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BC Provincial Museum : correspondence of the director
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1919-1967 (Creation)
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- British Columbia Provincial Museum
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13 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
The museum was established in Victoria on October 25, 1886, as “Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology.”
In 1967 a new Museum Act (15 16 Eliz. 2, c.41) was introduced. Under the new act, the museum's objectives were "to secure and preserve specimens and other objects which illustrate the natural history and human history of the Province" and "to increase and diffuse knowledge in these fields by research, exhibits, publications, and other means." The new act was introduced at a time when the museum was moving to new quarters from the east wing of the Parliament Buildings and it broadened the museum's mandate. Specifically, it allowed the museum to devote itself not only to ethnology and natural history, but also to the modern social and industrial history of the province.
The name was changed again on October 13, 1987, to “Royal British Columbia Museum.”
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The series consists of correspondence files created by the Director of the Provincial Museum between 1919 and 1967. The director from 1919 to 1940 was Francis Kermode and from 1940 to 1967 it was Dr. G. Clifford Carl. The files contain letters both to and from the Dept. of the Provincial Secretary, written by the Director and senior curatorial staff at the Provincial Museum. They are arranged chronologically from 1919 to 1967 with the addition of a final file that specifically covers Centennial Committee correspondence from 1956 to 1959.
The correspondence mainly deals with administrative and financial matters but also includes information about museum security, the acquisition and collections of specimens, artifact loans and various reports on activities, equipment and staff.
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Acquired by the Provincial Archives around 1979, probably directly from the BCPM.
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See GR-0078 and GR-0111 for related records.
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Accession number(s): GR-0544
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- British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary (Subject)
- Carl, George Clifford, 1908-1970 (Subject)