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RCNC cadets practice track & field c.1943 |
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Construction crew at Hatley Park c. 1908
James Dunsmuir was a businessman and politician made very wealthy by his family’s
James Dunsmuir was a businessman and politician made very wealthy by his family’s
coal-mining fortune. After James retired from public life in 1909, he moved his family into
Hatley Park further developing his estate with formal gardens and a model farm before
his death in 1920.
Location: The Archives are in the Royal Roads University Library
Hours: 9:30 - 5:30, Monday - Thursday
Contact: Sarah Elizabeth Holland – Archivist
2005 Sooke Road
Victoria, BC, V9B 5Y2
(250) 391- 2600 ext. 4122
Fax: (250) 391-2594
RRUArchives@royalroads.ca
Dspace - You can see some of the treasures from our archives online in our digital repository
Watch an amateur film shot at Hatley Park in 1938 to promote the property for sale after the death of Laura Dunsmuir
Look at the historic architectural and garden plans from the Castle, Italian garden, see the general site plan from 1916 and more
Flip through the catalogue from the five-day public auction of the contents of Hatley Park in 1939
What is in the RRU archives?
Archives collect two-dimensional objects that are unique, original, unpublished, non-current records with legal, historical or cultural significance. Archival records take many forms: photographs, films, video and sound recordings, and electronic data files, as well as more traditional paper records, maps, letters, diaries and documents.
Archives collect two-dimensional objects that are unique, original, unpublished, non-current records with legal, historical or cultural significance. Archival records take many forms: photographs, films, video and sound recordings, and electronic data files, as well as more traditional paper records, maps, letters, diaries and documents.
The records of Royal Roads University (1995 -) are our principal concern, however, the Archives also collects, preserves, and makes available original research materials concerning predecessors on the Hatley Park site: Royal Roads Military College and its antecedents (HMCS Royal Roads, Royal Canadian Naval College, Royal Canadian Navy –Royal Canadian Air Force College, Canadian Services College Royal Roads; 1940 – 1994), and the Dunsmuir family at Hatley Park (1907 – 1937.) The Archives works in partnership with local First Nations people to document their use of the Hatley Park area dating back to 8 000 BCE.
Do you have something that you think belongs in our Archives?
The University Archives is grateful to receive any information from within the University or externally, suggesting possible sources of records to complement existing collections. Please contact the Archivist, Sarah Elizabeth Holland.
Access Policy
All material must be accessed in the library under direct supervision of the Archive staff. No original archival materials may be borrowed by users for any purposes. Users must sign a "Researcher Registration Form," accepting responsibility for returning the material in the same condition as received. Special arrangements can be made to reserve a Library seminar room for teaching with archival material.
Access to University Records
Access to University Records is governed by the B.C. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Records requested will be reviewed for confidential material before release by the University Archivist or Associate Archivist (Records, Access & Privacy), in consultation with the University Secretary and the appropriate University office. In some cases, a Research Agreement will be required.