"Biography" found 198 records

Notes: Contents: Sir Philip Sidney -- Francis Bacon (Lord Verulam) -- Robert Blake -- George Monk, duke of Albemarle -- William Penn.; Author's given name and dates: Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891

Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada, volume 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1911

Call Number: 920 WHO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.61.2

Call Number: 920 WHO

Contributor: Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Canadian Press Association

Publication Date: 1911

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Presented to Burnaby Historical Society _______ B Brown __M_ Burnaby 1932 to 1959" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): Canada; Dictionaries; Biography

Notes: "Edited by C.W. Parker" --title page

From manger to throne : embracing a new life of Jesus the Christ and a history of Palestine and its people

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1893

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt), 1832-1902

Publication Date: c1890

Call Number: 232.9 TAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV982.24.33

Call Number: 232.9 TAL

Author: Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt), 1832-1902

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pa.

Publisher: Historical Publishing Company

Publication Date: c1890

Physical Description: 655 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Inscription: "Mrs. W.J. Chase from her son John S. Chase Christmas 1893" -- handwritten

Library Subject (LOC): Jesus Christ; Palestine--History; Bible stories; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and Index.

A history of policing in Burnaby : 1892 - 1950 : with an emphasis on the years 1892 - 1935

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Trainer, Mary, 1948-

Publication Date: March, 1975

Call Number: 363.2 TRA Copy 2

1 document

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Accession Code: HV979.47.2

Call Number: 363.2 TRA Copy 2

Author: Trainer, Mary, 1948-

Contributor: Bussey, Anthea J.

Place of Publication: [Burnaby]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: March, 1975

Physical Description: 64 p. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Police; Biography

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: "Anthea J. Bussey Editor" -- title page.; "Prepared for members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Burnaby Detachment, in honour of the Centennial of the RCMP May 23, 1873 - May 23, 1973"; Includes bibliographical references.

Documents

1979_0047_0002_001%20History%20of%20Policing%20in%20Bby

The beautiful life of Frances E. Willard, a memorial volume

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gordon, Anna A. (Anna Adams), 1853-1931

Edition: Memorial ed.

Publication Date: c1898

Call Number: 923.6 GOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV976.194.10

Call Number: 923.6 GOR

Edition: Memorial ed.

Author: Gordon, Anna A. (Anna Adams), 1853-1931

Contributor: Somerset, Henry, Lady, 1851-1921; Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.

Publisher: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association

Publication Date: c1898

Physical Description: 416 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Social reformers--United States; Biography

Notes: Includes index.

The life and times of our lord Jesus Christ

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2542

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Falconer, Robert, Sir, 1867-1943; Ballantyne, James

Call Number: 232.9 FAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.61.68

Call Number: 232.9 FAL

Author: Falconer, Robert, Sir, 1867-1943; Ballantyne, James

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: R. Douglas Fraser

Series: Teacher Training Handbook, No. 2

Physical Description: 64 p. ; 17 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Jesus Christ; Biography

Notes: Presbyterian Church in Canada; entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada 1905 by R. Douglas Fraser, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Falconer, R. A. (Robert Alexander), Sir, 1867-1943.

Pasteur and after Pasteur

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2636

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Paget, Stephen, 1855-1926

Publication Date: 1914

Call Number: 610 PAG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.27.22

Call Number: 610 PAG

Author: Paget, Stephen, 1855-1926

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: A. & C. Black

Publication Date: 1914

Series: Medical history manuals

Physical Description: xiii, 152 p. 8 pl. ill., ports.

Library Subject (LOC): Medicine; Bacteriology; Biography; Physicians

James Gilmour and his boys

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2931

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lovett, Richard, 1851-1904

Edition: London Missionary Society ed.

Publication Date: 1894

Call Number: 266.92 LOV

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.72.3

Call Number: 266.92 LOV

Edition: London Missionary Society ed.

Author: Lovett, Richard, 1851-1904

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Religious Tract Society

Publication Date: 1894

Printer: William Clowes and Sons, Limited

Physical Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "W191" [phrase crossed out and written in black ink at top of front pastedown] Calculations handwritten on front pastedown in black ink Label printed on front endpaper with the following filled in black ink " 'Presented to' Maggie Watt...'for collecting the sum of' 1_/_ [1£/£]...'in connection with' Westhill E.U. Church Sunday School" "1 Mordun Crescent Fettes College Edinburgh Easter ___ __________ ___ a_ Shire" [handwritten in black ink on back side of front endpaper] "Miss Margaret Wa [Watt] Moss Side Countess wells Aberdeen Loch Side Skene Easter Ord Skene The Manse Petercutter Post __ffe Petercutter" [handwritten in black ink on back of portrait of James Gilmour] "Miss J.A. Reid No 2 Ward Royal Infirmary Aberdeen" [handwritten 4 times on back pastedown. 2 in pencil and 2 in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Missions--Mongolia; Missionaries--Mongolia; Christian biography--Mongolia

Notes: "With a map and many illustrations" --t.p.

The autobiography of Dr. Alexander Carlyle of Inveresk, 1722-1805

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3106

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carlyle, Alexander, 1722-1805

Edition: New ed.

Publication Date: 1910

Call Number: 922.5 CAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.165.73

Call Number: 922.5 CAR

Edition: New ed.

Author: Carlyle, Alexander, 1722-1805

Contributor: Burton, John Hill, 1809-1881

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: T. N. Foulis

Publication Date: 1910

Printer: Morrison & Gibb Limited

Physical Description: xix, 615 p., [32] leaves of plates : ports. ; 22 cm

Inscription: "W 60" [phrase crossed out and written in black in at top of front pastedown] Newspaper clipping of "The other Thomas Carlyle" glued to front paste down. Brief biography of Thomas Carlyle (1803-1855) a Scottish lawyer not to be confused with the author Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881).

Library Subject (LOC): Biography

Notes: "Edited by John Hill Burton"--title page; "New edition, with many addtional notes & thirty-two portraits of eminent men of the time in photogravure"--title page.

Ten years in my first charge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3115

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Scott, Alexander Hugh, 1853-1931

Publication Date: 1891

Call Number: 285.092 SCO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.165.82

Call Number: 285.092 SCO

Author: Scott, Alexander Hugh, 1853-1931

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: Hart & Company

Publication Date: 1891

Physical Description: xix, 357 p. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "W 69" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).; "Mary Ann Urquhart's Book / Oct. 12th 1891 / Dunriegare P.a / Glengaray Cl Ont." -- handwritten in ink on endpaper (front).; "F.J. M. Prat" -- handwriteen in pencil on endpaper (back).

Library Subject (LOC): Presbyterian Church--Canada; Presbyterian Church--Correspondence; Biography

Notes: Includes index.

Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3393

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1911

Call Number: 920 WHO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.12.3

Call Number: 920 WHO

Contributor: Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Canadian Press Association

Publication Date: 1911

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada; Dictionaries; Biography

Notes: "Edited by C.W. Parker" --t.p.

The story of my life

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3429

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

Publication Date: 1903

Call Number: 371.911 KEL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV994.3.3

Call Number: 371.911 KEL

Author: Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

Contributor: Macy, John Albert, 1877-1932

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company

Publication Date: 1903

Physical Description: 1 v. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "Office of H.A. Dike Bralle [sic] Jobs For Blind, 148 N., Saginaw St. Pontiac -- MICH." [stamped in purple ink on front end paper and p. 433] "State Agent" [handwritten in black in on front end paper and p. 433] "One binding only" "Price $1.50 Post paid to customers" "Name, Strret number, number of books and price" [handwritten in black ink on lined blank papes found after p. 433] Lines 1-63 numbered and handwritten in black ink on lined blank pages found after p. 433

Library Subject (LOC): Biography

Subjects: Education

Notes: "With her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher Anne Mansfield Sullivan. By John Albert Macy" --T.p. "Facsimile of part of letter to Philip Brooks" handwritten by Helen Keller: p.xiii-xiv. This copy is a demostration model and a majority of the pages are not included There are 24 pages of lined blank paper after p. 433

The Canadian annual review of public affairs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923

Publication Date: c1913

Call Number: 971.005 HOP

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV001.1.200

Call Number: 971.005 HOP

Author: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: The Annual Review Publishing Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: c1913

Printer: William Briggs

Physical Description: 699 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Rec' by mail / 16 July '13" -- Inside back cover.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada; Canada--Politics and government; Biography

Notes: Includes index.; Includes a "Special Supplement Containing Important Public Addresses of the year and Historical Data Regarding Canadian Interests and Institutions."

Northwest assignment

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3854

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Potterton, L.A.N.

Publication Date: 1972

Call Number: 971.1 POT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.23.49

Call Number: 971.1 POT

Author: Potterton, L.A.N.

Place of Publication: [Kelowna, B.C.]

Publisher: Mosaic Enterprises

Publication Date: 1972

Printer: Finlay Printing

Physical Description: 131 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Inscription: Bookplate on front pastedown reads "T. Brue" [handwritten in blue ink] "my best wishes" "to all the Ted Brue" "family." "_ Potterton" [handwritten in black ink on title page]

Library Subject (LOC): Police; British Columbia, Northern--History; Biography

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: Autographed by author

Cop in the closet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3855

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fossum, Jack, 1905-

Publication Date: c1981

Call Number: 971.2 FOS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV004.23.60

ISBN: 0888390815

Call Number: 971.2 FOS

Author: Fossum, Jack, 1905-

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Hancock House Publishers

Publication Date: c1981

Physical Description: 169 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Inscription: Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Property of Ted Brue" "from daughter Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Birthday Greetings" "Oct. 21, 1982" [handwritten in black ink on front end paper]