"Simon Fraser University" found 178 records

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer idenifies photograph as item no. 660315 - 52; Pacific Photographic Services photo by John Helcermanas

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Dr. Elinor Ames, 1965, published July 22, 1965 thumbnail

Dr. G. L. Bursill-Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45130

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 21, 1964

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. G. L. Bursill-Hall, the Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Simon Fraser University. He was awarded a senior research fellowship from the Canada Council in 1967.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 21, 1964

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-026

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. G. L. Bursill-Hall, the Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Simon Fraser University. He was awarded a senior research fellowship from the Canada Council in 1967.

Names: Bursill-Hall, Dr. G.L.; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Simon Fraser University; McDonald, Herbert L.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso of photograph identifies item as no. SFU 21/5/64 HALL-4

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Dr. G. L. Bursill-Hall, May 21, 1964 thumbnail

Dr. Glenn Kirchner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45796

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published June 18, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Glenn Kirchner, Director of the recreational program in Simon Fraser University's faculty of education.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965, published June 18, 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-690

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Glenn Kirchner, Director of the recreational program in Simon Fraser University's faculty of education.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Kirchner, Dr Glenn; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identified as "Zimmerman"

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Dr. Glenn Kirchner, 1965, published June 18, 1965 thumbnail

Dr. John Borden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64822

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. John Borden, a biology professor at Simon Fraser University.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1549

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. John Borden, a biology professor at Simon Fraser University.

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Dr. John Borden / 1967"; Note on verso reads: "3x8 / page 8"

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Dr. John Borden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64823

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : 25.5 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. John Borden, a biology professor at Simon Fraser University.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : 25.5 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1550

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. John Borden, a biology professor at Simon Fraser University.

Names: Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "3x8 page 8 / Neil - this is a spare print"; Note on recto reads: "OTHER PIC"; Note on verso reads: "Dr. John Borden / 1967"

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Dr. Kenneth Strand

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45914

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969], published October 24, 1969

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University from 1968 to 1973.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969], published October 24, 1969

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-808

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Kenneth Strand, president of Simon Fraser University from 1968 to 1973.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Strand, Dr Kenneth; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Kenneth Strand, [1969], published October 24, 1969 thumbnail

Dr. Klaus E. Rieckhoff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46340

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1966], published September 10, 1966

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University's Dean of Science, Dr. Klaus E. Rieckhoff.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1966], published September 10, 1966

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1228

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University's Dean of Science, Dr. Klaus E. Rieckhoff.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Rieckhoff, Dr. Klaus E.; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Klaus E. Rieckhoff, [1966], published September 10, 1966 thumbnail

Dr. Lalit Srivastava

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45897

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University Associate Dean of Sciences Dr. Lalit Srivastava.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-791

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University Associate Dean of Sciences Dr. Lalit Srivastava.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Srivastava, Dr. Lalit; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Dr. Lalit Srivastava

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45898

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University Associate Dean of Sciences Dr. Lalit Srivastava.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-792

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Simon Fraser University Associate Dean of Sciences Dr. Lalit Srivastava.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Srivastava, Dr. Lalit; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Simon Fraser University

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 12-2-69-6

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Dr. N. D. Haven

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45202

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. N. D. Haven, a professor at Simon Fraser University.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-098

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. N. D. Haven, a professor at Simon Fraser University.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Haven, Dr. N.D.; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Simon Fraser University

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Ronald Harrop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45205

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Ronald Harrop during his time as the Head of the Mathematics Department at Simon Fraser University.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1968]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-101

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Ronald Harrop during his time as the Head of the Mathematics Department at Simon Fraser University.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Harrop, Dr. Ronald; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Ronald Harrop and family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45204

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968, published July 24, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Ronald Harrop sitting in front of his family's 100 year old grandfather clock, with his wife and two sons standing behind him. At the time of the photograph, he was the Head of the Mathematics Department at Simon Fraser University. Photograph was taken in Coquitlam, BC

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968, published July 24, 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-100

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Ronald Harrop sitting in front of his family's 100 year old grandfather clock, with his wife and two sons standing behind him. At the time of the photograph, he was the Head of the Mathematics Department at Simon Fraser University. Photograph was taken in Coquitlam, BC

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Harrop, Dr. Ronald; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Ronald Harrop and family, 1968, published July 24, 1968 thumbnail

Dr. Rudi R. Haering

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45244

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969], published June 9, 1971

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Rudi R. Haering founding head of the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University. He was named Canada's most outstanding young physicist in 1970 when he won the Herzberg medal. Born in Switzerland, Dr. Haering came to Canada in 1947, and worked at Simon Fraser University from 19…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1969], published June 9, 1971

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-140

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Rudi R. Haering founding head of the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University. He was named Canada's most outstanding young physicist in 1970 when he won the Herzberg medal. Born in Switzerland, Dr. Haering came to Canada in 1947, and worked at Simon Fraser University from 1964 to 1972.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Haering, Dr. Rudi R.; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Simon Fraser University

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Dr. Rudi R. Haering

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45246

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Rudi R. Haering founding head of the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University. He was named Canada's most outstanding young physicist in 1970 when he won the Herzberg medal. Born in Switzerland, Dr. Haering came to Canada in 1947, and worked at Simon Fraser University from 19…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1968

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-142

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dr. Rudi R. Haering founding head of the Physics Department at Simon Fraser University. He was named Canada's most outstanding young physicist in 1970 when he won the Herzberg medal. Born in Switzerland, Dr. Haering came to Canada in 1947, and worked at Simon Fraser University from 1964 to 1972.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Haering, Dr. Rudi R.; Simon Fraser University

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Williams Brothers Photographers Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer identifies photograph as no. 20615

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Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark534

Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House is a two-storey modern post-and-beam structure, located on the southern shore of Deer Lake in Burnaby's Deer Lake Park. The site is steeply sloped, and the main entrance of the house is at the top of the slope facing onto Deer Lake Drive.

Associated Dates: 1965

Formal Recognition: Community Heritage Register

6 images

Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Drive

Associated Dates: 1965

Formal Recognition: Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Council Resolution

Enactment Date: 26/05/2003

Description: The Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House is a two-storey modern post-and-beam structure, located on the southern shore of Deer Lake in Burnaby's Deer Lake Park. The site is steeply sloped, and the main entrance of the house is at the top of the slope facing onto Deer Lake Drive.

Heritage Value: The Baldwin House is valued as a prime example of Burnaby’s post-Second World War modern heritage and progressive architectural style, as well as for its personal connections to internationally-acclaimed architect, Arthur Erickson. Inspired by the modern domestic idiom established earlier in the twentieth century by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra, Erickson conceived his architecture as responding directly to the site. A cohesive expression of simple orthogonal lines and ultimate transparency, this structure reduces the idea of post-and-beam West Coast modernism to its most refined elements. A fine example of the evolving talent of Erickson’s earlier work, this house is a landmark modern house in Burnaby and is unique in terms of siting and context. Having just won the 1963 competition for the new Simon Fraser University in Burnaby with his partner, Geoff Massey, and having built fewer than half a dozen homes previously, Erickson’s reputation was growing and his skill as a designer of modern buildings was in great demand. The same year that Erickson/Massey Architects designed SFU, Dr. William Baldwin and his wife, Ruth, personal friends of Erickson, commissioned him to design this house. Erickson was already familiar with the site; as a child he had spent time at this spot when his family visited friends who lived on Deer Lake. Both the Baldwin House and the university were completed in 1965. SFU became internationally famous; the Baldwin House was also considered an architectural success and was recognized in publications of the time. Only a single storey of this two-storey house is visible from the road, as it is built into the hillside in response to its steep site and proximity to Deer Lake. Like many other Erickson designs, this structure was conceived as a pavilion. Constructed of glass and wood, its transparency facilitates visual access to the lake’s edge, acting as an invitation, rather than a barrier, to the landscape. The house blends into the natural surroundings and the site includes other man-made landscape features such as a reflecting pool. As a reaction to the often grey quality of light in the region, Erickson exploits flat planes of water as a source of borrowed light. The refined and purposeful design, transparency, openness of plan and adjacency to the lake combine to give the house a floating appearance at the water's edge. The concept of a floating house set within an accompanying garden was inspired, in part, by the palaces and house boats of Dal Lake in Kashmir and the famed nearby Mughal Gardens. Although Erickson never visited Dal Lake, he travelled extensively throughout India, and specifically mentions the Kashmir reference in relation to this house. There is a rich complexity of other allusions worked into the fabric of the house, unified by a feeling for the conjunction of light, water and land at this special location. Widely renowned as Canada’s most brilliant modern architect, Erickson’s reputation is important to the development and growth of modern architecture in Canada and North America.

Defining Elements: The elements of the Baldwin House that define its character are those materials and details which respond to the location of the building and determine the relation between landscape and building, combining to create a single cohesive site. These include its: - close proximity to water - orthogonal plan and massing, with flat tar-and-gravel roof - stepped down massing orienting the house towards the water - post-and-beam construction, with the width of the beams matched to the width of the posts - wood and glass used as primary building materials - transparency and light achieved by the abundant use of glass - large undivided sheets of single glazing - butt glazed glass corners - abundant and generous balconies, which blur the transition from interior to exterior - horizontal flush cedar siding - use of salvaged brick for chimneys - use of chains as downspouts - built-in rooftop barbeque - built in furniture and fittings dating to the time of construction, such as original hardware, benches, bathroom vanities and kitchen cabinets - landscaped site including reflecting pool, plantings and a dock protruding into the lake

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Function: Primary Current--Single Dwelling; Primary Historic--Single Dwelling

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 011-946-032 and P.I.D. No. 011-946-067

Boundaries: The Baldwin House is comprised of two municipally-owned lots located at 6543 and 6545 Deer Lake Drive, Burnaby.

Area: 6,070.20

Contributing Resource: Building; Landscape Feature

Ownership: Public (local)

Other Collection: Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary, Collection: Original Plans No. ERI 4A/76.13

Documentation: Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2

Street Address: 6543 Deer Lake Drive

Images

Exterior view of the Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House, 2008.. North Elevation. thumbnail

Entrance to the Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House from Deer Lake Drive, 2013 (South elevation. Exterior Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Arthur Erickson at the Baldwin House, 2003 (Interior view. Other). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

BBY-6543-Deer-Lake-Dr-1966-357-004 thumbnail

Interior view of the Baldwin House, 2008 (View of dining room. Other). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Interior view of the Baldwin House, 2008 (View of living room. Other). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Eagles family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97217

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1919-1995

Collection/Fonds: Eagles family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 40 files of textual records and 1489 photographs (6 col. prints, 10 x 15 cm; 1,444 col. slides, 35 mm).

Scope and Content: Collection consists of records, correspondence, and photographs created by Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles related to their home and garden in the Deer Lake area of Burnaby. Also included in the collection are records pertaining the Burnaby Historical Society, the book "The Fraser's History from Glac…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1919-1995

Collection/Fonds: Eagles family fonds

Physical Description: 40 files of textual records and 1489 photographs (6 col. prints, 10 x 15 cm; 1,444 col. slides, 35 mm).

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2008-10

Scope and Content: Collection consists of records, correspondence, and photographs created by Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles related to their home and garden in the Deer Lake area of Burnaby. Also included in the collection are records pertaining the Burnaby Historical Society, the book "The Fraser's History from Glaciers to Early Settlements" and the Eagles' visit to Robert Burnaby's grave.

History: Blythe Eagles'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 Honorary 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 obtained 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.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Other Title Information: Title was changed from Eagles family collection to Eagles family fonds to better reflect the nature of the materials.

Notes: Title based on contents of collection; BHS245, BHS331, BHS404, MSS032, BHS314, BHS482, MSS055

Eagles family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 -1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records, correspondence, and photographs created by Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles related to their home and garden in the Deer Lake area of Burnaby. Also included in the subseries are records pertaining the Burnaby Historical Society, the book "The Fraser's History from Glacie…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 -1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Eagles family subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-11; BHS1996-21; BHS2000-04; BHS1987-07; BHS1995-06; BHS1991-18; BHS1995-03

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records, correspondence, and photographs created by Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles related to their home and garden in the Deer Lake area of Burnaby. Also included in the subseries are records pertaining the Burnaby Historical Society, the book "The Fraser's History from Glaciers to Early Settlements" and the Eagles' visit to Robert Burnaby's grave.

History: Blythe Eagles'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 obtained 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.