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Rosemary Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45142
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 15, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later th…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 15, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Brown, Rosemary
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Rosemary Brown admonishes heckler

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45151
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 4, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown admonishing a heckler during one of her speeches. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 19…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 4, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-047
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown admonishing a heckler during one of her speeches. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Brown, Rosemary
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Rosemary Brown... gives heckler a dose of his own medicine."
Images
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Rosemary Brown and Svend Robinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45150
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 19, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown congratulating fellow New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assemby Svend Robinson on his victory in wining the Burnaby riding. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 19, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-046
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown congratulating fellow New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assemby Svend Robinson on his victory in wining the Burnaby riding. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Brown, Rosemary
New Democratic Party
Robinson, Svend
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Rosemary Brown in a group

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45147
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 17, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with Jim Lorimer and two other unidentified men in suits. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 17, 1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-043
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with Jim Lorimer and two other unidentified men in suits. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Brown, Rosemary
Lorimer, James G "Jim"
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Rosemary Brown laughing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45144
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1979 and 1981]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with former BC premier Dave Barrett. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1979 and 1981]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-040
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with former BC premier Dave Barrett. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Persons - Black Canadians
Names
Brown, Rosemary
New Democratic Party
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail