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The item is an audio recording of an interview with Alexander Douglas Turnbull, recorded in Victoria in 1974.

T0270:0001: Background, education and work for Cominco at Trail, B.C. Discussion of work for Cominco. Political discussion group, Liberal Party. Development of Coalition Government. Running for election in 1948, defeat. Election of 1949 and becoming an MLA. Work to improve conditions in riding. Throne speech, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1949. Discussion of British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service, problems of initiating it and administration. Role of George Pearson, Minister of Labour and Minister of Health and Welfare. Discussion of legislation.

T0270:0002: Discussion of the problem of financing hospital insurance. Reaction of the voters in Trail, B.C. to the Coalition. Affect of road construction in political campaigning. Relationship with C.C.F. Appointment as Minister of Health and Welfare, 1950 and initial approach to the problem of hospital insurance. Role of Herbert Anscomb as Minister of Finance. Problems with: payment of premiums for hospital insurance, setting up program, housing of program's operations, and overall criticisms of program. Expansion of Vancouver General Hospital and the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine at U.B.C. Attempt to put hospital insurance on sound financial basis. Hospital insurance as a political issue.

T0270:0003: The British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service, and the reaction of the medical profession to its establishment. Budgetary control of hospitals under BCHIS. Payment of premiums to BCHIS. Involvement of Byron Johnson and Herbert Anscomb with hospital insurance. Budget Speech, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Byron Johnson and his automobile accident. W.A.C. Bennett crossing the floor and leaving the Conservative Party. Operation of government in the Coalition period. Description of Health and Welfare Department. Increasing costs of BCHIS.

T0270:0004: Creation of Hospital Insurance Inquiry Board to investigate British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service by Legislative Assembly. Attempt to use it as a political issue. Minister's relationship with inquiry board. Directing of inquiry by Sidney Smith, MLA. Problem of morale at BCHIS during inquiry. Mannix Report, Hamilton Report. Preliminary recommendations of inquiry board. Favourable response of hospital administrators to BCHIS. Criticism of inquiry board. Political pressures against Coalition and problems between Herbert Anscomb and Byron Johnson.

T0270:0005 track 1: Mr. Turnbull discusses in detail the last year of the Coalition government of Boss Johnson in 1951-52. He focuses on the details of the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service, which he was responsible for. He discusses the impact of the BCHIS on the electorate. He mentions why Premier Johnson called the election.
T0270:0005 track 2: In the last half of the tape Mr. Turnbull provides even greater detail on the concept and funding of the BCHIS at the time of the 1952 provincial election.

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports and minutes of meetings of the Deputy Minister of Health relating to all fields administered by the Department of Health and its predecessors, particularly in the period 1955 to 1976.

This series consists of the records of the Superintendent of Neglected Children, Deputy Minister of Welfare; Assistant Director of Welfare; and general division files relating to child welfare work. The bulk of the materials are from the period 1919-1952, although some files extend to 1963. Also includes records from the Field Service Division of the Social Welfare Branch, 1952-1954, primarily the records of the Planning Council, including background materials, minutes of meetings, agendas, reports and correspondence.
The series covers all aspects of child welfare work, including foster homes, delinquency, adoptions, illegitimacy, child welfare organizations, and professional approaches.

This series has been divided into the following sub-series and sub-sub-series.
Section I. Part A. Correspondence Files
Section I. Part B. Superintendent of Child Welfare
Section I. Part C. Deputy Minister Of Welfare
Section I. Part D. Assistant Director Of Welfare
Section I. Part E. Correspondence With Offices
Section I. Part F. Child Welfare Division - General Correspondence
Section II. Policy Files
Section II. Part A. Child Welfare Division
Section II. Part B. Child Welfare Policy - Other Provinces
Section III. Professional And Similar Groups And Agencies
Section IV. Staff Training, Manuals And Guides
Section V. Field Service This section is comprised of material from the British Columbia Department of Health and Welfare, Social Welfare Branch, Field Service Division.
Section V. Part A. Planning Council
Section V. Part B. General Divisional Materials
Section VI. Statistics
Section VII. Vital Statistics
Section VIII. Meetings And Conferences
Section VIII. Part A. Community Chest And Council Of Greater Vancouver (also Welfare Council of Greater Vancouver)
Section VIII. Part B Canadian Welfare Council
Section VIII. Part C. Child Welfare League Of America
Section VIII. Part D. Department Of Health And Welfare, Social Welfare Branch
Section VIII. Part E. Supervisors' Council
Section VIII. Part F. Canadian Conference On Social Work
Section VIII. Part G. Placement Committee
Section VIII. Part H. Welfare Institutions Licensing Board
Section VIII. Part I. Magistrate's Convention
Section VIII. Part J. Western Regional Conference On Social Work
Section VIII. Part K. Staff Meetings And Seminars
Section VIII. Part L. Miscellaneous
Section IX. School For The Deaf And The Blind
Section X. Routine Administration
Section XI. Specific Groups And Institutions
Section XII. Annual Reports
Section XIII. Estimates And Grants
Section XIV. Infants Act
Section XV. Children's Aid Societies
Section XV. Part A. Vancouver Children's Aid Society
Section XV. Part B. Roman Catholic Children's Aid Society
Section XV. Part C. Victoria Children's Aid Society
Section XVI. Other Children's Institutions
Section XVI. Part A. Alexandra Orphanage
Section XVI. Part B. B.C. Protestant Orphans' Home
Section XVI. Part C. Burnaby Boys Home. (School?)
Section XVI. Part D. Canadian Legion
Section XVI. Part E. Catholic C.A.S. Of Victoria
Section XVI. Part F. C.A.S. Penticton
Section XVI. Part G. Loyal Protestant Home For Children
Section XVII. Child Welfare Branch And C.A.S.'s
Section XVIII. Girls Industrial School
Section XIX. Boys Industrial School
Section XX. Juvenile Delinquency
Section XX. Part A. Advisory Council To The Provincial Industrial Schools
Section XXI. Foster Homes
Section XXI. Part A. Foster Home Review, 1951
Section XXI. Part B. Miscellaneous Foster Home Materials
Section XXI. Part C. Family Allowances
Section XXI. Part C. Family Allowances
Section XXII. Miscellaneous Subject Files
Section XXIII. Illegitimacy
Section XXIII. Part A. Correspondence Re. C.U.P.A.
Section XXIII. Part B. Homes For Unwed Mothers
Section XXIII. Part C. Miscellaneous
Section XXIII. Part D. Cases
Section XXIV. Children In Care
Section XXIV. Part A. Custody
Section XXIV. Part B. Placements
Section XXIV. Part C. Adoption

This collection is comprised of the administrative records of the province's involvement in the field of child welfare through its Child Welfare Division and Superintendent of Child Welfare. It covers all aspects of child welfare work, including foster homes, delinquency, adoptions, illegitimacy, child welfare organizations, federal provincial relations, and professional approaches. The bulk of the collection covers the period 1950-1969, although some files are as early as 1943. Some files include photographs or architectural plans.

The series has been divided into the following sub-series:
Section A. Correspondence
Section B. Policy
Section C. Statistics
Section D. Administration
Section E. Staff (Including Training)
Section F. Federal Government
Section G. Other Jurisdictions
Section H. Related Organizations
Section I. Conferences And Committees
Section J. Native Indians
Section K. Doukhobours
Section L. Children's Aid Societies
Section L. Part 1. General
Section L. Part 2. Catholic Children's Aid Society
Section L. Part 3. Victoria Agencies
Section L. Part 4. Vancouver C.A.S.
Section M. Protection And Children In Care
Section M. Part 1. Administration
Section M. Part 2. Miscellaneous
Section M. Part 3. Resources
Section N. Foster Homes - General
Section O. J.E.F.F. Project (Joint Effort For Fostering)
Section P. Juvenile Delinquency
Section Q. Unmarried Parents
Section R. Adoption
Section S. Miscellaneous Subject Files
There is a conversion list of the ministry's original file numbering system at the end of the finding aid.

These are the files of the Deputy Minister of Mental Health Services, primarily for the period 1968-1970. The files include some material from the previous Deputy Minister and Directors of the Mental Health Services under the Provincial Secretary.

The records are arranged in a subject classification system. Files that begin with I-4 and I-5 are Professional files. Files that are in the range I-6 to I-20 are Technical files.

The series consists of correspondence of the Provincial Health Officer, subsequently the Deputy Minister of Health, and the Director of the Division of Public Health Engineering relating to water supplies and sewer systems for municipalities in British Columbia. The records cover the period 1898 to 1957. The series also includes correspondence with the Minister of Finance, H. Anscomb (1948-1950) in box 11, files 3-18.

The series consists of the office files of Alex Porteous, the administrative assistant to the Minister of Health (later the Associate Deputy Minister of Mental Health Programs) created between 1948 and 1966. His job description included public relations for the Ministry and the files relate mostly to public relations work for the B.C. Hospital Insurance Service, but also to the Mental Health Services and the Social Welfare Branch.

The files contain speeches of senior ministry officials, press releases, internal publications of several of the branches and divisions and general subject files of research material.

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0010 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin and the occupation of the Hotel Vancouver by veterans, 1945 PERIOD COVERED: 1945-1945 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1970-12-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin recalls his activities as chairman of a committee of veterans after the Second World War. Story of occupation of the Hotel Vancouver by veterans. Anecdotes related to the occupation. TRACK 2: Prelude to the occupation of the Hotel Vancouver. Details of the occupation. Its effect on Martin's subsequent career. Running as a Social Credit candidate in federal and provincial elect;ions in the 1940s.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0011 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin and Social Credit in B.C. in the 1940s PERIOD COVERED: 1945-1949 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1970-12-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin recalls an early Social Credit public meeting. Working as an accountant in Vancouver and organizing for Social Credit prior to the 1949 provincial election. Major Jukes and the de;bate over political action. The 1949 provincial election. Social Credit activities after the election. [TRACK 2: blank.];

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0012 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin recalls Social Credit in B.C. prior to the 1952 election PERIOD COVERED: 1950-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1970-12-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses his activities related to organizing Social Credit in B.C. prior to the 1952 provincial election. Conflicting attitudes to W.A.C. Bennett's conversion to Social Credit. ;The Albertan influence on the Social Credit movement in B.C. TRACK 2: The Social Credit convention of April 1952 at New Westminster. Conflicts and problems at the convention. Electing a leader for th;e Social Credit movement. W.A.C. Bennett's "hook, line and sinker" speech.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin, Social Credit and the 1952 election in B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the prelude to the 1952 provincial election. Relationship with W.A.C. Bennett. Memories of Tilly Rolston. Robert Bonner and Einar Gunderson. Organizing Social Credit in ;B.C. prior to the 1952 election. Reaction to the outcome of the election. TRACK 2: The strength of Social Credit was more pronounced in rural parts of B.C. Ernest Hansell as campaign leader of the Social Credit Party in 1952. Organization during the 1952 campaign. The appeal of Social Credit. Anti-Semitism in the Social Credit movement.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin discusses the single transferable ballot PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the implementation and effect of the single transferable ballot in the 1952 provincial election. [TRACK 2: blank.];

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0015 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin discusses the aftermath of the 1952 provincial election RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses how he met and married his wife. Anecdote about military training. Recollection of the 1952 election. Election night 1952. Election of a Social Credit leader by elected ;Socred MLAs. TRACK 2: Recollection of the meeting at which W.A.C. Bennett was chosen Social Credit leader by elected MLAs after the 1952 election. Anecdotes about the meeting.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0016 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin becomes a Minister of the Crown, 1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses events which followed the 1952 election and the formation of B.C.'s first Social Credit government. Controversy over how many votes Gaglardi received in the Socred leadership contest. Meeting in Victoria with other Socred MLAs and the formation of the cabinet. TRACK 2: Eric Martin discusses events that followed becoming a Minister in the government of W.A.C. Bennett.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0017 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin as Minister of Health and Welfare PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1960 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-03-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the first Social Credit cabinet. Recollection of fellow cabinet ministers. Anecdote about Tilly Rolston and the reason for her defeat in the 1953 (?) provincial election;. The by-elections that were held after the 1952 election in order to attain legislative seats for Bonner and Gunderson. Anecdote about Rev.H.D. Francis. TRACK 2: Eric Martin discusses aspects of his ;service as Minister of Health and Welfare. (Poor sound quality).;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0018 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin recalls the first year of Social Credit government in B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1953 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-10-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the early accomplishments of British Columbia's first Social Credit government. Problems experienced during the first year in power. W.A.C. Bennett as Premier. Advice given by the Premier to his cabinet members. Recollection of the first session of the B.C. Legislature presided over by the new Socred government. TRACK 2: Defeat of the government in the House on the Rolston Formula.;

CALL NUMBER: T1410:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Personal history and teaching experience PERIOD COVERED: 1925-1953 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: Wesley Drewett Black describes: his early career in the teaching profession; his service in B.C. at Newlands, Giscome, Britannia Beach and Creston. Joined Social Credit party in 1951 and attended early Socred organization meetings in this year. He was a winning candidate for the Socreds in the 1952 provincial election in the Nelson-Creston constituency. Appointed Provincial Secretary in July 1952. Mr. Black reflects upon the first Social Credit cabinet in B.C. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): W.D. Black's contribution to the first and second W.A.C. Bennett governments PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1953 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: W.D. Black continues to discuss the first Social Credit administration in B.C. in 1952. He reflects upon the defeat of this minority government and their subsequent re-election in 1953. Black recalls in detail the underlying political climate during this era in B.C. history. He discusses in detail the problems he encountered in improving mental health policy in B.C. during the early period of the second W.A.C. Bennett government. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Administrative problems and policy, 1953-54 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1954 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: W.D. Black continues his explanation of the reforms that he implemented in the civil service after 1953 when he was Provincial Secretary. Discussion of life as a cabinet minister. Reference to changes in legislative procedures and the electoral process. Discussion of the implementation of Social Credit policies during 1953-54. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Role of the civil service, 1952-1972 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.D. Black discusses the civil service 1952-72. The problem of coming to grips with the civil service upon taking office. The work of the Stevenson Kellogg Co. in studying the civil service. The development of programs and pension plans for the civil service. TRACK 2: Also discusses the growth of the B.C. Government Employees Association. The one day strike of the association is discussed. The implications of the Carruthers Report, and relations between the government and the association. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Development of medicare PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.D. Black discusses: relations with the press; workload as a cabinet minister and travel demands; the Columbia River Basin development on his constituency; road building programs. TRACK 2: Black describes the development of a provincial medicare plan, the problems of devising a comprehensive medicare scheme, and relation with the medical profession. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Implementation of medicare plan PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.D. Black discusses the final stages in the development of the Medical Services Plan of B.C., and the legislation that brought the plan into being. W.D. Black appointed as Minister of Health to implement plan. Negotiations with Ottawa to bring the plan under the national scheme's framework. TRACK 2: The Sommers scandal and the charges made by Gordon Gibson Sr. regarding payoffs in the granting of forest management licenses. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): 1958 Centennial PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Plans for the 1958 Centennial under the direction of L.J. Wallace and W.D. Black. Discussion of W.A.C. Bennett's concept of Northern Development. TRACK 2: Mr. Black's attention to constituency matters during his period in office. The development of regional districts in B.C. CALL NUMBER: T1410:0008 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Woodlands School, Hansard, civil defense, and the B.C. flag PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1972 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: W.D. Black discusses Woodlands School and problems with the press regarding it. Development of a legislative Hansard for B.C. The 1958 ferry strike and the development of the idea for a B.C. ferry system. The origination of the official B.C. flag. TRACK 2: Discussion of civil defense, the building of fall-out shelters and the problems of getting people involved in civil defense. Discussion of the 1960 provincial election and elections in general.

This series consists of records creating and revising agreements, legislation and regulations related to hospital insurance and the provision of medical services in British Columbia, from 1946-1987. These records are the administrative and operational records of the Director of Administrative Services (previously Senior Administrative Officer) of the BC Hospital Insurance Service. The files are almost exclusively those of Director K.G. Wiper, but also include those of his successor J.D. Herbert and of the Deputy Ministers D.M. Cox and W.J. Lyle.

These records document the Director's functions as well as files on issues, policy, legislation and the operation of the Hospital Insurance Act from its inception to 1987. The majority of records consist of draft amendments and revisions to regulations, orders-in-council (OICs) and legislation, proposed legislation and Federal-Provincial agreements. Records related to health insurance, the accreditation of hospitals, and the provision of medical treatments or services, including mental health treatments. Records include correspondence, drafts, and final copies of legislation.

The Ministry responsible hospital insurance administration and the years they were responsible are:

British Columbia. Dept. of Health and Welfare (1946-1959)
British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance (1959-1973)
British Columbia. Dept. of Health (1973-1976)
British Columbia. Ministry of Health (1976-2001)

This series contains Hospital Programmes Administration files covering the period 1911-1946. Records include correspondence and reports relating to the operations of community hospitals throughout the province. Includes correspondence pertaining to resident physicians, local hospital boards, and the administration of the Hospital Act.

The Health Act of 1893 (SBC 1893, c. 15) established a system by which the government would review and approve public water supplies, and systems of sewerage, that are contemplated by municipalities and incorporated companies, and, in later health act revisions, individuals. The series contains engineering plans from ca. 1920 to 1989.

The records consist of copies of engineering plans submitted to the government by third parties and approved by government in accordance with the Health Act. The plans are of various scale and sizes. They government stamped the plans to show the date of the approval. The plans are numbered sequentially from 1 to 18171. Each number represents an application. There are also plans at the end of the series that are numbered from 12-001 to 14-002. Most applications consist of one plan though some applications consist of multiple plans. An index to plans 1-18171 are available in GR-3547.

The following government offices were responsible for approving these plans:

Provincial Board of Health 1920-1946
Dept. of Health and Welfare 1946-1959
Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance 1959-1973
Dept. of Health 1973-1976
Ministry of Health 1976-1979
Ministry of Environment 1979-1989

The records have been classified as 32900-30 in the Health Safety and Protection Operational Records Classification System.