Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Level of description
Repository
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1964-1970 (Creation)
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1957 (Creation)
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1913-1931 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
5 v.
Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Sir Alfred Yarrow, of Yarrow & Co. Shipbuilders in Scotland, purchased the B.C. Marine Railways Company in Esquimalt to create Yarrows Shipbuilding Ltd. Sir Alfred's son, Norman became Director in 1915 and Edward Izard, an Engineer trained at the… Read more
Scope and content
Fonds consist of photo albums for industrial sites, workers and executives, and equipment from various forestry and engineering businesses, in addition to Yarrows itself. Also includes work done by the National Council of Jewish Women. Also contains… Read more
Notes area
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
MMBC off-site storage.
Restrictions on access
All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Northwood Pulp and Timber, Ltd. (Subject)
- Rayonier Canada Ltd. (Subject)
- Eurocan Pulp and Paper, Limited (Subject)
- RMS Empress of Canada (ship) (Subject)
- Alcan, Incorprated (Subject)
- M/V Kalvik (ship) (Subject)
- National Council of Jewish Women (Subject)
Control area
Rules or conventions
RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
9 January 2019