The History of Lawn Bowling in BC
Introduction The records of the British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association cover the years 1925 to 1992, but most of the material was accumulated during the years from 1977 to 1994. The fonds consists of 3.5m of textual records of the administrative functions and competitive activities of the association. The records were donated to the University of British Columbia Library, Special Collections and University Archives Division in 1990, by Professor Jean Elder. According to Professor Elder, further accruals can be expected. Administrative HistoryThe British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association was established on October 27, 1990, by the passage of a motion for amalgamation at a joint meeting of the British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association, incorporated in 1969, and the British Columbia Ladies Lawn Bowling Association. Also referred to in a few of the records of the fonds as the British Columbia Ladies Lawn Bowling Association was formed c. 1966, and in 1979, merged with the Dogwood Ladies Lawn Bowling Association, incorporated in 1974. The amalgamation authorized the transfers of all assets, books, property and the records of the British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association to the new British Columbia Lawn Bowling Association. The association's main activities centre on the promotion, financial support of, and participation in bowling competitions at the provincial and national level. In these capacities, it is affiliated with several local lawn bowling associations in British Columbia, and with the Canadian Lawn Bowling Association, the Canadian Lawn Bowling Council, the Canadian Ladies Bowling Council, and Lawn Bowls Canada.
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