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Charles Arthur Bowman fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1928-1930, 1957.

Reference:

R1855-0-0-E, MG30-D79

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102499

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Charles Arthur Bowman fonds
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Date(s):

1928-1930, 1957.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the following microfilmed material: correspondence, 1928-1929, between Bowman and Donald Manson, secretary of the Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting and with the Hon. G.H. Ferguson, C.A. Magrath and H.S. Southam; Report to the Royal Commission, written by Bowman; pamphlet, 1930, by C.A. Bowman, entitled Radio Public Service for Canada; annotated draft Report of the Royal Commission, 1929; and clippings, 1957, concerning the role of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. This material is located on microfilm reel M-826.

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Bowman, Charles Arthur, born 1883

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Bowman, Charles Arthur, born 1883 : Charles Arthur Bowman came to Canada from his native Northumberland as a young man, and worked as a draftsman and engineer for the Department of Railways and Canals, until his dismissal in 1912. In 1913, he joined the Ottawa Citizen as associate editor and became editor shortly after, retiring in 1946. He was an active advocate of public broadcasting and served as a member of the Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting in 1929, along with Sir John Aird and Dr. Augustin Frigon. His memoirs were published in 1966 under the title Ottawa Editor.

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Location of originals note:

The originals are held by University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver, B.C.
Subject heading:

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Governmental investigations - Canada, 1928-1929, 1930 Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting, 1928-1929, 1930

G.H. Ferguson, 1928-1929, 1930

C.A. Magrath, 1928-1929, 1930

H.S. Southam, 1928-1929
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MG30-D79
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Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel M-826

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