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Oakalla Prison collection

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1974]-1991
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
37.5 cm of textual records + 125 photographs + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a selection of Oakalla correctional facility records including reports, correspondence, photographs and a video tour of the death row incarceration cells inside Oakalla Prison taken by Burnaby Village Museum curator after the facility was closed. Most of the photographs docum…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
37.5 cm of textual records + 125 photographs + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a selection of Oakalla correctional facility records including reports, correspondence, photographs and a video tour of the death row incarceration cells inside Oakalla Prison taken by Burnaby Village Museum curator after the facility was closed. Most of the photographs document Oakalla Prison in 1991 and were taken during the Open House event or when Burnaby Village Museum staff were granted access to retreive items prior to demolition. A small selection of facility photographs of site and staff are also included.
Records are arranged into series:
1) Oakalla correctional facility records series
2) Oakalla correctional facility photographs series
3) Oakalla documentary photographs and video series
History
The Oakalla Prison Farm (also known as the Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre) was a model prison farm on 185 acres of land next to Deer Lake in Burnaby. The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women. By the 1950s, the population was well over one thousand. The prison included a working farm which included a dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. In 1959 the last execution in British Columbia took place at Oakalla. Following a riot and mass escape in the late 1980s, poor conditions, and public outcry, Oakalla closed down in 1991. In the fall of 1991, the prison was opened up to the public whereby tours were conducted of the site. Not long after, buildings were demolished and a residential housing development took it's place. A playground now sits on the former site of the main building. In 1991, staff from Burnaby Village Museum were granted access, documenting the site prior to it's demolition. Many Oakalla artifacts and records were salvaged and accessioned into the Burnaby Village Museum's permanent collection.
Creator
Oakalla Prison Farm
Burnaby Village Museum
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Responsibility
Oakalla Prison Farm
Accession Code
BV991.45
Date
[1974]-1991
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Moving Images
Related Material
See also Oakalla artifacts - BV991.45
Arrangement
Arrangement of records and series of this collection is based on record creators and subject that. Facility records and photographs were created and collected by Oakalla correctional facility staff and documentary photographs and a video from 1991 were created by Burnaby Village Museum staff.
Notes
Title based on content of collection
Some records within this collection are closed. Contact Burnaby Village Museum for access.
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Oakalla Prison Farm papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58216
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original); 1985-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Oakalla Prison Farm including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes. Also included in the file is a typed page (photocopied) entitled "Applications for Appointment / Staff of Oakalla Prison Farm" written in the 1920's.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original); 1985-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS061-052
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Oakalla Prison Farm including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes. Also included in the file is a typed page (photocopied) entitled "Applications for Appointment / Staff of Oakalla Prison Farm" written in the 1920's.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oakalla Prison Farm papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-001
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies of "British Columbia / Gaol Rules & Regulations / 1912" and photocopied aerial photographs of the site.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Included in the file is a resume for former Oakalla prison guard Robert Evans Shelly
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Oakalla Prison Farm site plan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1980 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 p. (photocopies)
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopies of two slightly different sections of a site plan for the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1980 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
2 p. (photocopies)
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-002
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopies of two slightly different sections of a site plan for the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oakalla Prison Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64513
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1987-1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of acetate sheets and handwritten notes used in the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Included in the file are pamphlets for the presentation.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1987-1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-007
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of acetate sheets and handwritten notes used in the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Included in the file are pamphlets for the presentation.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Continuation of title: "...A Short History"
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Oakalla Prison Farm reference materials

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64514
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original) -1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yea…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original) -1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-008
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yearly financial statements, an "Oakalla Closes" programme along with various essays and statistics pulled from the Internet (and other sources).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oakalla Prison Farm buildings and grounds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3126
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grounds and buildings of Oakalla Prison Farm looking north towards Deer Lake. An open field is visible in the foreground with a barn and other other farm buildings located down the slope towards the lake.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grounds and buildings of Oakalla Prison Farm looking north towards Deer Lake. An open field is visible in the foreground with a barn and other other farm buildings located down the slope towards the lake.
History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm site in October, 1991
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Oakalla Prison Farm
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Accession Code
BV991.45.505
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
2022-01-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Oakalla Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
The phasing out and demolition of the Oakalla Prison farm allowed for the planned development of the Oakalla Neighbourhood in the 1980s. By 1991, the City of Burnaby had adopted the Oakalla Development Plan which called for the transfer of land to the Deer Lake Park reserve as well as the creation of a new residential area consisting of multi-family housing types.
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
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Oakalla Warden's House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34854
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Warden's house and garage at Oakalla Prison Farm, Royal Oak Road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
145-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1985-15
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Warden's house and garage at Oakalla Prison Farm, Royal Oak Road.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
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Oakalla Barn

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the barn and silo at Oakalla Prison Farm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
398-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the barn and silo at Oakalla Prison Farm.
Subjects
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
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Interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan by Kathy Bossort January 28, 2016 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1965-1980
Length
0:09:07
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his education at UBC as an undergraduate majoring in philosophy and political science and later as a law student, and his early work experience as a prison guard at Oakalla Prison and later articling for Jim Lorimer. He tells about…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mayor Corrigan talking about his education at UBC as an undergraduate majoring in philosophy and political science and later as a law student, and his early work experience as a prison guard at Oakalla Prison and later articling for Jim Lorimer. He tells about how these formative events impacted his life. He also talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977, originally to the Stoney Creek area and then to the South Slope area.
Date Range
1965-1980
Length
0:09:07
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lorimer, James G "Jim"
Subjects
Education
Occupations
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 28, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan conducted by Kathy Bossort. Derek Corrigan was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mayor Corrigan talking about the history and value of protecting the environment and green space in Burnaby, and the different positions held by the City and SFU about land use and control on Burnaby Mountain between 1964 and 1995. He talks about the increasing awareness that a solution needed to be found that gave certainty to the protection of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain. Mayor Corrigan also talks about what conservation means to him, the role that the Centennial Pavilion area plays on Burnaby Mountain, and the future for the urban forest on Burnaby Mountain. Other topics include his childhood, education, formative events in his life, and his career in politics.
Biographical Notes
Derek Corrigan was born and grew up in Vancouver. He attended a number of elementary schools in East Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (Gr. 4-7) and Sir Charles Tupper High School. He attended UBC, majoring in philosophy and political science, and after travel in Europe, successfully applied to enter law school without completing his bachelors degree. He graduated in 1977, articled with Jim Lorimer in Burnaby and was called to the bar in 1978. In 1977 Derek Corrigan and his wife Kathy moved to Burnaby, first to the Stoney Creek neighborhood and then to a home on the South Slope where they raised their family of four children. Derek Corrigan first ran for Burnaby Council in 1979 with the Burnaby Citizens Association, and after three more tries was elected to council in 1987. He has served Burnaby for 28 years, first as a councillor and then as mayor since 2002. During his career he has served on many committees at the local, regional and national levels.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
1:31:24
Interviewee Name
Corrigan, Derek
Interview Location
Mayor’s office at Burnaby City Hall
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Mayor Derek Corrigan

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Framed panel of weapons and firing stances used in firearms training

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1115
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 240 dpi
Scope and Content
Item consists of a documentation photograph of a framed panel of fourteen photographs of an unidentified correctional officer demonstrating weapon and firing stances used in firearms training. Photographs within panel are arranged in three rows with various positions of stances identified under eac…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 240 dpi
Scope and Content
Item consists of a documentation photograph of a framed panel of fourteen photographs of an unidentified correctional officer demonstrating weapon and firing stances used in firearms training. Photographs within panel are arranged in three rows with various positions of stances identified under each (from left to right, top row) "Port Arms"; "Easy Ready" ; "Kneeling"; "Standing"; "Hip"; (from left to right middle row) "Easy Ready"; "Standing"; "Unloading"; "Instinctive "Chest""; "Instinctive Hip"; (from left to right bottom row)"Kneeling Tradional"; "Kneeling Variation"; "Kneeling Variation"; "Sitting".
Subjects
Armament - Firearms
Armament Tools and Equipment (Firearm)
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Accession Code
BV991.45.44
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Panel with 14 photographs was originally enclosed within a thin wood frame with glass (60 x 74 cm) with photographs adhered to a blue sheet of poster board (56.2 x 70.8 cm - poster board was extremely faded; original colour can be seen as residue on backs of photographs); 14 colour photographs : 8.89 x 12.7 cm. Frame, glass and poster board disposed of due to poor condition. A reference photograph was created prior to destruction of frame and dismantling of photographs on board.
Individual photographs were removed from board and described at item level BV991.45.595 to .BV991.45.606
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Back gate entrance to east wing kitchen of Oakalla

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1116
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photgraph : b&w ; 12.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of back gate entrance to east wing kitchen of Oakalla Prison. A tall chain link gate stands at the entrance in front of a one storey brick building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photgraph : b&w ; 12.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of back gate entrance to east wing kitchen of Oakalla Prison. A tall chain link gate stands at the entrance in front of a one storey brick building.
History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm site in October 1991
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Accession Code
BV991.45.275
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
June 7, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "BACK GATE ENTRANCE / TO EAST WING KITCHEN"
Photograph was stapled to sheet of white looseleaf paper, three holes on left side and removed
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Oakalla prison staff 4192

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1117
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[198-]
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified staff member of Oakalla Prison. Photograph may have been used to identification purposes. Staff member appears to be female with short hair, dressed in dark jacket and white shirt with the numbers "4192" displayed below (bottom half of numbers are not visible).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified staff member of Oakalla Prison. Photograph may have been used to identification purposes. Staff member appears to be female with short hair, dressed in dark jacket and white shirt with the numbers "4192" displayed below (bottom half of numbers are not visible).
History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm site in October 1991
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
Accession Code
BV991.45.416
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[198-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Scan Resolution
1000
Scan Date
June 7, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Prisons & Reformatories in Early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14759
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
15 Oct. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (60 min., 53 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum's Kate Petrusa. The webinar is titled "Prisons & Reformatories in Early Burnaby" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the fourth in a collection of seve…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2020 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (60 min., 53 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Material Details
Presenter: Lisa Codd
Host: Kate Petrusa
Date of Presentation: October 15, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks:60 min., 53 sec
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum's Kate Petrusa. The webinar is titled "Prisons & Reformatories in Early Burnaby" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the fourth in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, Lisa Codd talks about how in the early 20th century Burnaby was home to several correctional and detention institutions that sought to reform their residents, including the Oakalla Prison Farm, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, the United Church Home for Girls and Home of the Friendless. Lisa supports her presentation with contemporary and historical photographs and research. Lisa pauses throughout the presentation to take questions from webinar participants.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Japanese Canadians
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Codd, Lisa
Oakalla Prison Farm
New Haven Correctional Centre
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
George, Richardson
George, Eneas
George, Alex
George, Joseph
Peltier, Leonard
Home of the Friendless
Responsibility
Petrusa, Kate
Geographic Access
Oakmount Crescent
Street Address
5220 Oakmount Crescent
4250 Marine Drive
Accession Code
BV020.29.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
15 Oct. 2020
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Suncrest Area
Notes
Title based on contents of video recording
Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.4.1) is 73 min.
Images
Video

Prisons & Reformatories in Early Burnaby, 15 Oct. 2020

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Women's facility - Oakalla grounds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16659
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 1981
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Women's Facility - Oakalla Grounds" from Project Directors, D.M. Bahr and O. Krahnbel, presented to: B. Robinson, Commissioner of Corrections.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Women's Facility - Oakalla Grounds" from Project Directors, D.M. Bahr and O. Krahnbel, presented to: B. Robinson, Commissioner of Corrections.
Creator
Bahr, D.M.
Krahnbel, O.
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Accession Code
BV991.45.151
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
January 1981
Media Type
Textual Record
Arrangement
File of records were removed from burgundy binder where they were originally housed. Binder was beginning to break down and effect documents within.
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Spacial requirements for female facility on Oakalla grounds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 Dec 1980
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (51 p.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Spacial requirements for female facility on Oakalla grounds". Contents includes; A. Generative Concepts; B. Functional Components; C. Inmate Profile
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (51 p.)
Material Details
Includes index
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Spacial requirements for female facility on Oakalla grounds". Contents includes; A. Generative Concepts; B. Functional Components; C. Inmate Profile
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Responsibility
Province of British Columbia
Accession Code
BV991.45.153
Access Restriction
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Reproduction Restriction
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Date
16 Dec 1980
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Male offender facility

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 1981
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (71p.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Male Offender Facility - 150 Sentenced Beds Oakalla Grounds", from Project Directors, D.M. Bahr and O. Krahnbel presented to Commissioner of Corrections, B. Robinson; January, 1981. Report includes memo from Project Director, D.M. Bahr, to K…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (71p.)
Material Details
Includes index
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Male Offender Facility - 150 Sentenced Beds Oakalla Grounds", from Project Directors, D.M. Bahr and O. Krahnbel presented to Commissioner of Corrections, B. Robinson; January, 1981. Report includes memo from Project Director, D.M. Bahr, to Ken Nygaard in "Facilities Management Unit, re: upgrading facility and work placement, Jan. 14 1981; and working paper No. 1 -- summary of area requirements for new men's and women's facilities, Dec. 19, 1980, Oakalla.
Creator
Bahr, D.M.
Krahnbel, O.
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Accession Code
BV991.45.154
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
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Date
January 1981
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Project brief part A : Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre Oakalla, Burnaby, B.C. project #2074

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1981]
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (91p.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Project Brief" for Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre No.2074 - Oakalla, Burnaby, B.C.; "British Columbia Buildings Corporation Project RCLS".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (91p.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Project Brief" for Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre No.2074 - Oakalla, Burnaby, B.C.; "British Columbia Buildings Corporation Project RCLS".
Creator
Province of British Columbia
Other Title Information
Cover title: Project Brief British Columbia Buildings Corporation Project RCLS Number 2074
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Public Services - Policing
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Accession Code
BV991.45.155
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
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Date
[1981]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Segment comb-binder; pages 3-91, D46G1-D46G2
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Westgate "B" manufactured articles in shops

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1984]
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
15 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of copies of documents listing various fabricated articles and costs for articles manufactured in sheet metal and fibreglass shops at Oakalla Prison. Memorandum at front of duotang from the Province of British Columbia, O. Krahnbel, S.C.O. Westgate "B".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
15 p.
Material Details
Enclosed within yellow duotang cover
Scope and Content
Item consists of copies of documents listing various fabricated articles and costs for articles manufactured in sheet metal and fibreglass shops at Oakalla Prison. Memorandum at front of duotang from the Province of British Columbia, O. Krahnbel, S.C.O. Westgate "B".
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Public Services - Policing
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Accession Code
BV991.45.174
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
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Date
[1984]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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