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Letters from Abraham Blackman to his brother Morris, Jewish merchants in colonial British Columbia

Blackman, Abraham. Eighteen autograph letters, 1-6 pages each, dating from 30 April 1862-18 February 1864, all but one from Victoria. Group of letters to his brother Morris, discussing the expansion of the family mercantile business from Victoria to New Westminster and thence to the Cariboo. The final letter includes a power of attorney for Morris to act on Abraham's behalf. The letters discuss the financial state of the business, especially in New Westminster, shipping details for dispatching goods, business conditions in the Colony and family matters.

Blackman came to Victoria, B.C. in 1858 or 1859 from Stockton, California, to establish a hardware business on Yates Street. He was a prime mover in organizing the Jewish community in Victoria. In May 1859, he helped establish the first Jewish cemetery in Western Canada; in June, he became founding president of the First Hebrew Benevolent Society, the first Jewish organization in Western Canada; he was the first treasurer of the Jewish Congregation in Victoria. He founded the Masonic Lodge in Victoria and arranged for the first public ceremony of the Masons, the laying of the cornerstone of the first Synagogue. He returned to California in the 1870's, dying there in 1888.

Ephemera

Series consists of a variety of ephemera including the original donor list for building Congregation Emanu-El (November 26, 1862).

Board

Series consists of Congregation Emanu-El board files.

Spitzer family

Series contains photographs of Olga Spitzer's side of the family. Series mainly consists of portraits, but also includes travel photos, identity cards, and others. Includes photographs of Olga as a child and young adult before marriage to Fritz Langer.

Lowy family

Series contains photographs of Fritz Lowy's (later Langer) side of the family. Photographs include portraits, vacation photos, and other family photos. Includes photographs of Fritz as a child and young adult before marriage to Olga Spitzer.

Leonard Frank Photos studio photographs

The series consists of photographs covering many significant events and developments in British Columbia's history. Their major subject areas include logging, lumbering, mining, shipping, fishing and transportation; the construction of bridges and buildings in the Vancouver area; famous people; aboriginal peoples; and scenic views of mountainous, coastal, and urban areas. The photographs were taken by Leonard Frank and Otto Landauer.

Victoria Lodge #365 (1886-[18-?]) and Victoria Lodge #758 (1914-1925)

Series consists of two items: booklet containing ten completed membership forms for Victoria Lodge #365, dated September 1886, registering Charter members of the Lodge; bound volume of minutes of the Victoria Lodge #365, the volume being shared with a successor B’nai B’rith Lodge, Victoria Lodge #758.

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