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Empire of wood : the MacMillan Bloedel story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary725
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- MacKay, Donald, 1925-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Call Number
- 338.7 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888943709
- Call Number
- 338.7 MAC
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- MacKay, Donald, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Seattle
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- University of Washington Press
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 361 p., [80] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lumber trade--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-349) and index.
The end of the European era, 1890 to the present
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary867
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gilbert, Felix, 1905-1991
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Publication Date
- c1984
- Call Number
- 940.5 GIL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0393954404
- 9780393954401
- Call Number
- 940.5 GIL
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Author
- Gilbert, Felix, 1905-1991
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Publication Date
- c1984
- Physical Description
- xv, 556 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Europe--Politics and government--20th century
- World politics--20th century
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 520-531) and index.
Everyday fashions of the twenties as pictured in Sears and other catalogs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary800
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486241343
- 9780486241340
- Call Number
- 391 BLU
- Author
- Blum, Stella
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 152 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "S. BARRETT", handwritten in ink on front cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Clothing and dress
- Catalogs
Extraordinary origins of everyday things
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary703
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Panati, Charles, 1943-
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Call Number
- 031 PAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0060960930
- 0060550988
- 0060964197
- Call Number
- 031 PAN
- Author
- Panati, Charles, 1943-
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Perennial Library
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- xi, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Inventions--History
- Notes
- Issued also under title: Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things.
- Includes index.
Fabrics for historic buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1054
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nylander, Jane C., 1938-
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- c1980
- Call Number
- 747.5 NYL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 089133081X
- 9780891330813
- Call Number
- 747.5 NYL
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Author
- Nylander, Jane C., 1938-
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Publisher
- Preservation Press
- Publication Date
- c1980
- Physical Description
- 58 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Textile fabrics--Reproduction
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-58).
Family Court Committee subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96450
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-1992
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 7 folders of textual records + 2 rolls of microfilm + 1 videocassette
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Family Court Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and terms of reference.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960]-1992
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Council Committee series
- Subseries
- Family Court Committee subseries
- Physical Description
- 7 folders of textual records + 2 rolls of microfilm + 1 videocassette
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of committee records for the Family Court Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and terms of reference.
- History
- The Family Court Committee was established in 1964. The Family Court Committee was mandated to examine the resources of the community for family and children’s work, in order to assist the officers and Judges of the Court when required. The Committee's name was changed from Family Court Committee to Family Court and Youth Justice Committee on April 9, 1985.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Moving Images
- Graphic Material
Food for the settler
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary857
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0865050139
- 9780865050136
- 0865050120
- 9780865050129
- Call Number
- 641 KAL
- Author
- Kalman, Bobbie
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Crabtree Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 96 p. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Food--History
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- Includes index.
Fort Langley National Historic Park : management plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1324
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 917.1133 CAN
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 29 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fort Langley National Historic Park (B.C.)
- National parks and reserves--British Columbia--Management
- Historic sites--British Columbia--Management
Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia : architecture and challenge in the Imperial Age
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary995
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0774801786
- 9780774801782
- Call Number
- 720.92 BAR
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- xii, 391 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Architects
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-381) and index.
The Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0771883730
- 9780771883736
- Call Number
- 917.11 FRA
- Author
- McGill, Bryan
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Beautiful British Columbia Magazine
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 96 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
- Inscription
- "Donated to BVM by Colin Stevens / 2004-12-14", handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fraser River (B.C.)--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 96).
- "A special publication of Beautiful British Columbia magazine"--Spine.
The Fraser's history, from glaciers to early settlements : papers from a seminar presented at the annual meeting of the British Columbia Historical Association on May 27, 1977, at Burnaby, British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1129
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969068700
- 9780969068709
- Call Number
- 971.1 FRA COPY 1
- Contributor
- Eagles, Blythe
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 50 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--History--Congresses
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 50).
- Contents: From glaciers to the present / by W.H. Mathews -- Archaeological history of the Lower Fraser River / by C.E. Borden -- The Fraser River gold rush / by G.P.V. Akrigg -- Agricultural settlement of the Fraser Valley / by John E. Gibbard.
- 6 copies held : copy 1.
The Freels Foundation presents a personal view of carousel art
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1444
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 731.832 FRA
- Place of Publication
- [San Francisco, Calif.]
- Publisher
- Freels Foundation
- Publication Date
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merry-go-round art
- Merry-go-round horses
- Amusement rides--History
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references
From coast to coast : a personal history of radio in Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary779
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stewart, Sandy, 1930-
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 384.54 STE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0887941478
- 0887941885
- Call Number
- 384.54 STE
- Author
- Stewart, Sandy, 1930-
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- CBC Enterprises
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- xi, 191 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Radio broadcasting
- Notes
- Rev. ed. of: A pictorial history of radio in Canada. c1975.
- Includes index.
From map to museum : uncovering mysteries of the past
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1334
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Anderson, Joan, 1943-
- Publication Date
- 1988
- Call Number
- 975.8733 AND
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0688069142
- 0688069150
- Call Number
- 975.8733 AND
- Author
- Anderson, Joan, 1943-
- Contributor
- Ancona, George
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Morrow Junior Books
- Publication Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 63 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Archaeology
- Notes
- Describes an archaeological dig off the coast of Georgia, the methods used to uncover artifacts there, and what was learned about a mission run there by the Spanish for the Guale Indians.
- Includes index.
Frontier theatre : a history of nineteenth-century theatrical entertainment in the Canadian far west and Alaska
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1085
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Evans, Chad, 1951-
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Call Number
- 792.09711 EVA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919203248
- 9780919203242
- Call Number
- 792.09711 EVA
- Author
- Evans, Chad, 1951-
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Sono Nis Press
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 326 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Theater--British Columbia--History--19th century
- Theater--Yukon--History--19th century
- Theater--Alaska--History--19th century
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-309) and index.
Fusang, the Chinese who built America
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1096
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Steiner, Stan
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- 1980
- Call Number
- 970 STE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0060907509
- Call Number
- 970 STE
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Steiner, Stan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Publication Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- xii, 259 p. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Americans--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-251) and index.
Gems and jewelry : all color guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Arem, Joel E., 1943-
- Edition
- Bantam
- Publication Date
- 1983
- c1975
- Call Number
- 553.8 ARE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0553251406
- 9780553251401
- Call Number
- 553.8 ARE
- Edition
- Bantam
- Author
- Arem, Joel E., 1943-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Publication Date
- 1983
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Precious stones
- Gems
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 156) and index.
Glancing back : reflections and anecdotes on Vancouver public schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary741
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1550311689
- Call Number
- 371.00971 GLA
- Contributor
- Gosbee, Chuck, 1939-
- Dyson, Leslie, 1957-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Vancouver School Board
- Publication Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
- Inscription
- "Colin, / Please accept this copy of "Glancing Back" as a / symbol of our appreciation for your help on this project. / This book would not have been possible without your / help and the co-operation of hundreds of people like / you. / Hope you enjoy it. / Leslie Dyson", handwritten in ink on card insert in cover of book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Public schools
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
The good guide : a sourcebook for interpreters, docents, and tour guides
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary708
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Grinder, Alison L.
- McCoy, E. Sue
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 069.1 GRI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0932541003
- Call Number
- 069.1 GRI
- Author
- Grinder, Alison L.
- McCoy, E. Sue
- Place of Publication
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Publisher
- Ironwood Press
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- xiv, 147 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museums--Educational aspects
- Tour guides (Persons)
- Historic sites--Interpretive programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- National parks and reserves--Interpretive programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Great fashion designs of the twenties : paper dolls in full color, 30 haute couture costumes by Chanel, Poiret and others
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary874
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486244822
- 9780486244822
- Call Number
- 391 TIE
- Author
- Tierney, Tom
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Physical Description
- 16 leaves : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Clothing and dress
- Paper dolls
Growing up in the valley : pioneer childhood in the Lower Fraser Valley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7370
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Orchard, Imbert, 1909-
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Call Number
- 971.133 ORC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 077188379X
- Call Number
- 971.133 ORC
- Author
- Orchard, Imbert, 1909-
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Publisher
- Sound and Moving Image Division, Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Govt. Services, Provincial Archives
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Physical Description
- iv, 79 p. : map ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Oral history
- Oral history--British Columbia
- Lower Fraser Valley, B.C.--History
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Manners and customs
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes bibiographical references
- ISSN : 0228-7781; no. 40
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
Henley's twentieth century book of formulas, processes and trade secrets : a valuable reference book for the home, factory, office, laboratory and the workshop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary949
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- New rev. and enl. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Call Number
- 660.2 SLO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0877810281
- 9780877810285
- Call Number
- 660.2 SLO
- Edition
- New rev. and enl. ed.
- Contributor
- Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1823-1908
- Eisenson, Harry E.
- Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940
- Place of Publication
- Cornwells Heights, PA
- Publisher
- Publishers Agency
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 867 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Industrial arts
- Recipes
- Notes
- Previously published under titles: Henley's twentieth century book of recipes, formulas and processes; Henley's twentieth century formulas, recipes and processes; Fortunes in formulas.
- Includes index.
The heritage of the British Columbia forest industry: a guide for planning, selection and interpretation of sites
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6481
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.29.11
- Call Number
- 069 TAY
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Parks Canada
- Publication Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- vi, 266 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Forest products industry--History--British Columbia
- Historic sites--Interpretive programs--British Columbia
- Notes
- Author's full name and date : Taylor, C. J. (Christopher James), 1947-
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series
- History
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.
- Creator
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Polos, Donna
- Accession Code
- BV022.21
- BV023.11
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.