CALL NUMBER: T0981:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Orchard interviews people at the experimental Argenta Friends School on the following topics; the origin of the school in 1959, its Canadian circumstances, the community around Argenta and t;he town's silver rush origins, building the school, about Bob Boyd bringing his enthusiasm for music, comparing students of rural and city background, California origins of many in the community, more; on how the school developed, a woman who moved from California to Argenta to go to the school, the responsibilities of students, the school and the philosophy of developing the spirit, and a course developed specifically at the school. TRACK 2: This track features more discussion on subjects of study at the school including home-made science equipment, the reality of running away from society, ;yet facing up to one another at the school, and the ups and downs that go along with that, living together and the communal aspect of school life, various weekly meetings, and the ministering council.

CALL NUMBER: T0981:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on the ministering council and what it consists of, private problems such as being close with one another, compulsory classes and the need for a work structure, households and dormitories, the Meeting School in the United States which is like Argenta, but not interwoven with the community, boys and girls in the same households, freedoms and limitations, and the influence of the Beatles. TRACK 2: Discussion on informal sports, the seasonal arts, talking about the positive and not the failures, rules versus agreements, final remarks from students, and a talk with Principal Stevenson about the school.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This program is a documentary about the Argenta Friends School in Argenta, BC, based on interviews by Imbert Orchard. Opening music fades into discussion of the principles of the school; its; location; impressions of the school and the community. The background of the students; a description of the school; community/school interaction; curriculum and faculties; moral and spiritual education; the governing body and ground rules; student participation; student views; more on rules; beliefs and student views; extra-curricular activities; staff viewpoints; student/staff meetings; novel courses on topics such as world problems and human ecology principles; 20 Minute Meeting; development of the spirit; and suggestions for improvement. TRACK 2: This track consists of sounds taken from ;the classroom; mostly music in the form of sing-alongs.

The collection consists of copies of photographs pertaining to Doukhobor history collected by Koozma John Tarasoff as part of a 1958 B.C. centennial project.

Photographs document the history of Doukhobors, from beginnings in Russia in the 19th century, emigration to North America, and current history to the mid 20th century. Images depict all aspects of culture, individuals and communities.

Sources of the copies include, but are not limited to: The "Tregouboff" collection, a collection belonging to Ivan Mikhailovitch Tregouboff, of Moscow, who was a close friend of Lev N. Tolstoy and the Doukhobors; Vogue Studio, Nelson, BC, courtesy of Helmuth Mayrhofer (photographer); Bill Verigin of Vancouver; Anna Brinton, a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and writer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (referred to as the "Popoff album"); Larry A. Ewashen; Jennie Petroff and Lydia Linitsky (the Petroff sisters) of Saskatchewan; the editors of Iskra, a Russian language Doukhobor publication in Grand Forks, BC and Mir, an English language Doukhobor publication also in Grand Forks, BC..

Photographs document the history of Doukhobors, from beginnings in Russia in the 19th century, emigration to North America, and current history to the mid 20th century. Images depict all aspects of culture, individuals and communities.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): George and Mary Pollard RECORDED: Argenta (B.C.), 1979-01-24 SUMMARY: George and Mary Pollard were members of a group of Quakers who moved to the West Kootenay settlement of Argenta from California in about 1952. They describe their experiences relocating, their reasons for moving, and their new life in Argenta. Homesteading. Delta Farmers Co-operative. Sternwheelers. Local economy.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Helen and John Stevenson : Lardeau Valley, 1952-1964 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1964 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: Helen and John Stevenson discuss moving to Argenta from California in 1952. Reasons why they moved. Helen was a teacher and they set up the school at Argenta. Discusses others that moved to the area at the same time. Community members. The Delta Farmers Co-op. Living in California. Number of families grew in the mid-1950s. Organization of Delta Co-op. Contracted to build rural centre. Planned to centre settlement on the flats. Bridge built across the Duncan River at Cooper Creek. Before bridge was built, people would signal for a ride from Lardeau using headlights or a fire. Boarding school develops out of visiting young people.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John Stevenson : Lardeau Valley, 1952-1960 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: John Stevenson gives reasons for leaving the United States. Pollards join friends from Tracey. Once decision made to leave, search for a place to settle narrows to the Kootenays. Other co-operative groups in California also looking toward Canada. Stayed temporarily at Walker's Landing on Kootenay Lake and located property at Argenta after examining a number of possibilities. Rented Shutty property and the hotel. 1952 is spent getting established. Describes Argenta as they found it. Remains of early Argenta. TRACK 2: Delta Co-op formed to pool resources and to aid in getting employment. Pollards tried raising chickens. First major project was construction of Argenta Elementary School. Income pooling. Logged on flats for "hardwood" poles. More people move to Argenta. Building of Duncan Dam has little effect on Argenta. Original families fail to locate together on flats property, and families begin to go their own way economically. Incidents while travelling between Tracey and Walker's Landing.

RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), [ca. 1985] SUMMARY: The recorded reminiscences of Joseph Haegert, including a candid, detailed account of his boyhood in Victoria, ca. 1910-1915. His memories constitute a boy's view of the underside of Victoria during the Edwardian years.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Louise McFadden : Lardeau Valley, 1910-1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1952 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Louise McFadden discusses Slim Hatfield. Parents came to Argenta from Switzerland. Cleared land on flats and established the Evergreen Cattle Ranch. Construction of Corra Linn Dam changed the ecology of delta at head of Kootenay Lake. Describes parents' early years in Argenta. Father raised cattle and boarded pack horses during the off-season. Father's death, mother moved away. Farm leased to a number of different people. Paul Stevens. Trips on sternwheelers as a young child. Barrow, retired engineer, lives in Johnsons Landing. TRACK 2: Quakers moved into Argenta. Working on roads to pay property taxes. Building of Hamill Creek canyon road.

RECORDED: Argenta (B.C.), 1979 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In an interview with Peter Chapman, Ruth Boyd discusses her family came to British Columbia in with some other Quaker families to look for a place to settle. They were concerned about militarism in the United States. The Boyds had famed in Tracey, California, in the 1930s and 1940s. They arrived in the Lardeau Valley in August 1952. Details of travelling with their household goods in trailers. Roads and bridges in the area. Other families that settled there, including Congregationalists and Unitarians. TRACK 2: Building a house. The Delta Co-Op: farming and logging. Hardships: cramped living quarters and dirt. Isolation. Schooling. The fire that destroyed the Pollard home.