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Catalog, part 1 : drafting and reproduction equipment and materials, slide rules
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary889
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Keuffel & Esser Co.
- Edition
- 42nd ed.
- Publication Date
- 1954
- Call Number
- 604.2 KEU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 604.2 KEU
- Edition
- 42nd ed.
- Author
- Keuffel & Esser Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Keuffel & Esser Co.
- Publication Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 300 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Drawing materials
- Commercial catalogs
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes index.
Classic cars and antiques
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 629.2 BOW
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Publisher
- Trend Books
- Publication Date
- c1953
- Series
- Trend book ; no. 111
- Physical Description
- 144 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "J.H. ROBINS 3525 DOVER ST BURNABY BC", handwritten in ink on front cover.
- "J H ROBINS / 3529 DOVER ST / BURNABY BC", handwritten in red pencil on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--History
- Automobiles--Maintenance and repair
- Notes
- Includes index.
Coleman service manual and parts list
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3866
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.99.5
- Call Number
- 796 COL
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Coleman Lamp and Stove Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. : 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial catalogs
- Gas-lighting
- Gas--Heating and cooking
- Gas appliances
- Camp stoves
- Lamps
- Stoves, Gas
- Camping--Equipment and supplies
- Irons (Pressing)
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes index.
Images
Conduit products : catalogue 50CP
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7393
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.50.108
- Call Number
- 621.3 GEN
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Canadian General Electric Company Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 205 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric wiring
- Commercial catalogs
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes index.
Creamed cottage cheese : sixty-two practical tested ways to serve
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6591
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3970
- Call Number
- 641.67 FRA
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Printer
- Wrigley Printing Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 30 p., [vi] ; 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking
- Cookbooks--1950-1959
Crossings - Great Northern Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription807
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sigh…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2558
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sight Clearance and Distances and Sperling Avenue Grade Crossing" [c1945]; and blueprint "Plan of Proposed Road Crossing of Phillips Avenue."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Cyclostyle : the story of a little wheel that started a big revolution
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary969
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 686.2 CYC
- Place of Publication
- London, Eng.
- Publisher
- Gestetner
- Publication Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- [24] p. : ill. ; 15 x 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Office equipment and supplies
- Copying machines
- Stencils and stencil cutting
Data book for civil engineers : field practice, vol. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5411
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV011.34.2
- Call Number
- 624 SEE
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- London
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1954
- Physical Description
- xvii, 394 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "M. J. Barnett" written in blue ink inside cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Civil engineering
Dial map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65840
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; ink on sheet 55 x 73 cm folded to 28 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Dial map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs, published by Dominion Map and Blueprint Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes both old and new street names.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; ink on sheet 55 x 73 cm folded to 28 x 14 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 1/4 inches = 1 mile
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42695
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-05
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Dial map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs, published by Dominion Map and Blueprint Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes both old and new street names.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Dominion Bridge Company Limited - Burnaby Plant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17538
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 29 Aug. 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:960]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title on plan reads "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED / "BURNABY PLANT" / Burnaby, B.C.". The site plan was surveyed by C. L. Schwaab Jr.
- History
- Dominion Bridge Company was a major enterprise in Burnaby operating from the 1930 until the mid 1970s. Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. Beginning in the mid-1970s, unused areas of the site were used for filming on a temporary basis and in 1987 the site was established as a dedicated studio production facility named Bridge Studios.
- Creator
- Schwabb, C.L. Jr.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Responsibility
- Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Street Address
- 2400 Boundary Road
- Accession Code
- BV015.10.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 29 Aug. 1957
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-28
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Scale on plan reads "1 inch = 80 ft / By V. Pitkin"
- Identfication information in bottom right corner of plan reads: "FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING DIVISION / Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. / Norwood, Mass. / SERIAl 47330 / Replacing 35238 / INDEX 3994"
Edgings for handkerchiefs : book no. 15
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.103.22
- Call Number
- 746.434 SPO
- Edition
- First ed.
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- Canadian Spool Cotton
- Publication Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 15 p. : ill. (col.) ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Handkerchiefs
- Crocheting--Patterns
- Notes
- "Distributors of J. & P. Coats * Clark's Anchor * J.P. Coats Crown Zippers ' -- inside front cover
Edmonds Niner 1858-1958
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7504
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV020.15.2
- Call Number
- 373.71 EDM 1959
- Contributor
- Edmonds Junior Secondary School
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- Edmonds Junior Secondary
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- ill : 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Names
- Edmonds Community School
- Notes
- Special yearbook for Grade 9 students. This issue in 1958 was also commemorating 100 years of the school.
Edmonds Niner 1958-1959
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7505
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV020.15.1
- Call Number
- 373.71 EDM 1959
- Contributor
- Edmonds Junior Secondary School
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- Edmonds Junior Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- ill : 28 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Names
- Edmonds Community School
- Notes
- Yearbook for Grade 9 students.
Engineering Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription43
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- History
- In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Ephemera subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97408
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-22
- BHS1986-01
- BHS1986-16
- BHS1986-43
- BHS1988-02
- BHS1988-12
- BHS1988-14
- BHS1989-09
- BHS1989-11
- BHS1989-14
- BHS1989-16
- BHS1991-26
- BHS1991-35
- BHS1991-40
- BHS1992-01
- BHS1994-09
- BHS1995-13
- BHS1995-17
- BHS1996-10
- BHS1997-06
- BHS1997-10
- BHS1999-04
- BHS1999-08
- BHS2000-12
- BHS2004-09
- BHS2004-11
- BHS2005-04
- BHS2005-05
- BHS2007-03
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
- PC212, PC219, PC472, PC598, MSS005, MSS010, MSS034, MSS038, MSS046, MSS076, MSS081, MSS090, MSS111, MSS114, MSS119, MSS195
Famous old cars
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary911
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Bowman, Hank Wieand
- Publication Date
- c1957
- Call Number
- 629.2 BOW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 629.2 BOW
- Author
- Bowman, Hank Wieand
- Place of Publication
- Greenwich, Conn.
- Publisher
- Fawcett
- Publication Date
- c1957
- Series
- A Fawcett Book ; no. 359
- Physical Description
- 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "J.H. ROBINS / 3525 DOVER ST. / BURNABY BC.", handwritten in ink on front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--History
Farmer in the dell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3837
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.25
- Call Number
- 810 MAT
- Contributor
- Routledge, Bob
- Duncan, Ted, 1902-1976
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Publisher
- Mattel Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1951
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- Farmer in the Dell A Mattel Music Maker Book Susan Huffman
- pencil and crayon scribbles on back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- music and lyrics with music box-style crank to play tune (music no longer works)
- "turn the crank and sing each page"--title page
- "Pictured by Bob Routledge"
- "Music arranged by Ted Duncan"
Fill 'er up! : the story of fifty years of motoring
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary797
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.4 PAR
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Publication Date
- c1952
- Physical Description
- x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Sheridan and Ernest Street / 3049 Walter Ave, / South Burnaby, B.C. / from / Uncle Will Pound / Christmas 1954", handwritten in ink on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--History
- Automobile driving
- Notes
- Includes index.
Fire Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
- History
- Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVIII - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17798
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 18…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 1809; 1810; 1811; 1812; 1813; 1814; 1815; 1819; 1820; 1821; 1822 and 1832.
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 11/17/2021
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale 1 inch = 50 feet
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans
Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVII - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17797
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans XVIII
Fire insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17803
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1925-1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
- History
- The British Columbia Underwriters' Association was founded in Victoria in 1880, most likely under the name British Columbia Fire Underwriters Association. In 1928 the organisation changed its name to the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association, and again in 1940 to the British Columbia Underwriters Association.
- Accession Code
- HV972.111
- BV987.1.70
- BV015.10.1
- Date
- 1925-1957
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Fitting : buttonholes and pockets : no. 3, lesson 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6621
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.38.8
- Call Number
- 646.2 SIN v.3
- Publisher
- Singer Manufacturing Company
- Publication Date
- c1957
- Series
- No. 3 Lesson 4
- Physical Description
- 12 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Notes
- Part 3 of 7
Five hundred years of printing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3650
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV999.40.1
- Call Number
- 686.2 STE
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publication Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 277 p., 32 plates
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Printing--History
- Printing
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "With a foreword by Beatrice Warde" Tp.
- Author's given name and dates: Steinberg, S. H. (Sigfrid Henry), 1899-1969
Fleck bros. limited industrial supplies : catalog no. 57
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.148
- Call Number
- 381 FLE
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Fleck Bros. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. ; ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
- Inscription
- "Foreman of Works" [handwritten on first divider in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Industrial equipment
- Catalogs
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
Fundamentals for Brown Owls and Tawny Owls
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6862
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Call Number
- 369.4 GIR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.69
- Call Number
- 369.4 GIR
- Author
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 130 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Louise Esplen" [handwritten on cover in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Notes
- Includes index
Game Regulation Map of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65823
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)
- Material Details
- 1 p. accompanying is a newspaper clipping from the Vancouver Sun dated August 6, 1954 that pertains to the "new" game regulations
- Scale : 1 inch = 40 miles
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42684
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Gay Adventurers : book 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5035
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV009.4.5
- Call Number
- 428.4 DIC v.5
- Contributor
- Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
- Kerr, Illingworth H.
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver, B.C.]
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited
- Publication Date
- 1953
- Series
- Canadian parade readers
- Physical Description
- x, 438 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "GAY / ADVENTURERS" on cover. "CANADIAN PARADE READERS" on bottom of cover. "BOOK FIVE" on back of cover at bottom. "SUNCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / 4511 RUMBLE STREET / SOUTH BURNABY, B.C." stamped on endpaper (front). "SEP 8 1953" stamped on endpaper (front). Handwritten names in ink and pencil: "Knud Andrson" [sic], "Knud", "Douglas Anderson", "Grant Didmon", "Kenny Leo".
- "PRINTED AND BOUND IN CANADA / WRIGLEY PRINTING CO. LTD., VANCOUVER" on copyright page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Object History
- The artifacts are from the Robins family of Burnaby 1930's 1940'd
- Notes
- includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author's given name and dates: Dickie, D. J. (Donalda James), 1883-1972.
General catalog index of Marshall-Wells company, limited
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5526
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.50.45
- Call Number
- 621.9 MAR
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg
- Publisher
- Marshall-Wells Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- xlv, 1858 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
- Inscription
- "Form 48 1M 2-49 Marshall-Wells British Columbia Sectional Catalogue DATE ISSUED October 2, 1950 ON LOAN TO Lakeview Lumber Co. ADDRESS Powell River, B. C. TO BE USED BY LOCATION PLEASE NOTE:-- This new Sectional Catalogue is entered in our Catalogue Records as shown above. we ask you to notify us promptly of any change of name or location, in order that new sections or revised sections may be sent to you correctly addressed as they are compiled in the future. "WE CARRY THE STOCKS" COMPLIMENTS OF: MARSHALL-WELLS B. C. LIMITEDXXX549 CARRALL STREET - - VANCOUVER, B. C." [Typed and glued to front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tools
- Mills and mill-work
- Catalogs
- Subjects
- Industries - Forestry
Graphic Map and Street Guide of Vancouver British Columbia / Graphic Publishers Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46977
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scope and Content
- Map and street guide of Vancouver, including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Lulu Island. Map also includes an index of parks, schools, hospitals and other places of interest.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 37274
- Accession Number
- 2008-19
- Scope and Content
- Map and street guide of Vancouver, including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Lulu Island. Map also includes an index of parks, schools, hospitals and other places of interest.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
![Green-winged teal, [1957] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/559/559-004.jpg?width=280)
Green-winged teal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82749
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm
- Scope and Content
- Painting shows two green-winged teal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 559-004
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- Painting shows two green-winged teal.
- Subjects
- Animals - Birds
- Arts - Paintings
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Creator
- Lansdowne, James Fenwick
- Notes
- Title transcribed from item
- Simnett personal papers series
Images
![Green-winged teal, [1957] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/559/559-004.jpg)
Guess who
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5046
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3234
- Call Number
- 428.6 GRA
- Contributor
- Dillon, Corinne Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Ill.
- Publisher
- Scott, Foresman and Company
- Publication Date
- c1951
- Series
- Curriculum foundation series
- Physical Description
- 95 p. : ill. (col.) ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Galder School" -- stamped multiple times through signature.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's literature
- Reading (Preschool)
- Notes
- "The new basic readers."
- Includes index.
- "Illustrated by Corinne Boyd Dillon".
- Author's given name and dates: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960
Hazel Simnett collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71379
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- 2012-03
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.
- History
- Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 to Frederick and Mary Ann Simnett and grew up looking up to her father who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. Hazel attended Kingsway West Public School and Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. During the 1970s, Hazel was President of the Century Park Museum Association, which governs Burnaby Heritage Museum and published the work "Bygones of Burnaby". Hazel worked on the campaign team of Joan Sawicki from 1990 to 1991, which led Sawicki to be elected as Burnaby-Willingdon riding's MLA. Hazel volunteered her time to be a member of the Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission from 1993 to 1996. In 2006, Hazel won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
- Creator
- Simnett, Hazel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS167
Hems, belts and finishes : no. 7, lesson 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6625
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.38.12
- Call Number
- 646.2 SIN v.7
- Publisher
- Singer Manufacturing Company
- Publication Date
- c1957
- Series
- No. 7 Lesson 8
- Physical Description
- 12 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Notes
- Part 7 of 7
Henry's wonderful Model T, 1908-1927
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970
- Publication Date
- c1955
- Call Number
- 629.2 CLY COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 629.2 CLY COPY 1
- Author
- Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Publication Date
- c1955
- Physical Description
- 219 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "Donated by / Don L. Lamb / June 18, 2004 / XBV", handwritten in pencil on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Ford Model T automobile
- Notes
- 3 copies held : copy 1.
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18929
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1938-1959] (date of originals), 2017-2019 (date of duplication)
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiffs + jpgs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of Herbert Yee Law, United Fruit Growers, his farm on Marine Drive and a scanned copy of a survey plan of District Lots 163, 162, 157, 158 and 165.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiffs + jpgs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of Herbert Yee Law, United Fruit Growers, his farm on Marine Drive and a scanned copy of a survey plan of District Lots 163, 162, 157, 158 and 165.
- History
- Herbert (Yee) Law was born in New Westminster British Columbia in 1916. Between 1938 and 1945, Yee Law worked for the United Fraser Growers Limited in Vancouver. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers. In 1948 Yee Law purchased land from another Chinese family along Marine Drive in the Big Bend Area of Burnaby. From this location, Yee Law operated a Chinese market garden. Yee Law and his wife Jean had five daughters who attended schools in the area including Riverway West School, McPherson Park School and Burnaby South High School. In 1954, Yee Law continued to live in the area but left his farm to work for a plastic bag company on Annacis Island. Herbert (Yee) Law died in 2003.
- Creator
- Law, Yee "Herbert"
- Accession Code
- BV017.40
- BV019.11
- Date
- [1938-1959] (date of originals), 2017-2019 (date of duplication)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series
- History
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.
- Creator
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Polos, Donna
- Accession Code
- BV022.21
- BV023.11
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Historical prints of American cities
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1172
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Freeman, Larry, 1904-1995
- Publication Date
- c1952
- Call Number
- 973 FRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 973 FRE
- Author
- Freeman, Larry, 1904-1995
- Place of Publication
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Century House
- Publication Date
- c1952
- Physical Description
- 100 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Engraving, American
- United States--Pictorial works
- United States--Description and travel
History and technique of lettering
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5977
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 745.6 NES
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- c1957
- c1950
- Physical Description
- xvii, 300 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lettering
- Type and type-founding
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index
Illustrated parts list for obsolete saw sharpeners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV018.11.21
- Call Number
- 621.9 HAN
- Place of Publication
- Big Rapids, Mich.
- Portland, Or.
- Publisher
- Hanchett Manufacturing Company
- Publication Date
- [1950]
- Physical Description
- 95 p. : ill ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Buntain" [handwritten in blue ink on top left corner of cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Saws
- Saw filing
- Saw industry
- Catalogs
- Object History
- R. (Bob) Buntain worked at the Pacific Vocational Institute (became B.C.I.T.). He retired in 1991. It is unknown how this book came to be at BVM.
- Notes
- "World's Largest Manufacturer of Knife Grinding and Saw Sharpening Machinery -- cover.
In old St. James, Jamaica : a book of parish chronicles containing the story of the Jamaica ancestry of Mrs. Barrett Browning, the true tale of Rose Hall, what an estate slave-book tells, etc.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4939
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.25
- Call Number
- 972.92 SHO
- Author
- Shore, Joseph
- Contributor
- Stewart, John
- Place of Publication
- London, [U.K.]
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Publication Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 118 p. : ill ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Slavery--Jamaica
- Saint James Parish (Jamaica)
- Notes
- "Edited by John Stewart".
I.T.U. lessons in printing : design for printers - job unit iv
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6641
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 686.2 ITU
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Publisher
- International Typographical Union
- Publication Date
- C1953
- Series
- I.T.U. lessons in printing
- Physical Description
- 272 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "10 ochlock Jarvis Electric Ernie Palmer 1435 granville" "Worked on Slab work" "1200 Province 410" -- handwritten in blue ink on the frontend paper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Type and type-founding
- Printing
- Notes
- Includes index
- "I.T.U. lessons in printing" -- Cover.
- "Bureau of education" -- Cover.
- "International Typographical Union" -- Cover.
Japanese
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7323
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.59.13
- ISBN
- 0340261684
- Call Number
- 495.682 DUN
- Place of Publication
- [United Kingdom]
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Publication Date
- c1958
- Series
- Teach yourself books
- Physical Description
- v, 312 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Doreen Lawson / 604-421-6727" [hand-written on front flyleaf in blue ink.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Japanese language
- Notes
- Authors' given names: Dunn, Charles James Yanada, Senji
- Includes index.
Jenkins valves : catalogue 58.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2281
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Jenkins Bros.
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Call Number
- 621.8 JEN 1958
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.73
- Call Number
- 621.8 JEN 1958
- Author
- Jenkins Bros.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Jenkins Bros.
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- ix, 291 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Industrial equipment
- Valves
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes index.
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20275
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1941-1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs + 1.5 cm textual records + 1 map + 1 book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie during his service with the RCAF during World War II (1942-1945) along with photographs and docments relating to his personal and professional life (. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Joseph H.C. Co…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs + 1.5 cm textual records + 1 map + 1 book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie during his service with the RCAF during World War II (1942-1945) along with photographs and docments relating to his personal and professional life (. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series 2) Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series
- History
- Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie was born in 1913 in Peace River (Doe River) to parents Joseph Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie and Winnifred Ann Mapleton Corsbie. As an adult Joe trained and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator between 1942 and 1945. In 1945, while serving with the RCAF during World War II, Joe was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After World War II, Joe returned to Peace River where he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly serving as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLA for one term between 1945 and 1948. In April 1948, Joe Corsbie married Margaret Carr in the Metropolitan United Church in Victoria followed by a reception held at the B.C. Legislature buildings. On their wedding day, the couple were honoured with a hand painted congratulatory certificate signed by members of the B.C. Legislature. In late, 1948, Joe lost the election and moved with his wife Margaret to Black Creek, B.C. to manage a co-op store. In 1949, the couple welcome their first child who they named Margaret after her mother. In 1950, Joe, Margaret and their daughter moved to a home on Charles Street in Burnaby and Joe began working as the General Manager of the Gulf and Fraser Fishermen’s Credit Union. In 1951, Joe and Margaret welcomed their second child, named Josesph after his father and in 1952, Joe, Margaret and family moved to 84 Springer Avenue, Burnaby where they lived until 1989. Between 1959 and 1976, Joe worked as a General Manager for the CU & C Health Services Society (later became Pacific Blue Cross). While working there, he focused on organizing both extended healthcare benefits and dental coverage for employee groups. In 1964, Joe Corsbie was elected to Burnaby Municipal Council and served one term between 1964 and 1968. Joe also served on the Burnaby Parks Commission (after 1968); served on the Board of Directors for Heritage Village, worked for a short period as a temporary curator for Heritage Village, represented the United Church in organizing and building St. Michael’s Care Centre and served on the Board of Director's. Joe Corsbie died in 1992 and his wife Margaret Corsbie died in 2004.
- Accession Code
- BV020.31
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1941-1988]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Arrangement
- Arrangement of fonds is based on the original arrangement by donor.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Kraft recipe digest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.65.1
- Call Number
- 641 KRA
- Place of Publication
- [Montreal?]
- Publisher
- Kraft Foods of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- [16] p. : ill ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, Canadian
- Kraft Foods
- Cookbooks--1950-1959
Language journeys, grade 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5033
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hall, T. Roy
- Broome, E. B.
- Publication Date
- c1953
- Call Number
- 428.2 HAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV009.4.3
- Call Number
- 428.2 HAL
- Author
- Hall, T. Roy
- Broome, E. B.
- Contributor
- Banks, R. J.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- c1953
- Series
- Language journeys
- Physical Description
- xii, 271 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "D" -- handwritten in ink on upper right-hand corner of cover.
- "SUNCREST EL [missing] HO / 4511 RUMBLE STREET / SOUTH BURNABY, B.C."" -- staped inside front cover.
- "SEP 4 1957" -- stamped inside front cover.
- "Lynda / Craigmyle / Gr. 5 / Div. 3" -- handwritten in pencil inside front cover.
- "JOHN LEE / Gr. 5 Div. 3 / Div. B" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pencil on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- Object History
- The artifacts are from the Robins family of Burnaby 1930's 1940'd
- Notes
- includes index.
Let God be true
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5973
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.21.4
- Call Number
- 289.9 WAT
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, New York
- Publisher
- Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1946
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 320 p. : ill. (some col.) : 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Theology, Doctrinal
Linotype maintenance manual : including the big scheme of simple operation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6645
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 686 MER
- Place of Publication
- New York ; Toronto
- Publisher
- Mergenthaler Linotype Co
- Canadian Linotype Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1951
- Physical Description
- 169 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Linotype--Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Printing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Printing
- Linotype
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Fifth printing" -- Cover.
- "Price $1.50" -- Cover.
Loggers handbook : forty-second session Pacific Logging Congress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary929
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 1951 ed., vol. XI
- Publication Date
- 1951
- Call Number
- 634.9 LOG v.11
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.4
- Call Number
- 634.9 LOG v.11
- Edition
- 1951 ed., vol. XI
- Contributor
- Smith, S. G.
- Whisnant, A.
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Or.
- Publisher
- Pacific Logging Congress
- Publication Date
- 1951
- Series
- Loggers handbook
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "BOOK 8 / CAT. 37", handwritten in ink on cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tree farms
- Logging
- Lumbering
- Subjects
- Industries
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Notes
- 'Distributed at the forty-second session of the Pacific Logging Congress, Victoria, British Columbia, November 5 - 6 - 7, 1951".
- Edited by S.G. Smith
- Edited by A. Whisnant