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Record information – Brief Irwin, Arthur - Interview
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1984Item number (ISN):210735Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:IRWIN, W. ArthurAccession:1993-0046Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1984Production company:Glen Allen (Interviewer)Description:Interview by Glen Allen of Arthur Irwin about his memories of the period leading up to and including World War Two. He begins with his opinion of attitudes of Canadians toward the worrisome events in Europe, the fear of impending war, the mood of the isolationists in contrast to the support for the plight of Britain in face of Germany's growing aggression. He discusses the Canadian Institute for International Affairs which he joined in 1936. Continuing with the impending war, Irwin discusses the fall of France, the threat to Britain and the Ogdensberg Agreement between Canada and the United States for the mutual defence of North America. He also comments on the atomic bombing of Japan and the profound effect and lasting effect the world and its population. To conclude, Irwin discusses his journalistic memory, his relationships with his close friends and his boyhood interests in figure skating and piano.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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