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Out-takes. A record of the 1956 PNE in Vancouver. These outs include general views of Exhibition Park, miscellaneous scenes on the fairgrounds, the midway games and rides, the Miss PNE pageant, agricultural exhibits, the dog show, a fashion show and the horse races, as well as the PNE parade.

Constitution and by-laws; minutes and resolutions of meetings and BCFA conventions; correspondence pertaining to BCFA organization, agricultural matters, the Pacific National Exhibition, freight rates, Fraser Valley floods, and taxes; papers and correspondence concerning expropriation; briefs submitted by individuals and organizations to the Royal Commission on Expropriation (1961); BCF.A. briefs and submissions to federal and provincial governments; reports and convention material of some farm product specialty organizations.

The British Columbia Federation of Agriculture (BCFA) was established in 1936 as the British Columbia Chamber of Agriculture, assuming its present name in 1941. The federation represented local agricultural associations at a provincial level and liaised with public and national organizations on agricultural matters.

The records include the British Columbia Federation of Agriculture's constitution and by-laws, minutes and resolutions, correspondence, and briefs and submissions to the Royal Commission on Expropriation Laws and Procedures (the Clyne Commission). Subjects include the Pacific National Exhibition, freight rates, the Fraser Valley floods, and the expropriation of farmland.

Related records may be found in MS-1545 and MS-0669.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-06-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This recording of the students of the Alberni Indian Residential School was taken during a rehearsal at the PNE Gardens in 1966, possibly under the direction of George Clutesi. An introducto;ry narration is heard, followed by songs, including: a paddle song; an unidentified song; a welcome song; a war song; a private song; a victory dance; a sea-serpent dance song; and a farewell song. [;TRACK 2: blank.];

SUMMARY: SIDE 1 & 2: CKWX "Summertime '61" promo jingles; promos for CKWX broadcasts from the PNE; intros for news, sports and "Fab 40" music programming; intros for public service announcement.;

CALL NUMBER: T0995:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Comments on university hiring and tourism in Victoria RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1977-02-16 & 23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy is against "double funding" of university professors when they act as consultants to the government, February 16, 1977. TRACK 2: Speech given by the Minister of Travel Industry, Grace McCarthy, to the Victoria Visitors Information Bureau luncheon, February 23, 1977. CALL NUMBER: T0995:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): News conferences re: BC Railway and police, March 1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-10 & 11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy on the authorisation for payment of BC Railway officials, March 10, 1977. TRACK 2: McCarthy comments on her former allegation that the [1972-1975] NDP government were forming a "secret police", March 11, 1977. CALL NUMBER: T0995:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): News conferences re: lotteries, PNE, and Captain Cook bicentennial, 1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-03-23 & 1977-04-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy news conference regarding lotteries and the Pacific National Exhibition board, March 23, 1977. TRACK 2: McCarthy on plans for the upcoming Captain James Cook bicentennial (1778-1978), April 5, 1977. CALL NUMBER: T0995:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Grace McCarthy on Okanagan 2,4-D and office carpets RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-06-13 & 1977-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Travel Industry Minister Grace McCarthy criticizes environmental groups who are urging tourists to stay away from the Okanagan because of the use of the herbicide 2,4-D [2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid] in the area, June 13, 1977. TRACK 2: Provincial Secretary Grace McCarthy denies NDP accusations of wasting money on carpets for her office. Also: Alex Macdonald reacts to counter charges, July 6, 1977.

The item is a composite print of an industrial film made in 1974. It depicts the B.C. Alternative Energy Show at the 1974 Pacific National Exhibition. Excerpts from the public seminars are shown, along with scenes of exhibits, displays and demonstrations dealing with energy conservation and alternative energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.), electric vehicles, appropriate technology, and so on.

SUMMARY: Promotional spot for the PNE, with Jimmy Durante and Fred Bass.;

SUMMARY: SIDE 1: Spots 1-5, complete, with messages from: 1. Mayor Hume; 2. Harold Winch; 3. Ben Williams (PNE general manager); 4. Tilly Rolston; 5. W.C. Mainwaring. Spots 6-10, live tags. [SIDE 2: blank.];

Children's program. Four boys visit HMCS "Fraser", where an officer explains aspects of the ship's bridge, armaments, galley and wheelhouse. Barney Potts shows fireman's hat and horn. Boy's are introduced to balloon flight at the Pacific National Exhibition.

SUMMARY: Description of the Pacific National Exhibition Parade by Bill Herbert, including music from marching bands and other sounds from the parade; including description of British Columbia Products Building; by Marce Munro, announcer.;

CALL NUMBER: T4230:0084 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-04-22 SUMMARY: T4230:0084 is labelled "Jazz & blues" and "Laughs & keynote".;

CALL NUMBER: T4230:0084 - 0087 SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. Tapes T4230:0084 - 0087 contain th;e inserts and raw materials (but not the completed program) for "The Good Old Days", an item by Jurgen Hesse that featured music and memories by people in Vancouver's carnival world.;

CALL NUMBER: T4230:0085 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: Tape 1 of 2; master of inserts.;

CALL NUMBER: T4230:0086 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-13 SUMMARY: Tape 2 of 2. A recording of Playland at the Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver.;

CALL NUMBER: T4230:0087 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-07-13 SUMMARY: Inserts: interviews with (1) "Tiny"; (2) Gerry Crawshaw; (3) Ivan Ackery; plus list of musical machine sounds.;

SUMMARY: Eight 16-second spots promoting the Pacific National Exhibition, August 22 - September 7, 1959. [Side 2: blank.];