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[History of the National Film Board : sound track]

Item number (ISN):

210720

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1974

Item number (ISN):

210720

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

IRWIN, W. Arthur

Accession:

1993-0046

Media:

Sound

Part:

7 of 7

Production date:

1974

Production company:

David Bairstow (Interviewer)

Description:

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Interview by David Bairstow of Athur Irwin, former commissioner of the National Film Board, about his activities as Commissioner of the NFB from 1950 to 1953. Irwin begins with a discussion of the circumstances of his becoming Commissioner, his mandate to "restore public confidence in the NFB", and the many serious problems he encountered at the NFB including allegations of security risks among the staff, low morale, the animosity of various government departments and the private film industry toward the NFB, as well as the slump in film production at the NFB since the end of the war. He talks about the RCMP investigation of 36 staff members thought to be security risks and the subsequent dismissal of three employees. In spite of an initial hostile reaction to Irwin's appointment by the NFB staff, Irwin outlines his efforts to improve the inadequate and dangerous working conditions endured by the staff for years and comments on the recommendations of an outside report critical of past management practices at the NFB. He talks about his appointment of Donald Mulholland as Director of Production and the career of Pierre Juneau at the NFB, the drafting of a new Film Act during his tenure and his recommedations for relocating the NFB in a new building in Montreal. Additional discussion follows on the negative reaction against relocating in Montreal by many NFB staff, the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, the Ottawa City Council and especially the opposition raised by former mayor Charlotte Whitton. He relates that by 1952, a Special Committee of the House of Commons determined that the NFB "was playing a vital role in the development of a national consciousness in Canada". Proud of the increase in both quantity and quality of NFB film production during his tenure, Irwin recalls the many film awards won by the NFB and details the content, filming and wide distribution of one of the NFB's most successful films, the ROYAL JOURNEY. In closing, Irwin pays tribute to the staff

Language:

English

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1. This recording is the unedited sound track for the 16mm film entitled [History of the National Film Board], ISN 59954.~2. Transcript available.

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Vault ISN:

215358

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1993-0046/02
1993-0046/03
1993-0046/04
1993-0046/05
1993-0046/06
1993-0046/07
1993-0046/08

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

7

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

ACETATE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

168417

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C09167

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

1977-0185/058
1977-0185/065
1993-0046/01
1993-0046/02
1993-0046/03
1993-0046/04
1993-0046/05
1993-0046/06
1993-0046/07
1993-0046/08

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

168418

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C09168

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

1993-0046/02
1993-0046/03
1993-0046/04
1993-0046/05
1993-0046/06
1993-0046/07
1993-0046/08
1993-0046/09

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 27246

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions This material (except for tape 27) may be reproduced for research purposes without referring to the copyright owner.~This material (except for tape 27) may be reproduced for research purposes without referring to the copyright owner.

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