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McVicar, Reid - Interview

Item number (ISN):

351491

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1965

Item number (ISN):

351491

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: SPANISH CIVIL WAR ORAL HISTORY TAPES

Accession:

1981-0117

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1965

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

interviewer, Mac Reynolds

Description:

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Interview of Reid McVicar about his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. He speaks about how he became interested in the situation in Spain, his motivation, his recruitment, the journey to Spain, travelling over the Pyrenées, the enthusiasm of the Spanish people for the men who had travelled to Spain to fight for them, travelling to Albacete, the training base, the poverty of the local people, the spirit and pride of the Canadians who were fighting in Spain, Al Cohen and other people he knew, Paul Robeson's singing for the soldiers, meetings where the purpose of the fighting and the role of the International Brigade were discussed, the Teruel campaign, the calm of the soldiers during the retreat, an inspiring speech by General Walters, a cavalry patrol, Russian tanks, his duties as a runner taking messages to different companies, his opinion of Edward Cecil Smith, Untamo Makela, the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, getting wounded at Gandesa, the Political Commissar in Number Two Company, party meetings, the commander of the Finnish machine gun group, the composition of the battalion, Paddy [Nolen], the work of the field hospital where doctors operated without anesthetic, hospitalization in Barcelona, the Ebro offensive, the Spanish troops, religion as a factor in the International Brigade, medical services at the front, elementary first aid, concerns about the competence of the high command, an incident in which commanders ordered men to move up a hill in broad daylight, exposing them to shell and resulting in a number of casualties, being pressured to join the party, repatriation camp, bitterness between the anarchists and the International Brigade, his affection for the Spanish people, and his feeling that the fighting in Spain was still worth it.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Description based on photocopy of notes entitled Oral History Interview Analysis, in collection file.
~2. Copy of tape held by CBC Radio Archives in Toronto.

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Vault ISN:

392195

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1981-0117/08
1981-0117/09

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

396693

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A1 2004-05-0025
A1 2004-05-0026

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

CD

Duration:

106:32

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1002305

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A4 2004-05-0025
A4 2004-05-0026

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

CD

Made from:

1981-0117/08
1981-0117/09

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1092670

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C02891

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

1981-0117/06
1981-0117/07
1981-0117/08

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1092671

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C02892

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

1981-0117/09
1981-0117/10

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

A1 2004-05-0025
A1 2004-05-0026

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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