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Work Orders
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3343
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63815
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jan-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63815
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jan-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 1
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
BHS Photo Discs by Sid Cumbers 2004
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98460
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2000-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 205 photographs (jpgs and pdd) on 2 optical discs
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various events in which the Burnaby Historical Society participated including bus trips, Christmas parties, 1223 interurban tram events, and Canada Day and other holiday celebrations.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2000-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 205 photographs (jpgs and pdd) on 2 optical discs
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 633-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various events in which the Burnaby Historical Society participated including bus trips, Christmas parties, 1223 interurban tram events, and Canada Day and other holiday celebrations.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cumbers, Sidney
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from original disc envelope
- Disc 2020-06-001 label reads: "Burnaby Historical Society 2004 / Content Description 1. BHS Bus Trip, 2000 2. BHS Xmas, 2001 3. BHS XMas, 2003 4. Canada Day, 2004 5. Victoria Day, 2004 6. Tram1223, 2001-2004 7. Tram1223BBQ, 2004 8. Tram1223 Volunteers, 2004:
- Disc 2020-06-002 label reads: "Burnaby Village Museum Labour Day Fair / Monday September 6, 2004"
- Contact sheet for photographs on 2020-06-001 available in accession file.
Images
Interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory222
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1485-1814
- Length
- 0:09:45
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's explanation of the connection between printers and unions throughout history. He also tells the story of the cylinder press being smashed by handpress workmen to protect their jobs at the London Times as well as his own experiences learning on…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's explanation of the connection between printers and unions throughout history. He also tells the story of the cylinder press being smashed by handpress workmen to protect their jobs at the London Times as well as his own experiences learning on the Linotype.
- Date Range
- 1485-1814
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:45
- Subjects
- Printing Tools and Equipment
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton at his residence in Surrey by Lynda Mauve Orr, August 24, 1989. This interview focuses on the history of newspaper and printing presses in Canada.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:44
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr
Track six of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-4/MSS137-001-4_Track_6.mp32007 Advisory Planning Commission portrait
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2007
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2007
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Advisory Planning Commission subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 527-002
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-07
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Officials - Commissioners
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
House on Rosewood Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38537
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm + 1 col. negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house located at 7938 Rosewood Street built in 1922 and demolished in 2001.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm + 1 col. negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 456-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house located at 7938 Rosewood Street built in 1922 and demolished in 2001.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Rosewood Street
- Street Address
- 7938 Rosewood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Patterson family papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57973
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Patterson family. Included in the file is a Deed of Land from 1910, student report cards for Bruce and Dugald Campbell Patterson as well as histories and correspondence pertaining to the Webb family (Frances Mabel Webb Patterson's family). Also included is a p…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS039-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-05
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Patterson family. Included in the file is a Deed of Land from 1910, student report cards for Bruce and Dugald Campbell Patterson as well as histories and correspondence pertaining to the Webb family (Frances Mabel Webb Patterson's family). Also included is a photocopied history of D.C. Patterson Senior (from an early publication).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Rayside Drive and Canada Way
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39753
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of vehicle traffic along Canada Way just past the Rayside Drive intersection.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.; 10 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 442-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of vehicle traffic along Canada Way just past the Rayside Drive intersection.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Rayside Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Schou Education Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39751
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Schou Education Centre on Canada Way. This was formerly the Schou Street School (1914-1979). In 1980 it re-opened as a staff training centre for School District No. 41.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15.1 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 440-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Schou Education Centre on Canada Way. This was formerly the Schou Street School (1914-1979). In 1980 it re-opened as a staff training centre for School District No. 41.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4054 Norfolk Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
St. Nicolas Anglican Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39752
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 10.2 x 15.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of St. Nicholas Anglican Church on Triumph Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : colour ; 10.2 x 15.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 441-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of St. Nicholas Anglican Church on Triumph Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Church alternate spelling: "St Nicholas Anglican Church"
- Geographic Access
- Triumph Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Triumph Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Wright family textual records
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82705
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928-2012]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records : ill. (col.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of original and photocopy of handwritten family trees, published pamphlet entitled "Genealogy of the Wright Family" and photocopied family histories of the Wright family and how they relate to the Vidal family. Key person mentioned is William Elliot Wright, a naval officer who settled…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928-2012]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records : ill. (col.)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS176-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- File consists of original and photocopy of handwritten family trees, published pamphlet entitled "Genealogy of the Wright Family" and photocopied family histories of the Wright family and how they relate to the Vidal family. Key person mentioned is William Elliot Wright, a naval officer who settled in Upper Canada.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Names
- Wright, William Elliot
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Advisory Planning Commission subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96030
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-2012
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Advisory Planning Commission subseries
- Physical Description
- 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.
- History
- The Advisory Planning Commission was established in July of 1963. The Advisory Planning Commission was the successor to the Town Planning Commission. The Commission was responsible for advising Council on land use matters and reviewing all zoning bylaw amendments before being forwarded to public hearing. The Commission was disbanded on February 20, 2017.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
Alpha Secondary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62665
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 27, 2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alpha Secondary School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 27, 2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 600 ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 503-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2009-10
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alpha Secondary School.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Pasch, Rebecca
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4600 Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Annual Concerto Concert poster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97574
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 poster
- Scope and Content
- Poster for the Annual Concerto Concert presented by the Clef Society of Burnaby. The concert was held on Sunday, June 3, 2001 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, BC. An inkjet photograph of an orchestra on stage is adhered to the top of the poster with adhesive tape.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 poster
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS020-039
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Poster for the Annual Concerto Concert presented by the Clef Society of Burnaby. The concert was held on Sunday, June 3, 2001 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, BC. An inkjet photograph of an orchestra on stage is adhered to the top of the poster with adhesive tape.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
A tribute to Marge Andrew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57929
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [March 2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a tribute to Marge Andrew, in memoriam, written by Pete Greenaway. Both individuals were involved in the South Burnaby Garden Club.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [March 2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Material Details
- typewritten on green paper
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS124-034
- Accession Number
- BHS2008-17
- Scope and Content
- Item is a tribute to Marge Andrew, in memoriam, written by Pete Greenaway. Both individuals were involved in the South Burnaby Garden Club.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Baldwin family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65666
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consist of records pertaining to the Baldwin family home. Included in the fonds are newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs of the house taken by Basil King.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Baldwin family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-03
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consist of records pertaining to the Baldwin family home. Included in the fonds are newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs of the house taken by Basil King.
- History
- In 1959 Dr. William "Bill" Baldwin (d. 1987) and his wife Ruth (d. 2009) bought a cottage and approximately two and a half acres of land on the shores of Deer Lake for $16,000. The cottage and land had been owned by one of Dr. Baldwin’s colleagues at Burnaby Hospital. The couple lived in the cottage with their two young children John (b.1958) and Susan (b.1959) for a few years before deciding to renovate and expand their home. William was close friends with Arthur Erickson, the two having gone to Prince of Wales High School and McGill University together. Ruth decided that they needed a lakeshore home rather than a renovation on their cottage and Arthur Erickson would be the man to design it. Local builder Torstein Kravik completed the house in 1965. The home is considered an early example of Erickson’s design aesthetic, demonstrating his vision of "site, light and cadence." It is thought to be the best example of West Coast contemporary architecture in Burnaby. In 2001, at the age of seventy-eight, Ruth approached the City of Burnaby about buying the property,on the condition that the house be protected and that Ruth could continue to rent the home. The City purchased it and gave it Heritage designation. As of 2010, the Baldwin home and garden is on lease to The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) to serve as a “guest house.” It is available for lease to local residents and visitors for overnight stays.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Baldwin, Ruth
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Photo catalogue 357, MSS145
Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory238
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1803-1884
- Length
- 0:09:29
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the earlier the impact of the gold rush on British Columbia and the formation of Lytton, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the earlier the impact of the gold rush on British Columbia and the formation of Lytton, BC.
- Date Range
- 1803-1884
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:29
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track two of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_2.mp3Burnaby Arts Council papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57818
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby Arts Council (in relationship with the Burnaby Clef Society), as well as miscellaneous flyers for concerts in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS020-011
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby Arts Council (in relationship with the Burnaby Clef Society), as well as miscellaneous flyers for concerts in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Clef Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57817
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including donation receipts, meeting minutes and reports, and syllabuses.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS020-010
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including donation receipts, meeting minutes and reports, and syllabuses.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Clef Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57837
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-2000
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 33 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including financial records, contracts, minutes, thank you cards, and other correspondence. File also contains photographs of award recipients, musicians, and concert and Christmas party attendees.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-2000
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 33 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS020-030
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including financial records, contracts, minutes, thank you cards, and other correspondence. File also contains photographs of award recipients, musicians, and concert and Christmas party attendees.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Photographs 142-003-27:142-003-33 originally housed in an enveloped labelled "Proway Printers"
Images
Burnaby Clef Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57838
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-2000
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 4 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including financial records, contracts, scholarship recipient records and other correspondence. File also includes photographs of concert attendees and musicians.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1998-2000
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 4 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS020-031
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including financial records, contracts, scholarship recipient records and other correspondence. File also includes photographs of concert attendees and musicians.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file