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Fonds consists of copies of correspondence and certificates related to the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Government House, Victoria, B.C., and Richard Prowse, donor's father, dating from the 1850s to 1870s.

Fonds consists of a letter written by master George Hawker to his mother and father, Captain Hawker, R.N., dated Nice, 19 March 1927.

Also includes a postcard with an image of HMS Warrior, assorted pamphlets, booklets, and brochures, regarding maritime history and tourism around Canada and the United Kingdom, and a specification sheet for ITM Venturer.

Fonds consists of a warrant of imprisonment under the Naval Discipline Act addressed to the Governor or Keeper of H.M. Provincial Goal, Victoria, BC, committing George McCleave, stoker of HMS Warspit for 42 days with hard labour on the charge of being drunk and unfit for duty, beginning 14 September 1892. Signed by H. Lambton, Captain.

Fonds consists of a booklet outlining the regulations for preventing collisions at sea which will be in force on and after 1 September 1884 issued in pursuance of The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act 1862 and a notice outlining the regulations for native and foreign captains trading to the port of Riga published by the military governor of Riga 1884.

Also includes a notice by the board of trade to masters of ships for guidance in the event of cholera on board describing symptoms of the disease and curative measures to be employed by ships at sea without medical aid, and a booklet outlining the rules for the execution of pilot signals in the Russian Ports, dated 9 March 1861.

Fonds consists of the service records, newspaper/magazine clippings, and personal documents relating to the Royal Marine service and life in Canada of John Edwards Gilders, Royal Marines, from 19 August 1898 to 17 August 1905. Gilders also served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

Fonds consists of a letter written to the editors of Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands Review, February 1955, by Edmund Oldfield providing some historical information regarding HMS Ganges. The information supplied is the authors recollections and may not be correct.

Fonds consists of a commissioning booklet of HMCS Okanagan dated 22 June 1968, a souvenir programme for the launch of HMCS Onondaga written by Mrs. P.T. Hellyer 25 September 1965, and two copies of "Launch of HMCS Ojibwa" by Lady Miers 29 February 1964. The first copy has the service for the launching of HMCS Ojibwa slipped into back cover.

Fonds consists of a programme for the "Condor" Memorial Concert at Victoria Theater, 9 April 1902.

Fonds consists of photographs, postcards, prints of drawings, and promotional material related to B.C. Ferries, the Royal Navy, and the United States Navy as well as 71 postcards and a few photographs featuring images of HM ships, RM ships, trains, train stations, and cars, possibly dating from 1904 to 1916.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook containing memorabilia belonging to Stanley Arthur Fromm, Royal Navy. Consists primarily of photographs from HMS Centurion and HMS Sheffield, as well as a handwritten booklet recounting the sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck and information regarding the Russian Convoy Club for those who took part in Arctic Convoys to North Russian during World War II.