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Edmonds water tower

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1921

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence relating to the maintenance of the Edmonds Water Tower and the removal of the Water Tower at the corner of Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1921

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.: 2276

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence relating to the maintenance of the Edmonds Water Tower and the removal of the Water Tower at the corner of Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway.

Media Type: Textual Record

Rumble Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1935

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and notes pertaining to the re-survey, clearance, and subdivision along Rumble Road.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1935

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.: 2397

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and notes pertaining to the re-survey, clearance, and subdivision along Rumble Road.

Media Type: Textual Record

Mortgage (Whitcombe, H.) for Lot 8, Block 9, DL 94

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1920

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence relating to Lot 8, block 9, DL 94 for which a mortgage had been taken out by Henry Whitcombe, but which was subsequently taken over by John Malcolm Bezer. Also included is a release of mortgage for said property.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1920

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2442

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence relating to Lot 8, block 9, DL 94 for which a mortgage had been taken out by Henry Whitcombe, but which was subsequently taken over by John Malcolm Bezer. Also included is a release of mortgage for said property.

Media Type: Textual Record

Union of British Columbia Municipalities

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1924

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 folders textual records

Scope and Content: File contains Union of B.C. Municipalities Constitution (1910 Amendment), correspondence regarding UBCM conventions and issues, Burnaby delegates reports, meeting minutes, brochures from UBCM conventions, and booklets of resolutions (1917, 1918).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1924

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: 4 folders textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2495

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains Union of B.C. Municipalities Constitution (1910 Amendment), correspondence regarding UBCM conventions and issues, Burnaby delegates reports, meeting minutes, brochures from UBCM conventions, and booklets of resolutions (1917, 1918).

Media Type: Textual Record

Fire insurance (Municipal building)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1949

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, Council minutes, and lists of insurance agents created in the process of purchasing fire insurance for the Municipal Buildings.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1949

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.: 2636

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, Council minutes, and lists of insurance agents created in the process of purchasing fire insurance for the Municipal Buildings.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: For related records see also file # 7-4-2-30.

Mortgage (McFee, Mabel E.)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1920

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, insurance policies, and a release of mortgage declaration for a mortgage held by Mabel E. McFee for Lot 8, block 1, DL 30.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1920

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2671

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, insurance policies, and a release of mortgage declaration for a mortgage held by Mabel E. McFee for Lot 8, block 1, DL 30.

Media Type: Textual Record

Employers' liability insurance

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1922

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 folders textual records

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

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1922

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.: 2705

Accession Number: 2001-02

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

Media Type: Textual Record

Deer Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1922

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and complaints related to swimming in Deer Lake, accidental drownings, and the proposal to lower the lake. File also includes a blue print sketch of Deer Lake, showing reduced water level.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1922

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.: 2795

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and complaints related to swimming in Deer Lake, accidental drownings, and the proposal to lower the lake. File also includes a blue print sketch of Deer Lake, showing reduced water level.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Union of Canadian Municipalities

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1923

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, published reports, published speeches, and programmes created during the meetings and conventions held by the Union of Canadian Municipalities.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1923

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.: 2845

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, published reports, published speeches, and programmes created during the meetings and conventions held by the Union of Canadian Municipalities.

Media Type: Textual Record

Ceperley Mansion papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911 (date of original) -1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopied architectural drawings of the Ceperley Mansion.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911 (date of original) -1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS089-001

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopied architectural drawings of the Ceperley Mansion.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Thrussel family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911 (date of original), predominant 1990-2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two typewritten copies titled "The Thrussel family" by Mary Forsyth; a copy of school honour roll for Frederick T. Thrussel; a copy of "Through the Years- A Story of a School, Dundonald, Riverway, Riverway East, Glenwood" written by Mary Forsyth and handwritten research notes. Biog…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911 (date of original), predominant 1990-2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS185-035

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: File consists of two typewritten copies titled "The Thrussel family" by Mary Forsyth; a copy of school honour roll for Frederick T. Thrussel; a copy of "Through the Years- A Story of a School, Dundonald, Riverway, Riverway East, Glenwood" written by Mary Forsyth and handwritten research notes. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publishing a book.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Peter Byrne family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911, 1921 (date of originals) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two typewritten copies titled "Peter Byrne family" by Mary Forsyth; a few copies of newspaper clippings from the Columbian about Peter Byrne as Indian Agent ca. 1911; a copy of a handrawn plan showing property owners of South Burnaby in 1900; a copy from The Monthly Bulletin dated …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911, 1921 (date of originals) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS185-036

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: File consists of two typewritten copies titled "Peter Byrne family" by Mary Forsyth; a few copies of newspaper clippings from the Columbian about Peter Byrne as Indian Agent ca. 1911; a copy of a handrawn plan showing property owners of South Burnaby in 1900; a copy from The Monthly Bulletin dated December 1921; and handwritten genealogical and biographical notes. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publishing a book.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

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

The Waplingtons and Flemings

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1911] - 2002

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (77 photographs + textual records + ephemera)

Scope and Content: File consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, original family documents; including marriage and birth certificates and school awards, report cards and diplomas, a family tree as well as histories, stories, poems and biographies about the family…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (77 photographs + textual records + ephemera)

Scope and Content: File consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, original family documents; including marriage and birth certificates and school awards, report cards and diplomas, a family tree as well as histories, stories, poems and biographies about the family. John (Jack) Bancroft Waplington and Sarah Alice Cogswell Waplington (nee Nickerson) were the owners of the house and property located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue from 1925 to 1946. Ray and Frances Louise Fleming (nee Waplington) owned the home from 1947 to 1958. In 1959 the Burnaby Municipality purchased the Fleming property at this location and rented it out for several years prior to it's demolition around 1970 to make way for Burnaby Heritage Village.

Names: Waplington, John "Jack"; Waplington, Sarah Alice Cogswell Nickerson "Cutie"; Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"; Fleming, John "Jack" Reyland; Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming; Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington

Accession Code: BV016.46.52

Date: [1911] - 2002

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Photographs are described at item level. Photographs and documents were removed from Family history album for conservation purposes

Water Works Department receipts

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1911-1926

Collection/Fonds: Hugh H. Stewart fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of receipts from the "Corporation of the District of Burnaby / Water Works Department" for payment received from Hugh H. Stewart. Receipt from November 28, 1911 is for connection fees to District Lot 116, Block 6, Lot 2.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hugh H. Stewart fonds

Series: Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of receipts from the "Corporation of the District of Burnaby / Water Works Department" for payment received from Hugh H. Stewart. Receipt from November 28, 1911 is for connection fees to District Lot 116, Block 6, Lot 2.

Names: Stewart, Hugh Henry

Accession Code: HV979.50.267

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1911-1926

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

East Burnaby tank site - East 36' of Lot 8 and east 36' of Lot 9, Block 34, DL 30

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1922

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 agreements, conveyance, and correspondence pertaining to leases made with the Board of School Trustees for a water tank site. File also includes a plan of the southwest portion of Block 28, DL 30 G.I., N.W.D. on white linen.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1922

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.: 2285

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreements, conveyance, and correspondence pertaining to leases made with the Board of School Trustees for a water tank site. File also includes a plan of the southwest portion of Block 28, DL 30 G.I., N.W.D. on white linen.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Mortgage (Whiten, J.G.)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1920

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, appraisal report, and release of mortgage agreement for the mortgage held by John G. Whiten on Lot 25, block 12 of Lot 27, group 1 Map 697.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1920

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2299

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, appraisal report, and release of mortgage agreement for the mortgage held by John G. Whiten on Lot 25, block 12 of Lot 27, group 1 Map 697.

Media Type: Textual Record

Queen's Avenue wharf

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1925

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 petition, correspondence, and agreements with the Burrard Lumber Co. Ltd., the Bowness Lumber Co., Ltd., and the Pacific Lumber & Trading Co., Ltd., regarding the maintenance and construction of Queen's Avenue and Queen's Avenue Wharf. File also includes 2 white linen plans: "works o…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1925

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.: 2310

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains petition, correspondence, and agreements with the Burrard Lumber Co. Ltd., the Bowness Lumber Co., Ltd., and the Pacific Lumber & Trading Co., Ltd., regarding the maintenance and construction of Queen's Avenue and Queen's Avenue Wharf. File also includes 2 white linen plans: "works on Foreshore adjoining the North end of Queen's Avenue, Burnaby, "