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2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts album

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925

Collection/Fonds: David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)

Scope and Content: File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)

Material Details: 41 pages of album have pasted content; 19 pages at the back of the album are blank

Scope and Content: File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New Westminster.

Subjects: Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs; Events - May Day; Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Boy Scouts of Canada; Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV995.8.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-20

Notes: Transcribed title from cover of photograph album; Sticker on lower left of back cover reads, "No. D", "Glendale Album", "Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited. Toronto"; Individual photographs + ephemera within album are numbered BV995.8.2 to BV995.8.153 - item level descriptions available

Images

2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts album, 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925 thumbnail

Documents

1995_0008_0001_001

50th Anniversary G.G.C.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1926-1979]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (51 photographs + 1 postcard + textual records)

Scope and Content: File consists of a scrapbook with a handpainted wood cover titled "50th Anniversary / G.G.C". The scrapbook documents events and ceremonies of the 4th Guide Company with the first half of the scrapbook containing photographs and documents regarding the 50th Anniversary of Girl Guides which was cele…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (51 photographs + 1 postcard + textual records)

Scope and Content: File consists of a scrapbook with a handpainted wood cover titled "50th Anniversary / G.G.C". The scrapbook documents events and ceremonies of the 4th Guide Company with the first half of the scrapbook containing photographs and documents regarding the 50th Anniversary of Girl Guides which was celebrated at St. Nicholas Church in 1960 while the second half documents earlier events from 1926, as well as other events in the 1960s such as; "Year of the Golden Jubilee", a parade in North Burnaby as well as Thinking Day 1976-1978, banquets, a disco contest, camping on Hollyburn mountain and a visit to Victoria in 1979. On November 3rd, 1926 the company was registered as the 5th Burnaby Guide company, in 1951 the number was changed to the 4th Vancouver Guide Company and in 1956 the number was changed to the 4th Burnaby Company.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; St. Nicholas Anglican Church

Accession Code: BV015.35.166

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1926-1979]

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Items within scrapbook have been redacted in compliance with Section 22 of FIPPA; A selection of photographs are described at item level (BV015.35.285 to BV.015.35.300).

Images

50th Anniversary G.G.C., [1926-1979] thumbnail

Documents

2015_0035_0166_folded_redacted

Agricultural and floral societies' papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922 (date of original) -1970

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records and 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 cm x 8 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous promotional materials and certificates pertaining to agricultural and floral societies in British Columbia, including the Burnaby Rhododendron Society. File also contains one photograph a display at an agricultural fair.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922 (date of original) -1970

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records and 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 cm x 8 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS030-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS1986-44

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous promotional materials and certificates pertaining to agricultural and floral societies in British Columbia, including the Burnaby Rhododendron Society. File also contains one photograph a display at an agricultural fair.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file

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Agricultural and floral societies' papers, 1922 (date of original) -1970 thumbnail

Agricultural publications

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-1962

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File of publications pertaining to agriculture including bulletins, journals and a hardcover book entitled "The Call of the Hen" published by the American Poultry School in 1921. Also included in the file is correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-1962

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS110-030

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: File of publications pertaining to agriculture including bulletins, journals and a hardcover book entitled "The Call of the Hen" published by the American Poultry School in 1921. Also included in the file is correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Alice Hart photograph album

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Florence Hart Godwin fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (31 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)

Scope and Content: File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Alice Hart. Inscription inside of front cover reads "To dearest Alice from father 30th March 1906". The album is filled with photographs of the Hart family along with friends and relations. The p…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Florence Hart Godwin fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (31 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)

Scope and Content: File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Alice Hart. Inscription inside of front cover reads "To dearest Alice from father 30th March 1906". The album is filled with photographs of the Hart family along with friends and relations. The photographs range between 1893 and 1923 and document time spent at residences in New Westminster, Deer Lake and Kerrisdale along with family vacations at Mayne Island, Stanely Park and Pitt Lake.

Names: Godwin, Florence Hart; Hart Family; Hart, Alice Chapman

Accession Code: HV976.169.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Scan Date: 10/27/2020

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph album; Inscription on first page of album reads: "To dearest Alice / from father / 30th March, 1906”.; 31 b&w copy prints accompanying; Album pages are described at item level

Images

Alice Hart photograph album, 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

Documents

1976_0169_0001_001

Alvin Burtch papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-1946

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 purchase of the lot and building of a house at 1869 18th Avenue in Burnaby, including the original Agreement of Sale between Mabel Carson and Alvin Burtch.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-1946

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alvin Burtch subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS067-001

Accession Number: BHS1992-02

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the purchase of the lot and building of a house at 1869 18th Avenue in Burnaby, including the original Agreement of Sale between Mabel Carson and Alvin Burtch.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans card

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1926-1927

Collection/Fonds: Hugh H. Stewart fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two "Ancient, Mystic Order of Samaritans" membership cards made out to "H.H. Stewart" in December 1926 and 1927. The Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans is an unofficial appendent body of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF).

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hugh H. Stewart fonds

Series: Hugh H. Stewart associations and memberships series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two "Ancient, Mystic Order of Samaritans" membership cards made out to "H.H. Stewart" in December 1926 and 1927. The Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans is an unofficial appendent body of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF).

Names: Stewart, Hugh Henry; Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF)

Accession Code: HV979.50.252

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1926-1927

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Appeal - Hastings Shingle Co.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains documents pertaining to an appeal that relates to DL 216

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1927

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3200

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains documents pertaining to an appeal that relates to DL 216

Media Type: Textual Record

A. S. Armitage mortgage

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1920

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains mortgage agreement, appraisal report, and correspondence pertaining to a mortgage held by Albert S. Armitage for property lot 15, Block 13, DL 27.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1920

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2129

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains mortgage agreement, appraisal report, and correspondence pertaining to a mortgage held by Albert S. Armitage for property lot 15, Block 13, DL 27.

Media Type: Textual Record

Automobile insurance

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1923

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and applications for automobile insurance that was purchased for cars belonging to the Municipality.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1923

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2800

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and applications for automobile insurance that was purchased for cars belonging to the Municipality.

Media Type: Textual Record

Automobile licenses

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-1921

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and registrations for two vehicles purchased by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-1921

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2874

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and registrations for two vehicles purchased by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Bancroft family correspondence

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-1948

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 Bancroft family, most of which is written on Royal Canadian Air Force paper.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-1948

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS110-006

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Bancroft family, most of which is written on Royal Canadian Air Force paper.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Bancroft family greeting cards

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of greeting cards written to James A. Bancroft and his family. Included in the file is a five page advertisement for Ford Motor Company entitled "The Ford in Wonderland".

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS110-014

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: File consists of greeting cards written to James A. Bancroft and his family. Included in the file is a five page advertisement for Ford Motor Company entitled "The Ford in Wonderland".

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Bancroft family papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922-1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous papers including publications from the house of commons and the department of agriculture, maps, newspaper articles, machinist newsletters and recipes.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922-1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS110-003

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous papers including publications from the house of commons and the department of agriculture, maps, newspaper articles, machinist newsletters and recipes.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Bancroft family papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907-1982

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 Bancroft family including three Blair's Canadian Drawing Series workbooks belonging to Rose Croucher (later Bancroft), as well as school work produced by two of her children, Rosie and George Brancroft.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907-1982

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS110-005

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Bancroft family including three Blair's Canadian Drawing Series workbooks belonging to Rose Croucher (later Bancroft), as well as school work produced by two of her children, Rosie and George Brancroft.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (private bill)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1377

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926-1927

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File includes original news clippings

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926-1927

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3185

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes original news clippings

Media Type: Textual Record

B.C. Electric Railway cutoff - Highland Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1951

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 folders textual records and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, Council minutes, and agreements between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Co. regarding the construction of the Highland Park Cut-off. File also includes 1912 blueprint "Plan of Portion of 20th Street in DL171 and 53, Gp. 1, NWD…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1951

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 3 folders textual records and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2489

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, Council minutes, and agreements between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Co. regarding the construction of the Highland Park Cut-off. File also includes 1912 blueprint "Plan of Portion of 20th Street in DL171 and 53, Gp. 1, NWD, Bby."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

B.C. Girl Guides

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 39 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: File consists of images of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby between 1930 and 1981. The scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company in 1914 and The Girl Guides Conference from 1950. This scrapbook was often us…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 39 photographs (tiffs)

Scope and Content: File consists of images of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby between 1930 and 1981. The scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company in 1914 and The Girl Guides Conference from 1950. This scrapbook was often used by Paulene Hall at presentations.

Creator: Walker, Bea

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV016.49.83

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of scrapbook; Selective retention of original records from scrapbook; Selected photographs were retained and described at item level : BV016.49.126 & BV016.49.96

Images

B.C. Girl Guides, 1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016 thumbnail

Documents

2016_0049_0083_folded

B.C. motor vehicle applications and licenses

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1923 and 1924

Collection/Fonds: Hugh H. Stewart fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two applications for registration of a motor vehicle, from the Province of "British Columbia / "Motor Vehicle Act" / (Section 3)" made out to H.H. Stewart and two vehicle licenses made out to H.H. Stewart for the years, 1923 and 1924.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hugh H. Stewart fonds

Series: Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two applications for registration of a motor vehicle, from the Province of "British Columbia / "Motor Vehicle Act" / (Section 3)" made out to H.H. Stewart and two vehicle licenses made out to H.H. Stewart for the years, 1923 and 1924.