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Fred P. Jeune Fonds
L430, L473.1-77 · Fonds · 1886-1905; predominant 1890-1899

Fonds 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.

Carne & Munsie
Frank Unwin Fonds
P985.008.0001-0008, 985.025.0003 · Fonds · [ca. 1950-1970]

Fonds 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.

Unwin, Captain Frank E.
Floyd Norman Vangen Fonds
998.074, 000.001.0003-0005 · Fonds · 1940-1949; 1952-1956

Fonds consists of photographs, photographs cut out of newspapers and magazines, a continuous certificate of discharge, a certificate as fourth class engineer, an identity certificate, and assorted correspondence related to the service of Floyd Norman Vangen dating from 1940 to 1949.

Also includes a framed certificate of competency as second class engineer dated 1956 and, taped to the reverse side of the frame, a certificate of competency as third class engineer dated 1952.

Also includes a souvenir photobook of travel from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska, assorted black and white photographs, unidentified but probably also of the NorthWest coast, and several postcards.

Vangen, Floyd Norman
E.W. Izard Fonds
984.006.0001-0008 · Fonds · 1914-1965

The fonds consists of correspondence from J.S. Marshall and Company (private researchers) requesting historical information on Yarrows Ltd., carbon copy replies from Izard, and Izard's notes on the topic as well as on the subject of naming ships. Also includes a draft of a manuscript titled "History Project - Yarrows A", with amendments and annotations by E.W. Izard.

Fonds also includes a binder containing an index of Yarrows projects dating from 1914 to 1965.

Izard, Edward Whittaker
Evans Fonds
017.005.0001-0008 · Fonds · 1983-1990

Fonds 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.

L1131 · Fonds · 1926-1962

Fonds consists of 16 logbooks of the motor yacht Discover Isle, written by Captain Beaumont. Also includes a photograph of the yacht.

Beaumont, Captain E.G.
Erie Sismay Fonds
L57 · Fonds · 1936

Fonds consists of a commemorative book regarding RMS Queen Mary. Includes some newspaper clippings glued into some of the first and last pages.

Sismay, Erie
L1895, L4268-L4269 · Fonds · 1916, 1956-1959

Fonds consists of a typed letter addressed to Rear Admiral E.W. Finch-Noyes recounting the writer's experience of the near sinking of the HMCS Grilse in 1916 and a newspaper clipping from 1916 that states that Grilse and all men are believed to be lost.

Also includes commissioning booklets of HMCS Saquenay, Skeena, Margaree, and Chaudiere, dating from 1956, 1957, and 1959, and a programme for the presentation of the Queen's Colour to the Royal Canadian Navy by Her Majesty the Queen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saturday 1 August 1959.

Finch-Noyes, Admiral Edward William
Edward Peter de Cunha Fonds
988.138-988.139 · Fonds · [ca. 1936-1970]

Fonds consists of a photo album containing a photocopied book which details the history and ships of the Baron Line titled "H. Hogarth and Sons Limited Baron Line". The rest of the album contains black and white photographs of ships that Edward Peter de Cuhna served in with their names, positions, and dates of service listed as well as letters and certificates.

Also includes a binder containing navigational maps and charts and information regarding the River Thames in London and port in Amsterdam as well as a League of Nations report titled "Agreement for a Uniform System of Maritime Buoyage and Rules Annexed Thereto", published in Geneva, 1936, and printed in both French and English.

Also includes a folder containing an extract from a nautical magazine, training documents, charts and tables, and a plan for Tilbury Docks.

de Cunha, Captain Edward Peter
E.A. MacFayden Fonds
L293, L477, L798, L1272, L1282, L1283, L1297, L3430 · Fonds · 1935-1948

Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia collected during E.A. MacFayden's naval service ca. World War II.

L293
Pages 9-12 of The Toronto Star Weekly dating to Saturday, 2 October 1935 containing an article titled "The Sea Dogs" by Culver Jones.

L477
Eight tickets and 1 programme for dances held in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia hosted by Gunners' Mates' Friendly Society in 1944 and 1945. (A list of dates and types of dances can be found in the documentation file).

L798
Invitation and menu for the pre-inaugural day banquet of the Ferry Service between Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. on 9 June 1960, addressed to Lieutenant MacFayden.

L1272
Guard book for returns containing miscellaneous papers on chemical warfare and air raid precautions.

L1282
Souvenir programme for Naval Air day, Royal Canadian Naval Air Section, Dartmouth, 21 July 1948.

L1283
Programme for the commemoration of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command, Esquimalt, B.C., 30 May 1939.

L1297
Folder containing lecture notes, photographs, and graphs and charts relating to smoke screening.

L3430
Two documents from Instructional Production Section, HMS Excellent titled "Tactical Employment of a Naval Howitzer Battery" dated 2 June 1938 and "Stores and Accounts" dated 5 May 1944.

Macfayden, Lieutenant E.A.