booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.84
- Description
- booklet, songbook; type-written song sheets gathered into a booklet; 44 numbered pages, with one un-numbered page of handwritten lyrics in pencil; light brown thin card cover with three brass split pin fasteners; "Song-book" handwritten on front cover; black oil cloth cover; "Dorothy Pitman / 2766 Cassie Ave., Burnaby." handwritten inside front cover; "Return to Dorothy Howat / c/o G. Pitman" handwritten on back page.
- Object History
- Songbook belonged to Dorothy Pitman who was a Girl Guide in the 1st Burnaby Company. She was known to be involved with guiding from 1919 to 1931. Textual records and photographs of the Pitman family, including one of Dorothy and her sister Gwen, are held by the City of Burnaby Archives. Dorothy and Gwen's parents, Ernest and Jean Pitman, owned McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works
- Object Term
- Composition, Musical
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Pitman, Dorothy
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.86
- Description
- booklet; "THE RANGER STAR / Vol. 1 JUNE, 1924 No. 2"; booklet of written submissions on topics of interest to Rangers, such as music, camping and first aid; "published quarterly at West Burnaby, B.C."; pale green thin card cover with illustration of girl looking up at a star; "D. Pitman" handwritten in blue ink on page one.
- Object History
- The Ranger Star was available be subscription and was published quarterly in West Burnaby B.C. Editor of quarterly was Joy Mennie and Associate editor, Bessie Carter. This volume belonged to Dorothy Pitman who was a Girl Guide in the 1st Burnaby Company. She was known to be involved with guiding from 1919 to 1931. Textual records and photographs of the Pitman family, including one of Dorothy and her sister Gwen, are held by the City of Burnaby Archives. Dorothy and Gwen's parents, Ernest and Jean Pitman, owned McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works
- Object Term
- Anthology
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- June 1924
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Names
- Pitman, Dorothy
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Carter, Bessie
- Mennie, Joy
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magazine
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.17.6
- Description
- Magazine "The Periscope" "A New Age: A New Outlook" Volume 2, Number 5, March 1935. Front cover includes photograph of "The Sphinx and Great Pyramid in Egypt"; "Feature Article -- "EVOLUTION!"" and "Contents" listing articles within. Publication includes an article on page seven, written by Percy Egerton Sterling (Mabel Edith Honor McLean Hawkshaw) titled "The Divine Will / A Treatise on the Life of man and His Relation to His Creator"
Annotation note in blue ink on cover reads: "Percy Egerton Sterling / Pen name of / Mrs.John Edward / Hawkshaw"
- Object History
- From the collection of Mabel Edith Honor (McClean) Hawkshaw author and publisher of the "Burnaby Post" (1922-1937). She wrote articles for city dailies under the pen name of Percy Egerton Sterling.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works
- Object Term
- Serial
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- The Periscope
- Publication Date
- March 1935
- Names
- Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
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magazine
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.17.16
- Description
- Magazine "The Periscope" "A New Age: A New Outlook" Volume 2, Number 6, March 1935; 16 pages. Front cover includes photograph of "The Sphinx and Great Pyramid in Egypt"; "Feature Article -- "The Greatest Fallacy" and a list of "Contents" of articles within. Publication includes an article on pages 12-14, written by Percy Egerton Sterling (Mabel Edith Honor McLean Hawkshaw) titled "The Sacred Thread - Following the Course of the Historic Race Through the Ages".
Annotation note in blue ink on cover reads: "Percy Egerton Sterling / Pen name of / Mrs.John Edward Hawkshaw"
- Object History
- From the collection of Mabel Edith Honor (McClean) Hawkshaw author and publisher of the "Burnaby Post" (1922-1937). She wrote articles for city dailies under the pen name of Percy Egerton Sterling.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works
- Object Term
- Serial
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- The Periscope
- Publication Date
- March 1935
- Names
- Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
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