Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [196-] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.5 cm textual records, 76 photographs, 12 negatives, 9 col. slides, 0.3 cm photographic proofs, 4 scrapbooks
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
In 1961, Alfred Pettersen negotiated a 2 year lease with the Victoria Parks Committee for an approximately 5 acre parcel of land in Beaver Lake Park. Mr. Pettersen proposed to build and operate a tourist attraction featuring a series of nursery rhyme scenes in a wooded area of the park. The attraction opened in 1962 and operated for a number of years.
Repository
Archival history
Received by Saanich Archives prior to 2007.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence, brochures and other ephemera, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographic material relating to the Wooded Wonderland attraction that was located at Beaver Lake Park. Includes documents and other material relating to the establishment of the attraction, copyright & trademark, and marketing & promotion.
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
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2007-099