558 records – page 1 of 28.

10th Burnaby Company scrapbook

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1961-1962] (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 46 photographs (tiffs) + 46 photographs (jpegs) + ephemera)
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook with thirty-three pages of pasted copies of newspaper clippings about Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. Original photographs are also pasted throughout.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 46 photographs (tiffs) + 46 photographs (jpegs) + ephemera)
Material Details
Red paper covers with pre-printed text in silver and black on front cover reading: “Treasure Trove / Scrap Book", along with an illustration of a pirate sitting with two treasure chests.
First page has “10th Burnaby Company Scrap-Book” hand-written in black ink.
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook with thirty-three pages of pasted copies of newspaper clippings about Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. Original photographs are also pasted throughout.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Boy Scouts of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.331
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1961-1962] (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of scrapbook
Selected photographs from scrapbook were retained and described at item level under BV015.35.302 to BV015.35.306
Original program retained: "Thinking Day Church Parade / Willingdon Dsitrict / Canadian Girl Guides / February 19th, 1961 / Willingdon Heights Community Church"
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20th century typewriting : complete course

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lessenberry, D. D. (David Daniel), 1896-
Crawford, T. James (Thomas James)
Edition
6th ed.
Publication Date
c1952
Call Number
652.3 LES
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.2.1
Call Number
652.3 LES
Edition
6th ed.
Author
Lessenberry, D. D. (David Daniel), 1896-
Crawford, T. James (Thomas James)
Place of Publication
Cincinnati
Publisher
South-Western Publishing Co.
Publication Date
c1952
Physical Description
340 p. : ill. : 20 x 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Typewriting
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Southoaks Crescent
Street Address
4939 Canada Way
6650 Southoaks Crescent
Names
Burnaby South High School
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Object History
Was used by Burnaby resident Barbara Copan when she taught typing at Burnaby Central circa 1963-65. It may have originally belonged to Barbara's mother who also taught typing at Burnaby South High School circa 1957 to 1965. She mainly taught typing in night school.
Notes
Authors' given name and date as follows: Lessenberry, D.D. (David Daniel), 1896- Crawford, T. James (Thomas James)
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25th Anniversary as an elected Member

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.9 x 18.1 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch holding letters congratulating him on his twenty-fifth anniversary of holding elected office, first as an MLA in BC and then as an MP in the federal government. Winch served in both positions as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22.9 x 18.1 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch holding letters congratulating him on his twenty-fifth anniversary of holding elected office, first as an MLA in BC and then as an MP in the federal government. Winch served in both positions as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then the New Democratic Party (NDP) which succeeded it.
Subjects
Officials
Government - Federal Government
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
New Democratic Party
Accession Code
BV013.12.76
Date
1958
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See BV013.12.17: Guests [anniversary and birthday guest book].
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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A country girl : a new and original musical play

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Tanner, James T.
Edition
New ed.
Publication Date
c1904
Call Number
789 TAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.34.9
Call Number
789 TAN
Edition
New ed.
Author
Tanner, James T.
Contributor
Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933
Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924
Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
Greenbank, Percy, 1878-1968
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Chappell & Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
c1904
Printer
Henderson and Spalding, Marylebone Press
Physical Description
212 p. : 28 cm.
Inscription
"E. B. Wilson" [Handwritten twice in pencil on title page]
Library Subject (LOC)
Musical revues, comedies, etc.
Musical plays--Vocal scores
Musical plays
Music
Subjects
Music
Names
Wilson, Elsie
Object History
Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
Notes
"By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page
Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
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Adult Magazines

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a display of adult magazines in a magazine rack. A handwritten sign reads: "Minors (under 18 years) reading adult books will be asked to leave permanently."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1388
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a display of adult magazines in a magazine rack. A handwritten sign reads: "Minors (under 18 years) reading adult books will be asked to leave permanently."
Subjects
Industries - Publishing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "COQ Today"
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Advanced lessons in cookery : book III

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ferguson, Kathleen
Publication Date
1908
Call Number
641.5941 FER
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV977.37.145
Call Number
641.5941 FER
Author
Ferguson, Kathleen
Place of Publication
Dublin, [Ireland]
Publisher
James Duffy and Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
1908
Physical Description
31 p. ; 19 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cookbooks--1900-1909
Cookbooks--Ireland
Cooking for the sick
Desserts
Bread
Soups
Object History
From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
Notes
"by Kathleen Ferguson, First Class Diplomée, Dublin School of Cookery." -- title page
" Price one penny." -- title page
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advertisement; blotter

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5859.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5859.1
Description
New Books for the New Year - Advertisement Blotter. Advertising card for The Clarke & Stuart Company Limited on Seymour Street, Vancouver B.C. The card advertises day books, journals, ledgers, record columnar books, and trial balance books. At the top of the card is "This Blots Both Sides". The card was intended as an ink blotter but is in good condition with no ink.
Subjects
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Written Communication Tools and Equipment - Blotter
Advertising Medium
Advertising Medium - Business Cards
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Alan Ammerlaan of Luke 15

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alan Ammerlaan, the executive director of transition house Luke 15, and Les Solyts, Luke 15's resident staff, outside on the street in front of a house. Ammerlaan is holding a book.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1917
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alan Ammerlaan, the executive director of transition house Luke 15, and Les Solyts, Luke 15's resident staff, outside on the street in front of a house. Ammerlaan is holding a book.
Subjects
Organizations
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Alan Ammerlaan, the executive director of Luke 15, and Les Soltys, the resident staff, are facing a battle to keep their transition house operating in its new home, on Union St. in North Burnaby."
Geographic Access
Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Almanack for 1884

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
Publication Date
1884
Call Number
310 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV978.62.1
Call Number
310 GRE
Author
Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Routledge and Sons
Publication Date
1884
Printer
Edmund Evans
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. : 14 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Natural history
Months
Seasons
Almanacs
Miniature books--Specimens
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Notes
"printed by Edmund Evans".
Printer' s dates: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905.
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Alphabet rhymes

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
s.d.
Call Number
821 ALP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.50.13
Call Number
821 ALP
Place of Publication
s.l.
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
s.d.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Children's poetry
Juvenile poetry
Alphabets
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An elderly couple

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified eldery couple, seated on a couch with an open book.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1358
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified eldery couple, seated on a couch with an open book.
Subjects
Persons - Seniors
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "PMT 112% page 1 Burnaby Today"
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Anne Peers standing in the snow

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anne Peers standing in the snow. She is holding a book and a purse in her hands.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-413
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anne Peers standing in the snow. She is holding a book and a purse in her hands.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Latham, Anne Peers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Aprons and caps

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.6.14
Call Number
646 PIC
Author
Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Place of Publication
Scranton, Pa.
Publisher
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Publication Date
c1922
Physical Description
51 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Millinery
Sewing
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Object History
Home sewing course used by Burnaby residents in the 1920's
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Arthur Lobley and friends

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people on the front steps of the home of Arthur Lobley located on Marlborough Avenue, off Kingsway. Arthur Lobley is sitting in the front, and the rest of the group are standing behind him. They are identified as (left to right) Mrs. A. Lobley (Dolly) in hat, Winnie Patterson, Emma Su…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people on the front steps of the home of Arthur Lobley located on Marlborough Avenue, off Kingsway. Arthur Lobley is sitting in the front, and the rest of the group are standing behind him. They are identified as (left to right) Mrs. A. Lobley (Dolly) in hat, Winnie Patterson, Emma Sully, and Jimmy Fitzpatrick. Beside them, a dog, identified as "old Dan" is sitting and looking towards the group. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "I will send you some snaps of the wedding if they come out O.K."
History
Arthur Lobley immigrated to Canada in 1892. He married Dora Cooke (identified as Mrs. A. Lobley in photograph), likely in England. Arthur worked for the CPR and the couple lived at 2619 Marlborough Avenue in Burnaby. Along with his brother, Charles, Arthur was an early resident of the Central Park neighbourhood of Burnaby. According to George Green's book, "History of Burnaby," pg. 134, the Lobleys were an early pioneer family in Burnaby. Arthur Lobley is credited for opening the Royal Oak Road to the tram station at Royal Oak in 1897. Dora's aunt, Emma Sully and her husband John Sully were lodgers at the Lobley house on Marlborough Street. Dora's cousin, Winnifred Davis Patterson was also a lodger until her marriage to Carl Anderson in 1940.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Names
Fitzpatrick, Jimmy
Lobley, Arthur
Lobley, Mrs. Arthur "Dolly"
Patterson, Winnie
Sulley, Emma
Geographic Access
Marlborough Avenue
Kingsway
Accession Code
HV976.236.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
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The art of theatrical make-up

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Morton, Cavendish, 1911-
Publication Date
1909
Call Number
792.02 CAV
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.44.195
Call Number
792.02 CAV
Author
Morton, Cavendish, 1911-
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Adam and Charles Black
Publication Date
1909
Printer
Ballantyne
Physical Description
137 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "C.J Caunt" [written in pencil] Back endpaper: "mnh" [written in pencil] "200" [written in pencil] "G.S. Forsyth & Co Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in purple ink]
Library Subject (LOC)
Theatrical makeup
Notes
"Illustrated with thirty-two reproductions from photographs of the author by himself" -- t.p.
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A Scale, Desks and Boxes

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 cm x 9.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of wall and furnishings inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Wall includes a line of hooks at top, a pole leans against the wall between a box and desk. A small hammer lies on top of the box or wooden stump, while a scale sits on top of a desk with some…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 cm x 9.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of wall and furnishings inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Wall includes a line of hooks at top, a pole leans against the wall between a box and desk. A small hammer lies on top of the box or wooden stump, while a scale sits on top of a desk with some papers and a book or journal. Another desk alongside has a chopper on top of it and a few small items. Some box-like suit cases are beside the desk to the right.
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
BV017.7.341
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1975
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
3-Jul-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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"Aunt" Cammell

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of "Aunt" Cammell of the Cammell-Laird shipbuilding clan. Ms. Cammell was the aunt (on the mother's side) of Claude and Bernard Hill, early Burnaby Lake residents. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that Ms. Cammell had a great deal of influence on Clau…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of "Aunt" Cammell of the Cammell-Laird shipbuilding clan. Ms. Cammell was the aunt (on the mother's side) of Claude and Bernard Hill, early Burnaby Lake residents. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that Ms. Cammell had a great deal of influence on Claude and Bernard Hill's upbringing and schooling.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Authorized by the Education Ministry For Lower Division Primary School Use, Volume 10 New Chinese Language Textbook

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.360.10
Author
Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan
Place of Publication
Shanghai
Publisher
Commercial Press, Limited
Publication Date
1906
Series
Commercial Press's New Primary School Text Books
Physical Description
61 p. : ill (some col.), ports, maps ; 22 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Object History
Some books in this accession are marked: "Mr. Chan Y. Leong, 111 Pender St. E., Vancouver B.C., Canada, North America, Western H."
Sam Kee & Company merchants is the business located at 111 Pender St. E. Vancouver - originally owned by Chan Toy (many alternative names including Chang Toy) which was later run by Chang Yat Leong - presumably the same person as Chan Y. Leong.
Notes
Chinese language book
On double leaves, East Asian binding
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Authors Denise Dale and Alexandra Bradley

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Denise Dale and Alexandra Bradley posing beside a filing cabinet. One drawer of the cabinet is open and they are filing a contact sheet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1657
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Denise Dale and Alexandra Bradley posing beside a filing cabinet. One drawer of the cabinet is open and they are filing a contact sheet.
Subjects
Occupations - Writers
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Denise Dale and XXXXXXXXXX co-authored their second book on getting organized, "At Your Fingertips.""
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autograph book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.407.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.407.6
Description
Autograph Book - Booklet -- [1915]. Autograph book produced by Rose & Co at 44 Above Bar, Southhampton. The book was a gift to Mrs. Orman from the Teachers and Children of All Saints Sunday School, Eastleigh, Southhampton, upon her departure to Canada. The first four pages lists all the teachers and children's names. The front cover of the book is green with two painted purple flowers and "Autographs" embossed in white on the bottom right.
Object History
This accession appears to be connected to the Orman family. Ada Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. According to the 1915 Census, the Orman family came to Canada in 1911 and settled in Calgary. Father Willoughby Henry Orman is listed there as working as a C.P.R. foreman, while mother Daisy Marie (Harklett) Orman worked at home. Older sister Daisy Hilda (Targett) Orman, worked as a stenographer. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. While living in Calgary, Leila developed an interest in painting, knitting, and composing her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet published was in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. Three members of the family moved to B.C. when Willoughby retired, ca. 1938. In the 1940 BC Directory, the family are listed as living at 407 Campbell Street, Burnaby. Willoughby died in Burnaby in 1945. Daisy Marie died in 1955 after living 15 years in Burnaby. Her address at the time of her death is listed as 407 Rosewood Avenue, Burnaby. Leila was living with her at that time. Older sister Daisy Hilda married Edgar Harold Targett in 1922. They moved to B.C. from Alberta some years after the other three members of the family (ca. 1962). Daisy Hilda died in 1972. Her address at the time of her death was 7969 Rosewood Avenue, Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography - unfortunately it was never finished. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing a column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine entitled “Across the Board” with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential, “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
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