"Organizations" found 31 records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence either written or received by Hazel Simnett regarding the "Bygones of Burnaby" book while she was acting as president of the Century Park Museum Association. One is addressed to the Mayor of Burnaby. Also included is information about the book.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1976]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett political papers series

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (8 p.)

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-009

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence either written or received by Hazel Simnett regarding the "Bygones of Burnaby" book while she was acting as president of the Century Park Museum Association. One is addressed to the Mayor of Burnaby. Also included is information about the book.

Subjects: Organizations; Government - Local Government

Names: Simnett, Hazel

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on note accompanying file; Simnett political papers series

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.

Subjects: Arts - Paintings; Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers; Documentary Artifacts - Photographs; Performances - Concerts; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols - Certificates; Transportation; Persons - Royalty

Names: Simnett, Hazel; Simnett, Frederick "Fred"; Simnett, Mary Ann; Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together; Simnett personal papers series

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

Doreen Lawson fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-2002

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulat…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-2002

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2003-30; 2015-15

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulatory letters and correspondence, community speeches and slideshow presentations regarding the conservation of Burnaby Lake, the administrative papers of the Burnaby Centennial Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society, and photographs of Burnaby waterways and wildlife.

History: Doreen Anne Fowler Lawson was born July 8, 1928, to Eva Barnhill and Leonard Fowler. Her parents met in Alberta but decided to move to Vancouver where they got married and Doreen was born. The family moved to the north side of Claude Avenue in Burnaby when Doreen was a few months old. In 1931, they moved to a house with an acre of land directly across the street from their first house.; When Doreen was six, her family moved to Collingwood, Vancouver, near where her father grew up. This is where her brother Ron was born. The family moved again to County Line in Langley Prairie in 1944, which is where Doreen met Edward Lawson, her future husband. Soon after, they moved to a seven-acre plot in Burquitlam. Ed and Doreen Lawson’s eldest daughter, Linda, was born in 1954. Their second daughter, Wendy, was born in 1959 and their youngest, Lisa, was born in 1961. They lived in the Brentwood area, where all three daughters attended Brentwood Elementary School. Linda went on to Alpha Secondary School.; In 1945, Doreen began her first of several office jobs, and in the early 1950s she became the first woman to be elected into a vice-president position within the BC Trade Union Congress (now the BC Federation of Labour).; Doreen Lawson had a long and prolific political career, starting as Parks Commissioner in 1965, and serving as its chair from 1969 to 1971. She was instrumental in the selection and promotion of the rhododendron as the official flower of Burnaby in 1966. In 1971, she was elected to Burnaby City Council and, in 1972, Doreen proposed that Council take action to declare Burnaby Lake a wildlife sanctuary. After a 10-year campaign, she was able to convince Council to declare the park “a nature conservation area.” She put forward a policy of preservation for creeks and streams, as well as a proposal to preserve trees in subdivisions, both of which were adopted by Council. Doreen continued to serve on Council until 1985, during which time she initiated and chaired the Burnaby Information Committee, which designed the present Burnaby logo (and official flower pins) and established the Information Burnaby Newsletter. In 1979 Doreen Lawson won Vancouver Natural History Society’s Frank Sanford Award.; In 1984, Doreen was elected the first woman president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Doreen ran as a BC Liberal Party candidate in the new Federal Riding of Burnaby in 1979, and from 1985 to 1987, she served as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Liberal Party. As the B.C. Liberal Party Executive Director, her major responsibility was to work with both the Federal and Provincial Associations in implementing riding organizations and fundraising programs in preparation for election time. In the 1980s, Doreen was an active guest lecturer at Burnaby Elementary and High Schools as well as at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Doreen was active in a variety of community clubs and organizations including: the Burnaby Library Board; Greater Vancouver Spinners and Weavers Guild; and Vancouver Natural History Society. She was an executive member of the Burnaby-New Westminster Canada Summer Games; the Burnaby Division of the United Way; Information Burnaby Committee; and the Brentwood Parent Teachers Association; as well as serving as the President of the Burnaby Voters Association from 1988-1990.; In 1990, Doreen was elected back to Burnaby Council and put forward the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake which she saw completed before her final year on Council in 1999. Doreen continued to be a strong environmental advocate for the protection and rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake after she retired from council.; Doreen Lawson died October 11, 2003.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS071, photo catalogue 605, photo catalogue 618

Mary Forsyth fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1893] (date of original) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material

Scope and Content: Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1893] (date of original) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material

Description Level: Fonds

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.

History: Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Cartographic Material

Creator: Forsyth, Mary

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo catalogue 572, MSS185

Burnaby Arts Council subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, membership lists, press releases, presentations, fundraising material, posters, scripts, budgets and financial statements created and compiled by the Burnaby Arts Council between 1966 and 1989.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Arts Council subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1998-06; BHS1998-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, membership lists, press releases, presentations, fundraising material, posters, scripts, budgets and financial statements created and compiled by the Burnaby Arts Council between 1966 and 1989.

History: The Burnaby Arts Council was formed in the early 1960s and was comprised of representatives from six existing arts organizations: the Burnaby Writer's Society, the Burnaby Historical Society, the Burnaby Art Gallery, the Burnaby Players, the Burnaby Civic Opera and a dance group. The Council was initially called the Fine Arts Council and its first mandate was to see the Art Gallery move from its location in the basement of the Burnaby Kingsway Library into premises of its own. Sheila Kincaid was a driving force behind this venture and when the Gallery was successfully relocated, she became the first director of the Burnaby Art Gallery in its present location in Ceperley House. During the 1967 Centennial Year, one of the Municipal projects for the Centennial was the dedication of the land at Deer Lake Park for an Arts Centre. At this time, the Fine Arts Council changed its name to the Burnaby Arts Council and the group focused its energies on securing funding for needed renovations and staffing for the Gallery and Arts Centre. That year, all the groups in the Council donated their share of the Provincial Cultural Grants toward outfitting the James Cowan Theatre. 1967 also saw a big Festival of the Arts produced to raise the public's awareness of the Arts Centre. During the late 1960s, the Council worked to get registered Society status and by 1976, it was fully incorporated. Throughout the years, the Burnaby Arts Council has supported and sponsored the arts and arts programs in Burnaby. Events such as the Burnaby Craft Market, the Burnaby Summer Theatre, the Christmas Craft Fair, and various concert series, studio tours, exhibitions and displays have been presented by the Council and it continues to be an active and driving force behind the celebration of arts and culture in Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Burnaby Arts Council

Notes: Title based on creator and contents of subseries

Churches

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66407

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966-1990

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: File consists of notes, written histories and other research material compiled by Pixie McGeachie on the topic of churches and the history of religious organizations in Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966-1990

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie collection

Physical Description: 1 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS065-016

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2011-04

Scope and Content: File consists of notes, written histories and other research material compiled by Pixie McGeachie on the topic of churches and the history of religious organizations in Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Originally housed in a folder labelled "Churches"; Transcribed articles included in file are dated from 1900-1952

City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]-[1979]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 53 photographs (39 tiffs ; 2 jpegs ; 3 col. prints, 9 x 9 cm; 10 med. b&w prints) and 3 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs that were selected for preservation because of their relevance to documenting the heritage and development of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection depict Burnaby citizens, locations, businesses, residences, geography, and events throughout the history…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]-[1979]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Physical Description: 53 photographs (39 tiffs ; 2 jpegs ; 3 col. prints, 9 x 9 cm; 10 med. b&w prints) and 3 p. of textual records

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2010-01; 2013-31; 2015-14; 2016-24; 2021-10

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs that were selected for preservation because of their relevance to documenting the heritage and development of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection depict Burnaby citizens, locations, businesses, residences, geography, and events throughout the history of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection are acquisitions of discrete items or small sets of items that do not form a discrete fonds or collection.

History: Burnaby’s first municipal archive officially opened on November 10, 2001, and is located in the McGill Branch Public Library at 4595 Albert Street. The City Archives functions as a branch of the Office of the City Clerk and operates as the official repository of Burnaby’s municipal records, containing records dating back to Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892. In 2007, the City of Burnaby Archives expanded its collection mandate to include private as well as public records. Types of records held at the Archives include City Records (Council minutes and reports, bylaws, departmental records and photographs) and records from private individuals and community organizations (correspondence, reports, minutes, photographs, moving images and sound recordings). The Archives storage area is equipped with the sophisticated environmental controls necessary to preserve Burnaby’s unique archival material into the future. The mandate of the City of Burnaby Archives is to identify, acquire, preserve and make accessible archival material in the form of civic and private records documenting the history of the City of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: City of Burnaby Archives

Notes: Title based on contents of collection.

Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920-1990

Collection/Fonds: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs created by the Burnaby Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department. Records include files and photographs related to cultural services, administration, and delivery of special events, as well the records of the Parks and Recreation Commissi…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920-1990

Collection/Fonds: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department fonds

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs created by the Burnaby Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department. Records include files and photographs related to cultural services, administration, and delivery of special events, as well the records of the Parks and Recreation Commission.

History: The Parks and Recreation Department changed its name to the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department in 1997 to better reflect the department's mandate to operate a major arts centre and heritage facility, and to provide extensive cultural services and support to organizations in addition to parks and recreation services. On January 1, 2023, the City renamed the department to Parks, Recreation and Culture to be consistent with other departments, grammatically correct, and reflective of the department "moving forward" to a better Burnaby. Mary Morrison-Clark has served as General Manager of the department since November 2022.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds.

Tourism in British Columbia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58189

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954-1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to tourism in British Columbia including newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence and newsletters (mostly pertaining to heritage organizations). Also included in the file are Burnaby Hospital Society correspondence as well as an unused 1989 wall calendar .

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954-1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS061-029

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to tourism in British Columbia including newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence and newsletters (mostly pertaining to heritage organizations). Also included in the file are Burnaby Hospital Society correspondence as well as an unused 1989 wall calendar .

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Plan of Organization Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64550

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 12, 1972

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: Item is the "Plan of Organization / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre" which includes; total staff organizational charts, job descriptions of all staff positions (except for those of Warden, Medical Officer and Chaplains), types of shift schedules along with the Warden's general directiv…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 12, 1972

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ed Eckley subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS120-012

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS2006-01

Scope and Content: Item is the "Plan of Organization / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre" which includes; total staff organizational charts, job descriptions of all staff positions (except for those of Warden, Medical Officer and Chaplains), types of shift schedules along with the Warden's general directives.

Media Type: Textual Record

Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1978

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 143 cm of textual records (14 boxes) and 74 photographs (23 med. sepia prints; 15 small sepia prints; 6 small b&w prints; 7 med b&w print; 21 med. col. prints).

Scope and Content: Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, minute books, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, bylaws and scrapbooks related to the history and work of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) in Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1978

Collection/Fonds: Victorian Order of Nurses fonds

Physical Description: 143 cm of textual records (14 boxes) and 74 photographs (23 med. sepia prints; 15 small sepia prints; 6 small b&w prints; 7 med b&w print; 21 med. col. prints).

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, minute books, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, promotional materials, membership lists, bylaws and scrapbooks related to the history and work of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) in Burnaby.

History: The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) for Canada is a non-profit charitable organization created for the purposes of home care and social services established in 1898 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria the Good. Lady Aberdeen, founding president of the National Council of Women (and wife of Canadian Governor General Lord Aberdeen) was a great believer in the need for a nursing service in Canada, particularly for the less fortunate and recommended the organization be established. The Burnaby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses was established in 1912 with Miss Colhoun as its first nurse.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Victorian Order of Nurses subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription128

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers and photographs related to the history and work of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]-1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Victorian Order of Nurses subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1985-26; BHS1995-01

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers and photographs related to the history and work of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Burnaby.

History: The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada is a non-profit charitable organization created for the purposes of home care and social services established in 1898 to perpetuate the memory of Victoria the Good. Lady Aberdeen, founding president of the National Council of Women and wife of Canadian Governor General Lord Aberdeen, was a great believer in the need for a nursing service in Canada, particularly for the less fortunate and recommended the organization be established. The Burnaby Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) was established in 1912 with Miss Colhoun as its first nurse.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Victorian Order of Nurses

Notes: MSS021, PC153; Title based on contents of subseries

Burnaby Clef Society subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940-2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Clef Society, including programs, posters, newsletters, membership lists, correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940-2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Clef Society subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS1985-12; BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Clef Society, including programs, posters, newsletters, membership lists, correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, and photographs.

History: The Clef Society of Burnaby was incorporated on February 8, 1949, with original subscribers Elizabeth Dawson, Lilian Haste, Mona Weeks, Emily Scott, and Eleanor Cailes. As a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering music appreciation and music advancement in Burnaby, and to promoting musical instruction and education and encouraging outstanding musical talent, the Society created musical evenings in homes, public recitals and concerts, children's plays, light operas, and scholarship competitions.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Clef Society

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC142 and MSS020

Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71181

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Gem and Mineral fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 15 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of seventeen files of textual records pertaining to the operations of the Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Gem and Mineral fonds

Physical Description: 15 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2012-03

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of seventeen files of textual records pertaining to the operations of the Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club.

History: The Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club was formed in Burnaby in 1963 and became a chartered member club of the Lapidary Rock and Mineral Society of British Columbia on June 15, 1965. Meetings were held at Bonsor Hall on the third Tuesday of every month. The club became a registered federation member of the Gem and Mineral Federation of Canada in 1978. From 1978 to 1985, Marguerite “Mary” Skinner was the recording secretary. Mary and her husband John Skinner were members for 21 years, and during that time, John organized all of the “big shows” with the help and support of fellow members. On December 15, 1985, the general membership of the Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club voted to close the club. They had a final dinner meeting on February 18, 1986, at the Copper Kettle on Kingsway.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Burnaby Gem and Mineral Club

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS160

Burnaby Spade Club papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968-1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Spade Club, an organization consisting of high school seniors with a purpose "to assist those in need in a tangible way," sponsored by the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club and the Kingsway Kiwanis Club and associated with the Burnaby Association for Retar…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968-1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS092-032

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Spade Club, an organization consisting of high school seniors with a purpose "to assist those in need in a tangible way," sponsored by the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club and the Kingsway Kiwanis Club and associated with the Burnaby Association for Retarded Children and Burnaby Parks and Recreation.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Chevron Green Belt / Buffer Zone Advisory Committee subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96374

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974-1999

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 5 folders of textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of committee records for the Chevron Green Belt / Buffer Zone Advisory Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and terms of reference.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974-1999

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Chevron Green Belt / Buffer Zone Advisory Committee subseries

Physical Description: 5 folders of textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of committee records for the Chevron Green Belt / Buffer Zone Advisory Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and terms of reference.

History: The Chevron Green Belt / Buffer Zone Advisory Committee was established in 1997. This committee was created in order review the Chevron Green Belt area prepared in 1975. The Committee was responsible for organizing public and staff input regarding the boundaries of the buffer zone, road patterns, and trail routing, landscaping, and ensuring a positive relationship with the adjoining neighbourhood. The Chevron Green Belt / Buffer Zone Advisory Committee disbanded at the end of 1999.

Media Type: Textual Record

Federation of Canadian Municipalities correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91559

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1979-1986

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of congratulatory letters addressed to Doreen Lawson regarding her tenure of and resignation from the National Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Doreen was the first woman to serve as president of the organization.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1979-1986

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS071-004

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: 2003-30

Scope and Content: File consists of congratulatory letters addressed to Doreen Lawson regarding her tenure of and resignation from the National Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Doreen was the first woman to serve as president of the organization.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

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