Carnegie Stories

Description

In the late 1980s local resident Laurel Kimbley conducted a series of interviews on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver to capture the lives and experiences of people living in the neighbourhood. Some of these interviews were later used as the basis for the book Hastings and Main. This collection makes the audio recordings of those interviews available for the first time, following the digitization of the original cassette tapes in VPL’s Inspiration Lab. Take a trip to the past of the Downtown Eastside through the voices of its residents.Vancouver Public Library makes this Carnegie stories collection available for research or private study under Section 30.21(3.1) of the Copyright Act (Canada) and may not be used, copied, or reproduced for any other purpose. Vancouver Public Library does not own the copyright in or hold a licence to publish the content of the Carnegie stories collection. If you own the copyright in the Carnegie stories collection or you or a family member were interviewed as part of the Carnegie stories collection, you may contact the Vancouver Public Library to request the removal of certain relevant sections of the Carnegie stories collection.

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Title: 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 1 of 3)
Description: Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 2 of 3)
Description: Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: 1930s Occupations and Protests - Interview with Willis Shaparla (Part 3 of 3)
Description: Willis recalls the occupations and protests of the 1930s in Vancouver.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Changing Times, Changing Professions - Interview with Ralph Radford
Description: Ralph talks about his time working in a 1920s dance hall, then in business, journalism, and mining during the Depression. He also speaks about his wife, his retirement, and post-retirement work.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Downtown Eastside Outreach - Interview with Reverend Barry Morris
Description: Barry speaks about his work with the First United Church in Vancouver and issues related to poverty and the Downtown Eastside.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Dramatic Events - Interview with Charlie Locke
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Facing Big Challenges - Interview with Robert "Cowboy" Ellis
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Family, Work, and Living in the Downtown Eastside - Interview with Ruth Kelner (nee Albrecht)
Description: Ruth speaks about work, her family, and living in the Downtown Eastside. Additional voice is James Gorman.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Farmer's Daughter - Interview with Edna Peters
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: First Nations Culture - Interview with Bob
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: First Nations People - Interview with James Paul (Part 1 of 3)
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: First Nations People - Interview with James Paul (Part 2 of 3)
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: First Nations People - Interview with James Paul (Part 3 of 3)
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Growing Up in Ahousat - Interview with Susan Adamson
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Growing Up in Early 20th Century Vancouver - Interview with Robert Bruce (Part 1 of 3)
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Growing Up in Early 20th Century Vancouver - Interview with Robert Bruce (Part 2 of 3)
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.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical

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