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1936 Olympics
NWMA IH 1994.76-B · Series · 1936
Part of Noel Oxenbury fonds

Noel Oxenbury participated at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. She competed for the 100 metre backstroke event, but was eliminated the first round. This series consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, speech, and correspondence related to the 1936 Olympics.

Minutes
NWMA D1 · Series · 1925-1936
Part of Alfred W. McLeod Ltd. fonds

Series consists of a minutes book that contains the resolutions and decisions, and financial information of the business.

Personal papers
NWMA IH 1983.51-A · Series · 1890-1937
Part of Duncan Edwin MacKenzie fonds

Series consists of personal papers including financial information such as taxation, accounts, agreements, 'valuable' papers, correspondence, a daily journal from 1914, and a family photograph album.

Yearbooks
NWMA MSS 001-E · Series · 1936 - 1938
Part of New Westminster Council of Women fonds

Series consists of yearbooks created by the New Westminster Local Council of Women. The year books were released annually, and recorded the history of the council, past presidents, current officers, affiliated societies, life members, reports from the president, secretary and standing committees, financial statements, and the minutes of the annual meeting. The year books also contain advertisements from businesses in New Westminster.

1938 British Empire Games
NWMA IH 1994.76-C · Series · 1938
Part of Noel Oxenbury fonds

Noel Oxenbury competed at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney and won a gold medal in the 4×110 yard freestyle relay alongside Phyllis Dewar, Dorothy Lyon, and Mary Baggaley. She also placed fourth in the 3×110 yard medley relay with Baggaley and Joan Langdon and competed in the 110 yard backstroke. Due to the onset of World War II, the games were not held again until 1950.This series consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, a diary, and miscellaneous items related to her participation at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Poetry and literature
CA PMRCA 05 · Series · 1898-1938, predominant 1923-1938
Part of Lily McCargar fonds

Series consists of records relating to McCargar’s reading interests and compositions.

CA VHEC RA029-03 · Series · 1917–1939
Part of Knoll family fonds

Series consists of correspondence and vital statistics records related to the life of Josef and Regina Knoll in Poland and Austria before and after their 1922 marriage in Vienna. Records include an authenticated copy of Regina’s birth certificate in Polish, Josef and Regina’s wedding certificate and Josef’s death certificate after Kristallnacht in 1938.

Military
NWMA IH 2011.30-B · Series · 1915-1940
Part of J. Lewis Sangster fonds

Series consists of negatives, prints and postcards from J. Lewis Sangster’s time serving in World War I. These include photographs that were taken by J. Lewis Sangster himself, as well as postcards that he had collected and/or sent during his time overseas. There are also photographs of J. Lewis Sangster’s son Ross during WWII.

Sangster, J. Lewis
Series · [192-?]-1940
Part of Margaret MacInnis and family fonds

Series consists of correspondence with the Canadian Pension Commission, 1934 to 1938, regarding reinstatement of Major MacInnis' pension; letter from the Minister of Pension and National Health acknowledging Major MacInnis' offer of service to Acting Minister of Defence, 1940; and a certificate of membership for C.W. MacInnis in the Masonic Order, Grand Lodge of Alberta A.F. & A.M., No. 7, Edmonton.

MacInnis, Carlyle William
Photographs
Series · [ca. 1895] to [ca. 1940]
Part of Whitworth family fonds

Series consists of photograph print, copy print and negative images of members of the Whitworth family and their friends and relatives. Images include individual and family portraits, photos of family activities, the Whitworth house, and Whitworth boats (especially the "Birdswell"). Some of the items are photograph postcards and include correspondence. Many of the photographs are contained in the Whitworth family album. Photographs are described at the item level.

New Westminster subjects
NWMA IH 2011.30-C · Series · 1905-1940
Part of J. Lewis Sangster fonds

Series consists of negatives, prints and postcards from J. Lewis Sangster’s time spent growing up and living in New Westminster.

Sangster, J. Lewis
NWMA IH 2005.22-D · Series · [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1940]
Part of H. Norman Lidster fonds

These films contain parts filmed by Norman Lidster and parts purchased by him that have been spliced together on the same film reel. Parts of film shot by Norman are scenes of a trip to Yellowstone National Park, the New Westminster Hyack Anvil Battery, family scenes and a trip to Grand Coulee Dam. Parts of film purchased by Norman include multiple 1920s Hollywood short clips on various topics.

Lidster, Hugh Norman, b. 1888
Shorthand notes
Series · [ca. 1868-1902], 1941
Part of T. Ellis Ladner fonds

Series consists of historical notes written by T. Ellis Ladner's father, Thomas Ladner, in shorthand format. Series documents the social and economic life of the early settlements in Delta. Series includes a transcript of the shorthand notes.

CRICH 404 · Series · 1915-1920, 1927-1941
Part of City of Richmond fonds

Series consists of minutes of regular and special meetings of the Board of Police Commissioners which document the Board's role of overseeing police activities, staffing, accounts and equipments, as well as its duty to report to the Municipal Council and to receive complaints from the public. Included in the minute book for meetings from 1915-1920 are the Chief of Police's monthly and annual reports, which include arrest reports and financial reports of the Police Department. Minutes of meetings of the Board between 1920 and 1927 are missing.

Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
Study notes
CA PMRCA 04 · Series · 1941
Part of Lily McCargar fonds

Series consists of records relating to McCargar’s attendance at lectures in the Canadian School of Missions and Emmanuel College in Toronto.

Family records
CA VHEC RA024-02 · Series · 1941-[19--?]
Part of Louise Stein Sorensen fonds

Series consists of records pertaining to several family members of Sorensen. Included is a photocopy of a copy of an original document announcing the death of Sorensen’s great-grandfather, Mozes van Dam; an original notice of registration from the American Consulate in Rotterdam, Netherlands; an official identity card for Marianne Stein (née van Dam); forged identity cards used by Sorensen’s mother, Marianne Stein, and great aunt, Jansje van Dam; and original ration cards used to receive textiles and to buy food staples like potatoes, butter, bread, milk and meat.

Louise Stein Sorensen
Series · 1934, 1939-1942
Part of Muir family fonds

Records consist of legal papers and correspondence regarding the probate of John Muir's estate in Manitoba and British Columbia, particularly between lawyers and Agnes Muir, his daughter.

Muir, John, 1849-1939
Boat and net storage records
Series · 1941-1942
Part of Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass) fonds

Series consists of records that were obtained from the Brunswick Cannery site after is was operated as a fishing camp for the Imperial plant at Steveston (1930-1939). After 1939 the buildings were reopened and used for net and boat storage and local Japanese fishermen and their families resided in some of the buildings along with other fishermen and a caretaker. Records contain information regarding residents and fish tallies between 1941-1942.

Brunswick Cannery (Canoe Pass, B.C.)
CA JCN 2011.79-2011.79.3 · Series · 1912 - 1942
Part of Morishita family collection

The series consists of eight files. The first seven series consists of paperwork created while running the Ebisuzaki Shoten at 337 Powell Street in Vancouver, BC. The series are accounts payable, accounts receivable, advertisements, contracts and licences, correspondence and notes, stationary and vehicle information. The last series consists of objects used in the store.