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Donald N. Brown subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original)-1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other material

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with vari…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original)-1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Donald N. Brown subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other material

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1987-03; BHS2003-04; BHS1992-20; BHS1995-09; BHS2000-10; BHS1991-41; BHS2001-12; BHS2004-01; BHS2004-12

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban tram no. 1223.

History: Donald Neil "Don" Brown was born in Birmingham, England. In 1922, while still an infant, he and his family moved to Winnipeg, Canada. On September 8, 1939, Don left his Senior Matriculation classes to join the Royal Canadian Engineers. Two weeks later, he eloped with his high school sweetheart, Helen J., just months before he was to be shipped overseas with the 3rd Contingent of Canadian Troops. He served in the army with the Royal Canadian Engineer’s 12th Field Company and saw action in both Sicily and Italy. In 1945, Don returned to obtain his Senior Matriculation and a year of university studies before re-enlisting in the army as a Second Lieutenant. He spent the next two years stationed in Chilliwack with Helen and their first child. In 1947, he left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force, embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to Burnaby where he served from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. He became a qualified Examiner of Questioned Documents and provided expert testimony in handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, and alterations. He attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. He was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section in July, 1963. On December 9, 1967, Helen Brown ran as an independent for the position of Alderman on the Burnaby Council. She was not elected. In May 1970, Don was promoted to Sub-Inspector and transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police, Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. After his retirement, Don became involved in local politics and, with the blessing of his wife and six children, joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary. In 1978 he was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. During the next municipal election in November 1979, he successfully ran for Alderman. Don Brown served Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He also gave his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years and author "Why?: The Last Years of the British Columbia Policy 1858-1950" about the BC Provincial Police. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby. Don passed away in 2009.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148

Fundamentals for Brown Owls and Tawny Owls

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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

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: Includes index

The bus driver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: James, Marian D. (Marian Dorothy), 1900-

Publication Date: c1955

Call Number: 388.322023 JAM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.26.1

Call Number: 388.322023 JAM

Author: James, Marian D. (Marian Dorothy), 1900-

Contributor: McAllister, Ken; Brown, Denis W.

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited

Publication Date: c1955

Series: Canadians All

Physical Description: 32 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "Greater Victoria Schools" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "mx 3- " -- handwritten in pencil on title page.

Library Subject (LOC): Bus Drivers; Juvenile literature

Notes: "In association with Denis W. Brown ; consultant editor, Joyce Boyle ; photographs by Ken McAllister, ... and others."; Author's given name and date: James, Marian D. (Marian Dorothy), 1900-

Canadian democracy in action

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brown, George Williams, 1894-1963

Edition: New ed.

Publication Date: 1958

Call Number: 342.7102 BRO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.3868.1

Call Number: 342.7102 BRO

Edition: New ed.

Author: Brown, George Williams, 1894-1963

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited

Publication Date: 1958

Printer: Evergreen Press Limited.

Physical Description: viii, 148 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "Pat Goessaert Inc. / Experts at Horse Play" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). "Brian Webster Div.29" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).

Library Subject (LOC): Political science; Canada

Notes: Includes index.

Matriculation trigonometry

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Durell, Clement V. (Clement Vavasor), 1882-1968

Publication Date: 1951

Call Number: 516.24 DUR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.21.5

Call Number: 516.24 DUR

Author: Durell, Clement V. (Clement Vavasor), 1882-1968

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: G. Bell and Sons

Publication Date: 1951

Physical Description: viii, 151 p., xxiv, xv : ill. : 19 cm.

Inscription: "William Brown T4G MCB" [handwritten on first page] math scribbles and drawing of a book on first page writing on various pages throughout

Library Subject (LOC): Trigonometry

Notes: Author's full name and dates: Durell, Clement V. (Clement Vavasor), 1882-1968

Personal material

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1978]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1978]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-008

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.