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Heritage Resource Inventories

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58311
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921 (date of original) -1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby Historical Society's inventory of pre-1930 buildings and of the book "Metrotown - Burnaby Heritage Resource Inventory" including handwritten notes, rough drafts, photocopied resources and newspaper clippings. File also contains copy of publication 971.1…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921 (date of original) -1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS061-108
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby Historical Society's inventory of pre-1930 buildings and of the book "Metrotown - Burnaby Heritage Resource Inventory" including handwritten notes, rough drafts, photocopied resources and newspaper clippings. File also contains copy of publication 971.133 Bur Burnaby Heritage Resource Inventory: Metrotown. Burnaby Historical Society, 1986.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Mary Forsyth Keepables

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88247
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-2006
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of various research records compiled by Mary Forsyth and includes; records from a Burnaby Historical Society photo presentation and contest held at Irving House; a letter to the directors of the B.C. Historical Society from Don N. Brown re: Accomodation for the Burnaby Historical Soci…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923-2006
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS185-045
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2014-27
Scope and Content
File consists of various research records compiled by Mary Forsyth and includes; records from a Burnaby Historical Society photo presentation and contest held at Irving House; a letter to the directors of the B.C. Historical Society from Don N. Brown re: Accomodation for the Burnaby Historical Society; a Corporation of the District of Burnaby Re: "Suggestions submitted to the Post War Rehabilitation Council" dated August 4, 1942; notes and information re: a natural resources map; genealogical notes for the Hern family; a copy of the 2003 Greater Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors for 2003; a Simon Fraser Week publication dated June 27, 1985 about the history of Simon Fraser University; Corporation of the District of Burnaby "A Sound Investment...Burnaby British Columbia Reverted Lands" with map 1926; a copy of a Deed of Gift letter from the Burnaby Historical Society for items donated to the archives dated January 5, 1989; pamphlets about B.C. Hydro rail and Burnaby's Central Park Tramline; National Housing Adminstration Sketch Designs for houses 1946; an invitation for Glenwood Elementary School 100th birthday; a family memoir from the Rorisons; a Victorian Order of Nurses home visit document in March 1923; Corporation of the District of Burnaby By Law No. 1354; 1991 Community Services Directory for New Westminster and Burnaby; Hudson's Bay Company Annual General Report 1947; typewritten history of the Gulf Islands and various Burnaby Now papers for 1990, 2001, 2004 and 2006. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publishing a book.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Drs Blythe and Violet Eagles papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57955
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] -1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains records pertaining to Blythe and Violet Eagles including correspondence from the Burnaby Historical Society, pamphlets on Burnaby and various conferences, notes on the Eagle's visit to Robert Burnaby's grave and ration books from World War II.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] -1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS032-001
Accession Number
BHS1987-07
Scope and Content
File contains records pertaining to Blythe and Violet Eagles including correspondence from the Burnaby Historical Society, pamphlets on Burnaby and various conferences, notes on the Eagle's visit to Robert Burnaby's grave and ration books from World War II.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Miscellaneous papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58195
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959 (date of original) -1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby's development including planning department maps and Burnaby Historical Society correspondence. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to travel; posters, a National Model Railroad Association newsletter and a Railway S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959 (date of original) -1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS061-035
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby's development including planning department maps and Burnaby Historical Society correspondence. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to travel; posters, a National Model Railroad Association newsletter and a Railway Safety Activity booklet produced by the Canada Safety Council.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oakalla Prison Farm reference materials

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64514
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original) -1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yea…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original) -1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-008
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yearly financial statements, an "Oakalla Closes" programme along with various essays and statistics pulled from the Internet (and other sources).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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BHS minutes 1957

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98240
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society meeting minutes and minutes of the Society's Sub-Committee on Project meeting on July 3, 1957. File also contains meeting notices, members list, fee list 1957-1965, and "scribbler" notebook containing meeting notes and minutes 1957-1962.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-001
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society meeting minutes and minutes of the Society's Sub-Committee on Project meeting on July 3, 1957. File also contains meeting notices, members list, fee list 1957-1965, and "scribbler" notebook containing meeting notes and minutes 1957-1962.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
Some restrictions on access
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BHS minutes 1958

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98241
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society meeting minutes, including Executive meetings. File also contains special event and year-end reports and 1958 financial statement.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society meeting minutes, including Executive meetings. File also contains special event and year-end reports and 1958 financial statement.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
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BHS minutes 1959

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98242
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society meeting minutes, including Executive meetings. File also contains a speech read at the First Annual Dinner of the Burnaby Historical on November 27, 1959 and 1959 financial statement.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society meeting minutes, including Executive meetings. File also contains a speech read at the First Annual Dinner of the Burnaby Historical on November 27, 1959 and 1959 financial statement.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
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Society correspondence and ephemera

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98395
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-1989
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and pho…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-1989
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-068
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and photographs of Mrs. George Westover, Mrs. Barry Mather, and Miss Bessie Choate picnicking in Fort Langley.
Names
Choate, Bessie Perley
Media Type
Textual Record
Technical Drawing
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Original file folder titled: "General Meeting Sept 10/08"
Photographs assigned item no. 633-002-1:633-002-3. Photographs in original location within folder.
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Membership lists

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98416
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958-2010
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958-2010
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-083
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
Some restrictions on access
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Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest entries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57741
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of five original entries for the Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest in 1958 as well as two copies of a bound booklet entitled; "Prize Winning Essays on Burnaby History / Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest, 1958."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS005-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of five original entries for the Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest in 1958 as well as two copies of a bound booklet entitled; "Prize Winning Essays on Burnaby History / Burnaby High Schools Centennial Essay Contest, 1958."
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Bessie Choate papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57742
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959-1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to research on the life of Robert Burnaby and the location of his grave site between Bessie Choate, Leicester Lord Mayor Sidney Brown and others, as well as Bessie Choate's papers pertaining to the St. Columbia's Anglican Church Wom…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959-1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Robert Burnaby subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS006-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to research on the life of Robert Burnaby and the location of his grave site between Bessie Choate, Leicester Lord Mayor Sidney Brown and others, as well as Bessie Choate's papers pertaining to the St. Columbia's Anglican Church Woman's Auxillary.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Choate, Bessie Perley
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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W.B. Hards papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57746
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of original concept drawings of Burnaby General Hospital, photocopies of newspaper clippings about hospital work and photocopies of W.B. Hard's lecture notes describing the hospital's beginnings.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS010-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of original concept drawings of Burnaby General Hospital, photocopies of newspaper clippings about hospital work and photocopies of W.B. Hard's lecture notes describing the hospital's beginnings.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Hards, W.B.
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Clerk's department correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57752
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the clerk's department, most of which was pertaining to Charles B. Brown, the Municipal Clerk for Burnaby from 1933 to 1959.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jeanie Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS012-002
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the clerk's department, most of which was pertaining to Charles B. Brown, the Municipal Clerk for Burnaby from 1933 to 1959.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Lozells Community Association papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57789
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-1961
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Lozells Community Association including the Certification of Incorporation dated July 21, 1953, and the Constitution of Lozells Community Association.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-1961
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
C.B. Pritchard subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS015-010
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Lozells Community Association including the Certification of Incorporation dated July 21, 1953, and the Constitution of Lozells Community Association.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Miscellaneous minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57790
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes and meeting agendas pertaining to the Lozells Community Association, as well as the North Burnaby Farmer's Institute. Also included in the file is one piece of correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
C.B. Pritchard subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS015-007
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes and meeting agendas pertaining to the Lozells Community Association, as well as the North Burnaby Farmer's Institute. Also included in the file is one piece of correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Lozells Community Association papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57794
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of financial records, member lists, forms and correspondence pertaining to the Lozells Community Association. Included in the file is a map entitled, "COMMUNITY PLAN / GOVERNMENT ROAD & SOUTH BURQUITLAM AREA" dated November 19, 1959.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
C.B. Pritchard subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS015-009
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of financial records, member lists, forms and correspondence pertaining to the Lozells Community Association. Included in the file is a map entitled, "COMMUNITY PLAN / GOVERNMENT ROAD & SOUTH BURQUITLAM AREA" dated November 19, 1959.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Copied blueprints

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57803
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1912 (date of original), copied [1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of copied blueprints for the house on Broadman Aveuue (renamed Linden Avenue) built in 1912 for W.L. Edmonds and his wife Beryl Briggs Edmonds by architects and builders Disney and Tucker.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1912 (date of original), copied [1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
W.L. Edmonds subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS019-001
Accession Number
BHS1985-07
Scope and Content
File consists of copied blueprints for the house on Broadman Aveuue (renamed Linden Avenue) built in 1912 for W.L. Edmonds and his wife Beryl Briggs Edmonds by architects and builders Disney and Tucker.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Clef Society papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57804
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including its Constitution and By-Laws, scholarship committee job descriptions and programmes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1963
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
File
Record No.
MSS020-001
Accession Number
BHS1985-12
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including its Constitution and By-Laws, scholarship committee job descriptions and programmes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Clef Society papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57806
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958-1972
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including handwritten information on Lloyd J. Costly, programmes, publicity, a treasurer's report, and notes/correspondence relating the history of the Society.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958-1972
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
File
Record No.
MSS020-002
Accession Number
BHS1985-12
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Clef Society, including handwritten information on Lloyd J. Costly, programmes, publicity, a treasurer's report, and notes/correspondence relating the history of the Society.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Less detail

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