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Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory88
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1933
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the effect that the appointment of a Commissioner had on teacher's employment.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the effect that the appointment of a Commissioner had on teacher's employment.
- Date Range
- 1931-1933
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track three of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_3.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory89
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_4.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory90
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:06:01
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's overall impressions of the Depression years.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's overall impressions of the Depression years.
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:06:01
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track five of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_5.mp3Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1930-1931
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5330
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.3
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1931
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Printer
- [Ward & Phillips]
- Physical Description
- 58 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1930-1939
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for South Burnaby High School
Funds Raised by Burnaby South High School Concert for Unemployment Funds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62889
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 54667
- Meeting Date
- 16-Feb-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 54667
- Meeting Date
- 16-Feb-1931
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Interview with Edith Wight July 21, 1975 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory142
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1932-1934
- Length
- 0:10:03
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Edith Mary (Hall) Wight's memories of the most difficult of the interior design studio that she began with her husband and a former client and what it took to get them on solid footing financially.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Edith Mary (Hall) Wight's memories of the most difficult of the interior design studio that she began with her husband and a former client and what it took to get them on solid footing financially.
- Date Range
- 1932-1934
- Length
- 0:10:03
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- July 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Edith Mary (Hall) Wight by Ross S. McLeod, July 21, 1975 at Edith's home on McKay Avenue, Burnaby. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and working outside the home. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Edith Mary (Hall) Wight arrived in Burnaby in September of 1920 from England, a self-described war bride. Her mother, Fanny (Carnelly) was an accomplished seamstress and her father, Robert Hall a hobbyist painter and carpenter. Edith and her husband Gordon Edward Wight lived at 420 McKay (later renumbered 6060 McKay) throughout their married lives. Within a year of moving to Burnaby, Edith got her first job sewing bedspreads for a large company, launching her career as an interior designer. She also started making dresses on commission. Gordon had a job at a fertilizer plant, which included delivering fruit trees and fertilizer door to door. He would often suggest new curtains or other material goods to the householders he visited, generating clients for Edith. Edith opened an Interior Design studio at South Granville in the first week of September, 1930 with her husband Gordon and Mrs. Ferguson, a previous client who ran a gift shop at the Georgia Hotel. Unfortunately, in 1932 Mrs. Ferguson became ill and was never to return to the studio. Edith and Gordon had two children; Clifford “Cliff” Wight born August 22, 1921 and Eulie Fanny Wight born in 1925. Clifford attended Kingsway West School in 1925 and was a graduate of Burnaby South High School. Eulie Fanny Wight graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 1957. Clifford also graduated from the University of British Columbia and was among the handful of students who first established the School of Architecture at UBC. Clifford later married Mary (Berryman) Wight. Gordon Edward Wight died July 30, 1945, his wife Edith Mary (Hall) Wight died November 11, 1986. Eulie Fanny Wight died June 19, 1998. Clifford Wight died February 27, 2005.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:07:46
- Interviewee Name
- Wight, Edith
- Interview Location
- McKay Avenue, Burnaby
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Edith Wight
Track five of interview with Edith Wight
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-23/100-13-23_Track_5.mp3Burnaby South High School Annual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64472
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is the 1932 Burnaby South High School Annual. Winnifred Bailey attended Kingsway West School and was a member of class seven in 1932. Her entry in the annual reads: "B is for Bailey- how she loves her Lit. / Through every period she hardly can sit."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Bailey family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS115-007
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-55
- Scope and Content
- Item is the 1932 Burnaby South High School Annual. Winnifred Bailey attended Kingsway West School and was a member of class seven in 1932. Her entry in the annual reads: "B is for Bailey- how she loves her Lit. / Through every period she hardly can sit."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
![Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/2000/200400820005.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Betty Blair by Eric Damer October 17, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory298
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1933-1959
- Length
- 0:09:42
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's involvement in Field Hockey as a member of the Women's League. She also discusses her earlier involvement in Girl Guides.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's involvement in Field Hockey as a member of the Women's League. She also discusses her earlier involvement in Girl Guides.
- Date Range
- 1933-1959
- Photo Info
- Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5.
- Length
- 0:09:42
- Names
- Girl Guides
- Subjects
- Sports - Field Hockey
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 17, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 17, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
- Biographical Notes
- Betty Warburton (later Atkinson) (later Blair) was born in 1926 and grew up at three different locations on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby. She went to school in Burnaby; first at Kingsway West for two years, then Nelson Avenue and then Burnaby South High School where she completed senior matriculation. After graduation, Betty worked for a few years in Vancouver before marrying her first husband Don Atkinson and raising their children in Burnaby. Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair has participated in a range of activities from hiking and Girl Guides to volunteer arthritis care. By the nineteen-sixties she had began to learn pottery and take lessons at Mather House in Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:59:03
- Interviewee Name
- Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/2000/200400820005.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Betty Blair
Track three of recording of interview with Betty Blair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-003/MSS171-003_Track_3.mp3Burnaby South High School 1934 Annual
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66656
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Burnaby South High School 1934 Annual."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 43118
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-01
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Burnaby South High School 1934 Annual."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
![Burnaby South High School students, [between 1935 and 1938] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/570/570-024.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School students
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86750
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students from Burnaby South High School on the stairs outside of the school. Teacher, Mabel nee Young (Hardy) is seated on the far left of the front row, none of the students have been identified by name.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-024
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students from Burnaby South High School on the stairs outside of the school. Teacher, Mabel nee Young (Hardy) is seated on the far left of the front row, none of the students have been identified by name.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Burnaby South High School students, [between 1935 and 1938] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/570/570-024.jpg)
![Burnaby South High School class, Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) is in the middle row, third from the right, [1952]. Item no. 549-038. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-038.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Kay Jackson by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory346
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1935-1956
- Length
- 0:10:23
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Kay (O'Cook) Jackson's memories of growing up in Burnaby. She mentions her parents' Radio Repair Shop on Kingsway and talks about different activities she would take part in with her friends. Kay also speaks fondly of Burnaby South High School and of her fi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Kay (O'Cook) Jackson's memories of growing up in Burnaby. She mentions her parents' Radio Repair Shop on Kingsway and talks about different activities she would take part in with her friends. Kay also speaks fondly of Burnaby South High School and of her first years in the work force.
- Date Range
- 1935-1956
- Photo Info
- Burnaby South High School class, Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) is in the middle row, third from the right, [1952]. Item no. 549-038.
- Length
- 0:10:23
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 16, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Kay (O'Cook) Jackson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major themes discussed are: growing up in Burnaby and volunteering at the Burnaby Hospital.
- Biographical Notes
- Fred O'Cook operated a radio repair shop on Kingsway near McKay Avenue in Burnaby. In 1935, his daughter, Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) was born. Kay attended Kingsway West Elementary School and then Burnaby South High School. After graduating, she worked at Sears for a few years; in Vancouver and then in Burnaby when the new Sears department store opened on Kingsway. Kay (O'Cook) Jackson met her husband, Michigan-born Don Jackson through mutual friends. After their marriage, Don Jackson emigrated to Canada, and he and Kay bought a new house in Cascade Heights near Burnaby Hospital where they raised their three daughters.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:34:36
- Interviewee Name
- Jackson, Kay O'Cook
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Burnaby South High School class, Kay O'Cook (later Jackson) is in the middle row, third from the right, [1952]. Item no. 549-038. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-038.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Kay Jackson
Track one of recording of interview with Kay Jackson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-014/MSS171-014_Track_1.mp3Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1934-1935
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5331
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.4
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1935
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publication Date
- 1935
- Printer
- Columbian Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 80 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1930-1939
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for South Burnaby High School
![Class 'E' Burnaby South High School, [1936 or 1937] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/570/570-020.jpg?width=280)
Class 'E' Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936 or 1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 12.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Class 'E' of Burnaby South High School 1936-37. Students are grouped together outside the school in front of a stone wall and fence. Students are identified from left to right; back row: Edgar Sheldon, Jack Pickwell, Arthur Lewis, Ellis Breed, Jack Brown, Clifford Murphy, George Nesbi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936 or 1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 12.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Class 'E' of Burnaby South High School 1936-37. Students are grouped together outside the school in front of a stone wall and fence. Students are identified from left to right; back row: Edgar Sheldon, Jack Pickwell, Arthur Lewis, Ellis Breed, Jack Brown, Clifford Murphy, George Nesbitt, David Frith, Pete Smith, Ken Smith, Delmar Birlch, Ken Cross and Dick Frisko; third row: Eileen Hassell, Pat Speirs, Marjorie Anderson, Maruine Walker, Pearl Dakin, Margaret Anford, Helen Pickwell, Doreen Gold, Katherine Stevenson, Barbara Gold, Ruth Nichols, Jean O'Brien, Caroline McArthur; second row: Ida Mancell, Betty Hanna, Eileen Sanders, Nora Palmer, Connie Coulson, Eileen Thould, Margaret Thould, Margaret Johnston, Hilda Dunn (teacher), Mary Massey, Joyce Thornley and Mabel nee Young (Hardy) (teacher); and front row: Lavina Worms, Gwen McLeod, Reta Elliott, Margaret Sutherland, Margaret Buchanan, Pat Leworne, Ruth Thomson, Ben Lewarne, Dorothy Simpson and Grace Frith.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Hardy, Mabel
- Young, Mabel
- Burnaby South High School
- Sheldon, Edgar
- Pickwell, Jack
- Lewis, Arthur
- Breed, Ellis
- Brown, Jack
- Murphy, Clifford
- Nesbitt, George
- Frith, David
- Smith, Peter F.
- Smith, Ken
- Birlch, Delmar
- Cross, Ken
- Frisko, Dick
- Hassell, Eileen
- Speirs, Pat
- Anderson, Marjorie
- Walker, Maurine
- Dakin, Pearl
- Anford, Margaret
- Pickwell, Helen
- Gold, Doreen
- Gold, Barbara
- Stevenson, Katherine
- Nichols, Ruth
- O'Brien, Jean
- McArthur, Caroline
- Mancell, Ida
- Hanna, Betty
- Sanders, Eileen
- Palmer, Nora
- Coulter, Nora Palmer
- Thould, Eileen
- Thould, Margaret
- Coulson, Connie
- Johnston, Margaret
- Dunn, Hilda
- Massey, Mary
- Thornley, Joyce
- Worms, Lavina
- McLeod, Gwen
- Elliott, Rita
- Sutherland, Margaret
- Buchanan, Margaret
- Lewarne, Ben
- Thomson, Ruth
- Simpson, Dorothy
- Frith, Grace
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on notes located on back of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Class "E" / 1936-37"
- 1 note identifying students in the photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Class 'E' Burnaby South High School, [1936 or 1937] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/570/570-020.jpg)
![Burnaby South High School Staff, [1936 or 1937] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/570/570-022.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School Staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86684
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936 or 1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of staff from Burnaby South High School 1937-38 standing on stairs outside of the school. Staff are identified from left to right; back row: Robert McKeown, Mr. C. Scott, Mr. Fred Pratt; third row: Mr. Ireland, Mr. (George) Grant, Mr. (Norm) McDonald, Mr. (Herb) Fleming; second row: Mr. …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1936 or 1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of staff from Burnaby South High School 1937-38 standing on stairs outside of the school. Staff are identified from left to right; back row: Robert McKeown, Mr. C. Scott, Mr. Fred Pratt; third row: Mr. Ireland, Mr. (George) Grant, Mr. (Norm) McDonald, Mr. (Herb) Fleming; second row: Mr. (Thomas) Sanderson, Miss (Betty) Hammond, Miss (Helen) Putnam, Miss (Hester) Draper, Mr. (Jack) Harkness; front row: Miss (Janey) Findlay, Miss Kidd, Miss (Mabel) Young, Miss (Catherine) Rees, Miss (Laura) Swenisky.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Burnaby South High School
- McKeown, Robert
- Scott, C.
- Fleming, Herb
- Pratt, Fred
- Grant, George Jr.
- Draper, Hester
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Harkness, Jack
- Findlay, Janey
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Swencisky, Laura
- Young, Mabel
- Hardy, Mabel
- Putnam, Helen
- Hammond, Betty
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on notes located on back of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Staff, Burnaby South High School, 1936-37" and identifies the staff in the photograph
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Burnaby South High School Staff, [1936 or 1937] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/570/570-022.jpg)
Lois and Irene at Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55578
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two gilrs standing in front of South Burnaby High School, with their arms linked. A note on the back of the photograph identifies the young women as Irene Jackson, 17 years old (left) and Lois E. Gilbert (later Lois Shaw), 18 years old.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Series
- Shaw family series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 485-053
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2005-15
- 2006-01
- 2007-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two gilrs standing in front of South Burnaby High School, with their arms linked. A note on the back of the photograph identifies the young women as Irene Jackson, 17 years old (left) and Lois E. Gilbert (later Lois Shaw), 18 years old.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Interview with Edith Wight July 21, 1975 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory143
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1938
- Length
- 0:05:14
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Edith Mary (Hall) Wight's personal memories of house repairs taken on during the 1930s.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Edith Mary (Hall) Wight's personal memories of house repairs taken on during the 1930s.
- Date Range
- 1936-1938
- Length
- 0:05:14
- Geographic Access
- McKay Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- July 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Edith Mary (Hall) Wight by Ross S. McLeod, July 21, 1975 at Edith's home on McKay Avenue, Burnaby. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and working outside the home. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Edith Mary (Hall) Wight arrived in Burnaby in September of 1920 from England, a self-described war bride. Her mother, Fanny (Carnelly) was an accomplished seamstress and her father, Robert Hall a hobbyist painter and carpenter. Edith and her husband Gordon Edward Wight lived at 420 McKay (later renumbered 6060 McKay) throughout their married lives. Within a year of moving to Burnaby, Edith got her first job sewing bedspreads for a large company, launching her career as an interior designer. She also started making dresses on commission. Gordon had a job at a fertilizer plant, which included delivering fruit trees and fertilizer door to door. He would often suggest new curtains or other material goods to the householders he visited, generating clients for Edith. Edith opened an Interior Design studio at South Granville in the first week of September, 1930 with her husband Gordon and Mrs. Ferguson, a previous client who ran a gift shop at the Georgia Hotel. Unfortunately, in 1932 Mrs. Ferguson became ill and was never to return to the studio. Edith and Gordon had two children; Clifford “Cliff” Wight born August 22, 1921 and Eulie Fanny Wight born in 1925. Clifford attended Kingsway West School in 1925 and was a graduate of Burnaby South High School. Eulie Fanny Wight graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 1957. Clifford also graduated from the University of British Columbia and was among the handful of students who first established the School of Architecture at UBC. Clifford later married Mary (Berryman) Wight. Gordon Edward Wight died July 30, 1945, his wife Edith Mary (Hall) Wight died November 11, 1986. Eulie Fanny Wight died June 19, 1998. Clifford Wight died February 27, 2005.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:07:46
- Interviewee Name
- Wight, Edith
- Interview Location
- McKay Avenue, Burnaby
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Edith Wight
Track six of interview with Edith Wight
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-23/100-13-23_Track_6.mp3Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1944
- Length
- 0:08:54
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of his early life in Saskatchewan and his family's move to Burnaby. He talks about Old Orchard Auto Park, where his father was owner and operator for three years.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of his early life in Saskatchewan and his family's move to Burnaby. He talks about Old Orchard Auto Park, where his father was owner and operator for three years.
- Date Range
- 1936-1944
- Length
- 0:08:54
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 25, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:34
- Interviewee Name
- Henderson, Kathleen
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
Track one of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-012/MSS171-012_Track_1.mp3Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1935-1936
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5332
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.5
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1936
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1936
- Printer
- Columbian Co.
- Physical Description
- 88 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1930-1939
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for South Burnaby High School
Teachers at Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86570
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of teachers seated on stairs outside Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. Teachers are identified as; Willard Ireland, Tommy Sanderson (who later became the principal of the high school), Fred Pratt, George Grant and Norm MacDonald.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of teachers seated on stairs outside Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. Teachers are identified as; Willard Ireland, Tommy Sanderson (who later became the principal of the high school), Fred Pratt, George Grant and Norm MacDonald.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Ireland, Willard
- Pratt, Fred
- Grant, George Alford
- MacDonald, Norm
- Burnaby South High School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Willard Ireland / Tommy Sanderson / Fred Pratt / George Grant / Norm. MacDonald / June 1937"
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Mabel Young with group of teachers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86586
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mabel nee Young (Hardy) with group of teachers from Burnaby South High School in Burnaby posed outside by a willow tree. Mabel nee Young (Hardy) is seated in the bottom right corner of the photograph with students identified as Laura Swencisky, Hester Draper, Janey Findlay, Dorothy Ki…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mabel nee Young (Hardy) with group of teachers from Burnaby South High School in Burnaby posed outside by a willow tree. Mabel nee Young (Hardy) is seated in the bottom right corner of the photograph with students identified as Laura Swencisky, Hester Draper, Janey Findlay, Dorothy Kidd and Catherine Rees.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Hardy, Mabel
- Young, Mabel
- Burnaby South High School
- Swencisky, Laura
- Draper, Hester
- Findlay, Janey
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Laura Swencisky / Hester Draper / Janey Findlay / Dorothy Kidd / Catherine Rees / Mabel Young / June 1937"
Images
