and estimates of losses incurred during the season.
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains sporadic correspondence regarding sealing claims from 1917-1918, 1921-1922, and 1925-1926. Notable correspondents include Wilfrid Laurier; Ward Fisher, Deputy Minister of the Naval Service; the Deputy Minister of Justice; Fred A. McGregor, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister; Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin, Minister of Marine and Fisheries; Thomas Mulvey, Under Secretary of State; R.A. Sargent, barrister.
Memorial of Canadian sealers respecting their interests…
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains a memorial regarding reimbursement for financial losses brought forth by 19 owners of a number of sealing vessels, including the "Venture," "Penelope," "Favourite" (or "Favorite)," and "Kate." The memorial is addressed to the Governor-General of Canada.
Memorial of the owners of sealing schooners…
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains a memorial regarding regulations restricting the sealing industry brought forth by 25 owners of a number of vessels, including the "Venture," "Penelope," and ships formerly owned by Spring, "Favourite" (or "Favorite") and "Kate." The memorial is addressed to the Governor-General of Canada in Council.
Re: memorial respecting the seizure of S.S. "Coquitlam"…
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File contains declarations of eight individuals or organizations regarding compensation owed following the seizure of the steamer "Coquitlam" by the U.S. revenue cutter "Corwin" in 1892. Declarations request compensation for losses of seal skins, good shipped, legal fees, etc. Claimants include Cereno J. Kelley.
Petition to Canadian House of Commons
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
The file contains three copies of a 1914 petition prepared by Spring and brought forth by owners and masters of sealing vessels during the 1892 season. The petition requests an enlargement of the scope of the Pelagic Sealing Commission to include their claims for compensation. One of the copies is signed and two are unsigned. The petition is addressed to the House of Commons of Canada.
Cereno J. Kelley correspondence
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
File consists primarily of correspondence between Spring and Captain Cereno Jones Kelley that references exchanges of statements, information, and figures relating to claims for vessels "Kate" and "Favourite." The file also includes a copy of Kelley's letter to F.B. Marvin & Co. upon the seizure of the steamer "Coquitlam," and a document regarding the "Modus Vivendi" on C.J. Kelley & Co. stationery in an unknown hand.
Agreement and account of crew for schooner "Venture"
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
The file contains the agreement and account of crew for the schooner "Venture," owned by Donald Urquhart. The document serves as an employment contract for the voyage and provides a list of crew members and particulars of engagement, discharge, and release. Notes the desertion of three crew members.
Agreement and account of crew for schooner "Penelope"
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
The file contains the agreement and account of crew for the schooner "Penelope," owned by Donald Urquhart. The document serves as an employment contract for the voyage and provides a list of crew members and particulars of engagement, discharge, and release. Notes the release of crew members due to sickness and the engagement of new crew members.
Journal for estate of Donald Urquhart
Part of Charles E. Spring fonds
The file contains a journal recording revenues and expenditures of the Donald Urquhart estate accounts from May 1894 to October 1905, including entries relating to shares owned by Urquhart of schooners "Venture," "Penelope," and "Sayward." Large sections of the journal also contain drafts of stories, notes, and recipes written in a different hand.
Incoming general correspondence (1 of 5)
Part of Association of University and College Employees (AUCE) fonds
File contains incoming correspondence to Local 1, including letters from similar unions and organizations requesting donations and support, letters from members regarding union activity, letters from University of British Columbia personnel, and letters nominating individual members for executive positions. File also consists of related material including job descriptions, news-clippings, invitations to conferences, agendas and meeting minutes, and newsletters from the British Columbia Federation of Labour and British Columbia Government Employees Union.
Correspondence, incoming (1 of 3)
Part of Association of University and College Employees (AUCE) fonds
File contains incoming correspondence dated February 1979 to June 1979. Topics include referendums, constitutional amendments, office equipment, newsletters, support of causes and other unions, university procedure, union staffing and membership, disciplinary action, leaves of absence, public visibility, grievances with UBC, unemployment insurance, symposium proceedings on UBC day care, job descriptions, legal representation, educational courses, insurance benefits, the All-items Index of Consumer Prices for Canada, membership meetings, and a request for student volunteers.
Correspondence, incoming (2 of 3)
Part of Association of University and College Employees (AUCE) fonds
File contains incoming correspondence dated December 1978 to March 1979. Topics include support of causes and other unions, newsletters, arbitration, the Provincial Convention, the Consumer Price Index, educational courses, union staffing and membership, formation of an AUCE Travel Club, office equipment, pension plans, finances, the Essential Services Disputes Act, relations and negotiations with UBC, job descriptions, debates of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, steward seminars, and human rights.