RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Ada Dawe recalls her father Thomas John Cook; his arrival in Sechelt in 1893; Bert Whittaker and his store and hotel and steamships; more on steamships, the "Comox"; waiting for ships circa 1910 to 1914; and fishing. TRACK 2: Mrs. Dawe continues describing the arrival of nuns from France, Order of the Infant Jesus [Sisters of the Child Jesus], with Mother Superior Theresine in 190;3; the building of the Indian residential school in 1905; more on native Indians, including their appearance and their brass band; prominent Indians including Jack Isadore and Chief Julius and Chief A;lf August; the school for white children in 1912; Christmas festivities; roads to Porpoise Bay; Gibsons and Pender Harbour; and her impressions of loggers.

The item is an industrial film on a black and white workprint. It show the construction of a 100-mile power line from Cheekye to Powell River to supply the needs of the pulp and paper industry. It also shows surveying and construction of line, switching and substations.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Clare Chamberlin describes the road leading into Gibsons Landing in 1902; coming from Bellingham to make more money cutting wood for shingle bolts; details about logging; who would buy the shingle bolts; his first impressions of Gibson's Landing; logging at Wilson Creek; a description of Roberts Creek including the people who lived there; a man named Jacob Hintsa and other characters; details about minister J.S. Woodsworth and the founding of the CCF party; a discussion about communism. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T1704:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett : Canadian-American relations symposium RECORDED: Bellingham (Wash.), 1974-09-21 SUMMARY: Joint press conference by David Barrett and Washington Governor Dan Evans at the symposium on Canadian/American relations, Bellingham, Washington, 21 September 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Castlegar (B.C.), 1974-10-07 SUMMARY: David Barrett starts his fall tour in Castlegar, 7 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0015 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Grand Forks (B.C.), 1974-10-07 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Grand Forks, 7 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0016 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1974-10-08 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Nelson, 8 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0017 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Trail (B.C.), 1974-10-09 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Trail, 9 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0018 - 0019 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Gibsons (B.C.), 1974-10-10 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Gibsons, 10 October 1974 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0020 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Skidegate (B.C.), 1974-10-15 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Skidegate, 15 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0021 - 0022 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Masset (B.C.), 1974-10-15 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Masset, 15 October 1974 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0023 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Kitimat (B.C.), 1974-10-16 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Kitimat, 16 October 1974. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0024 - 0026 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Terrace (B.C.), 1974-10-16 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Terrace, 16 October 1974 (parts 1-3). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0027 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Vernon (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Vernon, 18 October 1974. Premier Barrett opens the John Howard Society building in Vernon. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0028 - 0029 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: Winfield (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: David Barrett fall tour in Winfield, 18 October 1974 (part 1 & 2). CALL NUMBER: T1704:0030 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Premier's fall tour RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-10-21 SUMMARY: Joint press conference between Premier David Barrett and federal Finance Minister John Turner, 21 October 1974. The main issue is unresolved differences of opinion on natural resource taxation. CALL NUMBER: T1704:0031 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dave Barrett: Proposed revenue sharing for natural gas; Jack Webster (CJOR) follow-up RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-01-10 SUMMARY: Press conference by Premier David Barrett on the province's proposal for the sharing of natural gas revenues, 10 January 1975. This is followed by commentary from Jack Webster and opposition leader Bill Bennett; broadcast on CJOR and other radio stations.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Wyngaert discusses his father, Alfred Wyngoert, and his arrival in Vancouver, and then in Gibsons Landing in 1909. Then he discusses his own move from the retail business to chicken ranching; skid roads, from 1880 to 1910; various settlers in the area; exposure to the Finnish settlers from Sointula; more on skid roads; the postal service at Gibsons Landing; W.W. Winn and his store an;d post office in 1915; and the beginning and growth of Gibsons Landing in 1886. Finally, Mr. Wyngaert describes J.S. Woodsworth and Dr. Fred Inglis. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Grace Chamberlin relates the story of her birth at Gibsons Landing, which was called Howe Sound at that time; her mother's father George William Gibson, who came to Vancouver in 1886 wit;h her mother and father; Gibson's pre-emption; jobs her father worked at in Vancouver; his eventual move to Gibsons Landing; various "skid roads" in the area; Native Indians in the area; other settler;s; Ralph Gibson's store around 1893; life in Gibson's; impressions of George William Gibson; a comparison of today and yesterday; details on how the old timers lived; impressions of Finns including Jacob Hintsa; J.S. Woodsworth and the Methodist Church. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Amateur film. Vacation footage from Vancouver (Burrard Inlet, Lion's Gate Bridge); the town of Gibsons; Seattle (Space needle, monorail, World's Fair site, zoo). Harbour scenes. Aboard the liner "Oriana". Long Beach, California.

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews dealing with the history of B.C.'s Lower Coast, including parts of the South Coast and Lower Mainland regions (and several coastal islands), from the 1890s to the 1950s, including some material up to 1968.