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Fonds consists of B.C. Ferries ephemera collected by travellers between 1963 and 1985.

L3354
M/V Queen of Esquimalt dinner menu.

L4511
British Columbia Ferry Corporation memento certificate recognizing the carrying of 100 millionth passenger, dated 18 March 1978, signed by Honourable Sam Bawlf.

984.053.0001
Promotional pamphlet for M/V Queen of the North and M/V Queen of Prince Rupert.

985.050.0001
May/June 1985 issue of "Dolphi", the B.C. Ferries Newsletter.

989.051.0001-0019
B.C. Ferries schedules and maps for voyages between Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, and the sunshine coast, dating from 1963 to 1977.

997.050.0001
Slide carousel, in original box, with 108 slides featuring photographs of B.C. Ferries lifeboats and life rafts.

997.051.0001
Slide carousel, in original box, with 121 slides featuring primarily photographs of parts of ships.

Fonds consists of documents and ephemera related to Canadian Pacific Railway Company, including B.C. Coast Steamship travel, Atlantic travel, and rail travel.

L2414-L2428
Christmas cards of B.C. Coast Service ships.

L3267
Book titled "Regulations for the Navigation of the British Columbia Coast Service Steamships of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company: General Instructions", ca. 1900.

L3505
Menu from the commander's dinner titled "Carnival Nights on Board SS Princess Norah, a Canadian Pacific Cruise Along the Shores of Canada's West Coast Wonderland".

L4606
Empress of Britain souvenir booklet, menu, and passenger list, a Canadian Pacific folder, and an Empress of Britain deck plan, ca. 1956.

P4983
CPR projection negatives, ca. 1918?

984.003.0001
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line souvenir magazine regarding the Empress of the Atlantic voyage from the St. Lawrence to Europe.

P984.014.0004
Folder of Canadian Pacific images.

986.029.0005; 0007-0009
Programme of entertainment aboard RMS Empress of Ireland 13 February 1912, booklet discussing the use of oil for calming rough seas dating to the 1890s, 1928 CPR department of colonization and development booklet, Yarrows Limited bulletins from 1947 and 1948, and Yarrows review dating from 1967 and 1968.

988.029.0002
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line menu.

988.030.0001-0002
Brochure titled "Go Empress to Europe" regarding Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines RMS Empress of Canada, and a pamphlet advertising the British Columbia Coast Steamships route, ca. 1940s?

988.061.0001-0002
Blank TEV Princess Patricia stationary and CP Rail, Coastal Marine Operations 100th anniversary celebration on board M/V Princess of Vancouver package, dated 2 May 1981.

988.154.0004
Postcard of a drawing of the CPR pier in Vancouver, B.C. with a CPR steamer sailing from Victoria to Seattle.

988.165.0001
Postcard of an unnamed CPR ship.

989.019.0001-0009
Canadian Pacific Railway timetables and Canadian Pacific airlines maps.

990.065.0002
Canadian Pacific Railway SS Princess Charlotte luncheon menu that has been cut and used as a postcard.

992.077.0005-0006
Coronation day menus for Canadian Pacific Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver service.

993.090.0001
Souvenir booklet for the maiden voyage of RMS Empress of Japan, ca. 1930.

997.079.0001-0013
Documents and photographs related to Canadian Pacific Railway passenger steamship service, including an introductory letter, visitor information booklets, a menu, a Christmas card, and postcards featuring images of various vessels dating to the 1950s.

010.039.0001
Breakfast menu for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service SS Princess of Vancouver.

Fonds consist of calendars from the Canadian Stevedoring company.

The fonds contains service records, personal documents, and correspondence of Captain Donald Boucher MacPherson during his time with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and while working in marine towing and salvage.

982.001

1. Canadian Army (active) tradesmen’s qualifications for D.B. McPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
2. Letter of recommendation for D.B. MacPherson from the Department of National Defense, signed by C.G. Matthews, Major, Officer Commanding, Water Transport Coy, R.C.A.S.C., dated 12 February 1946.
3. Canadian Army (active) Discharge Certificate for D.B. MacPherson, dated 4 February 1946.
4. Permanent and sleeping out pass for unit: R.C.A.S.C. Water Transport, P.C, issued to D.B. MacPherson, dated 24 August 1943.
5. Alien Registration receipt card and certificate of nationality of seamen, for D.B. MacPherson, dated 2 July 1940.
6. Certificate of competency as master of a Steam Tug Boat in the coasting trade issued to D.B. MacPherson dated 12 April 1923. Also has handwritten note in top corner dated 19 May 1947.
7. Certificate from the minister of national defense appointing D.B. MacPherson to the rank of Sergeant Major (skipper) Warrant Officer Class 1 beginning 1 September 1944, dated 4 July 1946, signed by A. Ross, Deputy Minister of National Defense. Also has two badges stapled to each corner.
8. Certificate of competency as master of a passenger tug boat in the coasting trade issued by the minister of Marine and Fisheries for the Dominion of Canada for Donald McPherson (born 15 April 1857, died 15 April 1930). (Perhaps D.B. MacPherson’s father?), dated 15 January 1906.

984.039

1. Correspondence addressed to D.B. Macpherson from:
   a. The Department of Public Works dating from 1951 to 1952
   b. The Alaska Steamship Company dating to 1958
   c. The Department of Highways and Greyhound Lines of Canada Limited dating to 1962
2. And, a letter from D.B. Macpherson, recipient unknown, describing 3 attached photographs.

986.002

1. Testimonial of sea service of D.B. MacPherson, signed December 1919.
2. 5 certificates of service for seamen of Canadian Coasting or Inland Vessels for D.B. MacPherson for work on B.C. Coast Towing, dating from 1915 to 1923.
3. 10 letters of reference written by Victoria Tug Co., Limited, Headquarters Pacific Command, Department of National Defence, and Island Tug & Barge regarding the service of D.B. MacPherson, dating from 1919 to 1923.
4. 4 letters between D.B. MacPherson and the Department of Public Works, Victoria regarding employment, dating to 1947, and 1 receipt for a payment made by D.B. MacPherson 29 April 1947.
5. 6 letters from the Department of Public Works, Victoria dating from 1951 and 1952.
6. Letter from the Department of Highways dated 23 April 1962.

Fonds consists of a single sheet sample of stationary from Union Steamships Limited, Vancouver, B.C.

Fonds consists primarily of memorabilia related to travel on Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines dating to the 1950s, but also includes documents related to the Royal Navy dating to 1873.

L126
Letter to the admiralty dated 21 May 1873 and a protocol document signed 10 March 1873, defining the boundary line of Haro straight.

L1539
23 Canadian Pacific Steamship Line Menus.

L1540
Pamphlet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service TEV Princess Marguerite, dating to 1949.

L1541
Brochures advertising the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line cruises to Alaska and the Yukon and between Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Seattle.

L1542
Booklet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service to Puget Sound and Alaska Princess line with specific mention of the SS Princess Louise as well as including general tourist information.

L1543
Request for support of S/V Pacific Queen, berthed in San Francisco.

L1544
Passenger list for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service Alaska and the Yukon via the Princess Route for RMS Empress of France, sailing from Liverpool, 4 September 1951 and for SS Princess Louise, sailing from Vancouver, 4 June, 1953.

L1545
Magazine titled "The Ocean News", distributed to all passengers on Dollar Liners bound for California, no. 4.

L1546
Blank stationary from Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamships and from Puget Sound Navigation Co., Black Ball Line, and M/V Chinook.

L1547
Luggage tag labeled "Princess Margaret", on reverse: "Trollope & Collis, Ltd.", ship name not filled in.

Fonds consists of assorted log books dating from 1848 to 1976.

L238:
Signals Log for HMCS Armentieres dating from 22 October 1928 to 28 May 1929.

L552:
Deck log book from HMCS Armentieres dating from 16 April 1931 to July 1931.

L553:
Log book for HMCS Naden dating from 1929 to 1930.

L750:
Log book containing handwritten meeting minutes of the committee on establishment of permanent and consumable stores dating from March to May 1912.

L857:
Log book containing Data on Warships and other vessels supported by HMC Dockyard 1898-1917. This ledger appears to have been compiled by a dockyard official and contains several sets of records including all warships and other vessels supported by the Dockyard from 1898 to 1917, colliers that arrived Esquimalt from 1914 to 1917 with quantities of coal discharged and sources (whether Welsh or local or Australian), names of Admiralty colliers and transports that called at Esquimalt in 1915, a brief descriptions of coaling stations on the BC coast, lists of personnel employed in Esquimalt Dockyard from 1911 to 1917, wages paid from 1914 to 1915, and record of times to coal ships on various dates in 1917 which records how long coaling took and the average rate per hour.

L859:
Shipwright's journal from HMCS Ontario. The original journal pages have been cut out and replaced with plans and diagrams.

L874:
Official Log book of the Canadian Sealing Schooner Dora Sieward dated 18 January 1898. Also includes general regulations.

L1410:
Visitor's book.

L1411:
Blank log book for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, ca. 1920s.

L2811a-d:
Signal log books for HMS Triumph dating from January 1882 to August 1884 and a signal log book for HMS Swiftsure dating from August to November 1884.

L3316a-b:
Journals consisting of notes, messages, and reflections dating from 31 July to 5 October 1916 and 6 October to 24 November 1916.

L3540:
Log book of HMCS Patrician dating from 1 January 1928 to 28 February 1921.

L4505:
Telegram registers dating from 6 August 1914 to 22 November 1915

984.031.0001-0003:
HMCS Patrician night rounds books dating to 1927.

985.076.0001-0006:
Specification booklets for various vessels including SS Canada Maru, SS Sima, SS Chouk, SS Saga, SS Sind, and SS Sarak dating from 1916 to 1918 and 1941.

986.042.0006:
(In ARC 59, need info)

986.098.0001-0002:
Undated gunners' Ledgers for explosive and non-explosive torpedo stores.

993.003.0052-0053:
Captain's Night Order Books dating from 1955 to 1957.

993.003.0054-056:
(in ARC 52, need info)

001.004.0005:
Log book of HMS Trafalgar dating from 1848 to 1868.

2023.021.0001:
Pilot House log of the Princess Marguerite from 1976.

981.017.0001-0006
Ticket stubs for Canadian Pacific Railway Company Steamship Lines and Canadian National Steamship Company Limited dated 1947, 1955, and 1957.

984.033.0001-0003
M/V Northland Prince dinner menu from 27 July 1971, Canadian Pacific Railway Company Steamship Line ticket for voyage from Vancouver to Victoria departing 28 December 1958, and a passenger schedule including map for Northland Navigation Company Limited M/V Northland Prince.

986.031.0001
Stickers, menus, pamphlets, passenger lists, tickets, cards, photographs, magazines, and other travel memorabilia related to a number of cruise lines and hotels. Also, a Canadian Merchant Service Guild magazine.

988.028.0001
Magazine for the Queen Elizabeth II transatlantic cruise, published by Cunard Steamship Company Limited in 1987.

988.185.0004
Postcards of Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Princess Elizabeth and a postcard of a Holland American Line vessel.

989.052.0001-0013
Assorted pamphlets from steamship line cruises around the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Vancouver Island, and Alaska. Includes Union Steamships, Puget Sound Navigation Company, Canadian National Steamship company, and Canadian Pacific Princess Lines. Also includes one pamphlet for a French Line cruise on SS Normandie. Most are undated, but one is dated to 1935, two to 1936, and two are dated to 1938.

999.073.0000-0050
Box containing package of post cards title "All the World's Liners" featuring drawings of passenger steamships.

999.082.0001-0003
Souvenir folders of scenic images of the Canadian Rockies and Alaska, a Cunard Line baggage tag, and a newspaper clipping.

999.189-222
Assorted postcards featuring photographs and drawings of various passenger steamships.

Also includes souvenir log charts and place mats for different ferry corporations.

Fonds consists of correspondence and documents relating to the professional life of Norman Turner, marine surveyor, dating from 1962 to 1964.

1. Reports and Correspondence from Department of Transport, marine regulations branch, dating to 1962.
2. 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.
3. Surveyor’s reports, builder’s certificates, and certificates of survey from the Department of Transport.
4. General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1963.
5. Correspondence, survey forms, and annual surveys from the Department of Transport, Ottawa, dating to 1964.
6. Registrars of shipping from the department of Transport and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada, dating from 1964.
7. General correspondence and survey forms from the department of Transport dating to 1964.
8. General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1964.
9. Forms, correspondence, and surveyor’s reports dating to 1964.
10. Blank survey formula forms from Norman Turner, marine surveyor and ships plans by Raymond H. Richards, naval architect & marine surveyor.
11. Correspondence between Norman Turner and Mr. Jack H. Pert regarding measuring survey request, dated January 1964.
12. Correspondence between Norman Turner and Yarrows Limited. And Victoria Machinery Depot Co., Limited and ships plans from Yarrows Limited, dating to 1962.
13. 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 handbills, maps, and brochures from Union Steamship Company Limited, Harbour Navigation Company Limited, and Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines, one dated to 1948, the others undated. Also includes, one plan for Canadian Pacific's Empress of England, showing arrangement of cabins.