Fonds consists of the black, leather diary of E.A. Morris, father of the donors. The diary is divided into three trips, London to New York on Board the Steamship Danmark from 11 April to 28 April 1877, New York to San Fransisco by train from 28 April to 10 May 1877, and San Fransisco to Cassiar Mines via Victoria, BC on board the City of Panama from 19 May to 16 June 1877. There are also, additional notes up to 1886. Slipped inside the diary is a card for the National Steamship Company, Limited with a plan of the cabin of the steamship Denmark.
Sans titreFonds consists of photographs of pilot boats, tugs, the Bounty (replica), log booms, the explosion at Ripple Rocks, and ephemera. Also includes a photocopy of a sketch of a chart of the British Columbia Coast.
Fonds also includes a booklet titled "VIII Instruction Cruise Training Ship Esmeralda Chilean Navy 1962" consisting of black and white photographs of ships, crew, and geography, and articles written in English related to Chile. Also includes a postcard with a photograph of the Esmeralda.
Sans titreFonds consists of documents and ephemeral collected by Frederick Ernest Grubb during his naval career beginning with his naval training in 1928. Fonds includes documents related to training and procedures from the Royal Canadian Navy, the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets; and the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve as well as memorabilia from events and ceremonies of the Royal Canadian Navy and British Columbia's centennial celebrations in 1958. Also includes documents relating to Grubb's gunnery training and the 1967 training cruise of the Japanese Training Squadron.
L450
Commissioning booklet for HMCS Crescent, 31 October 1955.
L504
4 documents relating to the Royal Canadian Navy's participation in British Columbia's centenary, Operation Century.
L757
1964 and 1966 Programmes for the graduation to be held at Canadian Services College Royal Roads, and an invitation addressed to Commander and Mrs. Grubb to the 1964 graduation ceremony.
L1807
Invitation to cocktails on board the Japanese Training Ship Nippon Maru by invitation of the captains of TS Nippon Maru and TS Kaiwo Maru held on 19 June 1967.
L1873
Folder containing documents relating to the Canadian Armed Forces Centennial Naval Assemblies, including a programme, plan for anchorage, and histories of the Royal Canadian Navy and Naval assemblies more generally.
L1880
Pamphlet titled "Japanese Training Squadron 1967 Training Cruise". Contains details and photos of defense ships Teruzuki, Shikinami; Yudachi, and Murasame.
L1950
Order of service for the unveiling of the plaque to the memory of Rear admiral Walter Hose (1875-1965), held 29 October 1967.
L2122
Lectures for University Naval Training Division on various types of warships, c. 1943.
L2123
Organization chart of the Canadian North Atlantic with the Commander-in-Chief at the head, c. 1944.
L2124
Document titled "Royal Canadian Sea Cadets: Syllabus of training for probationary sea cadets" issued by Commanding Officer Reserve Division dated 18 October 1943, list of books for sea cadets dated 27 December 1943, and a document from the Department of National Defence Naval Service regarding sea cadet summer camps dating to 24 June 1943.
L2125
Documents and correspondence from the department of National Defence (Naval Service) regarding punishment, charges, and misconduct.
L2126
Manual of shore patrol service training, Royal Canadian Navy dated 12 May 1943.
L2127
Document for the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve outlining procedures for kitting new entries, c. 1943 and a document outlining the types of buttons worn by the various branches and rates of the Royal Canadian Navy dating to 3 November 1941.
L2128
Document outlining the procedures for handling requests, H.M.C.S. Stadacona dating to 3 February 1943.
L2129
Report providing instructions on preparation and handling of confidential reports on officers (forms S206 & S450). Prepared by P.W. Earl, A/Captain, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Deputy Commanding Officer Reserve Division, dated 9 February 1944.
L2130
Document titled "The Origin and Earlier History of the RCN", c. 1947.
L2131
Training notes regarding officers' disciplinary classes, HMCS Cornwallis, c. 1942.
L2132
Document outlining general instructions on the duty, administration, and training of members of the University Naval Training Division, dating to 2 April 1943.
L2133
Documents outlining questions and answers on regulating duties, c. 1943.
L2134
Document titled "Outline of Reconnaissance", consisting of 10 lectures on the subjects of reconnaissance, intelligence, and ship recognition for R.C.A.F. Officers.
L2136
Booklet titled "Contract Cruise Manual, Navpers 91 058, 1948: NROTC Senior Contract Students", prepared by Training Division, Bureau of Naval Personnel, April 1948.
L2155
Programme for Remembrance Day Service, HMCS Naden, 11 November 1959.
L2156
Two copies of "Presentation of Ceremonial Drums to the Pacific Command of the Royal Canadian Navy", Victoria BC, 16 June 1961.
L2160
Official souvenir programme for the British Columbia Centenary Naval Review and Associated Naval activities, 1958.
L3006
Menu and list of guests to the Royal Canadian Navy Golden Jubilee Reunion Dinner held 4 May 1960.
L3067
Gunnery notebook for naval cadets, 1928-1929.
L3401
Commissioning booklets of HMC Skeena, Fraser, Terra Nova, and Columbia dating to 1957 and 1959. Also, an invitation addressed to Commander and Mrs F.E. Grubb to attend the commissioning ceremony of the HMCS Skeena at Burrard Dry Docks, North Vancouver, Saturday 30 March 1957.
L3402
Programme for the ceremony of presentation of colours by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and The King's Own Calgary Regiment, held at Beacon Hill Park, Friday 17 July 1959.
L3434
Invitation, reserved seating card, and programme for the Royal Roads Military College End of Year Ceremonies, 1973.
The fonds consists of steamship certificates and correspondence relating to the service in the Royal Navy of George B. Dyne, dating from 1887 to 1891. Also includes a black and white photograph of G.B. Dyne ca. 1935.
Sans titreFonds consists of the papers of Carne & Munsie, owners of sealing schooner Mary Belle. Including logs, bills, receipts, correspondence, and two summonses. Fonds also includes a leather account book for William Munsie schooner account with the Bank of British Columbia, dating from January 1893 to 5 February 1896.
Sans titreFonds consists of material relating to Boeing Jetfoil and other fast commercial craft and high-speed ferries.
017.005.0001
Boeing Jefoil Operators Manual dating to 15 December 1983.
017.005.0002
Boeing Jetfoil systems description for deck officers dating to 15 December 1983.
017.005.0003a-g
Photocopies of executive summary and reports for establishment of High Speed Water Transportation (HSWT) service on Corpus Christi Bay. Some documents have title pages noting Steve Ortmann, chief development officer Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, as author.
017.005.0004a-c
Reports relating to high-speed ferries, including “Technical and Economic Evaluation of High-Speed Ferries and Routes” by Christopher Wright, dated 8 October 1986, from the 11th annual conference, International Marine Transit Association; “35 Metre Monohull Fast Passenger Vessel”; and “34 Metre Double Deck Catamaran Passenger Vessel”.
017.005.005a-q
Boeing Jetfoil Model 929-115 Regie voor Maritiem Transport Cabin Attendant Familiarization Manual for Princess Clementine and 4 specifications sheet; Boeing Jetfoil and Boeing Marine Systyems information booklet for customers; Nichols Bros. Catamarans information sheet, 2 island jetfoil posters, 2 island jetfoil stickers, and a satirical cartoon; and 4 flood construction level maps for North Saanich dated 5 January 2017.
017.005.006a-b
Passenger Survey April 24/27, 1984 from B.C. Feries / Seasspeed Transport Route 3 dated 7 May 1984; and High Speed Passenger Ferries Feasibility Study from B.C. Transit and B.C. Ferries dated June 1990.
017.005.007a-c
Newspaper clippings from 1985.
017.005.008
“A Proposal to the Government of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways for Fast Passenger Only Marine Commuter Service” by Seaflight Ferries and Ulstein Maritime Ltd, dated October 1990; “Fast Passenger Ferry Service: An Overview of the Potential Markets”, dated to 1982; and 9 sheets related to Boeing Jetfoil operations, dating to 1982 and 1984.
Framed document “Articles of War for the Government of her Majesty’s Canadian Ships, Vessels, and Forces by Sea, according to the National Defence Act (QRCR Articles 33.005 and 43.01)”, listing possible offences and associated punishments.
Sans titreFonds consists of 3 photographs, 2 framed, of the Princess Charlotte, Princess Kathleen, and Princess Victoria ships. The photographs were owned by the donor's father, Captain Jeffrey Hannay, who worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1950s.
Also includes a fourth photograph of an unnamed sailor, a Canadian Merchant Marine identification card for Jeffrey Hannay containing stamps dating from 1941 to 1946, two green journals containing notes and measurements, and a gyro compass instruction manual published August 1942.
Sans titreFonds consists of correspondence and documents relating to the professional life of Norman Turner, marine surveyor, dating from 1962 to 1964.
- Reports and Correspondence from Department of Transport, marine regulations branch, dating to 1962.
- Reports, correspondence, and certificates of markings from Department of Transport and reports and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada. Relating primarily to registries of shipping queries, dating to 1963.
- Surveyor’s reports, builder’s certificates, and certificates of survey from the Department of Transport.
- General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1963.
- Correspondence, survey forms, and annual surveys from the Department of Transport, Ottawa, dating to 1964.
- Registrars of shipping from the department of Transport and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada, dating from 1964.
- General correspondence and survey forms from the department of Transport dating to 1964.
- General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1964.
- Forms, correspondence, and surveyor’s reports dating to 1964.
- Blank survey formula forms from Norman Turner, marine surveyor and ships plans by Raymond H. Richards, naval architect & marine surveyor.
- Correspondence between Norman Turner and Mr. Jack H. Pert regarding measuring survey request, dated January 1964.
- Correspondence between Norman Turner and Yarrows Limited. And Victoria Machinery Depot Co., Limited and ships plans from Yarrows Limited, dating to 1962.
- Correspondence relating to measuring surveys for the British American Oil Company Limited and architectural plans for mooring float for B.A. Oil and Royal Victoria Yachting Club.
Fonds consists of instruction manuals, equipment lists, and maps from the Canadian Coast Guard dating from the 1940s to the 1980s.
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National Research Council of Canada Radio and Electrical Engineering Division manual for motor driven gas valve for buoys, by H.R. Smyth and A.D. Hood, published in Ottawa May 1957.
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Canadian Coast Guard standing instructions book published by Department of Transport marine operations branch 1963.
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Light keepers’ manual published by the Ministry of Transport, 1970.
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Canadian Coast Guard Western Region Light keepers’ training course book, 1981.
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Canadian Coast Guard lamp course instruction manual, 1985; and Instruction booklet for installation of Tideland MaxLumina Marine Lanterns.
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Navigation aids phase 1 automation plan equipment list, published by the Ministry of Transport, Victoria Marine Service.
15-16. Two maps of Delta and Surrey dating to 1943 and 1956.
Sans titre