Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- Copied 1984-1985 (originally created 1982-1985) (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
45 audio reels. -- 28 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Kreg Sky of Victoria, British Columbia undertook to interview many of the early guides and outfitters of the Canadian Rockies, including many who worked on the eastern slopes of the mountains in Alberta.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of recorded interviews of the following people: J. Arthur Allen, Ken W. Allen, A. Jim Bagley, Bill Bagley, Mary Baher, Mathias "Mike" Baher, Pete Bifano, John Boychuk, Frank Burstrom, George E. Camp, Agnes and Ray Campbell, Isabel Cochrane, M.F. "Red" Creighton, Cliff Duke, Max Ebert, Oliver Goodell, William O. Harrison, Max Hoover, Norman E. King, George E. Korsvik, Alpha "Ray" Legace, Rex Logan, Freeman "Friday" Lonsdale, Peter Lum, Larry A. McGuire, Eugene Merrill, Cora B. Mustard, C. Vern Mustard, Hersch Neighbor, David Charles Nixon, Owen Philipps, Felix Plante, Charles Doyle Reay, James A. Riviere, Andy Russell, Leo Rutledge, Chester V. "Clarence" Sands, Floyd Smith, James H.S. Tegart, Ken M. Thomson, Oliver Travers, Mark and Agnes Truxler, Madeline Turnor, and Thomas Wilde. Includes some photographs of interviewees.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access is subject to a privacy review
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Interview outlines available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The originals are at British Columbia Archives and Records Services.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
RCT 686 (accession 929t) has been amalgamated with RCT-554.