Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
A. Gilles Fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
984.033.0001-0007, 0010.1-29
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1914-1944 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
35 v. -- 1 sheet.
Archival description area
Name of creator
Yarrows Shipbuilding Limited
(1914 - 1995)
Administrative history
Sir Alfred Yarrow, of Yarrow & Co. Shipbuilders in Scotland, purchased the B.C. Marine Railways Company in Esquimalt to create Yarrows Shipbuilding Ltd. Sir Alfred's son, Norman became Director in 1915 and Edward Izard, an Engineer trained at the ... »
Scope and content
Fonds consists of
- a map of Esquimalt Harbour, dated 1915 in pencil on reverse, printed on blueprint paper
- A 1917 diary and almanac,
- A 1929 journal,
- A 1940 record book,
- A book of Yarrows Limited estimate sheets,
- A memorandum of agreement between Yarrows Limited and The Canadian Pacific Railway,
- A binder containing alphabetical list of jobs
- Thirty estimate work books from Yarrows Ltd. dating from 1914 to 1944.
Notes area
Physical condition
1917 almanac is in very poor condition. Recommend for digitization and disposal.
Language of material
- English
Restrictions on access
All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Yarrows Shipbuilding Limited (Creator)
- Royal Canadian Navy (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
- DGS William J. Stewart (ship) (Subject)
- Burrard Dry Dock Company Limited (Subject)
Control area
Rules or conventions
RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
28 March 2018