Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Jan. 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks hi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Series
- Bateman family World War II letters series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks his aunt for parcels that he's received and reflects on his Christmas and New Years celebration.
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
- Names
- Bateman, Marianne May
- Fox, Colin Rhodes
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.13
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 6 Jan. 1943
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Address on front of envelope reads: "Miss M. Bateman / 3896 W. 25th Ave. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Return address on verso of envelope reads: "K 19022 L/Sgt. C.R. Fox / 44th Fld. Bty. / 13th Fld. Reg't. R.C.A. A.F. / Canadian Army Overseas"
- Stamp on verso of envelope reads: "13 FD. REGT. R.C.A. / OUT GOING MAIL"
- Circular post mark stamp on front of envelope reads: "FIELDPOST_OFFICE_483_JAN. 15 /43"
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Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 Jan. 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks abo…
The children of the New Forest
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.38.10
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Author
- Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
- Contributor
- Page, Wal
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1847
- Printer
- The Anchor Press, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 298, 32 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W-8J" in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
"Bella Howie", handwritten in brown ink on white bookplate inside front cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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Let God be true
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.17
- Call Number
- 289.9 WAT
- Edition
- 3000000 ed.
- Author
- Watch tower Bible and Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1946
- Physical Description
- 318 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "W15" -- handwritten and crossed-out in ink on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Theology, Doctrinal
- Notes
- Dedicated to the most high " a God of truth," and in behalf of the "other sheep" of His good shepherd.
- Includes index.
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The children of the New Forest
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.2
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Author
- Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1847
- Printer
- Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
- Physical Description
- 293, [2] p.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover
"S3 b", in black pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
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The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes i and ii
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes iii and iv
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes v and vi
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes vii and viii
The fascinating story of dolls
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 745.592 JOH
- Author
- Johl, Janet Pagter
- Place of Publication
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Century House
- Publication Date
- 1970
- c1941
- Physical Description
- 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dolls
- Notes
- "Reissuing Johl's 'Fascinating story' of her 1941 classic with added material."
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The dolls of yesterday
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0517108100
- Call Number
- 745.592 STG
- Author
- St. George, Eleanor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Bonanza
- Publication Date
- c1948
- Physical Description
- xvii, 204 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dolls
- Dolls--Collectors and collecting
- Notes
- "Dolls and doll collecting in Europe and America during the past 200 years, illustrated with photographs of more than 450 dolls" -- cover.
- Includes index.
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Key to weaving : a textbook of hand-weaving techniques and pattern drafts for the beginning weaver
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 746.1 BLA
- Author
- Black, Mary E.
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee
- Publisher
- Bruce Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1949
- Physical Description
- xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Weaving
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311) and index.
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The history of photography, from 1839 to the present day
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 770.9 NEW
- Author
- Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art
- Publication Date
- c1949
- Physical Description
- 256 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "D. H. MOORE / 221 PARK ST. / PORT ARTHUR, ONT. CANADA", printed on sticker on inside of front cover.
- "Hal Johnston Images / 4447 Venables Street / Burnaby, B.C. / V5C 3A5", printed on stick on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Photography--History
- Notes
- Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York
- Text first published in the exhibition catalog Photography, 1839-1937 by the Museum of Modern Art in 1937. In 1938 the text and ill. were reprinted with minor revisions as Photography: a short critical history.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.
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The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada; 50th anniversary, 1897-1947
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes ix and x
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes xi and xii
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes xiii and xiv
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes xv and xvi
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning, volumes xvii and xviii
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopedia that leads to love of learning : volumes xix and xx