Fonds consists of a passenger list for Canadian Pacific Steamship Empress of Russia, 5 June 1937.

Fonds consists of colour photographs of various fishing vessels and Canadian Coast Guard vessels taken by John Mulders probably in the 1990s.

Fonds consists of stickers and badges for Versatile Pacific Shipyards, Burrard Yarrows Corporation, and Yarrows Limited.

Also includes Burrard Dry Dock Company Limited Collective Agreements from 1976 until 1984 and ship repair agreements between the Treasury Board and the Federal Government Dockyards Trades and Labour Council from 1987 and 1992.

Fonds consist of posters, containing information on the first graving dock in Esquimalt.

The fonds consists of Grant's papers as able seaman and hunter in sealing vessels operating out of Victoria, British Columbia and out of Japan. Fonds relate to voyages between 1892 and 1908 and includes items such as wages for seal skins, itemized list of purchases for sealing trips, sailor's union pamphlet, correspondence, and grocery lists.

Also includes records from Victoria Sealing Company showing Grant's earnings in five schooners between 1900 and 1907 including, Director from December 1900 to October 1901; Triumph from December 1901 to September 1902; C.G. Cox from February to June 1907; Dora Sieward from June to November 1907; and Giblie (sp?) from January to October 1908. And, includes document dated 12 September 12 1892 on Marvin Company letterhead recoding a voyage of the schooner EB Marvin and showing wages, allowance for skins taken, and deductions for items purchased on board such as clothing and tobacco. This document shows that over a period of 8 months and 8 days Grant earned $410 but was charged $174.85 for purchases, for net earnings of $235.15. There is also a document in Russian dated 30 September 1905 showing that Grant, while a mate in the sealing schooner, Khokus Maru was arrested by the 199th Svir Regiment.

Fonds consists of assorted passenger lists, guest lists, postcards, correspondence, and invitations relating primarily to voyages to and from Manila, dating from 1921 and 1930 to 1938. There are also two United States Philippine Islands passports issued in 1931 and 1934 to Ina Elizabeth Olnick (born in Chicago 25 November 1899), accompanied by children: Benjamin S., Jr., Van M., and Barbara Lucille. The letters numbered 0010 and 0011 survived the bombing of Manila in World War II and were brought by the donor's father to Seattle in 1945 after his internment by the Japanese at Santo Tomas University, Manila, Philippine Islands, from 1942 to 1945. Also, a framed souvenir coloured drawing of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Empress of Japan.

Fonds consists of photocopies of records relating to the career of John Allan Williams during service in sternwheelers and steam tugs on B.C. Lakes for C.P.R. during the period of 1918 to 1931.

1. Transcript from the manuscript pages of a narrative written by John Allan Williams, describing his family history and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Lake and River Service beginning in 1918

2. Photocopied pages of a notebook maintained by John Allan Williams during his period of employment in various steamboats from 1923 to 1931 with particular senior officers of vessels and vessel statistics

3. Photocopies of letters of reference from the period 1918 to 1931.

Fonds consists of photocopies of reports of survey for repairs, annual reports and correspondence regarding the ship Thermopylae dating from 1868 to 1893. According to the gift form, the file was provided to the donor by Lloyd's of London.

Also includes twenty-six booklets regarding regulations, engineering, and the Canada shipping act.

Fonds consists of 2 framed black and white photographs and one black and white photographed printed on hard cardboard.

1. 61 x 45.5 cm, black and white photograph of the Union Steamship Company of B.C. ship Catalia at sea. Printed on heavy hardboard and unframed.
2. Framed 34.5 x 41 cm, black and white photograph of SS Elginshire off the coast of Cape Horn in 1901. The inscription on the front of the picture says it is the “vessel in which Capt. W.M. Crawford served his time”.
3. Framed 52.5 x 45 cm, black and white photograph of a pintail flying boat model 204, a Western Canada Airways boat. This boat was a Boeing Model B-1E.

Fonds consists of principal dimension sheets for ships built by Barrow Shipbuilding Company dating from 1883 to 1886. These plans are the work of James S. Clark, naval architect, born in the U.K. who worked for Barrow Shipbuilding, Mitsukiski Shipbuilding (Japan), and finally Victoria Machinery Depot.