Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1909-2014] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1.5 m of textual records and other material
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The South Vancouver Island District Women's Institute included the following local Women's Institutes: Alberni, Brentwood (West Saanich), Cedar, Cobble Hill, Colwood, Cowichan, Craigflower, Deerholme, Esquimalt, Ganges, Garden City, Gordon Head, Granby, James Bay, Koksilah, The Lake (Lake Cowichan), Lakehill, Langford, Luxton and Happy Valley, Mayne Island, Metchosin, Mt. Maguire, North Saanich, Otter Point, Oyster District, Pender Island, Royal Oak, Saltair, Saturna Island, Shawnigan Lake, Shirley, Sidney, Somenos,Sooke, South Saanich, South Saltspring Island, Strawberry Vale, Tillicum, Victoria and Vimy.
Repository
Archival history
Donated in multiple accessions from 2013 to 2022 by Ruth Fenner on behalf of the South Vancouver Island District Women's Institute.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records of the South Vancouver Island District Women’s Institute and includes minutes, correspondence, booklets and reports, handbooks, visitor books, notebooks, histories, certificates, awards, newsclippings, photographs, and artifacts. Fonds includes 2 quilt block books, 1960s, for the Victoria and Brentwood Bay Women's Institutes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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
File list available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2013-007, 2013-011, 2014-005, 2015-016, 2016-002, 2019-003, 2022-003, 2022-008.