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  • Provincial Normal School Oral Histories

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    23Works
    Description:
    These sound recordings are part of the Provincial Normal School Oral History Interview collection, held at the University of Victoria Archives. The Provincial Normal School (PNS) was established in Victoria, B.C., in January 1915, to provide preliminary and advanced...
    Subject:
    Local History, Oral histories, and Interviews
    Location:
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type:
    Collection
    Genre:
    sound recordings and oral histories (literary genre)

  • Interview with Art Vanidour and Bud McFarlane

    Subject:
    National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Parks--Conservation and restoration, Parks--Management, BC Parks, Conservation of natural resources, Parks, McFarlane, Bud, Vanidour, Art, National parks and reserves--Management, Nature conservation, Natural areas, Oral histories, Wilderness areas, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Biodiversity conservation, and Parks--Employees--Attitudes
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    September 29, 1999
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #41
    Extent:
    00:44:21 (Side B) and 00:37:58 (Side A)
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Nanaimo and British Columbia--Nanaimo--Nanoose Bay
    Coordinates:
    49.16638, -123.94003 and 49.27237, -124.19332
    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: 77-78
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Interviews with Ian McTaggart-Cowan and Bob Broadland

    Subject:
    Wilderness areas, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010, Parks--Management, Parks, Parks--Employees, National parks and reserves, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Natural areas, Wildlife conservation, Oral histories, Nature conservation, Broadland, Bob, Conservation of natural resources, BC Parks, and Parks--Conservation and restoration
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    September 12, 1997 to September 22, 1997
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #7
    Extent:
    00:41:27 (Side B) and 00:45:49 (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), sound recordings, and reminiscences
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 13-14
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Interviews with Elizabeth Abbott and David Stirling

    Subject:
    Abbott, Elizabeth, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Wilderness areas, Oral histories, Stirling, David, Wildlife conservation, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Nature conservation, Parks, National parks and reserves, Parks--Management, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., BC Parks, National parks and reserves--Management, Natural areas, and Parks--Employees
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    July 2000 to August 2000
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #40
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Mitlenatch Island
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 49.94964, -125.00287
    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: 75-76
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Interview with C.P. Lyons (April 16, 1997)

    Subject:
    Parks, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Biodiversity conservation, National parks and reserves--Management, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Management, Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-, Wilderness areas, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Nature conservation, Parks--Employees, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., BC Parks, Oral histories, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, and Natural areas
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    April 16, 1997
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #1
    Extent:
    00:45:52 (Side A) and 00:36:23 (Side B)
    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: 1-2
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Interview with Bob Broadland (August 10, 1999)

    Subject:
    BC Parks, Parks, Broadland, Bob, Natural areas, Biodiversity conservation, Conservation of natural resources, Parks--Conservation and restoration, National parks and reserves, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Nature conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wildlife conservation, Wilderness areas, Oral histories, Parks--Employees, National parks and reserves--Management, and Parks--Management
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    August 10, 1999
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #9
    Extent:
    00:18:42 (Side B) and 00:42:22 (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), sound recordings, and reminiscences
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 17-18
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Dr. Carl Borden Memorial Lecture and Interview with Bob Ahrens

    Alternative Title:
    Dr. Carl Borden Memorial Lecture
    Subject:
    Parks--Employees--Attitudes, National parks and reserves, BC Parks, Biodiversity conservation, Parks--Employees, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Borden, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1905-1978, Nature conservation, Oral histories, Wildlife conservation, Parks--Management, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., National parks and reserves--Management, Ahrens, Bob, Memorials, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Conservation of natural resources, Natural areas, Wilderness areas, and Parks
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    June 22, 2005
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #13
    Extent:
    00:38:50 (Side A) and 00:46:17 (Side B)
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Nanaimo and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates:
    49.16638, -123.94003 and 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: 24-25
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • Interview with Bob Williams

    Alternative Title:
    Robert (Bob) Williams interview
    Subject:
    Williams, Robert, Conservation of natural resources, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, Biodiversity conservation, Natural areas, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Parks, National parks and reserves, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Employees, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Parks--Management, BC Parks, and Oral histories
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia and EKOS Communications, Inc.
    Contributor:
    Searle, D. Richard (Donald Richard), 1951-
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2006?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Moving Image
    Extent:
    00:32:45
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park, British Columbia--Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park, British Columbia--Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, and British Columbia--Penticton
    Coordinates:
    57.41638, -128.50368, 49.48062, -119.58584, and 49.71647, -119.63568
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provenance:
    Donated to the University of Victoria Archives on October 20, 2008 by Rick Searle (EKOS Communications).
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, and video recordings (physical artifacts)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2011-006
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia / EKOS Communications video history collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR447
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-ekos-communications-video-history-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2011
    Technical Note:
    Migration metadata from UVicSpace to Vault by KD, Summer 2024.

  • Interview with Bob Ahrens (Part 2 of 3)

    Alternative Title:
    Bob Ahrens interview [part 2, 2008]
    Subject:
    Ahrens, Bob, Conservation of natural resources, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Wilderness areas, Biodiversity conservation, Natural areas, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Parks, National parks and reserves, National parks and reserves--Management, Parks--Employees, Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Parks--Management, BC Parks, and Oral histories
    Creator:
    EKOS Communications, Inc. and Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Thompson, Derek and Searle, D. Richard (Donald Richard), 1951-
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2008
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Moving Image
    Extent:
    01:00:02
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbi--Sooke Mountain Park and British Columbia--Strathcona Park
    Coordinates:
    48.43293, -123.65261 and 49.66631, -125.66961
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Some background noise from 26:30 to 32:00. This interview is the continuation of the Interview with Bob Ahrens (Part 1 of 3). It is continued in Interview with Bob Ahrens (Part 3 of 3).
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Provenance:
    Donated to the University of Victoria Archives on October 20, 2008 by Rick Searle (EKOS Communications).
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    video recordings (physical artifacts), reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2011-006
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia / EKOS Communications video history collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR447
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-ekos-communications-video-history-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2011
    Technical Note:
    Migration metadata from UVicSpace to Vault by KD, Summer 2024.

  • Interview with Ralph and Clara Ritcey

    Subject:
    Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation--Societies, etc., Parks--Employees, BC Parks, Nature conservation, Oral histories, National parks and reserves--Management, Biodiversity conservation, Wilderness areas, Parks--Management, Parks--Conservation and restoration, Parks, Natural areas, Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc., National parks and reserves, Ritcey, R. W. (Ralph W.), Parks--Employees--Attitudes, Conservation of natural resources, and Ritcey, Clara
    Creator:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
    Contributor:
    Merilees, Bill
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    September 5, 2003
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Identifier:
    Tape #45
    Extent:
    00:43:04 (Side B) and 01:01:47 (Side A)
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Kamloops
    Coordinates:
    50.68943, -120.39504
    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, sound recordings, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2024-010; Item: 84-85
    Fonds Title:
    Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR446
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2017
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.