Part of a collection of interviews about the development of BC Parks from members of the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia. The Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia is an independent society, whose members are retired parks system employees and conservation advocates who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives to parks and protected areas in B.C. The interview concerns the following topics: SLIDE A How interviewee got his start in Parks; meeting Bob Boyd; recon trip into Manning; the Big Burn; water works; building the first ranger station; conscientious objectors. SLIDE B The Big Burn; Bob Boyd’s special badge; racing in Manning and trying to set speed records; other “construction days” stories; the opening of the Hope Princeton highway at Allison Pass; the gas station; trapping and prospecting. NOTE: This recording contains some graphic descriptions of car accidents that resulted in a fatalities.

In Collection:

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Creator

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Contributor

• Shaw, Louise

Subject

• Parks--Management
• Wildlife conservation
• Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc.
• Conservation of natural resources
• Parks--Employees
• Parks--Conservation and restoration
• Nature conservation
• Oral histories
• BC Parks
• Biodiversity conservation
• Wilderness areas
• Parks--Employees--Attitudes
• National parks and reserves
• Davidson, Davey
• National parks and reserves--Management
• Parks
• Natural areas
• Nature conservation--Societies, etc.

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 1991

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 00:29:41 (Side B)
• 00:29:08 (Side A)

Alternative title

• Davey Davidson ... Interviewed by Louise Shaw ... Tape 1

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park

Coordinates

• 49.06642, -120.78578

Additional physical characteristics

• Dropouts during program; static during program; program distorted at times.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• reminiscences

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-10

Fonds identifier

• AR446

Is referenced by

• Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds

Date digitized

• 2023

Technical note

• Metadata by KD.

Rights

• This item is under copyright and made available on this site for research and private study only. Commercial use is prohibited. For all other uses please contact UVic Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/2hf6-3j76

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