Abelson, M.: my recollections (December 19, 1967)

An interview/narrative of M. Abelson's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Mrs. Abelson was the housekeeper at Government House. Interview took place on December 19, 1967.

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

ABSTRACT: Mrs. M. Abelson (Housekeeper), 19 December 1967, 34 pp. Anecdotes about guests at Government House. Running the household. The public. Relations with the staff. Maj-Gen and Mrs. Pearkes as a married couple, the atmosphere at Government House.

Interviewee: Abelson, M.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Roy, Reginald H.
• Abelson, M.

Subject

• Military history
• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
• Housekeeping--Social aspects
• Housekeepers
• Women household employees
• Households

Language

• eng

Date created

• December 19, 1967

Relation

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

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 70 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

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

Archival item identifier

• AM_212

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

• September 29, 2010

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 2010. 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/htq0-g408

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