RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1951 SUMMARY: An unidentified actress performs a dramatic reading, accompanied by John Emerson.;

SUMMARY: "Best of Emerson" is a twice-a-week series (Monday and Friday) that ran from July 2 to September 28, 1962. In this series Vancouver's provocative conversationalist, John Emerson, discusses unusual asp;ects of Vancouver history and gives his recollections and impressions of well-known people. This episode, number 7 in the series, includes memories of T.U.T.S. tributes to E.V. Young, Basil Horsefall ;and Gordon Hilker.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: Bob Smith discusses the life and career of Vancouver actor-musician-producer John Emerson.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: Dr. Bruce Paige discusses the life and career of Vancouver actor-musician-producer John Emerson.;

RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1979-05-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Charles "Skipper" Gibson and Margaret Martin recall their experiences in the world of Victoria theatre, particularly the St. Luke's Players. TRACK 2: Margaret Martin recalls playing the role of Emily Carr in a [1966?] stage production.

Stock shots. 1. Public Service Alliance meeting - unidentified speaker. 2. Air Canada plane arrives. 3. Airport interior with Oriental family. 4. Unidentified (First Nations?) couple in apartment. 5. John Wayne - on his boat in Inner Harbour. 6. David Suzuki - interview. 7. Rolf Harris - at a school, Monday, February 9, 1981. 8. [Unidentified.] 9. [Unidentified.] 10. Peter C. Newman. 11. Pierre Berton. 12. School exterior. 13. Large tree fallen on power lines. 14. Storm damage. 15. Damaged vehicles. 16. Truck being pulled out of the Inner Harbour. 17. Overturned fuel truck in ditch. 18. Garbage on roadside - garbage truck in ditch. 19. The Snowbirds - planes flying in formation. 20. MLAs in the legislature. 21. The ferry "Queen of Prince Rupert". 22. Free bus. 23. Front-end loader. 24. Steam engine #4012.

Stock shots. Footage of political personalities from Victoria and Vancouver Island. 1. Vic Stephens - BC Progressive Conservative leader, re: Conservative party. 2. Same as above - in a garden. 3. Dave Barrett - NDP Leader of Opposition. 4. Chief Dan George - re: young people and acting. 5. Jack Davis - federal Minister of Fisheries. 6. Catholic bishop (Remi De Roo?) - outdoors. 7. Same as above - indoors, ca. 1978. 8. John Diefenbaker - former Prime Minister makes dinner speech. 9. Don Munro - Conservative MP (Saanich-Esquimalt). 10. [Unknown federal politician] - probably a cabinet minister. 11. Eric Simmons - Victoria alderman, re: Fire Department. 12. Bill Tindall - Victoria mayor, re: tunnel inside. 13. Same as above - outside City Hall. 14. Same as above - inside. 15. Mike Young - Victoria Mayor, in office. 16. Same as above. 17. Scott Wallace - outdoors, re: health care costs. 18. Same as above.

Footage. Scenes from a Cantonese opera performance in Vancouver's Chinatown, filmed from a seat in the theatre auditorium.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: Dal Richards discusses the life and career of Vancouver actor-musician-producer John Emerson.;