Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
May Day collection
General material designation
- Multiple media
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Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the subject of the collection.
Level of description
Collection
Repository
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Edition area
Edition statement
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1928-1985 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
ca. 670 photographs and other materials
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
Custodial history
Scope and content
The collection consists of material relating to May Day celebrations which was a key community event in West Vancouver from 1931 to 1971. The celebrations included installation of a May Day Queen, parades and other ceremonies. After 1971, the celebration was renamed Community Day, and the collection also includes records pertaining to this event.The material includes photographs, registers, scrapbooks, speeches, organizing committee records, and correspondence.
The fonds is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Film and photographs
Series 2: Administrative records
Series 3: Speeches
Series 4: Ephemera
Series 5: Newsclippings
Series 6: May Queens' scrapbooks
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
The fonds was originally arranged by the West Vancouver Historical Society into series by year. However, the arrangement was inconsistent, particularly for the textual records. In February 2008, the fonds was re-arranged into 6 series based on the form and function of the materials. The photographs remained divided by year at the file level within a single photograph series. None of the records were physically moved in the reorganization. A detailed finding aid and photograph reference binders are available.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
Physical description
Includes: 37.5 cm of textual records, 3 ribbons, and 1 film.
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number area
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- West Vancouver Archives (Collector)
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Rules for Archival Description
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created March 26, 2010