page_title: J. S. Matthews
hierarchical_section_title: J. S. Matthews
caption_attribution_description: English: Major Mathews bust, Vancouver Archives, 2006.
context_page_description: Major James Skitt Matthews was the City of Vancouver's first archivist and an early historian and chronicler of the city. Major Matthews also refers to a building named in his honour in Vanier Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.
  Born in Wales, Matthews lived for a time in New Zealand before settling in Vancouver in 1898. He was an officer with the Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles Sixth Regiment, a Freemason, and was named Kitsilano "Citizen of the Year" in 1959.
context_section_description: Major James Skitt Matthews (7 September 1878 – 1 October 1970) was the City of Vancouver's first archivist and an early historian and chronicler of the city. Major Matthews also refers to a building named in his honour in Vanier Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.
  Born in Wales, Matthews lived for a time in New Zealand before settling in Vancouver in 1898. He was an officer with the Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles Sixth Regiment, a Freemason, and was named Kitsilano "Citizen of the Year" in 1959.
caption: Bust of Major Matthews in the building named after him and home of the City of Vancouver Archives, nestled in Vancouver's Vanier Park. Sculpted by Elek Imredy
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