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2nd West Vancouver Girl Guides float in the 1937 May Day parade
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr4790
- Fonds / Collection
- Jeanie Allan fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- [May 24, 1937]
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the 2nd West Vancouver Girl Guides float in the May Day parade of 1937. Individuals depicted are: Colour Bearer - P.S. Sylvia Morris; Escort - Jeanie Allan; Pullers - Dorothy Harvey-Smith on left and Betty Robinson on right; Norene Fellowes sits on the float; Lieutenant Luc…
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Jeanie Allan fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- [May 24, 1937]
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the 2nd West Vancouver Girl Guides float in the May Day parade of 1937. Individuals depicted are: Colour Bearer - P.S. Sylvia Morris; Escort - Jeanie Allan; Pullers - Dorothy Harvey-Smith on left and Betty Robinson on right; Norene Fellowes sits on the float; Lieutenant Lucy Smith stands at left of the float and Captain Kathleen Russell stands at right.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA F053-S01-IT039
- Item Number
- 039.WVA.ALL
- Accession Number
- 2004-001
- Creator
- Cox, Jeanie Hay (Allan)
- Name Access
- Cox, Jeanie Hay (Allan)
- Girl Guides of Canada
- May Day
- Subject Access
- Cultural Activities - Festivals
- Events - Parades
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Notes
- Title taken from the back of the photograph.
- The corners of the photograph are bent.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- Public domain. No restrictions on access or reproduction.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Formats
- Also available as a TIF (32.9 MB).
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75 years of Guiding in Canada
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr15496
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- 1985
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the 7th Girl Guide Company of West Vancouver posing behind the decorative flower bed at the south end of the Taylor Way boulevard. The company is celebrating 75 years of Guiding in Canada and the event is commemorated in the plant design in the flower bed.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- 1985
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the 7th Girl Guide Company of West Vancouver posing behind the decorative flower bed at the south end of the Taylor Way boulevard. The company is celebrating 75 years of Guiding in Canada and the event is commemorated in the plant design in the flower bed.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 18 cm
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA C030-S01-IT1425
- Item Number
- 1425.WVA.RAH
- Accession Number
- 2000-004
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Subject Access
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Geographic Access
- British Properties (West Vancouver, B.C.)
- Taylor Way (West Vancouver, B.C.)
- Notes
- Title based on the contents of the image.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- Copyright held by the creator. There are no restrictions on reproduction for research and private study. Permission of the copyright holder is required for all other uses.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Formats
- Also available as a TIF (36.7 MB).
Images
Community Day
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr30587
- Fonds / Collection
- District of West Vancouver fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- 1981
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Girl Guides carrying flags marching in the Community Day parade.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- District of West Vancouver fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- 1981
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Girl Guides carrying flags marching in the Community Day parade.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Reference Code
- 2150.04.103.DWV
- Item Number
- 2150.04.103.DWV
- Accession Number
- 2000-022
- Name Access
- Community Day
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Subject Access
- Cultural Activities - Festivals
- Events - Parades
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Notes
- Photograph is affixed to a page in an album.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- West Vancouver Archives holds copyright. There are no restrictions on access or reproduction.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Formats
- Also available as a TIF (34.6 MB).
Images
Girl Guides
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr8365
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1926-1932
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of newpaper clippings relating to the activities of the first and second company of Girl Guides in West Vancouver which were started by the Duncan Lawson Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of Empire.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1926-1932
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of newpaper clippings relating to the activities of the first and second company of Girl Guides in West Vancouver which were started by the Duncan Lawson Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of Empire.
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA F061-S01-F051
- Accession Number
- 2000-026
- Subject Access
- History - Historical Research
- Persons
- Persons - Adolescents
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
Girl Guides on a hike
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr9471
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- [196-?]
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Mary Narod and Gail Johnston of West Vancouver 10th Guide company. The girls are building a fire on Ambleside Beach during a hike.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- [196-?]
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Mary Narod and Gail Johnston of West Vancouver 10th Guide company. The girls are building a fire on Ambleside Beach during a hike.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20 cm
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA C001-IT3363
- Item Number
- 3363.WVA.PHO
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Geographic Access
- Ambleside Beach (West Vancouver, B.C.)
- Ambleside (West Vancouver, B.C.)
- Notes
- Title based on the caption accompanying the image in a newspaper clipping. See 007.7-1.O15.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- Copyright ownership is undetermined. There are no restrictions on reproduction for research and private study. Permission of the copyright holder is required for all other uses.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Formats
- Also available as a TIF (39.2 MB).
Images
Jeanie Allan in a Girl Guide uniform
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr4813
- Fonds / Collection
- Jeanie Allan fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- 1938
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Jeanie Allan in Girl Guide uniform, taken in West Vancouver.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Jeanie Allan fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- photograph
- Date
- 1938
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Jeanie Allan in Girl Guide uniform, taken in West Vancouver.
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7 cm
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA F053-S01-IT061
- Item Number
- 061.WVA.ALL
- Accession Number
- 2004-001
- Creator
- Cox, Jeanie Hay (Allan)
- Name Access
- Cox, Jeanie Hay (Allan)
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Notes
- Title taken from the back of the photograph.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- Public domain. No restrictions on access or reproduction.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
Oral history interview with Robert and Ruth Thompson
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr3947
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- sound recording
- textual record
- Date
- September 9, 1980
- Scope and Content
- Item is a recording and transcript of an interview with Robert 'Bert' Alexander Thompson and Ruth Helen (Jackson) Thompson conducted by Rupert Harrison.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Date
- September 9, 1980
- Scope and Content
- Item is a recording and transcript of an interview with Robert 'Bert' Alexander Thompson and Ruth Helen (Jackson) Thompson conducted by Rupert Harrison.
- Physical Description
- 2 audio cassettes (0:54:00 min)
- 10 p.
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA F061-S02-ITRH51
- Item Number
- RH.51
- Accession Number
- 2000-026
- Responsibility
- Rupert A. Harrison
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Harrison, Rupert Arthur, 1914-2007
- Thompson, Robert [Bert] Alexander, 1900-1981
- Thompson, Ruth Helen (Jackson), 1910-2009
- Geographic Access
- Memorial Arch (Memorial Park, West Vancouver, B.C.)
- Memorial Park (West Vancouver, B.C.)
- Notes
- Original recording is on Tape 21 Side B 3:57 to 45:33 and Tape 22 Side A 0:00 to 12:24.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- Access is restricted; records must be reviewed before permission to access is granted. Please consult the archivist.
- Copyright held by the creators. There are no restrictions on reproduction for research and private study. Permission of the copyright holders is required for all other uses.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Formats
- Recording is also available as an mp3 (36.4 MB).
Organizations, buildings, and openings
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr8399
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1921-1989
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of records relating to a variety of clubs and community organizations in West Vancouver. The records include commemorative booklets, newspaper clippings, bylaws, and historical notes.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1921-1989
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of records relating to a variety of clubs and community organizations in West Vancouver. The records include commemorative booklets, newspaper clippings, bylaws, and historical notes.
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA F061-S01-F085
- Accession Number
- 2000-026
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Hollyburn Sailing Club
- Kiwanis Club
- West Vancouver Boys and Girls Band
- West Vancouver Lions Club
- West Vancouver Sketch Club
- West Vancouver Yacht Club
- Subject Access
- History - Historical Research
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Organizations - Clubs
- Music
- Persons - Adolescents
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
Organizations - Girl Guides
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr9461
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Information files
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1920-2004
- Scope and Content
- File consists of documents and newspaper clippings pertaining to West Vancouver Girl Guides and Canadian Girls in Training.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Information files
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1920-2004
- Scope and Content
- File consists of documents and newspaper clippings pertaining to West Vancouver Girl Guides and Canadian Girls in Training.
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA C005-S01-O15
- Name Access
- Canadian Girls in Training
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Subject Access
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Notes
- Title based on the contents of the file.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
Reminiscences
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr21367
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1986
- Scope and Content
- Item is several reminiscences provided by long-time West Vancouver residents to Bruce Ramsey, during the writing of 'West Vancouver: A Place of Excellence'. The reminiscences are by Nigel Snelgrove, Lucy E. Smith, and Lloyd Williams. They cover such topics as municipal bus and ferry service, the vo…
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- Rupert Harrison fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- Date
- 1986
- Scope and Content
- Item is several reminiscences provided by long-time West Vancouver residents to Bruce Ramsey, during the writing of 'West Vancouver: A Place of Excellence'. The reminiscences are by Nigel Snelgrove, Lucy E. Smith, and Lloyd Williams. They cover such topics as municipal bus and ferry service, the volunteer fire department, Girl Guides in West Vancouver, St. Stephen's Church, and St. John's Ambulance. The material from Lloyd Williams is mainly copies of records held at City of Vancouver Archives.
- Physical Description
- 16 p.
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA F061-S09-IT010
- Item Number
- IT010
- Subject Access
- Health and Safety - Emergency Services
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Public Services - Fire protection
- Transportation - Buses
- Transportation - Ferries
- Notes
- Title based on the contents of the item.
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- Copyright ownership is undetermined. There are no restrictions on reproduction for research and private study. Permission of the copyright holder is required for all other uses.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Reference Number
- 061.9.010.WVA.HAR
Smith, Lucy
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr9710
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Information files
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1930-1997
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records pertaining to Lucy Smith, who was a nurse with the St. John's Ambulance Brigade during and after World War II. File includes reminiscences of the Second World War, Lucy Smith's involvement with the Girl Guides, other biographical information and copy photographs. The file …
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Information files
- Description Level
- File
- Date
- 1930-1997
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records pertaining to Lucy Smith, who was a nurse with the St. John's Ambulance Brigade during and after World War II. File includes reminiscences of the Second World War, Lucy Smith's involvement with the Girl Guides, other biographical information and copy photographs. The file also includes a letter written by Lucy to the West Vancouver Mayor and Council regarding the proposed closure of the Museum and Archives in 1997.
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA C005-S02-S08
- Accession Number
- 1996-018
- Subject Access
- Health and Safety - Emergency Services
- Organizations - Adolescents' societies and clubs
- Wars - World War II, 1939-1945
- Notes
- Title based on the contents of the file.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
Tracing Lions heritage: history of Girl Guiding in Lions area, BC, 1921-2001
https://archives.westvancouver.ca/link/descr14149
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Reference Library
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- book
- Date
- 2002
- Scope and Content
- Item is a history of Girl Guides in the Lions Area of British Columbia, including the North Shore of Vancouver, and extending north from Squamish to Pemberton and across to the Sunshine Coast.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Fonds / Collection
- West Vancouver Archives Reference Library
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- book
- Date
- 2002
- Scope and Content
- Item is a history of Girl Guides in the Lions Area of British Columbia, including the North Shore of Vancouver, and extending north from Squamish to Pemberton and across to the Sunshine Coast.
- Physical Description
- 1 v.
- Reference Code
- CA BWVA C004-IT013
- Item Number
- IT013
- Responsibility
- Maureen Rennie
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Copyright / Terms of Use
- No restrictions on access. Reproductions provided in accordance with Copyright legislation.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Archives
- Other Reference Number
- 026.WVA.REF
- 007-5.013
- Publication
- North Vancouver : Girl Guides of Canada, Lions Area Council
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