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Amateur film. Shows Don and Phyllis Munday family travelling from Vancouver to Prince Rupert on the S.S. "Cardena", including a long stop at Bella Coola, and climb up Mount Saugstad.

CALL NUMBER: T2000:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): United Church Medical Missionary, Dr. Adam Clayton Waldie PERIOD COVERED: 1940-1950 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Personal background; clinical psychology course at UBC; degree at University of Alberta; idea of working with Dr. George Darby at Bella Bella; summer job as medical assistant while studying medicine; temporary licences under Dr. Darby; Bella Bella 1947; description of native Indians; history of Dr. Darby; distinguished member of same medical class; Kwakiutl Indians; seasonal migrations of Indians; work at Dr. Darby's hospital. TRACK 2: Twenty-five bed hospital at Bella Bella; tuberculosis and treatments; Dr. Darby's character and knowledge of Indian language and culture; Dr. Darby as minister and educator; first operation performed; description of some cases. CALL NUMBER: T2000:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): United Church Medical Missionary, Dr. Adam Clayton Waldie PERIOD COVERED: 1947-1950? RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Dr. Whiting 1947; relieving him for two weeks at Bella Coola hospital; local history; fish tapeworm; Dr. Whiting's methods; rabbit test; X ray; broken collar bone; trapper Ralph Edwards of Lonesome Lake; Mrs. Edwards; Dr. Waldie's first female examination, pregnancy and delivery; discussion of specific medical problems. TRACK 2: Weekly visits to Goose Bay; opium pills; sailing conditions; types of medical problems.; CALL NUMBER: T2000:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): United Church Medical Missionary, Dr. Adam Clayton Waldie PERIOD COVERED: 1947-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: 1947 Dr. Barby; boats used; venereal disease; pregnancy anecdote; eye tumor; alcoholic doctor story; leaving for Vancouver in late summer 1947. TRACK 2: 1957 -- helping Dr. Herman McLean at Esperanza; his history; Christian Shantymen's Association; emergency flight to Vancouver; sightseeing flight back; summary of effect of medical missionary work.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life as a layman and minister : Bella Coola and Keremeos, 1920-60 PERIOD COVERED: 1920-1975 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: Reverend Luther Schuetze discusses how he became involved in church work. Working with native people. Pastorates in Bella Coola, Keremeos, and Penticton.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-06 SUMMARY: [No content documentation available for this interview.]

RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mable's parents came to Bella Coola in 1898 with the early settlers. Mable married in 1929 and became a school teacher. Her first home had no running water, electricity or indoor plumbing. She tells the story of her life in the Bella Coola Valley, and her teaching experiences. She continued to live in the house she came to as a bride.

RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. McKay was born in Bella Coola; his parents were from Scotland, and were some of the original settlers. Glen logged in the Bella Coola Valley all his life, and for a short time, fished.;

RECORDED: Kleena Kleene (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Brinks was born at Hagensborg near Bella Coola; he went to school in Bella Coola. Later he fished from there, before moving to Kleena Kleene where he trapped and ranched. He also owned the general store, garage and post office there.

RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mrs. Brekke tells the story of her father, P. Jacobsen, who was partly responsible for the settlement of the Bella Coola Valley. He also took some Bella Coola Indians to Germany. The Brekke's have been pioneers in the valley themselves, trapping, fishing and logging.

RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mr. Netzell tells of his father and mother coming to Bella Coola in 1915. Oscar went to school in Hagensborg, and also did road work and cannery work as a boy. He became a road foreman, as well as working in the logging industry, heavy machinery and fishing.

RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: At the time of this interview, Mr. Draney was living on the farm on which he was born in Bella Coola. His parents were some of the earliest settlers there, and built a cannery in 1901. George worked in logging camps on the coast for twelve years, but eventually came back to start his own logging operation.

CALL NUMBER: T4031:0016 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : John Harestad RECORDED: White Rock (B.C.), 1982-03-17 SUMMARY: John Harestad discusses: working in Vancouver, fishing traps from San Francisco to Alaska; always wanted to farm; went on the 'Tees' up to Holberg and decided to stay; had big plans when he began clearing the land; anecdote about cutting off his finger in 1913; fishing, buying a boat; his wife proposed to him; wild days as a youth; dances, music; almost drowned himself once. (The other voice heard is Johanna Harestad, his wife)

CALL NUMBER: T4031:0017 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : John Harestad RECORDED: White Rock (B.C.), 1982-03-17 SUMMARY: John Harestad: more on overboard/drowning story; fishing areas, fishing stories; location of farm near Bella Coola; selling potatoes; hungry '30s; 1936 big flood; no skiing. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T4031:0034 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Bertha Nygaard RECORDED: White Rock (B.C.), 1982-03-17 SUMMARY: Bertha Nygaard discusses: arriving at Bella Coola in 1895 with her parents, after a minister in Minnesota persuaded her father to settle there; father ended up farming, even though his previous experience was as a tailor; first memories of Bella Coola- seeing Natives on the river; living with Mrs. Hansen when her mother was sick; in summer, her father was 'net boss'; father also built a number of houses in Bella Colla; father died at age 55, due to difficult manual labour; character in the community, old Torger; bear story; not many chores; Mr. Jacobsen; Mrs. Nygaard's husband- very musical, played the flute; dances once a week in the winter; she has always been an avid reader; Mr. Jacobsen's library; speaking English at home, learning Norwegian from neighbours; anecdote about cable car; Lysdahl sewing circle; horse races.(Occasional comments by Ruth Gurr and Betty Pelton) CALL NUMBER: T4031:0035 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Ruth Gurr RECORDED: White Rock (B.C.), 1982-03-17 SUMMARY: Ruth Gurr discusses her childhood and youth in Bella Coola: describes first house she lived in; picking apples in lower field; two kinds of cherry trees; helping brother build rowboat and using it all summer; mornings spent doing chores or going to school; had a large farm; old swimming hole; picked blackberries so parents could sell them; mother baked a large amount of bread every day to feed big family and many workers on farm; skating on pond in winter; trudging up to school in the winter in big snowdrifts; school always cold; joining Girls' Aid as a teenager- learned how to knit, embroider; sewing circle; main centre in early years was the church; Sunday school once a week. (Occasional comments by Bertha Nygaard and Betty Pelton) CALL NUMBER: T4031:0036 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Ruth Gurr RECORDED: White Rock (B.C.), 1982-03-17 SUMMARY: Ruth Gurr discusses: musical family- dad played baritone and cornet, mother played cornet and flute; first radio was very well-loved; dad farmed and did road building work; he was foreman when the Conservatives were in office, but not when Liberals were in power; C.C. Shepsted, the storekeeper; valley was a good place to grow fruit; apple trees were numerous; mother made jellies and pies out of fruit; more on chores; haying in the summer; anecdote about a flood; staying at Grandma Nygaard's and being homesick. (Occasional comments by Bertha Nygaard and Betty Pelton) CALL NUMBER: T4031:0037 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Ruth Gurr RECORDED: White Rock (B.C.), 1982-03-17 SUMMARY: Ruth Gurr discusses: swimming in a slough when the water gathered after a flood; had to go through bear country to get to island where they swam; going to Bible vacation school in the summer; highlight of winter was the Christmas play (end of interview). (Occasional comments by Bertha Nygaard and Betty Pelton)

CALL NUMBER: T4130:0001 RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1983-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The "grease trail"; other means of transport; Indian fishing. TRACK 2: History of the Draney family; cannery operations; the Draneys in Bella Coola.;

CALL NUMBER: T4130:0002 RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1983-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Early life in Bella Coola; history of logging on the central coast of B.C. TRACK 2: Logging on the central coast; early Bella Coola.;

CALL NUMBER: T4130:0003 RECORDED: Bella Coola (B.C.), 1983-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Indians in Bella Coola; building the road; environmental impact of logging. TRACK 2: Fisheries problems; work ethic; miscellaneous.;

SUMMARY: In four parts on two sides of two discs.;