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Diamond, Randolph William, 1891-
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R.W. Diamond interview

CALL NUMBER: T1701:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A mining engineer : work with Anaconda PERIOD COVERED: 1913-1917 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-11-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Diamond discusses his personal background, beginning with his education and interest in geology. His early work in mining while at university. His decision to go west and his beginning employment with the Anaconda company. Moving to Montana. Initial work in the testing department and work in devising a good information retrieval system. Change to working with the early stages of the froth floatation process. Interest in this area and work with Anaconda. TRACK 2: In charge of all floatation research and testing for Anaconda. The importance of the floatation process to mining. The development of floatation processes for Anaconda Company. Early contact with Cominco about its problems with the Sullivan ore. Description of Trail in 1917. CALL NUMBER: T1701:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The beginnings of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-11-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Diamond discusses: the background development of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company; the importance of the Sullivan Mine to the company; the problem of making use of the ore from the Sullivan Mine; the problem of mineral separation created by the ore; the effort to solve the problem of the Sullivan ore. TRACK 2: Mr. Diamond talks about: the solution to the Sullivan ore separation process and the beginning of the differential flotation process developed by Mr. Diamond; the impact of the Sullivan Mine on the rest of Cominco; the growth of Cominco at Trail and in B.C., Alberta and elsewhere; the beginning of his involvement with the fertilizer business. (End of interview)

Richard Gop interview

PERIOD COVERED: 1917-1967 RECORDED: Trail (B.C.), 1983-06-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Background to organising in BC and Trail. He join the union in 1939; was a charter member. His birth date, 27 Oct 1905; first union bargaining with Blaylock; Blaylock's tactics. Harvey Murphy's tactics, opinion of Blaylock; Blaylock bargains on sick bed. Union gets men on Women's Cooperative Committee; Gop on Workmen's Committee. Union negotiates a dollar increase in first contract. Company store; company gave credit to men on job; organising union on job. Union go to court to get dues check-off. Opinion of Harvey Murphy. First steelworkers paid; Mine/Mill wins jurisdiction vote. Murphy sells out for a pension. Murphy one of the best. Explains shop steward system. Steel brings in several organizers for raid. Murphy was a communist. Union and Communists. TRACK 2: Anecdote about Goodwin's shooting. Union afraid of going out on strike because company might break union. Good for workers to join steelworkers. Steelworkers picnic; women's auxiliary meetings. Organising women into union; Belanger's were communists. Tillie Belanger ran for M.P. as a communist. Union was nicknamed Red Union and called Communist Union. Couldn't blame low membership on communist leaders. Murphy was a good orator and hard worker. Gop's wife leaves him over union work. Diamond took over after Blaylock but his style was to leave things to loggers. More opinions about Blaylock. Working conditions on the hill.