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Parks and Recreation photograph series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-2000

Collection/Fonds: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs created and utilized by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department for various projects, including publications and promotional materials. Photographs in the series depict City parks and facilities, community events, and members of the public.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-2000

Collection/Fonds: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department fonds

Series: Parks and Recreation photograph series

Description Level: Series

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs created and utilized by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department for various projects, including publications and promotional materials. Photographs in the series depict City parks and facilities, community events, and members of the public.

Media Type: Photograph

Physical Plant Plans series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-2003

Collection/Fonds: Engineering Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of architectural drawings and plans created by the Physical Plant Maintenance division of the Engineering Department. This division is responsible for the development of maintenance programs for all civic facilities in Burnaby and these records resulted from that activity.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-2003

Collection/Fonds: Engineering Department fonds

Series: Physical Plant Plans series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of architectural drawings and plans created by the Physical Plant Maintenance division of the Engineering Department. This division is responsible for the development of maintenance programs for all civic facilities in Burnaby and these records resulted from that activity.

Media Type: Textual Record

Pioneer Tales series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1979]-1987

Collection/Fonds: Mayor's Office fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created during the preparation of the Pioneer Tales manuscript and photographs of the Pioneer Tales Tea event.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1979]-1987

Collection/Fonds: Mayor's Office fonds

Series: Pioneer Tales series

Description Level: Series

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created during the preparation of the Pioneer Tales manuscript and photographs of the Pioneer Tales Tea event.

History: On May 28, 1980 the Mayor and Council of Burnaby held a tea to honour Burnaby “pioneers.” The event was held as part of “Burnaby Funfest Days ‘80” and was meant to recognize members of the community who had resided in Burnaby prior to 1930 and acknowledge their contributions as pioneers of the City. Although approximately 100 people were expected, more than 500 actually attended. Each participant was asked to fill out a brief personal information form outlining their experiences in Burnaby’s earliest days - the response to which was so favorable that the idea of compiling a book to capture these memories was born. A writer was hired to help edit and organize the book, and writing contests were initiated to encourage senior residents to share their experiences. Other community members became involved in the project when the City enlisted the help of secondary school students to type manuscripts for those unable to do so and journalism students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology volunteered to conduct interviews with additional “pioneers.” It took several years for the project to come to fruition, but the book was eventually published in 1987.

Media Type: Textual Record

Pixie McGeachie documents series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1976

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 membership card

Scope and Content: Series consists of a membership card for the Century Park Museum Association that belonged to Pixie McGeachie.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Series: Pixie McGeachie documents series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 membership card

Scope and Content: Series consists of a membership card for the Century Park Museum Association that belonged to Pixie McGeachie.

Accession Code: BV013.4.1

Date: 1976

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Pixie McGeachie photographs series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1939 and 1949] (date of originals), copied 2008

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 24 photographs (tiffs) : b&w

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs from a McGeachie family album documenting a time that Jack and Pixie McGeachie spent at their log cabin on Mount Seymour. Jack McGeachie, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained the cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second Worl…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie fonds

Series: Pixie McGeachie photographs series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 24 photographs (tiffs) : b&w

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs from a McGeachie family album documenting a time that Jack and Pixie McGeachie spent at their log cabin on Mount Seymour. Jack McGeachie, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained the cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.

Accession Code: BV008.17

Date: [between 1939 and 1949] (date of originals), copied 2008

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Planning General series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1937-2007

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series includes documents that were collected by the Planning Department for use as research and reference tools within the Department. These include newspaper clippings, external publications, maps, plans, brochures, pamphlets, statistical information, and educational aids.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1937-2007

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning General series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series includes documents that were collected by the Planning Department for use as research and reference tools within the Department. These include newspaper clippings, external publications, maps, plans, brochures, pamphlets, statistical information, and educational aids.

Media Type: Textual Record

Planning photograph series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-2005

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: ca. 6000 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs created, and/or used by the Planning Department in the course of preparing reports, studies, publications, or displays. Subjects of the photographs vary, but include street scenes, prominent buildings, aerial views of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, and photogra…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-2005

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning photograph series

Physical Description: ca. 6000 photographs

Description Level: Series

Accession Number: 2001-02; 2002-03; 2002-06; 2003-15; 2004-16; 2010-09; 2012-15; 2016-09

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs created, and/or used by the Planning Department in the course of preparing reports, studies, publications, or displays. Subjects of the photographs vary, but include street scenes, prominent buildings, aerial views of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, and photographs taken at certain Burnaby events.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Photo catalogue 502

Planning Services series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1955-1978

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created during the process of planning for the delivery of services to the citizens of Burnaby. These records include: maps, plans, technical and architectural material, reports, directives, financial statements, correspondence, and memoranda.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1955-1978

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning Services series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created during the process of planning for the delivery of services to the citizens of Burnaby. These records include: maps, plans, technical and architectural material, reports, directives, financial statements, correspondence, and memoranda.

Media Type: Textual Record

Property master photographs series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1978-2022

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 26 photographs (jpg) + 49 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs of Jimmy Chow's warehouse and studio along with photographs that Jimmy Chow has collected while working as a property master on a number of films over his 45 year career. Many of the photographs include property master Jimmy Chow, members of his family and actors that…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Property master photographs series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 26 photographs (jpg) + 49 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of photographs of Jimmy Chow's warehouse and studio along with photographs that Jimmy Chow has collected while working as a property master on a number of films over his 45 year career. Many of the photographs include property master Jimmy Chow, members of his family and actors that were taken on set while working on the various film productions.

Accession Code: BV022.21

Date: 1978-2022

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Property master records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1973-2022]

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 portfolio : (15 photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Series consists of a small selection of prop concept design plans and prototypes for films that Jimmy Chow worked on as property master along with a collection of Jimmy Chow's identification cards and business cards while working in the film industry. Prop concept designs and prototypes include; …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Property master records series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 portfolio : (15 photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Series consists of a small selection of prop concept design plans and prototypes for films that Jimmy Chow worked on as property master along with a collection of Jimmy Chow's identification cards and business cards while working in the film industry. Prop concept designs and prototypes include; "X2: X-Men United" and "The BFG".

Accession Code: BV022.21

Date: [1973-2022]

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Property series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954-1991

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created by the Planning Department in relation to the management of land belonging to the Municipal Government. This includes: reports, agreements, contracts, leases, memoranda, appraisals, financial papers, and correspondence.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954-1991

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Property series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created by the Planning Department in relation to the management of land belonging to the Municipal Government. This includes: reports, agreements, contracts, leases, memoranda, appraisals, financial papers, and correspondence.

Media Type: Textual Record

Redevelopment and Urban Renewal series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931-1974

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series contains records that resulted from the Planning Department’s participation in municipal redevelopment and urban renewal projects. The records include: maps, plans, surveys, reports, statistical information, studies, minutes of Council and Council Committees, correspondence, and memoranda.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931-1974

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Redevelopment and Urban Renewal series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series contains records that resulted from the Planning Department’s participation in municipal redevelopment and urban renewal projects. The records include: maps, plans, surveys, reports, statistical information, studies, minutes of Council and Council Committees, correspondence, and memoranda.

Media Type: Textual Record

Regulations and Controls series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952-1993

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records related to the controls and regulations under which the Planning Department operated and also to those regulations that the department had the power to impose on other public and private bodies. These include: reports, plans, applications, memoranda, contracts, agreement…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952-1993

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Regulations and Controls series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of records related to the controls and regulations under which the Planning Department operated and also to those regulations that the department had the power to impose on other public and private bodies. These include: reports, plans, applications, memoranda, contracts, agreements, financial records, and correspondence.

Media Type: Textual Record

Rezoning series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954-2015

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of all records created during the rezoning process and includes: rezoning application forms, correspondence, maps, plans, architectural drawings, recommendations from external agencies and departments, and Planning Department reports to Council.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954-2015

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Rezoning series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of all records created during the rezoning process and includes: rezoning application forms, correspondence, maps, plans, architectural drawings, recommendations from external agencies and departments, and Planning Department reports to Council.

Media Type: Textual Record

Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943-1986, predominant 1943-1955

Collection/Fonds: Robert Leonard Love fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 29 phototgraphs

Scope and Content: Series consists of family photographs relating to Robert Leonard Love and Margaret (Giles) Love and other family relations.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Robert Leonard Love fonds

Series: Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 29 phototgraphs

Scope and Content: Series consists of family photographs relating to Robert Leonard Love and Margaret (Giles) Love and other family relations.

Accession Code: BV023.24

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1943-1986, predominant 1943-1955

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Royal Bank exhibit series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1974-1999

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 127 photographs + 4 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records and photographs pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, opening and exhibit of the Royal Bank building that was relocated from it's original location at Britannia Beach to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1976. Fonds is arranged into the following…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Royal Bank exhibit series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 127 photographs + 4 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of records and photographs pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, opening and exhibit of the Royal Bank building that was relocated from it's original location at Britannia Beach to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1976. Fonds is arranged into the following subseries: 1) Royal Bank history and restoration records subseries 2) Royal Bank building photographs subseries 3) Royal Bank exhibit photographs subseries

History: The Royal Bank Main Branch Vancouver opened a sub branch operation at Britannia Beach in 1923. The bank provided twice monthly banking service at Britannia Beach and Town site (later named Mt. Sheer) until a permanent branch was established. The new branch building was completed and opened for business on December 1, 1950. The building was designed by bank manager, Mr. Fred Schwab in a simple and traditional design. Since there was no railway and Britannia was only accessible by boat, accommodations for the employees was incorporated into the design. This consisted of two rooms located at the rear of the branch building. The building was furnished with artifacts from the Royal Bank’s central warehouse and soon after with fixtures from the Royal Bank in Nelson including desks and a partition around the manager’s office which was cut down to fit. The bank had two old “Royal Bank of Canada” signs, one hung over the main entrance and the other located over the gable facing Howe Sound. A memorial plaque mounted on the wall inside the bank was one of 1,495 erected in memory of employees of the Royal Bank who died during World War I. The plaque was dedicated to Goldwin William Harron, who worked as a teller at the Royal Bank and was killed in action on July 5, 1916. Goldwin William Harron was born in Kitchener, Ontario in 1897 and later moved to Venn Saskatchewan and enlisted from the Venn Branch of the Royal Bank in October 1915. He first served with the 53rd Battalion and later joined the 28th Battalion. Fred Schwab served as bank manager between December 1, 1950 to August 1956 and Ken Moir served as bank manager from August 1956 until March 1958. When copper prices dropped in 1958, the Howe Sound Mining Co. closed down the mine and many miners and their families left the area. In 1964, Anaconda Mines purchased the Howe Sound Mining Co. and later reopened the mine. After 1958, the Britannia Beach branch continued to be operated as a sub-branch of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh branch serving Britannia Beach and vicinity until 1974. In 1975, the Royal Bank building was donated to Heritage Village by Anaconda Britannia Mines. On April 24, 1976, the building was transported by barge up Howe Sound to North Vancouver and then up the Fraser River to New Westminster where it was then loaded onto a truck and transported to the Heritage Village site. The building and much of the labour was donated along with $15,000 from the Royal Bank of Canada. The bank safe, oak panelling and some of it’s original furnishings came with the building and were incorporated into the building and the Heritage Village Museum collection. A new building foundation and basement were constructed for the Royal Bank building before it was placed at the south end of Hill Street inside Heritage Village. The basement interior finishing, including wiring and plumbing was undertaken and completed by the Burnaby Centennial Lions Club as a service club charitable project. The Lions Club raised funds for the project and in turn were also granted the use of the completed basement space as a meeting room which they referred to as the “Lion’s Den”. The Royal Bank building and exhibit officially opened on the site of Heritage Village Museum May 23, 1977. The ribbon cutting was done by former bank managers Fred Schwab and Ken Moir. Speakers at the opening ceremony included; Royal Bank representative, M.D. Pollock, President of the Century Park Museum Association, Ted Burnham with closing remarks by Burnaby Mayor, Tom Constable. During the opening ceremony, a presentation of keys for the “Lions Den” was made by Burnaby Centennial Lion’s Club President, Erchil Nordby to Century Park Museum Association President, Ted Burnham and Controller of Anaconda Britannia Mines, Anaconda Canada Ltd. J. MacDonald delivered a speech regarding the donation of the bank building.

Accession Code: BV020.5; BV022.1

Date: 1974-1999

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Architectural Drawing

Related Material: Century Park Museum Associaton fonds; Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Arrangement: The majority of the records were created and managed by Heritage Village Museum staff. Records follow the arrangement maintained by both Heritage Village Museum staff (1974-1989) and later, Burnaby Village Museum staff (1990-2020).

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Some records within this collection are subject to FIPPA

Sanders-Sparman photographs series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1918-2016

Collection/Fonds: Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 33 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of family photographs pertaining to Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds

Series: Sanders-Sparman photographs series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 33 photographs

Scope and Content: Series consists of family photographs pertaining to Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders.

Accession Code: BV018.34

Date: 1918-2016

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of series

School and church plans series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1910]-1932

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 30 plans + 2 architectural drawings + graphic materials + textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of surveying plans of schools and churches within the Corporation of the District of Burnaby along with graphic material relating to the division of tax spending by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 30 plans + 2 architectural drawings + graphic materials + textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of surveying plans of schools and churches within the Corporation of the District of Burnaby along with graphic material relating to the division of tax spending by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.