Archives code(s): T4065.
Accession number(s): T4065
Administrative history unavailable.
Published
Title based on the name of the collector.
Sound recording originals may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the Revelstoke, Big Bend, and Arrow Lakes regions of B.C.
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Accession number(s): T1390
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke, 1906-1975 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-01-21 SUMMARY: Childhood; meeting her husband; coming to Canada; remembers trip from England; time in Manitoba and Calgary; arrival in Revelstoke; first day in Revelstoke and the first few years; move to the Big Eddy; crossing bridges; life in the Eddy; the Barretts; social life; working on the farm; medical services; experiences of first few years; cabin in the Eddy; more on husband; Farwell; choir days; reflects on life today; meets Mr. Diefenbaker; British Gaumont Film Company [shooting film in Revelstoke area - "The Great Barrier"?]; loss of son.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1390
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Accession number(s): T1391
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CALL NUMBER: T1391:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke, 1917-1975 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-02-17 SUMMARY: Parents background; childhood; description of Revelstoke; houses lived in; chores; play; school days; size; subjects; anecdotes; extracurricular activities; public health; facilities; anecdotes; epidemics; churches; jobs; travels in the U.S. and Canada from 1928 onward; speakeasy; travel service; bus driver, bodyguard, organised Young Liberals in 1933; truck driver; Depression in Revelstoke; more on jobs and travel; farming in Wigwam; assistant park warden; utility man for provincial government.
CALL NUMBER: T1391:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke, 1917-1975 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-02-17 & 03-07 SUMMARY: Working on the CPR from 1945 onward; anecdotes and incidents; changing from coal to bunker fuel; change from steam to diesel; structure and method of local government; provincial and municipal law enforcement; personal involvement in civic organisations; comments on the Columbia River Treaty; how Revelstoke has developed as a city.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1391
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Accession number(s): T1392
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CALL NUMBER: T1392:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Railroading in the early days RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-02-18 SUMMARY: Family background; early railroading and other jobs; comments and events; comments on the Connaught Tunnel and the Spiral Tunnels; change from coal to oil as fuel for engines; change from steam to diesel; women's suffrage movement; anecdotes and comments on Revelstoke life; prohibition years; Arrowhead branch line; river boats.
CALL NUMBER: T1392:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Railroading in the early days RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-02-18 SUMMARY: Information on Mrs. Middleton; miscellaneous information on snow removal; caribou in Revelstoke, mountaineering; royal trains; gold trains; comments on mining east of Revelstoke; farming in the south area; Kootenay development; Williamson's Lake; today's transportation.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-080.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1392
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Accession number(s): T1393
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Crawford Creek, B.C. RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-02-26 SUMMARY: Family background; move to Lardeau area; comments on Ferguson and Beaton; move to Crawford Creek; farming in Crawford Creek; school days; worked at Halcyon Hot Springs; public health facilities; churches; information on husband; the Depression; Sidmouth; ferry service on south highway.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1393
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Accession number(s): T1401
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke Hospital (Queen Victoria Hospital) and Revelstoke ca. 1913 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-03-10 SUMMARY: Personal information; nurse's training in Alberta; description of Queen Victoria Hospital in 1913; duties as a nurse; injuries handled; hospital fees; hospital insurance plan; doctors; duties of the matron; trip on a paddleboat; incidents; hospital in Arrowhead; Workmen's Compensation; Revelstoke's nurses training school; medical equipment and techniques; post office robbery; Chase Hospital; Revelstoke in 1913; more on the hospital.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1401
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Accession number(s): T1404
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CALL NUMBER: T1404:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historiy of Revelstoke's Secondary School RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-02 SUMMARY: Personal information; history of school buildings; curriculum; teaching aids; school board.;
CALL NUMBER: T1404:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historiy of Revelstoke's Secondary School (continued) RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-02 SUMMARY: School board, continued; responsibilities of teachers to students; student/teacher relationships; extracurricular activities.;
CALL NUMBER: T1404:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historiy of Revelstoke's Secondary School (continued) RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-17 SUMMARY: Hobbies; role of school in community; duties of principal.;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1404
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Accession number(s): T1405
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): General Revelstoke history RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-03 SUMMARY: Personal information; early Revelstoke; childhood recollections; social life; industries in the 1920s; British Gaumont [shooting a film in the Revelstoke area, 1930s (The Great Barrier)].;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1405
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Accession number(s): T1406
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke history RECORDED: Sicamous (B.C.), 1975-04-14 SUMMARY: Personal information; C.B. Hume Store; Dickey family history; Earle Dickey biography; Mount Dickey; opening of the Big Bend Highway; hobbies; industries and business in the 1920s; some characters and anecdotes; Chamber of Commerce; photography, both Dickeys; internment camp; Billy Moore, the Bell house; more on old businesses; Golden Spike Days; more characters and anecdotes.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1406
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Accession number(s): T1407
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Arrowhead and area, 1920s RECORDED: Sicamous (B.C.), 1975-04-14 SUMMARY: Family background; school days; business life; people in Arrowhead; boats; days before the highway south; lumbering in Arrowhead; mining; anecdotes.;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1407
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Accession number(s): T1408
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): "The Willing Horse" RECORDED: Sicamous (B.C.), 1975-04-14 SUMMARY: Reasons for coming to Revelstoke; personal information; Queen Victoria Hospital; founding of the Revelstoke and District Historical Association; history of the snowmobile donated to the museum; forming of the Revelstoke Development Association; more on the Revelstoke and District Historical Association.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1408
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Accession number(s): T1409
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): General Revelstoke history RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-18 SUMMARY: Family background, family homestead in Revelstoke, employment, recreation, church, travels, husband; description of Mackenzie Avenue in 1928; business career; the Depression in Revelstoke; organisations involved in; Miss Atkinson; A.E. MIllar; social life in Revelstoke; changes in Revelstoke.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Summary on file.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1409
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Accession number(s): T2628
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CALL NUMBER: T2628:0001 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-01-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Family background; oriental population; characters up the Big Bend, ca. 1920; pack trains and prospecting up the Bend; early Revelstoke history; CPR; churches; business; red light district. TRACK 2: Prospectors in the 1920s; school in Revelstoke, A.E. Miller; entertainment; making of the film "Silent Barriers" [i.e., "The Great Barrier"]; first marriage and personal experiences up the Bend; work and interests outside the home; father's jobs; CPR strike 1902; ice cutting on the Columbia; south country communities.
CALL NUMBER: T2628:0002 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), [date unknown] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on A.E. Miller; natural disasters; more on father's jobs -- surveying, cattle ranching, dairying, forest ranger; Indians; hobo jungle around 1915; family history; building of Connaught tunnel; snake rooms in old hotels; formation of the Revelstoke Art Club. [TRACK 2: blank?]
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
A digital copy is available.
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2628
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Accession number(s): T2629
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lardeau area, 1920s and 1930s RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-01-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Arrival in Trout Lake, 1920; personal background; description of Trout Lake; work as a nurse's aide in Kaslo; describes Revelstoke, 1924; training as a nurse in Revelstoke, 1924-27, skis on car. TRACK 2: Meets future husband in Beaton in 1930; Comaplix, 1931; Beaton, 1931; logging and mining in the area; North Okanagan Health Unit; ferries; more on mining; nursing in Beaton and area; travel; sternwheelers.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2629
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Accession number(s): T2635
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke, 1930-1959 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), [date unknown] SUMMARY: Toby Belinski discusses business, schooling, movies and life in Revelstoke, 1930 to 1959. Discusses the 1930s film "The Great Barrier."
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2635
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Accession number(s): T2636
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CALL NUMBER: T2636:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Beaton, B.C., and area, 1921-1965 (part 1) RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-03-04 SUMMARY: Calder Soules describes transportation, mining, taxi business, schooling in Beaton, and the Upper Arrow Lake region, 1921 to 1965.;
CALL NUMBER: T2636:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Beaton, B.C., and area, 1921-1965 (part 2) RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-03-04 SUMMARY: Calder Soules discusses the history of Beaton and Revelstoke, 1921 to 1965.;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2636
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Accession number(s): T2630
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life at Big Eddy, 1908-1940 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-02-17 SUMMARY: Father was an early farmer at Big Eddy -- his farm was, for several years, a government sponsored experimental farm; field day; roads and bridges; neighbours; country schools; Christmas concerts; teachers; how a young couple dealt with hard times in the Depression; event when Nels Nelson became world champion ski jumper.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2630
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Accession number(s): T2633
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RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-03-21 SUMMARY: Family arrives in Farwell, 1895; early Revelstoke hotels and businesses, 1900s; early churches and their attitudes toward each other; activities; ministers; attitudes toward prostitutes, alcohol; father's business; school days; job as a telephone operator; fire brigade; white slavery; Chinese population; Chinese funeral.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2633
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Accession number(s): T1402
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Skiing in Revelstoke RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-03-11 SUMMARY: Personal information; formation of a ski club; ski hills in the Revelstoke area; Revelstoke skiers; different classes of skiers; jumping; equipment; judging jumps; hill captain; Tournament of Champions; Tournament of Chumps; future of skiing and jumping in Revelstoke.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1402
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Accession number(s): T1403
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Revelstoke and district, ca. 1925 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1975-04-02 SUMMARY: Personal information; immigration to Canada; arrival in Revelstoke; the Big Eddy, 1925; Big Bend, 1925; Revelstoke, 1925.;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T1403
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Accession number(s): T2631
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Skiing in Revelstoke -- women's ski jumping champion RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-02-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Family history; Tapping's Opera House; skiing; ski jumping; Nels Nelson; ski training; [first?] woman champion ski jumper; races; tournaments; cross-country skiing; reactions to her skiing; ski jumping equipment. TRACK 2: Trophies; White Rock (near Revelstoke) ski jump; judging ski jumping; Olympic jumping in Revelstoke; first Olympic Canadian jump on Nels Nelson Hill; other hobbies and outdoor activities.
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2631
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Accession number(s): T2632
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RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-02-23 SUMMARY: Family background; butcher business in Revelstoke; veal from the Columbia Valley; ethnic settlements in the surrounding area; mink farm; transportation problems; Senior Citizens' Association.;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2632
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Accession number(s): T2634
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A fireman in Revelstoke, 1908-1977 RECORDED: Revelstoke (B.C.), 1977-03-31 SUMMARY: Samuel Needham describes early Revelstoke history and firefighting in Revelstoke from the viewpoint of a fire chief.;
Revelstoke and District Historical Association, 1975 to 1977
Copied from tapes loaned by the association.
* DDUFFY 2012-05-01. SRDB fonds listing: Revelstoke and District Historical Association aural history collection
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-153.
No access restrictions apply.
* Copying Restriction: None.
* Use Restriction: None.
* Copyright Status: Undetermined.
Accession number(s): T2634
Published
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