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MacFarlane Family Fonds
L512, 989.213.0002, 991.020, 992.035.0013, 993.001.0031, 993.001.0118-0155, 993.003.0003, 000.006, 000.064.0012 · Fonds · 1933-1998

Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia related to the personal and professional lives of Commander G.R. MacFarlane and John Macfarlane including documents collected during their time in naval training and during their careers as well as documents and ephemera collected during their travels.

George R. MacFarlane's collection consists of documents including notes, certificates of service, biographical information, medical records, records of examinations, reports, Canadian Forces Base, Esquimalt constitutions and by-laws, maps, charts, and correspondence dating from 1946 to the 1970s. Also includes identity cards and a war service badge dated 1998.

Also includes a booklet titled "Notes on Court Martial Procedure" published by the office of the deputy judge advocate with an 1956 HMCS Stettler stamp and three copies of a form titled "Particulars Respecting Candidate for Acting Sub-Lieutenant", revised November, 1933. Form has not been filled out.

John MacFarlane's collection consists of documents, exercise books, photographs, and memorabilia primarily related to John MacFarlane's time as a naval cadet in the 1960s including correspondence, naval messages, cards and invitations, receipts, leave request and authorization forms, notebooks, and general training documents. Also includes travel memorabilia from B.C. Ferries dating to the 1990s including tickets, baggage tags, and dinner menus, and ephemera related to the Holland American Line.

Also includes assorted naval memorabilia dating to the 1950s and 1960s including a Barry's Salmon label, a 1957 price list, a fishing licence, a list of steam launch operators, a programme for the annual inspection of RCSCC Rainbow, an instruction manual for basic slide rules, several hand drawn charts, a mariners compass, assorted tickets, a book of comics titled "Eod Antics" by Pholcox, a booklet celebrating 60 years of RCSCC Rainbow, commissioning booklets for HMCS Chaleur, Fundy, Thunder, Chignecto, naval cap tallies booklet volume 1, and a picture book of ships.

Also includes handwritten auditor general's reports from 1896 to 1897, 1914, 1930, and 1938; HMCS Stettler Dependents Day Cruise programme from 2 August 1957, a letter from the Department of National Defense from 15 July 1968, and Royal Sealink Express safety procedures.

Also includes a book titled "Navigators and Shipwrecks: Australia's Heritage in Stamps", published 1985 consisting of a complete stamp set slipped into sleeve in front of book. As well as an envelope addressed to Mrs. Kathleen MacFarlane, from the Navy Department dated 1961, a blank pad of Island Tug & Barge Limited time-slips, a blank pad of Department of Defence sight forms, a draft handbook on oceanography Northeast Pacific Ocean by Dr. L.F. Giovando, a 1989 calendar with John M. MacFarlane stamped onto front, and assorted business cards, photographs, labels from tinned salmon, postcards featuring images of various vessels, and some envelopes.

Also includes a document titled "Some Naval Customs and Social Practices" by Lieutenant-Commander F.E. Grubb, R.N.C., correspondence related to the British cemetery on San Juan Island, a booklet titled "Royal Tour of Canada 1959", a Maritime Museum newsletter from May 1992, and a newspaper clipping regarding Maritime Museum.

MacFarlane, George R.
Thomson Fonds
000.038.0001 · Fonds · 1912, [ca. 1930s-1950s], [ca. 1980s]

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.