ABSTRACT: Synopsis: 0:00 – 3:10 – How he first became involved in Public Affairs after his time in the Air Force and became the Base Information Officer for Esquimalt in 1978. 3:10 – 3:47 –The importance of appreciating people from different backgrounds and cultures. 3:47– 5:18- Subsequent training and requirements needed to work at Public Affairs. 5:18 – 12:00 –Working in Public Affairs: Handling the aftermath of the Ocean Ranger, his time as Senior Project Officer; goals in Public Affairs; necessary skills; anti-Nuclear protests. 12:00 -28:00 - Memories of working with other military personnel the press (mentions tour in Cyprus, being in Doha for the Canadian Air Task Group-Middle East, and Hawaii). Also, includes his time as PR point person for servicewomen, who were part of SWINTER. 28:00-45:12 - Releasing news about the military and working the with the press. 45:12-46:50 – Being involved with Norads tracking of Santa Claus Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 25:00- 28:00 Talks about supporting women entering the military.

An interview/narrative of Robin Alford's experiences with Armed Forces Public Affairs. Interview took place on March 6, 2017 in Victoria, B.C.

Interviewer: Lavallee, Olivia

Rank: Major.

Interviewee: Alford, Robin

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Alford, Robin
• Lavallee, Olivia

Subject

• North American Aerospace Defense Command
• Military history
• Armed Forces--Officers

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 6, 2017

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria
• Cyprus

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155
• 35, 33

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.

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)
• sound recordings
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• AR_861

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

• March 6, 2017

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2017. 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/dd22-pt58

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