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The Canadian Oxford school atlas

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pleva, E. G. (Edward G.)
Publication Date
1957
Call Number
912 PLE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV004.20.6
Call Number
912 PLE
Author
Pleva, E. G. (Edward G.)
Contributor
Inch, R. Spencer, 1923-
Oxford University Press. Cartographic Department
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1957
Printer
McCorquodale and Blades (Printers) Limited
Physical Description
iv, 136 p. : maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Atlases--Canadian
Canada--Maps--Historical texts
Canada--Statistics--Historical texts
Notes
"Advisory Editor E.G. Pleva, assisted by Spencer Inch"--front cover
"The atlas has been prepared by the Cartographic Department of the Oxford University Press"--paste down
"Authorized for use in the Schools of Alberta"--paste down
"Approved for use in the Schools of Ontario"--paste down
"Authorized for use in the Protestant Schools of Quebec"--paste down
"Authorized for use in the Schools of Prince Edward Island"--paste down
"Recommended for use in the Schools of Saskatchewan & Manitoba"--paste down
"Prescribed for the Senior High Schools of British Columbia"--paste down
Editor's given name and dates: Pleva, E. G. (Edward G.), 1912-2008
Assistant's given name and dates: Inch, R. Spencer (Robert Spencer), 1923-
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Dorothy Atkinson fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1929-2004, predominant 1929-1940
Collection/Fonds
Dorothy Atkinson fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of school report cards and certificates belonging to Dorothy Atkinson (nee Mallett) along with a Vancouver Daily Province Pioneer's Honour Roll Certificate awarded to her parents, Percy and Alice Mallett (nee Lowry).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Dorothy Atkinson fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of school report cards and certificates belonging to Dorothy Atkinson (nee Mallett) along with a Vancouver Daily Province Pioneer's Honour Roll Certificate awarded to her parents, Percy and Alice Mallett (nee Lowry).
History
Alice (nee Lowry) (1879-1954) and Percy Mallett (1882-1955) were married in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 26, 1910. Alice Lowry was born in Kinnear’s Mills, Quebec and Percy Mallett was born in Cornwall, England. Alice and Percy had four children Percival “Perc” (1916-1971), Alan (1919-2006), Dorothy (1923-2016) and a son who died in infancy. Alice and Percy resided in Vancouver until 1914. In 1915, they moved to 3965 Cambridge Street in Burnaby and lived there with their three children until 1934. The Mallett family lived at various other locations in Burnaby including 4119 East Hastings (1935-1937), 4075 Triumph Street (1938-1949) and 4211 Oxford Street (1950-1954). All three children attended Gilmore Avenue School and North Burnaby High School. After graduating from North Burnaby High School, Dorothy Mallett worked at B.C. Telephone and B.C. Electric in downtown Vancouver. Dorothy attended University of British Columbia for one year with her earnings from these jobs. While working at B.C. Electric, Dorothy met her future husband, Charles McDonald "Mac" Atkinson. In 1949, Dorothy Mallett married Charles McDonald “Mac” Atkinson at Willingdon Heights United Church in Burnaby with Dorothy’s brother, Reverend Percival Mallett officiating. In 1965, Dorothy and Mac moved to Nanaimo. Dorothy taught piano and was an accomplished singer and musician performing in various recitals. Dorothy died in 2016 and her husband Mac Atkinson died in 2012.
Responsibility
Atkinson, Dorothy Mallett
Accession Code
BV021.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1929-2004, predominant 1929-1940
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Maps of Canada Series - Forest Areas

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Photograph
Accession Code
BV016.7.6
Author
National Film Board of Canada
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
c1952
Physical Description
21 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, b&w pos.
Library Subject (LOC)
Documentary Films
Filmstrips
Forests and forestry--Canada
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Industries - Forestry
Object History
Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
Notes
Filmstrip (illustrations and text) provides a brief synopsis identifying Canada's forest regions and species in the Maritime Provinces; Quebec; Ontario; Prarie Provinces; British Columbia and Northern Areas along with the "Value of Forest Products by Province - 1948".
Images
Documents
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