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Richmond (B.C.) Collection
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Richmond Art Centre oral history collection

  • PR-1902
  • Collection
  • 1973-1976 [Copied 1985]

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the history of Richmond, Lulu Island and Steveston, focusing mainly on the fishing industry.
The Richmond Arts Centre oral history collection was produced by the Richmond Arts Centre of Richmond, B.C. The collection consists of recorded interviews with present and former residents of Richmond, and focuses on early settlement, community life, the fishing industry at Steveston and the lower Fraser River, and the experience of Japanese residents who were evacuated during WWII. The Collection is made up of two sets of tapes that were loaned to the Provincial Archives of British Columbia for copying in 1973 and 1976 respectively. The first set was produced in 1972-1973 and consists of 16 interviews recorded on 19 tapes. The second set of tapes, recorded in 1976, consists of interviews with 71 residents.

Richmond Arts Centre