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Alfred Bingham correspondence

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Alfred Bingham and either members of the early Burnaby community, the Burnaby Historical Society or staff at the City of Vancouver Archives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS142-002
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Alfred Bingham and either members of the early Burnaby community, the Burnaby Historical Society or staff at the City of Vancouver Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Alfred Bingham fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97219
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
Description Level
Fonds
Record No.
MSS142
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
History
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Media Type
Textual Record
Sound Recording
Creator
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds MSS142
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Army of the Common Good papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65603
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining mainly to the Army of the Common Good, including a Trust Account deposit slip for the Common Good Credit Union (the first Credit Union in Canada), correspondence, notes and minutes. Also included in the file are minutes of the North Burnaby Community Centre Associ…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS142-004
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining mainly to the Army of the Common Good, including a Trust Account deposit slip for the Common Good Credit Union (the first Credit Union in Canada), correspondence, notes and minutes. Also included in the file are minutes of the North Burnaby Community Centre Association, correspondence and notes regarding logging in Burnaby and a newspaper clipping pertaining to the Vancouver Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Oral history tape

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 audio reel : Scotch + 1 p. accompanying
Scope and Content
Item is an oral history tape of "Burnaby and its people / 1900-1971" included on the tape are the voices of Alfred and M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Alfred Bingham fonds
Physical Description
1 audio reel : Scotch + 1 p. accompanying
Material Details
1/4" x 1200' magnetic tape on a 5" reel
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS142-006
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is an oral history tape of "Burnaby and its people / 1900-1971" included on the tape are the voices of Alfred and M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Less detail