Fonds consists of pages 14 to 20 of The Victoria Daily Times from 8 September 1943, including the entertainment section, ladies section, and classifieds.

Also includes an issue of the Halifax Herald from 8 May 1945 with "Victory in Europe" headline above the fold and an issue of the Halifax Daily Star Newspaper from 28 June 1940 with "Extra Canadian Destroyer Fraser Latest Victim of Great War" headline.

Fonds consists of documents and ephemera related to Canadian Pacific Railway Company, including B.C. Coast Steamship travel, Atlantic travel, and rail travel.

L2414-L2428
Christmas cards of B.C. Coast Service ships.

L3267
Book titled "Regulations for the Navigation of the British Columbia Coast Service Steamships of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company: General Instructions", ca. 1900.

L3505
Menu from the commander's dinner titled "Carnival Nights on Board SS Princess Norah, a Canadian Pacific Cruise Along the Shores of Canada's West Coast Wonderland".

L4606
Empress of Britain souvenir booklet, menu, and passenger list, a Canadian Pacific folder, and an Empress of Britain deck plan, ca. 1956.

P4983
CPR projection negatives, ca. 1918?

984.003.0001
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line souvenir magazine regarding the Empress of the Atlantic voyage from the St. Lawrence to Europe.

P984.014.0004
Folder of Canadian Pacific images.

986.029.0005; 0007-0009
Programme of entertainment aboard RMS Empress of Ireland 13 February 1912, booklet discussing the use of oil for calming rough seas dating to the 1890s, 1928 CPR department of colonization and development booklet, Yarrows Limited bulletins from 1947 and 1948, and Yarrows review dating from 1967 and 1968.

988.029.0002
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line menu.

988.030.0001-0002
Brochure titled "Go Empress to Europe" regarding Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines RMS Empress of Canada, and a pamphlet advertising the British Columbia Coast Steamships route, ca. 1940s?

988.061.0001-0002
Blank TEV Princess Patricia stationary and CP Rail, Coastal Marine Operations 100th anniversary celebration on board M/V Princess of Vancouver package, dated 2 May 1981.

988.154.0004
Postcard of a drawing of the CPR pier in Vancouver, B.C. with a CPR steamer sailing from Victoria to Seattle.

988.165.0001
Postcard of an unnamed CPR ship.

989.019.0001-0009
Canadian Pacific Railway timetables and Canadian Pacific airlines maps.

990.065.0002
Canadian Pacific Railway SS Princess Charlotte luncheon menu that has been cut and used as a postcard.

992.077.0005-0006
Coronation day menus for Canadian Pacific Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver service.

993.090.0001
Souvenir booklet for the maiden voyage of RMS Empress of Japan, ca. 1930.

997.079.0001-0013
Documents and photographs related to Canadian Pacific Railway passenger steamship service, including an introductory letter, visitor information booklets, a menu, a Christmas card, and postcards featuring images of various vessels dating to the 1950s.

010.039.0001
Breakfast menu for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service SS Princess of Vancouver.

Fonds consists of documents and ephemeral collected by Frederick Ernest Grubb during his naval career beginning with his naval training in 1928. Fonds includes documents related to training and procedures from the Royal Canadian Navy, the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets; and the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve as well as memorabilia from events and ceremonies of the Royal Canadian Navy and British Columbia's centennial celebrations in 1958. Also includes documents relating to Grubb's gunnery training and the 1967 training cruise of the Japanese Training Squadron.

L450
Commissioning booklet for HMCS Crescent, 31 October 1955.

L504
4 documents relating to the Royal Canadian Navy's participation in British Columbia's centenary, Operation Century.

L757
1964 and 1966 Programmes for the graduation to be held at Canadian Services College Royal Roads, and an invitation addressed to Commander and Mrs. Grubb to the 1964 graduation ceremony.

L1807
Invitation to cocktails on board the Japanese Training Ship Nippon Maru by invitation of the captains of TS Nippon Maru and TS Kaiwo Maru held on 19 June 1967.

L1873
Folder containing documents relating to the Canadian Armed Forces Centennial Naval Assemblies, including a programme, plan for anchorage, and histories of the Royal Canadian Navy and Naval assemblies more generally.

L1880
Pamphlet titled "Japanese Training Squadron 1967 Training Cruise". Contains details and photos of defense ships Teruzuki, Shikinami; Yudachi, and Murasame.

L1950
Order of service for the unveiling of the plaque to the memory of Rear admiral Walter Hose (1875-1965), held 29 October 1967.

L2122
Lectures for University Naval Training Division on various types of warships, c. 1943.

L2123
Organization chart of the Canadian North Atlantic with the Commander-in-Chief at the head, c. 1944.

L2124
Document titled "Royal Canadian Sea Cadets: Syllabus of training for probationary sea cadets" issued by Commanding Officer Reserve Division dated 18 October 1943, list of books for sea cadets dated 27 December 1943, and a document from the Department of National Defence Naval Service regarding sea cadet summer camps dating to 24 June 1943.

L2125
Documents and correspondence from the department of National Defence (Naval Service) regarding punishment, charges, and misconduct.

L2126
Manual of shore patrol service training, Royal Canadian Navy dated 12 May 1943.

L2127
Document for the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve outlining procedures for kitting new entries, c. 1943 and a document outlining the types of buttons worn by the various branches and rates of the Royal Canadian Navy dating to 3 November 1941.

L2128
Document outlining the procedures for handling requests, H.M.C.S. Stadacona dating to 3 February 1943.

L2129
Report providing instructions on preparation and handling of confidential reports on officers (forms S206 & S450). Prepared by P.W. Earl, A/Captain, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Deputy Commanding Officer Reserve Division, dated 9 February 1944.

L2130
Document titled "The Origin and Earlier History of the RCN", c. 1947.

L2131
Training notes regarding officers' disciplinary classes, HMCS Cornwallis, c. 1942.

L2132
Document outlining general instructions on the duty, administration, and training of members of the University Naval Training Division, dating to 2 April 1943.

L2133
Documents outlining questions and answers on regulating duties, c. 1943.

L2134
Document titled "Outline of Reconnaissance", consisting of 10 lectures on the subjects of reconnaissance, intelligence, and ship recognition for R.C.A.F. Officers.

L2136
Booklet titled "Contract Cruise Manual, Navpers 91 058, 1948: NROTC Senior Contract Students", prepared by Training Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel, April 1948.

L2155
Programme for Remembrance Day Service, HMCS Naden, 11 November 1959.

L2156
Two copies of "Presentation of Ceremonial Drums to the Pacific Command of the Royal Canadian Navy", Victoria BC, 16 June 1961.

L2160
Official souvenir programme for the British Columbia Centenary Naval Review and Associated Naval activities, 1958.

L3006
Menu and list of guests to the Royal Canadian Navy Golden Jubilee Reunion Dinner held 4 May 1960.

L3067
Gunnery notebook for naval cadets, 1928-1929.

L3401
Commissioning booklets of HMC Skeena, Fraser, Terra Nova, and Columbia dating to 1957 and 1959. Also, an invitation addressed to Commander and Mrs F.E. Grubb to attend the commissioning ceremony of the HMCS Skeena at Burrard Dry Docks, North Vancouver, Saturday 30 March 1957.

L3402
Programme for the ceremony of presentation of colours by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and The King's Own Calgary Regiment, held at Beacon Hill Park, Friday 17 July 1959.

L3434
Invitation, reserved seating card, and programme for the Royal Roads Military College End of Year Ceremonies, 1973.

Fonds consists of two pamphlets published by F.V. Longstaff titled "The Uganda in Action" and "To Commission and To Pay Off", a ship models catalogue exhibited by the Shop Model Society at the second annual exhibition, 1933, and a catalogue of the second exhibition, April 1934 of the Ship Thermopylae, arranged by the Ship Lovers Association of Victoria, B.C.

Also includes a photo album titled "The Warwick Album". Includes photos of ports and whaling stations around Vancouver Island.

Fonds consists of correspondence from Rear-Admiral H.F. Stephenson (Royal Navy Pacific Station) to Lt. Col. G.A.L. Rawstorne relating to mine recommendations by the Admiralty and a reply containing a detailed report and chart with sections contributed by Captain G.E. Barnes and Lt. Poole, Royal Marine Artillery. Chart is of the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour.

Fonds also includes Barnes' photographs of Victoria and Esquimalt area and a mock battle in Beacon Hill Park (Victoria).

Fonds consists of the apprentice indenture form, Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited co-operating with the Navy League of Canada, for George Ronald Newell, dated 21 July 1920 and a cancellation of indenture dated 23 November 1923.

Also includes a list of seamen shipped and discharged at the port of Victoria, B.C. c. 1891, an agreement and account of crew of foreign-going ships document filled out for the schooner Dora Siewerd c. 1891, assorted documents relating to survey and repair vessel Nancy Dee during the period of November 1962 and April 1963 including correspondence and notes.

Also includes black and white photographs of lumber in the hold and a drawing of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and a souvenir book of the trial trip of SS Bowness Park, Captain G.R. Newell, with the compliments of the Canadian Transport Company, 2 dinner menus, and a typed summary of VE day celebrations.

Also includes the following log books:

• M/V Island Commander, 2 February to May 29 1943 and 3 June to 3 November 1943,
• Barquentine Forest Friend, October 1920 to March 1923,
• Seaman shipped and discharged at the Port of Victoria,
• Sealing vessel Viva, 1894. Includes the regulations for preventing collisions at sea. Poor condition,
• Register of Victoria Port Warden fees collected during 1901 to 1947,
• Port warden fees, 1934 to 1947.

Fonds consists of personal and professional papers related to Captain D.W. Groos and Commander H.V.W. Groos.

L3
Handwritten note addressed to Commander Groos from George C. Etheridge in Monterry Oak, California. Envelope is postmarked 2 August 1951.

L483
Handwritten account of HMS Shearwater sailing to Madeira in November 1901 and a newspaper clipping from Thursday, 12 April 1979 containing a letter to the editor written by L.R. Ferris, nephew of George Charles Etheridge, passenger of HMS Shearwater in 1901.

L3804
Issue of "The Tiddley Times" the W.R.C.N.S. magazine, dating to January/February 1945.

L4015
Photocopies of papers relating to the barque Elissa, including pages from Lloyd's register of shipping, a builder's certificate for sailing vessels, written history of the ship, correspondence, accountant reports, plans and carts, and general lists and notes, dating primarily to the 1970s.

L4054
Photocopy of the history of the barque Elissa from its construction in 1877 until 1970 including lists of voyages, lists of casualties, a personal account from 1961, and correspondence from Lloyd's register of shipping dating to the 1970s.

L4055
Photocopy of Greek registry records, entirely in Greek, referencing barque Elissa, dating to 1959?

003.028.0001-0003
Book titled "British Columbia Pilot Volume I: Coasts of the United States and British Columbia from Cape Flattery, Juan de Fuca Strait to Cape Caution Together with Vancouver Island", fifth edition, 1923. Also, contracts from Canadian Merchant Service Guild dating from 1939 to 1941.

005.006.0001-0002
Book titled "The Way of a Ship: An Essay on the Literature of Navigation Science" by Lawrence C. Wroth, 1937 and 1 sheet of 1975 Canadian commemorative ships stamps.

Fonds consists primarily of memorabilia related to travel on Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines dating to the 1950s, but also includes documents related to the Royal Navy dating to 1873.

L126
Letter to the admiralty dated 21 May 1873 and a protocol document signed 10 March 1873, defining the boundary line of Haro straight.

L1539
23 Canadian Pacific Steamship Line Menus.

L1540
Pamphlet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service TEV Princess Marguerite, dating to 1949.

L1541
Brochures advertising the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line cruises to Alaska and the Yukon and between Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Seattle.

L1542
Booklet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service to Puget Sound and Alaska Princess line with specific mention of the SS Princess Louise as well as including general tourist information.

L1543
Request for support of S/V Pacific Queen, berthed in San Francisco.

L1544
Passenger list for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service Alaska and the Yukon via the Princess Route for RMS Empress of France, sailing from Liverpool, 4 September 1951 and for SS Princess Louise, sailing from Vancouver, 4 June, 1953.

L1545
Magazine titled "The Ocean News", distributed to all passengers on Dollar Liners bound for California, no. 4.

L1546
Blank stationary from Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamships and from Puget Sound Navigation Co., Black Ball Line, and M/V Chinook.

L1547
Luggage tag labeled "Princess Margaret", on reverse: "Trollope & Collis, Ltd.", ship name not filled in.

Fonds consists of a Sons of the Sea initiation certificate for M/V Moveria dated 8 October 1935, and 7 photo albums consisting of photographs of vessels organized into the categories naval vessels, fishing vessels, passenger and freight vessels, ferries and government vessels, tugs, and dockyards around Vancouver Island. Also included are 47 loose album pages.

Fonds also includes an oak box contains mostly photographs from 1963 to 1967 of ships in Victoria. There are a mix of naval vessels, coast guard ships, and various vessels in local shipyards, including Island Tug and Barge.

Fonds consists of assorted books, documents, and photographs received from HMCS Naden or related to the history and operations of HMCS Naden, HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, CFB Esquimalt, and the Royal Canadian Navy in and around Victoria and Esquimalt.

L242:
Record book titled "Naval Records No. 305" consisting of records of correspondence to and from Esquimalt from 1904 to 1906.

L243:
Record book titled "Naval Records No. 305" consisting of records of correspondence to and from Esquimalt from 1903 to 1907.

L304:
Esquimalt Naval Establishment Records Part I dating from 21 August 1862 to 30 December 1871. Also includes indexes to parts II and III.

L305:
Esquimalt Naval Establishment Records Part II dating from 11 January 1871 to 18 August 1857.

L306:
Esquimalt Naval Establishment Records Part III dating from 14 July 1875 to 14 December 1881.

L487:
Booklet containing a list of items for new works, buildings, and repairs, proposed to be inserted in the estimates for 1904-1905 for Esquimalt Naval Yard including two pages of estimated costs for the naval yard and the victualling yard.

L781:
Folder containing accounts instructions regarding entry, discharge, payment, etc. of workmen at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt in 1915.

P821:
Invitation from Yarrows Limited for the launching of the second caisson being built by them for the new government dry dock in Esquimalt.

L1220:
Canadian War Museum booklet describing the military history of Canada and a minute sheet that was slipped inside.

L1259:
Booklet titled "Royal Canadian Navy, Pacific Command, Navy at Esquimalt" dated 17 August 1955.

L1298:
Report of proceedings in the Department of Naval Service for the week ending 28 November 1919 from Canadian Naval Staff Officer to the Captain Superintendent at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt.

L1697:
Map of HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt showing buildings and data on buildings, ca. 1965.

L1698:
Pamphlet titled "Instructions for the use of the modified Battenburg and examples of the solution of certain standard problems".

L1700:
Department of Marine & Fisheries contract between His Majesty, The King and Messrs. The Victoria Machinery Depot Company Limited, Victoria BC for two steel single screw cargo steamers of 8,100 T. Deadweight each, dated 29 January 1919.

L1701:
List of costs for Harbour Marine Company Limited. Cost construction as at 31 January 1921.

L2406:
Booklets titled "Portage by-laws for the district of Yale and New Westminster established by the Pilotage authority" published in Vancouver by Thomson Bros, 1894.

L2407:
Booklet titled "Rules and Regulations for the management and working of the graving dock at Esquimalt, BC", published in Ottawa by Queen's Printer, 1890.

L2475:
Programme for the acceptance ceremony of CNAV Endeavour, 9 March 1965 at Yarrows Limited, Esquimalt.

L3097:
Booklet titled "Instructions for Running and Care and Maintenance of 'D' Type Engines" dated 4 June 1918.

L3541:
Deck log book used by HMCS Naden at Esquimalt with entries relating to HMCS Naden, HMCS Ontario, HMCS Stadacona, HMCS Cornwallis, HMCS Cayuga, HMCS Athabascan, HMCS Rockcliffe, HMCS Unicorn, HMCS Sioux, and HMCS Chatham, dating from 4 April to 29 April 1950.

979.097.0001
Article titled "Esquimalt Dockyard's First Building" dated 16 October 1946. Appears to have been cut out of a book or magazine.

982.027.0001:
Boarding officers' packet consisting of a cardboard box containing language cards in 15 languages and an illustrations card.

982.027.0002:
A 1962 boarding officers' packet consisting of a black leather pouch containing cards to assist visiting officers, specifically "hints for visiting officers", a card of illustrations, and language cards with useful questions and phrases in 25 languages.

983.018.0001:
Programme and map guide for Armed Forces Day, 1983 held at CFB Esquimalt.

983.018.0002:
1983 Armed Forces Day sticker.

984.009.0001:
Programme for the Commissioning Ceremony, Second Canadian Minesweeping Squadron, HMCS Comox and HMCS James Bay at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, 3 May 1954.

984.030.0001:
Blank log book titled "Gunner's Naval Ordnance Torpedo Store Account Expense Book".

984.030.0002:
Two blank tactical exercise and torpedo practice forms, 1926.

984.035.0001:
Rough signal log book, N.S.O., Esquimalt dating from August to September 1917.

984.035.0002:
Officers' victualling, leave, and checkbook.

984.035.0003:
Inspection of public money record book for the HMCS Rainbow dating to 1918.

984.035.0004:
Schedules of accounts record book for HMCS Shearwater and Rainbow dating from 1 January 1917 to 1920.

984.035.0005:
Officers' pay book for HMCS Rainbow dating from 30 April 1918 to 30 April 1920.

984.035.0007:
R.C.N. gunnery school classes log book dated 1 January 1938.

984.035.0008.1:
Bank books dating from 28 August 1919 to May 1920.

984.035.0008.2:
Correspondence between the chief accountant of the Department of Naval Services and the commanding officer of HMCS Shearwater and the commander officer of HMCS Rainbow. Also, one deposit notice from the Bank of Montreal to the Paymaster of the Royal Naval College, Esquimalt. Dating from 1919 to 1920.

992.028.0002:
Book of Royal Canadian Navy navigation charts/maps in the Pacific around Vancouver Island, Alaska, and Hawaii. Stamped by HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt chart depot, 26 November 1964.

010.048.0003-0008:
Photographs of miscellaneous vessels in Victoria and Esquimalt Harbour dating from 1964 to 1971, photographs of HMCS Oriole in 1970, photographs of CCGS Racer in 1963, photographs of side shell damage and repair on M/V Don Ramon in 1965, close up photographs of a barge hull, and photographs of the log barge Island Yarder at Yarrows Warf in 1965.