Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H. Interviewee: Pearkes, Hilda An interview/narrative of Hilda Pearkes's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Miss Pearkes is Major-General Pearkes's sister. Interview took place on September 30, 1965. ABSTRACT: Miss Hilda Pearkes (sister), 30 Sept. 1965. 19pp. Family life in England; childhood, parents, the move to Canada. Living on a homestead in Alberta. Relocated to Victoria and, finally, to North Saanich.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Roy, Reginald H.
• Pearkes, Hilda

Subject

• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• September 30, 1965

Relation

• Part of the Social Sciences Research Centre collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria
• England

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155
• 52.16045, -0.70312

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 40 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

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

Archival item identifier

• PH_237

Fonds title

• Reginald Herbert Roy fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC104

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds

Date digitized

• June 17, 2011

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/8hhw-ng75

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