The world book : organized knowledge... in story and picture, assisted by one hundred fifty distinguished scientists, educators, artists and leaders of thought in the United States and Canada, volume two
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.20.2
- Call Number
- 031 WOR v. 2
- Contributor
- O'Shea, M. V. (Michael Vincent), 1866-1932
- Locke, George H. (George Herbert), 1870-1937
- Foster, Ellsworth D.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. F. Quarrie & Company
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 10 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Contributors: "Editor-in Chief: M. V. O'Shea."
"Editor for Canada: George H. Locke."
"Editor: Ellsworth D. Foster."
- Contributors' full names and dates: O'Shea, M. V. (Michael Vincent), 1866-1932
Locke, George H. (George Herbert), 1870-1937
Foster, Ellsworth Decatur, 1869-1936.
- pages 657-1328.
- volume 2 of 10
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The world chief guide : Olave Lady Baden-Powell, G.B.E.
The world of ice : or the cruise of "the Dolphin"
The world of Roman costume
World relations and the continents : an elementary geography for the junior and middle grades of the public schools
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.70.3
- Call Number
- 910 MCI
- Author
- McIntyre, Alexander
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Physical Description
- v, 7-202 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "The Property of the School District of" [printed label with the following filled in on front pastedown and "of the School District" crossed out]
"Doris Mann" [handwritten in pencil]
"Prov. Normal" [handwritten in pencil]
"Class 4" [handwritten in pencil]
"Year 1917-1918" [handwritten in blue ink with "Number of Book"(part of printed label) crossed out]
"Doris Mann" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"'Child Life History' P. 171
P. 209" [handwritten in black ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geography--Historical texts
- Geography--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the schools of Manitoba"--title page.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of Saskatchewan"--title page..
- "Authorized for use in the schools of Alberta"--title page.
- "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia"--title page..
- "Part I. World Relations"--title page.
- "Part II. The Continents"--title page..
- Four maps of British Columbia ("East and West Kootenay", "The Northern Interior", "Yale District" and "South Western Part of") found after p. 202
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The world's greatest war : a thrilling story of the most sanguinary struggle of all the ages, its battles and strategy; with a concise account of the causes that led the nations of Europe into the awful conflict
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.17
- Call Number
- 940.3 RUS
- Author
- Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947
- Contributor
- Pattison, William King
- Cooper, John A. (John Alexander), 1868-
- Place of Publication
- Brantford, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Bradley-Garretson Co. (Limited)
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 448, 32 p., 72 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918
- Notes
- "with introductory chapter by William King Pattison"--title page.
- "Special article on "The Canadian Contingent" by John A. Cooper"--title page.
- "Exciting personal experiences from the bloodstained battlefields of Europe"--title page.
- "Over 100 actual photographs, maps and authentic drawings"--title page.
- Author's given name and dates: Russell, Thomas H., 1862-1947
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cooper, John A. (John Alexander), 1868-1956
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The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume eight ; from A. D. 1899 to A. D. 1906
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume five ; from A. D. 1648 to A. D. 1776
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume four ; from A. D. 1493 to A. D. 1648
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume nine ; from A. D. 1906 to A. D. 1911
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume one ; from the world's beginning to B. C. 208
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.1
- Call Number
- 909 SIN v.1
- Edition
- New standard ed.
- Contributor
- Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son Company
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Printer
- Collier Press
- Physical Description
- 358 p., plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. H. Tate
389 Ker Cir" [handwritten in blue ink on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World history
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Volume 1 of 10
Edited by Esther Singleton
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The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume seven ; from A. D. 1848 to A. D. 1899
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume six ; from A. D. 1776 to A. D. 1848
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume ten ; from A. D. 1911 to A. D. 1913
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume three : from A. D. 1194 to A. D. 1492
The world's great events : an indexed history of the world from earliest times to the present day, volume two ; from B. C. 207 to A. D. 1193
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4058.2
- Call Number
- 909 SIN v.2
- Edition
- New standard ed.
- Contributor
- Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier & Son Company
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Printer
- Collier Press
- Physical Description
- 361 p., plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. H. Tate
389 Ker Cir" [handwritten in blue ink on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World history
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Volume 2 of 10
Edited by Esther Singleton
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The world's one hundred best short stories [in ten volumes] : volume ten humor
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.74.17
- Call Number
- 808.8 OVE v. 10
- Contributor
- Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls Company
- Publication Date
- c1927
- Physical Description
- 224 p. ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Short stories
- Notes
- Grant Overton, Editor-in-Chief
- Author full name given as follows: Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930.
- includes index.
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The world's one hundred best short stories [in ten volumes] : volume two romance
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV977.3.16
- Call Number
- 808.8 OVE v. 2
- Contributor
- Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls Company
- Publication Date
- c1927
- Physical Description
- 280 p. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper:
"Evelyn Charles" [written in blue ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Short stories
- Notes
- Grant Overton, Editor-in-Chief
- Author full name given as follows: Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930.
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World wide revival songs : for the church, Sunday school and evangelistic meetings
Wormwood: a drama of Paris
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.126
- Call Number
- 823.8 COR
- Author
- Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Company
- Series
- Cornell Series
- Physical Description
- 352 p.
- Inscription
- "W25", in black ink inside front cover, crossed out
"C.R. Thornburrow", handwritten in grey ink on front endpaper
"3N3/35", in pencil on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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Wrigley's British Columbia directory 1930, volume 40
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.69
- Call Number
- 384.6 WRI
- Author
- Schetky, George L.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Wrigley Directories
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 2218 p. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Directories
- British Columbia
- Notes
- "embracing an alphabetically arranged list of cities, towns, post offices and railway stations in British Columbia, with a description of each ; an alphabetically arranged list of business houses, private citizens, civic, provincial and dominion governments, churches, public and private schools, secret and benevolent organizations, associations, etc., also an avenue and street guide and directory of householders for Vancouver and Victoria, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory of British Columbia,"
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Wrigley's Greater Vancouver City Street Guide
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.53.7
- Publisher
- Roy Wrigley Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 160 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. , map ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- "Wrigley's Greater Vancouver City Street Guide", printed on cover of book
- Object History
- From Hougland's Drug Store, 45th and Fraser in Vancouver.
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Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 60 x 85 cm folded to 25 x 11 cm in cover
- Scope and Content
- Item is Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster, published by Roy Wrigley Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes a street index of "Vancouver and [the] Lower Mainland." The maps shows main streets, bus lines, interurban lines, street car lines a…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Community Archives Collection series
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 60 x 85 cm folded to 25 x 11 cm in cover
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 3000 feet
- Cover is in col. and is attached to corner of map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42693
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-43
- Scope and Content
- Item is Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster, published by Roy Wrigley Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes a street index of "Vancouver and [the] Lower Mainland." The maps shows main streets, bus lines, interurban lines, street car lines and numbers.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Interior map is entitled "Wrigley's NEW Map of Vancouver and Lower Mainland"
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Writing and thinking : a handbook of composition and revision
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3745.1
- Call Number
- 808 FOE
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Foerster, Norman, 1887-1972
- Steadman, J. M., Jr. (John Marcellus), 1889-1945
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Publication Date
- c1941
- Printer
- Riverside Press
- Physical Description
- iii, [448] p. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Gerald Flink
Cl. 21 (Div. II)
Sr. Matric,
King Ed." [handwritten in black ink on page before t.p.]
"Canadian Agents
Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd.
Toronto, Ont." [stamped in black ink at bottom of t.p.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language--Grammar
- Notes
- Tables on lining-papers
- Author's given name and dates: Steadman, J. M. (John Marcellus), 1889-1945
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X-rays
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.24.51
- Call Number
- 616.0757 XRA
- Place of Publication
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Physical Description
- 63 p.: ill.
- Inscription
- "W-4b" -written in ink inside front cover. crossed out in pencil.
"Developing Filmol- / Hanger with name / Stop watch. ' Temperature [+] time. / Red light - white film / Developer - [(4 to 5/temp)] minutes / Was in center tank / Finer - 10 min. to 20 max. minutes / Leave in (running) water" -handwritten on a piece of paper attached to p. 63 with paperclip.
"5 min at 65º" -handwritte in ink inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- X-rays
- Radiography
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X-rays
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.24.52
- Call Number
- 616.0757 XRA
- Place of Publication
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 64 p.: ill.
- Inscription
- "W-4C" -written in ink inside front cover. crossed out in pencil.
"NOTICE / This booklet is printed by the EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rochester, N. Y., and prices given in it on some articles are less than they can be sold at in Canada after paying duty. For correct prices please refer to our regular Catalogue or apply to / CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED / Toronto, Canada" -printed on sticker inside front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- X-rays
- Radiography
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X-rays in medicine
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.24.50
- Call Number
- 616.0757 XRA
- Place of Publication
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 78 p.: ill.
- Inscription
- "W-4a" -written in ink on inside front cover. Crossed out in pencil.
"NOTICE / This Booklet is printed by the EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rochester, N.Y., and prices given in it on some articles are less than they can be sold at in Canada after paying duty. For correct prices please refer to our regular Catalogue or apply to / CANADIAN KODAK OC., LIMITED / Toronto 9, Ontario" -printed on sticker on first leaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- X-rays
- Radiography
- Radiography, Medical
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The years between
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.93
- Call Number
- 823.8 KIP
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- The Country Life Press
- Physical Description
- xiii, 153 p.
- Inscription
- "The property of / Robert A. Mobbs", handwritten in grey ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
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Yesterday's dreams : a rural legacy
Yi Fao : speaking through memory : a history of New Westminster's Chinese community 1858-1980
The Young and Field literary readers : book one, a primer and first reader
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.56.1
- Call Number
- 372.4 YOU v. 1
- Author
- Young, Ella Flagg, 1845-1918
- Field, Walter Taylor, 1861-1939
- Contributor
- Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Series
- The young and field literary readers, Book one
- Printer
- Athenaeum Press
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Stride Avenue School / Oct 1929." -- handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf.
"14" -- handwritten and circled in pen on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Readers--1870-1950
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor's name and dates:
- Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright (Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966)
- Sister of the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright,
- Refer to http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Wright.html
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The Young and Field literary readers, book two
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV990.11.1
- Call Number
- 372.4 YOU v.2
- Author
- Young, Ella Flagg, 1845-1918
- Field, Walter Taylor, 1861-1939
- Contributor
- Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Ginn & Company
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Series
- The Young and Field literary readers
- Printer
- Athenaeum Press
- Physical Description
- 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Macdonald school" - stamped on endpaper (front).
"Discard" -- handwritten in marker on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Readers--1870-1950
- Notes
- Contributor's name and dates:
- Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright (Barney, Maginel Wright, 1877-1966)
- Sister of the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright
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The young christian : or, a familiar illustration of the principles of christian duty
Young Explorers : book 4
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV009.4.4
- Call Number
- 428.4 DIC v.4
- Contributor
- Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
- Kerr, Illingworth H.
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver, B.C.]
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited
- Series
- Canadian Parade Readers
- Physical Description
- x, 419 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "YOUNG / EXPLORERS" on cover.
"CANADIAN PARADE READERS" on bottom of cover.
"BOOK FOUR" on back of cover at bottom.
"SUNCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / 4511 RUMBLE STREET / SOUTH BURNABY, B.C." stamped on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Object History
- The artifacts are from the Robins family of Burnaby 1930's 1940'd
- Notes
- includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author's given name and dates: Dickie, D. J. (Donalda James), 1883-1972.
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Young folks' queries : a story
The young fur traders : snowflakes and sunbeams
Your questions -- but my answers : the scientific examination of questioned documents, with case histories
The Yukon territory: its history and resources
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.148.4
- Call Number
- 971.21 CAN
- Author
- Canada. Department of the Interior
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Physical Description
- x, 233 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- Two advertisements for "Snow Man". One includes a description of the story and a passage from the book. The other features a sketch of Captain James C. Critchell-Bullock and a brief description of the book. Found between p. 52-53
Newspaper article on the death of Dr. Dudley James Bell from October 10, 1941. Found between p.134-135
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Mining law--Yukon
- Yukon--Economic conditions
- Notes
- "Issued by direction of the Hon. W. J. Roche, Minister of the Interior" --title page.
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The Zodiac birthday book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.12.65
- Call Number
- 133.5 RUY
- Author
- Ruyl, Beatrice Baxter
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Baker & Taylor Co.
- Publication Date
- 1910
- Physical Description
- x, 124 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "A Bingham" [handwritten inside front cover]
- "BINGHAM / 4139 Parker St. / Vancouver B. C." [stamped inside front and back covers]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Astrology
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