SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Medical missionary work RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-04-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Reading from autobiographical piece, "One Foggy Morning", prepared by Mrs. Joy Duncan, medical historian in Alberta; arriving at the Bella Bella hospital on 22 October 1944; Dr. George Darby; R.W. Large; Matron Marjorie McDowell; Dr. Darby was a "ten talent man"; native Indians; night duty; anecdote of Beatrice, a patient; staff; holiday; first radio-telephone in 1947; births; burns anecdote; 1948 government takeover of hospital finances; antibiotics; the Kitimat flu epidemic; ear infection anecdote; donations; rare diseases; fragile bones; Vince Ton Van Coni syndrome; Von Reckle Heim's disease; cysts; summer hospital at Rivers Inlet; five babies delivered in five nights; immunization; summer hospital closed in 1957; first aid post at Wadhams Inlet [Landing?]; cold snap; Dr. Darby's work; Dr. Ruth Allison was the first full time assistant to Dr. Darby; Dr. David Chisholm; Dr. Page, now Dr. Henderson; little Nellie from Takoosh; skin condition; Adenbrook lighthouse; premature baby; shin abscess; food poisoning of three sisters and the analysis and discovery of the toxin by Dr. Dolman at the provincial lab; trip to Vancouver with a boy with a club foot; storm in Queen Charlotte Sound; statistics for the Bella Bella hospital in 1958; burial of dead patients; off duty activities; social life at Bella Bella. TRACK 2: Social life of Bella Bella; Indian lifestyle; anecdote about a grounded boat; medical student at Bella Bella; Dr. Clarence Coho and his poem celebrating a birth on the high seas; farewell party for Dr. Darby in 1959 when he left Bella Bella; Dr. Peter Kelly's words for Dr. Darby; her birth in Ontario; Detroit hospital nurses training; why Bella Bella?; Dr. Bob Henderson; various other doctors; Dr. Darby's illness and funeral.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Frances Morrison, nee Cox, recounts her early years; her family's arrival in Victoria in 1875, and her father's farm work in Victoria and later as lighthouse keeper at Cape Beale. She talks about her impressions of early Victoria; the visit of Lord and Lady Dufferin; Mount Tolmie; Craigflower School; and her life at Cape Beale. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1974?] SUMMARY: [No content summaries or documentation available for this interview.]

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life on the West Coast of Vancouver Island RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1978 SUMMARY: Major George Nicholson of Victoria, interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subjects: Nicholson's arrival on the West Coast of Vancouver Island; rum-running; Fred Tibbs and his island.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : George Salier Willis Nicholson SUMMARY: George Salier Willis Nicholson on Terry Moore's open line radio show, CKWX, Vancouver. Discusses the Tofino-Clayoquot region in the early 20th century.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-01 & 02 SUMMARY: Gillette Chipps, a hereditary chief of the Nitinat, discusses his early life and his experiences in fishing. He also recalls some traditional Nitinat stories, including some about the first encounter between the Nootka people and Captain Cook, as well as the Spanish explorers of that era. He recounts a creation myth and discusses his experiences in World War I.

CALL NUMBER: T2719:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon and Jack Gibson : the Gibson family (part 1) PERIOD COVERED: 1886-1939 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mother's and father's personal background. Mother to Vancouver in 1886, father in 1896. Family's economic situation. Father (William F. Gibson) involved in Bridge River gold rush. Family in Yukon, 1903-05. G. Gibson born in Yukon, 1904. Family to Vancouver in 1906. Father's work history. Father a timber staker and cruiser. TRACK 2: Comments on the Vancouver real estate boom, 1912. Father; joined Forestry Corps, 1914. Odd jobs for young brothers. Father rejected for overseas service, 1915. G. Gibson goes logging with his father, 1917. Logging aircraft spruce during WW I. Building their first mill after WW I. Gibson family moves to Ahousat in early 1920s. The Gibson's on the West Coast of Vancouver Island: boats, the pilchard industry, 1925-32. Ahousat during the Depression.; CALL NUMBER: T2719:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon and Jack Gibson : the Gibson family (part 2) PERIOD COVERED: 1932-1952 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Description of Ahousat and the Native people. The purchase of the SS "Malahat". Anecdotes about the "Malahat". Hauling logs on the Queen Charlottes. TRACK 2: More anecdotes about the "Malahat". The end of the "Malahat". Logging airplane spruce during WW II. Dividing the work between the four brothers. Built sawmill at Tahsis after WW II. Building Tahsis. The Gibsons amalgamate with the East Asiatic Co. The Gibsons in the whaling business at Coal Harbour. CALL NUMBER: T2719:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon and Jack Gibson : the Sommers case (part 1) PERIOD COVERED: 1945-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continuation of the story of the Gibsons' involvement in the whaling industry. Gibsons sell out completely to the East Asiatic Company, 1952. Relations between the Gibsons and East Asiatic, 1948-52. Jack Gibson's political career: Gibson's predecessor A.W. Neill; 1945 nominating convention; Gibson MP, 1945-53; Gibson sat as an independent; comments on his communist seat-mate Fred Rose. How Gordon Gibson came to run in 1953 provincial election. G. Gibson's position before the Sloan Commission. Anecdotes about the 1953 election campaign. TRACK 2: Improper granting of FMLs under the Coalition government, 1947-52. The role of campaign funds. Discussion of the Sommers case. Gibson's resignation over the Sommers case. Gibson's defeat in 1955 by-election. Gibson feels Social Credit party involved in FML scandal. Discussion of the "money talks" speech, 1955. Sammy Craig and BCFP incident. Story of G. Gibson's address to UBC forestry class. CALL NUMBER: T2719:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon and Jack Gibson : the Sommers case (part 2) PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1958 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Comments on the Sloan Commission hearings. Bob Filberg of Canadian Western Forest Industries was the campaign funds "collector" for the Coalition from the forest industries. Circumstances surrounding the granting of FML #2. Why the Gibson brothers did not apply for an FML. Comments on R. Sommers' gambling. Gambling with people in the forest industry. Gordon Gibson recalls discussing FMLs with W.A.C. Bennett. H.R. MacMillan opposed to FMLs at one time. Anecdote about Gordon Gibson being ejected from the B.C. Legislature, 1955. The Lord Commission, 1955, discussed. The people involved in the hearings: Arthur Lord, Alfred Bull, T.W. Brown. TRACK 2: Ron Howard, Gibson's lawyer. G. Gibson's reaction to the findings of the Lord Commission. Comments on Bonner's role. Positive assessment; of Judge Arthur Lord. The Lillooet by-election, 1955. Anecdotes about the by-election campaign. The Gibsons' connection with David Sturdy. Discussion of Sturdy and Charles Eversfield. Meetings to discuss the Eversfield evidence with the Gibson brothers, Ron Howard, Tommy Gold, Stuart Keate and Donald Cromie. Payments to Sturdy. Comments on Sturdy's judgement. Comments on Eversfield. RCMP Inspector W.J. Butler. CALL NUMBER: T2719:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Gordon and Jack Gibson : the Sommers case (part 3) PERIOD COVERED: 1953-1958 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Comments on the "money talks" speech. Discussion of the presentation of the Eversfield evidence to the Sloan Commission, Dec. 1955. The role of Charles Locke, the Sloan Commission counsel. The Gibsons have never seen the Butler Report. J. Gibson asked federal Justice Minister Stuart Garson to see the Butler Report but was refused. Discussion of the Tahsis Company in the Butler Report. The role of C.D. Orchard and the Forest Service. Davie Fulton, federal Justice Minister, put pressure on the Sommers case. Implications of Sommers case for Jack Gibson's role as a Liberal party fund-raiser. TRACK 2: Payments from Gibson to Sturdy. Peripheral involvement of James Sinclair, Johnny Fairburn and Sid Smith. Gibson has no specific knowledge of the alleged payoffs to keep Sommers out of the country. Gibson did not attend trial. Comments on the role of C.D. Scultz. Gibson did not know the Gray brothers. No ministers other than Sommers benefited personally from the bribery scheme. The Gibson brothers considered applying for an FML. Gibson cannot recall details of meeting with Sommers prior to famous speech. Miscellaneous comments. (End of interview);

CALL NUMBER: T1856:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Gordon Gibson story (part 1) PERIOD COVERED: 1904-1940 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gordon Gibson describes his early life as a logger, especially on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Work for the Munitions Board during the First World War. The Gibson family's involvement in the shingle industry, logging and in the pilchard industry, all on the West Coast. The Gibson's accidental entry into the shipping industry. Anecdotes about the SS "Malahat". TRACK 2: More about the "Malahat", especially on the Queen Charlottes. The Gibsons begin to prosper. More about the "Malahat". CALL NUMBER: T1856:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Gordon Gibson story (part 2) PERIOD COVERED: 1916-1957 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Getting into the forest industry in the 1930s and 1940s. Logging shows on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The Gibson family's business deals. Description of early camp conditions. TRACK 2: The construction of Jeune Landing logging camp. Changes in loggers' lifestyles. CALL NUMBER: T1856:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Gordon Gibson story (part 3) PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Gibson recalls a 1948 speech by his brother Clarke to the Truck Loggers Association. Discussion of the development of forest policy in B.C. TRACK 2: Continuation of the discussion of forest management policies. Discussion focuses around the situation in Quatsino Sound. CALL NUMBER: T1856:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Gordon Gibson story (part 4) PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continuation of the discussion of forest management policies in B.C. Discussion of the 'Sommers Case': how Gibson got into politics; disagreements with the East Asiatic Co.; early discussions with Sommers; money to Coalition for campaigning funds; the Lord Commission; involvement of Gordon Wismer. TRACK 2: The Sommers Case (cont'd): connection between FMLs and Coalition campaign funds; more on the Lord Commission; Gibson's resignation and the Lillooet by-election; the Sturdy-Eversfield connection; Sturdy's presentation of evidence to the Sloan Commission; Eversfield and Sturdy visit Bonner; the RCMP (Butler) Inquiry. CALL NUMBER: T1856:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Gordon Gibson story (part 5) PERIOD COVERED: 1948-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continuation of a discussion of the Sommers Case: the RCMP (Butler) Inquiry; Johnny Fairburn incident; Britannia Beach story; Liberal Party opposed Gibson; speculation about the amounts involved; philosophical implications. Orchard gives his side of the story. Further discussion of forest management policies. TRACK 2: More on forest management policies and matters of political philosophy. (End of interview)

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-01-31 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Bennett talks about her family (the Stones) coming to the Nass River in 1891; her father was a Methodist teacher; in 1893 they went to Victoria and then Clo-oose. She describes their life at Clo-oose; Indians; "Aunt Jennie"; the Logan family; and transportation. The family later moved to Tofino; she recalls the Indian potlatches; wolf dances; the Thunderbird legend; long houses; her ;parent's work with the Indians; Chief Joe and Queen Mary; the Catholic school and mission in the area; Mission Island; Stubbs Island; remittance men; whaling. [TRACK 2: blank.]

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Harold and Mary Kimoto RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Hazel Donahue RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Hazel Donahue discusses: how good missionaries went wherever they were told; father was a Methodist missionary; before he was ordained, he was out at Clo-oose; tried to bring Christianity to Natives as a missionary; her mother taught the Native girls to sew and cook; mother learned about edible foods from the Natives; many chores as a child; some music in the home; learned much about survival as a youth; she learned a bit of Chinook as a child; Natives friendly; Chief Joseph and Queen Mary; going to potlatches as a child; influx of people in Tofino after 1912 because government advertised abundant land; Fred Tibbs -- odd, played cornet, own island, tragic drowning incident.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Hugh Clark RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

CALL NUMBER: T3878:0054a SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Ian McLeod RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Ian McLeod discusses his background: uncle was on police force in Glasgow, came to Canada and joined provincial police, stationed in Tofino; father came out to Tofino in 1912; father fought in WW I, but came back to Tofino after; married in Scotland, brought wife and family over to Tofino a few years later; climate was nicer in 1920s and '30s than now; father became captain of the life boat units; description of his uncle Ewing's character and life; uncle's relations with Native people. Describes why liquor started to become a problem for Native people. Uncle Ewing was much more jolly than his father. Uncle Murdo was a fishing inspector in the area. Differences between fishing then and now. Used to be many Japanese fishermen in the Tofino area. Learned trolling from Japanese fishers. Intricacies of trolling. Ian had good relationship with Japanese. More on fishing etiquette. Signs used by fishermen. TRACK 2: Weather signals when fishing in the; pre-WW II years. Differences in fishing in the '30s and now. Japanese evacuation after Pearl Harbour. Post-war attempts to stop Japanese from returning to Tofino. Bill McKay -- local character who drank a lot. Bill Spittle -- eccentric man. Lord Willingdon anecdote. CALL NUMBER: T3878:0054b SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Ian McLeod RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Ian McLeod discusses: his religious father; family worship on Sundays as a child; father only drank once a year (or so); Scottish women could not make cakes as well as the Norwegian women; his uncle won property on Clarket Island through a bet with Mr. Dolly; May 24th parties at Clarket Island -- sports, singing, Native and white people participated; the Leach murder. Describes his job in WW II with the navy where he had to go into the homes of Japanese families that had been evacuated and look for suspicious items. Anecdote about killing a cougar in the water in 1952. [TRACK 2: blank?]

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Arlene Craig, Marguerite Robertson and Vera Wingen RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Arlene Craig, Marguerite Robertson, and Vera Wingen discuss their memories of the Tofino-Clayoquot area in the early twentieth century. Among other things, Vera Wingen describes: Dr. Dixson's medical techniques, his willingness to help. Marguerite Robertson recounts: first experiences in medical procedures -- ruptured appendix of Norman Allen, gangrenous appendix of Felix Tom; anecdote about Premier Pattullo's visit prior to an election; Brinkman, local watchman; Japanese community, Native community; flying trapeze anecdote.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Jack Dale RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Jack Dale discusses: why people came out from England to Vancouver Island in the early twentieth century (because the CPR was promoting land speculation); Vargas Island was advertised, and 14 families went there; CPR was owned by men who used to be involved in railroading in Great Britain; in Canada, people got land from the government, but CPR was very involved in the process; the steamship "Maquinna"; CPR a very capitalist organization; government repossession of settlers' land if taxes were not paid; story about Fred Tibbs; working class nature of many settlers on Vancouver Island's west coast.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1982-05-28 SUMMARY: Interview with Dr. Joe Boucher, an eyewitness to events surrounding the supposed shelling of the Estevan Point Lightstation by a Japanese submarine in June 1942. Boucher was engineer on the patrol vessel "Santa Maria" at the time, and his account contradicts the "official" explanation on a number of key points.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : John L. Gibson RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-10-04 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, John L. Gibson discusses: his family background -- father came out of the Yukon in 1906 to cruise timber, father born in 1872 in Ontario, participated in gold rush, mother also from Ontario, married father in 1901-2 (?); John born in 1905; first memory is of the Clayoquot Hotel in 1910; marijuana discovery anecdote; Walter Dolly; father lived in Ahousat Village, mother and kids lived in Vancouver; father bought an old sawmill after WW I; no money until after his father's brother died; got into the fishing business; relations with the Japanese community; opinions on Japanese military strategy in World War II; difficulty with Japanese returning to the west coast after the war; wishes he had become more tolerant sooner, but does not regret his attitude.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : John Madokora RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

RECORDED: Oliver (B.C.), 1987-11-16 & 17 SUMMARY: John Perry describes the contents of his photographic negatives and albums while reviewing them with the interviewers. He discusses his photography and his life on the west coast of Vancouver Island, ca. 1922-1960.

CALL NUMBER: T3148:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12 SUMMARY: Interview with archaeologist John Dewhirst about the history of the Nootka people. TRACK 1: Mr. Dewhirst discusses: his archeological findings on the village of Yuquot; the Nootkan as a maritime culture; Nootkan whaling; and the two-part seasonal cycles of West Coast peoples. TRACK 2: Mr. Dewhirst describes: more on the two-part cycle of the Nootka; relevance of seasonal relocation of Nootka to any modern day archeological findings; how the moving from one location to another was carried out; more on Yuquot, and how it has changed since it was an early Nootka village; hunting at Yuquot.;

CALL NUMBER: T3148:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Dewhirst discusses: harpoons of the early Nootka (cont'd); difficulty in knowing whether Nootka population changed during the three periods; rumour of cannibalism by the Nootka; warfare during the three periods. TRACK 2: Mr. Dewhirst talks about trade between the Nootka and other peoples in the area, as well as trade with the early Europeans. Discussion of lack of art pieces found in archeological digs of this area. More on Nootkan culture: how archeologists piece information about diet, food gathering and handicraft together; what information archeologists have found so far related to culture.;

CALL NUMBER: T3148:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Dewhirst discusses how maritime prowess helped the Nootka stay strong politically and economically. Reasons for sporadic contact with the Europeans between 1804 and the 1860s. Discussion of Hyua, the last Maquinna at that time. Impact of Spanish vs. English. [End of interview. TRACK 2: blank.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayquot : Joseph McLeod RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Joseph McLeod discusses: his grandfather, who came to Tofino and bought a boat, his relations with the Natives, his many government jobs in Tofino; Chief Joseph and Mr. Dolly story; Native people won many of the games played on Mr. Dolly's island; Japanese were main salmon fishermen when he was young; Japanese evacuation from Tofino; music when he was a youth; anecdote about Dr. Dixson; Tom Wayne memory; Castle Island [i.e., Arnet Island] is haunted; Native skeletons.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Karl Peter Arnet RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino, B.C., 1900-1925 PERIOD COVERED: 1900-1925 RECORDED: Tofino (B.C.), 1978-08-23 SUMMARY: Karl Arnet interviewed in Tofino by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subjects include: Tofino, 1900-1925; Fred Tibbs. Mr. Arnet also discusses: seeing a Japanese sealing schooner at government dock when he was 7 years old; Scandinavian father spoke Chinook, worked salting salmon; father-in-law had a chicken farm; Japanese new year; Scots and Norwegians did not really mix in the early days; describes a framework built by Tibbs outside a ladder up a huge spruce tree; Tibbs was a hermit of sorts; Tibbs was great swimmer, but he died swimming. (Also comments by Mrs. Mabel Arnet)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Katie Monks RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: In an interview with Bob Bossin, Catherine Monks discusses: Dr. Dixson tongue depressor anecdote; her arrival in Tofino as a school teacher in 1929; plays she 'directed' at the school; Mr. Brinkman, an Englishman, gifted at drawing, who worked as the night-watchman, also wrote plays for the school, badly scarred in war, well-educated; Japanese evacuation; relations pre-war between the Japanese and whites were good. Describes life in Tofino after the war. Keeping food before refrigerators. Women were liberated with the discovery of electricity. Story about George Maltby arguing to himself. Feelings about Cultus/Castle Island -- rumoured to be haunted, story of Fred Tibbs. May 24th parties over on the island when Dolly owned it. George Nicholson.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Kenneth Daryl W. Barr RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

CALL NUMBER: T3085:0001 - 0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino reminiscence : part 1 - 3 PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1978 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: Ken Gibson interviewed by Bob Bossin, 1978. Subjects include Fred Tibbs, Tofino, World War II, the evacuation of the Japanese-Canadians, whales, salvage operations.;

CALL NUMBER: T3085:0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: [No content information available.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Kishizo Kimura : beginning of political repression of the Japanese fishermen RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-02-26 SUMMARY: Kishizo Kimura discusses the Duff Commission formed in 1922 to investigate the problem of Japanese fishermen. The policy to take to cope with trolling licence cut down of the west coast (of Vancouver Island) for fishermen of Japanese origin.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Leonard Clay RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Lillian Garrard RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Tofino-Clayoquot : Lucas Stiefvater RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: [No content summary is available for this interview.];