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Miss Burnaby - Diane Luu

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Aug. 1972

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 booklet + 2 p.

Scope and Content: File consists of publication "Chinatown News" Vol. 19- No.23 August 18, 1972 with cover photograph of Miss Burnaby (Diane Luu) (photographer: Ho Tung Studio) and a two page typewritten biography about Diane Luu. Diane Veronica Luu was crowned Miss Burnaby Princess in a beauty pageant sponsored by t…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 booklet + 2 p.

Scope and Content: File consists of publication "Chinatown News" Vol. 19- No.23 August 18, 1972 with cover photograph of Miss Burnaby (Diane Luu) (photographer: Ho Tung Studio) and a two page typewritten biography about Diane Luu. Diane Veronica Luu was crowned Miss Burnaby Princess in a beauty pageant sponsored by the Burnaby Jaycees in July 1972. In her role as Miss Burnaby she represented the Burnaby municipality as a goodwill ambassador in all public functions, including the official opening of Burnaby Heritage Village in July 1972.

Publisher: Chinatown News - 459 East Hastings Street, Vancouver B.C. - Chinese Publicity Bureau Ltd.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Luu, Diane

Accession Code: BV020.5.1661

Access Restriction: Subject to FIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FIPPA

Date: Aug. 1972

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: March 17, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Description information taken from page 28 of Chinatown News Vol. 19-No.23

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Miss Burnaby - Diane Luu, Aug. 1972 thumbnail

Nadeem and Surjeet Parmar in their home

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [Dec. 1975] (date of original), copied [2023]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. print ; 13 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar and his wife Surjeet inside their home located at 131 South Fell Avenue, Burnaby. Nadeem is seated in an armchair and Surjeet is seated on a sofa, both have upholstery with a floral design. There is a silver Christmas tree behind them.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. print ; 13 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar and his wife Surjeet inside their home located at 131 South Fell Avenue, Burnaby. Nadeem is seated in an armchair and Surjeet is seated on a sofa, both have upholstery with a floral design. There is a silver Christmas tree behind them.

History: Kalwant Singh Parmar was born June 9, 1936, Chuck 138 in Lyalpur (Old India before 1947). He was given his writer's name ("Nadeem", which means 'friend' in Persian). He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching from Punjab University and a diploma from the London Board of Education (L.B.E.)and a P.Eng. from Lancaster. Nadeem emigrated to Burnaby in 1973 and worked various jobs before working with CN/CP Telecommunications. He has seven books published in Punjabi, three in Urdu and is published in eight anthologies. He is fluent in Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi.

Subjects: Persons - South Asian Canadians; Holidays - Christmas

Names: Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"

Accession Code: BV023.8.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [Dec. 1975] (date of original), copied [2023]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also: Suitcase used by Nadeem in his migration to Canada- BV023.8.2 and books authored by Nadeem Parmar BV023.8.3 & BV023.8.4

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-14

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is a reprint of an original photograph taken in 1975; Note in ink on verso of photograph reads: "131._SOUTH_FELL_AVE / BURNABY_._B.C. / c.1975"

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Nadeem and Surjeet Parmar in their home, [Dec. 1975] (date of original), copied [2023] thumbnail

Photograph of four Chinese men.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1975

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of four unidentified Chinese men. They are standing on the grass with a border of flowers behind them. There are trees in the backgound. They are dressed in suits and vests. One man is holding an overcoat and the other three are holding hats.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of four unidentified Chinese men. They are standing on the grass with a border of flowers behind them. There are trees in the backgound. They are dressed in suits and vests. One man is holding an overcoat and the other three are holding hats.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Accession Code: BV017.7.204

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1975

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 29-Jul-2018

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Photograph of four Chinese men., 1975 thumbnail

Procedure for attending Chinese Export Commodities Fair

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Jan. 1976

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a one page instructional sheet titled "Procedure for Attending Chinese Export Commodities Fair".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Cecil Lee business records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Material Details: Text in both English and Chinese

Scope and Content: Item consists of a one page instructional sheet titled "Procedure for Attending Chinese Export Commodities Fair".

Creator: Chinese Export Commodities Fair

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Accession Code: BV019.6.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: Jan. 1976

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: January 22, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on content of item; Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee

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Procedure for attending Chinese Export Commodities Fair, Jan. 1976 thumbnail

Registration form for visitors to the fair

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a blank registration form for visitors to the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds

Series: Cecil Lee business records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Material Details: Text in both English and Chinese

Scope and Content: Item consists of a blank registration form for visitors to the Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Spring) 1978, jointly sponsored by The National Foreign Trade Corporations of China, to be held April 15 to May 15, 1978.

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Documentary Artifacts - Identification Tags; Personal Symbols - Ribbons

Accession Code: BV019.6.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1978

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 29-Sept-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on content of item; Item is part of a scrapbook album created by Cecil Lee

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Registration form for visitors to the fair, 1978 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45137

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1975, published February 13, 1975

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and late…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1975, published February 13, 1975

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-033

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "DO NOT USE / REFERENCE ONLY"; Second stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Rosemary Brown/ Leadership candidate/ New Democratic Party / (CP Photo) 2-4-75 (VcrSun)/ VANCOUVER OUT"

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Rosemary Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45139

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 14, 1976

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 Rosemary Brown during her second term as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the New Democratic Party in the Vancouver-Burrard riding. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of t…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 14, 1976

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-035

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown during her second term as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the New Democratic Party in the Vancouver-Burrard riding. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of re-prints reads: "DO NOT USE/ REFERENCE ONLY"

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Rosemary Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45141

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting under a NDP banner. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-037

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting under a NDP banner. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Rosemary Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45142

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 15, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-038

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Rosemary Brown

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1979]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and late…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1979]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-036

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown, born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Copy print looks to be taken from a newspaper original

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Rosemary Brown addresses Victory Rally

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45152

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown standing on a chair and addressing the Victory Rally. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature fro…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 11, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-048

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown standing on a chair and addressing the Victory Rally. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Rosemary Brown...finds new seat"

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Rosemary Brown addresses Victory Rally, May 11, 1979 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown admonishes heckler

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45151

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 4, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown admonishing a heckler during one of her speeches. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 19…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 4, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-047

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown admonishing a heckler during one of her speeches. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Rosemary Brown... gives heckler a dose of his own medicine."

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Rosemary Brown admonishes heckler, May 4, 1979 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown at her desk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45143

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1976 and 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting at her desk, with a stack of papers in front of her. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislat…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1976 and 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting at her desk, with a stack of papers in front of her. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Rosemary Brown at her desk, [between 1976 and 1979] thumbnail

Rosemary Brown at the microphone

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45138

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown speaking into a microphone. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

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

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-034

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown speaking into a microphone. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "DO NOT USE / REFERENCE ONLY"

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Rosemary Brown at the microphone

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45148

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 10, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting behind a table, with a microphone. An unidentified woman is sitting beside her, with headphones on and a name card that reads: "Speaker". Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 10, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-044

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown sitting behind a table, with a microphone. An unidentified woman is sitting beside her, with headphones on and a name card that reads: "Speaker". Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Rosemary Brown at the microphone, April 10, 1979 thumbnail

Rosemary Brown laughing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45144

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with former BC premier Dave Barrett. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1979 and 1981]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-040

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown talking and laughing with former BC premier Dave Barrett. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, and moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Rosemary Brown laughing, [between 1979 and 1981] thumbnail

Rosemary Brown speaking on a stage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45149

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown wearing a corsage and speaking on a stage. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986,…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 24, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-045

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rosemary Brown wearing a corsage and speaking on a stage. Ms. Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1930, moved to Canada in 1950 to study at McGill University in Montreal. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the British Columbia legislature from 1972 to 1986, (her seat was the Vancouver-Burrard riding and later the Burnaby-Edmonds riding) making her the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature. She was a leadership candidate for the New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in second with 41% of the vote.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Persons - Black Canadians

Names: Brown, Rosemary; New Democratic Party

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Rosemary Brown speaking on a stage, January 24, 1979 thumbnail

Sui Ha Hong ploughing fields at Hop-On Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4259

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1975 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2017

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : colour : copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sui Ha Hong on a red tractor, ploughing fields at Hop-On Farm. Sui Ha is wearing a hat and apron. Farmland and trees evident in background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : colour : copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sui Ha Hong on a red tractor, ploughing fields at Hop-On Farm. Sui Ha is wearing a hat and apron. Farmland and trees evident in background.

History: Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Hop On Farms; Hong, Sui Ha

Geographic Access: Byrne Road

Accession Code: BV017.36.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1975 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2017

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Related Material: See Oral History Interview-BV020.6.1

Scan Resolution: 800

Scan Date: 12/3/2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

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Sui Ha Hong ploughing fields at Hop-On Farm, [between 1975 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2017 thumbnail

Sui Ha Hong seeding fields at Hop-On Farm

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1975 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2017

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : colour : copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sui Ha Hong holding plow, seeding fields at Hop-On Farm. Wooden crates, a building and a man in background. Sui Ha Hong is wearing an apron and farm boots.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : colour : copy scan

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sui Ha Hong holding plow, seeding fields at Hop-On Farm. Wooden crates, a building and a man in background. Sui Ha Hong is wearing an apron and farm boots.

History: Josephine Hong was born to Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong. The Hong Family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. The family runs Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including Josephine Hong's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. Her great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong