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Building Totals Ledger Book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription24056
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Building Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Ledger contains the monthly building totals as calculated by the Building Department for the years 1949-2003.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Building Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 27060
- Accession Number
- 2006-08
- Scope and Content
- Ledger contains the monthly building totals as calculated by the Building Department for the years 1949-2003.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Branch minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65538
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book. Included in the minute book are loose sheets of correspondence and meeting minutes.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-077
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book. Included in the minute book are loose sheets of correspondence and meeting minutes.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Branch minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65539
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book. Included in the minute book are loose sheets of meeting minutes and annual reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-078
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book. Included in the minute book are loose sheets of meeting minutes and annual reports.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Clef Society minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57833
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Clef Society meeting minutes, both handwritten and typed, for 1967-1975.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS020-026
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Clef Society meeting minutes, both handwritten and typed, for 1967-1975.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Label on original binder housing read: "Minutes of Clef Society of Burnaby 1967-1975"
- Note in black ink on recto of cover of original binder housing read: "Nov 1967 to 1975 Feb"
Burnaby Clef Society minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57834
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a binder filled with Burnaby Clef Society meeting minutes, both handwritten and typed, for the years 1973-1986
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS020-027
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a binder filled with Burnaby Clef Society meeting minutes, both handwritten and typed, for the years 1973-1986
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Label on recto of original housing read: "The Clef Society of Burnaby May 1973 to April 1986"
Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71247
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972-1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Gem and Mineral fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 cm. of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of pages from a 1985 Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club minute book, including pieces of correspondence from 1979 and 1984.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1972-1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Gem and Mineral fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm. of textual records.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS160-016
- Accession Number
- 2012-03
- Scope and Content
- File consists of pages from a 1985 Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club minute book, including pieces of correspondence from 1979 and 1984.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62897
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club (Central Park) minute book (this club was formed through the amalgamation of the Ladies Central Park and Burnaby Lawn Bowling Clubs in 1937). By 1977, the club had been renamed the South Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS102-009
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club (Central Park) minute book (this club was formed through the amalgamation of the Ladies Central Park and Burnaby Lawn Bowling Clubs in 1937). By 1977, the club had been renamed the South Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Public Library - Administrative Offices and Book Stores
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport25912
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17951
- Meeting Date
- 27-Jan-1975
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 17951
- Meeting Date
- 27-Jan-1975
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Jubilee Labour Hall minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57983
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935-1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a notebook filled with handwritten Jubilee Labour Hall Limited meeting minutes.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1935-1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Jubilee Labor Hall subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS041-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-01
- Scope and Content
- Item is a notebook filled with handwritten Jubilee Labour Hall Limited meeting minutes.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of notebook
North Burnaby Fish and Game Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58320
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 minute book
- Scope and Content
- Item is a North Burnaby Fish & Game Club minute book, which begins with the club's inaugural meeting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 minute book
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS063-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-31
- Scope and Content
- Item is a North Burnaby Fish & Game Club minute book, which begins with the club's inaugural meeting.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club guest book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62801
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club guest book filled with member signatures.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS092-094
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club guest book filled with member signatures.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
South Burnaby Garden Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57859
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 binder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a binder filled with meeting minutes and year end balance sheets from the South Burnaby Garden Club.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 binder of textual records
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS028-007
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-36
- Scope and Content
- Item is a binder filled with meeting minutes and year end balance sheets from the South Burnaby Garden Club.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
South Burnaby Garden Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57860
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 binder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item is a binder filled with meeting minutes and correspondence pertaining to the South Burnaby Garden Club.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 binder of textual records
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS028-008
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-36
- Scope and Content
- Item is a binder filled with meeting minutes and correspondence pertaining to the South Burnaby Garden Club.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Supply and Installation of Book Shelving for Kingsway Branch Library
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23523
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15599
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jan-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15599
- Meeting Date
- 24-Jan-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 5
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Urban Structure Policy Catalogue Book 1 / Burnaby Planning Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58476
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 40118
- Accession Number
- 2009-08
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Urban Structure Policy Catalogue Book 2 / Burnaby Planning Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58477
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 40119
- Accession Number
- 2009-08
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Urban Structure Policy Catalogue Book 3 / Burnaby Planning Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58478
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 40120
- Accession Number
- 2009-08
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner by Dr. Lawrence Fast July / August 1973 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory74
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- predominate 1919, 1973
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to how the book "Winnipeg 1919", edited by Norman Penner, came into being. Both Norman Penner and labour activist William A. Pritchard answer questions posed by Dr. Lawrence Fast about the Winnipeg General Strike, the subsequent trial and the striker's account…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to how the book "Winnipeg 1919", edited by Norman Penner, came into being. Both Norman Penner and labour activist William A. Pritchard answer questions posed by Dr. Lawrence Fast about the Winnipeg General Strike, the subsequent trial and the striker's account written while in jail.
- Date Range
- predominate 1919, 1973
- Photo Info
- William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Subjects
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Interviewer
- Fast, Dr. Lawrence
- Interview Date
- July / August 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner by Dr. Lawrence Fast. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:47
- Interviewee Name
- Pritchard, William A.
- Penner, Norman
- Fast, Dr. Lawrence
- Interview Location
- Library of Vancouver City College, Langara Campus
- 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 one of interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
Track one of interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-02-1/100-13-02-1_Track_1.mp3
Interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner by Dr. Lawrence Fast July / August 1973 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory76
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1974
- Length
- 0:09:29
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to the transcript of the trial as well as the trial itself. William A. Pritchard answers questions posed to him by Dr. Lawrence Fast. Norman Penner also discuses the similarity of this event to Watergate in the United States.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to the transcript of the trial as well as the trial itself. William A. Pritchard answers questions posed to him by Dr. Lawrence Fast. Norman Penner also discuses the similarity of this event to Watergate in the United States.
- Date Range
- 1919-1974
- Photo Info
- William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
- Length
- 0:09:29
- Interviewer
- Fast, Dr. Lawrence
- Interview Date
- July / August 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner by Dr. Lawrence Fast. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:47
- Interviewee Name
- Pritchard, William A.
- Penner, Norman
- Fast, Dr. Lawrence
- Interview Location
- Library of Vancouver City College, Langara Campus
- 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 three of interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
Track three of interview with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-02-1/100-13-02-1_Track_3.mp3
Open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner July / August 1973 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory82
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1688-1919
- Length
- 0:08:51
- Summary
- This portion of the meeting pertains to William Pritchard's thoughts on Socialism and Revolution in their various incantations. He also discusses the political leanings of the arrested Winnipeg Strikers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the meeting pertains to William Pritchard's thoughts on Socialism and Revolution in their various incantations. He also discusses the political leanings of the arrested Winnipeg Strikers.
- Date Range
- 1688-1919
- Photo Info
- William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
- Length
- 0:08:51
- Names
- Woodsworth, James Shaver
- Subjects
- Political Theories
- Interview Date
- July / August 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a open meeting with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Audience members were invited to ask Pritchard questions. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:03:00
- Interviewee Name
- Pritchard, William A.
- Penner, Norman
- 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.
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Track five of open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
Track five of open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-02-2/100-13-02-2_Track_5.mp3