Identity area
Reference code
PR-111
Title
Climatological Station (Tillicum) fonds
Date(s)
- 1873-1980, predominant 1958-1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2.5 cm of textual records, 19 booklets, and other material
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The climatological station was officially named Victoria-Tillicum, located at Tillicum Road and the Trans-Canada Highway.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jack Gould Beastall operated a temperature and precipitation station at his home at 255 Battleford Avenue from 1958, acting as a weather observer for the national weather office (later Environment Canada).
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records relating to the Climatological Station at Victoria-Tillicum and weather observation in general, and includes climatological station registers and temperature graphs, memos and other textual records, ephemera, news clippings, research notes, sketches, reports, books, manuals, and reference material. Fonds is arranged into 8 series: Climatological Data, Correspondence, Ephemera, News Clippings, Research Notes, Reports, Published Material, and Artifacts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Series descriptions available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2007-156