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Society correspondence and ephemera

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and pho…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-068

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and photographs of Mrs. George Westover, Mrs. Barry Mather, and Miss Bessie Choate picnicking in Fort Langley.

Names: Choate, Bessie Perley

Media Type: Textual Record; Technical Drawing; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Original file folder titled: "General Meeting Sept 10/08"; Photographs assigned item no. 633-002-1:633-002-3. Photographs in original location within folder.

Membership lists

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-083

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original file folder; Some restrictions on access

Oakalla Prison administrative records

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1953

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: File consists of administrative records related to the regular functions of the Oakalla Prison, including staff appointments, staff wages, the creation of staff uniforms, a comprehensive staff list from August 31, 1915, transfers of prisoners, and more. Featured in the file are details of staff req…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1953

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison fonds

Physical Description: 6 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 66670

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2022-13

Scope and Content: File consists of administrative records related to the regular functions of the Oakalla Prison, including staff appointments, staff wages, the creation of staff uniforms, a comprehensive staff list from August 31, 1915, transfers of prisoners, and more. Featured in the file are details of staff required to go on leave in order to serve in World War I. The file also contains a report on the conditions of the prison from 1938.

Media Type: Textual Record

Ran Beamish personal papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928-1965

Collection/Fonds: William Randolph Beamish fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm. of textual records; 17 small b&w prints; 6 med. col. prints; and 2 large b&w prints.

Scope and Content: File consists of materials related to Ran's personal life as an adult, including: religious papers; photocopies of papers related to his time at UBC; newspaper clippings related to his wedding, his great-aunt, his mother, and his wife and children; his marriage certificate; correspondence with his …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928-1965

Collection/Fonds: William Randolph Beamish fonds

Series: William Randolph Beamish scrapbook series

Physical Description: 2 cm. of textual records; 17 small b&w prints; 6 med. col. prints; and 2 large b&w prints.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 66675

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2023-03

Scope and Content: File consists of materials related to Ran's personal life as an adult, including: religious papers; photocopies of papers related to his time at UBC; newspaper clippings related to his wedding, his great-aunt, his mother, and his wife and children; his marriage certificate; correspondence with his mother; photographs of him and his birth mother; photographs of his mother's funeral; his UBC degree; and his death certificate.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Ran Beamish professional papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942-2000

Collection/Fonds: William Randolph Beamish fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records; 1 med. b&w print; and 3 large b&w prints.

Scope and Content: File consists of records related to Ran's professional career in Burnaby politics, including: an election poster and ballots from his Council campaign; newspaper clippings and photographs related to his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth) and Prince Philip; newspaper clippings…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1942-2000

Collection/Fonds: William Randolph Beamish fonds

Series: William Randolph Beamish scrapbook series

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records; 1 med. b&w print; and 3 large b&w prints.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 66676

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2023-03

Scope and Content: File consists of records related to Ran's professional career in Burnaby politics, including: an election poster and ballots from his Council campaign; newspaper clippings and photographs related to his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth) and Prince Philip; newspaper clippings and photocopies of records related to his election as Reeve; newspaper clippings reporting his death; and a newspaper clipping related to the Ran Beamish Housing Co-op.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Applegate and Pearce family genealogical records

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1951-2009

Collection/Fonds: William Randolph Beamish fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records.

Scope and Content: File consists of records related to Beamish's family history on his biological mother's side, including a letter from the Post Office confirming his mother's address, and printouts from Ancestry.com related to the efforts of Ran's daughter Joanne to track down Ran's biological father. The individua…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1951-2009

Collection/Fonds: William Randolph Beamish fonds

Series: William Randolph Beamish scrapbook series

Physical Description: 0.5 cm. of textual records.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 66677

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2023-03

Scope and Content: File consists of records related to Beamish's family history on his biological mother's side, including a letter from the Post Office confirming his mother's address, and printouts from Ancestry.com related to the efforts of Ran's daughter Joanne to track down Ran's biological father. The individual information of several people bearing the surname Applegate are included as potential paternal relatives, as well as that of Gertrude Francis Pearce, Ran's biological mother. Also included are handwritten notes taken by Ran when he met his biological mother (for the first time?) in Fredericton during a Reeves and Mayors convention, and telegrams sent to Ran to report his mother's death.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

B.C. Electric Railway cutoff - Highland Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1951

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 folders textual records and cartographic material

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

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1951

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 3 folders textual records and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2489

Accession Number: 2001-02

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

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Crossings - Great Northern Railway

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1951

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 agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sigh…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1951

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.: 2558

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sight Clearance and Distances and Sperling Avenue Grade Crossing" [c1945]; and blueprint "Plan of Proposed Road Crossing of Phillips Avenue."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Public liability insurance

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1958

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and financial statements related to the purchase of public liability insurance.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1958

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.: 2704

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and financial statements related to the purchase of public liability insurance.

Media Type: Textual Record

Ocean View Cemetery

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918-1956

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918-1956

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.: 2930

Accession Number: 2001-02

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby poll tax bylaws and amendments and repeal

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921-1950

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File includes bylaws # 3092 (1950), 311 (1921), 842 (1929), 843 (1929)

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921-1950

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.: 2986

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes bylaws # 3092 (1950), 311 (1921), 842 (1929), 843 (1929)

Media Type: Textual Record

Orders-in-Council regarding salaries - Appointment of police and judge

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-1950

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-1950

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.: 3048

Accession Number: 2001-02

Media Type: Textual Record

Provincial Home for Incurables

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925-1951

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records

Scope and Content: File includes a completed application form for the home

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925-1951

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3122

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes a completed application form for the home

Media Type: Textual Record

North Fraser Harbour Board - Financial statements, reports, bylaws

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926-1958

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File includes blueprint plan regarding foreshore application fronting.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926-1958

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3198

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes blueprint plan regarding foreshore application fronting.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Orders of Board of Railway Commission - Gilmore Avenue crossing

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928-1958

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records and cartographic material

Scope and Content: Files contains white linen plan that accompanies railway application for highway crossing at Gilmore Avenue (1929) and 2 blueprint plans - one of the railway highway crossing protection at Bell and Sperling Avenue (1952) and the other at Bell and Douglas Avenue (1947).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1928-1958

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 3296

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: Files contains white linen plan that accompanies railway application for highway crossing at Gilmore Avenue (1929) and 2 blueprint plans - one of the railway highway crossing protection at Bell and Sperling Avenue (1952) and the other at Bell and Douglas Avenue (1947).

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Municipal survey / Horace L. Brittain

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1962

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File includes records regarding a "municipal survey" by Horace L. Brittain

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1962

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.: 3509

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes records regarding a "municipal survey" by Horace L. Brittain

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby - Miscellaneous

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949-[197-?]

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File includes a photocopy of a list of "Persons Living on Capitol Hill" in July 1916, and lists/notes made regarding some of the archival material.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949-[197-?]

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.: 3531

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes a photocopy of a list of "Persons Living on Capitol Hill" in July 1916, and lists/notes made regarding some of the archival material.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Material bears 2 labels from New Westminster Public Library books 1949

Burnaby Newspapers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949-1955

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File includes various 1950s newspaper clippings regarding Charlie Brown, a former Burnaby Clerk. File contains: November 2, 1949 "BC Journal of Commerce"; and October 22, 1955 issue of the "Tabloid," with the headline "Burnaby Graft, Secrets Bared! Concealed Documents."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949-1955

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.: 3546

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes various 1950s newspaper clippings regarding Charlie Brown, a former Burnaby Clerk. File contains: November 2, 1949 "BC Journal of Commerce"; and October 22, 1955 issue of the "Tabloid," with the headline "Burnaby Graft, Secrets Bared! Concealed Documents."

History: This file of clippings was donated by Charlie Brown, former Clerk of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby civil defense operations plan

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1951]

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: Item is report titled "Burnaby Civil Defense Operations Plan" regarding the actions that municipal employees should take in the event of missile attack. File also contains a list of municipal employees, ca. 1951.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1951]

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.: 3564

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: Item is report titled "Burnaby Civil Defense Operations Plan" regarding the actions that municipal employees should take in the event of missile attack. File also contains a list of municipal employees, ca. 1951.