This item is the first part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005B, 0006A, and 0006B. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: Wop May and the building supply business, New Horizons funding for writing memoirs, specific aircraft and engines, engine failures, getting rescued, training schools, navigation, and radio technology. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself. He served in the Canadian Army in WWI and was wounded in France and received a medical discharge. In 1917, he joined the Royal Flying Corps and remained in the Royal Air Force until 1928. He returned to Canada and worked for Western Canadian Airways. Over Christmas 1972, he had a cancer operation and is still receiving treatments.
This item is the second part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005A, 0006A, and 0006B. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: flying in the far north and in areas of magnetic unreliability, specific aircraft, White Pass Airways, flying out of Whitehorse, the Northwest Staging Route, commercial flights, and search and rescue missions in the Northwest Territories, and the area around Bathurst. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself. He joined Canadian Pacific Airways in 1942 and went to Whitehorse as District Superintendent.
This item is the third part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005A, 0005B, and 0006B. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: search and rescue missions, other aviators, eating caribou, taxi fares, plane traffic in Vancouver and travel to Victoria, vacations, flying airmail from Winnipeg to Calgary, specific aircraft, flying in Ontario, and favourite airplane for bush flying. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself, including companies he flew for.
This item is the fourth part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005A, 0005B, and 0006A. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: specific aircraft, airplanes used to fly airmail, non-directional beacons, automatic direction finding, navigation, landing and taking off from ice, Aklavik, and Point Barrow. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself, including working with Canadian Pacific Airways, a Russian search and rescue, and staying in Point Barrow during the winter. The interview ends when Herbert’s wife(?) returns.
The CDs contain a recording of an interview with Henry G. Cook, conducted by David Leonard, Archivist, Northwest Territories Archives. The interview, recorded in 1979, details Mr. Cook's life and experiences in the north. The audio reel was copied to DAT in February 1996.
A Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre interview with Dr. A.W. Jolliffe conducted on December 5, 1979. Dr. Fred Jolliffe was a geologist involved in the geological surveys of the 1930s, during which time gold was discovered in the Yellowknife area.
Items consist of an interview with Mabel Braathen, a lecture given by former bush pilot Punch Dickins, and an interview with A.W. Jolliffe.
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage divisionIn December 1979, George Calef, part of the Government of the Northwest Territories Game Branch lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on the topic of caribou. 1:12:07
A Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre interview with Mabel Braathen conducted on June 26, 1979. Mabel (nee Loutitt) Braathen was born at Fort Resolution in 1919 and was a long time resident of Yellowknife.
A lecture given by former bush pilot Punch Dickins at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in September 1979. (See also N-1992-120.)
The material has been divided into three series. Series A (sound recordings) has been subdivided into 3 sub-series. Series A, Sub-series 1 - consists of eight recordings (:0001 to :0008) of an alcohol workshop conducted by the Dene Nation at Snowdrift in 1980. Series A, Sub-series 2 - consists of three sound recordings (:0009 to :0011) of Dene fiddle, drum dance and hand game music recorded in Snowdrift in 1980. Series A, Sub-series 3 - consists of seventeen interviews conducted in 1980 (:0012 to :0028). Series B (text) consists one of administrative file on the Oral History Compendium and one file with summaries of three interviews. Series C (photographic) is a colour print (:0029) of Frank Tetcho and his wife Madelaine at Trout Lake.
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division. NWT ArchivesIn September 1980, Constable M.J. (Joe) Olsen lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on the topic of the "St. Roch." Joe Olsen was a crewmember of the "St. Roch" in the 1920s. 1:05:19
The recordings contain 5 interviews with Claire Barnabe, L.F.G. (Bob) Borden, O.S. (Sid) Chapin, Richard S. Finnie and Frederick B. "Ted" Watt . The interviews were conducted by the NWT Archivist, David Leonard in 1980.
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division. NWT ArchivesThe DAT contains the recording of a lecture given by Mary Firth and Francois Paulette. Francois Paulette, a hunter and trapper from Fort Smith and Chief of the Fort Smith Dene Band, spoke on "Dene Culture and Spirituality." Mary Firth spoke on her life experiences and those of her parents.
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage divisionThe sound recordings consisted of lectures delivered as part of the "Science History and All That" lecture series. :0001 - In December 1979, George Calef, part of the Government of the Northwest Territories Game Branch lectured on the topic of caribou. :0002 - In February 1980, Dr. Walter O. Kupsh spoke on the topic of "Discovery and Mining of Uranium." Dr. Kupsh, a member of the Carruthers Commission from 1965-1966, also served as a member of the Science Advisory Board. :0003 - In September 1980, Constable M.J. (Joe) Olsen lectured on the topic of the "St. Roch." Joe Olsen was a crewmember of the "St. Roch" in the 1920s. :0004 - Photographer and historian Richard Finnie lectured on "The Truth about the Canol Project". Richard Finnie was employed as the northern advisor and historian to the United States Army Engineers constructing the Canol Project from 1940-1942. :0005 - In January 1981, Doug Heard of the NWT Wildlife Services spoke on "Caribou: Sex and Death Where the Nights are Long". :0006 - In February of 1981, Dr. Otto Schaefer lectured on "Native Food Resources and Traditional Dietary Habits: Their Value from a Nutritional and Medical Viewpoint and the Effect on the Health Picture of Native Populations Observed Consequent to Rapid Change of their Traditional Dietary Habits." Dr. Schaefer was a physician in Aklavik, Pangnirtung and the Yukon prior to founding the Northern Medical Research Unit in Edmonton. :0007 - In April 1981, Anne Gunn lectured on "Men and Musk ox". Anne Gunn, a member of the Canada Wildlife Service from 1973 to 1978, joined the NWT Wildlife Service in 1978.
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage divisionIn February 1980, Dr. Walter O. Kupsh lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on the topic of "Discovery and Mining of Uranium." Dr. Kupsh, a member of the Carruthers Commission from 1965-1966, also served as a member of the Science Advisory Board. 1:22:50
The recordings are of the Dene Nation General Assembly held in Fort Good Hope in July of 1980. Item 0001 covers July 22; 0002-0004 July 23; 0005-0006 July 24; 0007-0010 July 25; 0011-0015 July 26; 0016 July 27.
Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division. NWT ArchivesIn February of 1981, Dr. Otto Schaefer lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "Native Food Resources and Traditional Dietary Habits: Their Value from a Nutritional and Medical Viewpoint and the Effect on the Health Picture of Native Populations Observed Consequent to Rapid Change of their Traditional Dietary Habits." Dr. Schaefer was a physician in Aklavik, Pangnirtung and the Yukon prior to founding the Northern Medical Research Unit in Edmonton. 1:05:33
In April 1981, Anne Gunn lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "Men and Musk ox". Anne Gunn, a member of the Canada Wildlife Service from 1973 to 1978, joined the NWT Wildlife Service in 1978. 00:39:47
In January 1981, Doug Heard of the NWT Wildlife Services lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "Caribou: Sex and Death Where the Nights are Long". 1:05:24