Fonds PR004 - Jack van Dalen fonds

Identity area

Reference code

CA PR004

Title

Jack van Dalen fonds

Date(s)

  • 1900-2008 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

160 photographs. -- 7.5cm of textual records. -- 3 boxes of slides. -- 1 artifact.

Context area

Name of creator

(1925-2008)

Biographical history

Jack Van Dalen was born in 1925 in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, where he apprenticed with the city parks department. In 1951 he immigrated to Canada, and in 1958 he moved to Esquimalt. He became an employee of the Municipality of Esquimalt in 1962, eventually being named Parks Manager in 1974. Van Dalen completed the four-year correspondence course in horticulture through the University of Guelph. He retired on August 31, 1985.

Archival history

Gift of Jack Van Dalen; 7 accessions donated between 1984 and 2009.

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

The fonds consists of photographs of various Esquimalt scenes, including homes, naval and military subjects, Esquimalt parks projects and public events, such as Buccaneer Days. Also included are various stories authored by Jack Van Dalen.

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

Language of material

  • English

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    Note

    Accession Numbers: 984-006, 985-005, 986-008, 986-020, 987-014, 010-006, v992-017.

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    Status

    Final

    Level of detail

    Minimal

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Created 2022-01-14 - Jessica Nichol

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