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Information Resources
Historical Chinese Language Materials in British Columbia Database
Online Access
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| Subject Area |
Social history of British Columbia, Canada; Chinese-Canadians in BC |
| Resource Type |
some fulltext records |
| Description |
This resource provides over 11,000 records from 11 archives, museums and libraries that have been either exported or created from scratch and incorporated in the database.
To access this database, please visit http://www.hclmbc.org/Index.html
Resources are available in a variety of formats:
Chinese language manuscripts
newspapers
correspondence
genealogical and family records
business transaction records,
association records, certificates, receipts, government bonds
Chinese government directives
textbooks
photographs with captions in Chinese
books and journals on Chinese-Canadian history
catalogues and other artifacts with Chinese characters
The site also provides:
image galleries on clan associations and pioneer families
a directory of Chinese associations in British Columbia
a directory of religious organisations in British Columbia
links to information websites of various Chinatowns across British Columbia
and other related materials
Searching the database:
All the fields in the catalogue searcheable in Chinese characters, English and Pinyin. |
| Update Frequency |
continuous |
| Coverage |
1880- |
Help and More Information |
Library Electronic Resources Help |
Library Contact: Eleanor Yuen
Last Revised: 13-Apr-2003
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