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Description:: The Canadian Military Oral History Collection is composed of interviews of veterans of WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan. Over 370 recordings done by Dr. Reginald H. Roy and his students are the largest holding in this category. Historian Hal Lawrence...
Subject: Oral histories, Interviews, and Military history
Location: Canada, , Canada
Resource Type: Collection
Genre: sound recordings, oral histories (literary genre), and video recordings (physical artifacts)

Interview with Captain Thomas Watson (February 18, 2022)

Alternative Title: Unified: Canadian Support to Ukraine Since 1991
Subject: Tanks (Military science), Personal narratives--Canadian, Soldiers, Civil-military relations, Personal narratives, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Military history, Soldiers--Training of, and Watson, Thomas C., 1987-
Contributor: Kerr, Matthew and Watson, Thomas C., 1987-
Language: eng
Date created: February 18, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_WYC_893
Extent: 01:00:43
Geographic Coverage: Ukraine
Coordinates: 49, 32
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: III; Item: 893
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-02-18
Technical Note: Interview done through an online video call, .mov, 1.96 GB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Clive Milner (February 22, 2022)

Alternative Title: Canadian Peacekeeping: The Cyprus Conflict
Subject: Personal narratives, Peacekeeping forces, Personal narratives--Canadian, United Nations. Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus, Soldiers, E.O.K.A. (Cyprus), Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Military morale, Milner, Clive, Military history, Cypriots, and Cyprus Crisis (Cyprus : 1963)
Contributor: Milner, Clive and Coe, James
Language: eng
Date created: February 22, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_MC_892
Extent: 00:43:51
Geographic Coverage: Cyprus
Coordinates: 35, 33
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: video recordings (physical artifacts), reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), and interviews
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: II; Item: 892
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-02-22
Technical Note: Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 1,317,409 KB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Robert Black (February 23, 2022)

Alternative Title: Canadian Peacekeeping: The Cyprus Conflict
Subject: Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Personal narratives--Canadian, Military history, Cypriots, Peacekeeping forces, Personal narratives, Soldiers--Alcohol use, Soldiers, Crowd control, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, United Nations. Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus, and Black, Robert
Contributor: Coe, James and Black, Robert
Language: eng
Date created: February 23, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_BR_890
Extent: 00:37:39
Geographic Coverage: Cyprus
Coordinates: 35, 33
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: oral histories (literary genre), interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), and reminiscences
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: II; Item: 890
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-02-23
Technical Note: Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 493,269 KB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Chief Petty Officer Second Class (Ret'd) Arnold Yates (February 24, 2022)

Alternative Title: The Roles, Duties, and Recollections of Chief Petty Officers in the RCN
Subject: Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Yates, Arnold, 1945-, Military morale, Armed Forces--Petty officers, Personal narratives--Canadian, Armed Forces--Officers, Military history, Armed Forces--Officers--Training of, Royal Roads University, and Personal narratives
Contributor: Olson, Samantha and Yates, Arnold, 1945-
Language: eng
Date created: February 24, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_YA_899
Extent: 00:48:53
Geographic Coverage: British Columbia--Victoria
Coordinates: 48.4359, -123.35155
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: V; Item: 899
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-02-24
Technical Note: Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 699.4 MB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Jim Ferron (February 24, 2022)

Subject: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Military history, Military morale, Personal narratives, Cypriots, Personal narratives--Canadian, Peacekeeping forces, Ferron, Jim, Civil-military relations, and Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
Contributor: Ferron, Jim and Coe, James
Language: eng
Date created: February 24, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_FJ_891
Extent: 00:49:32
Geographic Coverage: Ontario--Windsor and Cyprus
Coordinates: 42.30008, -83.01654 and 35, 33
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: oral histories (literary genre), interviews, video recordings (physical artifacts), and reminiscences
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: II; Item: 981
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-02-24
Technical Note: Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 449,480 KB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Commander Amber Comisso (February 28, 2022)

Alternative Title: Being the Change Within: Female Officers in the Canadian Armed Forces
Subject: Women soldiers, Personal narratives, Royal Military College of Canada, Personal narratives--Canadian, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Command of troops, Families of military personnel, Military history, and Comisso, Amber N., 1978-
Contributor: Benkendorf, Kate and Comisso, Amber N., 1978-
Language: eng
Date created: February 28, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_CAN_888
Extent: 01:21:55
Geographic Coverage: Nova Scotia--Halifax, British Columbia--Victoria, and United Arab Emirates--Fujayrah
Coordinates: 25.11641, 56.34141, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 44.6464, -63.57291
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: interviews, reminiscences, video recordings (physical artifacts), and oral histories (literary genre)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: I; Item: 888
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-02-28
Technical Note: Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 6.91 GB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Captain K. John Pickford (March 02, 2022)

Alternative Title: Relocating Expectations: The Impact of Military Life on Canadian Forces Dependants
Subject: Moving, Household, Pickford, K. John, 1950-, Military history, Families, Soldiers--Family relationships, Families of military personnel, Families of military personnel--Services for, Military spouses, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Military dependents, Personal narratives, Soldiers--Relocation, Personal narratives--Canadian, and Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Esquimalt, B.C.)
Contributor: Luymes, Katelyn and Pickford, K. John, 1950-
Language: eng
Date created: March 2, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_PKJ_896
Extent: 00:56:38
Geographic Coverage: Nova Scotia--Halifax, British Columbia--Victoria, and Ontario--Ottawa
Coordinates: 44.6464, -63.57291, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 45.41117, -75.69812
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, interviews, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: IV; Item: 896
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-03-02
Technical Note: Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4, 2.47 GB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Commander Heather Armstrong (March 04, 2022)

Alternative Title: Relocating Expectations: The Impact of Military Life on Canadian Forces Dependants
Subject: Moving, Household, Peacekeeping forces, Canadian, Personal narratives--Canadian, Soldiers--Family relationships, Families of military personnel, Personal narratives, Families of military personnel--Services for, Women soldiers, Military dependents, Soldiers--Relocation, Families, Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, Armstrong, Heather, 1961-, Military history, Soldiers, and Peacekeeping forces
Contributor: Armstrong, Heather, 1961- and Luymes, Katelyn
Language: eng
Date created: March 4, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_AH_894
Extent: 00:45:02
Geographic Coverage: Canada and Middle East
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), interviews, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: IV; Item: 894
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-03-04
Technical Note: Interview done through an online video call, MP4, 2.53 GB. Metadata by KD.

Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Don Haisell (March 08, 2022)

Alternative Title: Peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations: A comparison based on Bosnia, Cyprus and Afghanistan
Subject: Siege of Sarajevo (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina : 1992-1996), Peacekeeping forces, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Personal narratives--Canadian, Personal narratives, Haisell, Don, Military history, and Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
Contributor: Haisell, Don and Osubele, Ruky
Language: eng
Date created: March 8, 2022
Rights Statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Resource Type: Moving Image
Identifier: Interview #SC141_HD_901
Extent: 01:08:10
Geographic Coverage: Afghanistan, Croatia, Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo
Coordinates: 35, 33, 43.84864, 18.35644, and 33, 66
Physical Repository: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection: Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider: University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Genre: oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, video recordings (physical artifacts), and interviews
Archival Item Identifier: Accession Number: 2022-020; Series: VI; Item: 901
Fonds Title: Military Oral History collection
Fonds Identifier: SC141
Is Referenced By: Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
Date Digitized: 2022-03-08
Technical Note: Interview done through a Zoom video call, MP4. Metadata by KD.

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