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Fonds consists of a handwritten letter from Mr. Porteous to Mr. L.J. Watson dated 13 October 1929 describing the enclosed documents, a copy of a naval message regarding the voyage of HMCS Shearwater, the typed newspaper report of the account of Petty Officer William Porteous's experiences following the Halifax disaster, and a typed copy of a newspaper report titled "Victoria to Halifax on Two New Submarines: Underwater Craft Bought by Government for Protection Against German Cruisers on Pacific Had Voyage the Facts of Which have Never Been Published Until Now".

Material related to the early maritime families of Victoria, the Litsters and Jupps. Fonds includes records and photographs concerning the CS Restorer, SS Camosun, and B.C. shipwrecks.

Fonds consists of a B.C. Ferries, summer 1975 schedule and fares pamphlet.

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 consist of a chart index and diagrams for high northern latitudes.

Fonds consists of a scrapbook kept by Leona Hunter in 1929. The book contains newspaper clippings of people and events around Victoria glued into the pages of a journal, and a dozen loose clippings slipped into the front cover.

Fonds consists of a photo album of Len Matthews containing a set of drawings of submarine life-saving buoys, newspaper clippings referencing various vessels dating to 1954, postcards, and photos relating to other Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy vessels dating from 1924 to 1934.

Fonds consists of 12 oversize Island Tug & Barge Christmas cards with drawings of various vessels on each.

Fonds consists of an invitation, a programme, and a newspaper clipping relating to the naming of the dock ceremony at CFB, Esquimalt, 1971.

Also includes blank cards with coloured drawings of Victoria and Vancouver Island sites from the 1800s and a scrapbook containing printed view cards of landmarks in Egypt and Quebec, cigarette card photos, and photos of various vessels.

Fonds consists of six Yarrows Shipyard, Victoria daily journals dating to 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, and 1941.