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British Columbia Forest Products, Limited Pulp mills--British Columbia
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Donald Baker interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Chemical engineer and Vice-President, BCFP, 1955-1972 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1974-11-29 SUMMARY: Joined BCFP in November 1955; had been with MacMillan at Harmac; working with H.S. Simons Ltd on pulp mill design; new equipment used; first pulp 1957; bleached pulp 1958; expansion of pulp mill with newsprint machine; additions to pulp mill; sales of pulp through Mead; newsprint; Wright Co.; Crofton Pulp and Paper Co.

Donald Saunders interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mackenzie story RECORDED: Mackenzie (B.C.), 1974-12-13 SUMMARY: Donald M. Saunders, who was appointed general manager at Mackenzie, discusses the founding and construction of the Mackenzie pulp mill and sawmill.

W.H. Manson interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Manager, Log and Chip Supply, BC Forest Products RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-04-15 & 25? SUMMARY: Starting in the 1930s in a shingle mill; joining BCFP in 1946 as one of the first head office employees; log supply difficulties; trading logs between companies; transporting logs to mills; development of log barge; chip delivery to pulp mills; Sommers case; log market.