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Gwendolyn Elwood interview
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3 Aug. 1983 (Creation)
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1 audio reel : 9.5 cm/sec, 2 track, mono ; 13 cm
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The item consists of an audio interview with Gwendolyn Elwood recorded in Victoria, B.C. on August 3, 1983.
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Track 1: Gwendolyn Elwood was born Gwendolyn Wood in England in 1907. She came to Canada at age 4 1/2. She describes the home she lived in on Vancouver Street and outlines her mother's responsibilities in running the household. Family diet and eating habits, shopping routines, etc. She talks about her school days at Girls' Central and Beacon Hill School.
Track 2: Gwendolyn attended Victoria High and then took a business course from Miss McMillan. She worked in a lawyer's office and then for T.S. McPherson. She married in 1936 and set up her own home in Victoria. In 1939 she and her husband moved to Halifax for five years. Raised the family on her own when her children were 6 and 9 years old. Discusses the difference between her mother and herself in terms of raising a family.
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Copying Restriction: Client copies may be made for private and research purposes.
Copyright Status: Copyright is held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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Accession number(s): T4088
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Previously described as AAAB5638.
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speaker: Gwendolyn Elwood, interviewer: Lynn Bueckert