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Water courses - Northeast Burnaby (Burnaby Lake area)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, report and a list detailing all water courses in North East Burnaby-Burnaby Lake area. The list was compiled to examine possible water supply sources during droughts.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2811

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, report and a list detailing all water courses in North East Burnaby-Burnaby Lake area. The list was compiled to examine possible water supply sources during droughts.

Media Type: Textual Record

2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts album

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925

Collection/Fonds: David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)

Scope and Content: File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)

Material Details: 41 pages of album have pasted content; 19 pages at the back of the album are blank

Scope and Content: File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New Westminster.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Events - May Day; Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada; Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV995.8.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-20

Notes: Transcribed title from cover of photograph album; Sticker on lower left of back cover reads, "No. D", "Glendale Album", "Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited. Toronto"; Individual photographs + ephemera within album are numbered BV995.8.2 to BV995.8.153 - item level descriptions available

Images

2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts album, 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925 thumbnail

Documents

1995_0008_0001_001

25th anniversary of the incorporation of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence pertaining to the 25th Anniversary Celebration and it includes souvenir programme for the Silver Anniversary Celebration of the Incorporation of Burnaby, 1917.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2888

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence pertaining to the 25th Anniversary Celebration and it includes souvenir programme for the Silver Anniversary Celebration of the Incorporation of Burnaby, 1917.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: For news clippings related to these records see file 11-5-7-11.

B.C. Electric Railway - Burnaby Lake new line

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence regarding the Burnaby Lake New Line.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2227

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence regarding the Burnaby Lake New Line.

Media Type: Textual Record

Bond (Barret, B.J. et al. to Burnaby) - South 1/2 Block 8, DL 20

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains bond made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and Blanche Juniata Barrett, Edward William Barrett, and Peter Gray - for monies owed to the Corporation for subdivision plan approval and work.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2833

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains bond made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and Blanche Juniata Barrett, Edward William Barrett, and Peter Gray - for monies owed to the Corporation for subdivision plan approval and work.

Media Type: Textual Record

Boundary Road - City of Vancouver and Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1916

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports on the joint administration of Boundary Road, shared by Burnaby and the City of Vancouver.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1916

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2886

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports on the joint administration of Boundary Road, shared by Burnaby and the City of Vancouver.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby anniversary

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains the September 20, 1917 issue of "The British Columbian," which includes an article titled "Burnaby's Silver Anniversary was Gala Occasion."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3554

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains the September 20, 1917 issue of "The British Columbian," which includes an article titled "Burnaby's Silver Anniversary was Gala Occasion."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: For related records see file 8-2-3-3.

Burnaby By-laws

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903-1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of texual records

Scope and Content: File consists of the booklet form of By-law No. 153 as well as the promotional form of the proposed Burnaby Water Works Extension Loan By-law 1927 No. 626 (defeated).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1903-1927

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of texual records

Material Details: By-law No. 153 has notations in pink pencil crayon (mainly in margins)

Description Level: File

Record No.: 42702

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of the booklet form of By-law No. 153 as well as the promotional form of the proposed Burnaby Water Works Extension Loan By-law 1927 No. 626 (defeated).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Letter accompanying file to Mr. Mather from V.J. Lewis, dated December 30, 1958

Burnaby Civilian Rifle Association

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914-1916

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports and financial papers related to the Burnaby Civilian Rifle Association.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914-1916

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2013

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports and financial papers related to the Burnaby Civilian Rifle Association.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby Girl Guides

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))

Scope and Content: File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …

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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 (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))

Scope and Content: File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Events - May Day

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.164

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood); Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area; Maywood Area

Notes: Transcribed title; Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes; Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935); Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284); Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).

Images

Burnaby Girl Guides, [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016 thumbnail

Documents

2015_0035_0164_folded

Burnaby Lake improvement

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-1912

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and petitions relating to the Burnaby Lake Improvement Scheme. File also includes blueprint plan "Condensed Profile of Brunette River Showing Approx. Amount of work necessary to lower Lake Burnaby." Also includes blueprint plan of "Sketch Showing Proposed Im…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-1912

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2448

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and petitions relating to the Burnaby Lake Improvement Scheme. File also includes blueprint plan "Condensed Profile of Brunette River Showing Approx. Amount of work necessary to lower Lake Burnaby." Also includes blueprint plan of "Sketch Showing Proposed Improvement to Outlet of Burnaby Lake" [1912].

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Burnaby Lake landing

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1912

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence pertaining to the construction of a landing on Burnaby Lake. File also includes a hand drawn plan of the landing.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1912

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2201

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence pertaining to the construction of a landing on Burnaby Lake. File also includes a hand drawn plan of the landing.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Burnaby Lake lowering

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1915-1923

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and a petition pertaining to the proposed plan to lower Burnaby Lake to prevent future flooding.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1915-1923

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2783

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and a petition pertaining to the proposed plan to lower Burnaby Lake to prevent future flooding.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby Lake station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence pertaining to a proposed subdivision of the land owned by Prudential Investment Co. Ltd., near Burnaby Lake Station.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2289

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence pertaining to a proposed subdivision of the land owned by Prudential Investment Co. Ltd., near Burnaby Lake Station.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby Municipality accounts 1909

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-1910

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-1910

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2049

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Fore related records see also files 6-3-1-9 to 6-1-3-11 and file 6-3-2-5.

Burnaby Municipality accounts 1910

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908-1910, predominant 1910

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby 1909-1910. Also included are lists of outstanding contracts in 1910 and an envelope with an unspoiled wax seal from the Dead Letter Office, 1908.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908-1910, predominant 1910

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2057

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby 1909-1910. Also included are lists of outstanding contracts in 1910 and an envelope with an unspoiled wax seal from the Dead Letter Office, 1908.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: For related records see also files 6-3-1-8 to 6-3-1-11.

Burnaby Municipality - Railway Franchises and Extensions

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908-1910 (date of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (photocopies)

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopied pages from a ledger describing telephone calls and decisions made regarding British Columbia Electric Railway "Franchises and Extensions" within the Municipality of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908-1910 (date of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Brian Elder subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (photocopies)

Description Level: File

Record No.: 42660

Accession Number: BHS2001-01

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopied pages from a ledger describing telephone calls and decisions made regarding British Columbia Electric Railway "Franchises and Extensions" within the Municipality of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Burnaby newspaper clippings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910 (date of original) -1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopies of various Burnaby newspapers from varying years. Also included in the file is a pamphlet entitled "Burnaby Tax & Budget Information 1980", as well as a photocopy of an auction receipt dated January 18, 1910.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910 (date of original) -1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pixie McGeachie subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS054-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS1991-16

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopies of various Burnaby newspapers from varying years. Also included in the file is a pamphlet entitled "Burnaby Tax & Budget Information 1980", as well as a photocopy of an auction receipt dated January 18, 1910.