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- 1900-2008 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
160 photographs. -- 7.5cm of textual records. -- 3 boxes of slides. -- 1 artifact.
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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.
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Archival history
Gift of Jack Van Dalen; 7 accessions donated between 1984 and 2009.
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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.
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No further accruals are expected.
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There are no restrictions on access to these records.
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- English
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Accession Numbers: 984-006, 985-005, 986-008, 986-020, 987-014, 010-006, v992-017.
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Created 2022-01-14 - Jessica Nichol