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

985.086

• Ship plans, correspondence, Lloyd’s register of shipping load, shipping, and surveyor’s certificates related to Island Tug & Barge vessels M/V Comet, M/V Island Forester and M/V Island Cedar, as well as a cost of building report and assorted certificates for SS Conchita.
• Correspondence, reports, and certificates related to William Beardmore & Company Limited, Victoria Machinery Depot Company Limited, Yarrows Limited, and the Department of Marine and Fisheries dating from 1922 to 1956 and 1979,
• Certificates for ship’s lanterns from the Netherlands Meteorological institute, in Dutch, dated 1924, and certificates of tonnage from the United States of Venezuela.

986.039

• Time sheets dating from August 1947 to December 1956,
• Motor Princess valve cage charts dated 1946 to 1948 (have been ripped in half and taped back together)
  -Blank envelopes and forms from Island Tug & Barge,
  -Booklet of engineering tables and plans titled "I.T.-4.",
• 1962 marine digest,
• Salvage agreement,
• Loading specifications for log barges.

986.040

• Quotation work sheets in alphabetical order which had been stored in a card catalogue style. Consists only of work sheets from 'A' to 'Mc',
• 10 miscellaneous blueprints.

988.284

• Fonds consists of documents, photographs, and blueprints relating to Seaspan engineering , TSS Conchita, and TSS Carlota. The documents include 3 copies of the stability investigation report from the Capsizing of Seaspan 921, two copies of a technical investigation and analysis report on the probable causes of capsize on 19 July 1974 of Seaspan 921, and statistical stability calculations from the capsizing,
• loading scale sheets, calibration scales, transcript of register, load line certificate, and general correspondence dating from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Fonds consists of

986.004
Notice for a meeting of the committee of the Royal Humane Society to present the bronze mental of the society to R.E. Smith, to be held 19 December 1933.

986.043
A brief synopsis of the genesis and development of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service by Sir Frederick Maze, a January 1981 issue of “Ewo Log”, newsletter of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limited, and a January 1983 issue of “Maritime Asia” on the subject of Indian shipping from 1977 to 1983.

986.044
Booklet containing a fold out poster of the British and Colonial flags and flags of other nations, and a newspaper clipping from “The Province” dated 23 May 1964, describing the landing of allied forces in Normandy.

986.045
A newspaper clipping and two photocopies of an article titled "From an Angle on the Square: Our Vanished Industry -- Pelagic Sealing" by D.A. McGregor.

986.046
A newspaper clipping from the Times Colonist dated 10 March 1984 consisting of an article about the Hudson's Bay Company paddle steamer Beaver, written by Geoffrey Castle.

986.049
Correspondence dating to 1957, and several ship plans.

986.050
Pricelist and description of services for Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limited dated 1 January 1925.

986.051
Two blank apology cards.

986.059
Correspondence and note regarding the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limited, regarding painting dated 1939.

986.095
Canadian Society of Marine Artists 1985 Exhibition catalogue booklet.