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The fonds consists of records retrieved and acquired by John Clarkson. The series of ship plans were acquired while he served as the Nautical Inspector for Transport Canada. These would have been used to help with the inspection of the ships. The correspondence series was retrieved by John Clarkson while he served as the marine examiner and surveyor in Victoria. The correspondence was originally from the Steamship Inspectors Office and contains different forms of correspondence regarding the surveys and inspections of ship that were requisitioned for the second world war before and after. These pertain to the inspection of different vessels that were active along the west coast.
The fonds is arranged into two series:

1. Ship Plans-technical drawings
2. Correspondence-textual records

Fonds consist of a ship plan, detailing a proposal to transform the Princess Marguerite into an addition of the Maritime Museum of BC.

Fonds consists of a collection of Boeing Marine Systems sticker, two Island Jetfoil stickers, two Island Jetfoil reports, and a 1985 Island Jetfoil promotional magazine. Also includes a photograph of an Island Jetfoil ship.

Fonds consist of black and white photograph albums.

Fonds consists of a document titled "The Saga of HMS Virago on the East Coast of Vancouver Island 1851-1853" as well as some correspondence and photocopies related to the HMS Virago.

Fonds consists of a hand printed, hand bound book titled "Thermopylae The Challenge: The story of one of Sagres II's Predecessors" written by John Crosse, a member of the Thermopylae club, 1978. This book is a new and revised version of a book originally published under the title "Thermopylae and the age of clippers".

Fonds consists of a scrapbook concerning John Edward Hill, including photos, certificates, letters, poems, and newspaper clippings relating to his work dating from 1897 to 1925 first in England and then for Canadian Pacific Railway. Scrapbook also includes general material relating to vessels and maritime events around Victoria and some promotional materials for cruise ships.

Fonds consists of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company employee's record of John Edward Hill dated 16 June 1924, a pension department employee's declaration of service form dated 14 June, 1924, a schedule for British Columbia Coast Steamship Service West Coast Vancouver Island Route effective 1 July 1921, and blank Canadian Pacific stationary.

Fonds consists of the service records, newspaper/magazine clippings, and personal documents relating to the Royal Marine service and life in Canada of John Edwards Gilders, Royal Marines, from 19 August 1898 to 17 August 1905. Gilders also served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

Fonds consists of a letter from W. Oswald Story, Admiral Superintendent, HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, to Commanding Officer, HMCS Shearwater II, Esquimalt B.C. regarding the appointment of John Harper as staff officer for the R.C.N.V.R. dated 9 November 1914.