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Title: 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 1 of 3)
Contributor(s): Shaparla, Willis (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984
Language: English
Description: Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:34:36, 00:34:36
Subject(s): On to Ottawa trek, Bloody Sunday (1938), Depressions - 1929, Protests, Occupations, Labour unions, Police
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 2 of 3)
Contributor(s): Shaparla, Willis (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984
Language: English
Description: Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:29:34, 00:29:34
Subject(s): On to Ottawa trek, Bloody Sunday (1938), Depressions - 1929, Protests, Occupations, Labour unions, Police
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 3 of 3)
Contributor(s): Shaparla, Willis (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984
Language: English
Description: Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:03:09, 00:03:09
Subject(s): On to Ottawa trek, Bloody Sunday (1938), Depressions - 1929, Protests, Occupations, Labour unions, Police
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Downtown Eastside Outreach - Interview with Reverend Barry Morris
Contributor(s): Morris, Barry (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984-05
Language: English
Description: Barry speaks about his work with the First United Church in Vancouver and issues related to poverty and the Downtown Eastside.
Extent: 00:38:36, 00:38:36
Subject(s): First United Church, Homelessness, Social classes, Food, Catholic Church, Downtown Eastside (Vancouver B.C.)
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Dramatic Events - Interview with Charlie Locke
Contributor(s): Locke, Charlie (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1981-08
Language: English
Description: Charlie speaks about the dramatic sinking of the ship he worked on, his family history in sailing and during WWII, his religious beliefs, and the German prisoner of war camps in Ontario.
Extent: 00:25:02, 00:25:02
Subject(s): Disasters, Sailing, World War, 1939-1945, Religion, Prisoners of war, Germans
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Facing Big Challenges - Interview with Robert "Cowboy" Ellis
Contributor(s): Ellis, Robert "Cowboy" (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Language: English
Description: Cowboy, a longtime involved resident of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) speaks about his experience in the Korean War as a member of the Canadian Military, his run-in with cancer, and his efforts to make change in the DTES.
Extent: 00:50:38, 00:50:38
Subject(s): Cancer, Military history, Ghosts, Trucking, Restaurants, First Nations, Alcoholism, Conflict management, Skid row, Vancouver (B.C.) - Politics and government, Korean War, 1950-1953
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Family, Work, and Living in the Downtown Eastside - Interview with Ruth Kelner (nee Albrecht)
Contributor(s): Kelner, Ruth (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Language: English
Description: Ruth speaks about work, her family, and living in the Downtown Eastside. Additional voice is James Gorman.
Extent: 00:18:00, 00:18:00
Subject(s): Employment, Children, Death, Gangs, Skid row
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Farmer's Daughter - Interview with Edna Peters
Contributor(s): Peters, Edna (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1983-02-05
Language: English
Description: A farmer's daughter from Ontario, Edna outlived two husbands to become a great-grandmother living, working, and socializing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Extent: 00:25:09, 00:25:09
Subject(s): Marriage, Death, Children, Agriculture, Natural remedies
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: First Nations Culture - Interview with Bob
Contributor(s): Bob (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984-01-14
Language: English
Description: Bob speaks about his First Nations culture growing up, working in the logging industry while living seasonally in the Downtown Eastside, the sex workers in Vancouver, and his experiences with bar culture.
Extent: 00:37:34, 00:37:34
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples - Canada - Residential schools, Residential schools, First Nations Clans, Loggers, Prostitutes, New Fountain Hotel, Alcohol, Racism, Police
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: First Nations People - Interview with James Paul (Part 1 of 3)
Contributor(s): Paul, James (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984-06-26
Language: English
Description: James speaks about the history of the Sechelt First Nation and other First Nations people, as well as what he remembers of coming into Vancouver as a child with his mother to trade for goods and his time in the military.
Extent: 00:32:13, 00:32:13
Subject(s): Carving (Decorative arts), First Nations, Sechelt First Nation
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: First Nations People - Interview with James Paul (Part 2 of 3)
Contributor(s): Paul, James (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984-06-26
Language: English
Description: James speaks about the history of the Sechelt First Nation and other First Nations people, as well as what he remembers of coming into Vancouver as a child with his mother to trade for goods and his time in the military.
Extent: 00:27:02, 00:27:02
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples, Sechelt First Nation, Carving (Decorative arts)
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: First Nations People - Interview with James Paul (Part 3 of 3)
Contributor(s): Paul, James (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1984-06-26
Language: English
Description: James speaks about the history of the Sechelt First Nation and other First Nations people, as well as what he remembers of coming into Vancouver as a child with his mother to trade for goods and his time in the military.
Extent: 00:11:18, 00:11:18
Subject(s): Carving (Decorative arts), First Nations, Sechelt First Nation
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Growing Up in Ahousat - Interview with Susan Adamson
Contributor(s): Adamson, Susan (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1983-07-25
Language: English
Description: Susan Adamson speaks about her life growing up in Ahousat, British Columbia, her family background, her relationships, and her reasons for coming to the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver and her experiences there.
Extent: 00:30:45, 00:30:45
Subject(s): Fishing, Marriage, Alcoholism, Family, Children, Family violence, Residential schools, Indigenous peoples - Canada - Residential schools, Indigenous peoples
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Growing Up in Early 20th Century Vancouver - Interview with Robert Bruce (Part 1 of 3)
Contributor(s): Bruce, Robert (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1982
Language: English
Description: Robert Bruce grew up in early 20th century Vancouver and describes the how the city looked and what he did as a youth. He also mentions the First Nations people who lived on reserves in and around the city, watching the prisoners used to clear land, the construction of Carnegie, and his work building boats.
Extent: 00:30:34, 00:30:34
Subject(s): First Nations - Reservations, Hunting, Animals, Business enterprises, Circus, Boatbuilding
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Growing Up in Early 20th Century Vancouver - Interview with Robert Bruce (Part 2 of 3)
Contributor(s): Bruce, Robert (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1982
Language: English
Description: Robert Bruce grew up in early 20th century Vancouver and describes the how the city looked and what he did as a youth. He also mentions the First Nations people who lived on reserves in and around the city, watching the prisoners used to clear land, the construction of Carnegie, and his work building boats.
Extent: 00:27:05, 00:27:05
Subject(s): First Nations - Reservations, Hunting, Animals, Business enterprises, Circus, Boatbuilding
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Growing Up in Early 20th Century Vancouver - Interview with Robert Bruce (Part 3 of 3)
Contributor(s): Bruce, Robert (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1982
Language: English
Extent: 00:20:16, 00:20:16
Subject(s): First Nations - Reservations, Hunting, Animals, Business enterprises, Circus, Boatbuilding
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Growing Up in Vancouver in the 30s - Interview with Jimmy Moses
Contributor(s): Johnson, George (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Language: English
Description: George speaks about growing up in Vancouver during the Depression, taking part in the Kitsilano Boy Band, going to university, and the mayor selling baby bonds for the new City Hall.
Extent: 00:29:22, 00:29:22
Subject(s): Depressions - 1929, Beaches, Musical instruments, Trumpet, Police brutality, Food relief, Squatter settlements
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Heart of the City - Interview with Tora Pooley
Contributor(s): Pooley, Tora (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1986-04-22
Language: English
Description: Tora Pooley speaks about his family history in Vancouver and his experiences in the Downtown Eastside.
Extent: 00:12:07, 00:12:07
Subject(s): Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Eviction, Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Homelessness - Interview with Katherine Kosta
Contributor(s): Kosta, Katherine (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1973-06-19
Language: English
Description: Katherine speaks about living through the Depression, hotels and theatres around Vancouver, and her experience with homelessness and general precarity.
Extent: 00:32:35, 00:32:35
Subject(s): Depressions - 1929, Homelessness, Police, Family, Childhood, Theatres, Hotels, Street entertainers, Shelters for the homeless, Vancouver (B.C.) - Politics and government
Location(s): Downtown
Collection: Carnegie Stories

Title: Importance of Music - Interview with Jean-Paul Savard (Part 1 of 2)
Contributor(s): Savard, Jean-Paul (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Language: English
Description: The Quebec-born Jean Paul speaks to the importance music holds in his life from early family experiences, through his time in the military, and in a military hospital. He also mentions his time as an Esperanto translator during the Montreal Expo in 1967.
Extent: 00:28:01, 00:28:01
Subject(s): Music, Military history, Hospitals, Orchestra, Expo 67 (Montreal, Quebec), Alcoholism, Family
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1980s
Collection: Carnegie Stories