1077 records – page 1 of 54.

Political records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77051
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1955
Collection/Fonds
Brainerd family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of an election slip naming Lawrence Brainerd as agent for Ernie Winch, a Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publication entitled "Policy for British Columba", a leaflet created in Vancouver for and about single, unemployed men staging a sit-in in the Post Office and Art Gallery en…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1955
Collection/Fonds
Brainerd family fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS172-002
Accession Number
2013-05
Scope and Content
File consists of an election slip naming Lawrence Brainerd as agent for Ernie Winch, a Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publication entitled "Policy for British Columba", a leaflet created in Vancouver for and about single, unemployed men staging a sit-in in the Post Office and Art Gallery entitled "Post Office / 'Sitdowner's' / Gazette" and a Korean War propaganda leaflet describing the strength of the United Nations position (written in Chinese).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Brainerd family papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77171
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1958 (date of originals) ; 2013
Collection/Fonds
Brainerd family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
4 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a newspaper clipping and two pages of photocopied photographs pertaining to the Brainerd family; Lawrence and Violet Brainerd, their children Ernest and Vera Moss, Pat (Brainerd) White and Roy Brainerd, as well as Roy's wife Carol and their three daughters Susan, Linda and Jayne Br…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1958 (date of originals) ; 2013
Collection/Fonds
Brainerd family fonds
Physical Description
4 p. of textual records
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS172-003
Accession Number
2013-06
Scope and Content
File consists of a newspaper clipping and two pages of photocopied photographs pertaining to the Brainerd family; Lawrence and Violet Brainerd, their children Ernest and Vera Moss, Pat (Brainerd) White and Roy Brainerd, as well as Roy's wife Carol and their three daughters Susan, Linda and Jayne Brainerd.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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St. Helen's Parish / Celebrating 100 years / 1912-2012

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77956
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
St. Helen's Parish fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item is a book describing the history of St. Helen's Catholic Church and Parish from its beginnings in 1912. This book was created to commemorate the parish's centennial year.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
St. Helen's Parish fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS174-002
Accession Number
2013-10
Scope and Content
Item is a book describing the history of St. Helen's Catholic Church and Parish from its beginnings in 1912. This book was created to commemorate the parish's centennial year.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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St. Helen's Parish publications

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77976
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1992-1999
Collection/Fonds
St. Helen's Parish fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of a pictorial directory and three anniversary programs for St. Helen's Catholic Church and Parish.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1992-1999
Collection/Fonds
St. Helen's Parish fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS174-003
Accession Number
2013-11
Scope and Content
File consists of a pictorial directory and three anniversary programs for St. Helen's Catholic Church and Parish.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Windows to Burnaby's Past

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82830
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual records and graphic materials
Scope and Content
Item is titled "Windows to Burnaby's Past / A Preliminary Survey of Burnaby's / Pre-1930 Buildings / A Report of the / Burnaby Historical Society / Summer / 1985." This item contains original photographs and inventory forms used in the creation of the published report by the same title.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Windows to Burnaby's Past subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and graphic materials
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS177-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-21
Scope and Content
Item is titled "Windows to Burnaby's Past / A Preliminary Survey of Burnaby's / Pre-1930 Buildings / A Report of the / Burnaby Historical Society / Summer / 1985." This item contains original photographs and inventory forms used in the creation of the published report by the same title.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Pipe Parbury Deane - Extended Family History

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84922
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1997
Collection/Fonds
Pipe family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one soft cover book titled; '"Pipe Parbury Deane / Extended Family History" written by Olive Muriel Pipe Balabanov.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1997
Collection/Fonds
Pipe family fonds
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS179-001
Accession Number
2014-07
Scope and Content
Item consists of one soft cover book titled; '"Pipe Parbury Deane / Extended Family History" written by Olive Muriel Pipe Balabanov.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Burnaby South Annual

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84926
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Sadie Clark fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item is a school annual for Burnaby South highschool (1951) and is titled 'School Days,1951 Burnaby South.'
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Sadie Clark fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS180-001
Accession Number
2014-10
Scope and Content
Item is a school annual for Burnaby South highschool (1951) and is titled 'School Days,1951 Burnaby South.'
Names
Burnaby South High School
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Edmonds 1894-1988

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84927
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988
Collection/Fonds
Sadie Clark fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item is a soft cover publication titled "94 Years of Memories, Edmonds 1894-1988." The publication covers the history of Edmonds School in Burnaby which grew from a one room school house in 1894 to operating as both an elementary and junior high school betweeen 1949 to 1956 and then again as an ele…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1988
Collection/Fonds
Sadie Clark fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS180-002
Accession Number
2014-10
Scope and Content
Item is a soft cover publication titled "94 Years of Memories, Edmonds 1894-1988." The publication covers the history of Edmonds School in Burnaby which grew from a one room school house in 1894 to operating as both an elementary and junior high school betweeen 1949 to 1956 and then again as an elementary school until 1988. The school was originally named East Burnaby School and was renamed Edmonds Street School in 1913.
Media Type
Textual Record
Publisher
Burnaby : Merv Magus
Notes
Transcribed title
Full title reads: "94 Years / Edmonds 1894-1988"
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Share Certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88121
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Laurence J. Peter family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual record.
Scope and Content
Item is a Share Certificate for Nancy Muriel Peter of 7229 Lougheed Highway R.R. #8, New Westminster for the Lochdale Co Operative Association March 14, 1949. The Laurence and Nancy Peter family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs at their home on a one acre lot on Lougheed Highway which t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Laurence J. Peter family fonds
Physical Description
1 p. of textual record.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS186-001
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2013-29
Scope and Content
Item is a Share Certificate for Nancy Muriel Peter of 7229 Lougheed Highway R.R. #8, New Westminster for the Lochdale Co Operative Association March 14, 1949. The Laurence and Nancy Peter family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs at their home on a one acre lot on Lougheed Highway which they purchased from Mr. Wright in 1947 for $1,000. When the goats and chickens were no longer needed, Laurencehad them locally slaughtered for meat which they stored in a freezer at the Lochdale Co-operative until they were ready to consume them. According to their son, John, he recollects climbing a ladder to access the family freezer locker within the Lochdale Co-Operative.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Burnaby : A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88271
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1992
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an autographed (L.J. Evenden) copy of "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide". The resource guide was designed by Terry Fowler, compiled by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee and edited by L.J. Evenden in honour of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. The resource guide conso…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1992
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS187-011
Access Restriction
Open Access
Accession Number
2014-28
Scope and Content
File consists of an autographed (L.J. Evenden) copy of "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide". The resource guide was designed by Terry Fowler, compiled by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee and edited by L.J. Evenden in honour of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. The resource guide consolidates information on the sources of records about Burnaby. It gives locations and sources of information on the history, institutions, neighborhoods, as well as regional and ethnic communities in Burnaby. The guide is in two parts with the first part providing synopses of oral history interviews while the second part provides a guide to archival and other media and document sources held by many groups, organizations and institutions in Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88272
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1995
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a published copy of the book, "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes", edited by L.J.Evenden. The book consists of a compilation of ten essays written especially for the Centennial Project and the Burnaby public. Essay titles and authors include; "A Tale Between Two Citi…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1995
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS187-012
Access Restriction
Open Access
Accession Number
2014-28
Scope and Content
File consists of a published copy of the book, "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes", edited by L.J.Evenden. The book consists of a compilation of ten essays written especially for the Centennial Project and the Burnaby public. Essay titles and authors include; "A Tale Between Two Cities: The Incorporation of Burnaby" by Jim Wolf, "Burnaby: The First Fifty Years" by Allen Seager and Rodney Fowler, "Welfare and Survival in the Great Depression" by Bettina Bradbury, "For the Public Good: The Origin of Burnaby's Zoning Bylaw, 1924-1946" by Jim Wolf, "Municipal Mapping in Burnaby: A Case Study of Technological Change" by Thomas K. Poiker, "Hastings Street: Shifting Land Values Along a Commercial Arterial Way" by Lyall Armstrong, "Metrotown: A Time and a Place" by Kenji Ito, "Textures of Living: How Retired Men Use Space and Time" by J. Bruce Prior, "Burnaby-Simon Fraser Mountain Landscapes" by Colin Crampton. Reference is made in several of the essays to municipal records that were held at Simon Fraser University Archives for nearly two decades until the City of Burnaby Archives was opened in 2001 and records were transferred back to the City.
Media Type
Textual Record
Responsibility
Edited by L.J. Evenden
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Standens and McQueens: A Canadian Story of Migrant Families

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88377
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2014
Collection/Fonds
S. Dale Standen fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one book, titled "Standens and McQueens: A Canadian Story of Migrant Families" written and published by S. Dale Standen. The book contains genealogical history on both the McQeen and Standen families. The Standens emigrated from England to Ontario in 1856, starting a farm in Mine…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2014
Collection/Fonds
S. Dale Standen fonds
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS189-001
Access Restriction
Open access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-30
Scope and Content
Item consists of one book, titled "Standens and McQueens: A Canadian Story of Migrant Families" written and published by S. Dale Standen. The book contains genealogical history on both the McQeen and Standen families. The Standens emigrated from England to Ontario in 1856, starting a farm in Minesing in 1862. Dale’s grandfather homesteaded in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, in 1911 and his father moved his family west to Burnaby in 1942. The McQueens emigrated to Yorkon in 1913, and moved to Burnaby in 1941. The book includes a brief history of Burnaby including photographs from the City of Burnaby Archives (Chapter 28). The McQueen family settled on York Avenue, followed by the Standen family on Miller Avenue. The last few chapters in the book (Chapters 28 - 33) share the stories of both families and their involvement in the community of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
A duplicate copy of the book is available in the City of Burnaby Archives Reference Library
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Nelson Motel guest book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88392
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966-1967
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item consists of Nelson Motel guest register book dating from August 5, 1966 until September 7, 1967. The Nelson Motel was located at 6550 Nelson Avenue and was owned by Michael (Mike) and Mary Krewenchuck. The motel was composed of a series of cabins and seven trailors for rent.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966-1967
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Physical Description
1.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS191-004
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2014-23
Scope and Content
Item consists of Nelson Motel guest register book dating from August 5, 1966 until September 7, 1967. The Nelson Motel was located at 6550 Nelson Avenue and was owned by Michael (Mike) and Mary Krewenchuck. The motel was composed of a series of cabins and seven trailors for rent.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Printing on the front cover reads: "AUTO/ GUEST REGISTER"
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Nelson Motel guest book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88393
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965-1966
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item consists of Nelson Motel guest register book dating from May 1, 1965 until August 5, 1966. The Nelson Motel was located at 6550 Nelson Avenue and was owned by Michael (Mike) and Mary Krewenchuck. The motel was composed of a series of cabins and seven trailors for rent.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965-1966
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Physical Description
1.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS191-003
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2014-23
Scope and Content
Item consists of Nelson Motel guest register book dating from May 1, 1965 until August 5, 1966. The Nelson Motel was located at 6550 Nelson Avenue and was owned by Michael (Mike) and Mary Krewenchuck. The motel was composed of a series of cabins and seven trailors for rent.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Printing on the front cover reads: "AUTO/ GUEST REGISTER"
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Sister Pledge in Commemoration of 50 Years of Friendship between Burnaby and Kushiro

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89073
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2015
Collection/Fonds
Mayor's Office fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of the Sister City Pledge certificate in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Sister City Affiliation between the City of Burnaby and the City of Kushiro and the pen that was used to sign it.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2015
Collection/Fonds
Mayor's Office fonds
Series
Sister Cities series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
Item
Record No.
59943
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2016-01
Scope and Content
Item consists of the Sister City Pledge certificate in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Sister City Affiliation between the City of Burnaby and the City of Kushiro and the pen that was used to sign it.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Burnaby Coat of Arms

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89262
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991
Collection/Fonds
Mayor s Office fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 print : certificate ; 64 x 81.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is the original signed Burnaby coat of arms certificate, presented to the Corporation of the District of Burnaby on April 24, 1991. Mayor William J. Copeland expressed a request on behalf of council and the citizens of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, that the district be granted ar…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991
Collection/Fonds
Mayor s Office fonds
Series
Civic ceremonies, awards and special events series
Physical Description
1 print : certificate ; 64 x 81.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
59946
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2009-09
Scope and Content
Item is the original signed Burnaby coat of arms certificate, presented to the Corporation of the District of Burnaby on April 24, 1991. Mayor William J. Copeland expressed a request on behalf of council and the citizens of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, that the district be granted arms by lawful authority as a permanent memorial to honour Burnaby's Centennial of Incorporation in 1992. On the 13th day of March 1991, the Chief Herald of Canada authorized amorial bearings that were fitting and appropriate to Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
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BC Sculpture 58

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90371
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Municipal Records collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Exhibition catalogue for the centennial open air sculpture exhibition entitled "BC Sculpture 58". The exhibition was put together by members of the Northwest Institute of Sculpture in association with UBC's Department of University Extension, BC Centennial Committee, and the Municipality of Burnab…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Municipal Records collection
Physical Description
1 booklet
Description Level
Item
Record No.
60743
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2016-19
Scope and Content
Exhibition catalogue for the centennial open air sculpture exhibition entitled "BC Sculpture 58". The exhibition was put together by members of the Northwest Institute of Sculpture in association with UBC's Department of University Extension, BC Centennial Committee, and the Municipality of Burnaby. The exhibition was displayed at two locations: the University of British Columbia from July 9 to August 22, 1958 and Burnaby Municipal Hall from August 29 to mid-September 1958. Artists who participated in the exhibition and whose work is included in the catalogue are: Joan Brandvold, Franz Carius, Alfred E. Carlsen, Gerhard Hans Class, Robert Clothier, Vivian Cousland, Lilias M. Farley, Otto B. Fischer-Credo, Jack K. Harman, Marvin Richard Levitt, David Marshall, Elza Mayhew, George Norris, Peter Ochs, Frank Perry, Jan Zach, Thomas Kakinuma, Olea Davis, and Santo Mignosa.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Official Community Plan for Burnaby, British Colubmia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91668
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1998
Collection/Fonds
Municipal Records collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
Item is a copy of the publication "Official Community Plan for Burnaby, British Columbia." The Official Community Plan was adopted by City Council on 15-Jun-1998 under Bylaw No. 10709.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1998
Collection/Fonds
Municipal Records collection
Physical Description
1 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
62040
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2003-30
Scope and Content
Item is a copy of the publication "Official Community Plan for Burnaby, British Columbia." The Official Community Plan was adopted by City Council on 15-Jun-1998 under Bylaw No. 10709.
Media Type
Textual Record
Responsibility
Submitted by Planning and Building Department
Notes
Transcribed title
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Newspaper scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98400
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-[1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 pages of textual records
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings collected by the Burnaby Historical Society about the Society.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-[1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
2 pages of textual records
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS205-073
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings collected by the Burnaby Historical Society about the Society.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Tram #1223 Bill of Sale

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98406
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 folded leaf
Scope and Content
Item is the signed and sealed indenture for the sale of the British Columbia Electric Interurban Tram #1223 by the Burnaby Historical Society to the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
1 folded leaf
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS205-075
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
Item is the signed and sealed indenture for the sale of the British Columbia Electric Interurban Tram #1223 by the Burnaby Historical Society to the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
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