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Redmayne, May Appleyard - Interview

Item number (ISN):

177088

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

177088

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

MCNEIL, Bill

Accession:

1981-0111

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production company:

Bill McNeil (Interviewer)

Description:

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Unedited interview of May Appleyard Redmayne, who was an early homesteader near Barrhead, Alberta, beginning in 1911 when she and her husband emigrated from England. Redmayne recalls her upper middle class upbringing in England where she attended Harrowgate Ladies College and studied French and etiquette for hosting teas and other domestic duties. She also recalls playing tennis in a long skirt, a frilly petticoat and a large hat. She talks about her father, the Lord Mayor of Scarborough, and describes his Victorian views about not permitting his daughter to go "out to business" after she graduated from school. She also talks about her husband's love of horses and his determination to farm the 160 acres of bush offered to him near Barrhead, Alberta. She describes the tiny wooden shack they first lived in and the hard work they put in clearing the land for farming. Also discussed is the accident that killed her husband after only three years of marriage and her return to England with their infant son. Other topics mentioned are: the friendship she has maintained with former neighbours in Barrhead; her current interest in smocking; and the many letters she received about her previous radio broadcast.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. The interviewee's name appears as "May Gerrard" on the cassette label.~2. The text published in the book "Voice of the Pioneer", Volume One, pp. 42-46, is based on this interview.~3. Interview prepared for broadcast on CBC Radio series VOICE OF THE PIONEER.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

176554

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1981-0111/124

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

649018

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

177088-1981-0111-124-s1.wav
177088-1981-0111-124-s2.wav

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

1981-0111/124

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

649019

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

177088-1981-0111-124-s1.mp3
177088-1981-0111-124-s2.mp3

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

1981-0111/124

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

845142

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1981-0111/125

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permisson of Bill McNeilCBC has rights only for one broadcast of VOICE OF THE PIONEER.Contact for Bill McNeil: Dawn McNeil Lemaire.

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