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Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 10

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1989-1990
Length
00:06:41
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s description of how Toko Nuburi and his son [Shusei] worked to create the pole carvings in 1989. She also relates that seeing Toko, a man of the north of Japan, explains her own physical characteristics
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s description of how Toko Nuburi and his son [Shusei] worked to create the pole carvings in 1989. She also relates that seeing Toko, a man of the north of Japan, explains her own physical characteristics
Date Range
1989-1990
Length
00:06:41
Names
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
Burnaby Mountain Park
Kamui Mintara
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennial
Ceremonial Artifacts - Totem Poles
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 27, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
01:34:10
Interviewee Name
Miyashita, Toki
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Track ten of interview with Toki Miyashita

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Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 11

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1969-1990
Length
00:07:33
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the lessons Toki Miyashita learned from visiting Ikebana teachers, especially care for and skill using their tools, and mindfulness in choosing material for arrangements. She notes that flower arranging is used as a way to relax and feel calm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the lessons Toki Miyashita learned from visiting Ikebana teachers, especially care for and skill using their tools, and mindfulness in choosing material for arrangements. She notes that flower arranging is used as a way to relax and feel calm.
Date Range
1969-1990
Length
00:07:33
Subjects
Arts
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 27, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
01:34:10
Interviewee Name
Miyashita, Toki
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks

Track eleven of interview with Toki Miyashita

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Ken Jackson with Louis Beaupre

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 7, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Regina's Ken Jackson and Louis Beaupre of Montreal in Centennial Gardens in Burnaby. The two are judging Burnaby's gardens as a part of a nationwide "communities in bloom" competition.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 7, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0375
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Regina's Ken Jackson and Louis Beaupre of Montreal in Centennial Gardens in Burnaby. The two are judging Burnaby's gardens as a part of a nationwide "communities in bloom" competition.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Names
Jackson, Ken
Beaupre, Louis
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1979 - B / 57% Bby p. 10"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
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The little book of traditional bears

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Cockrill, Pauline
Publication Date
1992
Call Number
688.7 COC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0888501951
Call Number
688.7 COC
Author
Cockrill, Pauline
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
Reader's Digest
Publication Date
1992
Series
Ultimate teddy bear.
Physical Description
41 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Teddy Bears--History
Teddy bears--Collectors and collecting
Notes
Part of 'The little bear library': [v. 1] The little book of bear care.-- [v. 2] The little book of celebrity bears.-- [v. 3] The little book of traditional bears.
Includes indexes.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume eight

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.8
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.8
Call Number
032 MEE v.8
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
648 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 4521-5168.
volume 8 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume five

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.5
Call Number
032 MEE v.5
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
624 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 2657-3280.
volume 5 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume four

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.4
Call Number
032 MEE v.4
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
656 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 2001-2656.
volume 4 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume nine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1780
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.9
Call Number
032 MEE v.9
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
632 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 5169-5800.
volume 9 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume one

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.1
Call Number
032 MEE v.1
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
672 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
volume 1 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume seven

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1778
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.7
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.7
Call Number
032 MEE v.7
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
632 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 3889-4520.
volume 7 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume six

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.6
Call Number
032 MEE v.6
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
609 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 3280-3888.
volume 6 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator : volume ten

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.10
Call Number
032 MEE v.10
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
672 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 5801-6315.
includes index of entire 10-volume set.
volume 10 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume three

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.3
Call Number
032 MEE v.3
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
664 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 1337-2000.
volume 3 of 10.
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New Harmsworth self-educator, volume two

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1773
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
032 MEE v.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.39.2
Call Number
032 MEE v.2
Contributor
Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Place of Publication
London
Montreal
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Grolier Society
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
664 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
edited by Arthur Mee.
pages numbered 673-1336.
volume 2 of 10.
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Nichols Chemical Company fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1906-1962
Collection/Fonds
Nichols Chemical Company fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
9 technical drawings
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of technical drawings of the Nichols Chemcial Company plant and machinery.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Nichols Chemical Company fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
9 technical drawings
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of technical drawings of the Nichols Chemcial Company plant and machinery.
History
In 1905 the Nichols Chemical Company, acid manufacturers based in Montreal, established their chemical plant on on a tract of land along Burrard Inlet, just east of the North Pacific Lumber Company. This company was later amalgamated and acquired by General Chemical and remains in operation on the original waterfront site. Many of workers at the Nichols Chemical Plant lived in bunkhouses in the community of Barnet including Japanese Canadian families who were employed there. Many of these families were laid off and forcibily removed during the internment of the Japanese in British Columbia during World War II.
Creator
Nichols Chemical Company Limited
Accession Code
BV998.23
Date
1906-1962
Media Type
Technical Drawing
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Real estate management transfer

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Jackman, William J. (William James), 1850-
Publication Date
c1911
Call Number
347.2 JAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.5170.1
Call Number
347.2 JAC
Author
Jackman, William J. (William James), 1850-
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
University Extension Society
Publication Date
c1911
Series
Business Administration Course
Physical Description
420 p. ; 24 cm.
Inscription
"c. 1911 (see p. 9)" [handwritten on title page in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
Real property
Notes
Author's full name and date : Jackman, William J. (William James), 1850-
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Report of the eighth annual meeting : held at Ottawa January 16-17 1917

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Canada. Commission of Conservation
Publication Date
1917
Call Number
333.7 CAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV001.1.13
Call Number
333.7 CAN
Author
Canada. Commission of Conservation
Contributor
Sifton, Clifford, Sir, 1861-1929
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
The Federated Press, Ltd.
Publication Date
1917
Series
Report of the annual meeting, the Eighth.
Physical Description
[1] leaves of plates, x, 344 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Economic history
Natural resources
Canada
Conservation of natural resources--Government policy--Canada
Subjects
Natural Resources
Notes
Includes list of Commision of Conservation members.
Sir Clifford Sifton, K.C.M.G, Chairman ; James White, Assistant to Chairman, Deputy Head.
Sifton, Clifford, 1861-1929.
Held at Ottawa January 16-17 1917
Includes index.
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Rodgers family

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Rodgers family and few other unidentified people on a field with bushes and brambles in the back. Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers are seen standing on the right side of the photograph, with their daughter seated in front of them. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "The gentl…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Rodgers family and few other unidentified people on a field with bushes and brambles in the back. Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers are seen standing on the right side of the photograph, with their daughter seated in front of them. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "The gentleman in the centre of the back row is a brother on a visit from Montreal." The other two women, girl and man are unidentified.
Names
Rodgers Family
Accession Code
HV983.42.82
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-?]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Royal baker and pastry cook of practical receipts for home baking and cooking

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3512
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rudmani, Giuseppi
Publication Date
c1911
Call Number
641 RUD
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV995.31.25
Call Number
641 RUD
Author
Rudmani, Giuseppi
Place of Publication
New York, U.S
Publisher
Royal Baking Powder Co.
Publication Date
c1911
Physical Description
44 p. ; 21 cm.
Inscription
"Aug. 1919 V. Hudson? Tr_ _ _ _ _ NS" [Handwritten in pencil on front cover.]
Library Subject (LOC)
Baking
Pastry
Cookbooks--1910-1919
Notes
Includes index
"Canadian Factory - Montreal" Front cover.
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Sixty-five delicious dishes made with bread : containing tested recipes compiled for the Fleischmann Co.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Neil, Marion Harris
Publication Date
c1919
Call Number
641.8 NEI Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.11.4
Call Number
641.8 NEI Ver. 1
Author
Neil, Marion Harris
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
Fleischmann
Publication Date
c1919
Physical Description
30 p. : ill.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cooking
Cookbooks--1910-1919
Fleischmann Yeast
Bread
Notes
"This booklet is intended to show the various uses of Bread combined with other things which make wholesome, economical and tempting dishes." T.p. Includes index
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