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The Baptist church hymnal : hymns, tunes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2592
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, Samuel G. (Samuel Gosnell), 1822-1905
- Clifford, J.
- Hawker, George
- Medley, Edward
- Wood, J. R.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 782.27 GRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.110.6
- Call Number
- 782.27 GRE
- Author
- Green, Samuel G. (Samuel Gosnell), 1822-1905
- Clifford, J.
- Hawker, George
- Medley, Edward
- Wood, J. R.
- Contributor
- Briant, Rowland
- Pewtress, H. W.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Psalms and Hymns Trust
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 761 p. : 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented to F. W. Bateman Esqre by The Broadway Baptist Church (Winnipeg) February 28th 1908" [Hand-lettered in black and red ink on front flyleaf verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hymns, English
- Names
- Bateman Family
- Notes
- Author's full name: Wood, J. R. (Jonathan R.)
- Author's full name and dates: Green, Samuel G. (Samuel Gosnell), 1822-1905.
- "With the assistance of special sub-committees for the musical part of the work." -- Title page verso
- "Rowland Briant...Musical Editor" -- Title page verso
- "H. W. Pewtress, Secretary" -- Title page verso
The Holy Bible
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Self-pronouncing ed.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 220.5 INT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.140.10
- Call Number
- 220.5 INT
- Edition
- Self-pronouncing ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- International Bible Agency
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 926, 142, 268 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "W.J. Werry / Cedarville Ont. / from Ella 1900" -- handwritten in ink on title page and the last page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Notes
- "Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised." -- title page
- The Holy Bible (926 p.) -- The Bible Reader's Aids (142 p.) -- A Word Book to the Scriptures (268 p. )
- "International" Series
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nursery tales
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2605
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.140.18
- Call Number
- 808.8 NUR
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Estes & Lauriat
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's stories
The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's special command ; appointed to be read in churches.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2708
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.63.8
- Call Number
- 220 HOL
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- J. & C. F. Clay
- Physical Description
- 921 p. : col. maps ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- "Steal not this Book for fear of Shame, for hear you see the owners name. And when you die the Lord will say, where is that book you stole away." [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "A. E. Bowen 187 Langarth Street South London Ontario Canada Given and presented to him by The Reverend G. J. Bulmer. Vicar of Canon Pyon. Herefordshire England. On the Eighteenth day of April 1904" [Handwritten in pencil on front fllyleaf] "Allan Bowen From Rev. G.J. Bulmer Vicar of Canon Pyon 'As a testimony of his good conduct' April 18th 1904" [Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
- Object History
- Book belonged to donor's father.
New Canadian readers : third reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3114
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.81
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Series
- New Canadian readers
- Physical Description
- viii, 9-270 p. : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "W68" [handwritten in black ink at top of front pastedown] "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in] "Robert Adams" [handwritten in black ink] "School Lord Kelvin" [name handwritten in black ink] "Division 6" [number handwritten in black ink] "Number of Book I" [number handwritten in black ink] "Date of issue to pupil Day 29 Month Jan Year 1915" [numbers handwritten in black ink] "Robert W Adams" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "slippery slim" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper below handdrawn fish and beside handdrawn man both in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the Schools of British Columbia" --t.p.
The psychology of number : and its applications to methods of teaching arithmetic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3148
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.116
- Call Number
- 371.3 MCL
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- The Appleton press
- Physical Description
- xiv, 309, [8] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "W 98" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).
- "F.J. McRae" -- Stamped under front cover and on flyleaf.
- "McRae Farquhar John" -- Stamped on numbers of pages including flyleaf.
- "my number" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
- "M. H. Winter / Victoria B.C." -- handwritten in ink on blank page (Front matter?).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic--Study and teaching
- Educational psychology
- Notes
- '"The art of measuring brings the world into subjection to man ... all powerful and eternal"--Mommsen.' -- title page.
- "International Education Series, edited by William T. Harris"
- Includes index.
Songs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3415
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.49.1
- Call Number
- 782 SON
- Place of Publication
- Brighton, England
- Publisher
- Carter Bros.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 v. : 33 cm.
- Inscription
- Front fly leaf: "Ethel Puttick Xmas 1900" - [written (calligraphy) in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Songs with piano
- Songs
- Piano scores
- Notes
- "presented by Carter Bros. Binders, Brighton" -- index.
- Contains index.
- Appears to be a variety of musical scores bound by request.
The pursuit of the house-boat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3451
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.13.12
- Call Number
- 813.4 BAN
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- viii, 204 p. : ill., port
- Inscription
- "u 4059 / Ag= / 65", pencilled on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Notes
- One illustration is missing
The quotation birthday book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3772
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.58.36
- Call Number
- 808.88 QUO
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Morrison & Gibb
- Physical Description
- 157 p : 12 cm.
- Inscription
- Front fly leaf: "To Annie With love + best wishes From Olive Mayne Xmas 1904." [written in pencil] Back fly leaf: List of deaths from 1908 - 1910, written in pencil. Throughout book: Names written down under birthday dates, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Quotations
Complete instructor for the violin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Tours, Berthold, 1838-1897
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 787 TOU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.67.6
- Call Number
- 787 TOU
- Author
- Tours, Berthold, 1838-1897
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Theodore Presser Co.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Wm. H. Keyser & Co.
- Physical Description
- 96 p. : 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "William Spain" [Handwritten in black pencil crayon on front cover] "W. Spain" [Handwritten in blue pencil crayon on blank page before title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Violin--Instruction and study
- Violin music
- Music--Instruction and study
- Object History
- Donor inherited object in 1987 from the estate of her father, William Alexander Spain.
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New Canadian readers : fourth reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3865
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.91.4
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- viii, 11-320 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in] "Brownie Peebles" [handwritten in pencil] "School Herbert Spencer" [name handwritten in black ink] "Division 1" [number handwritten in black ink] "Number of Book 12" [number handwritten in black ink] "Date of issue to pupil Day 29 Month 8 Year 1902" [numbers handwritten in black ink] "Angusta Brownie Peebles 410 Third Street New Westminster B.C." [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the Schools of British Columbia" --t.p.
- "Prescribed for use in the Schools of New Brunswick" --t.p.
- "Authorized for use in the Schools of Quebec" --t.p.
New Canadian readers : fourth reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5087
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3259
- Call Number
- 428.2 NEW
- Edition
- 20th Century ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Educational Book Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Series
- New Canadian readers
- Physical Description
- viii, 11-320 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in] "Margarite Dyke" [handwritten in pencil] "School Crofton" [name handwritten in pencil] "Number of Book 1" [number handwritten in pencil] "Date of issue to pupil Day 24 Month 7 Year 1914" [numbers handwritten in pencil] Some scribbles throughout book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Prescribed for use in the Schools of British Columbia" --t.p.
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues : and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesty's special command : containing eighty thousand original and selected parallel references and marginal readings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6346
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV008.59.32
- Call Number
- 220 COL
- Edition
- Clear-Type ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. : ill., maps (col.) ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Moseley Road Congregational Church Sunday Schools Presented by the Officers and Teachers of the above schools to Miss Alice Cheatle on the occasion of her leaving England for Canada as a small token of the esteem and regard in which she was held by them Pastor Thomas Towers Superintenents: Sidney Hirsh W. B. Fisker W. A. Hunt Sept 1st/04 Secretaries: S. G. Wallace Chs. J Hurley" [handwritten on endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
The hymn book : from the rising up of the sun to the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6705
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.107.22
- Call Number
- 783.9 HYM
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1090 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- God Rest You Merry Gentleman music and lyrics glued to the front pastedown "The Rule for finding Do with flats and sharps" [handwritten on thesecond to last page in black ink] "The last flat is in the fa position" "step by step below are mi Ri Do" "is on the line {or space} it is the" "key of -." "The last f sharp is in the Ti." "position the three lines" "{or spaces below it are sol" "Mi Do : Do is on the - line {or" "space. It is the key of -." Scribbles in pencil and green ink on last page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hymns
- Church of England in Canada--Hymns
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "compiled for the use of the Church of England in Canada."
The book of trains
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6772
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.151
- Call Number
- 420 WIL
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Press of the Publishers
- Physical Description
- 96 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "Douglas J. Lunn Xmas - 1928" [handwritten in ink on front endpapers]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads
- Juvenile literature
- Subjects
- Transportation
Catalog no. 18 of the fine mechanical tools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6777
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- L.S. Starrett Company
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 681 STA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV979.50.162
- Call Number
- 681 STA
- Author
- L.S. Starrett Company
- Place of Publication
- Athol, Mass.
- Publisher
- L. S. Starrett
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 232 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Notes
- Includes index
![M. G. Hill, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-112.jpg?width=280)
M. G. Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82537
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of one man and five rows of boys. Identified fourth from the right in the back row is Minard G. Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-111
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of one man and five rows of boys. Identified fourth from the right in the back row is Minard G. Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "M.G. Hill / (4th from right back row)"
Images
![M. G. Hill, [between 1899 and 1910] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-112.jpg)
M. G. Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82538
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of one man and five rows of boys. Identified fourth from the right in the back row is Minard G. Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-112
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of one man and five rows of boys. Identified fourth from the right in the back row is Minard G. Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "M.G. Hill / (4th from right back row)"
Images
![Burnaby's first Municipal Hall, [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/316-006.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby's first Municipal Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37100
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Byrne family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 316-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1995-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.
- Names
- Burnaby City Hall
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7252 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
![Burnaby's first Municipal Hall, [between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/316-006.jpg)
Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory41
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1899-1919
- Length
- 0:07:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.
- Date Range
- 1899-1919
- Photo Info
- Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002
- Length
- 0:07:22
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- 10-Jun-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 1:24:01
- Interviewee Name
- Eagles, Dr. Blythe
- Eagles, Dr. Violet
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles
Track one of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-08/100-13-08_Track_1.mp3