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".
Sans titreFonds consists of extracts from private letters written by Rear Admiral E.S. Alexander-Sinclair regarding the surrender of the German battlefleet, the High Seas Fleet in 1918.
Sans titreFonds consists of a single telegram sent from Reuben Hamilton from HMCS Niobe in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mrs. M.W. Hamilton in East Vancouver dated 9 December 1917 (three days after the Halifax explosion). Telegram reads: "Escaped uninjured".
Sans titreFonds consists of a cash accounts log book kept by paymaster G.P. Haddon for submarine depot starting 10 October 1914, and for HMCS Shearwater starting 25 December 1915. There is also some correspondence from the Department of Naval Services and the commander of HMCS Rainbow slipped into the inside front cover.
Sans titreFonds consists of certificates relating to the service of Charles Edward Stewart and Lieutenant William Stewart.
- Certificate from William B. Pauli, consul of his British Majesty in Buenos Aires to Charles Edward Stewart, dated 26 October 1882, entirely in Spanish,
- Two handwritten letters dated 18 July and 22 July 1814, signed by W. Steward, HMS San Josef addressed to captain John Phillips, RN and my brother which begins by saying “The French fleet are now in sight” and lists how Stewart wished his property to be divided equally between his son and daughter and enumerating how he wished various effects divided and debts owed to his Coxswain and servant,
- Commissioning certificate appointing Lieutenant William Stewart as lieutenant of HMS Royal William, dated 15 may 1797,
- Commissioning certificate appointing William Stewart as commander of HMS [?], dated May 1810.
Fonds consists of record files of the Department of Marine and Fisheries office of the wreck commissioner for B.C., including inquest documents, correspondence, and survey reports regarding the SS Alaskan enquiry, dating from 1922 to 1923.
Also includes assorted correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries Lighthouse Service, Department of National Defence, Yarrows Ltd, Wright Bros. Contractors & Engineers, McTaggart & Ellis, B.C. Coast Freight Co., ltd, Pacific Salvage Company Limited, Dominion Meteorological Service, British Columbia Division, and the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-Establishment.
Also includes assorted correspondence related to the inquiry by the office of the wreck commissioner for B.C. into the collision of a boom of logs belonging to the Canadian Puget Sound Lumber and Timber company with a submarine drilling plant working in Victoria Harbour in 1921 that resulted in damage and a casualty.
Fonds also includes photocopies of correspondence from the Department of Marine and Fisheries related to erecting beacons and lights on the coast dating to 1887 and a two-page clipping from "The Daily News-Advertiser", 14 July 1912 consisting of a full page article on Hon. J.D. Haze, minister of Marine and Fisheries.
Fonds also include annual reports from the Department of Marine and Fisheries, dating from 30 June 1869 to 30 December 1879.
Sans titreFonds consists of documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company
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Collection of 'noon cards' and other report cards, documentation cards, and paperwork required for oceangoing vessels relating to voyages of M/V Vanlene prior to wrecking in Barclay Sound in 1972,
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U.S. Customs logs dating to 1967, M/V Valene plans and charts, and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company Limited Line blank exception sheets,
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Charts and tables, crew list in English and Chinese?, and stowage plans, dating to the 1970 and 1971,
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Documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, including blank forms and correspondence in English and Japanese,
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Documents relating to M/V Valene and Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, including statement of facts concerning the loading of potash, declaration of crew's baggages, receipts, certificates, and charts and tables, dating to 1970 and 1971, in English and Japanese,
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Assorted documents, primarily handwritten notes and receipts, in English and Japanese, related to Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Company, Soo-Chow & Company Limited Ship Chandlers, and Mikado Enterprises Limited. Also, a log book dating to 1972 in Japanese, and a a food allowance log book for M/V Valene,
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Documents such as correspondence, reports, and charts and tables In English and Japanese dating to 1972, relating to Tokai Ship Enterprise Company Limited and The Showa Marine Industry Company Limited,
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Store capacity charts, calculation sheets, crew lists in English and Chinese?, and survey reports regarding M/V Valene. Also a folder with Japanese characters on it.
Fonds consists of an envelope with a drawing of Captain Cook sent via Paquebot Mail from the Cook Passage, Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, to the curator of "The Museum", Victoria, BC. Also includes a letter describing the meaning of the envelope, and a one page history of Paquebot mail, dated September 1978.
Sans titreFonds consists of material collected by Phyllis Bayley, WRCNS, during her service in World War II.
988.092.0001
Scrapbook containing a large collection of photos of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service including both individual and group shots. The people are not identified. There are also photographs of HMCS Cornwallis ca. 1945.
988.092.0002
Scrapbook containing a collection of photographs of service women in uniform, HMCS Cornwallis, Commander MacNeill, Commodore Finch-Noyes, and HMCS Avalon.
988.092.0004
Scrapbook containing a large collection of photographs of service women in uniform, of HMCS Cornwallis, and of Phyllis Bayley.
988.092.0005
Scrapbook titled "Snaps and Scraps - My Life in the Navy", containing photographs and newspaper clippings relating to Phyllis Bayley's time in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II including photos of various vessels and other women in uniform.
988.098.0001
Our Navy magazine, 1957.
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Our Navy magazine, 1955.
988.098.0003
The WREN Newsletter, August 1949.
988.098.0004
WREN Reunion magazine, Toronto, Ontario, 1950.
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WRCNS Reunion Magazine, Vancouver, August 1958.
988.098.0006
Vancouver Reunion souvenir edition of the WREN Newsletter, August 1958.
988.098.0007
United States Navy Occupational Handbook: A Manual for Civilian Guidance Counselors Schools and Libraries also Employment and Youth Agencies, published by the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C., 1959.
988.098.0008
HMCS Cornwallis magazine.
988.098.0009
Canadian Forces Sentinel magazine, November 1965.
988.098.0010
Typewritten booklet titled "The Cornwallis Christmas Story: or (Once Upon a Passing-Out Ceremony)", as told by P.S. Milson, RCN. And, two newspaper clippings, a Paris 1937 Exhibition bookmark, and an RCN draft order, dated 1946.
988.098.0011
Certificate from Civil Defence Canada awarded to Phyllis L. Bayley for her service as a volunteer worker for civil defense in the war against Germany dated 1945.
988.098.0012
Canadian Civic Defence College folder containing assorted documents and reports relating to the Department of National Health and Welfare including blank forms, training documents, and handwritten notes.
988.098.0013
Folder containing Phyllis Bayley's Royal Canadian Navy reports regarding regulations relating to obedience, punishments for disobedience, and lists of offences as well as some correspondence, dating to the 1950s.
988.098.0014
General reports and documents of the Royal Canadian Navy including blank forms and documents describing regulations and policies.
988.098.0015
Assorted publications related to Royal Canadian Navy Service and Naval recruitment including booklets, brochures, pamphlets regarding recruitment and naval training for officers, WRENS, and nurses, and a few miscellaneous typed documents dating primarily to the 1950s.
988.098.0016
Assorted pages and clippings from the Cornwallis Ensign newspaper and the Wren Newsletter newspaper, dating from 1957 to 1966. Also a Ceremony of the Flags pamphlet, The Port Royal Habitation booklet and a photograph of four unidentified women and a man in uniform.
988.098.0017
General reports of the Royal Canadian Navy relating to regulations and procedures for leave, pensions, drills, signals, etc. As well as the procedure in the event of pregnancy of a WREN and photocopies of posters and tables. Most are undated, but some dated to 1956.
988.098.0018
Collection of Christmas cards, correspondence, and poems dating from 1944 to the 1960s. Also, a coloured print of HMS Rodney (battleship) and HMCS Saguenay.
Fonds consists of personal papers, manuals, charts, and drawings related to the naval career of Douglas Richard Tanner. Includes correspondence, certificates, receipt, commemorative programmes, cards, photographs, postcards, membership cards, newspaper clippings, and informational pamphlets for various vessels and planes.
Also includes an IRD Mechanalysis handbook and instruction manual.
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