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Fonds consists of a document outlining the organization of the grand fleet/battle fleet dating to 1918 and Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines terriff's log, supervisors safety manual, telegraph cypher code book, operation and navigation regulations, blank cash books, blank ticket book, steamship service and ferry service schedule and fare cards dating from 1949 to 1969, pad of CP Rail "value labels", steamship lines and Princess Lines brochures containing route maps and schedules and fares information dating to the 1950s,

Also includes a binder containing assorted documents relating to Canadian Pacific Railway Company, including reports, correspondence, and tables dating to the 1970s and assorted memorabilia from The Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service and Princess Lines, including employee training books, pamphlets, timetables, and newspaper clippings also dating to the 1970s.

Also includes another collection of passenger lists, programmes, schedules, tickets, menus, and general memorabilia from Canadian Pacific Railway Company Royal Mail Ship lines and Princess lines, Atlantic transport line, White Star line, Dominion Line, American Line, and Allan Line dating from 1903 to 1980 as well as a travel journal dated 1939 and an undated work book.

Fons consists of a booklet titled "The Royal Navy: Types of Engagement, Methods of Entry, Pay and Pensions, the Jobs Available" and the Royal Naval Engineering College basic engineering course final examinations from 1950 to 1951.

Fonds consists of

L4536
A training manual booklet "Officers' Divisional Course" Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth with the signature of Lieutenant Hugh Brooks inside,

L4548
A booklet describing the HMCS Micmac,

L4549
A programme for the transfer of HMCS Winnipeg to Belgium and the commissioning of the Belgian naval ship AF Dufour, 7 August 1959,

L4553
A commissioning booklet of HMCS Terra Nova at Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd., 6 June 1959,

L4560
A programme for the consecration of The Queen's Colours of the Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command, held in Esquimalt 4 May 1960, a programme for the laying up of the King George VI Colour of the Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command, held at St. Paul's Church in Esquimalt, 24 May 1960, and a programme for the transfer of the King George V Colour of the Royal Canadian Navy from the wardroom, HMCS Naden to the church of St. Andrew, held 28 February 1960,

L4561
Two certificates of appointment of Robert Hollins to position of commissioned writer(?) in his majesty's fleet, dated 1944.

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 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

3. A work book for navigating officers turned into a scrapbook belonging to Lieutenant N. Scott-Moncrieff containing clippings of photographs from newspapers and magazines,

4. A midshipman's log of Mr. Scott Moncrieff from HMCS Ontario, HMCS Quebec, and HMCS Iroquois dating from May 1955 to December 1956,

5. Fleet school certificates from HMCS Cornwallis and HMCS Stadacona for Lieutenant N.D. Scott-Moncrieff, dated 1963 and 1964, a souvenir programme for 1959 the National Defense Transportation Association underway replenishment demonstration, and Christmas cards featuring images of HM Ships,

6. A Meteorology for Ship's Officers book published by meteorological division fleet school, R.C.N. Air Station, Shearwater Nova Scotia and a Relative Velocity training book, published by HMCS Stadacona, Halifax Noval Scotia, 1962,

7. A work book, and working reports related to pilotage and navigation dating to the 1960s.

8. A binder titled "Action Information" containing handwritten notes and documents dating to the 1960s.

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 two pages from "The Navy and Army Illustrated" dating to 1887 and 1900 and a letter, and copy of the same letter, from Joseph Crisp explaining his donation of these items to 'the Hospital Archives', dated 9 September 1956.

Fonds consists of service records for James? White including a certificate of service with the Royal Navy from 1807 to 1812, a certificate of service with the Royal Navy from 1812 to 1814, a certificate of conduct and ability for Joseph White from the Marine Society's Training Ship Warspite dated 30 October 1876, and a certificate of discharge for J. White from the Mercantile Marine Office dated 19 October 1877.

Fonds also includes a collection of envelopes commemorating the visits of warships to various ports, dating from the 1930s to the 1950s. One is in German.

Fonds consists of photocopies of reports of survey for repairs, annual reports and correspondence regarding the ship Thermopylae dating from 1868 to 1893. According to the gift form, the file was provided to the donor by Lloyd's of London.

Also includes twenty-six booklets regarding regulations, engineering, and the Canada shipping act.