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Jerry Burianyk fonds
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1934-1964 (Creation)
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24 cm of textual records
2 photographs
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Custodial history
Donia Sims, daughter of Jerry Burianyk, donated these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in one accession in 2006: R2006-299 (November 14, 2006).
Scope and content
This fonds consists of records created, accumulated and used from 1934 to 1964 by Jerry Burianyk of Vancouver, British Columbia. The records relate mainly to Burianyk's twenty-seven year career with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
The records include correspondence written by Burianyk to his fiancé and wife, Betty Bates (1940-1943, 1945); photocopies of transcripts of correspondence written by Burianyk to Betty Burianyk while he was stationed overseas (1944-1945); and correspondence written by Burianyk to Marj and Gord Malcolm of Hollyburn and West Vancouver, British Columbia (1944-1945).
The fonds also includes poetry; newsletters (The Swamp Breeze, March 14, 1944; The Slipstream, December 1941 issue and pages from April 1941 and 1942 issues; and The Messenger, June-July 1959); Burianyk's service history (1938-1945); and a scrapbook compiled by Burianyk which contains correspondence from the Department of National Defence; two photographs; newspaper clippings; telegrams; a citation; invitations; foreign currency and postcards. The scrapbook contains some personal items, including a copy of Burianyk's Saskatchewan teaching certificate; a pencil sketch of a child titled "Donia"; and telegrams and newspaper clippings regarding his children.
No series have been applied to the records in this fonds.
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Records are open for research use.
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Use, publication and/or reproduction of records are subject to the terms and conditions of the Copyright Act.
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SAFA 347 consists of a fonds description.
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- English