Yamaga, Yasutaro, 1886-1971
Yasutaro Yamaga fonds. - 1906-1969.
1.2 m of textual records.

Born in Japan, Yasutaro Yamaga came to British Columbia in 1908. After working as a labourer, he purchased ten acres of land near Haney, B.C. Yamaga led the Japanese Farmer's Union in the Fraser Valley. After World War II, he moved to Ontario, where at Beamsville he established the first home for Japanese Canadian senior citizens (Nipponia Home) in Canada.

The fonds consists of biographical information, diaries (1962-1966), manuscripts, correspondence and collected historical material pertaining to the Haney Agricultural Association (1906-1962), Fraser Valley Japanese Language School (1920-1953), Nipponia Home (1941-1969) and the Japanese Canadian United Church (1919-1966).

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Yorkshire Trust Company
Yorkshire Trust Company fonds. - 1889-1970.
12.5 m of textual records.

The Yorkshire Trust Company was established in the 1880s and existed until 1988.

The fonds consists of business records of the Yorkshire Guarantee and Securities, Ltd., The Yorkshire and Canadian Trust, Ltd. and The Yorkshire & Pacific Securities, Ltd., Huddersfield, England concerning its B.C. operations. The records consist of those created at Head Office, Huddersfield, in its dealings with its Vancouver and Victoria offices. There are also books of account which appear to have been created in its Vancouver office. The records consist of legal documents (1889-1950) minutes (1906-1950) correspondence (1890-1964) and financial records (1889-1970), including registers, journals and ledgers (1889-1954). There are also records of the Canadian Mining Syndicate and the Vancouver Land & Securities Corporation.

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Young, J. Haydn
J. Haydn Young fonds. - 1952-1961.
6 cm of textual records.

J. Haydn Young, of Wales, purchased several mineral claims in British Columbia in the 1950’s, and had a stay in Vancouver during that time. His cousin, chemist and Vancouver resident Gilbert Spears, aided him in making these acquisitions.

Records pertain largely to Young’s acquisition and use of his British Columbia mineral claims during the early 1950’s through to the early 1960’s.

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Young, Rodney, 1910-1978
Rodney Young fonds. - 1939-1978.
2 m of textual records.

Rodney Young was born in England and came to Canada in 1926. He joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1934 and became a spokesman for the left wing of that party. During his years in the C.C.F., he served as national vice-president of the Co-operative Commonwealth Youth Movement and second vice-president of the British Columbia C.C.F.. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. From 1948 to 1949, he was M.P. for Vancouver Centre. He later opposed the C.C.F.'s "drift to the right" and resigned from the party.

The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches (including Young's parliamentary addresses), clippings and scrapbooks pertaining to Young's career and political views, as well as publications, constitutions and by-laws, newsletters, notices, and minutes pertaining to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Also included are university essays on socialism, economics, and international affairs collected, but not written, by Young.

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