Interviewee: Ladner, Leon J., b. 1884

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

An interview/narrative of Leon J. Ladner's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Interview took place on April 5, 1972.

ABSTRACT: Mr. Leon J. Ladner, 5 April 1972. 28pp. Conservative Party recruited Pearkes in 1945. Political scene in 1945, provincial vs. federal wings. Columbia River Treaty. Pearkes support for Diefenbaker. Mentions Arthur Meighen, George Drew, Howard Green. The election of a new leader. Peculiarities of Diefenbaker's character. Considers that Diefenbaker vacillated to the extent that it destroyed his Cabinet.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Ladner, Leon J., b. 1884
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• April 5, 1972

Relation

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

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 transcript (28 pages)

Geographic Coverage

• Canada

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• No audio recording held.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

• reminiscences
• interviews
• oral histories (literary genre)
• transcripts

Archival item identifier

• LLJ_227

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

Technical note

• Technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Migration metadata by KD and MT. PDF. Technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. 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/cy23-gw57

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