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Title
Date(s)
- 1843-1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
ca. 800 photographs. -- 81 maps. -- 32cm of textual records. -- 16 artifacts. -- 1 painting : watercolour.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Robert Findlay was born in Esquimalt, B.C., Feb. 24, 1927. He was a draughtsman for the Municipality of Esquimalt, 1951-1954, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, 1954-1959, and an employee of the City of Victoria, 1960-1988. He is a lifelong resident of Esquimalt.
Repository
Archival history
Gift of Jim Findlay; 61 accessions donated between 1985 and 2000.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of the Findlay family and friends, Esquimalt scenes and residents, maps and nautical charts, a watercolour painting of Old Esquimalt Village, and yearbooks of Esquimalt High School.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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Conditions governing access
There are no restrictions on access to these records.
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright regulations.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Note
Accession Numbers: 985-042, 986-024, 988-012, 989-011, 989-016, 990-010, 990-015, 990-017, 991-008, 991-019, 992-035, 993-055, 993-093, 994-023, 994-033, 994-036, 994-038, 994-046, 994-047, 994-048, 994-049, 994-053, 994-054, 994-058, 994-065, 994-066, 994-067, 994-068, 994-070, 994-072, 994-073, 994-077, 994-080, 994-081, 994-083, 994-085, 994-088, 994-089, 995-053, 995-054, 996-015, 996-016, 996-018, 996-032, 996-036, 996-051, 998-042, 000-003, 000-005, 000-015, 001-017, 001-028, m989-011, m990-015, m991-011, m992-013, v986-012, v988-020, v988-025, v989-008, v989-013, v989-020, v989-030, v989-033, v990-012, v991-018, v991-032, v991-039.
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created - 2022-03-09
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/james-robert-findlay-fonds.