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Visit of Queen Elizabeth - dogwood - playground
Item is a documentary film documenting Queen Elizabeth's 1959 visit to Vancouver. The film shows preparation of a presentation for her visit to Queen Elizabeth Park as well as the presentation being viewed by Queen Elizabeth. The presentation consists of an assembly of children creating a dogwood-flower-shaped formation in the park.
Playground films -- special events
Item is a documentary film documenting various recreational activities and special events taking place in park playgrounds in Vancouver. The film contains footage of special events such as the 1967 Sandbox Project, the Annual Kids Fishing Derby, and the Soap-box Derby. The recreational activities documented include baseball, children?s fishing, Ukrainian dancing, outdoor ballet dancing, boxing, bicycle riding, basketball, volleyball, outdoor gymnastics, children?s games, and musical performances. The film also documents a children?s parade involving children carrying signs with various Vancouver park names, a children?s puppet show, a parade with children marching their bicycles and a marching bag-piping band as well as a children?s trophy ceremony. In addition, the film contains footage of children driving mini cars at the Playground Traffic School as well as footage of Camp Capilano and children participating in recreational activities such as hiking, eating lunch and tug of war.
Item is a documentary film documenting the Stanley Park Zoo. The film contains footage of various animals at the zoo including Nanook the polar bear, penguins, Oscar the baby seal living with the penguins, seals, sea lions, monkeys, peacocks, pigeons, flamingos, and ducks. The footage of the animals is narrated by Fred Davis. Davis also interviews the curator of the zoo, Alan Best, who talks about his career, his Labrador retriever, and the challenges of diet and climate change for some of the animals at the zoo.
"Morning show" - Kerrisdale Community Centre part #1
Item is a documentary film documenting The Morning Show's coverage of the Kerrisdale Community Centre with interviewer Ross Mortimer and host Doug Campbell. The program was aired on CBUT (Channel 2) in 1963 and contains footage of the recreational activities that take place at the Kerrisdale Community Centre as well as interviews with the centre's instructors, users, and administrators. The film documents Ross Mortimer's interviews with Mrs. Joan R. Grey, who is an employee of the Parks Board and is responsible for the centre's programmes, and Mr. Hal Milton, who is the President of the Kerridale Community Centre. In this interview, Milton and Grey discuss how the centre is jointly operated with the Parks Board as well as other topics including fundraising, volunteers, and the role of women in the centre. In addition, the film documents a variety of the centre's recreational activities as Ross Mortimer interviews the instructors and participants of various programmes including a children's exercise class, a senior citizens carpet bowling group, an adults clay sculpting and pottery class, a women's art class, a women's French class, and a children's Judo class. There is also footage of an interview with Francis Bodey, who is the secretary of the Kerrisdale Community Centre.
"Morning show" - Kerrisdale Community Centre part #2
Item is a documentary film documenting The Morning Show's coverage of the Kerrisdale Community Centre with interviewer Ross Mortimer and host Doug Campbell. This film is the continuation of film MI-114 'Morning Show' - Kerrisdale Community Centre Part #1. The program was aired on CBUT (Channel 2) in 1963 and contains footage of the recreational activities that take place at the Kerrisdale Community Centre as well as interviews with the centre's instructors, users, and administrators. The film documents Ross Mortimer's interview with Marshal Smith, Director of Supervised Recreation, who discusses the connection between community centres and the Parks Board. In addition, the film documents a variety of the centre's recreational activities as Ross Mortimer interviews the instructors and participants of various programmes including children's Judo, floor hockey, gymnastics, Christmas craft making, painting and women's Christmas arts and crafts.
"Morning show" - Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park part #1
Item is a documentary film documenting The Morning Show's coverage of visits to Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park with interviewer Ross Mortimer and host Doug Campbell. The program was aired on CBUT (Channel 2) in 1963 and contains footage of Ross Mortimer's interview in Stanley Park with Stuart Lefeaux, Superintendent of Parks in greater Vancouver. Lefeaux discusses various aspects of the interaction between parks, the Parks Board and the public as well as Parks Board personnel, Stanley Park history, recreational activities, and services offered to the public such as supervised playgrounds and refreshment services. In addition, the film documents a visit to Queen Elizabeth Park including footage of Century Rock, which is a time capsule located there that is to be opened in 2054. During the visit, Ross Mortimer interviews Grace McCarthy, Parks Board Commissioner, about the park's history, current uses and future visions and planning. The film also documents Ross Mortimer's interview with the park's landscape designer who discusses garden design as well as various types of trees and flowers in the park.
"Morning show" Park Board part #2
Item is a documentary film documenting The Morning Show's coverage of visits to Vancouver parks with interviewer Ross Mortimer and host Doug Campbell. This film is the continuation of film MI-116 'Morning Show' - Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park Part #1. The program was aired on CBUT (Channel 2) in 1963 and contains footage of Ross Mortimer's interviews with the Chairman of the Parks Board who discusses Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park. This film also contains footage of Nelson Park and Ross Mortimer's interviews with seniors and children in the park about the uses and functions of parks. The film concludes with comments from Stuart Lefeaux, Superintendent of Parks and Grace McCarthy, Parks Board Commissioner.
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[Chicago and Minneapolis parks and playgrounds]
Item is a documentary film documenting parks and playgrounds in Chicago and Minneapolis in the United States of America. The film is shot in the winter and contains footage of parks and mostly vacant recreation playgrounds and playground equipment such as a miniature train and horse and carriage. The film also documents people engaged in recreational activities at an ice rink, animals and children in a playground as well as several identifiable locations including the Alder Planetarium (Chicago), the Keith R. Olsen Memorial Recreation Centre, the Stuart Field Minneapolis Park Board building, and Barnum Park. This film may have been used by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation for reference purposes.
Item is a documentary film documenting people participating in recreational activities in Montreal?s parks. Some of the recreational activities documented in the film include children?s playground activities, a parade, races, baseball, tug-of-war, swimming, gymnastics, ice-skating, hockey and a toboggan run.
Miscellaneous Park Board journals
Series consists of miscellaneous journals documenting a variety of activities. Arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Miscellaneous Park Board ledgers
Series consists of summary, property, invoice and payroll ledgers. Records are arranged in no apparent order.
Vancouver Park Board
Director of Park Board Administrative and Revenue Services' operational subject files
Series consists of correspondence, reports and related materials from the Director's Office, Administrative and Revenue Services. The original order of the records has been maintained. This is mainly alphabetical by subject. The original office file classification manuals are contained in the case file along with the 1994 and 1995 transfer lists.
Vancouver Park Board. Administrative and Revenue Services Division
City parks : plans and development register
Series consists of a register containing the following information on over 100 Vancouver parks: street location, legal description, existence of playground apparatus and field games. A small ink on vellum plan of each park is also included. The parks are listed in alphabetical order.
Note: Stanley Park is not included in the Register.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of photographs of downtown Vancouver, local areas within the city, parks, community centres, beaches, activities such as swimming, golfing, tennis, lawn bowling, skating, landscaping and gardening and the Stanley Park Zoo. Also depicted are Park Board offices, employees and Park Board Commissioners. Series contains two subseries: Slides, and Facilities development files.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board - Board Committee minutes
Series consists of minutes of various committees struck by the Park Board. The committees include Park Sites, Finance, Works, Utilities, Sports, Music, Theatre, Public Relations, Community Buildings, as well as Special Committees to investigate specific matters. The series is arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists primarily of correspondence, but also includes minutes and budget information pertaining to the administration of Central Park, Aquarium, Civic Theatres, Queen Elizabeth Park, and the Seawall. The series is arranged by site.
Vancouver Park Board
Films in this series document recreational activities, Stanley Park, Park Board programs, facilities, Royal visits, zoo, playgrounds, parks and Chicago and Minneapolis parks and playgrounds.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board Safety Committee minutes
Series consists of minutes of Safety Committee meetings. The files are arranged chronologically by year and the documents are arranged chronologically by date of receipt.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of four bound ledgers. Ledgers contain, by month, accounting entries for the Park Board.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of one bound ledger which lists receipts issued for a variety of Park Board functions.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board - Board meeting minutes
Series consists of minutes of regular and in-camera meetings of the Board of Commissioners, as well as some agendae.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board - Board and Standing Committee minutes indexes
Series consists of indexes to Board meeting minutes and Standing Committee meeting minutes.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of rough notes to Board meetings. Arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board - Board meeting agendas
Series consists of agendas which list guests and delegations, summarize correspondence received, identify committee reports, and include information items. Some recommendations are also included. Arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board. Administrative and Revenue Services Division
Park Board correspondence registers
Series consists of registers of correspondence received and dispatched by the Park Board. The registers are arranged chronologically and identify correspondent and subject.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of correspondence and reports of the Park Board and represents various administrative offices which made up the Board. Records are arranged by accrual and within each accrual, chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board Superintendent's subject files
Series consists of correspondence, minutes and reports from the office of the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation. Arranged chronologically and alphabetically by subject. A block numeric system - which corresponds to an alphabetic arrangement - was applied in 1970 and 1971.
Vancouver Park Board. Superintendent
Supervisor of City Beaches and Pools' subject files
Series consists of correspondence, minutes and reports. Two methods of arrangement are evident: alphabetically by file title; and chronologically, and alphabetically by file title.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board Comptroller's subject files
Series consists of correspondence and reports. Arranged by accruals: within each accrual, records are arranged alphabetically by file title.
Vancouver Park Board. Office of the Comptroller
Park Board Superintendent's outward correspondence
Series consists of copies of correspondence sent by the Office of the Superintendent. Arranged primarily chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board. Superintendent
Park Board Director of Recreation Services' subject files
Series consists of reports, minutes and correspondence from the Office of the Director of Recreation Services Division, Board of Parks and Recreation. The records are arranged chronologically by year and, within these divisions, the records are arranged alphabetically by subject. A block numeric classification system - which corresponds to an alphabetic arrangement - was applied in 1970 and 1971.
Vancouver Park Board. Recreation Services
Park Board Director's subject files
Series consists of correspondence regarding the operation and maintenance of a variety of recreation facilities. Two methods of arrangement are evident: alphabetically by file title; and chronologically. A block numeric system - which corresponds to an alphabetic arrangement - was applied to 1975 and 1976.
Vancouver Park Board. Operations and Maintenance Division
Park Board legal agreements and expense reports
Series consists of legal agreements contracted between the Board of Park Commissioners and various users of civic park properties. Monthly expense reports are also included. The records are arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board control accounts, general and detail/appropriation ledgers
Series consists of ledger accounts held for individual city parks and for various overhead and operating expenses. Records are arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of ledger entries recording the amounts distributed for various expenditures. Arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists of ledger entries for individual city parks and amenities. Arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board disbursement ledgers
Series consists of ledger entries for individual city parks and amenities.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board central registry files
Series consists of records created by several divisions of the Park Board and maintained by the Board's central registry. Series contains various committee records, including minutes; administrative and financial records; files relating to specific parks (Operational location files series); and subject files pertaining to property acquisition and development, recreational facilities, beaches and marinas, and sports and other recreational programs. Arranged into four subseries: Housekeeping subject files, Operational location files, Operational subject files and Reports to the Board of Parks and Recreation files.
Vancouver Park Board
Series consists primarily of payroll records relating to unemployed relief work projects sponsored by the Park Board during the Depression. There are listings of the men hired and wages paid, as well as budget figures for various projects.
Vancouver Park Board
Records of Park Board police badges
Series consists of a record of Park Board police badges.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board buildings and insurance record
Series consists of a ledger giving a brief description of construction features and insurance particulars.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board newsclippings and photographs
Series consists of newsclippings and photographs documenting activities of the Park Board. Arrangement is chronological.
Vancouver Park Board
Park Board architectural and landscape plans
Series consists of architectural and landscape plans for Stanley, Garibaldi, and Point Grey Ravine Parks, First Narrows Bridge and Roadway, Kitsilano beach and pool, and Fraserview Golf Course.
Vancouver Park Board
Miscellaneous Park Board personnel records
Series consists of accounts of casual help and employee information records. Arranged chronologically.
Vancouver Park Board
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation fonds
Fonds consists of the following record series, all related to parks and recreation administration functions and listed by creating offices to the divisional level.
--Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Parks and Recreation
----Accounting ledgers, 1958-1969, series 67
----Analysis ledgers, 1912-1952, series 91
----Annual reports, 1911-2001, series 609
----Architectural and landscape plans, 1912-1988, series 98
----Board minutes, 1888-1987, series 76
----Board minutes indexes, 1892-1913, 1928-1975, series 77
----Buildings and insurance record, 1933, series 96
----Central Registry files, 1973-1987, series 93
----City parks: plans and development, 193-?, series 497
----Committee minutes, 1912-1961, series 64
----Comptroller's subject files, 1924-1980, series 84
----Correspondence, 1904-1967, series 81
----Correspondence registers, 1915-1918, 1964-1972, series 80
----Detail ledgers, 1952-1959, series 90
----Disbursement ledgers, 1913-1930, series 92
----General ledgers, 1910-1970, series 89
----Journals, 1912-1948, series 100
----Legal agreements and expense reports, 1896-1958, series 88
----Miscellaneous ledgers, 1912-1963, series 173
----Miscellaneous personnel records, 1913-1932, series 99
----Moving images, 1930-1980, series 652
----Newsclippings and photographs, 1911-1957, series 97
----Notes to Board minutes, 1916-1965, series 78
----Payroll files, 1930-1951, series 94
----Photographs, ca.1910-1972, series 625
----Publications in City Publications Collection, 1915-1997, series 608
----Receipt book, 1929-1974, series 68
----Records of Park Board police badges, 1929-1934, series 95
----Safety Committee minutes, 1970-1972, series 66
----Site subject files, 1913, 1950-1971, series 65
----Supervisor of City Beaches and Pools' subject files, 1945-1970, series 83
--Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Parks and Recreation. Administrative and Revenue Services Division
----Director's Board meeting agendas, 1964-1974, series 79
----Director's operational subject files, 1979-1986, series 18
--Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Parks and Recreation. Operations and Maintenance Division
----Director's subject files, 1967-1976, series 87
--Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Parks and Recreation. Planning Division
----Facilities development photograph albums, 1985-1989, series 624
--Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Parks and Recreation. Recreation Division
----Director's subject files, 1970-1976, series 86
----Slides, 1950-198-?, series 281
--Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Parks and Recreation. Superintendent
----Outward correspondence, 1937-1940, series 85
----Subject files, 1970-1976, series 82
Vancouver Park Board
Operational location files - Guelph Park