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IRWIN, W. Arthur

1993-0046

Sound

1 of 1

1984

Glen Allen (Interviewer)

Interview by Glen Allen of Arthur Irwin about his recollections of working at the Toronto Globe and his editorial writing for Maclean's Magazine. He talks about the exceptional quality of the writing staff at the Globe including Stewart Lyon, editor, and J. E. Atkinson, who eventually bought the Toronto Star. He also talks about W. J. Jaffray, owner of the Globe. Recalling a controversial trial in Toronto, he discusses Amelius Jarvis, a prominent financier, his son, as well as Peter Smith, the provincial treasurer of Ontario. Turning to Maclean's Magazine, Irwin recalls some of the more controversial articles he wrote including the "brain drain" of Canadian university graduates to the United States. Other editorials include a feature article on the low salaries of technicians in the public service and the question of public ownership of railroads. Irwin closes with a discussion of the free-lance writers at Maclean's.

English

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MSS 27246

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