"Reference Collection" found 209 records

Notes: Summary: Industrial film. A film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant; Vancouver natural gas facilities; BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley; Stave Falls generator plant; Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants; 1939 royal visit; BCE employee's newsletter; A.E. Grauer family at home; office scenes; plans & construction at Bridge River project; BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II; BCE streetcar and trolley bus services; Credit notes: producer: Lew M. Parry; director: Lew M. Parry; photography: John Young; script: Cecil Maiden; sound: S.G. Wilson; narrator: A.E. Grauer; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.

Discovering hallmarks on English silver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bly, John

Edition: 8th ed.

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 739.2 BLY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0-7478-0349-8

Call Number: 739.2 BLY

Edition: 8th ed.

Author: Bly, John

Place of Publication: Buckinghamshire

Publisher: Shire

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 72 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Silver--England--Standard of fineness; Silverware--England

Notes: Includes index

Discovering old cameras, 1839-1939

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: White, Robert, 1936-

Edition: 3rd ed.

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 770.9 WHI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0747802661; 9780747802662

Call Number: 770.9 WHI

Edition: 3rd ed.

Author: White, Robert, 1936-

Place of Publication: Princes Risborough

Publisher: Shire

Publication Date: 1995

Series: Discovering series ; 260

Physical Description: 88 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cameras--History; Cameras--Collectors and collecting

Notes: Previous ed. published as: Discovering old cameras. 1984.; Includes index.

Documenting your collections : Info-Muse Network documentation guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Simard, Françoise; Desmarais, France, 1956-

Edition: 2nd ed.

Publication Date: c1992; c2002

Call Number: 069.52 SIM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 2891720741

Call Number: 069.52 SIM

Edition: 2nd ed.

Author: Simard, Françoise; Desmarais, France, 1956-

Contributor: Harnois, Michel, 1960-; et al.

Place of Publication: Montreal

Publisher: Société des musées québécois

Publication Date: c1992; c2002

Series: Caring for Your Collections

Physical Description: xxvi, 474 p. (in loose-leaf binder) : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Museum registration methods; Classification--Museums; Antiques; Art objects; Conservation and restoration

Notes: Translation of: Comment documenter vos collections? Le guide de documentation du Resasu Info-Muse.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; "François Simard, Manger, Info-Muse Network; "France Desmarais, Advisor, computerization of collections, Info-Muse Network; "Michel Harnois, museologist, Technoculture enr."

The dolls of yesterday

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Publication Date: c1948

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0517108100

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bonanza

Publication Date: c1948

Physical Description: xvii, 204 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dolls; Dolls--Collectors and collecting

Notes: "Dolls and doll collecting in Europe and America during the past 200 years, illustrated with photographs of more than 450 dolls" -- cover.; Includes index.

Domesticating history : the political origins of America's house museums

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: West, Patricia, 1958-

Publication Date: c1999

Call Number: 069 WES

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781560988366; 1560988118; 1560988363

Call Number: 069 WES

Author: West, Patricia, 1958-

Place of Publication: Washington [D.C.]

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press

Publication Date: c1999

Physical Description: xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Historical museums--United States--History; Dwellings--Conservation and restoration--United States--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-231) and index. Includes information on Orchard House Museum, Monticello, Mount Vernon, and Booker T. Washington National Monument.

Eagles Estate heritage garden assessment : for the City of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rink & McGinn Associates

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 971.133 RIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.133 RIN

Author: Rink & McGinn Associates

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 54 p.,[9] p., 15p., [2] p.,[7] p., : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Gardens; Burnaby (B.C.)--History

Subjects: Gardens; Geographic Features - Gardens

Notes: "Prepared by Rink & McGinn Associates".

The essential gardener : the best plants for design and cultivation : annuals, perennials, bulbs, roses, trees, shrubs, herbs, vegetables

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fell, Derek

Publication Date: c1990

Call Number: 635.9 FEL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0517693399; 9780517693391

Call Number: 635.9 FEL

Author: Fell, Derek

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Arch Cape Press

Publication Date: c1990

Physical Description: 704 p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Gardening

Notes: "A Friedman Group book"--T.p. verso.; Includes index.

The essential handbook of victorian etiquette

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 395 HIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0912517123; 9780912517124

Call Number: 395 HIL

Author: Hill, Thomas E. (Thomas Edie), 1832-1915

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Bluewood Books, a division of the Siyeh Group, inc.

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

Inscription: "Extracts from a version of / Hill's Manual of Social / and Business Forms : / A Guide to Correct Writing 1885 / Full reprint at Bby Public Library / call # 395H.", handwritten in ink on front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Etiquette

Notes: Adapted directly from material written and published by Professor Thomas E. Hill between 1873 and 1890.; Includes indexes.

Evolution of the radio

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wood, Scott, 1952-

Edition: Rev. prices

Publication Date: c1991

Call Number: 621.38 WOO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0895380048

Call Number: 621.38 WOO

Edition: Rev. prices

Author: Wood, Scott, 1952-

Place of Publication: Gas City, IN

Publisher: L. W. Book Sales

Publication Date: c1991

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Radio--Receivers and reception--Collectors and collecting--United States

Evolution of the radio, volume 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wood, Scott, 1952-

Publication Date: c1993

Call Number: 621.38 WOO Vol. 2

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0895380196

Call Number: 621.38 WOO Vol. 2

Author: Wood, Scott, 1952-

Place of Publication: Gas City, IN

Publisher: L. W. Book Sales

Publication Date: c1993

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Radio--Receivers and reception--Collectors and collecting--United States

E.V.Roddin & Co. Manufacturing Jewelers and Diamond Importers : 40th annual catalogue 1896

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1896

Call Number: 739.27 ROD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 739.27 ROD

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publication Date: 1896

Library Subject (LOC): Jewelry

Fabrics for historic buildings : a guide to selecting reproduction fabrics

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Nylander, Jane C., 1938-

Edition: 4th ed., rev. ed.

Publication Date: c1990

Call Number: 747.5 NYL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0891331751

Call Number: 747.5 NYL

Edition: 4th ed., rev. ed.

Author: Nylander, Jane C., 1938-

Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.

Publisher: Preservation Press

Publication Date: c1990

Physical Description: 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Textile fabrics--Reproduction; Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-301).

Farm museum directory : a guide to America's farm past

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1998

Call Number: 630.074 STE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 630.074 STE

Author: Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, U.S.A.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, PA

Publisher: Stemgas Pub. Co.

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: 72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "October 1998", handwritten in ink on front cover and title page.

Library Subject (LOC): Agricultural museums

Subjects: Agriculture

Notes: " ... compiled in cooperation with the Association for Living Historical Farms & Agricultural Museums, Inc."--T.p. verso.

The fascinating story of dolls

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Johl, Janet Pagter

Publication Date: 1970; c1941

Call Number: 745.592 JOH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.592 JOH

Author: Johl, Janet Pagter

Place of Publication: Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Publisher: Century House

Publication Date: 1970; c1941

Physical Description: 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dolls

Notes: "Reissuing Johl's 'Fascinating story' of her 1941 classic with added material."

Fashions of the roaring '20s

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Laubner, Ellie

Publication Date: c1996

Call Number: 391.00973 LAU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0764300172

Call Number: 391.00973 LAU

Author: Laubner, Ellie

Place of Publication: Atglen, Pa.

Publisher: Schiffer Pub.

Publication Date: c1996

Series: Schiffer book for collectors.

Physical Description: 200 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Fashion--United States--History--20th century; Costume--United States--History--20th century

Notes: "With values"--Cover.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-195) and index.

Files, rasps

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Nicholson File Company

Publication Date: c1949

Call Number: 621.9 NIC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 621.9 NIC

Author: Nicholson File Company

Place of Publication: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Publisher: Nicholson File Company

Publication Date: c1949

Physical Description: 50 p. : ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.

Inscription: Middle of title page uder date of 1949: "-----FROM----- F. DREXEL CO. LTD. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES HASTINGS 5241-2-3 633 POWELL STREET VANCOUVER, BC '' [STAMPED IN BLACK INK]