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Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the office where John Shaw worked during his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John has written on the back of the photograph: "The orderly room again. Can't see a heck of a lot though. Should have been a time exposure."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-034

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the office where John Shaw worked during his time with the Royal Canadian Air Force. John has written on the back of the photograph: "The orderly room again. Can't see a heck of a lot though. Should have been a time exposure."

Subjects: Buildings - Military; Furniture; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Air force office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55561

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of an air force office. John Shaw has written on the back of the picture: "The Orderly Room. Corporal Honey in the foreground leaning on the counter which holds all our forms in those pigeon holes you can see."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-036

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of an air force office. John Shaw has written on the back of the picture: "The Orderly Room. Corporal Honey in the foreground leaning on the counter which holds all our forms in those pigeon holes you can see."

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Buildings - Military; Furniture; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Honey, Corporal

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Air Force personnel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55531

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of twelve men in Royal Canadian Air Force uniforms outside their barracks in Vernon, BC. John Shaw is in the middle row, second from left.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of twelve men in Royal Canadian Air Force uniforms outside their barracks in Vernon, BC. John Shaw is in the middle row, second from left.

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Buildings - Military; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Shaw, John Horace "Jack"; Royal Canadian Air Force; Hatton, Bill; Shields, Joe

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Note on verso of photograph reads: "All the gang from 220. Joe on my left and then Bill Hatton on his left, another fine lad. He was posted to Prince Edward Island, 60 miles from home. Will you please keep this for me?"

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Air force personnel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55574

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1941

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of fifty-three men sitting and standing in front of a building in their air force uniforms. The photograph is captioned "PL # 2 - No. 3 Co. / T.C. # 110 January 1941 / Vernon BC." This is the group of air force cadets that went through training with John Shaw at Vernon during the winter …

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1941

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-049

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of fifty-three men sitting and standing in front of a building in their air force uniforms. The photograph is captioned "PL # 2 - No. 3 Co. / T.C. # 110 January 1941 / Vernon BC." This is the group of air force cadets that went through training with John Shaw at Vernon during the winter of 1941. John can be seen third from the left in the second row (standing, with eyes closed).

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Buildings - Military; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Shaw, John Horace "Jack"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Kermode, Douglas

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Air force personnel, January 1941 thumbnail

Air Force recruits

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55536

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of six men standing outside in the snow at the air force training camp in Vernon. All of the men are holding rifles.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of six men standing outside in the snow at the air force training camp in Vernon. All of the men are holding rifles.

Subjects: Clothing - Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Armament - Firearms; Buildings - Military; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file.

Images

Air force staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55571

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1943

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of fourteen men and women in uniform sitting and standing together in an air force office. A caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Orderly Room Staff - Sea Island 1943." John Shaw can be seen standing in the back row, sixth from right.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1943

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-046

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of fourteen men and women in uniform sitting and standing together in an air force office. A caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Orderly Room Staff - Sea Island 1943." John Shaw can be seen standing in the back row, sixth from right.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Buildings - Military; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Shaw, John Horace "Jack"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Barracks room

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3543

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: November 19, 1937

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the barracks room at the Royal School of Artillery Barracks, Winnipeg. Men are visible sitting on a number of the cots.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the barracks room at the Royal School of Artillery Barracks, Winnipeg. Men are visible sitting on a number of the cots.

Subjects: Buildings - Military

Accession Code: BV996.6.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: November 19, 1937

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2/9/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption for photograph reads: "Our Barrack Room"; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Certified / Taylor Made / Nutone / Nov 19 1937"; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Barrack Room / RSA 1937"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Barracks room, November 19, 1937 thumbnail

Cadets in the barracks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55555

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of four unidentified air force cadets standing beside their beds inside the barracks at the Vernon training camp.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of four unidentified air force cadets standing beside their beds inside the barracks at the Vernon training camp.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Buildings - Military; Clothing - Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Furniture

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Cadets in the barracks, [1941] thumbnail

Camp Vernon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3387

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of military trainees standing at ease and forming three rows in front of Nissen huts at the Canadian Military Training Centre, Camp Vernon.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of military trainees standing at ease and forming three rows in front of Nissen huts at the Canadian Military Training Centre, Camp Vernon.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Buildings - Military

Accession Code: BV005.30.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Battersby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3399

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Nissen huts at the Canadian Military Training Centre, Camp Vernon.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in front of the Nissen huts at the Canadian Military Training Centre, Camp Vernon.

Subjects: Buildings - Military

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV005.30.21

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Battersby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3400

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in the snow in front of the barracks at the Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in the snow in front of the barracks at the Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

Subjects: Buildings - Military

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV005.30.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Battersby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3409

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby in uniform, sitting on a stone fence in front of the Canadian Military Centre, Camp Vernon. An unidentified man is visible in the background (on the right).

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby in uniform, sitting on a stone fence in front of the Canadian Military Centre, Camp Vernon. An unidentified man is visible in the background (on the right).

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Buildings - Military

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV005.30.31

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Battersby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3425

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in the snow in front of the barracks at the Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby standing in the snow in front of the barracks at the Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

Subjects: Buildings - Military; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV005.30.47

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Battersby in uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3424

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1944]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby sitting on a table inside the barracks sleeping quarters at the Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Frank Battersby sitting on a table inside the barracks sleeping quarters at the Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.

Subjects: Buildings - Military; Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: Battersby, Frank

Accession Code: BV005.30.46

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1944]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Date: 1/19/2010

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Frank Battersby in uniform, [1944] thumbnail

Friend of Jack Shaw's

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55546

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man identified as a friend of Jack Shaw's standing outside in the snow at the air force training camp at Vernon.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-021

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man identified as a friend of Jack Shaw's standing outside in the snow at the air force training camp at Vernon.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Buildings - Military; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Interior of the barracks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55548

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the sleeping quarters at the air force training camp in Vernon. Rows of beds have soldiers standing beside them and mattresses and blankets piled up.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941]

Collection/Fonds: John Shaw fonds

Series: Military series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 485-023

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-15; 2006-01; 2007-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the sleeping quarters at the air force training camp in Vernon. Rows of beds have soldiers standing beside them and mattresses and blankets piled up.

Subjects: Buildings - Military; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel; Furniture; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Interior of the barracks, [1941] thumbnail

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory635

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-1965

Length: 0:18:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s stories about the beginnings of Simon Fraser University, how he became involved, and the attraction of being able to try different things with little interference. He talks about SFU Chancellor Gordon Shrum’s ideas for all year quarter system a…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s stories about the beginnings of Simon Fraser University, how he became involved, and the attraction of being able to try different things with little interference. He talks about SFU Chancellor Gordon Shrum’s ideas for all year quarter system and for large lecture/small tutorials, and his counter proposal for a trimester system. He also describes his working relationship with Dr. Shrum.

Date Range: 1963-1965

Length: 0:18:05

Names: Simon Fraser University; Shrum, Gordon M.

Subjects: Education; Occupations - Teachers; Academic Disciplines; Planning

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 27, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.

Biographical Notes: Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:33:46

Interviewee Name: Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"

Interview Location: Ron Baker's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Dr. Ron Baker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-013/MSS196-013_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory638

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-1970

Length: 0:11:00

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker talking about Dr. Shrum’s attraction to the mountain top as site for university and his grand ideas for the university, including scholarships for an athletic program. He also talks about how original SFU faculty was more West Point Grey centered…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker talking about Dr. Shrum’s attraction to the mountain top as site for university and his grand ideas for the university, including scholarships for an athletic program. He also talks about how original SFU faculty was more West Point Grey centered and preferred to commute from the North shore, and how this changed for new faculty who settled in Burnaby and Coquitlam.

Date Range: 1963-1970

Length: 0:11:00

Names: Simon Fraser University; Shrum, Gordon M.; University of British Columbia

Subjects: Academic Disciplines; Planning; Transportation

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 27, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Dr. Ronald James Baker conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Baker was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding of Simon Fraser University from the perspective of SFU’s first faculty member and Director of Academic Planning, Ron Baker. Ron Baker talks about John B. Macdonald’s report on higher education in BC (1962) and how it lead to the provincial government’s decision to establish a new university and to put it in the Burnaby area. He tells stories about how the site on Burnaby Mountain was chosen; about the building of the campus; and about the challenges of planning the academic structure of the university. He also talks about the attraction of creating with little interference an institution trying out new ideas and tells stories about his working relationship with Gordon Shrum. He considers the problems created by building universities in out of the way places and the ideas such as UniverCity for dealing with SFU’s isolation.

Biographical Notes: Ron Baker was born in London, England, in 1924, and served in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He emigrated to Canada in 1947 and studied at UBC where he obtained a BA degree (1951) and MA degree (1953) in English Language and Literature. He served on the faculty of the UBC English Department beginning as a lecturer in 1951 and advanced to positions of Assistant Professor (1958-63) and Associate Professor (1963-65). He was a contributor to John B. Macdonald’s 1962 report “Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future”, and continued to make significant contributions to the establishment of the community college system in Canada throughout his career. In 1963 the newly established Simon Fraser University hired Ron as its first Director of Academic Planning, serving also as first head of SFU’s English Department. In 1969 Ron left SFU to become the first President of the University of Prince Edward Island, a position he held until 1978. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to higher education. Ron has contributed to many organizations, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, on Canada Council, and as President of Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Canadian University Teachers of English. In 1990 Ron Baker was asked by the government of BC to prepare a preliminary report on the establishment of the future UNBC in Prince George. Now retired Ron Baker lives in the Edmonds area of Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:33:46

Interviewee Name: Baker, Ronald J. "Ron"

Interview Location: Ron Baker's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Dr. Ron Baker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-013/MSS196-013_Track_4.mp3

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