CALL NUMBER: T4257:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CJOR Radio (part 1) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986-07-30 SUMMARY: Mr. Erdman's education and training in electronics. Becomes radio ham. Home recording equipment and practice. Bing Crosby collection. CJOR programming in 1956. Earlier CJOR programming; use of local talent. CJOR management changes, 1964-65: Art Chandler, Pat Burns, Peter Kosich, John Donaldson. Benefits to CJOR of the CBC's Dominion network. Profits re-invested in "muzak" station and first cable television operation in 1951.

CALL NUMBER: T4257:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CJOR Radio (part 2) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986-07-30 SUMMARY: Description of cable television operation. Disc recording at CJOR. Discussion on the use of recordings in broadcasting. Quantity of recording. Survival of discs. Source of discs. Cutting techniques. Durability of discs.

CALL NUMBER: T4257:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CJOR Radio (part 3) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1986-07-30 SUMMARY: Editing problems with discs. Playback durability. Use of tape recordings in broadcasting. Advantages and disadvantages of discs over tapes. Cartridges. Shortage of discs during World War II. Loss of signal when dubbing from disc to disc. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T3948:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CKLN, Nelson, 1927-1950
RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1982-02-21
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Alan Ramsden discusses: radio stations received in Nelson pre-1939; Earle Kelly at CKCD; effect of local conditions on reception; origins of local radio in Nelson; CKLN on-air, 1939; early equipment; effect of war years regarding personnel; CBC affiliation; personnel; women on radio; home radio sets (evolution of); "mystique" of radio; antennas used. TRACK 2: Mr. Ramsden discusses: "entrepreneurs" in B.C. radio industry; technical changes at CKLN transmitter; interference from passing trains and sawmill; line problems; original transmitter; transcription and transcription services; recording methods, including wire, early tape, disc cutters; working conditions and attraction of radio.

CALL NUMBER: T3948:0002
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CKLN, Nelson, 1945-1960
RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1982-02-21
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ramsden discusses: story about curling broadcast from Nelson for CBC; live music on radio; use of 'reverb' in recording; live radio drama at CKLN; train whistle story; problems of Nelson as a radio market; competition for audience, etc; CKLN controlled by local paper; technical problems with Nelson transmitter site design, ca. 1958. TRACK 2: Mr. Ramsden discusses: transmitter site design (cont'd); FM stations; some CKLN personnel; response to arrival of television in Nelson, 1952; out-of-town hockey broadcasts popular; changes in CKLN programming after television; community involvement; American influence; origins of CJAT Trail, ca. 1930; network program, "Ghost Walker", originated in Trail.

CALL NUMBER: T3948:0003
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Recollections of radio in Nelson and Trail, 1940-1950
RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1982-02-21
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ramsden discusses: popular syndicated radio programs of the '30s and '40s; transportation to and from Nelson then and now; broadcast turntable and other equipment at CJAT Trail, 1946-49; duties at CJAT; relocation of CJAT transmitter, 1949; multiplicity of skills in radio; training; radio vs. television; first on-air experiences. [TRACK 2: blank ; end of interview]

CALL NUMBER: T4150:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early broadcast recordings RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-06-21 SUMMARY: Description of early recording equipment of CKWX, 1936 and 1940. 33 1/3 rpm for professional work, 78 rpm for complimentary copies. Disc labels used. Description of counsel board. Purpose of outside lines. Attraction of dance broadcasts. Rule against broadcast of recordings 7:30 pm to 10 pm due to pressure from record companies. Explanation why many surviving discs have blank side. Reasons for recording 1) commercials to be distributed and samples for customers. Few commercials survive as only short runs (e.g.. one-week promotion). CALL NUMBER: T4150:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early broadcast recordings RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-06-21 SUMMARY: 1) (cont'd) Types of commercials. 2) Political ads. 3) Celebrities. 4) Important events. 5) Musical performances for auditions and to improve performance (e.g.. Mart Kenny). 6) Dramatic presentations very few except Union Oil wanted to hear one before sponsoring. Also Fletcher Markle. Drama not recorded because actors and broadcasters were trained in live performance, and there was no market for recorded versions. Reasons why some recordings survived. Operators used blank side of out dated ads ("scraps") for favourite records from station library. Sometimes due to pride of announcer for program he did, would save. CALL NUMBER: T4150:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early broadcast recordings RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-06-21 SUMMARY: Commercial ads lifeblood of radio. Evolution of private radio after WW II. Instead of diverse programming, became known for one type such as playing "westerns". CKNW develops mass appeal. CBC "aloof" with no financial worries and best equipment. CBC provided what private radio could not: "high brow" stuff. Disc replaced by tapes, ca. 1960, but an overlap period until tapes became reliable.

The item consists of copies of two audio recordings of a 1980 conference panel discussion on archival preservation and duplication of sound recordings.

CALL NUMBER: T1379:0001 - 0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Aural History in British Columbia Studies RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: A panel discussion on oral history research as it relates to the study of British Columbia. The panelists are: Margaret Andrews, Imbert Orchard, Derek Reimer, Phil Thomas, and Barry Truax. CALL NUMBER: T1379:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Education Panel RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: A panel discussion on the use of oral history materials in primary and secondary schools. The panelists are: Shirley Cox, Charlie Hou, Lilian McIntosh, and Allen Specht. CALL NUMBER: T1379:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Historians Panel RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: A panel discussion by academic historians on the use of oral history. The panelists are: George Cook (SFU), Jack Granatstein (York), David Millar (York), and Gordon Wilson (Capilano College). Tape begins with the official welcome from Professor Dallas Smythe, Chairman of the Communications Studies Department, Simon Fraser University. CALL NUMBER: T1379:0005 - 0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): [Broadcasters Panel] RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1974-10-18 SUMMARY: No transcript is available for these three tapes. Presumably they include the Broadcasters Panel, a discussion of sound documentaries based on oral history materials. Robin Woods of the CBC Archives chaired this panel, which featured Elspeth Chisholm, Anita Gordon and Imbert Orchard. CALL NUMBER: T1379:0008 - 0009 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Authors Panel RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1973-10-19 SUMMARY: A panel discussion by Canadian authors on the use of oral history in their non-fiction books. The panelists are: Barry Broadfoot, James Gray, Imbert Orchard, and Peter Stursberg. CALL NUMBER: T1379:0010 - 0012 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): [Canadian Aural/Oral History : Regional Projects] RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1973-10-19 SUMMARY: No transcript is available for these three tapes. Presumably they include the panel discussions on aural history projects in Eastern Canada and Western Canada. The Eastern representatives included: Dr. Donald F. Campbell (College of Cape Breton); Gregg Finley (New Brunswick Museum); Bruno Jean (Universite Laval); Jean Morrison (McGill University); and Dr. John Widdowson (Memorial University of Newfoundland). The Western representatives included: Dr. James Boutilier (Royal Roads Military College); W.J. Langlois (Provincial Archives of British Columbia); Jane McCracken (Manitoba Museum of Man and; Nature); Jean Morrison (Thunder Bay Labour History Project); and Trevor Powell (Saskatchewan Archives).

CALL NUMBER: T3949:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CJAT, Trail
RECORDED: Trail (B.C.), 1982-02-22
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: David Glover discusses: the origins of CJAT Trail, ca. 1931; relations with local newspaper; Glover's involvement with radio; radio's response to advent of television; CBC affiliation; network programs from Trail; radio personnel; technical evolution of station; early equipment at transmitter site; recording methods, including disc, wire, tape; station's place in the community; competition in the area; popular syndicated programming and its decline. TRACK 2: Discussion of the original transmitter site and tower; distant reception of CJAT. (End of interview)

The item is an audio recording of an interview with Don Home. In it, he discusses his career in radio broadcasting. Mr. Horne took training at the Sprott-Shaw School and worked at radio stations in Victoria and Vancouver before joining the CBC in 1939. His field was technical production, including live radio drama, where he worked with producer Andrew Allan. In 1955, he became a supervisor, and in 1966, technical director. He retired from the CBC in 1974. The interview reflects on many aspects of technical change, the problems of early broadcasting, and the details of wartime broadcasting.

SUMMARY: This episode, entitled "Dreams". appears to be a poetry reading with musical interludes and sound effects. The unidentified woman poet states in the broadcast that much of this material has come from ;her book, "Dreams, Objects and Moments", which was also an art installation.;

Promotional film. About the effects of film sound on audience response.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-?] SUMMARY: Part 1 of a radio program on the history of recorded sound.;

CALL NUMBER: T3950:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Vancouver radio in the 1930s ; Radio CJFC Kamloops, 1926-1942 RECORDED: Kamloops (B.C.), 1982-03-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Ian Clark discusses: his personal background and interest in radio in Grand Forks and Vancouver; Vancouver stations in the 1930s; shared frequencies; attraction of radio; first broadcasts heard; people at CKMO, ca. 1932; Billy Browne, Sr.; some early B.C. stations; CKFC, as operated by United Church and commercially. TRACK 2: Discussion of CKFC (cont'd). State of radio equipment. Beginnings of CFJC Kamloops. Early network broadcasting by the CNR. N.S. Dalgleish's store and business practices. Ownership of CFJC by the Kamloops Sentinel newspaper. Ralph and Ronald White, publishers. CALL NUMBER: T3950:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CJFC Kamloops in the 1940s RECORDED: Kamloops (B.C.), 1982-03-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Clark discusses: CNR radio network; studio mishap with heater grill; affiliation with CBC radio network; story of Clark's Christmas program, carried on national network; other network incidents; CFJC during WWII; CBC affiliation; early radio personnel; stories about problems with home-built transmitter equipment. [TRACK 2: blank.]; CALL NUMBER: T3950:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio and television broadcasting in Kamloops, 1936-1960 RECORDED: Kamloops (B.C.), 1982-03-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Incident with wire recorder during royal visit of 1949. "Staged" news story for CBC radio. Station shot film for early CBC television. Establishment of CBC radio network affiliations in B.C. Popularity of radio: 'the golden age". Community service at CFJC. Discussion of beginnings of CFJC television, 1957. TRACK 2: More on CFJC-TV. Expansion of television service to area surrounding Kamloops through rebroadcasting stations. Contribution of CBC president A. Davidson Dunton. Story about efforts to retain Metropolitan Opera radio program. Effect of television upon radio industry. FM broadcasting. Importance of CBC. Cable television's effect on Canadian broadcasting. Modern radio more commercially-oriented. (End of interview)

SUMMARY: An audio documentary about Vancouver broadcaster and oral historian Imbert Orchard.;

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0006
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Imbert Orchard : approaches to aural history and sound
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Evolution of Orchard's role at CBC. Relations with CBC management. Left CBC, 1974. Canada Council grant. Experience as a professor in Dept. of Communication, Simon Fraser University, 1974-75.; Relationship of Orchard's work to rest of the Communication curriculum. Teaching "aural documentation". Course content. The role of aural history a a historical source. Reflections on period at SFU. TRACK 2: Course proposed by Orchard at SFU. Reaction of students and other departments to study of "aural documentation". Comments on World Soundscape Project at SFU. Concept of "aural space". Radio program, "A Space Sequence". Bill Langlois and Reynoldston Research and Studies. Approaches to oral history. The genesis of the Aural History Programme at the Provincial Archives of B.C. Orchard's contribution. People in Landscape Educational Series of cassette sound programs. Educational use of programs. Sound programs for "Sound Heritage".

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0007
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Imbert Orchard : on radio documentaries
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Special programs. "Fortunate Islands" on the Gulf Islands. Special programs from CBC period. Use of music in programs; "From the Mountains to the Sea". Pre-recorded and original music. Different styles of narration: formal and informal. "The Encounter." Rhythms of speech. Production techniques. "River of the Clouds." Poetry in narration. Program on Helmcken House. Production of "Morning at Metlakatla." Montage of voices. TRACK 2: More on mixing of voices, and problems involved. More on "Morning at Metlakatla." Reflections on the Metlakatla story. Orchard's experience with historical radio drama. "The Fort and the City." Combining actors with extemporary reminiscences. "Poet in an Arctic Landscape"; poetry and drama. "Kitselas." "Sounds of Time." Orchard's material could be used for TV or film sound tracks. Process of assembling programs. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Imbert Orchard : aural history and broadcasting in B.C., 1958-1973
PERIOD COVERED: 1958-1973
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Imbert Orchard discusses his personal background. His developing interest in broadcasting and aural history in the 1950s and 1960s. Orchard's early radio programs, especially "People in Landscape". Interview techniques. Recording the Bryant family. The program "Morning at Metlakatla". TRACK 2: More on Metlakatla and his dramatic techniques. More on different recording techniques. Theory and philosophy of sound recording. Need for an aural history association and archives. Orchard's role as a radio producer. Recording Indigenous peoples.

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0002
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Imbert Orchard : aural history and broadcasting in B.C., 1958-1973
PERIOD COVERED: 1958-1973
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Imbert Orchard discusses recording a collection of about 1400 interviews. Personal favourites include: Constance Cox, Martin Starret, and the Bryant family. Other recordings and programs. Interview techniques. [TRACK 2: blank.]

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0003
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Introduction to aural history
PERIOD COVERED: 1909-1961
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Orchard's background in the study of history and English. Orchard's developing interest in local history in Ontario, ca. 1931. The strong first impression of B.C. on Orchard. The "compression" of B.C. history. The "epic" quality of pioneer life in B.C. "Variety" in B.C. Orchard's war work in the field of camouflage. Spent nine years in Alberta in the field of drama. Began as a script editor for CBC radio and TV. Orchard's first recordings with Constance Cox, 1960. Comments on CBC bureaucracy. TRACK 2: Orchard's first radio series on the Skeena with John Edwards as producer. Orchard's first interviewing trip to the Skeena, 1961. The selection of subjects. Recording techniques. Ian Stephen as Orchard's technician. More on the first Skeena River trip. Recording with Wiggs O'Neill, Sara Bourgon.

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0004
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Recording the "Living Memory" of British Columbia
PERIOD COVERED: 1961-1967
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continuation of the story of Orchard's first Skeena trip, 1961. The second Skeena trip, 1962. Anecdotes about recording in the Skeena country. "River of the Clouds", Orchard's first big documentary program. Meeting Agnes Russ. Recording techniques and the routine of recording. Little preliminary research. More on Ian Stephen as Orchard's technician. Making the programs. The artist's eye and ear. "River of the Clouds" won awards. "Living Memory" a series of 15 minute sound programs. Recording the Victoria series of interviews in the spring of 1962. Recording in the Fraser Valley area, 1963. Meeting Martin Starret, 1963. Starret was Orchard's outstanding subject. TRACK 2: Continuation of the discussion of Martin Starret. Trip with Martin Starret to Babine Lake. Other outstanding interviews: Paddy Acland, Phyllis Bryant, Cornelius Kelleher. Major gathering trips in 1964 and 1965: Nicola, Cariboo, Boundary, Okanagan, Kootenays, Vancouver Island, Lower coast, Gulf Islands, etc. Orchard now able to do his own recordings. Anecdotes about Orchard's travels while recording. Orchard's new series, "People in Landscape".

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0005
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Aural history in British Columbia
PERIOD COVERED: 1964-1971
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Canadian Centennial, 1967, a landmark in Orchard's broadcasting career. Discussion of new artist techniques used in the series of 1 hour programs, "From the Mountains to the Sea", 1967. Anecdotes about making the programs. Problems of separating "truth" from "myth" in the recordings. After about 1967, Orchard begins to do his own editing. Major journeys: the Chilcotin with Phyllis Bryant Kellis; the Parsnip River with the Boy Scouts, following David Thompson's route. About 2/3 of Orchard's recordings not yet made into programs. About 1/4 to 1/5 of the total material would go into programs. More on recording sessions. General reflections on aural history. [TRACK 2: blank. End of interview.]

RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1981-01-30
SUMMARY: Classroom lecture and discussion by Imbert Orchard, about sound, tape recording and radio documentaries. Includes excerpts from his radio programs and recordings.

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0008
RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1978-11-06
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In a lecture to a Communication Studies class at Simon Fraser University, Imbert Orchard discusses aspects of aural history. The history of sound recording. Distinction between "oral" and "aural". Orchard's early interest in aural history while working for the CBC. Orchard demonstrates aural history techniques by playing a portion of an interview with a pioneer woman of British Columbia. TRACK 2: Aural history a a method of bringing the past to life. Orchard plays a portion of a taped interview with B.C. artist Jack Shadbolt. Aural history as a form of presentation. The differences between aural and visual media. Orchard plays a portion of a radio documentary he made about Dutch prisoners-of-war in Europe during the Second World War.

CALL NUMBER: T0990:0009
RECORDED: Burnaby (B.C.), 1978-11-06
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continued from T0990:0008. Continuation of excerpt from radio documentary about Dutch prisoners-of-war. Aural history and history. Aural documentation. Orchard plays a portion of a recording made of a scouting expedition that he took part in, tracing the exploration routes of Simon Fraser and Alexander Mackenzie. Description of the process and techniques of recording interviews and editing sound programs. Orchard answers questions from the student audience. Problems encountered in recording the sound program "In the House of the Old Doctor". TRACK 2: Conclusion (about 5 minutes).

CALL NUMBER: T3186:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Early radio in Western Canada PERIOD COVERED: 1925-1955 RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1978-03 SUMMARY: James Laurie began work for CNR Radio in 1925. Description of the operation of CNR Radio. First worked in Winnipeg. Stories about work for CNR Radio, 1925-37. Joined CBC in Vancouver, 1937. Laurie helped open the new CBC facilities in the Vancouver Hotel, 1938. The Royal Visit, 1939. Anecdotes about early outside broadcasts. Editing techniques and recording techniques. Technological limitations prior to the advent of tape recorders. Control room anecdotes. Description of Bill Herbert. Clashes between Ira Dilworth and Bill Herbert. Early portable tape recorders. Changes in radio: power supply, microphones. Start of anecdote about damaged mike cord on live broadcast, ca. 1936.

CALL NUMBER: T3186:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): CBC Vancouver, the early years, 1937-1955 PERIOD COVERED: 1937-1955 RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1978-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Conclusion of anecdote about damaged mike cable on a live outdoors broadcast from Victoria Golf Course, ca. 1936. Description of Ira Dilworth, Director of Radio. Anecdote about "The Carson Family", a farm broadcast, being recorded at the Armstrong Fair. Moving into new CBC headquarters in Hotel Vancouver, 1937. [TRACK 2: blank; end of interview]

The item is a video copy of an instructional film about the film sound technique known as "looping" and about the effects of film sound on audience response.

Instructional film. About the film sound technique known as "looping."

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986-07-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Brief account of grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allen), living in Kootenays and Prince Rupert. Very brief account of Lorraine's father, J.A. Edwards. CKMO staff and programs, ca. 1943. Jack Carbutt, CKMO announcer. Making of private recordings for Lorraine's wedding. CFJC Kamloops, 1944. Beginnings of CKPG Prince George with Cecil Elphicke, 1945-46; staff and their duties; improvised quarters. TRACK 2: Difficulty finding accommodations in Prince George. Selling advertising for CKPG. Support from listeners. Value of public service announcements to outlying areas. News announcer Keith DeWitt. Shift work. Anecdotes about announcing. Discussion of programming (local editorials, commentaries, music) and program schedule. As a CBC affiliate, station went full time. Descriptions of local programs. Jack Carbutt and another staffer purchased a disc recording machine; charged CKPG for broadcast recordings; also made private recordings for customers. Making home recordings to send to family. CKPG's contribution to the Prince George area. [End of interview.]

SUMMARY: Presumably recording tests made by Will Reeder. No dates available.;

The series consists of various interviews, radio programs and other sound recordings that were received with the Imbert Orchard accessions, but were not produced by Orchard or for the CBC. The series includes: recordings by Mrs. Roxy Tomlinson about the missionary work of her father-in-law and her husband, the Revs. Robert Tomlinson Sr. and Jr.; oral history interviews by Bjorn Bjornson; recorded music transcriptions from NHK Japan; interviews or programming from radio stations CFTK Terrace, CHUB Nanaimo, CJOR and CKWX Vancouver, and CKOK Penticton; and audio documentary assignments by Orchard's SFU Communications students.

The item is an audio recording. It contains advice on how to record oral history interviews, with excerpts from interviews used as examples.

CALL NUMBER: T3952:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CJAT, Trail, ca. 1936-1942
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-03-10
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Rudy Hartman discusses: the popular radio drama series "Ghostwalkers", produced at CJAT by Mercer McLeod; Hartman's early duties at CJAT transmitter; management of station under Taylor Pearson and Carson; state of equipment and facilities; reception of outside stations in Trail; CJAT's network affiliation, programming; more on the "Ghostwalkers" series and Mercer McLeod; CJAT and WWII news; station personnel; CJAT heard in U.S. TRACK 2: Rudy Hartman discusses: hockey broadcast from Nelson; recording done on disc; programs on transcription discs; story about cat electrocuted by transmitter; broadcast coverage from CJAT transmitter; changes in radio broadcasting; "breaking into radio"; Sprott-Shaw Broadcasting School in Vancouver; production of "Ghostwalkers". (End of interview)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): William Langlois RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-02-27 SUMMARY: William Langlois is questioned by a group of SFU students, with their instructor Imbert Orchard acting as moderator. Questions concerning growth of oral history research in B.C. leading up to Aural History Programme, Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Discussion of theory of aural history. Importance of sound quality.