216 records – page 7 of 11.

Recording of John Burton - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory213
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1850-1950
Length
0:09:14
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
Date Range
1850-1950
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:14
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Printing Tools and Equipment
Scope and Content
Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
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
5
Total Length
0:46:18
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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.
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Robert Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36090
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1865] (date of original), copied August 12, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 14.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Burnaby standing indoors.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1865] (date of original), copied August 12, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Columbian Newspaper subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 14.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
222-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Burnaby standing indoors.
Names
Burnaby, Robert
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of print: from a newspaper article briefly describing Robert Burnaby's life
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Robert Burnaby papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58337
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1828 (date of original) -[199-?]
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 Robert Burnaby including photocopied maps, articles and pages from books.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1828 (date of original) -[199-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Mayor's Office subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
40097
Accession Number
BHS1991-11
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Robert Burnaby including photocopied maps, articles and pages from books.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Storage Location - in last box on shelf
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Robert Burnaby research papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58331
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of research papers provided to the City of Burnaby Planning Department from Chris Hanna of Alpha Research Corporation on the topic of Robert Burnaby. Papers include photocopied newspaper articles and screen captures from various archives holdings. Invoices and correspondence between C…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Mayor's Office subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
40091
Accession Number
BHS2003-03
Scope and Content
File consists of research papers provided to the City of Burnaby Planning Department from Chris Hanna of Alpha Research Corporation on the topic of Robert Burnaby. Papers include photocopied newspaper articles and screen captures from various archives holdings. Invoices and correspondence between Chris Hanna and the City of Burnaby Planning Department are also included in the file.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Robert Prittie obituaries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58633
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of three obituaries for Robert Prittie clipped from local and national newspapers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Robert Prittie subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS086-007
Accession Number
BHS1999-01
Scope and Content
File consists of three obituaries for Robert Prittie clipped from local and national newspapers.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Robert Prittie subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription113
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consist of records created and collected by Robert Prittie during his teaching and political careers and following his retirement from public office. Records include Burnaby Teachers Association and other school organization records, election papers, and copies of various City reports an…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Robert Prittie subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1999-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consist of records created and collected by Robert Prittie during his teaching and political careers and following his retirement from public office. Records include Burnaby Teachers Association and other school organization records, election papers, and copies of various City reports and meeting minutes. Also included are photographic postcards of Burnaby, photographs of Robert Prittie attending official City functions, and aerial photographs of industrial and business sites in Burnaby.
History
Born in North Vancouver on December 5, 1919, Robert “Bob” William Prittie was the first of four sons born to Wilmot Prittie and Mary Adair. As a child, his health was weaker than younger brothers Bill, Eric and Halford, as he suffered from Polio and asthma. Bob was an industrious youth who left school early to work in a department store warehouse. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Bob enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force and spent the duration of the war serving on the ground in Canada at the Patricia Bay Air Force Base and the No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School in Manitoba, completing his high school education through correspondence courses. While at the Patricia Bay Air Force Base, he met pre-school teacher Grace King of Sidney, Vancouver Island. By 1940 they were married and soon after, had their first son, Robert King. In 1945, Bob was discharged from the air force with the rank of sergeant and entered the University of British Columbia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in history. After the war, Bob spent a few years working in Ottawa as a foreign-service officer, but he returned to UBC in 1949, receiving a diploma in education. He later undertook post-graduate studies at Laval University and Western Washington State College. Bob returned to Burnaby in 1950 following the tragic death of their son. He immediately began teaching. Over the next thirteen years, he taught at Sperling Avenue School, McPherson Park Junior High School, Burnaby South High School and Burnaby North High School. He and Grace went on to have three more children: Heather in 1951, Bruce in 1953, and Ian in 1955. In 1959 he was elected to serve as a member of the municipal Council, re-elected and serving until the end of his term in 1962 when he left to serve as Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond riding. He held that office until 1968. In January 1969, Bob first took office as Mayor of Burnaby and in that capacity served on the GVRD as a Director for a number of years. In May of 1973, he decided to resign as Mayor of Burnaby in order to take up a position as Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and in 1975 he was appointed as the Minister of Municipal Affairs, a post he held for a short time. After his tenure as Minister, Bob retired from public life and he and his second wife Isobel Pothecary moved to Victoria. Isobel had three children from a previous marriage: Alan, Deirdre and Fiona. Bob left an enduring legacy for the citizens of Burnaby as a champion of schools, libraries and parks and recreation programs. In 1978 he was awarded the title of "Freeman of the Municipality" and in 1991 a new branch of the Burnaby Public Library was opened and named after him. His status as Freeman and the naming of the library in his honour are testament to his record of service and dedication to the community and its citizens. Robert Prittie died on January 14, 2002.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Notes
PC368, PC369, PC498, MSS086, MSS127
Title based on contents and creator of subseries
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Scholarship Festival programmes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57813
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Burnaby Clef Society Scholarship Festival programmes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Clef Society subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS020-007
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of Burnaby Clef Society Scholarship Festival programmes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Alpha Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66577
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1986-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Alpha Secondary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1986-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43062
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Alpha Secondary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Armstrong Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66579
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2001-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and newsletter articles pertaining to Armstrong Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2001-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
43063
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and newsletter articles pertaining to Armstrong Elementary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Aubrey Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66580
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2003-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Aubrey Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2003-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43064
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Aubrey Elementary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Brantford Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66581
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2004-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Brantford Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2004-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43065
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Brantford Elementary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Brentwood Park Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66582
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2004-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Brentwood Park Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2004-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43066
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Brentwood Park Elementary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - British Columbia Institute of Technology

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66584
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43068
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Buckingham Elementary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66583
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2002-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Buckingham Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2002-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43067
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Buckingham Elementary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Burnaby Central Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66585
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Burnaby Central Secondary School, mainly focusing on the schools' athletes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43069
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Burnaby Central Secondary School, mainly focusing on the schools' athletes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Burnaby Mountain Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66587
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Burnaby Mountain Secondary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (newsprint)
Description Level
File
Record No.
43071
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Burnaby Mountain Secondary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Burnaby North Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66588
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and other paper records pertaining to Burnaby North Secondary School. Included in the file is a 1990 Calendar produced by Burnaby North Secondary School entitled "The Harrison-Lillooet Gold Rush Trail" created in effort to save the trail as well as a pamphlet fo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
43072
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and other paper records pertaining to Burnaby North Secondary School. Included in the file is a 1990 Calendar produced by Burnaby North Secondary School entitled "The Harrison-Lillooet Gold Rush Trail" created in effort to save the trail as well as a pamphlet for the Fourth Annual Burnaby Student Citizenship Award Ceremony for 1988.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Burnaby South Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66589
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and other paper records pertaining to Burnaby South Secondary School and the BC Provincial School for the Deaf. Included in the file is a 1944 Home Economics Circular suggesting healthy recipes for school lunches as well as the September 1942 issue of the school…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
43073
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and other paper records pertaining to Burnaby South Secondary School and the BC Provincial School for the Deaf. Included in the file is a 1944 Home Economics Circular suggesting healthy recipes for school lunches as well as the September 1942 issue of the school newsletter "Argus."
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - Byrne Creek Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66590
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2004-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Byrne Creek Secondary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2004-2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
43074
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to Byrne Creek Secondary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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School files - C

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66591
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2002-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of single newspaper clippings pertaining to Cameron Elementary School, Canada Way Education Centre and Clinton Elementary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2002-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
43075
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of single newspaper clippings pertaining to Cameron Elementary School, Canada Way Education Centre and Clinton Elementary School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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