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Fonds consists of a Pilot House Log Book from Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service's SS Princess Maquinna, dating to August 1952 and a Canadian Pacific Railway Company crew identification card for Mr. William Glenn Ryder dated 1952.

Fonds consists of an undated photograph, a letter of reference, a pilotage certificate, and a certificate of competency for William Harvey Capp.

Fonds consists of a certificate of ordinary apprentice's indenture for William Henry Logan to Thomas Royden and Sons dated 5 April 1875 and certificate of competency as master in the name of William Henry Logan dated 11 June 1887.

Fonds consists of a steamship and engineer's log book containing a record of the proceedings aboard the schooner Faun, kept by William Hughes, 7 July to 11 October 1897.

Fonds consists of a postcard of the C.P.R. building in Victoria, a postcard of the Empress of Australia, a Canadian Pacific Railway menu, and a United Wireless Telegraph Company booklet with a photograph of SS Princess Charlotte on the cover. This book is in Japanese, with some English, and is read right to left.

Fonds consists of a pocket size Common Prayer Book, published in London in 1810. Belonged to Captain William M. Terric, Royal Navy.

Fonds consists of a letter written by the admiralty, London, S.W.L., 5 June 1935 to Mrs. Nelson-Smith and a brief biography/service record of Commander William Nelson Griffiths during his naval service from 1811 to 1823.

Fonds consists of an examiner's certificate of qualification stating that William Thomas Dunlin is qualified to discharge the duties of examiner in navigation and seamanship, dated 23 April 1894.

Also includes a passenger list for RMS Tahiti dated 10 October 1913 including route chart, pages 34 and 35 from the San Francisco Chronicle dated 16 January 1915, a package of participant permits (all permits have been torn out) from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco 1915 signed by J. Millford with an envelope, and a ticket for the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, 1935.

Fonds consists of documents of Captain William Tooker, Royal Navy, including a brief biography of Captain Tooker and four appointment certificates of commission of William Tooker in her majesty's fleet, first as sub-lieutenant, then staff commander, and finally captain.

Fonds consists of documents relating to the professional life of William White including records of his service as ship’s steward’s boy starting in 1854 aboard HMS Lyra serving in East Africa and records of his service on HMS Scout from 1870 to 1875 while stationed in Esquimalt.

Also includes records pf his service on HMS Cumberland, Medusa, Agincourt, Revenge, Wizard, and Hibernia including letters of recommendations from captains, a shipping list from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1872, a British Columbia license to sell and retail trader, a personal letter from a captain to White’s mother, and two certificates of De Lessepps’ Panama Canal dating to 1893.

Also includes several photographs of White, including one with his wife and 10 children in 1902.