Dixon, C. Garfield: my recollections (November 6, 1969 - February 9, 1970)

ABSTRACT: Commander C. Garfield Dixon, 6 Nov. 1969. 8 pp. Comments on previous Lt.-Governors. Pearkes' office arrangements ruffled feathers. Disagreement with former Lt.-Gov. Frank Ross. Commander C. Garfield Dixon, December 1969. 16 pp. The appointment of the Lt.-Governor. Servant problems. Government House finances. Staff. Cmdr. Dixon's attitude. Commander C. Garfield Dixon, 9 February 1970. 11pp. Selection of A.D.C.'s. Official visits, protocol. Visits to Indian villages. The official round of ceremonies, visitations, etc. Honourary appointments. Guests at Government House.

Interviewee: Dixon, C. Garfield, b. 1921

An interview/narrative of Commander C. Garfield Dixon's recollections of Major-General Pearkes and previous Lieutenant-Governors. Interview took place on November 6, 1969, December 1969, and February 9, 1970.

Rank: Commander.

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Dixon, C. Garfield, b. 1921
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• November 6, 1969 to February 9, 1970

Relation

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

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 transcript (16 pages) (Part 02)
• 1 transcript (8 pages) (Part 01)

Geographic coverage

• India

Coordinates

• 22.20775, 76.97021

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
• oral histories (literary genre)
• transcripts
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• DCG_217

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/10.58066/34at-sm23

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