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A Family Collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36452
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the George Jeffrey family collection on display during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
271-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the George Jeffrey family collection on display during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
1 col. negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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George Jeffrey family collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36453
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the display case that housed the George Jeffrey family collection during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
271-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the display case that housed the George Jeffrey family collection during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Invitation to 50th birthday bash for James William Turner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15419
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Suprise 50th Birthday Bash" for James William Turner on November 2, 1984 taking place at the Pioneer Credit Union Auditorium in Burnaby enclosed inside of an envelope with return address for the Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games Society.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Suprise 50th Birthday Bash" for James William Turner on November 2, 1984 taking place at the Pioneer Credit Union Auditorium in Burnaby enclosed inside of an envelope with return address for the Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games Society.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Documentary Artifacts - Invitations
Names
B.C. Summer Games
Turner, James
Accession Code
BV021.4.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Aerial map of Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97805
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Aerial map of Burnaby Mountain.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Aerial map of Burnaby Mountain.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
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Alderman Doug Drummond

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46052
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1986]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1986]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-940
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 34709
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B.C. Summer Games recognition certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15416
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a 1984 British Columbia Summer Games recognition certificate awarded to Jeanine Torrance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a 1984 British Columbia Summer Games recognition certificate awarded to Jeanine Torrance.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Names
Torrance, Jeanine
B.C. Summer Games
Accession Code
BV021.4.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
July 1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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B.C. Summer Games volunteer registration form

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15415
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a registration form for Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games. The form has been filled in by Jeanine Torrance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a registration form for Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games. The form has been filled in by Jeanine Torrance.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Forms
Names
B.C. Summer Games
Torrance, Jeanine
Accession Code
BV021.4.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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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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Burnaby's Photographic Family Album-Burnaby Image Bank Collection: Volume 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64764
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (1 hr., 56 min., 40 sec.) : b&w, col., sd.
Scope and Content
Item is a copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" produced by the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Archives, and Archivist, Jim Ross in recognition of Burnaby’s Centennial. The video consists of 812 images from the Burnaby Image Bank which are i…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 videocassette (1 hr., 56 min., 40 sec.) : b&w, col., sd.
Material Details
Video Home System (VHS) tape
Description Level
Item
Record No.
577-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS2001-15
Scope and Content
Item is a copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" produced by the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Archives, and Archivist, Jim Ross in recognition of Burnaby’s Centennial. The video consists of 812 images from the Burnaby Image Bank which are indexed by Communities, Neighbourhoods, Subjects and Names. The indexes are provided at both the beginning and end of the video with photographs dispersed in between. An introduction is provided by Simon Fraser University Archivist, Jim Ross. The video was made available for public purchase and viewing on Video Home System (VHS) format and distributed to each Burnaby school and branch of the Burnaby Public Library for information and research purposes.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Persons - Pioneers
Names
Simon Fraser University
Ross, Jim
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Transcribed title
Images
Video

Burnaby's Photographic Family Album-Burnaby Image Bank Collection: Volume 1, 1992

Burnaby's Photographic Family Album-Burnaby Image Bank Collection: Volume 1, 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/577-001.m4v
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Burnaby Village Museum, Heritage Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12362
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Heritage Village. Groups of costumed people are gathered beside a flagpole. There is a pennyfarthing bicycle.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Marketing photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Heritage Village. Groups of costumed people are gathered beside a flagpole. There is a pennyfarthing bicycle.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1990]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
25-Mar-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on note on verso of photograph; This photograph was made into a postcard.
Images
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Certificate of Appreciation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18960
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of a certificate from the Corporation of the District of Burnaby awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming. Certificate awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming in appreciation for the story she wrote that appears in the book 'Pioneer Tales of Burnaby'. The certificate is signed by Burnaby …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington family documents series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Material Details
Gold seal of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby in bottom left corner of certificate
Image in background of text is a screened photograph of an image "Looking north from Burnaby Lake Pavillion"
Scope and Content
Item consists of a certificate from the Corporation of the District of Burnaby awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming. Certificate awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming in appreciation for the story she wrote that appears in the book 'Pioneer Tales of Burnaby'. The certificate is signed by Burnaby Mayor William A. Lewarne.
Creator
City of Burnaby
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Accession Code
BV016.46.49
Date
June 1987
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Coffee and books

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98203
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person holding a stack of books and a cup of coffee and standing outside of a Starbucks coffee shop.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3281
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person holding a stack of books and a cup of coffee and standing outside of a Starbucks coffee shop.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Display of photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36449
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a display of framed photographs that were part of the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
271-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of a display of framed photographs that were part of the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Doreen Lawson among purple loosestrife

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91719
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1992
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 19 cm x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doreen Lawson posing with purple loosestrife plants with Burnaby Lake behind her.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1992
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 19 cm x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
605-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doreen Lawson posing with purple loosestrife plants with Burnaby Lake behind her.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Plants - Flowers
Names
Lawson, Doreen A.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note is grey ink on verso of photograph reads: "Dec. 92 / From Ethel Chernesky & Cam Avery"
Stamp of verso of photograph reads: "The News / [address] / [phone]"
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Early maps of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36450
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a display that included early maps of the Burnaby area as part of the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
271-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of a display that included early maps of the Burnaby area as part of the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Election 1990 photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91556
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. and b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm and 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs related to Doreen Lawson's 1990 election campaign. One photograph is a black and white portrait of Ms. Lawson and the second photograph depicts two municipal election signs posted in a resident's front yard.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. and b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm and 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
605-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-30
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs related to Doreen Lawson's 1990 election campaign. One photograph is a black and white portrait of Ms. Lawson and the second photograph depicts two municipal election signs posted in a resident's front yard.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Elections
Names
Lawson, Doreen A.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Photographs separated from file MSS071-002
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Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Don Copan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15414
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 envelope
Scope and Content
Item consists of an envelope addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Don Copan / 4667 Highlawn Dr. / Burnaby B.C." with return address "Office of the Mayor / 4949 Canada Way / Burnaby, British Columbia / V5G 1M2" and postal stamp in red ink reading "BURNABY / HOME OF THE 1984 / B.C. SUMMER GAMES / JULY 19-22".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 envelope
Scope and Content
Item consists of an envelope addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Don Copan / 4667 Highlawn Dr. / Burnaby B.C." with return address "Office of the Mayor / 4949 Canada Way / Burnaby, British Columbia / V5G 1M2" and postal stamp in red ink reading "BURNABY / HOME OF THE 1984 / B.C. SUMMER GAMES / JULY 19-22".
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Copan, Donald Angus "Don"
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.4.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Framed photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36436
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph a corner of a room with framed photographs hanging on the wall as well as lying on a table that has been covered with a white table cloth at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum. There is another uncovered table in the room with pamphlets on it.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
271-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-41
Scope and Content
Photograph a corner of a room with framed photographs hanging on the wall as well as lying on a table that has been covered with a white table cloth at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum. There is another uncovered table in the room with pamphlets on it.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 1

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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.
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Jim Gillis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36395
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1979 or 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Jim Gillis, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1979 - 1980 term.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1979 or 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
257-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Jim Gillis, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1979 - 1980 term.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce
Gillis, Jim
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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