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Alf Eddy interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-10-29 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Alf Eddy, Executive Director, B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association. [No content summary available.];

Arthur Turner interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-21 SUMMARY: Arthur Turner discusses civic politics, including: early labour and social history of B.C. civic politics; the CCF's role in civic politics.;

Best of Emerson, no. 21

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 21 in the series, is about the mayors of Vancover and the city's "good old days".;

Bobby Jackson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-11 SUMMARY: Bobby Jackson discusses the take-over of the Vancouver Post Office and Bloody Sunday, 1938.;

Cartoonists in straight jackets

RECORDED: Toronto (Ont.), 1979-04-18 SUMMARY: Recording of a public meeting at the Toronto Press Club regarding the libel suit brought against political cartoonist Bob Bierman by B.C. cabinet minister Bill Vander Zalm.

Cecil Branson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-08-10 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with C.O.D. Branson, Barrister and Solicitor, Victoria, B.C., and a member of the Legislation Committee, B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association. [No content summary available.;];

City hall report, 1979-??-?? : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: Topic is the proposed downtown remand centre for Vancouver. Rev. Art Griffin, pastor of First United Church, Vancouver, discusses the Downtown Clergy Association's concerns about the project.;

City hall report, 1979-02-08 : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: Report on a special community meeting regarding the expansion of the Glad Tidings Temple, Vancouver. The speakers are: Pastor Maureen Gaglardi; Bunny McDermid, Riley Park NIP Committee representative; Don Johnson, Kensington NIP committee representative; and Oscar Banfield, chairman of the community meeting.;

City hall report, 1979-04-04 : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: Topics discussed are: remand centre; floating homes; public delegations; transportation of the handicapped, Speakers; Mike Harcourt, alderman on remand centre; Stanley Burke, spokesman for floating home community; Mrs. Clyne on floating home community; Harry Rankin, alderman, on handicapped transportation; Warnett Kennedy, alderman, on public delegations.

City hall report, 1979-04-10 : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: Topics discussed are: DERA grant application; policeman for city hall. Speakers are: Doug Little, alderman; Marguerite Ford, alderman; Harry Rankin, alderman; Doug Little again.;

City hall report, [1979?]-05-02 : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: Topics covered are: Sunday closings; library hours; Gypsy moth spraying. Speakers are: Doug Little, George Puil, Anne Diano, speaker for Vancouver Public Library Staff Association; Doug Little, Warnett Kennedy; George Puil; Harry Rankin; Jack Volrich; and Mr. Fleischman, senior assistant deputy minister, Agriculture Canada.

City hall report, 1979-06-07 : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: Gary Marcuse reports an the annual general meeting of TEAM (The Electors Action Movement), a civic party that was "devastated" in the last Vancouver election. Speakers include departing president George Taylor, new president Martin Zlotnick, and May Brown.

COPE profile : [audio clips]

SUMMARY: In preparation for the Vancouver civic elections, Gary Macuse profiles the Committee of Progressive Electors. Speakers are Jacques Khouri and Harry Rankin.;

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-

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