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Imbert Orchard fonds

  • PR-0374
  • Fonds
  • 1898-[1950s]; 1959-1985; predominant 1959-1979

The fonds consists of oral history interviews, radio programs, and other sound recordings, as well as scripts, notes, correspondence, photographs, two amateur films, and a drawing. This material was created or accumulated by Imbert Orchard during the production of oral history interviews and documentary radio programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Vancouver, and in his later career as a university professor and freelance radio producer.

Orchard, Imbert, 1909-1991

Imbert Orchard papers

The series consists of scripts, notes, correspondence and background material related to the production of Orchard's documentary radio programs at CBC Vancouver, including the series "Living Memory" (1961-1964), "From the Mountains to the Sea" (1967)," and People in Landscape" (1968-1972). These programs were mainly based on Orchard's tape-recorded oral history interviews with B.C. pioneers (found in MS-3268). Also included in the papers are written reminiscences of some of Orchard's interviewees, notably Martin Starret, William John "Wiggs" O'Neill and Martha (O'Neill) Boss. These records, together with assorted pamphlets and newspaper cuttings, constitute MS-0364.

Scripts and notes including "People in Landscape" and "From the Mountains to the Sea" series

The sub-series consists of scripts and notes from Orchard's radio programs, including the historical series "Living Memory (1961-1964), "From the Mountains to the Sea" (!967), and "People in Landscape" (1968-1972); some of his key documentaries, such as "Pioneer People of the North", "The Fort and the City", "River of the Clouds", and "The Riverboys and the Fur Traders"; and a number of radio plays by BC writers that Orchard produced for broadcast, including his own "Morning at Metlakatla", Peter Haworth's "The Old Doctor" and "This is My Home", and four plays by J. Michael Yates.

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