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 a passenger lists for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand's Royal Mail Line Canadian-Australasian voyage via Vancouver for RMS Aorangi sailing from Vancouver 21 August 1929 and RMS Niagra sailing from Sydney and Auckland September 1930. Each pamphlet includes a map.

Fonds consists of Log books of SS Oriana dating from 1960 to 1965, an SS Oriana emergency station bill, maps, and a blank daily issue book of spirit rations.

Also includes a souvenir book filled with signatures from Captain H.A. Hayns of the Eagle Oil & Shipping Company Limited, given as a token of respect and esteem on the retirement of an unnamed person from the position of Marine Superintendent, dated 31 December 1934.

Fonds consists of ship plans and assorted documents and memorabilia relating to British Columbia shipbuilders, dating from 1918 to 1999.

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2. Victoria Machinery Depot Limited magazine detailing the building of SEDCO 135F, a semi-submersible oil drilling vessel built between 1965 and 1967
3. Yarrows Limited magazine regarding ship building, ship repairs, and industrial fabrication
4. Yarrows Limited plastic folder cover.

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1. VHS titled “The Legend of Gunpowder Gertie: Pirate Queen of the Kootenays”, 1999; and typed history of Gunpowder Gertie
2. Tyrant Queen ship plan (missing)
3. Dockmasters log book for Point Hope Dockings, dating from 1 January 1966 to 1 September 1969
4. C.J. Hendry Co. complete marine, hardware, and fishermen’s supplies catalogue, 1945
5. Two Yarrows Limited cost of docking, cleaning, and painting in the Esquimalt dry dock ledgers, one blank, one with one page filled out
6. Master check list appendix to form DDP 408 time-schedule and man-hour estimates DDE 261-64. Published by the Department of Defence shipbuilding branch, dated 1 February 1965
7. Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. cost accounts with memorandum introducing the associated documents dated 17 May 1989
8. April 1987 issue of Victoria’s Marine Magazine (in the format of a newspaper)
9. 11 January 1919 issue of The Foundation Shipyard Savings magazine/newspaper and a photocopy.
10. Photocopy of a typewritten historical account titled “The Historical Background of Ship Building on the Point Hope Shipyard Site”
11. Photocopy of book titled “Shipbuilding and Shipbuilders of British Columbia with Allied Industries”, edited by Aitken Tweedale, 1918
12. British Columbia Toll Authority Ferry System, Vancouver-Victoria schedule effective 15 June 1960.
13. Point Hope Shipyard Company Limited folder containing information and history of the Esquimalt Graving Dock facility and a photocopy of an informational booklet
14. Bound book of lesson plans for Royal Canadian Navy ship builder apprentice
15. Three blueprints for M/V Lady Sylvia and M/V Lady Rose
16. Blueprint for TSMV Princess of Vancouver, printed on canvas
17. Burrard Yarrows Corporation Estimation and analysis of Navy shipbuilding program disruption costs, authored by Captain Colin Hammon and Dr. David R. Graham, Center for Naval Analyses, 1984
18. B.C. Ferries promotional magazine described as “a complete pictorial study of B.C.’s Ferry Fleet including sea and land maps)
19. Yarrows Limited promotional magazine titled “Shipbuilding, Ship Repairs and Industrial Fabrication”
20. Victoria Machinery Depot Company Limited promotional magazine
21. Nine sheets of lined paper showing specs and sketches of different ships, all handwritten
    22 - 23. Nine ship plans

Fonds consists of documents relating to the service of Captain Melville Jack

• Continuous certificate of discharge book listing the ships on which he served and ports of discharge during the period of 1917 to 1925,
• Certificate of ordinary apprentice's indenture (Scotland) outlining the terms of indenture of Melville Jack with the Allan Line Steamship Company Limited, dated 3 January 1913,
• Certificate of Competency as master for foreign going steamships only for Melville Jack by order of the Board of Trade, signed 8 July 1920.

Fonds consists of an informational pamphlet including a timetable for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamships Princess Lines from Vancouver to Alaska dated 15 July 1934, and a Canadian Pacific Steamship dinner menu for RMS Duchess of York dated 25 June 1936.

Fonds consists of four issues of "Navy and Army Illustrated" magazine dating to 24 July, 21 August, 4 September, and 18 September 1896.

Fonds consists of assorted memorabilia from Canadian Pacific Railway's passenger Steamship Empress of Britain including dinner menus, tickets, luggage tag, itinerary, and passenger list.

Fonds consists of four Tisdall's Limited arms ammunition, cutlery, and sporting goods catalogues 1907/1908, 1915, and two undated spring catalogues number 19 and 22.

Fonds consists of a sea bus study titled "An approach to the design of the Vancouver Rapid Transit Ferry System" and a ship draughtsman notebook.