Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1910]-[1925] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
15 photographs.
1 medal.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur Stewart came to Saanich from Scotland in the early 1900s. A contractor and mason, he built many houses in the Quadra and Tattersall areas. He worked on the Empress Hotel and Carnegie Library and completed the cenotaph in Vancouver after his brother, also a stonemason, was killed during its construction. He started the Lakehill jitney and bus service which ran from Fort and Douglas to the Pumping Station at 3940 Quadra. Arthur died in 1938.
Repository
Archival history
Photographs donated to Saanich Archives by a family member, Mr. Fox, in 1981. WWI Memorial Cross for Private William Stewart donated by family members in 2015.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of photographs of the Tattersall and Quadra areas including the Stewart wedding; the Lakehill jitney run by the Stewart family; World War 1 photographs of Stewart and Hector sons; building the Vancouver cenotaph.
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
Finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession numbers: 1981-010; 2016-003.
Note
Formerly Arthur Stewart fonds