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flag; pennant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44836
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.52.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.52.2
Description
Flag, paper, stapled to white stick. Flag commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, 1952 - 2002. Flag has white background, crown above semi-circle of maple leaves below in red, brown, and green. Both sides are the same.
Marks/Labels
"E II R" "50" in leaves
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Symbols
Symbols - Flags
Images
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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
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

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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…
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

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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…
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

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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47204
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.10
Description
Pin, oval; silver, and light and dark blue; wing-like motif; "BCIT" "ACM"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT / ACM
Colour
Blue
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Advertising Medium
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47205
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.11
Description
Pin; blue, gold, red; "BCIT" "Celebrating the First 5 Classes" "1966 - 1971", logo
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
Object Term
Commemorative
Marks/Labels
BCIT / Celebrating the First 5 Classes / 1966 - 1971
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Advertising Medium
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47206
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.12
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.12
Description
Pin; blue and silver; "30th Anniversary" "First Graduating Class" "BCIT" "1966 - 1996"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
Object Term
Commemorative
Marks/Labels
30th Anniversary / First Graduating Class / BCIT / 1966 - 1996
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Souvenirs
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47207
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.13
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.13
Description
Pin; gold, red, green; "BCIT"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47208
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.14
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.14
Description
Pin, round; blue, white, and gold; "BCIT" "Pulp and Paper Technology Summer Institute" "1998" "20 Years of" "Making a" "Difference"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
Object Term
Commemorative
Marks/Labels
BCIT / Pulp and Paper Technology Summer Institute / 1998 / 20 Years of Making a Difference
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Advertising Medium
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47209
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.15
Description
Pin; silver and blue, "BCIT"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47210
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.16
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.16
Description
Pin; silver and blue, "BCIT" "Alumni"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT / Alumni
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47211
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.17
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.17
Description
Pin, silver and blue; round; "BCIT" "BCIT Alumni"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT / BCIT Alumni
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47212
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.18
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.18
Description
Pin; silver and blue; "BCIT" "Alumni Association"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT / Alumni Association
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47213
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.19
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.19
Description
Pin; silver, oval; "BCIT" "Alumni"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
BCIT / Alumni
Colour
Silver
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47214
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.20
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.20
Description
Pin; green, white, gold; "B.C. Institute of Technology", logo
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
B.C. Institute of Technology
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47215
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.21
Description
Pin; black and gold, round; "20 BCIT" "1964 - 1984"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
Object Term
Commemorative
Marks/Labels
20 BCIT / 1964 - 1984
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Celebrations
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47216
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.22
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.22
Description
Pin; black and gold; "Med" "Lab" "B.C.I.T."
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
Med Lab / B.C.I.T.
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47217
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.23
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV004.50.23
Description
Pin; blue, gold, red, white; "Simon Fraser University" "Alumni" "Nous.Sommes.Prets"
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols
Object Term
Insignia
Marks/Labels
Simon Fraser University / Alumni / Nous.Sommes.Prets
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Education
Symbols
Names
Simon Fraser University
Images
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signal flag

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29040
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.41.116
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.41.116
Description
B.C.E.R. white signal flag on wooden pole. The flag is discoloured and torn. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. Pole: Length: 63 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 43.5 cm Width: 33 cm
Object History
Flags or signal lamps on the front of the tram communicated information about the train to passengers and workers. Two white flags (or white lights at night) on the front indicated that the tram was a “special” (not a regularly scheduled train).
Marks/Labels
"1207" Collectors previous number "BCER 1207-B39".
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Symbols
Symbols - Flags
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
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signal flag

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV016.44.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV016.44.1
Description
signal flag; BCER tram "special" running flag. White signal flag on short wooden pole. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. The pole fits in a socket on the front of the tram car. Used to indicate an unscheduled, special run, usually a lacrosse game or race track run. Flag is very discoloured/stained. Pole: Length: 62.5 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 41.0 cm Width: 40.5 cm
Object History
Donor purchased these items at an antique fair. The dealer had acquired them from the family of a BCER employee who was part of the crew that destroyed the trams when they were decommissioned.
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Public Transit
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Symbols
Symbols - Flags
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Images
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