East Asian and Asian-Canadian collections
These collections highlight materials from East Asia and Asian-Canadians from the UVic Libraries Special Collections and Archives and community partners.
Chinese-Canadian Collection
This collection contains documents drawn from the fonds of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association held in the University of Victoria Archives.
Most items are handwritten in traditional Chinese script with English translations but there are also documents in English. The Chinese Canadian Benevolent Association papers are also part of the Multicultural Canada collection.
Life in Japan, ca. 1910 by Herbert Geddes
Herbert Geddes was a manager for G.R. Gregg and Company, importers and exporters. He was sent to Japan and was based in Yokohama between 1908 and 1918.
The collection consists of photographic glass-plate transparencies depicting life in Japan, including scenery, street scenes, workers, farming, fishing, silk production, stone carvers, wood carvers, metal workers, potters, and artists.
Victoria's Chinatown, a gateway to the past and present of Chinese Canadians
This digital exhibit originates with a website, Victoria’s Chinatown: A Gateway to the Past and Present of Chinese Canadians, a partnership project between the Asian Canadian Working Group at UVic and community partners including the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, the Chinese Public School, and the McPherson Library.