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Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Walter Brown Anderson fonds
General material designation
- textual record
- cartographic material
- multiple media
- graphic material
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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[1901]-1926 (Creation)
- Creator
- Anderson, Walter Brown, 1872-1963
Physical description area
Physical description
4 cm of textual records, 1 v. of cartographic material and 738 photographs and other graphic material
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Walter Brown Anderson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was trained as a marine engineer and served aboard a number of ships. He later lived in Nanaimo, B.C.
Custodial history
Accessions 198009-005 and 198009-006 were acquired from the British Columbia Provincial Museum in July 1980. The donor of the photographs to the BCPM is unknown.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of passport, certificates, notebooks, annotated atlas and correspondence of Walter Brown Anderson. The fonds also includes photographs attributed to Walter Brown Anderson ranging between [1901] to 1926. The photographs consist of prints and negatives (predominantly glass plates) of various subject matter.
Photographs associated with accession 198009-005 primarily depict logging operation sin the Kootenay region, views around Golden and the Columbia River, and survey part of the Tesla Lake area. Accession 198009-005 contains copy negatives and no original material.
Photographs associated with accessions 198007-001, 198007-021, and 198007-022 primarily depict scenes in and around Victoria and Vancouver Island, and consist of both views of people, buildings, and street scenes, as well as flora, fauna, and natural geography. The photographs contained in 198007-001 are prints, many of which have identifying information printed in the album. Photographs in accession 198007-021 and 198007-022 are glass plate negatives and are the originals for several of the print photographs.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Accession 198009-005 presumed copied by BCPM in 1980 - see accession file.
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
- No access restrictions apply.
- Conservation restriction: material in cool or cold storage requires special retrieval and handling.
- Conservation restriction: album from accession 198007-001 and in container 000573-0001 tests positive for arsenic and lead. Gloves must be worn when handling this album.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright of photographs has expired.
Finding aids
- A file list for the photographs is available.
- PDF version:
- http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/PR-1501_to_PR-2000/PR-1619.pdf
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
Archives code(s): E/D/An2.9
General note
Accession number(s): 198009-005; 198009-006; 198007-001; 198007-021; 198007-022; 198106-003
Undescribed accessions: 198202-047
Conservation
Graphic material may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
Physical description
Includes 269 b&w prints (see note below re: album) and 412 b&w negatives.
Physical description
Note: As of February 2022, the extent does not account for photographs found in the album in accession 198007-0001 as this item is currently in the conservation lab.
The extent also does not include the modern contact prints created from original negatives in 198007-021.
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Name access points
- Anderson, Walter Brown, 1872-1963 (Subject)