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Nelson Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37169
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue School, which was established in 1912 to serve the Alta Vista district of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1919]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Disney family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 325-041
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue School, which was established in 1912 to serve the Alta Vista district of Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Disney, John Harold "Jack"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Nelson Avenue School, [between 1911 and 1919] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/325-041.jpg)
Nelson Avenue School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35321
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Grade 5 class at Nelson Avenue School. Patsy Speirs (later Patsy Coe) is in the 3rd row, 4th from the left. Some classmates, not identified, were Lucy Speckman, now Standen (Patsy's best friend); Bev Lewarne (sister of Mayor Bill Lewarne); and, Ruth Thomson The school is located at…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-178
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Grade 5 class at Nelson Avenue School. Patsy Speirs (later Patsy Coe) is in the 3rd row, 4th from the left. Some classmates, not identified, were Lucy Speckman, now Standen (Patsy's best friend); Bev Lewarne (sister of Mayor Bill Lewarne); and, Ruth Thomson The school is located at 4850 Irmin Street, at the corner of Nelson Avenue and Rumble Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Nelson Avenue School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35472
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grade 1 class at Nelson Avenue School. Identified: (front row, 4th from left) Doris Armitage. Teacher: Miss Anderson. Doris Armitage (later Doris Chadsey) was the daughter of Alfred E. Armitage and Emma Jane Armitage.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-330
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grade 1 class at Nelson Avenue School. Identified: (front row, 4th from left) Doris Armitage. Teacher: Miss Anderson. Doris Armitage (later Doris Chadsey) was the daughter of Alfred E. Armitage and Emma Jane Armitage.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Avenue School Grade 5 class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38008
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.6 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 1958 Nelson Avenue School, Division 4, Grade 5 class.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.6 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-595
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the 1958 Nelson Avenue School, Division 4, Grade 5 class.
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Photographer identified as "Layton"
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Avenue School Junior class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35506
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue School, Junior class. Identified (2nd row, far right) Carlyle Le Grove (Lyle). Teacher: Miss R.I. Leavens. Lyle was the son of Ida Le Grove (nee Burlton) and Frederick Le Grove.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-364
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue School, Junior class. Identified (2nd row, far right) Carlyle Le Grove (Lyle). Teacher: Miss R.I. Leavens. Lyle was the son of Ida Le Grove (nee Burlton) and Frederick Le Grove.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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Interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell 24-Jun-75 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory54
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1934
- Length
- 0:09:06
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell's memories of Nelson Avenue School, including enrolment boundaries during the Depression. Ethel describes making clothes and other items from flour sacks.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell's memories of Nelson Avenue School, including enrolment boundaries during the Depression. Ethel describes making clothes and other items from flour sacks.
- Date Range
- 1934
- Photo Info
- Leer family; Ethel Leer Lewarne is standing on the far right, 1911. Item no. 204-052
- Length
- 0:09:06
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- 24-Jun-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Ethel (Leer) Lewarne and Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 24, 1975. Major theme discussed is: the Depression. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Ethel Cecilia Leer was born in 1899 in London, England to George Frederick and Sarah Ann Leer. In 1908, the Leer family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. George Frederick Leer began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Ethel’s younger brother George Leer was born about this time. A third child was born but unfortunately did not live past infancy. The Leers arrived in Burnaby in 1911 and bought two lots in Alta Vista at the corner of Portland and McGregor. George Frederick and Sarah Ann were active members of the All Saints Anglican Church on Royal Oak. Ethel went to Dundonald school from 1911 to 1913 with Miss Bowell as her teacher, then on to Britannia High School from 1913 to 1915. Ethel’s father, George Frederick Leer died March 23, 1919 at the age of forty-one. Ethel Cecilia Leer married Alfred Lewarne on December 26, 1921 in Burnaby. Alfred was born February 9, 1893 in Cornwall, England. Before marriage he worked for a creamery in Vancouver. After marriage, Alfred began his own ice cream business in Burnaby. The Lewarnes bought a lot along Nelson Avenue and built a house. Their first child Patricia "Tricia" (later McCleod) was born in 1923, their second was Beverley “Bev” (later Burrell). Their third child, William A. “Bill” Lewarne was born in 1926. Bill grew up to become one of the most popular Mayors in Burnaby’s history, serving from 1981 to 1987. He also served as a member of Council from 1973 to 1975 and 1977 to 1981. After Alfred Lewarne’s death on May 5, 1962 at the age of sixty-nine, Ethel continued living in the family home. Ethel’s mother, Sarah Ann Leer died May 11, 1963 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:00:59
- Interviewee Name
- Lewarne, Ethel Leer
- Burrell, Beverley "Bev" Lewarne
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- 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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Track five of interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell
Track five of interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-13/100-13-13_Track_5.mp3
Nelson Avenue class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35207
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue School Grade 2 class. Margaret Neville is on the far left of the first row. She later married Dugald C. Patterson. The school is located at the corner of Nelson Avenue and Rumble Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-064
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue School Grade 2 class. Margaret Neville is on the far left of the first row. She later married Dugald C. Patterson. The school is located at the corner of Nelson Avenue and Rumble Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Avenue Public School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35622
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue Public School, Grade four class. From top, left to right; Teacher, Mrs. McGuffin, John Reid, George Goddard, Eddie Hitchens, Jackie Norman, Roy Franklin, [first name unknown] Flemming, [first name unknown] Flemming, Bobby [Davis]. Third row; [unidentified], Joey Davis, M…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1929 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-480
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Avenue Public School, Grade four class. From top, left to right; Teacher, Mrs. McGuffin, John Reid, George Goddard, Eddie Hitchens, Jackie Norman, Roy Franklin, [first name unknown] Flemming, [first name unknown] Flemming, Bobby [Davis]. Third row; [unidentified], Joey Davis, Mirrim Harper, Ernie Carpenter, [unidentified], [unidentified], Joy [Wynn], Dagmar Anderson, [unidentified], [unidentified], Betty Smith. Second row; Pearl Hutton, "twin" Phyllis [last name unknown], Betty Porter, [unidentified], Ina Dearing, Mary Beech, Muriel Davis (later Jean Skelhorne), Dot Lockwood, [unidentified "twin"], Kay Bates, Vera Keig, Marg Herd. Front row; [unidentified], Sam Hughes, Clarence Wesley, George Robertson, Art Butchart, Sandy Stewart, [unidentified], [unidentified], [first name unknown] Harrison, Harvey Smith.
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Elementary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79615
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 9, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Nelson Elementary School at 4850 Irmin Street near Nelson and Rumble. The central portion of the building was constructed in 1925. In 1976 when the photograph was taken, the enrollment was 325 pupils, from kindergarten to Grade 7.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 9, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-356
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Nelson Elementary School at 4850 Irmin Street near Nelson and Rumble. The central portion of the building was constructed in 1925. In 1976 when the photograph was taken, the enrollment was 325 pupils, from kindergarten to Grade 7.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- McCarron, John
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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Nelson Street School Grade 5 class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37305
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of thirty-five students in the grade 5 class from Nelson Avenue School, outside the school building. A note with the photograph indicates that the teacher was Marion E. Lawrence (not in photograph).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Jim Wolf subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 349-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of thirty-five students in the grade 5 class from Nelson Avenue School, outside the school building. A note with the photograph indicates that the teacher was Marion E. Lawrence (not in photograph).
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
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![South Slope Heritage House Quilt, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2567.jpg?width=280)
South Slope Heritage House Quilt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97035
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Elementary School grade 7 students Rahul Oad, Ryan Bains, and Dorian Brown, with their teacher Lee McAleese displaying their South Slope Heritage House Quilt in the foyer of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library. The representations on the quilt of heritage homes in Burnaby's South…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2567
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Nelson Elementary School grade 7 students Rahul Oad, Ryan Bains, and Dorian Brown, with their teacher Lee McAleese displaying their South Slope Heritage House Quilt in the foyer of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library. The representations on the quilt of heritage homes in Burnaby's South Slope neighbourhood were researched and painted by twenty-seven Nelson Elementary students.
- Subjects
- Bedding - Quilt
- Persons - Students
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Grade seven students from Nelson Elementary School get a bird's-eye preview of their South Slope Heritage House Quilt they created, before it is officially unveiled in the foyer of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library. Rahul Oad, 12, Ryan Bains, 13, and Dorian Brown, 12 are some of the 27 students in Lee McAleese's (r) class who researched and painted representations of actual heritage homes in Burnaby's South Slope neighborhood around their school, and then transformed their drawings and paintings into the 28-panel quilt. It will on display at the library until August 17."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 6100 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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![South Slope Heritage House Quilt, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2567.jpg)
![Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/280-008.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Catherine Rees March 14, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory184
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1903-1928
- Length
- 0:08:29
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's schooling as well as memories of her first years of teaching.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's schooling as well as memories of her first years of teaching.
- Date Range
- 1903-1928
- Photo Info
- Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008
- Length
- 0:08:29
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- Evans, Alf
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees by fellow Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association member Alf Evans, March 14, 1990. This interview was prepared for the Burnaby School History Committee of the Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- Catherine Bertha “Cathy” Rees was born in Greenwood, British Columbia on March 30, 1903. Her mother died when she was four years old and her younger brother Lloyd was only a few months old. Catherine’s family moved regularly because her dad was continually transferred. She attended a two room school in Greenwood until grade four, then to school in Kamloops until grade 8, graduating from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1919. One of her brothers won a lacrosse championship while at Nelson Avenue School. Catherine started at the University of British Columbia in 1919 and went to Normal School in 1923 (she belonged to the first teacher-training class). Upon graduating, Catherine was offered a position at Revelstoke High School for Physics, French and Latin which she took for a brief period of time. She then taught for one year in Victoria, traveling from one school to the other in a one ton truck to teach languages. For the next two years, she worked at Cloverdale High School. By 1929 Catherine began working in Burnaby where her father and two brothers were living. She taught at Burnaby South for her entire career in Burnaby, from 1929 to 1964. Catherine taught French and Latin as well as physical education to the girls (in the basement with two other teachers) and lived at the corner of Nelson and Victory (she still lives there at the time of this interview).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:37:02
- Interviewee Name
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/280-008.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Catherine Rees
Track one of interview with Catherine Rees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS103-026/MSS103-026_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Catherine Rees March 14, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory185
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1929
- Length
- 0:10:12
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's first year teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's first year teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Photo Info
- Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008
- Length
- 0:10:12
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Interviewer
- Evans, Alf
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees by fellow Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association member Alf Evans, March 14, 1990. This interview was prepared for the Burnaby School History Committee of the Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- Catherine Bertha “Cathy” Rees was born in Greenwood, British Columbia on March 30, 1903. Her mother died when she was four years old and her younger brother Lloyd was only a few months old. Catherine’s family moved regularly because her dad was continually transferred. She attended a two room school in Greenwood until grade four, then to school in Kamloops until grade 8, graduating from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1919. One of her brothers won a lacrosse championship while at Nelson Avenue School. Catherine started at the University of British Columbia in 1919 and went to Normal School in 1923 (she belonged to the first teacher-training class). Upon graduating, Catherine was offered a position at Revelstoke High School for Physics, French and Latin which she took for a brief period of time. She then taught for one year in Victoria, traveling from one school to the other in a one ton truck to teach languages. For the next two years, she worked at Cloverdale High School. By 1929 Catherine began working in Burnaby where her father and two brothers were living. She taught at Burnaby South for her entire career in Burnaby, from 1929 to 1964. Catherine taught French and Latin as well as physical education to the girls (in the basement with two other teachers) and lived at the corner of Nelson and Victory (she still lives there at the time of this interview).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:37:02
- Interviewee Name
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Catherine Rees
Track two of interview with Catherine Rees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS103-026/MSS103-026_Track_2.mp3
Interview with Catherine Rees March 14, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory186
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1929-1964
- Length
- 0:08:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's memories of the sports activities and other recreational activities that took place while teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's memories of the sports activities and other recreational activities that took place while teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Date Range
- 1929-1964
- Photo Info
- Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008
- Length
- 0:08:19
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Interviewer
- Evans, Alf
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees by fellow Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association member Alf Evans, March 14, 1990. This interview was prepared for the Burnaby School History Committee of the Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- Catherine Bertha “Cathy” Rees was born in Greenwood, British Columbia on March 30, 1903. Her mother died when she was four years old and her younger brother Lloyd was only a few months old. Catherine’s family moved regularly because her dad was continually transferred. She attended a two room school in Greenwood until grade four, then to school in Kamloops until grade 8, graduating from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1919. One of her brothers won a lacrosse championship while at Nelson Avenue School. Catherine started at the University of British Columbia in 1919 and went to Normal School in 1923 (she belonged to the first teacher-training class). Upon graduating, Catherine was offered a position at Revelstoke High School for Physics, French and Latin which she took for a brief period of time. She then taught for one year in Victoria, traveling from one school to the other in a one ton truck to teach languages. For the next two years, she worked at Cloverdale High School. By 1929 Catherine began working in Burnaby where her father and two brothers were living. She taught at Burnaby South for her entire career in Burnaby, from 1929 to 1964. Catherine taught French and Latin as well as physical education to the girls (in the basement with two other teachers) and lived at the corner of Nelson and Victory (she still lives there at the time of this interview).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:37:02
- Interviewee Name
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Catherine Rees
Track three of interview with Catherine Rees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS103-026/MSS103-026_Track_3.mp3
Interview with Catherine Rees March 14, 1990 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1929-1964
- Length
- 0:10:03
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's strongest memories of teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's strongest memories of teaching at Burnaby South High School.
- Date Range
- 1929-1964
- Photo Info
- Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008
- Length
- 0:10:03
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Interviewer
- Evans, Alf
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees by fellow Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association member Alf Evans, March 14, 1990. This interview was prepared for the Burnaby School History Committee of the Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
- Biographical Notes
- Catherine Bertha “Cathy” Rees was born in Greenwood, British Columbia on March 30, 1903. Her mother died when she was four years old and her younger brother Lloyd was only a few months old. Catherine’s family moved regularly because her dad was continually transferred. She attended a two room school in Greenwood until grade four, then to school in Kamloops until grade 8, graduating from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1919. One of her brothers won a lacrosse championship while at Nelson Avenue School. Catherine started at the University of British Columbia in 1919 and went to Normal School in 1923 (she belonged to the first teacher-training class). Upon graduating, Catherine was offered a position at Revelstoke High School for Physics, French and Latin which she took for a brief period of time. She then taught for one year in Victoria, traveling from one school to the other in a one ton truck to teach languages. For the next two years, she worked at Cloverdale High School. By 1929 Catherine began working in Burnaby where her father and two brothers were living. She taught at Burnaby South for her entire career in Burnaby, from 1929 to 1964. Catherine taught French and Latin as well as physical education to the girls (in the basement with two other teachers) and lived at the corner of Nelson and Victory (she still lives there at the time of this interview).
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:37:02
- Interviewee Name
- Rees, Catherine "Cathy"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Catherine Rees
Track four of interview with Catherine Rees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS103-026/MSS103-026_Track_4.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory86
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:31
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's descriptions of the neighbourhoods surrounding the schools that they worked at during the Depression. They also discuss the structure of elementary through high school as it was during this time.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's descriptions of the neighbourhoods surrounding the schools that they worked at during the Depression. They also discuss the structure of elementary through high school as it was during this time.
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:31
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- 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 one of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track one 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_1.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory87
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:36
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the apprentice system offered as an alternative to high school as well as the Depression's effect on the schools.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the apprentice system offered as an alternative to high school as well as the Depression's effect on the schools.
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:36
- Subjects
- Education
- 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 two of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track two 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_2.mp3Interview 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.mp3