36 records – page 1 of 2.

Alderman James H. Edwards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45224
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1962]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Alderman James H. Edwards, served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965. He worked as a lawyer and was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby, and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate before …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1962]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-120
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Alderman James H. Edwards, served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965. He worked as a lawyer and was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby, and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate before joining the Burnaby Council.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Names
Edwards, James H.
Burnaby Citizens Association
Liberal Party
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Red Cross papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58246
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
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 Burnaby Red Cross including paper badges, correspondence, and greeting cards.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990
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.
MSS061-076
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Red Cross including paper badges, correspondence, and greeting cards.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby South Secondary tsunami relief fund

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96150
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of three students at Burnaby South Secondary counting change and bills as part of a fundraising effort. They each wear a sign that reads: "Tsunami Relief Fund / Give Generously."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1847
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three students at Burnaby South Secondary counting change and bills as part of a fundraising effort. They each wear a sign that reads: "Tsunami Relief Fund / Give Generously."
Subjects
Persons - Students
Events - Fundraising
Names
Burnaby South High School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Wendy Diao, Monica Bhandari and Amardeet Powar help sort and count some of the money raised by the student council and Interact Club at Burnaby South Secondary to help tsunami victims in Southeast Asia in a two-day collection blitz of students and staff. The school hopes to raise $10,000, to be donated to the Red Cross."
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
Street Address
5455 Rumble Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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Canadian Red Cross donation call centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96146
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of volunteer Peter Malacarne in the Burnaby Canadian Red Cross' call centre. Malacarne stands in the foreground, wearing a Red Cross vest, while other volunteers are seated behind him at desks, taking calls.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1843
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of volunteer Peter Malacarne in the Burnaby Canadian Red Cross' call centre. Malacarne stands in the foreground, wearing a Red Cross vest, while other volunteers are seated behind him at desks, taking calls.
Subjects
Persons - Volunteers
Organizations - Charities
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Peter Malacarne, of New Westminster, is a volunteer at the Canadian Red Cross in Burnaby, supervising their call centre as they take donations to help the victims of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia."
Images
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C. D. Reekie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45108
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of C.D. Reekie, a longtime resident of South Burnaby, whose father was among the first patients of the Red Cross. He has his right hand on one of the two medals that his father received during the Crimean campaign along with a shoebrush and a sewing kit that was given to his father by Fl…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of C.D. Reekie, a longtime resident of South Burnaby, whose father was among the first patients of the Red Cross. He has his right hand on one of the two medals that his father received during the Crimean campaign along with a shoebrush and a sewing kit that was given to his father by Florence Nightingale. (He is refered to as an "old-timer" in the accompanying article).
Names
Reekie, C.D.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identified as "Femmings"
Images
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Centennial Celebration proposals

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62859
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of proposals put forward from various groups in hopes that their event be included in Burnaby's Centennial Celebrations. Included in the file are proposals from the Red Cross, the Vancouver 86ers Soccer Club and the Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club as well as a planting plan for the …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS098-028
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
BHS2001-12
Scope and Content
File consists of proposals put forward from various groups in hopes that their event be included in Burnaby's Centennial Celebrations. Included in the file are proposals from the Red Cross, the Vancouver 86ers Soccer Club and the Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club as well as a planting plan for the Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden from the Parks and Recreation Department.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Charlotte Vidal and unidentified man and woman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82439
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal at far right with unidentified woman and man. Sign behind them reads: "Davies Druggist / wants your trade / Red Cross Pharmacy / C S Davies ... N Westminster / 52 sixth st"
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-054
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Vidal at far right with unidentified woman and man. Sign behind them reads: "Davies Druggist / wants your trade / Red Cross Pharmacy / C S Davies ... N Westminster / 52 sixth st"
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Eagles family correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58079
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Joint Disaster Services Committee, South Burnaby Branch, Canadian Red Cross (for which Dr Violet and Blythe Eagles were members) and meeting minutes. Also included in the file is correspondence (with reports) pertaining to the Advisory Planning Comm…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS055-030
Accession Number
BHS1991-18
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Joint Disaster Services Committee, South Burnaby Branch, Canadian Red Cross (for which Dr Violet and Blythe Eagles were members) and meeting minutes. Also included in the file is correspondence (with reports) pertaining to the Advisory Planning Commission.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Evelyn Salisbury subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1870 (date of original)-1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 m of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of textual records and photographs that were collected by Lillian Evelyn Salisbury during her lifetime as a citizen of Burnaby. Records document historical sites and events in and related to Burnaby, as well as various heritage groups and events in British Columbia. Included in t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1870 (date of original)-1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
2 m of textual records and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-04
BHS1985-15
BHS1986-12
BHS1986-25
BHS1986-26
BHS1987-04
BHS1989-13
BHS1989-18
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of textual records and photographs that were collected by Lillian Evelyn Salisbury during her lifetime as a citizen of Burnaby. Records document historical sites and events in and related to Burnaby, as well as various heritage groups and events in British Columbia. Included in this subseries are the publication and papers related to "Metrotown - Burnaby Heritage Resource Inventory."
History
Lillian Evelyn "Evelyn" Salisbury was born in 1915 and moved to Burnaby in 1945. She had three children with her husband Fred: Gordon, Lorne, and Karen. While living in Burnaby, she worked with the Red Cross blood donor clinic and the Burnaby Health Unit. In 1958, she participated in the Greater Vancouver Health League’s campaign for fluoridation as the Health Chairman of the Burnaby Parent-Teacher Council. Evelyn Salisbury served two-year terms as secretary, vice-president and president of the Burnaby Historical Society and spearheaded a 1985 project to record Burnaby’s historical inventory of churches, schools, industries, homes and other pre-1930 buildings. When the building of Metrotown shopping centre threatened to clear historic homes in Central Park area, the Society produced a record of the historic buildings in the area. In 1988, as president of the Burnaby Historical Society, she convinced City of Burnaby aldermen to set up a heritage advisory committee. She was appointed to the Burnaby Centennial Committee the next year and in 1990 she was named Citizen of the Year by the Burnaby City Council. During her lifetime, Evelyn Salisbury endeavoured to collect papers of historical significance. She died in 1991.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Salisbury, Evelyn
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC145, PC177, PC178, PC195, PC221, PC261, MSS061
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Florence Jackson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36752
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1945] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 8.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Florence Jackson in her nurse uniform in front of the family home at 2706 Cassie Avenue (later 6457 Cassie Avenue). She worked for the Red Cross in Vancouver during the Second World War.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1945] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 8.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-107
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Florence Jackson in her nurse uniform in front of the family home at 2706 Cassie Avenue (later 6457 Cassie Avenue). She worked for the Red Cross in Vancouver during the Second World War.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Jackson, Florence Colocott
Canadian Red Cross
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Cassie Avenue
Street Address
6457 Cassie Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Formation of a Red Cross Society in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54861
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70964
Meeting Date
1-Nov-1939
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70964
Meeting Date
1-Nov-1939
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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George Peoples

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46127
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960, published March 22, 1960
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Peoples with a glass bottle labeled "WHOLE BLOOD" in one hand and a special pin that he received from the Canadian Red Cross for donating his sixtieth pint of blood.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960, published March 22, 1960
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of George A. Peoples with a glass bottle labeled "WHOLE BLOOD" in one hand and a special pin that he received from the Canadian Red Cross for donating his sixtieth pint of blood.
Names
Peoples, George A.
Canadian Red Cross
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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George Peoples

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46129
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1967, published June 8, 1967
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Peoples holding up a 10 gallon bottle which is labeled; "Roll up your sleeve to save a life ... BE A BLOOD DONOR / ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL AUDITORIUM / MONDAY 12 JUNE / 1:30 - 4:30 & 6:30 - 9:30". At the time this photograph was taken, George A. Peoples had already donated 89 …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1967, published June 8, 1967
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Peoples holding up a 10 gallon bottle which is labeled; "Roll up your sleeve to save a life ... BE A BLOOD DONOR / ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL AUDITORIUM / MONDAY 12 JUNE / 1:30 - 4:30 & 6:30 - 9:30". At the time this photograph was taken, George A. Peoples had already donated 89 pints of blood, and planned to donate another pint that month.
Subjects
Advertising Medium
Names
Peoples, George A.
Canadian Red Cross
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Timbrell, Don
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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George Peoples and W. A. Freeman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46128
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published January 22, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Peoples receiving a special pin at the New Westminster Red Cross annual meeting from W. A. Freeman, provincial director of Red Cross Donor Service, for donating his seventieth pint of blood.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published January 22, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of George Peoples receiving a special pin at the New Westminster Red Cross annual meeting from W. A. Freeman, provincial director of Red Cross Donor Service, for donating his seventieth pint of blood.
Names
Peoples, George A.
Freeman, W A
Canadian Red Cross
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Grace Woodward Zala

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36576
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Woodward Zala, R.N. She was a Burnaby nursing sister in W.W.I., wife of Victor Zala (married on August 21, 1914 in Victoria); the daughter of Herbert Woodward (Sea Captain) and Julia Ann Woodward; and sister of Maude, Harriet and Beatrice Woodward. Grace was born in England in…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
300-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Woodward Zala, R.N. She was a Burnaby nursing sister in W.W.I., wife of Victor Zala (married on August 21, 1914 in Victoria); the daughter of Herbert Woodward (Sea Captain) and Julia Ann Woodward; and sister of Maude, Harriet and Beatrice Woodward. Grace was born in England in 1871. She and her family came to Canada from Liverpool on the Parisian in 1888. Grace died on Galiano in 1959. She had no children. Grace went overseas in WWI to work with the British Red Cross Society and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - Clergy
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Zala, Grace Woodward
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Grant made to Edmonds Circle of the Red Cross

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71592
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79230
Meeting Date
7-May-1917
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79230
Meeting Date
7-May-1917
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Grant to North Burnaby Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54260
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70347
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70347
Meeting Date
27-Sep-1943
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Grant to the Disaster Relief Committee of the South Burnaby Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54169
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70255
Meeting Date
5-Jul-1943
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
70255
Meeting Date
5-Jul-1943
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Health Unit in West Building of Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport27680
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
21572
Meeting Date
15-Oct-1973
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
77
Item No.
10
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
21572
Meeting Date
15-Oct-1973
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
77
Item No.
10
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory49
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1939-1945
Length
0:10:53
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' memories of activities they were involved in during the war years, including Red Cross Garden Parties and how different this time was from the days of the Depression.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' memories of activities they were involved in during the war years, including Red Cross Garden Parties and how different this time was from the days of the Depression.
Date Range
1939-1945
Photo Info
Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002
Length
0:10:53
Names
Red Cross
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
10-Jun-75
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:24:01
Interviewee Name
Eagles, Dr. Blythe
Eagles, Dr. Violet
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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track nine of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles

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