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Blue flowers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63105
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1976]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 38.5 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a watercolour painting by Leila Orman of cut blue flowers arranged in a flower pot.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1976]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Leila Orman subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 38.5 x 26 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS104-020
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a watercolour painting by Leila Orman of cut blue flowers arranged in a flower pot.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of painting
Bridge over Still Creek on Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1688
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932-1933
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual records and architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- File includes records related to a bridge over Still Creek on Douglas road; newspaper clippings; Burnaby Broadcast and Daily Province (Vancouver) of October 13, 1932.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932-1933
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records and architectural drawing
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 3508
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes records related to a bridge over Still Creek on Douglas road; newspaper clippings; Burnaby Broadcast and Daily Province (Vancouver) of October 13, 1932.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Architectural Drawing
- Notes
- Plan for a pile trestle over Still Creek : M9-B-3-9
Corner of Granville & Georgia Sts. 1889
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65741
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1889
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 print : watercolour reproduction ; 9 x 20 cm [sight] in frame 16.5 x 27 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a framed watercolour reproduction of the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia in 1889.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1889
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anne Sievenpiper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 print : watercolour reproduction ; 9 x 20 cm [sight] in frame 16.5 x 27 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42663
- Accession Number
- BHS2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a framed watercolour reproduction of the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia in 1889.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Responsibility
- Original watercolour by George Mercer
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Engineering Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription43
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- History
- In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Hazel Simnett collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71379
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- 2012-03
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.
- History
- Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 to Frederick and Mary Ann Simnett and grew up looking up to her father who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. Hazel attended Kingsway West Public School and Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. During the 1970s, Hazel was President of the Century Park Museum Association, which governs Burnaby Heritage Museum and published the work "Bygones of Burnaby". Hazel worked on the campaign team of Joan Sawicki from 1990 to 1991, which led Sawicki to be elected as Burnaby-Willingdon riding's MLA. Hazel volunteered her time to be a member of the Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission from 1993 to 1996. In 2006, Hazel won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
- Creator
- Simnett, Hazel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS167
Landscape Plan Property of Dr. Blythe Eagles Esqr Burnaby BC \ F. E. Buck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66127
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : blueprint ; 73 x 97 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a landscape plan for Dr Blythe and Violet Eagles' property at 3616 Sperling Avenue. This plan was designed by head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C, Frank Ebenezer Buck.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : blueprint ; 73 x 97 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 10 feet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS055-051
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-18
- Scope and Content
- Item is a landscape plan for Dr Blythe and Violet Eagles' property at 3616 Sperling Avenue. This plan was designed by head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C, Frank Ebenezer Buck.
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Personal material
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS167-008
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
- Subjects
- Arts - Paintings
- Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Performances - Concerts
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols - Certificates
- Transportation
- Persons - Royalty
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together
- Simnett personal papers series
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Simnett personal papers series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82730
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 9 paintings : colour print, 3 files of textual records: ill. (some col.), and 2 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of three files: (1). Roll of Honour records; (2). Personal material; and (3). Graduation records.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 9 paintings : colour print, 3 files of textual records: ill. (some col.), and 2 photographs : b&w
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of three files: (1). Roll of Honour records; (2). Personal material; and (3). Graduation records.
- Names
- Simnett, Hazel
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- Simnett personal papers series