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![Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/216-002.jpg?width=280)
Recording of John Burton - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory213
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1850-1950
- Length
- 0:09:14
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
- Date Range
- 1850-1950
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:14
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:18
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- 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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![Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/216-002.jpg)
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Track five of recording of John Burton
Track five of recording of John Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-2/MSS137-001-2_Track_5.mp3Robert Burnaby papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -[199-?]
- 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 Robert Burnaby including photocopied maps, articles and pages from books.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -[199-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Mayor's Office subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 40097
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-11
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to Robert Burnaby including photocopied maps, articles and pages from books.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Storage Location - in last box on shelf
Silver Brothers papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57747
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1883-1931
- 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 William Fredrick and Kenneth Oliver Silver, brothers, who were both machinists in Burnaby. Included in the papers is a marriage certificate from 1883 between William Fredrick Sliver and Isabella June Mc Kinnon, a cheque from 1911 signed by W.F. Silver and a cus…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1883-1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Silver family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS011-001
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to William Fredrick and Kenneth Oliver Silver, brothers, who were both machinists in Burnaby. Included in the papers is a marriage certificate from 1883 between William Fredrick Sliver and Isabella June Mc Kinnon, a cheque from 1911 signed by W.F. Silver and a customs form permitting a 1927 Pierce-Arrow sedan into Canada.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Silver family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription120
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1883-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 3 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of miscellaneous papers and photographs related to the Silver family of McKay District.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1883-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Silver family subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 3 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-22
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of miscellaneous papers and photographs related to the Silver family of McKay District.
- History
- William Frederick and Kenneth Oliver Silver were both machinists in Burnaby, and were co-owners of the Silver Brothers Garage at Kingsway and Silver Avenue. William Frederick Silver was married to Isabella June McKinnon in 1883. Their son Hugh went to Kingsway West. William died December 26, 1943. Hugh died March 26, 1971.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- PC173, MSS011, and MSS025
- Title based on contents of subseries