Some books in this accession are marked: "Mr. Chan Y. Leong, 111 Pender St. E., Vancouver B.C., Canada, North America, Western H."
Sam Kee & Company merchants is the business located at 111 Pender St. E. Vancouver - originally owned by Chan Toy (many alternative names including Chang Toy) which was later run by Chang Yat Leong - presumably the same person as Chan Y. Leong.
inside front cover: printed label: B.C. Commercial and Secretarial School "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] inside front page: "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] "2833 Burns St." "Vancouver, B.C."
"50c" [handwritten in ink]
ink stamp: "Premium Stores
4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1,
B.C., Canada"
"SLANG" [S handwritten in pencil added to LANG on front cover]
"Handle with care" [handwritten in pencil on text block fore edge]
"E.L. Keyes" [handwritten in pencil on text block foot edge]
"D.C.H School" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"1917
E.L. Keyes
231 Keary St.
New Westminster" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
Torn advertisement for "Bulldog Sole Leather" found between p. 250-251
underlining throughout book and note written on page after p. 272 and back pastedown
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
"Authorized for use in the province of British Columbia" -title page
Author's given name and dates: Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
"Free Text-Book / the property of / school / division / number of book / ~~ By order of the Education department of B.C." -- stickered on endpaper (front).
"Ernest Keyes / Dawson / School Division VI" -- handwritten in pen on sticker.
Various handwritting through signature.
Various drawing throught signature.
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Province of British Columbia."
Top end paper left section:
"W 74" [handwritten in blue ink, crossed out in black ink]
Top end paper middle section:
"L.J. McRae"
"Arts' 23" [handwritten in black ink]
Top end paper right section:
"Sept /19" [handwritten in blue ink]
Notes handwritten in black ink on 2 pages of lined paper adhered to front fly leaves.
Spine:
"PR 1173
W 3
- 4
Cop. 4" [written in white ink]
Front endpapers:
"Library
of the University of
British Columbia
Accession No. 93926
Call no. PR 1173 W3" [printed in black ink on paper label; accession and call numbers handwritten in black ink]
"J.W. Brown" [written in black ink]
"F.C. Walker 405" [written in pencil]
"discard" [written in pencil]
"WA Thompson
UBC
Arts '23" [written and crossed out in blue ink]
"John S. Burton
2312 St. Catherines
Vancouver,
B.C." [written in blue ink]
"Fair [?] 3438X,
Arts '24
U.B.C." [written in blue ink]
Back endpaper:
Notes handwritten in blue ink, black ink, and pencil.
Throughout book:
Study notes and markings highlighting pasages of text, written in blue ink, black ink, and pencil.
"Free Text-book the property of ~~ by order of the Education department of B.C." -- stickered on endpaper (front).
"Murray Hockridge" -- handwritten in pen on sticker.
"Charles Dickens School / Division III" -- stamped on sticker.
"AD 1911" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).
"15 / Jan / 1917" - handwritten in pencil on sticker.
"W-2k" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"Patricia Jeffery" [stamped in black ink on front pastedown]
List of "Lecture" numbers ranging from 9-76 handwritten in pencil on front pastedown. 44, 45, 76 are starred.
"G.R.
X X X" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"C989 75" [stamped in black ink on front endpaper]
"Patricia Jeffery" [stamped in black ink on front endpaper]
"2695 No-nothing Ave.
Hicktown
Essondale
Apt. 13
Te He" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"Woodword's
Book & Stationery
Dept." [stamped in black ink on back pastedown]