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Gordon Brown fonds
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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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0.38 m of textual records and other material
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Stephen Gordon "Pete" Brown came to Vancouver in 1920 to establish another bakery in a line of Brown Brothers Bakeries which his family had started in Winnipeg. He retired in 1948. He was active in numerous civic groups.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of biographical information, correspondence, clippings, a minute book of the Greater Vancouver Communities Council, minutes of the Beach Avenue Memorial Association, a scrapbook, cake tops, maps, publications, tapes and photographs. Photographs depict Brown Bros. Bakery, family, friends, and scenery of Vancouver.
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Physical condition
Includes: 38 cm of textual records, 3 maps, 17 audio cassettes, 1 audio reel, 66 photographs, 13 cm realia.
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Photographs in this fonds have been assigned catalogue numbers with the prefix CVA 204 and CVA 506.
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