478 records – page 3 of 24.

The Business man's library, volume 1 : credits and collections ; the work and scope of the credit department - the organization necessary for judging credits - commercial agencies, how they may best be used - credit and collection methods for the wholesale, retail and manufacturing house - foreign credits and collections - systems for all needs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary595
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.1
Call Number
658 SYS v.1
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
viii, 196 p. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 1 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 2 : business correspondence ; how to write letters that get business - sell goods - win customers - cover territories salesmen cannot reach - turn inquiries into orders - collect debts - settle disputes - build businesses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.2
Call Number
658 SYS v.2
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
221 p. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 2 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 3 : cost of production ; practical principles of costs - methods and systems for cost computation - how to determine each factor of cost - the part that material and labor play - the great problem of burden, how it is best handled - how to estimate depreciation, selling expense and profit - five complete systems

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary597
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.3
Call Number
658 SYS v.3
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
viii, 196 p. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 3 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 4 : book on selling ; what makes up the science of salesmanship - training and handling salesmen - specific methods for selling different lines - how to sell by mail, through the wholesaler and through the retailer - selling campaigns for all lines - systems for the salesman, sales manager and store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary598
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.4
Call Number
658 SYS v.4
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
vi, 196 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Dorothy Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 4 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 5 : book on buying ; how to buy right goods at the right prices - how the buyer works - retail buying - supply purchasing - buying for the factory - correspondence for the buying department - systems for all needs, ranging from the simplest to the most complicated - a combined buying and production order system

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary599
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.5
Call Number
658 SYS v.5
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Dorothy Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 5 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 6 : organizing a factory ; how businesses are organized - what the duties of the departments are - how factory accounts are kept - how costs are determined - keeping records of labor, stores and finished product - howl abor costs are reduced - keeping the executive in touch with details

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary600
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.6
Call Number
658 SYS v.6
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
190 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 6 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 7 : book on advertising ; how to advertise a product - the principles of practical publicity for manufacturer and merchant - the tools and methods, mediums and means of the advertiser - how to plan an advertising campaign - how to write copy - how to select mediums - how to keep track of returns - how to judge results

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary601
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.7
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.7
Call Number
658 SYS v.7
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
v, 165 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Dorothy Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 7 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 8 : employer and employee ; how to select, hire, train and retain employees - building up an efficient working force - the best methods of paying employees - the problems of the employee - how to secure and hold a position - how the employee may fit himself for promotion - working up through the ranks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary602
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.8
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.8
Call Number
658 SYS v.8
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
iv, 219 p. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 8 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 9 : personality in business ; the part which personal force plays in modern industrial and commerical life - how personality can be developed in a business - how the head of the house can impress his individuality on all its activities - what personality can accomplish with employees and with patrons - personality in various branches of business activity

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary603
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.9
Call Number
658 SYS v.9
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
vii, 197 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Do W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 9 of 10
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The Business man's library, volume 10 : accounting and office methods ; theorganization and functions of the various departments of an office - modern accounting systems - how reports may be made to show the executive all details - reports on the condition of a business - how to arrange an office for greatest efficiency - the cost of office work

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary604
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Call Number
658 SYS v.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.205.10
Call Number
658 SYS v.10
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
The System Company
Publication Date
1909
c1908
Physical Description
v,138 p., 45 p., : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"W. H. Higgins" [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Business
Notes
Volume 10 of 10.
Includes index
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Advertisement display ; Mediums ; Retail management ; Department-store management

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary938
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1909
Call Number
658.8 ICS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
658.8 ICS
Place of Publication
Scranton [Pa.]
Publisher
International Textbook Co.
Publication Date
c1909
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Advertising
Retail trade
Department stores
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The complete library of universal knowledge : ten great books in one volume : the culmination of centuries of human effort showing the newest conditions of industry, commerce, invention, science, art, literature, philosophy, etc., etc. : including also self-instruction in bookkeeping, computation, correspondence, points of law and legal forms, penmanship and shorthand supplemented by review questions for students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1467
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1904
Call Number
031 CAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3697.1
Call Number
031 CAR
Contributor
Cary, Ferdinand Ellsworth, 1848-
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
C.F. Beezley
Publication Date
c1904
Physical Description
702 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
Contains: Modern inventions and discoveries--Wonders of industrial progress--A Vivid array of facts concerning diferent nations--A Thousand things worth knowing--Solid food for sound minds--Facts for the curious--Self-instruction in bookkeeping--Commercial arithmetic and ready reckoner--Law without a lawyer--Self instruction in letter writing--Spelling and punctuation--Self instruction in modern writing--Self instruction in short-hand writing--One hundred ways to make money
review questions for students are in the back
Contributor's given name and contribution: Cary, Ferdinand Ellsworth (editor)
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I.C.S. reference library : a series of textbooks prepared for the students of the International Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers examination questions, and keys used in their various courses.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1468
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Publication Date
c1904
Call Number
431 INT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3698.1
Call Number
431 INT
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Place of Publication
Scranton, Pa.
Publisher
International Textbook Co.
Publication Date
c1904
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Bookkeeping
Textile fabrics
Notes
Includes indexes.
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The elements of French composition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1491
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Cameron, John Home
Edition
New ed. rev.
Publication Date
c1901
Call Number
448.34 CAM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3715.3
Call Number
448.34 CAM
Edition
New ed. rev.
Author
Cameron, John Home
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
c1901
Physical Description
iii-xii, 196 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
inside cover page: "Annie Graham Hill [handwritten in ink] 'Britannia High School" "Vancouver B.C." "Sept. 5th/11"
Library Subject (LOC)
French language--Composition and exercises
French language
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An introductory English grammar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1517
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
Publication Date
c1909
Call Number
425 LAN Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3738.1
Call Number
425 LAN Copy 1
Author
Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
The Copp, Clark Company Limited
Publication Date
c1909
Series
Western Canada Series
Printer
The Copp Clark Press
Physical Description
x, 186 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"who subject / whom object" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). Various signatures thoughout the book.
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Grammar
English language--Grammar--Study and teaching
Notes
Includes index.
"Authorized for use in the Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia."
Author's given name and dates: Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
Copy 1 of 9
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A school geometry parts I-VI : containing plane and solid geometry, treated both theoretically and graphically

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1529
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3826.1
Call Number
516 HAL 1921
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
MacMillan and Co., Limited
Publication Date
1921
c1903
Printer
University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
Physical Description
xvii, 442 p. : diagr. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Chass Dobbner" "Jones" "Eleamas" "Jella Hotel Delta B.C." "1.85"
Library Subject (LOC)
Geometry
Geometry--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Mathematics--Textbooks
Euclid's Elements
Notes
Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934 Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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A text-book of Euclid's Elements for the use of schools : books I-VI and XI

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1540
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Edition
New ed.
Publication Date
1915
c1900
Call Number
516.2 HAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3838.1
Call Number
516.2 HAL
Edition
New ed.
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Place of Publication
London [England]
Publisher
MacMillan and Co., Limited
Publication Date
1915
c1900
Printer
University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
Physical Description
xiii, 456 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"E. L. Keyes / New Westminster / B C." - handwritten in ink on inside of front cover. "E. L. Keyes / 231 Keary St. New Westminster" - handwritten in pencil on cover page. "Prop 11412." - handwritten in pencil on cover page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Euclid's Elements
Geometry
Object History
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934 Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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The short rule arithmetic and accountant's referee : illustrated ... : the whole designed as a self-instructor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1541
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
David, Wm. K. (William King)
Publication Date
1902
c1889
c1896
Call Number
511 DAV
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3838.2
Call Number
511 DAV
Author
David, Wm. K. (William King)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Wm. K. David
Publication Date
1902
c1889
c1896
Physical Description
88 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"E. L. Keyes" - handwritten in ink on preface page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Ready-reckoners
Business mathematics
Object History
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
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A laboratory course in physics for secondary schools

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1546
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
Gale, Henry Gordon, 1874-1942
Publication Date
1906
c1906
Call Number
530 MIL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3844.1
Call Number
530 MIL
Author
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
Gale, Henry Gordon, 1874-1942
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Ginn & Company
Publication Date
1906
c1906
Printer
The Athenaeum press
Physical Description
iii-x; 134 p. : diagr. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
inside, "Annie Graham Hill" "McGill Univ. Chapel Vancouver, B.C." "Oct 2nd 1912" "Thomson Stationery Company Ltd. Vancouver" "Fri AM Alg" "Mon AM. Sat PM. Sat" "Thurs AM Phy. PM. Trig" "Table 6"
Library Subject (LOC)
Physics--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index.
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Our home and its surroundings : a first book of modern geography

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1575
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1910
c1904
Call Number
917.1 MOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3874.1
Call Number
917.1 MOR
Publisher
Morang Educational Co. Ltd.
Publication Date
1910
c1904
Series
Morang's modern text-books
Tarr and McMurry geographies
Physical Description
iii-vii, 152 p. : ill. , maps (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Do not steal this book for fear of shame. For in it is the owners name. If this book should chance to roam, box its ears and send it home." "Lillian Keyes Dawson School Room 201 1333 Howe St. Vanc. B.C." label "The Book Shop" "C.S. Forsyth & Co." "Booksellers & Stationers, Vancouver, B.C."
Library Subject (LOC)
Geography
Juvenile literature
Notes
Morang's Modern Geography, Part I.
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