The item consists of copies of recorded sounds of railroad locomotives, ships, and their acoustic environments, originally recorded on Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland between 1966 and 1978. It includes several sounds which have since become "extinct;". These tape copies are compilations condensed from the donor's originals and copied in 1981. Includes recordings of the Royal Hudson #2860 steam locomotive (T3848:0001-0003); railway yard switching and freight trains, North Vancouver (T3848:0003); Provincial Museum train steam locomotive #1077, steam donkey engine, steam locomotive #3716, and locomotives at the Cowichan Forest Museum (T3848:0003); shipyard sounds, various B.C. Ferries in Active Pass, the steamship "Princess Marguerite", and various ship's whistles at First Narrows and in Burrard Inlet (T3848:0004).

SUMMARY: An original radio experience by Norman Newton, expressing his ideas about British Columbia. Comprises poetry, music, and the sound effects of water, birds, etc. Also includes sounds of the Upper Skeena, Indigenous legends, etc.

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0050 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: The sound of the musical box in Helmcken House, Victoria, recorded for use in the Sound Heritage sound program "In the House of the Old Doctor".

CALL NUMBER: T4222:0051 SUMMARY: An excerpt from the above, presumably edited for inclusion in the sound program.

The series consists of oral history interviews focusing on the European settlement and development of British Columbia, mainly covering the period 1880-1914, recorded all over the province by broadcaster Imbert Orchard. The series also includes field recordings of natural and man-made sounds, as well as some example of indigenous and folk music.

SUMMARY: This program is about "discovering the spaces around us", as illustrated through childhood memories of life on the Strait of Georgia: guiding ships with a hand-operated foghorn, looking out from a lighthouse, travel by boat and canoe, etc. Voices heard include Frances Brown, Devina Baines, Geraldine Hulbert, Beatrice Freeman, Dorothy Richardson, Constance Swartz, Rose McKay, Martha Warnock, and Nick Stevens. The Indian lullaby is sung by Annie Hayes.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This recording features the sounds of the sternwheeler M.V. "Samson V", including: paddles in operation; the engine room; horn blasts; chains; casting off; the engine room; the donkey engine; and whistles. TRACK 2: This tape continues with sounds of the sternwheeler, M.V. "Samson V", in operation. This tape may have been recorded on deck and has the sounds of docking.