Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1903-1943 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
7 photographs (including 2 postcards, and 1 photocopy reproduction)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Charles Staples came to Victoria from England in 1913 at the age of nine. He attended Tolmie School, and later began his association with cycling by getting a job at Peden Bros., a bicycle shop owned by Bob and Tom Peden. Mr. Staples was a competitive cyclist and a founder of the Colonist Bicycle Road Race. He was a Saanich employee for a number of years in the Public Works Department and the Fire Department.
Repository
Archival history
Donated to Saanich Archives by Charles Staples in 1989.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of 4 photographs of Saanich employees from 1903 to 1943, and 2 postcards from the 1910s. Includes 1 photocopy of a photograph.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 1989-034