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Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:58:01

Interviewee Name: Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"

Interview Location: Walker Avenue

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail

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Track one of interview with Charles B. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_1.mp3

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Edward S. Brown and Jane C. Brown Mortgage

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2005 Outstanding Citizen of the Year - Dennis Brown

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Agreement with E.S. Brown re Sale of Cordwood

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Application of Brown-John Trucking Co. Ltd. To Purchase Portion of Lot "A", Block 5, DL 59/136/137

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Application of Herbert Brown to Permit Him to Carry On a Temporary Glazing Business at 4403 Pender Street

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Application of Renewal of E.S. and J.C. Brown Mortgage on N1/2 of Block 33 DL 32 by Michael Barry

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Appointment of Approving Officer - Charles Brown, Municipal Clerk

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Appointment of C. Brown as Board of Works Clerk

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Appointment of Charles B. Brown as Approving Officer

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Appointment of Member of Messers H.W. Swann and G.C. Brown to Town Planning Committee

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Appointment of Returning Officer - Charles B. Brown - For Vote on Burnaby District Improvement Bylaw 1948 to be Taken August 28, 1948

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Appointment of Special Committee to Report on the Feasibility of Constructing a Clifton G. Brown Memorial Swimming Pool

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Approval of Contract with Brown and Dalziel re Waterworks Contract

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Burnaby Citizens Association - Action Against Municipal Clerk, Charles B. Brown re: True Construction of Section 47 of the Municipal Act

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Conveyance of Lot 2, Block 35, DL 30 to William Brown Scott

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Fred A. Stevens Contract re Gilmore Avenue Main and Charles Phillips and George Brown Contract re Warwick Avenue Main

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H.I. Brown Loan

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Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 1

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