126 records – page 1 of 7.

Alfred Bingham correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65601
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Alfred Bingham and either members of the early Burnaby community, the Burnaby Historical Society or staff at the City of Vancouver Archives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS142-002
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Alfred Bingham and either members of the early Burnaby community, the Burnaby Historical Society or staff at the City of Vancouver Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Bancroft family correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63829
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family, most of which is written on Royal Canadian Air Force paper.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS110-006
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family, most of which is written on Royal Canadian Air Force paper.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Branch correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65067
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1950
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are two newsletters and three reports.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1950
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS021-020
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are two newsletters and three reports.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58436
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943-1954
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943-1954
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS084-002
Accession Number
BHS1997-07
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64444
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File of correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family (most of which pertains to the Bancroft's poultry farm). Included in the file is a Discharge of Mortgage between James Shaw and John Mathie.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1940
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS110-032
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
File of correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family (most of which pertains to the Bancroft's poultry farm). Included in the file is a Discharge of Mortgage between James Shaw and John Mathie.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64758
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS129-004
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence and work file of Mabel Hawkshaw

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1928-1972, predominant 1928-1931
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
8 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence, notes, research and reports created by and collected by Mabel Hawkshaw between 1928 and 1938. The majority of the file consists of records pertaining to Mabel's work as the Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931), her work as a writer and newspaper…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Mabel Hawkshaw records series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
8 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence, notes, research and reports created by and collected by Mabel Hawkshaw between 1928 and 1938. The majority of the file consists of records pertaining to Mabel's work as the Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931), her work as a writer and newspaper editor and her work as Provincial Representative of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire "I.O.D.E." for the League of Nations Society. Other correspondence includes two letters addressed to Mabel's sons Cedric Hawkshaw in 1972, the other (a photocopy) addressed to Mr. E.D.B. (Dal) Hawkshaw 1970 (date of original) from New Brunswick Provincial Archives regarding the naming of village of Hawkshaw, New Brunswick.
Creator
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.297
Date
1928-1972, predominant 1928-1931
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence - Way Sang Yuen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9555
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949-1970
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of various documents including letters of correspondence from Hong Kong addressed to "Way Sang Yuen" / "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" with the content of the letter written in Cantonese as well as a three page document with letterhead which reads: "HEATLEY TRADING COMPANY LTD. / WHOLESA…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of various documents including letters of correspondence from Hong Kong addressed to "Way Sang Yuen" / "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" with the content of the letter written in Cantonese as well as a three page document with letterhead which reads: "HEATLEY TRADING COMPANY LTD. / WHOLESALE TOBACCONISTS & CONFECTIONERS / 77 PENDER STREET / VANCOUVER, B.C." and the body of the documents written in both Cantonese and English and an invoice/receipt from "CHINA DAILY NEWS".
Accession Code
BV017.7.389
Date
1949-1970
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Eagles family correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58076
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Eagles family. Much of the correspondence pertains to the Deer Lake Community Association, as Dr Violet Eagles was their secretary (and treasurer) and wrote letters to the Municipality of Burnaby on the Association's behalf. Deer Lake Community Asso…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS055-027
Accession Number
BHS1991-18
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Eagles family. Much of the correspondence pertains to the Deer Lake Community Association, as Dr Violet Eagles was their secretary (and treasurer) and wrote letters to the Municipality of Burnaby on the Association's behalf. Deer Lake Community Association's meeting minutes, financial records and the Constitution are also included, as well as a year-end balance sheet for the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club from 1945.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Grieve family correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66378
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937-1966
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Grieve family. Included in the file is correspondence from Canada's twelfth Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and from British Columbia's twenty-second Premier, T. D. Pattullo.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937-1966
Collection/Fonds
Grieve family fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS155-005
Accession Number
2011-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Grieve family. Included in the file is correspondence from Canada's twelfth Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and from British Columbia's twenty-second Premier, T. D. Pattullo.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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James A. Bancroft correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63969
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence written to James A. Bancroft while he was posted at a Royal Canadian Air Force training camp in Calgary.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS110-013
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence written to James A. Bancroft while he was posted at a Royal Canadian Air Force training camp in Calgary.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Lasqueti Island correspondence

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1928-1976, predominant 1928-1941
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence addressed to (and from) Mabel Hawkshaw (146 pages) between 1928 and 1941 and correspondence addressed to Cedric Hawkshaw (49 pages) much of which is from his older brother E.D.B. “Dal” Hawkshaw; 1973-1976. Content refers to Hawkshaw family property on Lasqueti Islan…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Mabel Hawkshaw records series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence addressed to (and from) Mabel Hawkshaw (146 pages) between 1928 and 1941 and correspondence addressed to Cedric Hawkshaw (49 pages) much of which is from his older brother E.D.B. “Dal” Hawkshaw; 1973-1976. Content refers to Hawkshaw family property on Lasqueti Island and other correspondence relating to family matters.
Creator
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.296
Date
1928-1976, predominant 1928-1941
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title from original file
Cover of file reads: "1934-1941 / LASQUETI / ISLAND / CORRESPONDENCE / MABEL HAWKSHAW / Mrs.Comm (Harry Comm son) / unit 9 / 170 Bowen Rd / Nanaimo / re Dobson girls / Mrs. Thelma Smith / 543 Torontite Rd / Nanaimo"
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Resurvey of the Municipality of Burnaby - Correspondence (H-L)

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1942
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 folders textual records and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence regarding the re-survey of the Municipality of Burnaby. File also contains blueprint plan of lots 1-3 and 34 of lots 61 and 62, DL 30.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1942
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
2 folders textual records and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2470
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence regarding the re-survey of the Municipality of Burnaby. File also contains blueprint plan of lots 1-3 and 34 of lots 61 and 62, DL 30.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
For related records see also 7-2-4-14 and 7-2-5-1 to 7-2-5-3. Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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South Burnaby Horticultural Association correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57877
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941-1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains of correspondence between the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute and the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1941-1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS028-023
Accession Number
BHS1986-36
Scope and Content
File contains of correspondence between the South Burnaby Horticultural Association and Farmers Institute and the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Will and licenses of William Michael Parker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10083
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1943 and 1962
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of the last will and testament of William Michael Parker and two British Columbia Motor Vehicle Licences for William Michael Parker.The will is signed and witnessed on February 28, 1943 and the vehicle licence registrations are dated February 28, 1962. One vehicle license has the addr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Material Details
"DATED FEBRUARY 12th, 1943 / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER, / Testator: / Sarah Maria parker / Executrix / WILL / LIDSTER & ALLISON, / Barristers & Solicitors, / New Westminster, B.C." printed on outside fold of the document.
Scope and Content
Item consists of the last will and testament of William Michael Parker and two British Columbia Motor Vehicle Licences for William Michael Parker.The will is signed and witnessed on February 28, 1943 and the vehicle licence registrations are dated February 28, 1962. One vehicle license has the address 1390 Cumberland St. while the other has the address 7651 Cumberland St. [This is the date of the change in the street numbering system in Burnaby.]
History
See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
Accession Code
BV012.31.15
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1943 and 1962
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of file
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Mabel Hawkshaw records series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19362
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1888-1976, predominant 1925-1931
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
17.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of business and personal records of Mabel Hawkshaw including correspondence, notes, reports and literary works. The majority of business records refer to Mabel's work as as Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931). Other records include correspondence in her capaci…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Mabel Hawkshaw records series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
17.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of business and personal records of Mabel Hawkshaw including correspondence, notes, reports and literary works. The majority of business records refer to Mabel's work as as Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931). Other records include correspondence in her capacity as chairperson of Burnaby's First May Day in 1925, correspondence regarding the Hawkshaw property on Lasqueti island, a few pieces of family correspondence and examples of literary works published in "The Periscope" magazine under her pen name "Percy Egerton Sterling" as well as a copy of "The Covenant Clarion" with an article Mabel wrote titled "An Acient Lineage".
Accession Code
HV977.17
HV982.25
BV996.6
Date
1888-1976, predominant 1925-1931
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Alfred Bingham papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65599
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The C…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS001-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to a housing conference sponsored by the Labour Progressive Party, presented by Alfred Bingham, LLP Secretary. Also included in the file are personal correspondence, pamphlets on housing from 1938 and 1944 as well as a magazine titled "The Canadian Unionist", dated July 1945.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Army of the Common Good papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65603
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining mainly to the Army of the Common Good, including a Trust Account deposit slip for the Common Good Credit Union (the first Credit Union in Canada), correspondence, notes and minutes. Also included in the file are minutes of the North Burnaby Community Centre Associ…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS142-004
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining mainly to the Army of the Common Good, including a Trust Account deposit slip for the Common Good Credit Union (the first Credit Union in Canada), correspondence, notes and minutes. Also included in the file are minutes of the North Burnaby Community Centre Association, correspondence and notes regarding logging in Burnaby and a newspaper clipping pertaining to the Vancouver Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Civic ceremonies, awards and special events series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription157
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919-2004
Collection/Fonds
Mayor's Office fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series contains records created by the Mayor’s Office during the Mayor’s participation in civic ceremonies, awards presentations, or other special events undertaken in or for the City of Burnaby. Records include: photographs, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, progr…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919-2004
Collection/Fonds
Mayor's Office fonds
Series
Civic ceremonies, awards and special events series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series contains records created by the Mayor’s Office during the Mayor’s participation in civic ceremonies, awards presentations, or other special events undertaken in or for the City of Burnaby. Records include: photographs, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, programmes, agendas, proclamations, plaques, itineraries, invitations, and ceremonial certificates and memorabilia. As the official representative for the citizens of Burnaby, the Mayor hosts and attends numerous ceremonies and special events throughout his/her term in office. Included in this series are records from events such as the 1984 and 1997 B. C. Summer Games, the 1992 Burnaby Centennial celebrations, and the 1971 Royal Visit from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. During the course of these events, the City of Burnaby often is presented with ceremonial plaques, letters, or certificates that commemorate the special occasions and this material is included in the series. The Mayor is also responsible for seeing that awards are bestowed upon other deserving parties and ensures that achievements and special occasions are formally recognized by the City of Burnaby. Each year the Mayor presents the Kushiro Cup Award – which is named after Burnaby’s Sister City Kushiro, Japan – to an outstanding Burnaby resident and hosts such functions as municipal appreciation dinners. The records that are produced while carrying out these activities include criteria lists, resumes, correspondence, proclamations, and certificates.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Harold E. Winch biographical records series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1933-2003
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch and the process of writing his biography. Records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, publications, and one photograph. Some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual records deal with the potential biography sp…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch biographical records series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch and the process of writing his biography. Records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, publications, and one photograph. Some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual records deal with the potential biography specifically, including agreements between Jessie Winch and the Boag Foundation and financial records. It is unclear whether the biography was ever written.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Winch, Jessie
Accession Code
BV013.12
Date
1933-2003
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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