Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [185-]-2002 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
231 photographs (includes slides and digital). -- [13] cm textual material including 3 ledgers. -- 3 framed paintings. -- 1 poster. -- 1 map. -- 2 plans. -- 1 certificate. -- 1 bronze plaque. -- 1 book. -- 1 periodical issue. -- 1.5 cm ephemera.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Saanich Archives was established in 1978 through the efforts of Deputy Municipal Clerk Jo-Anne Morrison.
Repository
Archival history
Material in this collection was received in multiple accessions from various sources beginning in 1981.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of photographs of various subjects including: municipal buildings, equipment and employees; views of various Saanich locations and structures; and early Saanich residents. Textual material includes photocopied documents relating to schools, ledgers, and certificates. Collection includes a commemorative plaque from the former Gyro Park pavilion, a watercolor painting of the Gorge, 1880 and of the Colquitz General Store, ca. 1988, and a prayer book containing loose ephemera, photographs, and news clippings from the WWI years and relating to the Ireland and Riley families.
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 1981-001, 1981-009, 1981-014, 1981-015, 1981-016, 1981-017, 1982-007, 1982-009, 1982-011, 1982-012, 1983-001, 1983-005, 1983-010, 1984-004, 1984-015, 1984-019, 1985-001, 1986-001, 1990-004, 1992-009, 1992-028, 1998-002, 1998-003, 2001-002, 2004-001, 2005-004, 2007-018, 2007-039, 2007-070, 2007-155, 2007-200, 2008-026, 2008-031, 2009-013, 2009-020, 2009-049, 2009-050, 2009-063, 2010-011, 2010-025, 2010-028, 2010-056, 2011-061, 2012-026, 2012-028, 2012-047, 2013-010, 2013-012, 2013-036, 2013-038, 2013-031, 2013-033, 2014-020, 2015-011, 2015-012, 2015-022, 2015-030, 2011-023, 2011-051, 2012-006, 2016-022, 2016-029, 2017-005, 2017-028, 2018-001, 2018-006, 2018-008, 2018-010, 2018-017, 2018-020, 2019-006, 2019-007, 2019-008, 2020-007, 2020-008, 2020-010, 2020-016, 2021-010, 2021-012, 2021-014, 2022-002, 2022-004.