Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [186-]-1928, predominant 1860-1890 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
152 Photographs.
2 Portraits.
1 Book.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Russell was a teenager when he arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Hudson's Bay Company ship Norman Morison. He married Sarah Collier. In 1865, Thomas Russell was appointed teacher at Craigflower School, the third in the school's history. A year later, he left his teaching position and moved to Victoria where he opened a grocery. Thomas Russell's subsequent occupations were superintendent of the Queen Charlotte Mining Company; assessor for the City of Victoria; and accountant in both Washington State and Victoria.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated in 2019 by a member of the Russell family through the Hallmark Heritage Society.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of material relating to Thomas Russell, the Russell family, and relations. Fonds includes a family photograph album and some loose photographs (primarily cartes-de-visite); 2 framed tinted portraits; and a Victoria directory believed to date from 1891-1892.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.