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Fonds consists of assorted charts, pamphlets, books, and naval documents dating to the 1940s and 1950s and memorabilia related to TEV Princess Patricia Alaska Cruise dating to the 1980s.

Envelope 1

1. Official souvenir programme titled “British Columbia Centenary Naval Review and Associated Naval Activities”, 1958.
2. Booklet titled “Back to Civil Life: Prepared to Inform Members of the Armed Forces and Canadians Generally of Steps Taken for Civilian Rehabilitation of Those in Uniform” by Hon. Ian A. Mackenzie, 1944.
3. Booklet related to London Midland and Scotland Railway, Official Time Tables for Scotland, 1941.
4. Certificate booklet of HMS Ships, 1936-1937.
5. Pamphlet of the Canadian Pacific Railway Lines, Eastern Lines including maps, schedules, timetables.
6. Card that includes programme, list of attendees, and menu for the Golden Jubilee Reunion Dinner held on May 4, 1960.
7. Celestial navigation card showing the Earth and the poles.
8. Article titled “Achievement by Canadian Shipyard: Canadian Shipbuilding Superb in Quality and Workmanship”, pages 25-28 from the December 1946 issue of “Canadian Fisherman”.
9. Booklet titled “The Halifax Citadel” issued under the Authority of The Honourable Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development, 1953.
10. Programme of Commemoration Service Battle of the Atlantic, Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Naden, 1956.
11. Issue of “Smoke Signals: Official Newsletter of HMCS Malahat” September, 1958, and documents regarding biographical information of Mr. G.A. Victor Thomson, and historical information of Victoria’s Naval Reserves.

Envelope 2

1. Folder containing pamphlets and brochures related to Princess Patricia Alaska Cruise dating to 1980s.

Envelope 3

1. Small envelope dating from 1912 marked “Cover for Payment to Thomson, George”.
2. Booklet titled “Halifax in Wartime: A Collection of Drawings by Robert W. Chambers”, published by The Halifax Herald and the Halifax Mail.
3. Booklet titled “How to Choose your Post-War Job: Canadian Legion Education Services Group Discussion Manual no. 4”.
4. Form titled “Demand, Receipt, or Supply Note for Occasional Supplies”.
5. Book of blank forms for making confidential reports on officers of the rank of commander and below and Royal Marine Officers of the rank of major and below.
6. Book titled “The Story of Awkin’s Alo”, published 1942.

Fonds consists of assorted documents and photographs relating to the Royal Canadian Navy donated by unknown donors between 1918 and 1987.

P79.7:
Form titled: "Part II Preparation for Battle (Torpedo)" for HMC ships, not filled out. Dated December 1920.

L110
Two copies of the commissioning booklet of HMCS Crescent, 1955.

L481
Navy Day 1952 and 1956 pamphlets.

L518
Navy Day 1955 pamphlet.

L559
Royal Naval College of Canada 1919 calendar.

L677
Commissioning booklet for HMCS Magnificent, held at the shipyard of Harland & Wolff Limited in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7 April 1948.

L685
Programme outlining the Navy's Role in the events associated with an address delivered by Vice-Admiral H.T.W. Grant, chief of the naval staff to the Montreal United Service Institution at HMCS Donnaconna, 16 February 1948.

L765
Programme for HMCS Venture graduation ceremony, 1962.

L786
Two issues of the Falkland Island Weekly News, 28 March 1946 and 4 April 1946.

L806
Blank certificate book of HMC ships.

L829
Booklet titled "Up Spirits" introducing officers and ship's company serving on HMCS Vancouver.

P853
Drawing for proposed crest of HMCS Algonquin dated 2 March 194?

L900
large wooden scrapbook titled "Royal Canadian Navy Presentations of the Queen's Colour and Golden Jubilee Re-Union Dinner", 4 May 1960 at Esquimalt. Scrapbook contains photographs and the programme and invitation. Also includes 2 reels of film.

L907
Newspaper clippings regarding naval actions in World War II.

L910
Kit inspection lists for men dressed in class II uniform, revised 1953.

L1152
Magazine/ booklet detailing the commissioning of HMCS Margaree at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, 15 October 1957.

L1222
Booklet containing instructions regarding the detention of enemy and neutral merchant ships in time of war dated 1914.

L1224
Record book consisting of an alphabetical list of “Man of Pacific Command undergoing AA3, LR, and QR3” courses in 1942.

L1225
Record book consisting of an alphabetical list of “Gunnery Ratings and Divers in the Pacific Command” during the 1930s with notes on promotions, releases, and death up to about 1956.

L1226
Record book consisting of an alphabetical list of Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command Ratings dating from 1929 to 1937.

L1241
File containing pamphlet and correspondence referring to Victoria Navy Day, 15 August 1956.

L1252
Report outlining the narrative of events of the Governor General's visit to Victoria, 20 to 23 July 1956 and the commemoration of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy. The name Mr. G.C. Cheeke is written on the folder.

L1261
Issue of "Our Navy" magazine, 1955. Includes a description of the Royal Canadian Navy and its activities.

L1284
Official souvenir programme for Navy Week, 8 to 14 August 1949.

L1347
Newspaper article from the “Victoria Daily Times” dating to Saturday, 27 June 1941 with images of insignia of fighting services of Canada and many army units.

L1350
Newspaper article from the “Victoria Daily Times” dating to Wednesday, 31 January 1945, regarding the sinking of HMCS Clayoquot and the survivors.

L2383-L2387
Assorted Christmas cards of HMC ships, HM ships, and the Royal Canadian Naval Radio Station, Halifax.

L3293
Pacific Command Naval Telephone Directory 1965.

L3318
Portfolio for papers consisting primarily of confidential naval intelligence reports relating
to HMCS Rainbow dating to World War I.

P3467
Postcard with map of the maiden voyage of HMCS Ottawa and HMCS Restigouche.

L3634
Naval messages dating from April to May 1945 regarding V.E. day celebrations.

P3836
Drawing of HMCS Bytown N.S.H.Q. crest.

L4057
Documents relating primarily to minesweeper HMCS Nootka, including correspondence, lists of materials and specifications, reports, and blueprints dating from 1937, 1938, and 1940.

L4145
Commissioning booklet of HMCS Saskatchewan, 16 February 1963.

P4271
Royal Canadian Navy photo album.

982.014
Crew list for HMCS Galiano including rank and address of next of kin for each crew member, dated October 1918 and 120 telegrams relating to voyages, loss of, and search for HMCS Galiano dating form 4 January 1918 to 14 November 1918.

983.001.0031
1944 R.C.N. Signal Card booklet.

983.050.0001
Blank pad of naval messages.

984.024.0009-0010
Booklet consisting of requisition for repair of ship's stores forms, not filled out. And a register of Heavy Gun Practice book, also blank.

984.052
Programme for the Presentation of Ceremonial Drums to the Pacific Command of the Royal Canadian Navy to be held 16 June 1961.

984.055
Photocopy of the new pay schedule effective 1 October 1962 for officers and men.

985.068
Royal Canadian Navy 50th Anniversary 1910-1960 sticker/decal.

P986.011.0001-0025
Transparency mounts of photographs relating to the Royal Canadian Navy.

987.023
Royal Canadian Navy 50th anniversary stickers and promotional ale labels dated 1960.

987.038
Programme for the change of command ceremony, 28 August 1987.

990.062
Two naval messages dated 1944 and a tracing form chart no.2282, navigation officer.

993.034
HMCS Stadacona Christmas Card.

998.087
Two commissioning booklets for HMCS Saskatoon dated 1998, two copies of HMCS Saskatoon newspapers dated 5 December 1998, two programmes for the commissioning ceremony of HMCS Saskatoon, three cards, and HMCS Saskatoon commissioning notes.

999.113
VHS of HMCS Vancouver titled "The Voyage Home".

Fonds consists of service records and personal documents of W.H. Lifton and G.H. Lifton, documents related to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and programmes and menus from the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Force.

Contents:

1. Certificate of service for W.H. Lifton dated 6 January 1856.
2. Certificate of continuous service for W.H. Lifton beginning 6 January 1866 and ending with service in HMS Warrior 1868 in the rank of Gunner’s Mate.
3. Certificate awarding naval pension and Greenwich Hospital Pension for W.H. Lifton to commence 21 June 1876.
4. Prayer pamphlet with handwritten note in ink on cover that reads “Lifton, H.M.S. Albion, R.N. Crimean War”.
5. Certificate of promotion to Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve for G. H. Lifton, dated 21 June 1917. Also, has a stamp across the top that says Cancelled, 31 December 1918.
   6.1. Certificate of discharge from the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Reserve for G. H. Lifton dated 15 April 1885.
   6.2. Handwritten note on Birkenhead Companies Mersey Division letterhead, consisting of a very brief letter of recommendation for G.H. Lifton dated 3 January 1912.
   6.3. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Mersey Division service certificate of G. H. Lifton containing records dating from 1903 to 1912.
6. Typed copy of Order-in-Council authorizing and constituting Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve dated 14 May 1914 in Ottawa.
   8.1. Photocopy? of program for display given by the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteers dated 29 January 1914.
   8.2. Notice of upcoming seamanship instruction dated 24 March 1914 and signed by G.H. Lofton, Honorably Secretary of the Victoria Volunteer Naval Reserve Organization.
7. Extract from 1919 Royal Navy List, listing the officers of the Royal navy and of the Royal Marines on the retired, emergency, and reserved lists with the dates of their seniority. Also list of Lieutenants, sub-lieutenants, mates, surgeons, paymasters, and assistant paymasters of the royal naval volunteer reserve and naval establishments of dominion governments.
8. Memorial record for George Henry Lifton who died at the age of 59, 3 October 1923.
   11-29. Assorted programmes, menus and cards for the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer Force dating from 1891 until 1906. These are illustrated with whimsical drawing of British tars and illustrate the bonds of comradeship which continued to hold members of the Royal Naval Volunteer Artillery together after it was disbanded.
9. Article printed by the Royal Canadian Navy, c. 1960, titled “Brief History”.

Fonds consists of black and white photographs of HMCS Prince David and crew at sea and at port between 1943 and 1945. There is also a dvd containing digital copies of the photos.

Fonds consists of documents related to the WWII service of Lt. John M. Leeming, RCNVR including his identification card, correspondence, programme from the Royal Navy Presents "Pacific Show Boat", a report on certain incidents which occurred on board HMCS Athabaskan, Cresent, and Magnificent, and a booklet titled "Back to Civil Life".

Fonds consists of a letter from W. Oswald Story, Admiral Superintendent, HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, to Commanding Officer, HMCS Shearwater II, Esquimalt B.C. regarding the appointment of John Harper as staff officer for the R.C.N.V.R. dated 9 November 1914.

Fonds consists of an ink illustrations of sailors, drawing by J. McNally, RCNVR.

Fonds consists primarily of documents relating to activities and the capture of the Navy of Nazi Germany (Kriegsmarine) as well as documents relating to the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy.

L1734
Hitler Youth documents, in German, belonging to Ferdinand Becker including what appear to be two passports or identification cards held in a leather case dating to 1933 and 1936 and two certificates, one dated 1938.

L1735
List of names and ranks of crew members of M/V Weser, a German ship captured off the coast of Manzanillo, Mexico by the HMCS Prince Robert in 1940.

L1736
Two newspaper clippings desribing the escape and recapture of two Nazi prisoners of war from a Calgary, Alberta area internment camp, 1941.

L1737
Newspaper clippings describing the capture of a German speed freighter by HMCS Prince Robert and other encounters between the German and Canadian Navy, 1940.

L1738
Scrapbook consisting of 4 pages and 3 photographs related to RMS Hermonthis which was intercepted by HMCS Prince Harry. Consists primarily of lists of names.

L1739
List of ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy which have visited Esquimalt from 1845 to 1939.

L1740
Typed report outlining the work the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve by Lieutenant G.H. Lifton.

Fonds consists of miscellaneous papers and photos relating to the work of George Phillips at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt naval stores, his service during World War I, and arctic expeditions.

Fonds includes two Department of Naval Services inspection reports for HMC Dockyards, Halifax and Esquimalt prepared by George Phillips and 11 Department of Naval Services folders containing documents relating to the operation of the naval stores dating from 1917-1922. as well as photocopies of correspondence between George Phillips, V. Stefansson, Mrs. R.M. Anderson, Mrs. Murray, and G.J. Desbarats dating from 1913 to 1915.

Fonds also includes miscellaneous ephemeral related to the Royal Canadian Navy including two issues of "The Naval Volunteer" Magazine dating to December 1915 and January 1916, a Royal Naval Club, Esquimalt account book dating from October 1896 to 31 October 1911, a small painting of HMS Shearwater c. 1911, a pencil drawing of a fireplace with specs c. 1931, a handwritten letter in envelope dated 1912, and a Seattle press club visitor's card for Mr. G. Phillips.

Also includes a small booklet containing information about Canadian Pacific Steamships and a passenger list for the Empress of Scotland sailing from Quebec to Cherbourg and Southampton Wednesday 18 July 1928 as well as a diner menu for Tuesday 24 July 1928 and a lunch menu for Wednesday 25 July 1928. The menus are postcards on the reverse and were collected as souvenirs of a voyage taken by Miss J. Phillips.

The fonds consists of Royal Canadian Navy service records dating from 1894 to 1912, and Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve certificates dating from 1917 to 1919.

Also includes a letter of reference and volunteer sign-up sheet, demobilization certificate, station cards, and two postcards of unidentified people and objects.