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  • Pearkes, George Randolph: my Army and political recollections, Battle of Passchendaele [audio file]

    Subject
    Soldiers, Oral histories, Battles, Personal narratives--Canadian, Armed Forces, Battle of Ypres (3rd) (Ieper, Belgium : 1917), and World War (1914-1918)
    Creator
    Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1965
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    00:15:23
    Geographic Coverage
    Belgium
    Coordinates
    50.75, 4.5
    Chronological Coverage
    1917
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Extract from complete oral history interview.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    World of Mary's Wedding Reminiscences of World War One
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    oral histories (literary genre) and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Series XXIV: Social Sciences Research Centre Collection of Interviews, Item: 236, Pearkes, George Randolph: my Army and political recollections (SC405_TP_153)
    Fonds Title
    Reginald Herbert Roy fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC104
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2011-10-06
    Technical Note
    Migration metadata by KD.

  • Interview with Bob Ahrens about Provincial Parks history

    Alternative Title
    Provincial Parks History Mr. Ahrens, copy 2.
    Subject
    Parks--Conservation and restoration, BC Parks, Parks--Management, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Conservation of natural resources, Biodiversity conservation, Oral histories, Ahrens, Bob, Natural areas, Wildlife conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Nature conservation, Wilderness areas, and Parks
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1970s to 1980s
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    00:44:50 (Side A) and 00:47:07 (Side B)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Side B is blank; dropouts during program; program distorted at times; high amount of hum during program.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-03
    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.

  • Interview with R. H. Boyd

    Alternative Title
    R.H. Boyd, First Sup't [Superintendent] of Manning Park. Rec. At Rosedale BC
    Subject
    Parks--Management, Wilderness areas, Nature conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Oral histories, National parks and reserves--Management, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Natural areas, Parks, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Wildlife conservation, BC Parks, Boyd, Robert H., Nature conservation--Societies, etc., and Conservation of natural resources
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 1977
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    00:31:10
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Chilliwack--Rosedale and British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.18333, -121.8 and 49.06642, -120.78578
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-02
    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.

  • Interview with Don McMurchie (Parts 01 and 02)

    Subject
    National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Parks--Management, Oral histories, McMurchie, Don, Conservation of natural resources, Parks, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Wilderness areas, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., BC Parks, Natural areas, and Nature conservation--Societies, etc.
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor
    Ahrens, Bob
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    April 9, 1979
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Identifier
    Tape #20
    Extent
    00:46:21 (Side B) and 00:45:35 (Side A)
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provenance
    Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    sound recordings, reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 37-38
    Fonds Title
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR446
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2017
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.

  • Interview with Don McMurchie (Parts 03 and 04)

    Subject
    Parks--Employees, Natural areas, BC Parks, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Oral histories, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., McMurchie, Don, Nature conservation, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Conservation of natural resources, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, and Parks--Management
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor
    Ahrens, Bob
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    April 9, 1979
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Identifier
    Tape #21
    Extent
    00:44:32 (Side A) and 00:15:12 (Side B)
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provenance
    Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 39-40
    Fonds Title
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR446
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2017
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.

  • Joe Hilton's recollections as told to the Park Naturalists, Don Gough and Al Midnight

    Subject
    Conservation of natural resources, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, Nature conservation, BC Parks, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Oral histories, Gough, Donald George, Natural areas, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks, Parks--Employees, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Midnight, Al, National parks and reserves, Parks--Management, Hilton, Joseph, and Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc.
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 28, 1980
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    00:15:47(Side B) and 00:30:30(Side A)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Manning Provincial Park
    Coordinates
    49.06642, -120.78578
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-01
    Fonds Title
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    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.

  • Interview with Bill French

    Subject
    Natural areas, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Oral histories, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Parks, Wilderness areas, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., BC Parks, National parks and reserves--Management, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Conservation and restoration, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Biodiversity conservation, Nature conservation, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Management, and French, Bill
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor
    Merilees, Bill
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    September 17, 1980
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Identifier
    Tape #50
    Extent
    00:34:22
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Sooke--French Beach
    Coordinates
    48.3908, -123.94441
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provenance
    Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    sound recordings, reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 93
    Fonds Title
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR446
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2017
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.

  • Alfred George Jacobs: my Army recollections, Battle of Moreuil Wood [audio file]

    Subject
    Personal narratives--Canadian, Battles, Soldiers, Oral histories, Armed Forces, and World War (1914-1918)
    Creator
    Jacobs, Alfred George
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1983
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    00:06:35
    Geographic Coverage
    France
    Coordinates
    46, 2
    Chronological Coverage
    1918
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Extract from complete oral history interview.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    World of Mary's Wedding Reminiscences of World War One
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    sound recordings and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Series XXIII: Reginald H. Roy Collection of Interviews, Item: 195, Jacobs, Alfred George: my Army recollections (SC104_JAG_195)
    Fonds Title
    Reginald Herbert Roy fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC104
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2011-09-21
    Technical Note
    Migration metadata by KD.

  • Twidale, Percy: my Army recollections, Battle of Vimy Ridge [audio file]

    Subject
    Oral histories, Military campaigns, Battle of Vimy Ridge (France : 1917), and World War (1914-1918)
    Creator
    Twidale, Percy
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1983
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Extent
    00:05:04
    Geographic Coverage
    France
    Coordinates
    46, 2
    Chronological Coverage
    1917
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Extract from complete oral history interview.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    World of Mary's Wedding Reminiscences of World War One
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    oral histories (literary genre) and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Series: Elizabeth Hazlitte Collection of Interviews, Item: 153, Twidale, Percy: my Army recollections (Interview #SC405_TP_153)
    Fonds Title
    Elizabeth Hazlitte fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC405
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elizabeth-hazlitte-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2011-10-06
    Technical Note
    Migration metadata by KD.

  • Memorial Service for Don McMurchie

    Subject
    Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Memorials, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, Parks--Employees, Parks--Management, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Parks, Natural areas, National parks and reserves--Management, Oral histories, McMurchie, Don, and BC Parks
    Creator
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    January 1987
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Sound
    Identifier
    Tape #22
    Extent
    00:10:10 (Side B) and 00:31:45 (Side A)
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provenance
    Gift of Bill Merilees/Elders Council for Parks in BC, March 2017.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 41-42
    Fonds Title
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR446
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2017
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.