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Alfred Bingham fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
Description Level
Fonds
Record No.
MSS142
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
History
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Media Type
Textual Record
Sound Recording
Creator
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds MSS142
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Alfred Bingham subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57735
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.
History
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS001, MSS142, and PC 010
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Laboratory experiments in chemistry : to accompany Black and Conant's "Practical Chemistry"

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Clark, Robert Harvey
Publication Date
1928
c1925
Call Number
540 BLA Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.4.30
Call Number
540 BLA Copy 1
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Clark, Robert Harvey
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
Publication Date
1928
c1925
Series
The Western Canada Series
Printer
T.H. Best Printing Co.
Physical Description
v-viii, 112 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
Opposite of front endpaper: illegible name, school, and class information [handwritten in ink but faded or erased] Front endpaper: "S 16 S17" [top left corner, handwritten in red ink & both crossed-out in ink and pencil] "Charles Wright" [top middle section, handwritten in pencil] "70" [top right corner, handwritten in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry
Chemistry--Experiments--Laboratory manuals
Chemistry--Textbooks
Notes
"Adapted for Use in the High Schools of British Columbia by R. H. Clark., Professor of organic chemistry, University of British Columbia"
Copy 1 of 2
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Practical chemistry: fundamental facts and applications to modern life

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1526
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Publication Date
1930
c1925
Call Number
540 BLA Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3748.1
Call Number
540 BLA Copy 1
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Contributor
Clark, R.H.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
Publication Date
1930
c1925
Series
The Western Canadian Series
Physical Description
v-x, 390 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
Study notes and scribbling handwritten on front and back endpaper and inside book. Enclosed sheet "The Pacific Cable Board" "Donald MaGugan" " Div. 8 " [in top middle of front endpaper, handwritten in blue ink with the number 8 crossed out in pencil and 5 written next to it.] "Nixon's Book Store" "Booksellers and Stationers" "New Westminster, B.C." [small dark blue label with silver text, right bottom of back endpaper] "11 45" [handwritten on opposite back endpaper on top left corner]
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index. "Adapted for use in the high schools in British Columbia by R.H. Clark, M.A., Ph.D, Professor of organic chemistry, University of British Columbia."
Contributor's given name: Clark, Robert Harvey
Copy 1 of 2
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Practical chemistry: fundamental facts and applications to modern life

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1742
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Publication Date
1935
c1925
Call Number
540 BLA 1935
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.133
Call Number
540 BLA 1935
Author
Black, Newton Henry, 1874-1961
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Contributor
Clark, R.H.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
Publication Date
1935
c1925
Physical Description
v-x; 390 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index.
"Authorized for use in the High Schools of British Columbia."
Adapted by R.H. Clark.
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