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South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (soft cover)
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook containing the Containers and Crafts entries for the South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair for the years 2000 through 2005.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2000-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (soft cover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS124-053
Accession Number
BHS2008-17
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook containing the Containers and Crafts entries for the South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair for the years 2000 through 2005.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Note on front cover reads: "Containers Crafts Division L"
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Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920-2006, predominant 1920-1979
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
6 photographs : col. + 1 photograph : b&w + 1 photograph : sepia + 41 photographs (tiffs) + 4 photographs (jpgs) + 12 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family photographs of the Jung, Chan and Lee families as well as business records collected and created by Cecil Lee in the nineteen seventies, while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chin…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
6 photographs : col. + 1 photograph : b&w + 1 photograph : sepia + 41 photographs (tiffs) + 4 photographs (jpgs) + 12 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family photographs of the Jung, Chan and Lee families as well as business records collected and created by Cecil Lee in the nineteen seventies, while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Lee family photographs series 3) Cecil Lee business records series
History
Julie Cho Chan Lee is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) (1912-2006) and Puy Yuen Chan (1903-1978). Suey Ying "Laura" and Puy Yuen Chan were married in New Westminster in November 1942 followed by a fourteen year residency in the “minority town site” of Fraser Mills where their daughters Julie and June were born. Julie's mother Suey Ying "Laura" Jung was born in Burnaby in 1912 to Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956) and Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952). The family had six children (five of which lived to adulthood); Suey Fong "Maida" (1909-1997) (married Quinn Wong) ; Suey Kin "Annie" (1911-1962) (married George Jong); Suey Ying "Laura"; Suey Cheung "Harry" (1916-1991) and "; Suey Yook "Gordon" (1919-1998). The family owned and operated a five acre market garden and piggery at 5460 Douglas Road near Still Creek (address was changed to 5286 Douglas Road in 1958). This was conveniently located directly across the street from Douglas Road Interurban Station. The children attended Edmonds Elementary School and while the girls only completed their elementary school years, the boys continued their education at the Vancouver Technical School. Chung Chong and Gee Shee Jung sold the farm on Douglas Road around 1949 and moved to East Vancouver. Julie's mother, Suey Ying "Laura" Jung continued to live and work on the Jung family farm until she was married in 1942 when she moved to live with her husband, Puy Yuen at Fraser Mills. Suey Ying "Laura"'s sister Maida and her husband Quinn Wong also lived at Fraser Mills with their nine children. Julie's father, Puy Yuen Chan joined his father, Chin Yip Hong in Canada at the tender age of 12, worked as a shingle packer and plywood plant handler at Fraser Mills for forty years and retired without ever learning to speak English. In 1972, Julie Cho Chan married Cecil Lee and lived in Surrey where their two boys, Rodney and Darin were born. Just prior to the start of school for Rodney, the family relocated to Coquitlam where Julie had lived since 1956. Julie worked as a teacher and later as a teacher-librarian in the Coquitlam School District. Cecil Chue Kan Lee was born in Queensborough to Sui Seo Ngen and Ding Quai Lee. Cecil is the youngest of eight children; Chue Ngan "Gladys"; Chue Fay "Walter"; Chue Quon "Charlie"; Chue Jan "Pearl"; Chue Moi "Rose"; Chue Duck "Dick" and Chue Kwong "Ken". Cecil’s father, Ding Quai Lee was a jack of all trades including a labour contractor as a well as a millwright for G.W. Beach’s three mills, Keystone, Sapperton and Harrison Mills.In 1931, with the arrival of the Depression, the family made the difficult decision to return to their homeland of Guangzhou province, eventually returning to Canada in 1939. With this decision, Ding Quai wrestled with the burden of the repayment of the loans for two way steamship fares to and from China. Upon their return to Canada, the family lived a short time on Union Street in Vancouver before relocating to Queensborough (New Westminster). Cecil and his siblings were schooled at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School followed by varying stints at FW Howay and Duke of Connaught High Schools. In 1951, Cecil Lee joined Kelly Douglas & Company Ltd., a subsidiary of the George Weston Empire, as a produce warehouseman, followed by several years as a foreman and then in the early seventies until his 1991 retirement after forty years of service, he served as one of the KD produce buyers. In this capacity, he worked closely with local farmers along Marine Drive and in the Fraser Valley. Kelly Douglas and Company Limited was founded in 1896 as a wholesale grocery business and became one of the largest food distributors in Canada. In 1946, its headquarters moved from Vancouver to Burnaby and a manufacturing plant and warehouse were built on the site at 4700 Kingsway. In the mid-1970s, Lee along with the associates at Western Commodities, the head office for produce imports, was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into western Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come only from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with the popular demand, Kelly Douglas and Company Limited looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business. Moreover, Cecil Lee designed, though not patented, the cardboard Chinese mandarin orange box to replace wooden containers. The iconic design required no glue or staples, making it possible for farmers to assemble and pack the boxes as they picked the oranges. In 1986, the Kelly Douglas and Company building was demolished and the produce department of Kelly Douglas was relocated to 6451 Telford Burnaby and the head office to 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver.
Creator
Lee, Julie Cho Chan
Lee, Chue Kan "Cecil"
Accession Code
BV017.24; BV019.6; BV019.33; BV020.38; BV021.19
Date
1920-2006, predominant 1920-1979
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Arrangement
Records within fonds are composed of business records and family photographs arranged by the Lee family.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
See also: Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020. -- [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020 BV020.6.2
See also artifact descriptions under accession BV019.6 including BV019.6.1 - for description of original box to ship and sell mandarin oranges; BV019.6.15 and BV019.6.16 for Chinese mandarin orange wrappers "Snow Mountain Mandarin Orange"
Many of the "Business records" are closed and subject to FIPPA, contact Burnaby Village Museum regarding access
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South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair records

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (soft cover)
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook containing judges decisions in the Decorative Divisions of the South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair for the years 1991 through 2005.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
South Burnaby Garden Club subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (soft cover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS124-060
Accession Number
BHS2008-17
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook containing judges decisions in the Decorative Divisions of the South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair for the years 1991 through 2005.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Note on front cover reads: "Judges Book / Decorative Children Crafts Containers / Members from 1991 / Division H Decorative"
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Deed of Land Sale - fragment

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1893]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of the bottom portion of a Deed of Land Sale. It contains a hand written, legal description of property which reads: "Cumberland Road in Lot 25, G. 1, N.W. Dist the / same being distant 14.18 Chs. S. 63.30 (degrees) E, from / the Northeast corner of said Lot 25; thense S. 63.30 E....a…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love and Leonard land records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of the bottom portion of a Deed of Land Sale. It contains a hand written, legal description of property which reads: "Cumberland Road in Lot 25, G. 1, N.W. Dist the / same being distant 14.18 Chs. S. 63.30 (degrees) E, from / the Northeast corner of said Lot 25; thense S. 63.30 E....and containing by estimaton ten (10) acres...".
History
See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
Accession Code
BV012.31.21
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1893]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of file
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Keith Jamieson fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1989-1993
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 scrapbook albums (245 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of three scrapbooks providing a detailed account of the fundraising, restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel no. 119 which was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum. Scrapbooks were created by Keith and Pat Jamieson and contain photographs, n…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 scrapbook albums (245 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of three scrapbooks providing a detailed account of the fundraising, restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel no. 119 which was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum. Scrapbooks were created by Keith and Pat Jamieson and contain photographs, newspaper clippings, publicity and correspondence documenting this historical event and are described at item level.
History
Keith Jamieson was one of the founding members of the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel. The Association was created in 1989 to raise funds to rescue the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119 from Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). As a collector and restorer of vintage carousel horses, Keith and his wife Pat took a keen interest in saving this carousel. In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and Friends of the Carousel set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine which opened at the Museum in 1993. Jamieson a carousel expert, worked on restoring the Expo ’86 carousel and agreed to oversee the restoration of the Parker Carousel when it was moved to Burnaby.
Creator
Jamieson, Keith
Accession Code
BV015.41
Date
1989-1993
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Arrangement
Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Municipal news clippings record book

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1903-1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
An untitled volume containing newspaper clippings regarding the appointment of the municipal Clerk in 1905 and council minutes circa 1905, as well as assorted newspaper articles regarding Burnaby municipal government, 1903-1908. Enclosed within the volume is a pamphlet containing Bylaw No. 509 and …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1903-1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
4133
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
An untitled volume containing newspaper clippings regarding the appointment of the municipal Clerk in 1905 and council minutes circa 1905, as well as assorted newspaper articles regarding Burnaby municipal government, 1903-1908. Enclosed within the volume is a pamphlet containing Bylaw No. 509 and Bylaw No. 711.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Tax sale register

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1936
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
A very large, heavy volume containing a record of municipal tax sale records for the years 1932-1933 (contains additions to entries up until 1936.]
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1936
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
4135
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
A very large, heavy volume containing a record of municipal tax sale records for the years 1932-1933 (contains additions to entries up until 1936.]
Media Type
Textual Record
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1946 Data from the Burnaby Town Planning Commission

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946-1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 report
Scope and Content
Item is a report of "1946 Data from the Burnaby Town Planning Commission" compiled by H. Nolan MacPherson. ("MR. B.A. EAGLES" is written on the front cover underneath the title). Affixed to the inside back cover of the report are a series of maps, and loosely contained inside the report are two pap…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946-1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 report
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS055-036
Accession Number
BHS1991-18
Scope and Content
Item is a report of "1946 Data from the Burnaby Town Planning Commission" compiled by H. Nolan MacPherson. ("MR. B.A. EAGLES" is written on the front cover underneath the title). Affixed to the inside back cover of the report are a series of maps, and loosely contained inside the report are two papers - one is a letter introducing the report and the other is the agenda for the meeting at which the report would be discussed.
Media Type
Textual Record
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1946 Data Report (supplement) - Burnaby Town Planning Commission

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Planning General series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
Item
Record No.
11805
Accession Number
2003-17
Scope and Content
This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Apr. 1945
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks May for a registered letter containing a neck chain; how the troops are advancing on the Germans each day and of how the people were glad to see them when they crossed the Rhine into Holland.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Marianne May
Accession Code
BV020.27.37
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Apr. 1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
Circular postmark stamps read: FIELD POST OFFICE 487 / * / AP 7 / 45"
Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
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Building Inspector's Ledger

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1989
Collection/Fonds
Building Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Ledger book contains a log of the number of inspections performed and permits issued categorized by staff member and permit/inspection type. Daily, weekly and monthly totals are listed.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1989
Collection/Fonds
Building Department fonds
Series
Historical Building records series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
12748
Accession Number
2004-07
Scope and Content
Ledger book contains a log of the number of inspections performed and permits issued categorized by staff member and permit/inspection type. Daily, weekly and monthly totals are listed.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Building Totals Ledger Book

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-2003
Collection/Fonds
Building Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Ledger contains the monthly building totals as calculated by the Building Department for the years 1949-2003.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-2003
Collection/Fonds
Building Department fonds
Series
Historical Building records series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
27060
Accession Number
2006-08
Scope and Content
Ledger contains the monthly building totals as calculated by the Building Department for the years 1949-2003.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Civic Employees' Union Local No. 23 constitution and bylaws

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
October 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Civic Employees' Union fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Item consists of "Burnaby Civic Employees' Local Union No. 23 Constitution and Bylaws" booklet as amended to October 1975. The booklet was chartered by Canadian Union of Public Employees 1963. The booklet contains various information about the Burnaby Civic Employees Local Union.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Civic Employees' Union fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Material Details
The booklet measures 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of "Burnaby Civic Employees' Local Union No. 23 Constitution and Bylaws" booklet as amended to October 1975. The booklet was chartered by Canadian Union of Public Employees 1963. The booklet contains various information about the Burnaby Civic Employees Local Union.
Creator
Burnaby Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 23
Subjects
Organizations - Unions
Names
Burnaby Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 23
Accession Code
BV993.43.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
October 1975
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
72
Scan Date
Nov. 22, 2009
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Burnaby Clef Society minute book

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967-1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Clef Society meeting minutes, both handwritten and typed, for 1967-1975.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967-1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Clef Society subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS020-026
Accession Number
BHS1985-12
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Clef Society meeting minutes, both handwritten and typed, for 1967-1975.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Label on original binder housing read: "Minutes of Clef Society of Burnaby 1967-1975"
Note in black ink on recto of cover of original binder housing read: "Nov 1967 to 1975 Feb"
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Burnaby Firefighters Association Local 323 - Bank Book

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1942
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
One hardcover black book, untitled except for "Burnaby Firefighters Association Local 323" written on first page. Subsequent page has, in pencil, "Bank Book Number B580/Bank Book 1942 #51" written on it. The book contains the lists of expenditures and receipts of Local 323 for the years 1938-1942.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1942
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Series
Fire General and Administration series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
8738
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
One hardcover black book, untitled except for "Burnaby Firefighters Association Local 323" written on first page. Subsequent page has, in pencil, "Bank Book Number B580/Bank Book 1942 #51" written on it. The book contains the lists of expenditures and receipts of Local 323 for the years 1938-1942.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914-2009
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, ne…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, programmes, photographs, illustrations and newsletters. Scrapbooks were created by Burnaby Girl Guides and Girl Guide leaders and deposited with the Burnaby Girl Guide Archivist prior to being donated to the Burnaby Village Museum. Record descriptions are available at both item and file level. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series 2) Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series 3) Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series 4) Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
History
The Girl Guide Movement began in England in 1909 when girls in England demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally at the Crystal Palace in London, organized by Chief Scout and Boy Scout founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Following this event, Baden Powell asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to help him start a similar organization for girls and Girl Guides was formed. Girl Guides came to Canada in 1910 and the first troop in British Columbia was registered in Victoria in 1912. In 1913 Amy Leigh moved to Burnaby from England and enquired about a Guiding company in her area and was disappointed to find none. On June 11, 1914 at the age of 17 years, Amy registered the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company and became the captain. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School. In this same year, the very first Burnaby Girl Guide Rally event took place at Central Park and by 1920 another took place at the Burnaby Municipal Hall (Edmonds) and was attended by both Burnaby and New Westminster Guides. The First Burnaby Brownie Pack was registered on December 1922 with Mrs. W.J. Matherson as Brown Owl. The Brownie Pack met in a West Burnaby facility. The First Burnaby Land Ranger Co. was formed on November 29, 1923 and by 1924 Burnaby became a District with four Guide companies, four Brownie Packs and the Rangers. In 1923 records show Mrs. Gavin as commissioner, Mrs. C.F. Carter in 1924 and Miss Amy Leigh between 1926 and 1928. The first District camp was held near Sechelt in 1927 on the property of Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Nixon with annual camps held here until 1930 when the Guide camp at Wilson Creek was established. In 1929 Guides and Brownies began taking part in the Annual May Day Celebrations at Central Park. In 1930 Burnaby became a Division with Mrs. C.F. Carter as Division Commissioner and Mrs. G. Peel as District Commissioner for South Burnaby and in 1931 Miss Amy Leigh became the first North Burnaby Commissioner. The 5th Burnaby Girl Guide Company in North Burnaby began publishing a bulletin in 1935. In this same year Burnaby Girl Guides attended a rally for Lord and Lady Powell who were visiting Vancouver and Burnaby Girl Guides became affiliated with Greater Vancouver Girl Guide Council. The packs and companies of North Burnaby were attached to the eastern section of Vancouver while South Burnaby and South Vancouver District became another Division. Mrs. Pochin organized the Burnaby Lake District in 1943 becoming the first District commissioner (In 1927 Mrs. Peel had guides in this area). The first training classes for Girl Guides were held in 1943 in a hall on Buller Avenue at the BCER tracks and also Phillips Hall on McKay Avenue. By 1945 a training camp was held on Mrs. Pochin’s property on Deer Lake. South Vancouver, South Burnaby and Burnaby Lake Districts took part in the training which was a change over from war time service and the return of Pioneer camping. Miss E. Perition was in charge of camp which was attended by Mrs. J. Quinnell, Mrs. J. Albertson and many guiders. In 1946 Lady Baden Powel returned for a visit to Vancouver and there was a rally at Connaught Park and Chief Scout Lord Rowallyn held a rally at Brocton Point. In 1947 Mrs. J. Albertson became Division Commissioner for South Vancouver and South Burnaby. Districts of Burnaby Lake and South Burnaby each adopted a European child and undertook to send regular parcels and by 1948 these Districts became a Burnaby Division once more under Division Commissioner Mrs. W.M. Wall. In September 1949 the first Sea Ranger Crew “S.R.S. Royal Oak” was formed under the Skipper, Miss E. Periton. The S.R.S. Royal Oak met at All Saint’s Church Hall on Royal Oak Ave. In 1950 Packs and Companies in North Burnaby organized into a District under Mrs. Hebron and in 1953 Sperling District was organized by District Commissioner Mrs. Hancock. 1953 was also the same year that South Burnaby District was divided into three Districts: Central Park District under Commissioner Miss Perition, Douglas District under Commissioner Mrs. J. McKee Wilson and Kingsway under Commissioner Mrs. J.G. Fowler. A few years later, in 1955 the guides and brownies were out in force to welcome Lady Baden Powel at a rally held in the PNE Gardens building and by March 1956 Burnaby ceased to be a part of Greater Vancouver Area and was organized under two Divisions of the Province. The Sperling, Willingdon and Vancouver Heights Districts in North Burnaby became North Burnaby Division with Mrs. H. Hebron as Division Commissioner. With rapid population growth further decentralization became necessary and South Burnaby Division was split in two, adding the new division of Central Burnaby under Commissioner Miss E. Perition. Central Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Burnaby Lake, Central Park and a new District named “Windsor” under Mrs. C. Dumfries. South Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Kingsway, Edmonds and Lakeview (the latter two also referred to as Douglas with Mrs. McGeachie and Mrs. J. Park as the first commissioners of these two Districts). In 1957 Burnaby became an Area unto itself with three Divisions, and 9 Districts under Miss Periton as the first Area Commissioner. In February 1957, Burnaby entered into a contract with Vancouver Girl Guide Council to lease a part of the Wilson Creek campsite. Under the leadership of Area Commissioner, Miss Periton, work started on the development of the site with funds raised by both the Girl Guides, local citizens and associations. A camp committee was formed with representation from each Division and a lot of help from Miss Norah Weller, the Wilson Creek camp manager. Plans were laid for the site with a dining shelter, store room and cook stove contracted for while a subcommittee of men was appointed to purchase building supplies and organize work parties to build cabins, a staff house, water pipes and sanitary facilities. The site opened in May 1958 with $6000 expended on building and equipping the camp, while an official opening took place on June 8 and by July Girl Guides began camping on the site. The Burnaby Area Committee became a member of the Burnaby Community Council and a participant in Community Chest in 1958 and on May 1, the Burnaby Area office opened. By 1959, with further participation in North Burnaby, Sperling District was split to form Sperling and Hillview Districts and by 1960 Kingsway District of South Burnaby split to form Kingsway and Royal Oak Districts. By December 1960, Burnaby Area had 3 Divisions, 11 Districts with a total membership of 2, 331.
Creator
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35
BV015.36
BV016.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1914-2009
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Some scrapbooks are only available in digital formats
Accessions that form part of this fonds include: BV015.35; BV015.36; BV016.49
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Burnaby Lake Report - SPEC

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71821
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1977]
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Item contains "Burnaby Lake Students' Projects (Abstracts and Excerpts)."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1977]
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Studies, reports, and conferences series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
46206
Accession Number
2012-15
Scope and Content
Item contains "Burnaby Lake Students' Projects (Abstracts and Excerpts)."
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58386
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Item is a booklet containing the "Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 / Bylaw No. 6023 / A Bylaw to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby (Consolidated for convenience with Bylaws Nos. 6535, 7466 and 8961)."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 booklet
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS081-002
Accession Number
BHS1996-09
Scope and Content
Item is a booklet containing the "Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 / Bylaw No. 6023 / A Bylaw to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby (Consolidated for convenience with Bylaws Nos. 6535, 7466 and 8961)."
Media Type
Textual Record
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Canadian Bank of Commerce cash book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65604
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item is a Canadian Bank of Commerce cash book with information contained on only two of its pages.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS142-005
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Canadian Bank of Commerce cash book with information contained on only two of its pages.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Central Park District Patrol Report 1920

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57781
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook containing a handwritten Patrol Reports written by constables on patrol in Burnaby. The handwriting looks to be that of Constable George Jeffery.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1924
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS013-025
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook containing a handwritten Patrol Reports written by constables on patrol in Burnaby. The handwriting looks to be that of Constable George Jeffery.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on title page of notebook
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