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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
Canadian Pacific Mountaineer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3279
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Canadian Pacific Mountaineer as it leaves Vancouver, destined for Chicago. The train is running parallel to Wall Street, heading eastbound approaching Nanaimo Street.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Canadian Pacific Mountaineer as it leaves Vancouver, destined for Chicago. The train is running parallel to Wall Street, heading eastbound approaching Nanaimo Street.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.51
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1939
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-19
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in blue ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "C.P.'s/ Mountaineer/ Van - Chicago/ 1939/ (leaving Van)"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "542 F"
Images
The costs of medicines: the manufacture and distribution of drugs and medicines in the United States and the services of pharmacy in medical care
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5919
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.68.21
- Call Number
- 615 ROR
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Printer
- Lord Baltimore Press
- Physical Description
- xi, 250 p. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover and on title page: [black ink stamp] "Office of the Registrar Pharmaceutical Association of the Province of British Columbia" "142 W. Hastings Street" "Vancouver, B.C."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacy
- Medicine
- Drugs--Prices
- Notes
- "Publications of the Committee on the costs of medical care: No. 14".
- Includes bibliographies
- Author's full name: Rorem, C. Rufus (Clarence Rufus), 1894-1988.
- Author's full name: Fischelis, Robert P. (Robert Philipp), 1891-1981.
Fifty years of medicine and surgery : an autobiographical sketch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6749
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.89
- Call Number
- 610.9 MAR
- Place of Publication
- [Chicago]
- Publisher
- The Surgical Publishing company of Chicago
- Publication Date
- 1934
- Printer
- Lakeside Press
- Physical Description
- xxvii, 449 p. : ill., front., plates, ports., facisms. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "This Book is sent you with the compliments of The Canadian Medical Association 184 College Street Toronto" [printed insert at front of book]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Biography
- Physicians
- Object History
- Used by Dr. E. H. Funk practicing in Vancouver
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates: Martin, Franklin H. (Franklin Henry), 1857-1935.
- "Two forewords: William J. Mayo...George W. Crile"--title page
- "With special reference to the organization and administration of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Clinical Congress, the American College of Surgeons, the Gorgas Memorial Institute, and the participation of the medical professional writings, and digest of professional activities during fifty years."--t.p.
Hotel Monthly Bookshop: books for the hotel and catering trades
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5538
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.210
- Call Number
- 338.4 WILL
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Hotel Monthly Bookshop, John Willy
- Publication Date
- 1935
- Series
- Hotel Monthly
- Physical Description
- 15 p.
- Inscription
- [Backward check marks in pencil throughout.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hospitality industry
- Catering
- Notes
- "Handbooks and other technical books, forming a selected library of standard reference works for the hotel and catering trades." -- cover
- "950 Merchandise Mart" -- cover
- "Chicago, Illinoise" -- cover
- "Genuine Pre-Prohibition recipes for mixed drinks". Back cover.
- "Price $1.00 per copy". Back cover.
- "...written by one who 'knew how' and was first published in the days before prohibition (1914)" Back cover.
American College of Surgeons: 1937 supplement to the twenty-third year book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2628
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1936
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1936
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.13
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1936
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1936
- Printer
- Lakeside Press
- Physical Description
- xxxvi, 1212 p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
- Notes
- "1937 supplement to the Twenty-Third Year Book" is attached to the front cover and the fly leaf.
American College of Surgeons : 1938 year book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2629
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1938
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1938
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.14
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1938
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- xvii, 978 p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
American College of Surgeons : eighteenth year book, 1931
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2623
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1931
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.8
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1931
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Printer
- Henry O. Shepard
- Physical Description
- xxxiii, 1018 p.: 1 plate
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
American College of Surgeons : nineteenth year book, 1932
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2624
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1932
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.9
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1932
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Printer
- Lakeside Press
- Physical Description
- xxxiv, 1066 p.: ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
- Notes
- There is a pamphlet entitled "Internal antisepsis: a clinical study of a new diazotized pyridin product for oral therapy in uniary infections" between pp. 394-395.
American College of Surgeons : seventeenth year book, 1930
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2622
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1930
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.7
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1930
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Printer
- Henry O. Shepard
- Physical Description
- xxxi, 968 p.: 1 leaf of plates.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
American College of Surgeons : twentienth year book, 1933
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2625
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1933
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1933
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.10
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1933
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1933
- Printer
- Lakeside Press
- Physical Description
- xxxiv, 458 p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
American College of Surgeons : twenty-first year book, 1934
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2626
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1934
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1934
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.11
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1934
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1934
- Printer
- Lakeside Press
- Physical Description
- xxxiv, 1170 p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
- Notes
- pamphlet entitled "Saunder's new books" is tucked into the back of the book.
American College of Surgeons : twenty-second year book, 1935
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2627
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1935
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1935
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.12
- Call Number
- 610.69 AME 1935
- Author
- American college of surgeons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- American College of Surgeons
- Publication Date
- 1935
- Printer
- Lakeside Press
- Physical Description
- xxxvi, 1221 p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Directories
Cakes for bakers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3621
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Richards, Paul
- Edition
- 4th
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Call Number
- 641 RIC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV998.65.4
- Call Number
- 641 RIC
- Edition
- 4th
- Author
- Richards, Paul
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Bakers' Helper Company
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Series
- The bake shop library
- Physical Description
- 638, [18] pages frontispiece portrait ill. 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Cake Vorenon at 4x Calgary Alta" "L. Callaghan", "1946", "Book given to J. Burtnick by her" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]
- Notes
- Includes index
Cole's complete chord and harmony manual for guitar : a complete guitar encyclopedia showing every chord in every position and how they are formed
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Manoloff, Nick
- Publication Date
- c1931
- Call Number
- 787.61 MAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV984.74.97
- Call Number
- 787.61 MAN
- Author
- Manoloff, Nick
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. M. Cole Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1931
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Guitar--Instruction and study
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
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Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3Ropp's commercial calculator : improved ready reckoner and short-cut arithmetic, three labor saving works combined
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ropp, C. (Christian)
- Publication Date
- c1931
- Call Number
- 510.8 ROP
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.6166.1
- Call Number
- 510.8 ROP
- Author
- Ropp, C. (Christian)
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Ill.
- Publisher
- C. Ropp & Sons
- Publication Date
- c1931
- Physical Description
- 192 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "JOHN A. BURTON / HARBLEDOWN DIVISION / MINSTREL ISLAND, / B. C." - printed on sticker affixed to cover page. "50c', handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "Page 187 / 67", handwritten in pencil on cover page. "GENERAL PUBLISHING CO. LIMITED / TORONTO, CAN.", stamped in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Ready-reckoners
- Business mathematics
- Object History
- It is not known if the John A. Burton is the same person as a former Burnaby Village Museum printer.
- Notes
- "Consisting of a comprehensive system of commercial tables, covering a multitude of subjects designed for the use of mechanics, merchants, bankers, farmers and dealers in all kinds of commodities. Also a review of the science of arithmetic written so it is easily understood by anyone desiring to improve his education in practical commercial arithmetic, mechanics and mensuration."--title page.
- Includes indexes.
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97236
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?] (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 10 cm. of textual records and other material.
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. Celebration projects undertaken by the Committee include: Image Bank project; Centennial Oral History project; Burnaby at 100 video series; and two publications:…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?] (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Physical Description
- 10 cm. of textual records and other material.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2015-03
- 2014-28
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. Celebration projects undertaken by the Committee include: Image Bank project; Centennial Oral History project; Burnaby at 100 video series; and two publications: "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide" and "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes".
- History
- The SFU (Simon Fraser University)/Burnaby Centennial Committee was established in 1990 and obtained initial funding from the President of Simon Fraser University, which was matched by a grant authorized by the Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Burnaby. Further funding came from the Burnaby (civic) Centennial Committee after the projects had been accepted as part of the recognition for Burnaby's Centennial celebrations in 1992. The suggestion for this committee originated with Professor Robert Anderson from the School of Communications and he was joined by Professors Veronica Strong-Boag from the Department of History and Leonard J. Evenden from the Department of Geography. Primary responsibilities ended up falling jointly to Professor Evenden and Susan Jamieson-McLarnon. The Committee was made up of the following members who helped to carry out the projects to completion: Rodney Fowler (SFU Department of Geography), Terry Fowler (Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago), Edward Gibson (SFU Department of Geography and Director of the Simon Fraser Gallery), James Ross (SFU Archivist), Allen Seager (Department of History), Grant Strate (SFU Fine and Performing Arts), and Arthur Wirick (representing Burnaby Municipal Centennial Committee). Other members of the university community contributed their expertise in a variety of ways, including: Jack Corse (SFU Librarian), Stephen Duguid (Institute of Humanities), Christine Hearn (Continuing Studies), Ken Mennel (Media and Public Relations), Jane Parkinson (Historian and Researcher), Stanley Shapiro (Business Administration) and Jerry Zaslove (Institute for the Humanities). Rodney Fowler also filled the position of committee coordinator. The committee's first undertaking was to explore the extent and availability of historical resources in the community of Burnaby. Two graduate students were hired to help carry out this work in the summer of 1991, which took two forms: a document-based study and an oral history project. The document-based history resulted in an inventory of 'archival' resources titled "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide," and the Oral History Project consisted of interviews with 11 Burnaby citizens. With the culmination of these two projects, a day-long workshop was held with both the SFU and the Burnaby municipal committees and other members of the Burnaby community who were pursuing various centennial projects of their own. Following the workshop and several meetings, the committee proposed other projects in addition to the Cultural Inventory and Oral History Project. The other completed projects consisted of: "The Burnaby Image Bank" which included an exhibition titled, "Images of Burnaby"; a finding aid video titled, "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992"; a video titled "Burnaby at 100: Images and Voices"; a book of essays titled, "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes"; and a dance festival sponsored by The Centre for the Arts. "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes", dedicated to the citizens and students of Burnaby, and to the students of Simon Fraser University, was published in 1995. For this project, Leonard Evenden received the City of Burnaby Heritage Award in 1997. A companion project to the book of essays consisted of a map project which illustrated the development of settlement within the city, but it never came to fruition due to funding constraints.
- Media Type
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- PC 576, MI 579, MSS 187