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Scope and Content: Photograph of two trucks parked outside of the Canadian National Railway station in Vancouver (Main Street and Terminal Avenue). There are four unidentified men standing by the trucks. The trucks are loaded with boxes, and have banner signs which advertise Goodyear Wingfoot Rubber Heels for Denby…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two trucks parked outside of the Canadian National Railway station in Vancouver (Main Street and Terminal Avenue). There are four unidentified men standing by the trucks. The trucks are loaded with boxes, and have banner signs which advertise Goodyear Wingfoot Rubber Heels for Denby Brothers and Company, located 168 Pender St. W. The signs read: "16 Tons of Goodyear Wingfoot Rubber Heels" and "Ask for them by Name / Wingfoot." The trucks have signs that read "Johnston Storage Co. Ltd."

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Canadian National Railway; Denby Brothers and Company; Johnston Storage Company Limited

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV977.84.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1921]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-07-11

Photographer: Frank, Leonard

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamped on the back of the photo: "Leonard Frank / Photographic Artist / 553 Granville St. / Bay. 1029 Vancouver, B.C."

Images

Denby Brothers Shoe Company trucks, [1921] thumbnail

Ed Brown and daughters with his truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46007

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and his daughters on one of his trucks.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and his daughters on one of his trucks.

Subjects: Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Transportation - Trucks

Names: E.S. Brown's Transfer Company; Brown, Ed

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Ed Brown and daughters with his truck, [1925] thumbnail

Ed Brown and family beside his truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46004

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1915]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : sepia

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Ed Brown family standing in front of one of Ed's first trucks.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1915]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : sepia

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Ed Brown family standing in front of one of Ed's first trucks.

Subjects: Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Brown, Ed; E.S. Brown's Transfer Company; Brown, Jennie Birtch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

Images

Ed Brown and family beside his truck, [1915] thumbnail

Ed Brown and his daughters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46002

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and four of his daughters sitting in one of Ed's trucks (a GMC).

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and four of his daughters sitting in one of Ed's trucks (a GMC).

Subjects: Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Transportation - Trucks

Names: Brown, Ed; E.S. Brown's Transfer Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

Images

Ed Brown and his daughters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46006

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and his daughters on one of his trucks.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and his daughters on one of his trucks.

Subjects: Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Transportation - Trucks

Names: E.S. Brown's Transfer Company; Brown, Ed

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Ed Brown and his daughters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46008

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and his daughters on one of his trucks.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1925]

Collection/Fonds: Ed Brown Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 jpg. : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and his daughters on one of his trucks.

Subjects: Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Transportation - Trucks

Names: E.S. Brown's Transfer Company; Brown, Ed

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Ed Brown and his daughters, [1925] thumbnail

Ed Brown beside his transfer truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36573

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown standing beside his truck that is loaded with telephone poles.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ed Brown family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-38

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown standing beside his truck that is loaded with telephone poles.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs

Names: Brown, Ed; E.S. Brown's Transfer Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

Images

Ed Brown beside his transfer truck, [1920] thumbnail

Ed Brown sitting on his transfer truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36574

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and Morton Kidd sitting on top of Ed's transfer truck that has been loaded with telephone poles.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ed Brown family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 298-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-38

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Brown and Morton Kidd sitting on top of Ed's transfer truck that has been loaded with telephone poles.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Occupations - Truck Drivers; Occupations - Entrepreneurs

Names: Brown, Ed; Kidd, Morton; E.S. Brown's Transfer Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

Images

Ed Brown sitting on his transfer truck, [1920] thumbnail

Ed Hoffman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35191

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Hoffman, longtime fish delivery man in Burnaby and New Westminster. He is shown with a helper in New Westminster on door-to-door deliveries. Hoffman married Joy Pearson (daughter of George Pearson) in 1933.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-048

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Ed Hoffman, longtime fish delivery man in Burnaby and New Westminster. He is shown with a helper in New Westminster on door-to-door deliveries. Hoffman married Joy Pearson (daughter of George Pearson) in 1933.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Hoffman, Ed

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Ed Hoffman, [1930] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Edmonds Coal and Wood truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35827

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Murdoch McMurray with a fuel truck. He bought into Edmonds Coal and Wood, 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered 7260 Edmonds Street).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-686

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Murdoch McMurray with a fuel truck. He bought into Edmonds Coal and Wood, 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered 7260 Edmonds Street).

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Industries - Trucking; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Edmonds Coal and Wood; McMurray, Murdoch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Street Address: 7260 Edmonds Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Edmonds Coal and Wood truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35828

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Jack McMurray (older brother and partner in Edmonds Coal and Wood), Murdoch McMurray with baby son, Bob, and Emerson Doran (business partner). The truck is decorated, possibly for a May Day parade.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-687

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Jack McMurray (older brother and partner in Edmonds Coal and Wood), Murdoch McMurray with baby son, Bob, and Emerson Doran (business partner). The truck is decorated, possibly for a May Day parade.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Industries - Trucking; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Doran, Emerson; Edmonds Coal and Wood; McMurray, Bob; McMurray, Jack; McMurray, Murdoch

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Edmonds Coal and Wood truck, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray delivering cordwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription711

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925] (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men in work clothes and hats leaning against a truck loaded with bundled fire wood. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray who owned Edmonds Wood and Coal Yard situated at Kingsway and Edmonds. They are standing beside their TRAFFIC …

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men in work clothes and hats leaning against a truck loaded with bundled fire wood. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray who owned Edmonds Wood and Coal Yard situated at Kingsway and Edmonds. They are standing beside their TRAFFIC truck which is loaded with cordwood about to be hauled from the Capitol Hill School grounds to the Edmonds Street School for use in heating the school. Edmonds Wood Yard had a contract with the Burnaby schools at this time to supply cordwood.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Industries - Trucking; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Doran, Emerson; Edmonds Coal and Wood; McMurray, Murdoch

Geographic Access: Holdom Avenue

Street Address: 350 Holdom Avenue

Accession Code: HV976.41.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1925] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-13

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Emerson Doran and Murdoch McMurray delivering cordwood, [1925] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

Garbage truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36557

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man standing beside a parked Municipality of Burnaby Garbage truck with his hands in his pockets, smiling.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 295-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-35

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man standing beside a parked Municipality of Burnaby Garbage truck with his hands in his pockets, smiling.

Subjects: Occupations - Truck Drivers; Public Services - Garbage Removal; Transportation - Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

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

Interview with Ron Baker by Kathy Bossort November 27, 2015 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory639

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1963-1968

Length: 0:15:36

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s description of the attraction SFU had for mature students; the reasons for making courses in languages, etc. non-compulsory; the pressure from the public in Burnaby and elsewhere to offer certain kinds of courses. He talks about the desire expr…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Dr. Ron Baker’s description of the attraction SFU had for mature students; the reasons for making courses in languages, etc. non-compulsory; the pressure from the public in Burnaby and elsewhere to offer certain kinds of courses. He talks about the desire expressed for theological courses and how he responded.

Date Range: 1963-1968

Length: 0:15:36

Names: Simon Fraser University

Subjects: 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 five of interview with Dr. Ron Baker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-013/MSS196-013_Track_5.mp3

J. Engelland Fuels Truck

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35758

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a J. Engelland Fuels truck of 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue) with Fred Engelland (son of John Engelland) in front.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-616

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a J. Engelland Fuels truck of 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue) with Fred Engelland (son of John Engelland) in front.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Industries - Trucking; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Engelland, Fred; J. Engelland Fuels

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Fern Avenue

Street Address: 6590 Fern Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

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J. Engelland Fuels Truck, 1940 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

John Engelland

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Engelland hauling firewood at his business at 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue). Note the railway spur line from the Central Park Interurban.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-612

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Engelland hauling firewood at his business at 2643 Fern Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue). Note the railway spur line from the Central Park Interurban.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Industries - Trucking; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Engelland, Johannes Carl Adolph "John"; J. Engelland Fuels

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Fern Avenue

Street Address: 6590 Fern Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

John Engelland, 1914 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

John Engelland and fuel truck

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Engelland driving a J. Engelland Fuels truck, probably a Federal. Wood orders were taken by Mrs. Elsie Gillespie Engelland (his wife) at the family home, 3706 Patterson Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue), by calling Carleton 367 and later Dexter 0367.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-613

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Engelland driving a J. Engelland Fuels truck, probably a Federal. Wood orders were taken by Mrs. Elsie Gillespie Engelland (his wife) at the family home, 3706 Patterson Avenue (later renumbered 6590 Fern Avenue), by calling Carleton 367 and later Dexter 0367.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks; Industries - Trucking; Occupations - Truck Drivers

Names: Engelland, Johannes Carl Adolph "John"; J. Engelland Fuels

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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