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![Burnaby's first lawn bowlers, [1916] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197600710001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby's first lawn bowlers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription746
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1916]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm (sight), in mat 29 x 34 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of lawn bowlers gathered together at the first bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue (on Stan Wood's property). Standing in the back row (from left) are; M. Van George, Reverend A.C. Cameron, George Gascarth, Bennett, Oliver Goodacre and John Brown. Sitting in the front row are; J.N. Durrell, Charles Mirren McInnes Harper, A.E.S. "Stan" Wood, William "Will" Taylor, and Edward Lumley Wriglesworth. Most of the men are wearing suit vests and pocket watches.
- Names
- Cameron, Reverend A.C.
- Gasgarth, George
- Goodacre, Oliver
- Brown, John
- Harper, Jack
- Wood, Anthony Ewart Stanley "Stan"
- Taylor, Will
- Harper, Charles Mirren McInnes
- Durrell, J.N.
- Wriglesworth, Edward Lumley
- Geographic Access
- Victory Street
- Gray Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV976.71.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1916]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/6/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Rognon, Orville Jackson
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Window mat and backing are glued together
- Photographer's writing on recto of photograph reads: "Photo by Rognon"
- 1 page accompanying identifies individuals
Images
![Burnaby's first lawn bowlers, [1916] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/197600710001.jpg)
![Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore, [between 1937 and 1938] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-6.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85238
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise b…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise bird sanctuary followed by footage of Stanley Park. The footage continues and interchanges between black and white and colour as the Digney's take a ferry ride to North Vancouver where they visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Fishermen's Cove. The reel closes with footage of skiers on Grouse Mountain and a fire at Pier D in 1938.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore, [between 1937 and 1938] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-6.jpg)
Video
Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore, [between 1937 and 1938]
Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore, [between 1937 and 1938]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-6.m4v![Central Park Lawn Bowling, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-004.jpg?width=280)
Central Park Lawn Bowling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65771
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight women in tea dresses standing together on the Central Park Lawn Bowling green.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of eight women in tea dresses standing together on the Central Park Lawn Bowling green.
- Subjects
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Organizations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note on verso of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Central Park Lawn Bowling"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Central Park Lawn Bowling, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-004.jpg)
![Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_004.jpg?width=280)
Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10658
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment of unidentified women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment of unidentified women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Subjects
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Boundary Road
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.6.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Photographer
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.6)
Images
![Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_004.jpg)
Video
Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_004.mp4![Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_007.jpg?width=280)
Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10659
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment of women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background. Sydney Swan (wearing glasses and vest) is identified as one of the bowlers.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment of women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background. Sydney Swan (wearing glasses and vest) is identified as one of the bowlers.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Subjects
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Names
- Swan, Sydney
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Boundary Road
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.6.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.6)
- Similar footage of lawn bowling - see BV019.18.6.8
Images
![Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_007.jpg)
Video
Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_007.mp4Digney Film 4 - Seattle World Fair, Lawn Bowling and visit to Stanley Park Zoo
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10679
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1962 and 1969] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (27 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a film compliation created by Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of eight short segments taken at different times in various locations. The film footage documents Joyce, Ernest "Dig", Paul and Bruce Digney's visit to the Seattle World Fair in 1962 as well as law…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (27 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a film compliation created by Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of eight short segments taken at different times in various locations. The film footage documents Joyce, Ernest "Dig", Paul and Bruce Digney's visit to the Seattle World Fair in 1962 as well as lawn bowling at Stanley Park and Central Park in Burnaby and a visit to the Vancouver Zoo at Stanley Park.
- Creator
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Names
- Digney, Paul
- Digney, Joyce
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Digney, Bruce
- Central Park Lawn Bowling Club
- Swan, Sydney
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1962 and 1969] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- A selection of film segments from this compilation are described at item level and available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view full content.
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…
- 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
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Dr. Ron Baker
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.mp3Interview 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…
- 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
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Dr. Ron Baker
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.mp3Interview 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…
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Dr. Ron Baker
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![Lawn bowler, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3182.jpg?width=280)
Lawn bowler
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98102
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified lawn bowler in action.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3182
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified lawn bowler in action.
- Subjects
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Lawn bowler, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3182.jpg)
![Lawn bowling, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-011.jpg?width=280)
Lawn bowling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65778
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
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Lawn bowling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65779
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
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Lawn Bowling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79710
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 12, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows people lawn bowling in Confederation Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 12, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-394
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows people lawn bowling in Confederation Park.
- Subjects
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Lawn Bowling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80604
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 13, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an undentified man during a lawn bowling match.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 13, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0872
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an undentified man during a lawn bowling match.
- Subjects
- Sports - Lawn Bowling
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1755 Mario Bby / 51% Bby p. 15"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78948
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.1
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. The base is painted dark with red spots. Engraved on the front: PRESENTED BY REEVE A.K. McLEAN. TO BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB SEASON 1921 SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Engraved on reverse: 1920 - A.C. CAMERON 1921 - CHAS.M.M. HARPER 1922 - Wm TAYLOR 1923 - JOHN REID 1924 - JOHN BROWN 1925 - TOM CHALMERS 1926 - W.RICHARDSON 1927 - JOHN BROWN 1928 - Dr.McCAMMON 1929 - J.V.BOYD 1941 - C.A.BROWN 1942 - Rev.H.PEARSON 1943 - A.G.CHARRETT 1944 - G.W.DAVIES 1945 - A.HICKMAN 1946 - W.J.BACK 1947 - J.SMITH 1948 - V.MARTINDALE 1949 - V.MARTINDALE
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "A.K. McLean" presenting the trophy was Alexander Kenneth McLean (1867-1938), Reeve of Burnaby from 1921 to 1926, as well as in 1928.
- Marks/Labels
- " PRESENTED BY/ REEVE A.K. McLEAN./ TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ SEASON 1921/ SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP" engraved on obverse of cup " 1920 - A.C. CAMERON/ 1921 - CHAS.M.M. HARPER/ 1922 - Wm TAYLOR/ 1923 - JOHN REID/ 1924 - JOHN BROWN/ 1925 - TOM CHALMERS/ 1926 - W.RICHARDSON/ 1927 - JOHN BROWN/ 1928 - Dr.McCAMMON/ 1929 - J.V.BOYD/ 1941 - C.A.BROWN/ 1942 - Rev.H.PEARSON/ 1943 - A.G.CHARRETT/ 1944 - G.W.DAVIES/ 1945 - A.HICKMAN/ 1946 - W.J.BACK/ 1947 - J.SMITH/ 1948 - V.MARTINDALE/ 1949 - V.MARTINDALE" engraved on the reverse of the cup
Images
lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78949
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.2
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, with two lawn bowling figures one on the front and back. The trophy is mounted on a round wooden base. On front "FRANK BOWSER TROPHY/ PRESENTED TO/ LOWER MAINLAND/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ 1923"; on back "1923/ WON BY/ CENTRAL PARK/ J.FINLAYSON./ J.KERR./ G.WHITE./ W.GRADDON./ PRESIDENT"
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "Frank Bowser" presenting the trophy was Kerrisdale resident Francis "Frank" Bowser. He was a member of the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club, ca. 1918, and was elected President of the Lower Mainland Lawn Bowling Association in 1919. The Bowser trophy was awarded to the winner of a competition between the various Lower Mainland bowling clubs. Each team entering had to be skippered by the president of that club. The winning team for the 1923 cup was from the Central Park Club in Burnaby (The Vancouver Sun - 16 Dec 1923). Francis "Frank" Bowser (1857-1929) came to Vancouver around 1885 and went to work with Dominion Customs, retiring in 1908 as chief landing waiter. He was elected reeve of Point Grey in 1912 and served two terms in office. His brother was former B.C. premier W.J. Bowser. (see Obituary in The Vancouver Sun - 26 Sep 1929).
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lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78950
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.3
- Description
- Embossed cup shaped trophy with handles on either side, mounted on a round, 15.3 cm diameter, wooden base. The overall height ofthe cup is 37.5 cm and overall width is 24.5 cm. This cup has been worked by hammering the surface designs from the inside rather than applying cast decoration. There are silver halmarks stamped on the underside of the cup inicating that the maker was Thamas Bradbury & Sons Ltd Company (1905 to 1943). On the front "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ BY/ A.E.S.WOOD/ 1923
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. The "A.E.S. Wood" presenting the trophy was Burnaby resident A.E.S. "Stan" Wood. The first lawn bowling green in Burnaby, located at Victory Street and Gray Avenue, was on his property.
- Reference
- http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLABRADBURY.html
- http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverBtre.html
- Marks/Labels
- "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ BY/ A.E.S.WOOD/ 1923" engraved in a shield on the outside of the cup.
Images
lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78951
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.4
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round wooden base. On the front "THE HARPER TROPHY/ BURNABY LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL DOUBLES COMPETITION/ 1923"
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club.
Images
lawn bowling trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78952
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.5.5
- Description
- Trophy in the shape of a cup with handles on either side, mounted on a round metal base with a row of seven large metal shield and a row of seven small metal shields underneath. The trophy cup is marked, "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LADIES'/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ BY/ E.PITMAN/ 1930". The cup was competed for from 1930 to 1947. The names of each years winning team are engraved on shields mounted on the base. on back "MRS.H.GALE/ 1947 MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.J.HYND" first row large shields on the base "1930/ RINK COMPETITION/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.J.SMITH/ MRS.F.LEE/ MRS. E.PITMAN", "1931/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.S.E.ROTHWELL/ MRS.G.HITCHEN/ MRS.M.MARIND", "1932/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.G.BAILEY/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.PITMAN", "1933/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.E.SMITH/ MRS.W.HERD/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.MAYHEW", "1934/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.D.HERD/ MRS.A.N.GOWEN/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.C.M.M.HARPER", "1937/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.COLLINS/ MRS.GASKARTH/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1938/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.MAYHEW", second row small shields "1939/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.MARINO", "1941/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GOODWIN/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.HUEMES", "1942/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GALE/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.JEFFERY", "1943/ Ladies Rink/ Mrs.Digney/ Mrs.Taylor/ Mrs.Poole/ Mrs.Siddall", "1944/ Ladies Triples/ Mrs.W.Taylor/ Mrs.I.Hynd/Mrs.J.M.Holmes", "1946/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.L.H.WILLIAMSON/ MRS.I.SMITH/ MRS.J.HENRICKS
- Object History
- Object originated with the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club. History of object is unconfirmed, but the "E. Pitman" presenting the trophy may be Burnaby resident Ernest Pitman, owner of the McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods stores. "Mrs. E. Pitman" won the trophy several times. She was likely Ernest's wife, Jean Pitman. 1939 winner Mrs. G. Jeffery was likely Harriet (Philpot) Jeffery, wife of George Jeffery. 1947 winner Mrs. S. Swan was likely Constance "Connie" (Bates) Swan, wife of Sydney Swan. Sydney was the brother of Alice Digney. Film footage of the Swans' and Digney's can be seen in accession BV019.18.
- Marks/Labels
- "PRESENTED TO/ BURNABY LADIES/ LAWN BOWLING CLUB/ FOR/ ANNUAL RINK COMPETITION/ BY/ E.PITMAN/ 1930", engraved on front of cup "MRS.H.GALE/ 1947 MRS.S.SWAN/ MRS.J.HYND", engraved on reverse of cup "1930/ RINK COMPETITION/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.J.SMITH/ MRS.F.LEE/ MRS. E.PITMAN", "1931/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.S.E.ROTHWELL/ MRS.G.HITCHEN/ MRS.M.MARIND", "1932/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.G.A.GRANT/ MRS.G.BAILEY/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.PITMAN", "1933/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.E.SMITH/ MRS.W.HERD/ MRS.C.DOWNEY/ MRS.E.MAYHEW", "1934/ LADIES RINK/ MRS.D.HERD/ MRS.A.N.GOWEN/ MRS.A.C.W.GAGE/ MRS.C.M.M.HARPER", "1937/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.COLLINS/ MRS.GASKARTH/ MRS.MAYHEW", "1938/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.HITCHEN/ MRS.MAYHEW", each year is a shield in the first row on the base. The text is engraved on the shields "1939/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.H.ALLISON/ MRS.C.BROWN/ MRS.G.JEFFREY", "1940/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.ROGERS/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.MARINO", "1941/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GOODWIN/ MRS.AVELING/ MRS.HUEMES", "1942/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.GALE/ MRS.BROWN/ MRS.JEFFERY", "1943/ Ladies Rink/ Mrs.Digney/ Mrs.Taylor/ Mrs.Poole/ Mrs.Siddall", "1944/ Ladies Triples/ Mrs.W.Taylor/ Mrs.I.Hynd/Mrs.J.M.Holmes", "1946/ LADIES TRIPLES/ MRS.L.H.WILLIAMSON/ MRS.I.SMITH/ MRS.J.HENRICKS each year is a shield in the second row on the base. The text is engraved on the shields
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New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95652
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a caretaker mowing the green lawn at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club in December.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1531
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a caretaker mowing the green lawn at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club in December.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "While the rest of continent endures cold and record snowfall, Fred Sallis tends to the greens at the New Westminster Lawn Bowling Club."
Images
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