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2007 Advisory Planning Commission portrait

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2007

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2007

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Advisory Planning Commission subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 527-002

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Portraits; Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

2007 Advisory Planning Commission portrait, 2007 thumbnail

Barrington, Jim - Burnaby Politics

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Barrington, a Burnaby Freeman and Parks Commissioner.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1303

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Jim Barrington, a Burnaby Freeman and Parks Commissioner.

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Names: Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Barrington, Jim - Burnaby Politics

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1970

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of former Parks Commissioner, and the 1983 Freeman of Burnaby James Alfred "Jim" Barrington.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1970

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1305

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of former Parks Commissioner, and the 1983 Freeman of Burnaby James Alfred "Jim" Barrington.

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Names: Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads "This one I like - AND I know the guy Basil"; Note on verso of photograph reads: "James Barrington"; Photographer's stamp on verso of photograph

Images

Barrington, Jim - Burnaby Politics, ca.1970 thumbnail

Century Park Museum Association election

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1971]

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of people seated on chairs during the meeting of the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Alderman and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member Warren Clark (dressed in jacket and seated behind slide projector) is seated in the front row nex…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Donald Copan collection

Series: Copan album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of people seated on chairs during the meeting of the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Alderman and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member Warren Clark (dressed in jacket and seated behind slide projector) is seated in the front row next to Burnaby Parks Commissioner and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member A.B. "Sandy" Stewart.

Subjects: Elections; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Century Park Museum Association; Burnaby Village Museum; Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"; Clark, Warren R.

Accession Code: BV005.54.445

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1971]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: August 11, 2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Century Park Museum Association election, [1971] thumbnail

Commissioner John Bennett

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932 or 1933] (date of original), photographed [ca. 1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.1 x 12.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Bennett, Commissioner of Burnaby during part of 1932 and 1933.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932 or 1933] (date of original), photographed [ca. 1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.1 x 12.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Bennett, Commissioner of Burnaby during part of 1932 and 1933.

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Names: Bennett, John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Commissioner John Bennett, [1932 or 1933] (date of original), photographed [ca. 1995] thumbnail

Commissioner John Mahony

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1933 or 1934] (date of original), photographed [ca. 1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.1 x 12.0 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Mahony, Commissioner of Burnaby during part of 1933 and 1934.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1933 or 1934] (date of original), photographed [ca. 1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.1 x 12.0 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Mahony, Commissioner of Burnaby during part of 1933 and 1934.

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Names: Mahony, John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Commissioner John Mahony, [1933 or 1934] (date of original), photographed [ca. 1995] thumbnail

Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of former City of Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park before is improvement and expansion. Photographs depict Drummond standing by the Inlet and walking along the waterfront path with Parks Commissioner Dan Johnston.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2277

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of former City of Burnaby mayor Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park before is improvement and expansion. Photographs depict Drummond standing by the Inlet and walking along the waterfront path with Parks Commissioner Dan Johnston.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Parks; Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"; Johnston, Dan

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2277-1: "Former Burnaby Mayor, Doug Drummond, takes in the view from Barnet Marine Park, which will be expanded to the west, and enhanced with an interpretive centre in the old public works building and a rebuilt wharf reaching into the Burrard Inlet. Improving the park was one of Drummond's goals during his term in office."; Caption fro metadata for 535-2277-2: "Former Burnaby mayor, Doug Drummond, and the city's parks commissioner, Dan Johnston, stroll along the path at Barnet Marine Park. The park will be expanded to the west, and enhanced with a rebuilt wharf into Burrard Inlet and an interpretive centre in the old public works building. The plan for the park will be the realization of one of Drummond's goals during his term in office."

Geographic Access: Barnet Marine Park; Burrard Inlet

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Doug Drummond at Barnet Marine Park, [2003] thumbnail

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58854

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading aloud from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1314

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading aloud from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Gordon, Merrill

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso

Images

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1315

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon, reading from a paper. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Gordon, Merrill

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso

Images

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58856

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1316

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Gordon, Merrill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "DO NOT USE / Reference only"; Note on verso reads: "Merrill Gordon (1972)"

Images

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 8 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1972

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 8 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1317

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Gordon, Merrill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso reads: "DO NOT USE / Reference Only"; Note on verso reads: "Merrill Gordon (1972)"

Images

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1967

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1318

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners; Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Gordon, Merrill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Merril Gordon 1967"; Stamp on verso reads: "DO NOT USE / Reference Only"

Images

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1971

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1319

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby citizen and former commissioner and councillor Merrill Gordon. Gordon received the Burnaby Good Citizens award in 1967.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Commissioners

Names: Gordon, Merrill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso reads: "DO NOT USE / Reference only"; Note on verso reads: "BBC aldermanic candidate 1971"

Images

Gordan, Merrill - Good Citizen, 1971 thumbnail

Hugh M. Fraser

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34733

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1935] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 11.9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of Hugh M. Fraser, Reeve of Burnaby from 1914 to 1918 and from 1934 to 1939 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1935] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 11.9 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of Hugh M. Fraser, Reeve of Burnaby from 1914 to 1918 and from 1934 to 1939 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940.

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Fraser, Hugh M

Media Type: Photograph

Images

Hugh M. Fraser

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1935]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Hugh Murray Fraser, Burnaby Reeve from 1914 to 1918 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940. A note on the back of the photograph reads: Commissioner Hugh Murray Fraser. 1934-1940, died Dec. 2, 1940. Followed by R. Bolton, Acting comm [sic]."

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1935]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: New Westminster Public Library subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 459-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2003-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of Hugh Murray Fraser, Burnaby Reeve from 1914 to 1918 and Commissioner from 1934 to 1940. A note on the back of the photograph reads: Commissioner Hugh Murray Fraser. 1934-1940, died Dec. 2, 1940. Followed by R. Bolton, Acting comm [sic]."

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Fraser, Hugh M

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon July 9, 1975 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1932-1943

Length: 0:07:55

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles and May Purdon's memories of the Burnaby government going into receivership. The Purdons discuss their neighbours' jobs and the employment situation at the time.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles and May Purdon's memories of the Burnaby government going into receivership. The Purdons discuss their neighbours' jobs and the employment situation at the time.

Date Range: 1932-1943

Length: 0:07:55

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July 9, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury July 9, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and Canadian politics. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: May Eliza was born in London, England in 1907. She came out to Regina with her family when she was eleven. Charles A. Purdon was born February 28, 1904 in London, England. He came to Canada in 1925 from China where he had been working as an accountant for the previous three years. Charles first came to Vancouver and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) but within a week he was sent to Regina. This is where he met May. May and Charles got married in 1926 and Charles began working as an accountant for the Saskatchewan Wheat Growers, then for the Canadian Wool Growers before being laid off. In October of 1930, Charles and May left Regina for Vancouver Island. Charles drove himself out and May rode the train with her children; twin boys and a daughter, only one year apart. They settled at May’s parent’s second house in Coombs. The Purdons arrived in Burnaby in December of 1932 and rented a house on Edmonds Street. Charles was unable to do road work and instead found work through the Liberal Party and also with the Municipal engineers indoors on a number of projects. In 1938 the Purdons were able to get into a reverted house built by Ernie Winch at Maple Avenue (then Jubilee) and Nelson Avenue that had nine bedrooms. They paid ten dollars a month to the municipality for use of this property. May Eliza Purdon died April 6, 1983 at the age of seventy-six.

Total Length: 1:40:03

Interviewee Name: Purdon, Charles A.; Purdon, May Eliza

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Charles A. Purdon and May E. Purdon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-19/100-13-19_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory32

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1923-1938

Length: 0:06:27

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's comparisons between working for a Council versus working for a Commissionership.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's comparisons between working for a Council versus working for a Commissionership.

Date Range: 1923-1938

Photo Info: Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008

Length: 0:06:27

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners; Officials - Aldermen and Councillors

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: May 21, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:58:01

Interviewee Name: Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"

Interview Location: Walker Avenue

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Images

Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Charles B. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_6.mp3

Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory33

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1933-1942

Length: 0:06:35

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of various Commissioners.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of various Commissioners.

Date Range: 1933-1942

Photo Info: Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008

Length: 0:06:35

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: May 21, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:58:01

Interviewee Name: Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"

Interview Location: Walker Avenue

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Charles B. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_7.mp3

Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1931-1939

Length: 0:09:35

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.

Date Range: 1931-1939

Length: 0:09:35

Names: Burnaby South High School

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers; Officials - Commissioners

Interviewer: McLeod, Ross S.

Interview Date: 22-Jul-75

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.

Total Tracks: 5

Total Length: 0:43:20

Interviewee Name: Davy, Jack; Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_4.mp3

Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1935-1936

Length: 0:08:41

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's thoughts on how the Union of the Unemployed was organized and what its main focus was. Harry discusses the Union of the Unemployed's dealings with the Commissioner.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's thoughts on how the Union of the Unemployed was organized and what its main focus was. Harry discusses the Union of the Unemployed's dealings with the Commissioner.

Date Range: 1935-1936

Photo Info: Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005

Length: 0:08:41

Subjects: Organizations; Protests and Demonstrations; Officials - Commissioners

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July / August 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 1:17:56

Interviewee Name: O'Brien, Harry

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with W.H.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_3.mp3