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Simnett political papers series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82735
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 7 files of textual records: ill. (some col.)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records related to CFF, Tommy Douglas, the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission, NDP, and Elections BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1956-1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 7 files of textual records: ill. (some col.)
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records related to CFF, Tommy Douglas, the Century Park Museum Association, Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission, NDP, and Elections BC.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Government - Local Government
- Government - Provincial Government
- Names
- Simnett, Hazel
- Douglas, Tommy
- Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
- New Democratic Party
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- Simnett political papers series
![Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-063.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory402
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 2012
- Length
- 0:08:48
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.
- Date Range
- 2012
- Photo Info
- Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063.
- Length
- 0:08:48
- Names
- Douglas, Tommy
- Subjects
- Elections
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 27, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Hazel Simnett conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 27, 2012. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: political activism in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 and grew up looking up to her father Frederick Simnett who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. In 2006, Hazel Simnett won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:12
- Interviewee Name
- Simnett, Hazel
- 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
![Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-063.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett
Track four of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-024/MSS171-024_Track_4.mp3
Robert Prittie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46031
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of victorious Burnaby mayoral candidate Robert Prittie smiling hugely as he tallies votes on a blackboard and sees that he is winning the election. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor f…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-919
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of victorious Burnaby mayoral candidate Robert Prittie smiling hugely as he tallies votes on a blackboard and sees that he is winning the election. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Elections
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Robert Prittie's victory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46029
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of victorious Burnaby mayoral candidate Robert Prittie being carried on the shoulders of his supporters after winning the election. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-917
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of victorious Burnaby mayoral candidate Robert Prittie being carried on the shoulders of his supporters after winning the election. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Elections
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Robert Prittie's victory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46030
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of victorious Burnaby mayoral candidate Robert Prittie smiling hugely after winning the election. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby f…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-918
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of victorious Burnaby mayoral candidate Robert Prittie smiling hugely after winning the election. Robert W. Prittie was New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby-Richmond from 1962 to 1968. He was a Burnaby Councillor from 1959 to 1962, and served as Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Elections
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy print accompanying
Images
Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough and Lorne Nystrom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78658
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 18, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough, Lorne Nystrom and a fourth unidentified man at the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership election.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 18, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Svend Robinson, Alexa McDonough, Lorne Nystrom and a fourth unidentified man at the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership election.
- Subjects
- Elections
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Kirkby, Gareth
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Crop / 2876C Gareth Bby / Bby - 1 - 106% / Crop"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Svend Robinson with his supporters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78656
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 18, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby MP Svend Robinson with supporters as they enter the New Democratic Party (NDP) Leadership Convention in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 18, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby MP Svend Robinson with supporters as they enter the New Democratic Party (NDP) Leadership Convention in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Elections
- Names
- Robinson, Svend
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Kirkby, Gareth
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Gareth 2876 / 80% Bby - p. 3"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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