Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [ca. 1910]-1969 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Photographs, School yearbooks, ship scenes, artifacts.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ralph Butler was born in Victoria, and lived in Esquimalt. He and his wife Elsie, had two children: Robin and Janice. Ralph was a long-time member of the Esquimalt Lions Club.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Janice Hallas is the daughter of Ralph Butler, a long time Esquimalt resident and founder of the Esquimalt Lions Club.
Repository
Archival history
Gift of Janice Hallas
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs depicting Esquimalt scenes and people, and of Lampson Street School while Butler was a student. Fonds also includes 8 High School annuals and 2 artifacts, a plaque and medal and various ships.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
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
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 Numbers: 996-031, v991-023, v991-035, 025-051
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Hallas, Janice (Accumulator)
Genre access points
Description control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created - 2022-04-11 - JS
Updated - 2025-07-15 JWalker
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Sources
Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/ralph-butler-fonds.