Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1927 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lum Young Chow immigrated to Victoria from China in 1903 and established greenhouses on Shelbourne Street in 1924. In 1927, he married and moved to the family home, which was also on Shelbourne Street. He and his wife, Lee Dong Gui, had 9 children who all helped out in the greenhouses. The eldest son, Ed Lum, served on Saanich Council for many years, and was Mayor of Saanich from 1974 to 1977.
Repository
Archival history
Donated to Saanich Archives in 2013 by June Lum (b.1936), the 6th child and one of four daughters of the Lum family.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of 3 oversized photographs depicting the Lum family home and greenhouse business in 1927.
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Associated material: Oral history with Edward Fook Lui Lum, 1977, transcript and audio recording.
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2013-022
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Lum, Young Chow (Subject)