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Vancouver city digest

SUMMARY: "Vancouver City Digest" was a "talking magazine" series produced in Vancouver in 1977. It featured stories about Vancouver city and B.C. provincial politics and public affairs; information about upcoming public events and public services; reviews of consumer products; etc. It included readings from recent newspaper editorials and columns and magazine articles; interviews; and special features. It appears that episodes were about 90 minutes long. They were also broadcast on Vancouver Co-Op Radio on Sunday afternoons. The BC Archives holds five or six programs.

Clyne, John Valentine, 1902-. Vancouver.

An address by the Honourable J.V. Clyne to the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, April 17, 1975. The address treated the subject of electoral reform for British Columbia.

Presented by Norman Gidney, Victoria Times, 1979.

Clyne, John Valentine, 1902-1989

Stability and change in electoral patterns: the case of the 1972 British Columbia provincial election in Vancouver / Dennis Rumley

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Dennis Rumley titled "Stability and change in electoral patterns: the case of the 1972 British Columbia provincial election in Vancouver. " 1975. xii, 265 leaves: figs., maps, tables. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of British Columbia, 1975. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 212-231. Canadian theses on microfiche, 25258.

The planning decision-making process of Vancouver's False Creek: a case study 1968-1974 / Frederick Joseph Elligott

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Frederick Joseph Elligott titled "The planning decision-making process of Vancouver's False Creek: a case study 1968-1974." 1976. viii, 205 [i.e. 201] leaves: illus., maps. [Leaves 24a, 43a, 172a, 185a and 193a inserted]. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1977. Vita. [Includes abstract]. Bibliography: leaves 185a - 193. Canadian theses on microfiche, 32458.

Resources management, socio-economic development and the Pacific North Coast Native cooperative: a case study / Dianne Louise Draper

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfiche by Dianne Louise Draper titled "Resources management, socio-economic development and the Pacific North Coast Native cooperative: a case study." 1977. xxii, 597 leaves: illus., maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Waterloo, 1977. Bibliography: leaves 566-597. Canadian theses on microfiche, 32103.

The impact of modernization on British Columbia electoral patterns: Communications development and the uniformity of swing, 1903-1975 / Robert Jeremy Wilson

The impact of modernization on British Columbia electoral patterns: Communications development and the uniformity of swing, 1903-1975. xiv, 395 leaves: figs., tables, maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of British Columbia, 1978. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 338-366. Canadian theses on microfiche, 40817.

The power of indigenous capital in a company province: an analysis of the ruling class of British Columbia / Theresa Ann Kerin

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Theresa Ann Kerin titled "The power of indigenous capital in a company province: an analysis of the ruling class of British Columbia." 1977. viii, 142 leaves. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1978. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 125-132. Canadian theses on microfiche, 37207.

The use of discretionary power in modern government: A case study of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture / Michael Clifford Shoop

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Michael Shoop titled "The use of discretionary power in modern government: A case study of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture." vi, 143 leaves: tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1979. Bibliography: leaves 134-142. Vita. Canadian theses, 44535.

False Creek Development: a study of the actions and interactions of the three levels of government as they affected public and private development of the waterway and its land basin / Dennis Michael Churchill

The item is a typescript copy of a thesis of Dennis Michael Churchill entitled "False Creek Development: a study of the actions and interactions of the three levels of government as they affected public and private development of the waterway and its land basin." ix, 234 leaves: maps. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1953. Bibliography: Leaves 231-234.

Nelson Seymour Lougheed records

The series consists of records created by or relating to Nelson Seymour Lougheed. Included in this series are a scrapbook of news clippings (MS-2594.1), a certificate appointing Lougheed to Minister of Lands in October 1930, and two photographs. One photograph is a portrait signed by Lougheed and dated 1924. The second photograph is a group photograph in front of the Legislature buildings, and is assumed to be of Lougheed as Minister with his staff.

Nelson Seymour Lougheed (April 16, 1882 – June 6, 1944) was a Conservative politician in British Columbia and served as an MLA from 1928-1933.

Dan Campbell's reminiscences

The item is a copy of Dan Campbell's reminiscences, 1954-1979, of his experiences as a Social Credit party member, Member of the Legislative Assembly, and campaign worker. The untitled volume is "Dedicated to my friends in the car: W.A.C. Bennett, Uncle Bill Dale, Grace McCarthy". The dedication refers to Campbell's travels throughout the province from 1972-1975 on behalf of the Social Credit party. He states in the preface "I have based this review of history on my good friends' recollections of history as we toured the Province in the sackcloth and ashes period of 1972-1975. Most of the conversations recorded are quotes from W.A.C. or others in the cars".

Campbell, Daniel Robert John, 1926-

Parliament of British Columbia, 1898

Item consists of a mount of one group portrait of men and boys posed on the steps of the newly constructed B.C. Parliament Buildings. "Parliament of British Columbia, 1898. Blackie, Victoria West, B.C." is captioned on the card.

On the verso, a paper has been attached to the card by only its top edge. "P.O. Drawer 279. Angus Campbell & Co. Ltd. The Fashion Centre, 1008-1010 Government St., Victoria, B.C." is printed at the top. Below, the following is typed: "Members of Parliament, Officials, and Page Boys. 1st Row, left to right. Martin. Pooley. Turner. Baker. Semlin. Stoddart. Hume. 2nd [crossed out] Smith. Helmcken. McGregor. Rogers. Braden. Eberts. Mara. Walkem. Rithet. Williams. Kelly. 3rd [crossed out] Hunter. C. Pemberton. Fell. Adams. Higgins. Wolfiden. 4th [crossed out] Cotton. Bryden. Mutter. Huff." Next to the crossed out row numbers "Not in this order" is handwritten in pencil. "S. Scoff" is written below, also in pencil. Beneath the attached sheet, another sheet has been fully adhered to the card and lists the names above, handwritten in pencil.

Mrs. L. Ashton interview

CALL NUMBER: T2349:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Growing up in Vancouver from ca. 1908 PERIOD COVERED: 1908-1920 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-07-26 SUMMARY: TRACKS 1 & 2: Parents came from England to Vancouver in 1908 aboard the "Mauretania". (Family name was Howe.) Hornby Street and 55th Street areas circa 1910. Excursions to the Fraser River, beaches, and Bowen Island. Job experiences. Schools. Leisure activities; theatre, picnics, concerts.

CALL NUMBER: T2349:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Recollections of South Vancouver PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1950 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-07-26 SUMMARY: TRACKS 1 & 2: The False Creek area and Laura Secord School; sounds of early Vancouver; flowers and berries around Vancouver; backyard animals; records and vaudeville; politics and ward system; streetcars and settlers' tickets; South Vancouver a neglected area until the Second World War; Gordon Wismer as provincial attorney general; corruption in Vancouver; brief childhood recollections; Chinese community on the Fraser River; attitudes of people to each other.

William A. Pritchard interview : [McCormack, 1971]

The series consists of seven audio recordings made in August 1971 by Dr. A.Ross McCormack while interviewing William A. Pritchard who discussed the following topics.
Tape summaries:
T0225-0001: Various members of the Socialist Party of Canada (SPC) in B.C. including D.G. MacKenzie, J.H. Burroughs, E.T. Kingsley, Parme Pettipiece, Chris Stephenson, Jock Reid, Dick Johns, Moses Baritz, Macdonald, Joe Knight, George Armstrong, Arthur, Petit, Dick Rigg, Dixon, Ernest Burns. Selling the Clarion. Open-air meetings.
T0225:0002: Free-speech issue in Vancouver, 1912. Lecture tours, meeting places. Role of the Socialist Party of Canada in the B.C. labour movement. Post-war unrest, 1919. SPC influence in the B.C. Federation of Labour. SPC influence on the B.C. Federation of labour, SPC support, outside and inside B.C. Joe Knight and the Alberta party. Screening applicants to the SPC. Social events.
T0225:0003: The Socialist Party in Saskatchewan in the early 20th century. Importance of the Winnipeg local. The role of the Dominion Executive Committee. Funding for the party. Editor of the Clarion. Publications of the SPC. Comments on the concept of violent revolution. Question of compensation for capitalists after the revolution, and other debates within the party. Social events in party locals.
T0225:0004: Social events in Socialist party locals, continued. Picnics and smokers; dances in Alberta. Feelings of confidence and optimism in the party. Question of intellectual arrogance in the party. Decline of the SPC after World War II. The party and the One Big Union. More on the party and the O.B.U. Origins of the Marxist ideology of the SPC. The SPC and the Social Democratic Party of Canada. Conditions in the mines of B.C. at the turn of the century. Blacklisting after the miners' strike of 1912.
T0225:0005-0007: No content summaries are available for these three tapes. However, the subjects discussed include dealing with spies in the SPC; the 1917 Socialist campaign against conscription; and the funeral of Ginger Goodwin in Cumberland, B.C., at which Pritchard represented the Socialists.

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