Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1891-1959 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
3.4 m of textual material
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Burns & Goult was a law firm serving Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich, the Western Communities, Oak Bay, and other areas on southern Vancouver Island. Arthur J. Burns was one of the principal partners of the firm. The material in this records group includes documents from Burns & Goult, and incorporates papers of the earlier law offices of Yates and Jay, J.S. Yates, Yates and Yates, Yates and Burns, and Arthur J. Burns.
Repository
Archival history
Donated by Mrs. Barbara Burns, wife of Arthur J. Burns who a partner in the firm of Burns and Goult.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of 426 files of business papers, insurance documents, records of land transactions and legal disputes, estate papers, personal papers and ephemera. Fonds includes company seals and one photograph.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No 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
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: 1990-007
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Yates, J.S. (Subject)
- Burns, Arthur J. (Subject)