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Bank of Nova Scotia tennis party

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia on the lawn of the Peers family home, Greyfriars, during a tennis party. Bob Peers is seated on the ground, in the centre of the first row (holding a tennis racket.)

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-534

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia on the lawn of the Peers family home, Greyfriars, during a tennis party. Bob Peers is seated on the ground, in the centre of the first row (holding a tennis racket.)

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Picnics; Sports - Tennis

Names: Bank of Nova Scotia; Peers, William John "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Rugby Street

Street Address: 5289 Rugby Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Bank of Nova Scotia tennis party, 1926 thumbnail

Boy playing tennis

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 2, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified boy playing tennis.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 2, 1996

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-0317

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2012-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified boy playing tennis.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 2034 Mario"; Scan is cropped

Images

Boy playing tennis, June 2, 1996 thumbnail

brooch

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV009.18.15

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV009.18.15

Description: Female portrait cameo carved in red background. Mounted in a metal ring with a pin back and a loop at the top. May be worn as a pin or on a chain.

Marks/Labels: "800" hallmark stamped on silver mount.

Subjects: Adornment; Adornment - Jewelry

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Brookes and Paterson at V.L.T.C.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crowd gathered in the stands at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club. On the court are four unidentified men walking towards the stands.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-704

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crowd gathered in the stands at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club. On the court are four unidentified men walking towards the stands.

Subjects: Persons - Crowds; Sports - Tennis

Names: Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph; The caption "Brookes and Paterson [sic] at V.L.T.C." likely refers to well-known Australian doubles players Norman Brookes and Gerald Patterson.

Images

Brookes and Paterson at V.L.T.C., [1922] thumbnail

catalogue

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV992.4.1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV992.4.1

Description: E.G. Rideout & Co. - Catalogue Booklet -- [1879?]. Catalogue produced by E.G. Rideout and Company in New York. The catalogue is staple bound although there are pages falling out of the booklet. The company advertises Swiss and American Watches for ladies and men, notions, combs, brooches, etc. Along with prices guides for the products. The booklet measures 21cm x 27cm.

Maker: E. G. Rideout & Co

Country Made: United States of America

Province Made: New York

Site/City Made: New York

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Booklets; Adornment; Adornment - Jewelry

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Central Park tennis

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman playing tennis against a wall at the Central Park tennis courts.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1750

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman playing tennis against a wall at the Central Park tennis courts.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "That's more like it. Now that the snow has melted and the weather returns to its usual West Coast warmth and wet, Chiu Shui Yee is able to work on her tennis game at the courts at Burnaby's Central Park."

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Central Park Tennis Courts

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 27, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of tennis players playing in the tennis courts in Central Park, on Patterson Avenue. The photograph is taken from outside the fence around the courts, facing south.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 27, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-641

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of tennis players playing in the tennis courts in Central Park, on Patterson Avenue. The photograph is taken from outside the fence around the courts, facing south.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Sports - Tennis

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Surridge, Jack

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 89

Geographic Access: Central Park; Patterson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Central Park Tennis Courts

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 27, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tennis courts in Central Park, on Patterson Avenue. The photograph is taken from across one of the sets of courts, facing north. Tennis players are visible in the far set of courts, on the other side of a fence.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 27, 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 556-642

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2017-57

Scope and Content: Photograph of the tennis courts in Central Park, on Patterson Avenue. The photograph is taken from across one of the sets of courts, facing north. Tennis players are visible in the far set of courts, on the other side of a fence.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Sports - Tennis

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Surridge, Jack

Notes: Title taken from project information form; Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm); BPL no. 90

Geographic Access: Central Park; Patterson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Clissie Buxton aged 18 years

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Buxton Family collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Alice Clarissa (Clissie) Buxton at age 18, holding a tennis racket. Clissie was the daughter of George Searby Buxton and Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss). The photograph was likely taken at the Buxton family home in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Buxton Family collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 513-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2010-05

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Alice Clarissa (Clissie) Buxton at age 18, holding a tennis racket. Clissie was the daughter of George Searby Buxton and Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss). The photograph was likely taken at the Buxton family home in Burnaby.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Names: Buxton, Alice Clarissa "Clissie"

Media Type: Photograph

Geographic Access: Buxton Street

Street Address: 4807 Buxton Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Clissie Buxton aged 18 years, [1920] thumbnail

Conquest Stanley playing tennis in Wembley

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Conquest Stanley standing on a grass tennis court and holding a tennis racket.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Conquest Stanley standing on a grass tennis court and holding a tennis racket.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Names: Stanley, Conquest John

Accession Code: BV022.32.267

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1921

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-05-10

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1); Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Wembly / 1921"; Note in white ink on album page reads: "WEMBLEY_1921"

Images

Conquest Stanley playing tennis in Wembley, 1921 thumbnail

Corrie Guraliuk playing tennis with baby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Corrie Guraliuk playing tennis at the Central Park tennis courts while carrying her five-month-old daughter on her front.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2285

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Corrie Guraliuk playing tennis at the Central Park tennis courts while carrying her five-month-old daughter on her front.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis; Persons - Children

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Corrie Guraliuk and her daughter, Kayla, 5 months, try a new variation of tennis doubles at the practice courts at Burnaby's Central Park. This is Kayla's first tennis game."

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Corrie Guraliuk playing tennis with baby, [2003] thumbnail

Flo and Isabelle McCulloch

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of three women seated on the ground outside in front of a net on a tennis court. They have tennis racquets and balls in front of them. Identified, left to right: Miss Flo McCulloch, Mrs. Morton, and Miss Isabelle McCulloch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 193-024

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1987-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of three women seated on the ground outside in front of a net on a tennis court. They have tennis racquets and balls in front of them. Identified, left to right: Miss Flo McCulloch, Mrs. Morton, and Miss Isabelle McCulloch.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Names: McCulloch, Flo; McCulloch, Isabelle

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Flo and Isabelle McCulloch, [192-] (date of original), copied 1987 thumbnail

Flora Bell

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1960

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Flora Bell.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Flora Bell.

Subjects: Adornment - Jewelry

Names: Bell, Flora

Accession Code: BV005.69.2

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1960

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 11-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "PLEASE RETURN TO:/ May Long/ 14428 - 18A Ave/ White Rock BC/ V4A 8S6", b. "~1960/ MRS. FLORA BELL"

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Francis, Bob and Robert on the tennis court

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Peers (far right) and his son, Robert (centre) with Bob's father, Francis (smoking a pipe). All three are standing on a tennis court and Robert is holding a tennis racket. The picture was likely taken at the home of Bob and Kitty Peers, on Deer Lake Avenue

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-293

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Peers (far right) and his son, Robert (centre) with Bob's father, Francis (smoking a pipe). All three are standing on a tennis court and Robert is holding a tennis racket. The picture was likely taken at the home of Bob and Kitty Peers, on Deer Lake Avenue

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Names: Peers, Francis J.; Peers, Robert C.K.; Peers, William John "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6588 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Francis, Bob and Robert on the tennis court

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Peers (far right) standing with his son, Robert (centre) on a tennis court. The other man (smoking pipe) is Bob's father, Francis Peers. The picture was likely taken at Bob's home on Deer Lake Avenue.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-296

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Peers (far right) standing with his son, Robert (centre) on a tennis court. The other man (smoking pipe) is Bob's father, Francis Peers. The picture was likely taken at Bob's home on Deer Lake Avenue.

Subjects: Sports - Tennis

Names: Peers, Francis J.; Peers, Robert C.K.; Peers, William John "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6588 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Household trinkets and jewelry

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Bill Jeffries fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a table filled with household trinkets and jewelry at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor in a BC Lions baseball cap is sitting behind the table.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Bill Jeffries fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 528-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a table filled with household trinkets and jewelry at the Lougheed Drive-in swap meet in the summer of 1978. An unidentified vendor in a BC Lions baseball cap is sitting behind the table.

Subjects: Adornment - Jewelry

Names: Lougheed Drive-In Theatre

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Jeffries, Bill

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Images

Household trinkets and jewelry, 1978 thumbnail

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-1965

Length: 0:18:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s stories about the beginnings of Simon Fraser University, how he became involved, and the attraction of being able to try different things with little interference. He talks about SFU Chancellor Gordon Shrum’s ideas for all year quarter system a…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s stories about the beginnings of Simon Fraser University, how he became involved, and the attraction of being able to try different things with little interference. He talks about SFU Chancellor Gordon Shrum’s ideas for all year quarter system and for large lecture/small tutorials, and his counter proposal for a trimester system. He also describes his working relationship with Dr. Shrum.

Date Range: 1963-1965

Length: 0:18:05

Names: Simon Fraser University; Shrum, Gordon M.

Subjects: Education; Occupations - Teachers; Academic Disciplines; Planning

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 27, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.

Biographical Notes: Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:33:46

Interviewee Name: Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"

Interview Location: Ron Baker's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Dr. Ron Baker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-013/MSS196-013_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory638

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-1970

Length: 0:11:00

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker talking about Dr. Shrum’s attraction to the mountain top as site for university and his grand ideas for the university, including scholarships for an athletic program. He also talks about how original SFU faculty was more West Point Grey centered…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker talking about Dr. Shrum’s attraction to the mountain top as site for university and his grand ideas for the university, including scholarships for an athletic program. He also talks about how original SFU faculty was more West Point Grey centered and preferred to commute from the North shore, and how this changed for new faculty who settled in Burnaby and Coquitlam.

Date Range: 1963-1970

Length: 0:11:00

Names: Simon Fraser University; Shrum, Gordon M.; University of British Columbia

Subjects: Academic Disciplines; Planning; Transportation

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 27, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.

Biographical Notes: Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:33:46

Interviewee Name: Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"

Interview Location: Ron Baker's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Dr. Ron Baker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-013/MSS196-013_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-1968

Length: 0:15:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s description of the attraction SFU had for mature students; the reasons for making courses in languages, etc. non-compulsory; the pressure from the public in Burnaby and elsewhere to offer certain kinds of courses. He talks about the desire expr…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s description of the attraction SFU had for mature students; the reasons for making courses in languages, etc. non-compulsory; the pressure from the public in Burnaby and elsewhere to offer certain kinds of courses. He talks about the desire expressed for theological courses and how he responded.

Date Range: 1963-1968

Length: 0:15:36

Names: Simon Fraser University

Subjects: Academic Disciplines; Planning

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 27, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.

Biographical Notes: Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:33:46

Interviewee Name: Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"

Interview Location: Ron Baker's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.