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Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 6 Jan. 1943

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks hi…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Series: Bateman family World War II letters series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks his aunt for parcels that he's received and reflects on his Christmas and New Years celebration.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes

Names: Bateman, Marianne May; Fox, Colin Rhodes

Accession Code: BV020.27.13

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 6 Jan. 1943

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Feb-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Address on front of envelope reads: "Miss M. Bateman / 3896 W. 25th Ave. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"; Return address on verso of envelope reads: "K 19022 L/Sgt. C.R. Fox / 44th Fld. Bty. / 13th Fld. Reg't. R.C.A. A.F. / Canadian Army Overseas"; Stamp on verso of envelope reads: "13 FD. REGT. R.C.A. / OUT GOING MAIL"; Circular post mark stamp on front of envelope reads: "FIELDPOST_OFFICE_483_JAN. 15 /43"

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Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 19 Jan. 1943

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided and folded)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks abo…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Series: Bateman family World War II letters series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. (double sided and folded)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks about German planes bombing London; how he got innoculated; parcels that he's received from relatives and how he plans to visit friends in Scotland and London when he gets leave.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes

Names: Bateman, Marianne May; Fox, Colin Rhodes

Accession Code: BV020.27.14

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 19 Jan. 1943

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Feb-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Chinese medicine

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Huard, Pierre, 1901-1983; Wong, Ming

Publication Date: c1968

Call Number: 615.8 HUA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 615.8 HUA

Author: Huard, Pierre, 1901-1983; Wong, Ming

Contributor: Fielding, Bernard

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: c1968

Series: World University Library

Physical Description: 256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Medicine, Chinese

Notes: "translated from the French by Bernard Fielding; Translation of La me´decine chinoise.

This was wheat farming : a pictorial history of the farms and farmers of the Northwest who grow the Nation's bread

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brumfield, Kirby

Publication Date: c1968

Call Number: 633.1 BRU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 633.1 BRU

Author: Brumfield, Kirby

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bonanza

Publication Date: c1968

Physical Description: 191 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Wheat--Northwest, Pacific--History; Wheat farmers--Northwest, Pacific--History

How to buy and sell old books : a priceless guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: American Life Foundation

Publication Date: c1965

Call Number: 658.8 FRE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 658.8 FRE

Author: American Life Foundation

Contributor: Freeman, Larry, 1904-1995

Place of Publication: Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Publisher: Century House

Publication Date: c1965

Physical Description: 100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Booksellers and bookselling; Book collecting

The whiskies of Scotland

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McDowall, R. J. S. (Robert John Stewart), 1892-1990

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 663 MCD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 663 MCD

Author: McDowall, R. J. S. (Robert John Stewart), 1892-1990

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: John Murray

Publication Date: c1967

Physical Description: vii, 164 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Whiskey--Scotland

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160) and index.

A dictionary of textile terms

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dan River Mills, Inc.

Edition: 9th ed.

Publication Date: c1964

Call Number: 677 DAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 677 DAN

Edition: 9th ed.

Author: Dan River Mills, Inc.

Place of Publication: Danville, Va.

Publisher: Dan River Mills

Publication Date: c1964

Physical Description: 128 p. ; 16 cm.

Inscription: "G. Macleod", handwritten in ink on front cover and title page.

Library Subject (LOC): Textile industry; Textile fabrics--Dictionaries

Notes: Sixth ed. published in 1951 under title: Dan River's dictionary of textile terms.

Textiles

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hollen, Norma Rosamond; Saddler, Jane

Edition: 2nd ed.

Publication Date: c1964

Call Number: 677 HOL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 677 HOL

Edition: 2nd ed.

Author: Hollen, Norma Rosamond; Saddler, Jane

Contributor: Allen, Harriet; Facto, Lou

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Macmillan

Publication Date: c1964

Physical Description: vii, 225 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Textile fabrics

Notes: Includes index.

Wishbook 1865 relic identification for the year 1865

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Blumenstein, Lynn

Publication Date: c1968

Call Number: 680 BLU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0911068007

Call Number: 680 BLU

Author: Blumenstein, Lynn

Place of Publication: Salem, Or.

Publisher: Old Time Bottle Pub. Co.

Publication Date: c1968

Physical Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "X 2358", handwritten in pencil on page 144.

Library Subject (LOC): Hardware; Antiques; Catalogs

Interpreting our heritage

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Tilden, Freeman, 1883-1980

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 973.07 TIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0807840165

Call Number: 973.07 TIL

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Tilden, Freeman, 1883-1980

Place of Publication: Chapel Hill, [N.C.]

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

Publication Date: c1967

Physical Description: xviii, 120 p. illus. 21 cm.

Inscription: "John Thomson / 7231 E. Broadway / Burnaby B.C./ 298-8861" signed and printed in block letters in blue ink on subtitle page.

Library Subject (LOC): United States. National Park Service; United States--History--Study and teaching; United States--Description and travel

Notes: Includes index.

Guide to marks on early Canadian silver, 18th and 19th centuries

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Langdon, John Emerson

Publication Date: c1968

Call Number: 739.2 LAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0770002447; 9780770002442

Call Number: 739.2 LAN

Author: Langdon, John Emerson

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Ryerson Press

Publication Date: c1968

Physical Description: viii, 104 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "John Adams", handwritten in ink on cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Silversmiths--Canada; Hallmarks--Canada

The Golden guide to American antiques

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Cole, Ann Kilborn

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 745.1 COL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.1 COL

Author: Cole, Ann Kilborn

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Golden Press

Publication Date: c1967

Series: Golden handbook

Physical Description: 160 p. : ill. (some col.)

Inscription: "Jean L.", hand written in ink on title page of book

Library Subject (LOC): Antiques

Notes: Signature on title page.; Includes bibliographical references (p.157-158) and index.

The fascinating story of dolls

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Johl, Janet Pagter

Publication Date: 1970; c1941

Call Number: 745.592 JOH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.592 JOH

Author: Johl, Janet Pagter

Place of Publication: Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Publisher: Century House

Publication Date: 1970; c1941

Physical Description: 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dolls

Notes: "Reissuing Johl's 'Fascinating story' of her 1941 classic with added material."

The dolls of yesterday

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Publication Date: c1948

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0517108100

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bonanza

Publication Date: c1948

Physical Description: xvii, 204 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dolls; Dolls--Collectors and collecting

Notes: "Dolls and doll collecting in Europe and America during the past 200 years, illustrated with photographs of more than 450 dolls" -- cover.; Includes index.

Key to weaving : a textbook of hand-weaving techniques and pattern drafts for the beginning weaver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Black, Mary E.

Publication Date: c1949

Call Number: 746.1 BLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 746.1 BLA

Author: Black, Mary E.

Place of Publication: Milwaukee

Publisher: Bruce Pub. Co.

Publication Date: c1949

Physical Description: xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Weaving

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311) and index.

A heritage of light : lamps and lighting in the early Canadian home

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Russell, Loris S. (Loris Shano), 1904-1998

Publication Date: c1968

Call Number: 749.2 RUS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0802015301; 9780802015303

Call Number: 749.2 RUS

Author: Russell, Loris S. (Loris Shano), 1904-1998

Place of Publication: [Toronto]

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: c1968

Physical Description: 344 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Lamps

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-338) and index.

The history of photography, from 1839 to the present day

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993

Publication Date: c1949

Call Number: 770.9 NEW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 770.9 NEW

Author: Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art

Publication Date: c1949

Physical Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "D. H. MOORE / 221 PARK ST. / PORT ARTHUR, ONT. CANADA", printed on sticker on inside of front cover.; "Hal Johnston Images / 4447 Venables Street / Burnaby, B.C. / V5C 3A5", printed on stick on inside of front cover.

Library Subject (LOC): Photography--History

Notes: Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York; Text first published in the exhibition catalog Photography, 1839-1937 by the Museum of Modern Art in 1937. In 1938 the text and ill. were reprinted with minor revisions as Photography: a short critical history.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.