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The item is an audio recording produced for the Provincial Archives' Sound Heritage Series under contract. The speaker is H.V. "Paddy" Acland, one of the many young Englishmen who came to settle in the Okanagan Valley in the first decade of the 20th century. He and his compatriots saw in the Okanagan a reflection of their own youth, vitality and optimism. This sound program was based on an 1964 interview with Mr. Acland, recorded by Imbert Orchard of the CBC.

The series consists of a naturalization index for the Cariboo District from December 1906 to June 1914, created under the Naturalization Act (RSC, 1906, Cap. 77). The entries in the index are by name and are arranged chronologically and alphabetically.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-01-29 SUMMARY: TRACKS 1 & 2: Doug Abrahamson recalls Revelstoke at the turn of the century. His family came from Sweden, settled in Revelstoke and built and ran the Central Hotel. He describes the social life and customs in Upper Town and Lower Town, characters from the Revelstoke area and Big Bend region, the steamboat "Revelstoke", and trails in the area. Incidents around town. The local red light district; the various "houses" and their inhabitants. He also discusses the Rogers Pass slide of 1910, Illecillewaet, and the transfer of the CPR divisional point from Donald to Revelstoke.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Miss Effie L. Turnor describes early settlement at Wilmer: how she came from England with her family in 1911; her father was lured out by R.R. Bruce's pamphlet; her father bought ten acres just above Wilmer; grew strawberries and apples; in 1916 she moved to Invermere; there were few farms near Wilmer in the early days; it was mainly a mining town; Bruce's charming personality is described; she mentions several characters around Wilmer. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-06 SUMMARY: Mr. William W. Taynton describes how he came from an area near Wales to Winnipeg in 1883, then to Invermere to meet his brother in 1887; then he boated on the Columbia River for two years; later he prospected and ran a hotel; he offers several anecdotes n memorable characters in Golden, such as Fred Aylmer; more stories about old timers. TRACK 2: Mr. Taynton continues with more anecdotes; describes boating freight along the Columbia River; moved most of his freight for Major Steele and his men; the Indian agent Galbraith made a lot of money selling land at Fort Steele; the building of the canal at Canal Flats; canal is closed because it flooded the Columbia Lake; finally he discusses his experiences in Saskatchewan and Winnipeg.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Florence Owen discusses life before and after the Fernie Fire and taking disaster in stride; came from Yorkshire in 1906 with her family; the sea voyage and train trip; Fernie at that time; the route of the Fernie fire in detail; the south end of the city was untouched; the fire came quickly: at noon nobody was alarmed and by 2:00 p.m. it was an inferno; went to Hosmer that night and slept in a coke oven; the powder magazine at Hosmer exploded; her family fought the fire; her father badly injured at the mine shortly after. TRACK 2: More accidents at the mine; sawmills then and now; cold winters and personal hardships; labour unrest; black shirts among Italian residents; shootings.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Agnes Mackie describes how the town of Boswell got its name. She describes coming to Canada and discusses Earl Grey. She offers anecdotes about early settlers; the local priest; prospectors and the development of orchards. TRACK 2: Mrs. Mackie continues by describing the ambience of Boswell and entertainment in the area. She discusses the effect of World War I on the community ;and offers anecdotes about Indians.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. John Bird describes how he came to England to St. John's in 1910, and went to work at a farm in Manitoba for ten to fifteen dollars a month. He describes the wages he earned in Winnipeg. Eventually he was promoted to office work for 22 cents an hour. He transferred to Cranbrook on November 4, 1910 as a store keeper. He describes Cranbrook as a "wild and woolly" place which was booming due to its lumber mills. He describes Cranbrook and its growth in 1919 to the form which it resembles at the time of the interview. Mr. Bird describes his experience after enlisting for service; in World War I. He describes the "Empress of Asia scheme" to found Camp Lister, a soldier settlement project. He tells the history of Camp Lister. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Violet Anderson discusses her father, R.W. Northey, who came to Revelstoke from England in the early 1890s to manage the Kootenay Herald newspaper. She describes how her mother and the; family came in 1894 via Quebec and the CPR. She offers her first impression of Revelstoke and how her father moved to Rossland in 1895; the family followed in 1897. She describes the journey from Revelstoke to Rossland and her memories of Revelstoke, such as the 'uptown' and 'downtown' sections. She mentions characters named Orange Hamilton and Billy Pool who were prospectors who struck it ri;ch. She then offers her first impressions of Rossland; mentioning Trail and the Rossland mines and the post-depression leasing system. She describes Rossland as it was in 1897; the Sourdough Alley; ;strikes and strike-breakers and fires. She describes how her father worked for the Rossland Times and then became a prospector. She discusses Father Pat; remittance men; and more about fires. TRACK; 2: Anderson compares Nelson to Rossland and discusses the Hunter brothers; hotels; law and order; and school. She describes "Oregon John Bismarck", John Altman and the Cornish miners. She offers m;ore on remittance men, prostitution, and discusses writing stories for miners. More about recreation; railroads; an anecdote about Salt Lake City; and more about Father Pat.

CALL NUMBER: T0935:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-03-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. W.J. Fraser describes his childhood in the Revelstoke area. He discusses his father, Fred Fraser, who was born in Scotland but moved to Canada as a child. He discusses the story of his; father coming to Canada, and details about his mother and family. Mr. Fraser was the first white boy born in Revelstoke. He also discusses schools, including the teacher, A.E. Miller; Rogers Pass; ranches; steamboats; fish in Tum Tum Stream; descriptions of Revelstoke; hotels; saloons and the red light district. TRACK 2: Mr. Fraser continues with his descriptions of Revelstoke; law and order; the red light district; Catholic/Protestant relations; his father; snow slides near Rogers Pass; railroad accidents; and characters in the area.

CALL NUMBER: T0935:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-03-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Fraser describes Revelstoke during the pre World War I years; religion; an eccentric range man named William Mackie; respect of elders; an Englishman named Red Fern; the Italian quarter; other nationalities; the McAlpines; discipline and children; social events around Christmas; and Jack Kirkup. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ken Attree remembers coming from England to Queens Bay in 1908. He offers reasons why his family moved to Canada, and his impressions of the Nelson area. He discusses building a house; other settlers; the scenery; fire logging; clearing and planting; the Queens Bay Co-op; market prices; winter work such as logging and roadwork; water transport; the backgrounds of settlers; and bears. Mrs. Mabel Attree discusses her father, Willoughby John Astley; Lake Louise Chalet from 1891 to 1895. She describes Nelson before World War I; the opera house; agricultural shows and fairs; the saloon and red light district. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-02-01 SUMMARY: Mr. Frank Mellor remembers the Kootenay region in the 1890s. He came to Victoria from Manchester in 1893. He discusses his brother J.W. Mellor. He offers his impressions of Victoria in 1893; California in 1895; arriving in the Kootenays in 1896 as a painter; one job at Rossland; Rossland in the 1890s; the people; "Spud" Murphy; Mrs. Allen and the Allen house; the Bob Fitzsimmons versus Jim Albert fight in 1897; Father Pat; more people; George and Frank Mellor's store; more about Father Pat and Rossland from 1896 to 1901. TRACK 2: He continues with more on Jack Kirkup; magistrates; the International Hotel; the red light district; "Nigger Thompson's"; the street layout; winter sports; Trail; the spirit and atmosphere of the 1890s; Nelson; prospecting on the Columbia; Spokane; miscellaneous ramblings; travel and Father Pat.

CALL NUMBER: T0980:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-04-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Charles Bowman begins by discussing how he was educated as an engineer and apprenticed on the Tyne; moved to Canada because of the destitute conditions in England at the beginning of the; 20th century. Lived in Ottawa. Heard that a draftsman was needed at the Dominion Lighthouse Deport at Prescott. After four years, moved to the Department of Railways and Canals. Wrote plan for reorganization of Technical Services; won competition, but was dismissed from civil service; labelled as "subversive". Politics and the election of 1911; how he got a job writing columns and humorous articles about reciprocity. Beginnings of his writing career. Background in England; went to sea; captained a soccer team in Algeria; political and philosophical beliefs. TRACK 2: Mr. Bowman discusses work; at a British armament plant; how it got around that he was a Socialist. Design and construction of lighthouses. His first article for the Ottawa Citizen; controversy over Welland and Georgian Bay canals. Origins of the Canadian National Railway. Sir Wilfred Laurier and the the beginning of the Royal Canadian Navy. Sir Robert Borden winning the majority vote; more on the Navy; and more on Borden.

CALL NUMBER: T0980:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-04-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Bowman discusses how he could use his engineering background in his editorial work; was a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and a crusader for national broadcasting system in Canada; wrote a speech for MacKenzie King, more on his work for a national broadcasting system, and how he became a commissioner; more on politics in the 1920s; how the Broadcasting Commission changed in the 1930s, and anecdotes about broadcasting and politics. TRACK 2: The origins of the Ottawa Citizen; more on politics and political affiliations; editors at the paper; and more on happenings in Ottawa.

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1964-07-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. George Ogston recalls his arrival in Canada from Scotland as a Hudson's Bay Company apprentice in 1903. He describes his work in the fur trade through Winnipeg, Fort St. James, Hazelton, Babine, McLeod Lake, Fort Graham and Fort Fraser from 1903 to 1912. He discusses the origins of Vanderhoof in 1914, and the fur trade including rivalries and conditions of bartering. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-02-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Guy Collings discusses his father, artist Charles John Collings, who came to Canada from England in 1910 to paint; their background in England; more on the life of his father; advertising in England to come to Canada; details on his father's paintings and painting supplies; what Sicamous was like when he arrived; details on the Seymour Arm; going back to England in 1920 with the intention of staying until his brother contracted rheumatic fever and they had to come back; the fruit season and canning small fruits; and people who lived in the area. TRACK 2: Mr. Collings continues ;by discussing the quietness of life in the area; how their parents liked living in the area; land cleared in the area; irrigation and planting fruit trees.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Matthew J. Mackie describes how his parents, Nestor and Susan Maki, came from Lapua, Finland in 1891 or 1892, after hearing about the gold rush; the family homestead at Gleneden; how he had t;o walk five miles each way in to school at Tappen in 1901; what his parents were doing near Revelstoke when he was born in 1893; his earliest memories including the family move to Salmon Arm as his father was promoted on the railway to a foreman; what Gleneden was like; how the town got its name; his earliest memories of Salmon Arm; dairy farming; various jobs; memories of railroading; orange celebrations in Salmon Arm on July 12; Seventh Day Adventists baptizing people; Sam McGuire, an early Salmon Arm settler who had a general store; when they first saw East Indians; and other early memories; of childhood in Salmon Arm, including a few characters. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Florence Fyall describes her father, Fred Folkard, who came to Canada from England with her brother in 1904; she came with her mother in October of that year; how her father was a flour miller; her uncle, George Folkard; the homestead in the area; her memory of coming over from England by boat; her impressions of Enderby upon arrival by train; living in a log cabin; animals in the area including bears; living life in the area; a fire which burnt all of the land except for the house; anecdotes about what life was like including various characters; and teachers in her school days. Then; Andrew Fyall describes how he came into the country on March 18, 1912, upon landing in Vernon; his first impressions; getting offered work as a bartender but electing to work outdoors; other jobs he worked at; homesteading; buying and selling property; contracting bailing hay; a trucking business; and what life was like. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. McLellan recounts her father's arrival in Victoria in 1862 from France; their farm on Cadboro Bay Road, the current site of Oak Bay High School; childhood memories of the family farm; s;chool; weather; the Uplands farm; slaughterhouse at Uplands; Chinese ranches in Oak Bay and recollections of Victoria at the turn of the century. Mr. Casanave [her brother] continues with his recollections of Victoria; St. Louis College; residential areas; the end of the pre-war boom; the Patrick Arena; other French settlers and the Deloume family. TRACK 2: Mrs. McLellan talks about the Uplands; subdivision of 1910; tourism in Victoria; development of housing and residential areas; visiting Indians from Discovery Island; summer camping at Oak Bay beaches; and incidents from her father's employment as cook for the Driard Hotel and during the gold rush.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-04-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert W. Hall, who took over control of the Bursill Institute in the 1920s, describes the activities of the institute and its founder, J. Francis Bursill. Colonel Hall ;speaks about Bursill's coming to Vancouver in 1909; the start of the Collingwood Library; Bursill's activities in Vancouver; the Shakespeare Society; anecdotes; Bursill's personal library; his character; eccentricities; lifestyle; physical description; and death. Colonel Hall also describes the Bursill Institute; the building; the library collection and the facility. TRACK 2: Colonel Hall continues with his discussion about the Bursill Institute; the building's history and activities.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1965?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Goddard talks about her father's arrival in Vancouver in 1891; the family house and family history; her mother's family, the Tierneys, from Victoria; living and growing up in the West End; Joe Fortes; recollections about English Bay; Kitsilano; Belcarra Park; and Indian Arm. She recalls the flu epidemic of 1919; West Vancouver; the Hotel Vancouver; the family home and furnishings; her childhood; the roller rink at English Bay; Purdy's candy store; teaching in New Hazelton and Hazelton in 1922; and Gastown. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T2467:0001 track 1
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Journey to Ootsa
SUMMARY: In this first of two programs, Arthur Shelford recalls how he came to Canada from England in 1908, some of his early working experiences in Alberta and British Columbia, and how he and his brother Jack located their homestead in the Ootsa Lake District.

CALL NUMBER: T2467:0001 track 2
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Journeys of a homesteader
SUMMARY: In this second of two programs, Arthur Shelford recalls homesteading with his brother Jack in the Ootsa Lake district around 1910. He discusses their experiences clearing the land, building a sod-roof cabin, trapping, and living in a tent in winter, as well as a journey to Bella Coola to buy cattle for their farm. The local character Mike Touhy ("The Bard of the Lakes Country") is also remembered, and Touhy's poem "The Hazelton Trail" is recited by the narrator. The voices heard are Arthur Shelford, Cliff Harrison, and Frank Chettleburgh.

CALL NUMBER: T3796:0001 RECORDED: Toronto (Ont.), 1979-08 SUMMARY: Born in Russia in 1919, of Jewish decent; persecution resulting from the revolution; emigrated to Edmonton, Alberta in 1924 with sponsorship from uncle; beginning interests in art through encouragemen;t by early teachers; Jewish upbringing in Edmonton and failure at high school art education class; influenced by works of Wilson Steer, David Coy and other English watercolour painters; winning of Car;negie scholarship to Banff School of Fine Arts in 1936/37. Lack of success due to individualist tendencies; first individual showing in Edmonton; travels to England in 1938 via cattle trains, hitchhi;king and finally a cattle boat. Short stay beforehand in Montreal with a madam of a local whorehouse; landing in Glasgow, then travels and stay in London.; CALL NUMBER: T3796:0002 RECORDED: Toronto (Ont.), 1979-08 SUMMARY: Life in London; painting and sketching around the city; underground painting and socializing in Soho; showing with the prestigious New English Art Club; quick rise to prominence within the art world; ;sponsorship by a major gallery for a trip to southern France; painted cityscapes in France's main centres; returned to England, then back to Canada; obtained and developed a great knowledge of art and; artists of the time. 1940 show at the Vancouver Art Gallery and a short stay in Vancouver; return to Edmonton; lecture circuits; pranks and practical jokes while lecturing to keep listeners attentio;n; Work as a shoe salesman in Edmonton, enlistment in the army; army tales and anecdotes; trip to New York for courses in anatomy and figure sketching for a two year stay; teaching and instruction at; the Ontario College of Art.; CALL NUMBER: T3796:0003 RECORDED: Toronto (Ont.), 1979-08 SUMMARY: See file for a list of paintings commented upon by the artist.; CALL NUMBER: T3796:0004 RECORDED: Toronto (Ont.), 1979-08 SUMMARY: See file for a list of paintings commented upon by the artist.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-02-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Thomas describes coming to Canada from Gloucester, England, when he was 16, in 1891. He headed for Edmonton, then Spences Bridge when his money ran out, and got a lift to the Nicola in a buggy. He describes the railway trip to Edmonton but was detoured to Nicola Lake. He describes old timers at the Douglas Lake Ranch, a man named Graves, his experiences at Douglas Lake and its life style, and several anecdotes. He describes the town of Nicola Lake and his life there. Next he describes Princeton, prospectors coming from Rossland to the area including Jack Budd, Bill Miner, and a miner at Granite Creek named Robert Stevenson. More on Princeton. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Stevenson talks about coming to Elgin in 1888 from the Orkney Islands; clearing the farm; dyking and draining the land; early Elgin; logging camps; early settlers; early crops; Brackman and Ker; shipping produce; the hotel in Elgin and Crescent Beach, known as Blackie's Spit. Mrs. Stevenson talks about her father, Isaac Johnston; early New Westminster; the New Westminster market; family life; farms; the family potato factory; early Elgin; W. Kaye Lamb; early residents; Peter Bain; Ladner; John Oliver. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-03-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Churchland talks about his family history; their arrival in Surrey Centre in 1890 and his father's [John Churchland] general store. Mr. Churchland discusses the journey from England; first impressions; his family; the stage to Surrey centre; impressions of the community; building the store; store contents; wholesalers; the railway; store interior; incidents; childhood at Surrey Centre; family farm; the post office. TRACK 2: Mr. Churchland continues with his discussion of early settlers in the area; the Reverend Bell; the Richardson family; the Boothroyd family; Chris Brown; John Oliver; other residents; Thomas Hookway; his father's position as justice of the peace; changes in Surrey centre; his father's photography; various positions.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Donald New describes how his family moved to BC from England in about 1913; worked on a Mayne Island farm; his sister taught at a school on Mayne; worked for the Heck family; description; of the hotel at Miners Bay; Point Comfort Hotel; adaptation to BC life; how he worked in Victoria and was in the military in Nanaimo; did not go overseas in WWI; labour programs in Nanaimo; worked for a short time at Stave Falls; family moved to Galiano in 1915; selection of property on Galiano; agricultural possibilities described and pioneer families. TRACK 2: Three humorous anecdotes; Galiano postmasters; Mr. New as a postmaster until 1960; Englishness and "false Englishness" of early settlers; life of women and the relative lack of isolation.

CALL NUMBER: T3653:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Hole talks about how people from Coal Harbour went to Port Hardy to vote. He speaks about his family's arrival at Coal Harbour where his father ran a hotel, and delivered the mail. He de;scribes the settlement at Coal Harbour; the proposed Winter Harbour British naval base; coal mining in the area; the Port Alice pulp mill; Nahwitti; Quatsino; early settlers in the area; Maquinna; Hol;berg; Shushartie; Winter Harbour; local work that included logging, fishing, mining, and the canneries. TRACK 2: Mr. Hole discusses his family's coming to Canada; they arrived in Vancouver in 1909, ;and later pre-empted on Nahwitti; and then moved to Quatsino Sound. He discusses early settlers in 1910, in the Nahwitti area; clearing land; fishing; hunting; and the telephone line. The Nahwitti settlement with ten to twelve pre-emptions only lasted four years; Cape Scott with thirty-five to forty pre-emptions, lasted ten to fifteen years. He talks about gold panning in the area; road work for ;the government; schooling; Shushartie; the post office; family life; the Hope Island Indian reserve; Nahwitti Bar; World War I, and trapping.;

CALL NUMBER: T3653:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Hole continues with his discussion about Quatsino and Coal Harbour; Ben Leeson the customs officer and justice of the peace; early settlers; his family; loggers; trouble-makers; dances; ;medical care; transportation of patients; storage and importation of food and supplies; the seaplane base at Coal Harbour, 1929 to 1940; coal mining at Coal Harbour; and settlers in Quatsino Sound. T;RACK 2: Mr. Hole describes the locations of communities in Quatsino Sound; Holberg; floating logging camps; the forest fire of 1889; early settlers; the Bland family; Williams the policeman and game ;warden; Leeson the coroner and justice of the peace; schooling; Hallowe'en pranks; and fellow students.; CALL NUMBER: T3653:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Hole recalls his teachers and schooling in Quatsino; his work at a logging camp; Coal Harbour air force base; the processing of whales at the Coal Harbour whaling station circa 1949. He ;describes early Port Hardy and Hardy Bay circa 1913; copper mining; logging and fishing in the area. [TRACK 2: blank.];

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), [196-?] SUMMARY: In an interview with Imbert Orchard, Frederick Nassau Sutton recalls how he came to Canada in 1906, worked as a ranch hand, and eventually bought a ranch at 150 Mile House.

CALL NUMBER: T0405:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Colonel Desmond O. Vicars offers details about his father, John Richard Vicars, who came from Dublin to Ontario and became a surveyor; 1878, went to Peace River country; 1890, went to Vancouver; 1896, went to Kamloops area; became warden of the Kamloops jail; married his wife in 1892; discusses old timers and old miners; J.A. Marrow; anecdotes about Indians who died of smallpox; Rose Shubert; transportation along the Fraser River; pack trains; the Fortune's ranch; overlanders; John Tate; mining around Kamloops; some characters in the area who liked to mine; the CPR and its effect on the area. TRACK 2: Colonel Vicars continues with a story about Andrew Onderdonk; an old timer named Antoine Allen; Colonel Vicars discusses Kamloops as it was when he was born; a private school that started in 1893; several stories about Bill Miner and about Miner's partner, Shorty Dunn.

CALL NUMBER: T0405:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Colonel Vicars continues to discuss characters associated with Bill Miner, including Jack Budd; more on his father and the Rocky Mountain Rangers; and militia units. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0139:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Phillip W. Bird : loyalty, duty and public services RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-02-24 SUMMARY: Phillip W. Bird was born in 1896 and discusses aspects of his childhood in England, homesteading in Saskatchewan, Doukhobors, farming, joining army in Europe.;

CALL NUMBER: T0139:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Phillip W. Bird : loyalty, duty and public services RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-02-26 SUMMARY: Phillip W. Bird describes briefly the 1920s and 1930s, his career in the Canadian Immigration Service from 1936, and the beginning of the European D.P. operation.;

CALL NUMBER: T0139:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Phillip W. Bird : loyalty, duty and public services - selecting new Canadians RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-03-01 SUMMARY: Phillip W. Bird describes activities of Canadian immigration mission in Europe during post-war D.P. immigration drive.;