CALL NUMBER: T3863:0010 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin and the occupation of the Hotel Vancouver by veterans, 1945 PERIOD COVERED: 1945-1945 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1970-12-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin recalls his activities as chairman of a committee of veterans after the Second World War. Story of occupation of the Hotel Vancouver by veterans. Anecdotes related to the occupation. TRACK 2: Prelude to the occupation of the Hotel Vancouver. Details of the occupation. Its effect on Martin's subsequent career. Running as a Social Credit candidate in federal and provincial elect;ions in the 1940s.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0011 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin and Social Credit in B.C. in the 1940s PERIOD COVERED: 1945-1949 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1970-12-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin recalls an early Social Credit public meeting. Working as an accountant in Vancouver and organizing for Social Credit prior to the 1949 provincial election. Major Jukes and the de;bate over political action. The 1949 provincial election. Social Credit activities after the election. [TRACK 2: blank.];

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0012 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin recalls Social Credit in B.C. prior to the 1952 election PERIOD COVERED: 1950-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1970-12-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses his activities related to organizing Social Credit in B.C. prior to the 1952 provincial election. Conflicting attitudes to W.A.C. Bennett's conversion to Social Credit. ;The Albertan influence on the Social Credit movement in B.C. TRACK 2: The Social Credit convention of April 1952 at New Westminster. Conflicts and problems at the convention. Electing a leader for th;e Social Credit movement. W.A.C. Bennett's "hook, line and sinker" speech.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0013 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin, Social Credit and the 1952 election in B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the prelude to the 1952 provincial election. Relationship with W.A.C. Bennett. Memories of Tilly Rolston. Robert Bonner and Einar Gunderson. Organizing Social Credit in ;B.C. prior to the 1952 election. Reaction to the outcome of the election. TRACK 2: The strength of Social Credit was more pronounced in rural parts of B.C. Ernest Hansell as campaign leader of the Social Credit Party in 1952. Organization during the 1952 campaign. The appeal of Social Credit. Anti-Semitism in the Social Credit movement.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0014 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin discusses the single transferable ballot PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the implementation and effect of the single transferable ballot in the 1952 provincial election. [TRACK 2: blank.];

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0015 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin discusses the aftermath of the 1952 provincial election RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses how he met and married his wife. Anecdote about military training. Recollection of the 1952 election. Election night 1952. Election of a Social Credit leader by elected ;Socred MLAs. TRACK 2: Recollection of the meeting at which W.A.C. Bennett was chosen Social Credit leader by elected MLAs after the 1952 election. Anecdotes about the meeting.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0016 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin becomes a Minister of the Crown, 1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1952 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-01-26 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses events which followed the 1952 election and the formation of B.C.'s first Social Credit government. Controversy over how many votes Gaglardi received in the Socred leadership contest. Meeting in Victoria with other Socred MLAs and the formation of the cabinet. TRACK 2: Eric Martin discusses events that followed becoming a Minister in the government of W.A.C. Bennett.;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0017 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin as Minister of Health and Welfare PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1960 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-03-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the first Social Credit cabinet. Recollection of fellow cabinet ministers. Anecdote about Tilly Rolston and the reason for her defeat in the 1953 (?) provincial election;. The by-elections that were held after the 1952 election in order to attain legislative seats for Bonner and Gunderson. Anecdote about Rev.H.D. Francis. TRACK 2: Eric Martin discusses aspects of his ;service as Minister of Health and Welfare. (Poor sound quality).;

CALL NUMBER: T3863:0018 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Eric Martin recalls the first year of Social Credit government in B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1953 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1971-10-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Eric Martin discusses the early accomplishments of British Columbia's first Social Credit government. Problems experienced during the first year in power. W.A.C. Bennett as Premier. Advice given by the Premier to his cabinet members. Recollection of the first session of the B.C. Legislature presided over by the new Socred government. TRACK 2: Defeat of the government in the House on the Rolston Formula.;

SUMMARY: MacMillan Bloedel chairman Major-General B.M. Hoffmeister addresses a group of WWII veterans in Vancouver about their unemployment situation, and the importance of finding jobs for them.;

Footage. Colour footage of Hycroft Veterans Home -- building, grounds, men playing outdoor checkers, views of Vancouver skyline. B&W: opening of George Derby Health and Occupational Centre in Burnaby, plus scenes in wards and solariums at Victoria Veterans Hospital [now part of Royal Jubilee Hospital].

Footage. Exterior general views of Hycroft house and grounds [the former home of A.D. McRae]; men on porch; ornamental pond; interior shots of swimming pool and people swimming; elderly men sitting out in the sun; more garden shots; a blimp passing overhead; etc.

Interview with Mr. Haegert on May 15, 1998, by Neil Robinson, Verteran's Affairs, Canada. Mr. Haegert was born in 1902, He discusses his boyhood in Victoria, training as a wireless telegrapher, work for the Consolidated Whaling Co., 1918-20, and experiences as a ship's wireless telegrapher between the wars and during World War 11.

Interview. An interview with Lorne (Ace) Atkinson. He lived in the east side of Vancouver until after World War Two, when he set up a cycle shop in Kitsilano using gratuities from his part in the war. He talks about how others like him failed when using their gratuities to start businesses. Lorne was also an Olympic cyclist for Canada.

Series consists of posters, signage, brochures, pamphlets, cards, and other promotional materials from B.C. provincial elections. Represented are the Social Credit (Socred), Progressive Conservative (PC), New Democrat, Green, Western Canada Concept, and Liberal parties as well as independent candidates.

Identified candidates include: David Anderson, Charles Barber, Dave Barrett, Tom Bate, Robert (Sam) Bawlf, Leonard Bawtree, William (Bill) Richards Bennett, Andy Bigg, Robin Blencoe, Robert Bonner, Helen Boyce, Buda Brown, Kevin Bruce, A.J. (Tony) Brummet, Adriane Carr, Frank Carson, Joe Conroy, John Craggs, Hugh Austin Curtis, Walter Davidson, Gordon Dowding, Mike Emes, Thom Ferguson, Gordon Hanson, Frank Hillier, F.C. Christopher Huddlestan, Lyle MacWilliam, Ken Mallinson, Kitty Maracle, Jake Martens, Eric Martin, Alex Matthew, Cliff Michael, Bob Monaghan, Clyde Nunn, Terence Pitt O'Grady, Sheila Page, Les Peterson, Paul A. Phillips, Bert Price, Ron Price, Ian Rendle, Karen Sanford, Cyril Morley Shelford, Allan Arthur Schroeder, Bob Tanner, Forrest Felix Walkem, George Scott Wallace, and Malcolm Wright.

Additional items include posters for provincial Notice of Polls (Vancouver 1949, 1952, and 1956 and Prince Rupert 1975), one federal Notice of Poll for Vancouver 1945, one electoral districts map for 1989 (Item: 24921C), notices of meetings for new World War II veterans, and hospital charges for B.C.H.I.S. benefits.

The item is a film docudrama from 1945.. Made to raise Victory Bond funds for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans, this film is centred around Captain Alan Piper, who lost both hands in an army training accident and learned to manage many daily tasks with his artificial hands. He is depicted visiting other disabled vets at hospitals in Vancouver and Toronto, and the rehabilitation facilities are shown. Filmed in part at Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver.