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Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 8

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
[1932]-1936
Length
0:11:12
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
Date Range
[1932]-1936
Photo Info
Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
Length
0:11:12
Names
Darling, Gordon
Phillips, Turnie
Subjects
Organizations
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July / August 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
1:17:56
Interviewee Name
O'Brien, Harry
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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
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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A manual of organic materia medica and pharmacognosy : an introduction to the study of the vegetable kingdom and the vegetable and animal drugs

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sayre, Lucius E. (Lucius Elmer), 1847-1925
Stevens, William Chase, 1861-
Edition
2nd ed. , rev.
Publication Date
1900
c1899
Call Number
615.1 SAY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.161.1
Call Number
615.1 SAY
Edition
2nd ed. , rev.
Author
Sayre, Lucius E. (Lucius Elmer), 1847-1925
Stevens, William Chase, 1861-
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
P. Blakiston, Son & Co.
Publication Date
1900
c1899
Printer
W.M. F. Fell & Co.
Physical Description
iii-xvii, 684 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Inscription
inside front page: crossed-out "F 25a" [handwritten in ink] "John M. Fisher"[handwritten in ink] slip in book with "6B 463"
Library Subject (LOC)
Materia medica, Vegetable
Botany
Pharmacology
Notes
Includes index and bibliographical references.
"...comprising the botanical and physical characteristics, source, constitutents, and pharmacopœial preparations, insects injurious to drugs, and pharmacal botany."
"Second edition, revised with hiStó:lōgy and microtechnique by William C. Stevens."
"With 374 illustrations, the majority of which are from original drawings."
Author's given name and dates: Sayre, Lucius E. (Lucius Elmer), 1847-1925.
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Little journeys to the homes of famous women

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915
Publication Date
c1897
Call Number
920.7 HUB
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.12.54
Call Number
920.7 HUB
Author
Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date
c1897
Series
Little journeys
Physical Description
429 p., [12] leaves of plates : ports. ; 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Women
Biography
Notes
"Twenty-third Thousand" --title page
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Elementary algebra for the use of preparatory schools and Euclid, Book I

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.120.15
Call Number
512 SMI
Author
Smith, Charles, 1844-1916
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Copp Clark Company Limited
Publication Date
1897
c1894
Printer
Norwood Press
Physical Description
v-ix; 90 p. ; 14 cm.
Inscription
"Maggie Emily Patterson" "Lockerby SD Manitoba Canada, October 14th, 1899" "October 14th 1899" "M.E.P." "1 x 2" "60" crossed-out "W15"
Library Subject (LOC)
Algebra
Notes
Contains two seperate works: "Elementary Algebra for the Use of Preparatory Schools" and "Euclid, Book I".
Author's given name and dates : Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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A child's story of the bible : with seventy-two illustrations

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1899
Call Number
220.5 ALT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.120.28
Call Number
220.5 ALT
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus
Publication Date
c1899
Series
Altemus' Young People's Library
Physical Description
vii, 260 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"W15" [written in black ink on front pastedown, crossed out]
Library Subject (LOC)
Bible stories
Bible
Juvenile literature
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The bondman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Caine, Hall, 1853-1931
Publication Date
c1890
Call Number
823.8 CAI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.136.109
Call Number
823.8 CAI
Author
Caine, Hall, 1853-1931
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
M.A. Donohue & Company
Publication Date
c1890
Physical Description
357, [13] p.
Inscription
"W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "C.R. Thornburrow", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "Lambert 2350 - 4th Ave E.", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
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A child's story of the bible

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Altemus, Henry
Publication Date
c1899
Call Number
220.9505 ALT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.169.10
Call Number
220.9505 ALT
Author
Altemus, Henry
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa.
Publisher
Henry Altemus Company
Publication Date
c1899
Series
Altemus’ young people’s library
Physical Description
260 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.
Inscription
"Heritage Village S3 j" -- handwritten in ink on a white adhesive label "Margaret Buttler with best wishes from Annie W. Atkins / Xmas 1914" -- handwritten in ink
Library Subject (LOC)
Bible stories
Bible
Juvenile literature
Notes
Includes seventy-two illustrations.
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By pike and dyke : a tale of the rise of the Dutch republic

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Publication Date
c1890
Call Number
823.8 HEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.169.15
Call Number
823.8 HEN
Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Blackie & Son, Limited
Publication Date
c1890
Physical Description
384 p. : ill., maps
Inscription
"Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover "S3 o", in black pen on label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "Billy Merriman / 402 John St.", handwritten in pencil on back of frontispiece
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
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Beric the Briton : a story of the Roman invasion

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Publication Date
c1893
Call Number
823.8 HEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.169.18
Call Number
823.8 HEN
Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Blackie & Son Limited
Publication Date
c1893
Printer
Blackie & Son Limited
Physical Description
384 p. : ill. (one col.)
Inscription
"To John", handwritten in brown ink on front endpaper "To Leslie", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "10", in blue pen on front endpaper "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on label inside front cover "S3 r", in black pen on label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
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First steps in the history of our country

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.16
Call Number
372.89 MOW
Author
Mowry, William A. (William Augustus), 1829-1917
Mowry, Arthur May, 1862-1900
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Silver, Burdett and Company
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
315 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Property of the Town of Millinocket No. 200" [label pasted on front pastedown. 200 handwritten in pencil] "S16" [phrase crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "50¢" [handwritten in black pencil on front endpaper] "Premium Stores 4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada" [stamped in black in on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
United States
United States--History
Notes
Author's given names and dates: Mowry, William A. (William Augustus), 1829-1917
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Preparatory French reader

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935
Edition
6th ed.
Publication Date
1890
c1888
Call Number
448.6 SUP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.20
Call Number
448.6 SUP
Edition
6th ed.
Author
Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
D. C. Heath & Co.
Publication Date
1890
c1888
Series
Heath's Modern Language Series
Physical Description
236 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Front end paper: S16 [in ink and crossed out in pencil] "Class 4" [handwritten in ink] "Robert Cummings" "3210 2nd Avenue" "Vancouver BC" "Canada" [handwritten in pencil] Back end paper: "1.00" [top left corner, printed in pencil] "THE BOOK SHOP" "C.S. Forsythe & Co." " Booksellers & Stationers" Vancouver, B.C." [blue stamp with gold lettering, bottom left corner]
Library Subject (LOC)
French language--Readers
French language
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935.
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Gregg shorthand : a light-line phonography for the million

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Publication Date
c1893
c1901
c1916
Call Number
653 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.34
Call Number
653 GRE
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Place of Publication
New York
Toronto
Publisher
The Gregg Publishing Co.
Publication Date
c1893
c1901
c1916
Printer
Allied Printing
Physical Description
154 p. : ill. : 18 cm.
Inscription
"Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "120" [Printed and underlined in blue ink on front endpaper] "32" [Handwritten and underlined in pencil on front endpaper] "Miss Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil, upside down on front endpaper] "Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Shorthand
Shorthand--Gregg
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Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Labiche, Eugène, 1815-1888
Martin, Édouard, 1828-1866
Publication Date
1905
c1895
Call Number
842.8 LAB
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.35.7
Call Number
842.8 LAB
Author
Labiche, Eugène, 1815-1888
Martin, Édouard, 1828-1866
Contributor
Wells, B. W. (Benjamin Willis), 1856-1923
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
D. C. Heath & Co.
Publication Date
1905
c1895
Series
Heath's modern language series
Physical Description
viii, 126, 8 p. ; 17 cm.
Inscription
inside frront cover: small sticker label: "THOMSON" "STATIONERY" "COMPANY" "LTD, VANCOUVER" "George L. Pratt"[handwritten in pencil] "Bradner B.C." "O R" / "40c" [handwritten in pencil, upside down]
Library Subject (LOC)
French drama--19th century
French drama (Comedy)
French language
Notes
"Edited with introduction, notes, and vocabulary by Benjamin W. Wells." (Wells, B. W. (Benjamin Willis), 1856-1923.) -title page.
French language play.
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Modern materia medica and therapeutics

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Stevens, Arthur A. (Arthur Albert), 1865-
Edition
3rd ed. , ent. rewritten
Publication Date
c1903
c1894
Call Number
615.1 STE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.68.19
Call Number
615.1 STE
Edition
3rd ed. , ent. rewritten
Author
Stevens, Arthur A. (Arthur Albert), 1865-
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
W. B. Saunders Co.
Publication Date
c1903
c1894
Physical Description
663 p. ; 24 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover: "D.G. H(ewitt?)"[handwritten in ink] "Wpg, Man" "McPh.(?) " "1910-11" sticker, printed label: "bought of J.A. Carveth & Co. Ltd., Medical Books 434 Yonge St., Toronto" article stapled to inner front page: "Canadian Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties - The Preparation of Isotonic Solutions" "Chas Kerr" inside back cover page: "F.W.F. [handwritten in pencil] Sept.23/13 Edmonton, Alta."
Library Subject (LOC)
Materia medica
Therapeutics
Pharmacology
Names
Henderson, Gibb Gilmour
University of British Columbia
Notes
Includes index
16 pages of advertisements following the index.
Author's given name and dates : Stevens, Arthur A. (Arthur Albert), 1865-
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A text-book of Euclid's Elements for the use of schools: books I-III

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Edition
New ed.
Publication Date
1907
c1894
Call Number
516.2 HAL 1907
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV986.10.4
Call Number
516.2 HAL 1907
Edition
New ed.
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Euclid
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
MacMillan and Co., Limited
Publication Date
1907
c1894
Printer
University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
Physical Description
v-xii; 267 p. : diagr. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Charles Henry R. Pillar" "Victoria High School 1917" "Class Room 28 Preliminary 3"
Library Subject (LOC)
Mathematics--Textbooks
Notes
Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934 Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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Hill's French-English and English-French vest-pocket dictionary

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan), 1861-1942
Publication Date
c1898
Call Number
443.21 STE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.5.20
Call Number
443.21 STE
Author
Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan), 1861-1942
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
David McKay
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
xix, 300 p. ; 14 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
French language--Dictionaries
English language--Dictionaries
Notes
Author's given name and date: Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan), 1861-
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I.C.S. reference library, v 40 : arithmetic, elements of algebra, logarithms, geometry and trigonometry

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Publication Date
c1905
c1897
Call Number
510 INT Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.166.1
Call Number
510 INT Ver. 1
Author
International Correspondence Schools
Place of Publication
Scranton
Publisher
International Textbook Co.
Publication Date
c1905
c1897
Series
I.C.S. Reference library
Printer
Burr Printing House
Physical Description
various pagings : diag. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
inside title page: "2971B" [ink stamp]
Library Subject (LOC)
Mathematics--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Notes
"A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the International Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses."
Includes index.
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Songs that never die : being a collection of the most famous words and melodies enriched with valuable historical and biographical sketches of renowned authors and composers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Reddall, Henry Frederic, 1856-1921
Publication Date
c1894
Call Number
782.42 RED
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.471.1
Call Number
782.42 RED
Author
Reddall, Henry Frederic, 1856-1921
Contributor
Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
National Book Concern
Publication Date
c1894
Physical Description
viii, 615 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Inscription
"Robert F. Dougherty" [handwritten in black ink on inscription page]
Library Subject (LOC)
Songs with piano
Notes
"compiled by Henry Frederic Reddall ; the musical scores edited by Dudley Buck"
Includes index.
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Pertinent portraits

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Mather, Barry, 1909-1982
Publication Date
[c1934]
Call Number
324.271 MAT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
324.271 MAT
Author
Mather, Barry, 1909-1982
Contributor
Wilson, Fraser
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Boag Foundation
Publication Date
[c1934]
Physical Description
59 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Politicians--Canada
Biography
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Sousa album : a collection of twenty favorite marches and other compositions etc. for piano

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
Edition
Carl Fischer ed.
Publication Date
c1890
Call Number
786.4 SOU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
786.4 SOU
Edition
Carl Fischer ed.
Author
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Carl Fischer
Publication Date
c1890
Physical Description
72 p. of music
Inscription
"WESTERN MUSIC (B.C.) LIMITED / Music Exclusively / 570 Seymour Street / Vancouver, B.C." stamped on cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Piano music, Arranged
Marches
Notes
Contents: The march past of the Corcoran Cadets -- The rifle-regiment march -- "Sound off" march -- The crusader march -- The gladiator march -- The high school cadets march -- The loyal legion march -- The march past of the National Fencibles -- Mother Hubbard march -- The occidental march -- Our flirtation march -- The picadore march -- Semper fidelis, march -- The thunderer, march -- Triumph of time, march -- The Washington post march -- La reine de la mer valses -- Nymphalin, reverie -- The coquette, characteristic dance -- The Presidential polonaise.
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