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Personal material

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
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
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Correspondence re Spanish Lemons, Moroccan Valencia Oranges

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 p.
Scope and Content
File consists of letter from Branson Produce to Curt Pettinger further to a telephone conversation regarding Spanish Lemons, Moroccan Valencia Oranges and includes two colourful printed fruit wrappers.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 p.
Scope and Content
File consists of letter from Branson Produce to Curt Pettinger further to a telephone conversation regarding Spanish Lemons, Moroccan Valencia Oranges and includes two colourful printed fruit wrappers.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Documentary Artifacts - Labels
Accession Code
BV019.6.39
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1979
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 25, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of file
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
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Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82740
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1971-1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
Scope and Content
File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter date…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1971-1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett political papers series
Physical Description
1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-010
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter dated March 17, 1995 is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her reappointment to the Advisory Planning Commission. The booklet is of the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 (bylaw number 6023 to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby). The map is a street map of the Burnaby Planning & Building Department from 1992. The second letter is typewritten by Hazel Simnett to Mayor W. Copeland in 1996 regarding her resignation from the Advisory Planning Commission. The pin reads: "Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission". The business card is of Donald G. Stenson, Director Planning and Building of the Burnaby Planning and Building Department.
Subjects
Government - Local Government
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file
Simnett political papers series
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Advertising flyer and order form for Chinese mandarin oranges

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14878
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page advertising flyer and order form to customers of W.H. Malkins "1979 Advertising program on Chinese Mandarin Oranges". The flyer includes the title in English and Chinese "Chinese Mandarin Oranges".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page advertising flyer and order form to customers of W.H. Malkins "1979 Advertising program on Chinese Mandarin Oranges". The flyer includes the title in English and Chinese "Chinese Mandarin Oranges".
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Foods
Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Accession Code
BV019.6.107
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1979
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
3-Nov-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
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British Columbia Spring Festival certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16731
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1p.
Scope and Content
Items consists of a certificate awarded to Jack Barclay as a participant in the British Columbia Spring Festival, Festival Celebration and Official Opening at Century Park, Heritage Village, Burnaby. The certificate is dated May 15-June 16, 1975 and is signed by Premier Honary Chairman, Dave Barret…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1p.
Scope and Content
Items consists of a certificate awarded to Jack Barclay as a participant in the British Columbia Spring Festival, Festival Celebration and Official Opening at Century Park, Heritage Village, Burnaby. The certificate is dated May 15-June 16, 1975 and is signed by Premier Honary Chairman, Dave Barrett; Provincial Secretary, Honorary President, G. Hall [sic]; Festival General Chairman, B.L. Colby.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Century Park Museum Association
Accession Code
BV020.5.1802
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1975
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
June 18, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Business card for E.W. Martin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15038
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for Elmer Wilson Martin when he worked as an engineer for Webb & Knapp (Canada) Limited. Card reads "E.W. Martin, P.ENG. / Vice President / WEBB & KNAPP (CANADA) LIMITED / RES. 7231 SUTLIFF STREET / BURNABY B.C. / RES 299-3371"
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for Elmer Wilson Martin when he worked as an engineer for Webb & Knapp (Canada) Limited. Card reads "E.W. Martin, P.ENG. / Vice President / WEBB & KNAPP (CANADA) LIMITED / RES. 7231 SUTLIFF STREET / BURNABY B.C. / RES 299-3371"
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.37.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Business card for E.W. Martin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15083
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for E.W. Martin, president of Peneloc Manufacturing Limited, 4145 Hastings Street, North Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for E.W. Martin, president of Peneloc Manufacturing Limited, 4145 Hastings Street, North Burnaby.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Business card for E.W. Martin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15084
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for E.W. Martin, president of Bermar Distributors Limited for Paneloc Buildings, 4655 E. Hastings Street, Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for E.W. Martin, president of Bermar Distributors Limited for Paneloc Buildings, 4655 E. Hastings Street, Burnaby.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Accession Code
BV019.40.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Business card for E.W. Martin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15085
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for E.W. Martin of Paneloc Marketing Limited, 4217 Hastings Street, Burnaby, B.C.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for E.W. Martin of Paneloc Marketing Limited, 4217 Hastings Street, Burnaby, B.C.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Accession Code
BV019.40.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Business card for E.W. Martin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15086
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for Elmer W. Martin, Eng. Executive Vice President of Paneloc Buildings by Bermar Incorporated. Card includes the address of the Head Office in Seattle Washington and Home address at 7231 Sutliff Street, Burnaby B.C.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 business card
Material Details
white card stock with graphic in red and text in black
Scope and Content
Item consists of a business card for Elmer W. Martin, Eng. Executive Vice President of Paneloc Buildings by Bermar Incorporated. Card includes the address of the Head Office in Seattle Washington and Home address at 7231 Sutliff Street, Burnaby B.C.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Accession Code
BV019.40.21
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1960 and 1973]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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China Month Contest

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14875
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
7 Nov. 1979
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page flyer from Kelly Douglas and Company Limited titled "China Month Contest (includes handwritten Chinese characters above the english title) to "All Super Valu Stores" with the subject: "Chinese Mandarin Oranges Promotion".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a one page flyer from Kelly Douglas and Company Limited titled "China Month Contest (includes handwritten Chinese characters above the english title) to "All Super Valu Stores" with the subject: "Chinese Mandarin Oranges Promotion".
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Foods
Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company Limited
Super Valu
Accession Code
BV019.6.104
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
7 Nov. 1979
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
3-Nov-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
Images
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Chinese Export Commodities Fair identification tag

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14794
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 identification tag
Scope and Content
Item consists of a circular cardboard "CECF" tag that was used by "Western Commodities Ltd." as part of an identification tag to attend the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 identification tag
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of a circular cardboard "CECF" tag that was used by "Western Commodities Ltd." as part of an identification tag to attend the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Identification Tags
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Names
Western Commodities Limited
Accession Code
BV019.6.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1978
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Badge includes a silk ribbon (BV019.6.7) that was pinned to the top of the tag as an identifier for the Chinese Export Commodities Fair
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
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Chinese Export Commodities Fair ribbon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14793
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 ribbon
Scope and Content
Item consists of a pink silk ribbon that was used by "Western Commodities Ltd." as part of an identification tag to attend the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 ribbon
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of a pink silk ribbon that was used by "Western Commodities Ltd." as part of an identification tag to attend the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Identification Tags
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Names
Western Commodities Limited
Accession Code
BV019.6.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1978
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Ribbon includes a "CECF" tag (BV019.6.8) that was pinned to the top of the ribbon as an identifier for the Chinese Export Commodities Fair
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
Images
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Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14792
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Western Commodities Ltd." to attend the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (folded)
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Western Commodities Ltd." to attend the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Invitations
Names
Western Commodities Limited
Accession Code
BV019.6.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1978
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
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Entry - Exit card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14791
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[197-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank Entry/Exit Card.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank Entry/Exit Card.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Forms
Accession Code
BV019.6.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[197-]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
Images
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Immigration department Hong Kong arrival and departure card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14790
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[197-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank Immigration Department of Hong Kong Arrival and Departure Card.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank Immigration Department of Hong Kong Arrival and Departure Card.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Forms
Accession Code
BV019.6.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[197-]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
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Immigration form

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14788
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[197-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank immigration form requiring; full name; nationality; sex; date and room no.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank immigration form requiring; full name; nationality; sex; date and room no.
Subjects
Migration
Documentary Artifacts - Forms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Accession Code
BV019.6.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[197-]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
Images
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory464
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1911-1990
Length
00:05:22
Summary
This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Dep…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Department in 1911.
Date Range
1911-1990
Length
00:05:22
Subjects
Public Services - Fire Protection
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Muscular Dystrophy Association Certificate of Merit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19079
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Larry Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Certificate of Merit awarded by The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada to Mr. Larry Lee - Dragon Inn Restaurant, presented by Burnaby Firefighters Local 323 I.A.F.F. January 1979.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Larry Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Certificate of Merit awarded by The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada to Mr. Larry Lee - Dragon Inn Restaurant, presented by Burnaby Firefighters Local 323 I.A.F.F. January 1979.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Accession Code
BV022.19.8
Date
1979
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Registration form for visitors to the fair

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14795
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1978
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank registration form for visitors to the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Material Details
Text in both English and Chinese
Scope and Content
Item consists of a blank registration form for visitors to the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Documentary Artifacts - Identification Tags
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Accession Code
BV019.6.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1978
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sept-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on content of item
Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee
Images
Less detail

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