Fonds PR0011 - Sharon Bishop fonds

View Royal Fire Department at Christmas Sledding at View Royal Elementary school View Royal Avenue after snowfall View Royal Motel at Island Hwy and Helmcken intersection Cole Island, ice on Esquimalt Bay. Log booms visible in distance Cole Island in winter Pete's Tent and Awning during snowfall Pete's Tent and Awning after snowfall Cole Island in winter Opening ceremony of Helmcken Centennial Park

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PR0011

Title

Sharon Bishop fonds

Date(s)

  • [ca.1900-2014], predominant 1980s (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

105 photographs. – 12 slides. – 3 artifacts. – 1 videocassette. – 2 cm of textual records.

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Name of creator

(-present)

Biographical history

Sharon Bishop (nee Wilmshurst) is a longtime resident of View Royal. She and her family have made significant donations to the View Royal Archives, where she also generously volunteers her time and knowledge. She and her husband, Pete, were owners and operators at Pete's Tent and Awning Ltd on Island Hwy.

Archival history

Gifted by Sharon Bishop; 27 accessions donated between 2004 and 2018.

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of photographs of View Royal scenery and people, including but not limited to: Esquimalt Harbour, Cole Island, street views during significant snowfalls, View Royal Scouts, and View Royal softball teams. The fonds includes local newsletters, and invitations and programmes for local events. The fonds also consists of photographs, invitations, objects, clippings, written reminiscences, and memorial service programmes pertaining to the View Royal Fire Department, that were collected or created when Pete Bishop was a volunteer firefighter. The fonds also includes a videocassette of interviews with members of the VRFD in 1998.

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Further accruals are expected.

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Conditions governing access

No restrictions on access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Records are provided for personal research and enjoyment. Shared images must be credited to View Royal Archives. All other uses require permission.

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Note

Accession numbers: 2000.028, 2012.009, 2012.013, 2013.006, 2013.010, 2013.012, 2013.016, 2015.017, 2015.018, 2015.039, 2016.004, 2016.005, 2017.004, 2018.005, 2018.006, 2018.008, 2018.009, 2018.018, 2018.019, 2018.028, 2018.029, 2018.034, 2018.035, 2018.036, 2018.037, 2018.038, 2018.039.

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VROY

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Partial

Dates of creation revision deletion

2022-05-19 - Created - MD

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