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Fonds consists of assorted ephemera from the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line Empress of Japan, ca. 1938. Includes Vol. VIII, no. 2 of the "Pacific Empress" newspaper, printed and published daily aboard Canadian Pacific Steamships, an RMS Empress of Japan passenger list for voyage from Vancouver and Victoria to Honolulu departing 25 June 1938, and twelve Empress of Japan menus.

Fonds consists of a folder containing correspondence regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Steamship Service and the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees. Documents are related to changes being made to meal checks, the issue of shortages sustained by cashiers and complaints and problems aboard SS Nanaimo, SS Princess Elizabeth, SS Princess Joan, and TEV Princess Marguerite.

Also includes a folder containing general correspondence, reports, and financial statements regarding Canadian Pacific British Railway Company Steamship service and Union Steamships Limited relating to the 1954 voyages of SS Yukon Princess and SS Cassiar.

Fonds consists of documents and ephemera related to Canadian Pacific Railway Company, including B.C. Coast Steamship travel, Atlantic travel, and rail travel.

L2414-L2428
Christmas cards of B.C. Coast Service ships.

L3267
Book titled "Regulations for the Navigation of the British Columbia Coast Service Steamships of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company: General Instructions", ca. 1900.

L3505
Menu from the commander's dinner titled "Carnival Nights on Board SS Princess Norah, a Canadian Pacific Cruise Along the Shores of Canada's West Coast Wonderland".

L4606
Empress of Britain souvenir booklet, menu, and passenger list, a Canadian Pacific folder, and an Empress of Britain deck plan, ca. 1956.

P4983
CPR projection negatives, ca. 1918?

984.003.0001
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line souvenir magazine regarding the Empress of the Atlantic voyage from the St. Lawrence to Europe.

P984.014.0004
Folder of Canadian Pacific images.

986.029.0005; 0007-0009
Programme of entertainment aboard RMS Empress of Ireland 13 February 1912, booklet discussing the use of oil for calming rough seas dating to the 1890s, 1928 CPR department of colonization and development booklet, Yarrows Limited bulletins from 1947 and 1948, and Yarrows review dating from 1967 and 1968.

988.029.0002
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line menu.

988.030.0001-0002
Brochure titled "Go Empress to Europe" regarding Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines RMS Empress of Canada, and a pamphlet advertising the British Columbia Coast Steamships route, ca. 1940s?

988.061.0001-0002
Blank TEV Princess Patricia stationary and CP Rail, Coastal Marine Operations 100th anniversary celebration on board M/V Princess of Vancouver package, dated 2 May 1981.

988.154.0004
Postcard of a drawing of the CPR pier in Vancouver, B.C. with a CPR steamer sailing from Victoria to Seattle.

988.165.0001
Postcard of an unnamed CPR ship.

989.019.0001-0009
Canadian Pacific Railway timetables and Canadian Pacific airlines maps.

990.065.0002
Canadian Pacific Railway SS Princess Charlotte luncheon menu that has been cut and used as a postcard.

992.077.0005-0006
Coronation day menus for Canadian Pacific Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver service.

993.090.0001
Souvenir booklet for the maiden voyage of RMS Empress of Japan, ca. 1930.

997.079.0001-0013
Documents and photographs related to Canadian Pacific Railway passenger steamship service, including an introductory letter, visitor information booklets, a menu, a Christmas card, and postcards featuring images of various vessels dating to the 1950s.

010.039.0001
Breakfast menu for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service SS Princess of Vancouver.

Fonds consists of a photo album containing colour photographs of approximately 25 different passenger vessels, a Canadian Pacific passenger list for voyage of SS Princess Louise sailing from Vancouver to Skagway 25 June 1960, 3 postcards with photographs of passenger vessels, and two photo clippings.

Fonds consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia regarding the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Lines, the 1939 royal visit, SS Princess Kathleen, SS Princess Alice, and TEV Princess Marguerite dating primarily to the 1930s.

Also includes a draft and published versions of a manuscript titled "The Sea Apprentice: Being an Account of Two Voyages Round the World Under Canvas", by Captain Clifford Fenton. As well as an empty Sperry Gyroscope Company Limited folder, assorted personal and professional documents from Captain Fenton relating primarily to the sale and royalties of his book, assorted Canadian Pacific Steamship ephemera including dinner menus, wine list, pencil drawings, correspondence, receipts, and a memorandum of understanding dating from 1934 to 1939 and 1950 to 1955.

The fonds contains service records, personal documents, and correspondence of Captain Donald Boucher MacPherson during his time with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and while working in marine towing and salvage.

982.001

1. Canadian Army (active) tradesmen’s qualifications for D.B. McPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
2. Letter of recommendation for D.B. MacPherson from the Department of National Defense, signed by C.G. Matthews, Major, Officer Commanding, Water Transport Coy, R.C.A.S.C., dated 12 February 1946.
3. Canadian Army (active) Discharge Certificate for D.B. MacPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
4. Permanent and sleeping out pass for unit: R.C.A.S.C. Water Transport, P.C, issued to D.B. MacPherson, dated 24 August 1943.
5. Alien Registration receipt card and certificate of nationality of seamen, for D.B. MacPherson, dated 2 July 1940.
6. Certificate of competency as master of a Steam Tug Boat in the coasting trade issued to D.B. MacPherson dated 12 April 1923. Also has handwritten note in top corner dated 19 May 1947.
7. Certificate from the minister of national defense appointing D.B. MacPherson to the rank of Sergeant Major (skipper) Warrant Officer Class 1 beginning 1 September 1944, dated 4 July 1946, signed by A. Ross, Deputy Minister of National Defense. Also has two badges stapled to each corner.
8. Certificate of competency as master of a passenger tug boat in the coasting trade issued by the minister of Marine and Fisheries for the Dominion of Canada for Donald McPherson (born 15 April 1857, died 15 April 1930). (Perhaps D.B. MacPherson’s father?), dated 15 January 1906.

984.039

1. Correspondence addressed to D.B. Macpherson from:
   a. The Department of Public Works dating from 1951 to 1952
   b. The Alaska Steamship Company dating to 1958
   c. The Department of Highways and Greyhound Lines of Canada Limited dating to 1962
2. And, a letter from D.B. Macpherson, recipient unknown, describing 3 attached photographs.

986.002

1. Testimonial of sea service of D.B. MacPherson, signed December 1919.
2. 5 certificates of service for seamen of Canadian Coasting or Inland Vessels for D.B. MacPherson for work on B.C. Coast Towing, dating from 1915 to 1923.
3. 10 letters of reference written by Victoria Tug Co., Limited, Headquarters Pacific Command, Department of National Defence, and Island Tug & Barge regarding the service of D.B. MacPherson, dating from 1919 to 1923.
4. 4 letters between D.B. MacPherson and the Department of Public Works, Victoria regarding employment, dating to 1947, and 1 receipt for a payment made by D.B. MacPherson 29 April 1947.
5. 6 letters from the Department of Public Works, Victoria dating from 1951 and 1952.
6. Letter from the Department of Highways dated 23 April 1962.

Fonds consists of a passenger list for Canadian Pacific Steamship Empress of Russia, 5 June 1937.

Fonds consists primarily of memorabilia related to travel on Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines dating to the 1950s, but also includes documents related to the Royal Navy dating to 1873.

L126
Letter to the admiralty dated 21 May 1873 and a protocol document signed 10 March 1873, defining the boundary line of Haro straight.

L1539
23 Canadian Pacific Steamship Line Menus.

L1540
Pamphlet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service TEV Princess Marguerite, dating to 1949.

L1541
Brochures advertising the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line cruises to Alaska and the Yukon and between Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Seattle.

L1542
Booklet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service to Puget Sound and Alaska Princess line with specific mention of the SS Princess Louise as well as including general tourist information.

L1543
Request for support of S/V Pacific Queen, berthed in San Francisco.

L1544
Passenger list for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service Alaska and the Yukon via the Princess Route for RMS Empress of France, sailing from Liverpool, 4 September 1951 and for SS Princess Louise, sailing from Vancouver, 4 June, 1953.

L1545
Magazine titled "The Ocean News", distributed to all passengers on Dollar Liners bound for California, no. 4.

L1546
Blank stationary from Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamships and from Puget Sound Navigation Co., Black Ball Line, and M/V Chinook.

L1547
Luggage tag labeled "Princess Margaret", on reverse: "Trollope & Collis, Ltd.", ship name not filled in.

Fonds consists of a Canadian Pacific ferry services schedule for summer 1967 including information regarding Alaska Cruises, and a TEV Princess Marguerite timetable and specifications card.

Fonds consists of assorted passenger lists, guest lists, postcards, correspondence, and invitations relating primarily to voyages to and from Manila, dating from 1921 and 1930 to 1938. There are also two United States Philippine Islands passports issued in 1931 and 1934 to Ina Elizabeth Olnick (born in Chicago 25 November 1899), accompanied by children: Benjamin S., Jr., Van M., and Barbara Lucille. The letters numbered 0010 and 0011 survived the bombing of Manila in World War II and were brought by the donor's father to Seattle in 1945 after his internment by the Japanese at Santo Tomas University, Manila, Philippine Islands, from 1942 to 1945. Also, a framed souvenir coloured drawing of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Empress of Japan.