City of Vancouver fonds

DescriptionTitle ProperCity of Vancouver fondsDate(s) of material from this resource digitized1913-1961General material designation

From this fonds, LOI has digitized 34 textual records or images.

Scope and content

This fonds comprises six series containing documents from the Vancouver City Council that discuss the Japanese Canadian population in Vancouver. The records reference the condition of residential properties in the Powell Street area, policies regarding the Japanese Canadian community that had been forcibly removed from the area, reports from the Department of Fisheries discussing the prices of cod from Japanese Canadian fisheries, and correspondence between the Vancouver City Council and the Japanese Language School in Vancouver.

Name of creator

Vancouver (B.C.) created or collected this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Digital Objects (34)Folder 17: Codfish EnquiryFacsimile: Folder 17: Codfish EnquiryFolder 18: Codfish EnquiryFacsimile: Folder 18: Codfish EnquiryFolder 40: Japanese Colony ft. Blenheim St.Facsimile: Folder 40: Japanese Colony ft. Blenheim St.Folder 32: Voters: Qualification as British SubjectsFacsimile: Folder 32: Voters: Qualification as British SubjectsFolder 6: Alien RegistrationFacsimile: Folder 6: Alien RegistrationFolder 7: Grants: Japanese and Chinese NursesFacsimile: Folder 7: Grants: Japanese and Chinese NursesFolder 10: HousingFacsimile: Folder 10: HousingFolder 30: Survey/Standard of Housing By-LawsFacsimile: Folder 30: Survey/Standard of Housing By-LawsFolder 19: Japanese RegistrationFacsimile: Folder 19: Japanese RegistrationFile 13: Oriental Penetration into Better Class Residential DistrictsFacsimile: File 13: Oriental Penetration into Better Class Residential DistrictsFolder 16: Japanese Proposed RepatriationFacsimile: Folder 16: Japanese Proposed RepatriationFolder 17: Japanese Property, Powell StreetFacsimile: Folder 17: Japanese Property, Powell StreetFolder 21: Japanese repatriationFacsimile: Folder 21: Japanese repatriationVol 39: Council Minute Book, 1938-1939Facsimile: Vol 39: Council Minute Book, 1938-1939Vol 44: Council Minute Book, 1942-1943Facsimile: Vol 44: Council Minute Book, 1942-1943File 1: Archival file re housing, lodging housesFacsimile: File 1: Archival file re housing, lodging housesFile 2: PhotographsFacsimile: File 2: PhotographsFile 5: 778-755 Alexander StreetFacsimile: File 5: 778-755 Alexander StreetFile 12: 1152-7 Cordova E. StreetFacsimile: File 12: 1152-7 Cordova E. StreetFile 5: 751-foot of Dunlevy StreetFacsimile: File 5: 751-foot of Dunlevy StreetFile 9: 924-120 Jackson AvenueFacsimile: File 9: 924-120 Jackson AvenueFile 3: 1275-423 Powell StreetFacsimile: File 3: 1275-423 Powell StreetFile 4: 398-10 Powell StreetFacsimile: File 4: 398-10 Powell StreetFile 5: 914-215 Princess StreetFacsimile: File 5: 914-215 Princess StreetFile: 1942-1943 MinutesFacsimile: File: 1942-1943 MinutesFile 12: HousingFacsimile: File 12: HousingFile 13: Housing - Post-war CommitteeFacsimile: File 13: Housing - Post-war CommitteeFile 14: HousingFacsimile: File 14: HousingFile 15: HousingFacsimile: File 15: HousingFile 16: Housing and blighted areasFacsimile: File 16: Housing and blighted areasFile 17: Housing and blighted areasFacsimile: File 17: Housing and blighted areasFile 14: HousingFacsimile: File 14: HousingFile 4: Zoning CommitteeFacsimile: File 4: Zoning CommitteeFolder 20: Japanese repatriationFacsimile: Folder 20: Japanese repatriation