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Advanced lessons in cookery : book III

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ferguson, Kathleen
Publication Date
1908
Call Number
641.5941 FER
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV977.37.145
Call Number
641.5941 FER
Author
Ferguson, Kathleen
Place of Publication
Dublin, [Ireland]
Publisher
James Duffy and Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
1908
Physical Description
31 p. ; 19 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cookbooks--1900-1909
Cookbooks--Ireland
Cooking for the sick
Desserts
Bread
Soups
Object History
From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
Notes
"by Kathleen Ferguson, First Class Diplomée, Dublin School of Cookery." -- title page
" Price one penny." -- title page
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Agricultural Society awards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57974
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1900-1904
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Agricultural Society awards given to Frances Mabel Webb Patterson, and two of her sons, Dugald Campbell and Bruce Patterson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1900-1904
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS039-003
Accession Number
BHS1988-13
Scope and Content
File consists of Agricultural Society awards given to Frances Mabel Webb Patterson, and two of her sons, Dugald Campbell and Bruce Patterson.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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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…
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
Documents
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Anne Sievenpiper subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97417
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1889-1951
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records collected by Anne Sievenpiper and her husband Bill pertaining to the city of Vancouver. Records include a painting, cartographic records, and papers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1889-1951
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anne Sievenpiper subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2001-02
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records collected by Anne Sievenpiper and her husband Bill pertaining to the city of Vancouver. Records include a painting, cartographic records, and papers.
History
Anne Louise Nabocik was born in Podbeil, Slovakia in 1928 to parents Stanley Honsberger Sievenpiper and Alma Rachel Morrison. She married William Stanley "Bill" Sievenpiper and the couple had two daughters: Sharoyne and Shirley. Anne died in 2017.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Sievenpiper, Anne Louise Nabocik
Sievenpiper, William “Bill”
Notes
Title based on collector of subseries
PC413
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Application note re registration of plan of subdivision Block 7 of Lot 1 District Lot 25

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten note on scrap of buff paper reading: "I hereby make application to register plan of subdivision of Blk 7 Lot I DL 25 NWG", signed "Jesse Love", "Registered owner".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love and Leonard land records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten note on scrap of buff paper reading: "I hereby make application to register plan of subdivision of Blk 7 Lot I DL 25 NWG", signed "Jesse Love", "Registered owner".
Accession Code
BV992.26.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Handwritten in ink on one side, paper is part of a form with pink ruled columns; verso of note reads: "Total Weekly Expenditure." at bottom right with dotted line and dollar sign, also "Previously returned.", "Total to date of this Return.", and "NOTE.-- This Form to be correctly filled in and forwarded weekly by first mail"; watermark is B.C. crest of flag and sun with "SPLENDOR SINE OCCASU" on banner
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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
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Bancroft family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63795
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-44
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the Bancroft family and friends and ephemera pertaining to agricultural farming and the air force.
History
Rose Croucher was born to Ann Eliza "Annie" (b. August 1861, d. 1962) and R. Coucher in January 1895. In 1907, the Croucher family moved to British Columbia. As a student, Rose studied geometrical drawing using Blair’s Canadian Drawing Series workbooks. On on February 21, 1914, Rose married James Oakes Bancroft in Vancouver, BC. Together they had three children: James A. (b. 1916 or 1917), Rosie (date unknown), and George E. (b. August 1927). The Bancroft family were poultry farmers throughout the early 1900s, transporting their farmed eggs from Burnaby to the Hudson’s Bay Company Vancouver using the British Columbia Electric Railway system. Rose Bancroft also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Central Park Poultry Co-op Association in the 1920s until her husband's death in 1930 at the age of 42. In the late thirties and early forties, while James A. Bancroft was stationed in Calgary with the Royal Canadian Air Force, his younger siblings lived together with their mother and grandmother at 1963 21st Avenue in Burnaby. Rosie Bancroft studied French and English history in Social Studies in 1937; her brother George studied the seasons in General Science II in 1942. Rose died in 1965 at the age of 76.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Creator
Bancroft, Rose
Notes
MSS030, PC490, PC507, and MSS110
Title based on creator and contents of subseries
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B.C. Electric Railway Franchise

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription380
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains records relating to the operation of the B.C. Electric Railway Franchise in the municipality of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1913
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.
2073
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains records relating to the operation of the B.C. Electric Railway Franchise in the municipality of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
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B.C. Electric Railway Franchise

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File includes a 1912 report regarding the Corporation of the District of Burnaby vs B.C. Electric Railway in the Supreme Court of BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1912
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.
2076
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File includes a 1912 report regarding the Corporation of the District of Burnaby vs B.C. Electric Railway in the Supreme Court of BC.
Media Type
Textual Record
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B.C. Electric Railway Franchise - Agreement

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription382
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual records and architectural drawings
Scope and Content
File contains records relating to agreements made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Railway Co., for rail line extensions. File also includes a blueprint plan of station structures for Vancouver Fraser Valley and Southern Railway Co. and a newspaper clipping.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual records and architectural drawings
Description Level
File
Record No.
2075
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains records relating to agreements made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Railway Co., for rail line extensions. File also includes a blueprint plan of station structures for Vancouver Fraser Valley and Southern Railway Co. and a newspaper clipping.
Media Type
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case. File includes original newspaper clipping.
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B.C. Electric Railway improvements to Westminster Road and Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription343
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains agreements and records related to work done by the B.C. Electric Railway Co. on numerous Burnaby streets.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
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.
2036
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains agreements and records related to work done by the B.C. Electric Railway Co. on numerous Burnaby streets.
Media Type
Textual Record
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B.C. Leather Co. receipt

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Dec. 29 1909
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of one receipt from "B.C. Leather Co.", 112 Hastings Street West, Vancouver dated December 29, 1909. The receipt is made out to "H.H. Stewart" residing at 995 W. 7th Ave. Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Series
Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of one receipt from "B.C. Leather Co.", 112 Hastings Street West, Vancouver dated December 29, 1909. The receipt is made out to "H.H. Stewart" residing at 995 W. 7th Ave. Vancouver.
Names
Stewart, Hugh Henry
Accession Code
HV979.50.257
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Dec. 29 1909
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of item
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Births of Jesse and Martha Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1879-1902
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a births record page listing the children of Jesse and Martha Love. The page is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "Births / George Richard Love born 6:30 P.M March 22nd 1880 / Annie Elizabeth " …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a births record page listing the children of Jesse and Martha Love. The page is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "Births / George Richard Love born 6:30 P.M March 22nd 1880 / Annie Elizabeth " August 24 1881 / Henry Love " August 24th 1883 / Edith Minnie " October 9th 1885 / Thomas Robert " September 17th 1887 / Martha "December 17th 1889 / Sarah Maria " February 8th 1892 / Phoebe Leonard April 15th 1894 / Esther August 28th 1896 / John Leonard June 7th 1899 / Hannah May 12th 1902". The reverse reads "Deaths" with no further notations.
Accession Code
BV992.26.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1879-1902
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-06-10
Notes
Title based on the content of the page
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Board of Railway Commissioners

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription396
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record, cartographic material, and architectural drawings
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports related to the activities of the Board of Railway Commissioners such as the movement of stations, culvert work, and the maintenance of crossings. File also includes white linen plan and blueprint plans (4) of culverts at Cariboo Road and V.W. and Y.Rlwy Jun…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record, cartographic material, and architectural drawings
Description Level
File
Record No.
2096
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports related to the activities of the Board of Railway Commissioners such as the movement of stations, culvert work, and the maintenance of crossings. File also includes white linen plan and blueprint plans (4) of culverts at Cariboo Road and V.W. and Y.Rlwy Junction, 1911.
Media Type
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Brian Elder subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908 (date of original)-1936 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of copies of records compiled by Brian Elder on the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908 (date of original)-1936 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Brian Elder subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1996-23
BHS2001-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of copies of records compiled by Brian Elder on the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER).
History
Brian Elder was a restoration volunteer for Friends of Interurban 1223.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Elder, Brian
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
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British Columbia Railway Company Limited and Vancouver Power Company Limited Franchises, Agreements and Bylaws 1908

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription14358
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
17346
Accession Number
2005-12
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Item is a published book.
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Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription14
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890 (date of original)-1983
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890 (date of original)-1983
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1996-12
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.
History
The Burnaby Art Gallery association was founded in 1967. The purpose of the association was to present a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national, and international artists; facilitate the development of emerging artists; provide diverse art educational programming; acquire culturally significant works on paper. The City of Burnaby assumed management of the gallery, its collection, staff and governance in 1998, with the art gallery then taking on the added responsibility of caring for and managing the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection. The Gallery, along with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Burnaby Village Museum in Deer Lake Park, are part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Burnaby. The Burnaby Art Gallery is located inside the historic Ceperley House, built by Henry and Grace Ceperley. The couple purchased a strawbery farm on the north shore of Deer Lake from George Clayton in 1909 and built their home, also known as "Fairacres", on the property in 1911. The house was designed by the English architect, R.P.S. Twizell and with its river rock veranda, beautiful hand-crafted woodwork, stained-glass and tile, remains one of the finest examples of Edwardian architecture in the Lower Mainland. Grace and Hentry Ceperley had one daughter named Ethelwyn who married James Edward Hall. Ethelwyn and James Edward Hall had three children: Edith Ceperley, James Edward "Junior," and Florence Renn. In 1917, Grace Ceperley died and left Fairacres to her husband with the stipulation that when the home was sold the proceeds would be used to build a playground for the children of Vancouver in Stanley Park. In 1939, the local Catholic Diocese funded a group of five Benedictine monks from Mount Angel, Oregon to establish a priory in the province. The monks purchased the Ceperley House for their monastery. They also built a large gymnasium on the property. After serving as a monastery, the house was used as a fraternity for some of the first students attending Simon Fraser University, and then became home to the art gallery in the 1960s. The City of Burnaby acquired the property in 1966 and the house was designated a heritage building in 1992. In 1998 the City began restoring exterior of the house and upgraded the building for improved public use. The renovations were completed in 2000, and transformed the house back to its appearance of 1911. The gymnasium built by the Benedictine monks was converted into into the James Cowan Theatre. There are two main galleries, a lounge gallery with a fireplace and easy chairs and The Shopping Bag, a gallery shop run by volunteers. The goals of the gallery are to: provide access to contemporary Canadian art, present works from the permanent collection; collect contemporary works on paper; and offer challenging and educational exhibition related programming.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Burnaby Art Gallery
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC241, PC242, MSS066
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Burnaby By-laws

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65852
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1903-1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of texual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the booklet form of By-law No. 153 as well as the promotional form of the proposed Burnaby Water Works Extension Loan By-law 1927 No. 626 (defeated).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1903-1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 file of texual records
Material Details
By-law No. 153 has notations in pink pencil crayon (mainly in margins)
Description Level
File
Record No.
42702
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of the booklet form of By-law No. 153 as well as the promotional form of the proposed Burnaby Water Works Extension Loan By-law 1927 No. 626 (defeated).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Letter accompanying file to Mr. Mather from V.J. Lewis, dated December 30, 1958
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Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of articles, stories, and photographs submitted for inclusion in the "Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby". Photographs are predominantly copy prints and proofs used for the publication of the anthology.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
BHS2003-16
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of articles, stories, and photographs submitted for inclusion in the "Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby". Photographs are predominantly copy prints and proofs used for the publication of the anthology.
History
In 1992, the City of Burnaby celebrated its 100th birthday. To mark the anniversary, a Centennial Committee was struck by the Mayor and Council to coordinate activities and oversee the year-long celebrations. The History and Heritage sub-committee was formed with the goal of collecting and preserving historic materials detailing the development of Burnaby. In November of 1992, the committee advertised for the submission of personal stories, photos and other memorabilia and received material from over 150 early Burnaby residents in response. Although the Centennial Committee disbanded at the end of 1992, the work that had been begun by the History and Heritage Sub-Committee continued under the direction of the Burnaby Heritage Advisory Committee (later named the Community Heritage Commission) and proceeded under its authority until the project was completed. The stories that were captured to accompany this material and the memories of some of Burnaby’s earliest residents were brought together in the form of book, published in 1994: "Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby".
Formats
All photographs are scanned
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Community Heritage Commission
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS108, PC315
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Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts 1909

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5835
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
8786
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Financial Statement - Municipality of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year 1906

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5832
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1906
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Item is a published report, includes statement of School Board Accounts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1906
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
8783
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
Item is a published report, includes statement of School Board Accounts.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Financial Statement - Municipality of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year 1907

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5833
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
8784
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Financial Statement - Municipality of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year 1908

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5834
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
8785
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Two published reports.
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Burnaby Historical Society fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97124
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2018
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
ca. 130 linear feet of textual records 30 linear feet of graphic and other material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's administrative records and community archives collection.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2018
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Physical Description
ca. 130 linear feet of textual records 30 linear feet of graphic and other material
Description Level
Fonds
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's administrative records and community archives collection.
History
The Burnaby Historical Society was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed a community archives by collecting, compiling and preserving various materials with historical value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered miscellaneous documents, photographs and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records. In 1991, the Historical Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to collect and expand their holdings. After the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Burnaby Historical Society and the City of Burnaby began discussing the possibility of uniting the two collections. In February 2007, an agreement was signed between the two institutions which resulted in the merger of the Society's Community Archives with the City Archives. All records and photographs that had been collected by the Historical Society were transferred into the custody of the City and were moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill Branch of the Burnaby Public Library. The Burnaby Historical Society disbanded in 2018.
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Burnaby Historical Society
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Burnaby Municipality accounts 1906

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription359
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905-1906
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905-1906
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.
2052
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
For related records see also files 6-3-1-8 to 6-3-1-10 and file 6-3-2-5.
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Burnaby Municipality accounts 1907

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription358
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
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.
2051
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
For related records see also files 6-3-1-8 and 6-3-1-9 and 6-3-1-11 and 6-3-2-5.
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Burnaby Municipality accounts 1908

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription357
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908
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.
2050
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
For related records see also files 6-3-1-8 and 6-3-1-10 and 6-3-1-11 and 6-3-2-5.
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Burnaby Municipality accounts 1909

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription356
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1910
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1910
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.
2049
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Fore related records see also files 6-3-1-9 to 6-1-3-11 and file 6-3-2-5.
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Burnaby Municipality accounts 1910

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription364
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1910, predominant 1910
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby 1909-1910. Also included are lists of outstanding contracts in 1910 and an envelope with an unspoiled wax seal from the Dead Letter Office, 1908.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1910, predominant 1910
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.
2057
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby 1909-1910. Also included are lists of outstanding contracts in 1910 and an envelope with an unspoiled wax seal from the Dead Letter Office, 1908.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
For related records see also files 6-3-1-8 to 6-3-1-11.
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Burnaby Municipality - Interim balance sheets

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription360
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1905
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.
2053
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing the income and expenditures of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Municipality - Railway Franchises and Extensions

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65738
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1910 (date of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (photocopies)
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopied pages from a ledger describing telephone calls and decisions made regarding British Columbia Electric Railway "Franchises and Extensions" within the Municipality of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1910 (date of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Brian Elder subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (photocopies)
Description Level
File
Record No.
42660
Accession Number
BHS2001-01
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopied pages from a ledger describing telephone calls and decisions made regarding British Columbia Electric Railway "Franchises and Extensions" within the Municipality of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription21
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]-[1991]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created by the Burnaby Retired Teachers group in relation to their work in various Burnaby schools. Records include information booklets, photographs, statistics, and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Retired Teachers' Association.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]-[1991]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2002-11
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created by the Burnaby Retired Teachers group in relation to their work in various Burnaby schools. Records include information booklets, photographs, statistics, and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Retired Teachers' Association.
History
Concerned that Burnaby might be losing its educational history, the Retired Teachers’ Association of Burnaby formed the History of Education Committee. The Committee made efforts to assemble types of information that could help in the preparation of school histories, and once this information was assembled, they wrote the “Introductory Resource Materials on Burnaby Schools / 1894-1991” report which gives a one page "introduction" to each school in the Burnaby district, past and present.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Burnaby Retired Teachers
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC434 and MSS103
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Burnaby School Board correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57743
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1908
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 Burnaby School Board.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1908
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
School files subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS007-001
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to the Burnaby School Board.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Durkin, A.C.
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby School Board estimates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription331
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1911
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing Burnaby School Board cost estimates for operating schools in the district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1911
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.
2024
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains financial records detailing Burnaby School Board cost estimates for operating schools in the district.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby School House contract

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57958
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied 1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p. (photocopied)
Scope and Content
Item is the (photocopied pages of the) original Public Works contract between W.S. Gore Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works and John M. Archibald, Contractor for the construction of Burnaby School House.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied 1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
2 p. (photocopied)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS034-001
Accession Number
BHS1988-02
Scope and Content
Item is the (photocopied pages of the) original Public Works contract between W.S. Gore Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works and John M. Archibald, Contractor for the construction of Burnaby School House.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Burnaby Scouts subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription54956
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Scouts, including: personal and business correspondence, registration forms, group records, charters, awards, group minutes, newspaper clippings, training records, jamboree's, activities, and photographs from many of the regions members and the activ…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Scouts, including: personal and business correspondence, registration forms, group records, charters, awards, group minutes, newspaper clippings, training records, jamboree's, activities, and photographs from many of the regions members and the activities in which they participated.
History
The inception of Scouting was the accomplishment of Lord Baden-Powell of Great Britain. His idea of training boys in the art of self-preservation, honesty, loyalty and good conduct has spread to most countries of the world. Scouting in Burnaby was originally a section of the Vancouver-Coast Region starting in 1910, called the Central Park Division. This was later divided in 1948 into North Burnaby, consisting of 26 groups and South Burnaby with 30 groups. It had grown to such an extent by 1957 that it became, although the smallest in area in Canada, an independent Region consisting of eight Districts of a total of 71 groups. By 1994, the decline in membership resulted in a reduction to three Districts.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
MSS100
Title based on creator and contents of subseries
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Bylaws series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription136
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building reg…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Bylaws series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building regulation, taxation, finance, licensing, public health and safety, and recreation and culture. Series also includes files of correspondence and other documents related to the development of individual bylaws and municipal bylaw elections, as well as appendices to bylaws, including maps, plans, and engineering related comprehensive development drawings (CD plans). Included also are bylaw record books, which list all bylaws and related information, such as dates of reading and final adoption dates. Bylaws are numbered sequentially and are arranged according to bylaw number.
Formats
Microfiche copies are available in the Clerk’s Department vault for bylaws number 1 to 10584.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Cameron Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription324
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains Cameron Road Plan.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2017
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains Cameron Road Plan.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Canadian booklets

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58497
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of two booklets. One is entitled "How to become a Canadian Citizen" published by the Canadian Citizen Branch Department of the Secretary of State. The other is entitled "Canadian History Notes" by Geo. E. Henderson and Chas. G. Fraser.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gladys Killip subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS085-025
Accession Number
BHS1998-11
Scope and Content
File consists of two booklets. One is entitled "How to become a Canadian Citizen" published by the Canadian Citizen Branch Department of the Secretary of State. The other is entitled "Canadian History Notes" by Geo. E. Henderson and Chas. G. Fraser.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Cancellation of plan - Block 2, DL 77

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1142
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[Between 1890 - 1918]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
Files consists of cancellation of plan Block 2, DL 77 and two accompanied blueprints 434 (April 8, 1890) and 238 (December 30, 1887)
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[Between 1890 - 1918]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2933
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
Files consists of cancellation of plan Block 2, DL 77 and two accompanied blueprints 434 (April 8, 1890) and 238 (December 30, 1887)
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plan of Lot 77, group 1 NWD : M9-B-1-4. Plan of subdivision of blocks 2-6, lot 77, group 1 NWD : M9-B-1-5
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Certificate of title No.30624F - Leander Shaw and J. Edward Norcross

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription448
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1920]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1920]
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.
2153
Accession Number
2001-02
Media Type
Textual Record
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Certificate of vaccination

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9727
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Dec. 17 1900
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of one "Certificate of Vaccination" card for Hugh Stewart, child of D.H. Stewart, of the South Ward of the City of Nanaimo, B.C.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Series
Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of one "Certificate of Vaccination" card for Hugh Stewart, child of D.H. Stewart, of the South Ward of the City of Nanaimo, B.C.
Names
Stewart, Hugh Henry
Accession Code
HV979.50.250
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
Dec. 17 1900
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of item
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City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription29
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2021
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
130m of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2021
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Physical Description
130m of textual records and other material
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by City Council and the Office of the City Clerk.
History
The City of Burnaby covers an area of approximately 98 square kilometers between the cities of Vancouver to the west, and Coquitlam and New Westminster to the east, Burrard Inlet to the north, and the Fraser River to the south. The municipality derived its name from Robert Burnaby, a prominent businessman and advisor to Sir James Douglas, the first Governor of the Crown Colony of British Columbia. Burnaby’s early development was closely tied to the development of the City of New Westminster. New Westminster became British Columbia’s capital in 1859, the year after the British Government proclaimed the establishment of British Columbia. Shortly thereafter, the Royal Engineers began exploring Burnaby to establish military defenses and secure natural resources. This involved the construction of a road linking New Westminster to Burrard Inlet for military purposes, which is present-day North Road. At this time, individuals and families began settling in Burnaby and were largely involved in agricultural and logging activities. Burnaby developed slowly until 1887, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was extended into Vancouver from the Port Moody terminal, causing a dramatic increase in traffic between New Westminster and Vancouver. To meet the new transportation demands, a tramline was built in 1891 connecting the two urban centers along what is now Kingsway. The creation and location of the tramline induced property owners to begin subdividing and selling their lands as early as October 1891. The property taxes the roughly 200 residents paid at this time went directly to the provincial government in Victoria. No local services were provided in turn, which prompted the formation of a committee to petition the provincial government for a municipal charter. As a result, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was incorporated by letters patent on September 22, 1892. Burnaby’s first Council was elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892 and consisted of Reeve Charles R. Shaw and councillors William Brenchley, Arthur De Windt Hazard, L. Claude Hill, William McDermott, and John Woolard.* The first formal Council election was conducted three months later. Nicolai Shou became the first elected reeve of Burnaby by ballot. Council met at various locations, including the tramline’s power house, private homes, and offices until the first municipal hall was built at Kingsway and Edmonds in 1899. Council is ultimately responsible for the government of the City of Burnaby. The Mayor (formally called “Reeve” prior to 1968) and Council are elected by the residents of Burnaby to represent them in decisions with respect to the provision of public services and facilities. Additionally, the Mayor represents the citizens of Burnaby at various public functions and events. Burnaby was without Council representation during most of the Great Depression and part of the Second World War. Council was disbanded on December 31, 1932 as a result of financial difficulties. The Provincial Government appointed a Commissioner to take over the duties of Reeve and Council beginning in 1933. This system of government was retained until January 1943, when Burnaby residents could once again elect their local government officials. The following individuals have served as Mayor (or Reeve) of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Schou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 John W. Weart 1911-1912 Duncan C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 Thomas Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 William L. Burdick 1929 William A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorley 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek R. Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R.S. Gilchrist 1941-1942* B.C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner. Closely associated with the functions of Council is the City Clerk. The Office of the City Clerk is responsible for the statutory duties of the municipal clerk including the preparation and preservation of all minutes books and records of Council business, custody of City bylaws, administrative support to Council and its Committees, preparation of Council and Committee agendas and the conduct of local government elections. The Clerk’s Office is the communications link between Council and other City Departments and the general public, and provides assistance and advice to citizens with respect to Council and Council Committee processes, reporting procedures and decisions. At the time of Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892, the municipal Clerk had the responsibility to attend all meetings of Council, keep all records of Council, prepare and alter voters’ lists, conduct Council elections, collect revenue, as well as having the responsibility to prepare balance sheets and audits. An advertisement in a local newspaper for the appointment of the Clerk dated February 1, 1905 states the “united offices of clerk, collector and assessor” receive a salary of $65.00 per month. Originally the treasurer, assessor and records manager for the corporation, the Clerk eventually became the municipal Council liaison. The primary functions of the City Clerk over time have been the keeping of minutes for the meetings of City Council and related bodies; keeping the records of the City of Burnaby as required by the Local Government Act (formally Municipal Act); keeping all records related to City Council decision making; carrying out correspondence on behalf of Council; assembling voters’ lists and carrying out elections; providing communication, information, and public relations services, including responsibility for civic ceremonies/events, and the municipal archives. The following individuals have served as City Clerk: Alexander Philip 1892–1894 Alfred Smither 1894–1899 F.J.H. Shirley 1899–1901 Arthur De Windt Haszard 1901–1902 Walter J. Walker 1902–1905 Benjamin George Walker 1905–1908 Charles Thomas Saunders 1908–1911 W.M. Griffiths 1911–1912 Arthur G. Moore 1912–1933 Charles Boyer Brown 1933–1959 John H. Shaw 1959–1973* James Hudson 1974–1984 Charles A. Turpin 1984–1995 Debbie R. Comis 1995–2011 Anne Skipsey (Acting) 2011-2012 Maryann Manuel (Acting) 2012-2014 Dennis Back 2014-2018 Kate O'Connell 2018-2020 Blanka Zeinabova 2020-2022 *Deputy City Clerk T. Ward took over many of the Clerk’s duties from 1972 to 1973 due to Shaw’s ill health during these years.
Formats
Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on creators of fonds
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The Clark log carriage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2238
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Clark Bros. Co.
Publication Date
1900
Call Number
680 CLA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV977.29.23
Call Number
680 CLA
Author
Clark Bros. Co.
Place of Publication
Belmont, N.Y.
Publisher
Clark Bros
Publication Date
1900
Printer
The F. W. Roberts Co.
Physical Description
16 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Logging
Subjects
Industries
Industries - Logging/lumber
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Clerk's Department record series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription137
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2018
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of files relating to the various functions of the Office of the City Clerk, more commonly referred to as the Clerk’s Department or Clerk’s Office. In addition to records created, received, and set aside by the Clerk’s Department, this series also includes records and copies of reco…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2018
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Description Level
Series
File Class
1500 20 (add. 2020)
1650 10 (add. 2020)
Scope and Content
Series consists of files relating to the various functions of the Office of the City Clerk, more commonly referred to as the Clerk’s Department or Clerk’s Office. In addition to records created, received, and set aside by the Clerk’s Department, this series also includes records and copies of records created and received by other City departments which are the Clerk’s responsibility to keep. As a result, files reflect the changing record keeping responsibilities of the City Clerk over the years. For instance, the series includes the City’s early financial records, including Auditor’s reports, cash books, and records related to bond sales, mortgages, taxes, and tax sales, which were the Clerk’s responsibility to keep until a municipal accountant was appointed in 1912. Series also includes records relating to the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel (previously Court of Revision) and administration of the Clerk’s Office.
Formats
Many files ca. 1940 to 1979 exist only on microfilm located in the Clerk’s Department vault.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Constance Cooter subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97414
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1981
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of greeting cards collected by Constance Cooter and the Cooter family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1981
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Constance Cooter subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1999-21
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of greeting cards collected by Constance Cooter and the Cooter family.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Cooter, Constance
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
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Contracts and agreements series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription138
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-2012
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of contracts and agreements made between Burnaby and other parties, including individuals, companies, and governments relating to all aspects of municipal affairs. Early contracts and agreements are largely related to the municipality’s land transactions and infrastructure, and inc…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-2012
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Contracts and agreements series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of contracts and agreements made between Burnaby and other parties, including individuals, companies, and governments relating to all aspects of municipal affairs. Early contracts and agreements are largely related to the municipality’s land transactions and infrastructure, and include conveyances, deeds of land, expropriations, and quit claim deeds. The Clerk is responsible for keeping these records.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64758
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1952
Collection/Fonds
Ernest Winch fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS129-004
Accession Number
2010-06
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Council minutes and agendas series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription140
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2018
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of minutes and agendas of the meetings of Burnaby City Council. Minutes of open Council meetings reflect Council discussions and decisions regarding issues of municipal concern, including, but not limited to, public works, taxation, bylaw enforcement, land development, public healt…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2018
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Council minutes and agendas series
Description Level
Series
File Class
2430 09 (add. 2020)
Scope and Content
Series consists of minutes and agendas of the meetings of Burnaby City Council. Minutes of open Council meetings reflect Council discussions and decisions regarding issues of municipal concern, including, but not limited to, public works, taxation, bylaw enforcement, land development, public health, and administrative decisions. Series includes minutes of “in camera,” or closed, Council meetings in which confidential issues are discussed. Some of the early minute books contain minutes of Court of Revision proceedings as well.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Access to in camera minutes is restricted in accordance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act legislation. Contact the City Archives for details.
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Crossing - B.C. Electric Railway Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription657
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to crossings on B.C. Electric Railway lines at Cariboo, Hastings, Boundary, Gilley, Jubilee, McKay, and Patterson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-1913
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2382
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to crossings on B.C. Electric Railway lines at Cariboo, Hastings, Boundary, Gilley, Jubilee, McKay, and Patterson.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Vancouver and Lulu Island Railway Westminster and Eburne Byrne Road Crossing at Station 355 : M9-A-6-5; Trapp Road Crossing at Station 425 : M9-A-6-6
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