Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- ca. 1916-1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
44 photographs, 1.0 cm of ephemera, 4 books, 1 helmet.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jim Askey has lived in Saanich since ca. 1940. He grew up in the Carey area and attended McKenzie Avenue School. Jim Askey’s mother, Doris Fieldhouse, was born and raised in Saanich. Jim Askey’s father, George Askey, was born in Nanaimo and raised in Saanich. George Askey was the Saanich Police Commissioner from 1949 to 1963.
Repository
Archival history
Donated in multiple accessions from 2008 to 2012 by Jim Askey. Helmet transferred in 2019 by the Alumnae Association of the Royal Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing Archives.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records relating to the Askey and Fieldhouse families, the Gorge and Carey areas of Saanich, and Greater Victoria history in general. Fonds includes photographs, postcards, books, a map, and an autograph book. Fonds also includes George Askey's WWII air raid precaution helmet.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2008-013, 2008-016, 2008-035, 2009-004, 2010-064, 2012-014, 2019-018
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Fieldhouse family (Subject)