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Hamilton, Alvin - Interview

Item number (ISN):

389302

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1980-04-30

Item number (ISN):

389302

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

STURSBERG, Peter

Accession:

1980-0055

Media:

Sound

Part:

4 of 4

Production date:

1980-04-30

Production company:

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Description:

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Interview of the Honourable Alvin Hamilton, Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister in the Diefenbaker government, by author Peter Stursberg, about: Alvin Hamilton; his family background; his family; his brother Ralph Hamilton and Ralph's work for Associated Screen News and other film companies; his brothers Ross Hamilton, Fred Hamilton and Hubert Hamilton; Alvin Hamilton; his childhood in Kenora, Ontario; his education; Kenora circa 1912-1927; Delisle, Saskatchewan circa 1927-1930; Scotty Pattison; Nathaniel Giben; the "Gardiner machine"; Hamilton's early interest in politics; his experiences teaching in a one-room school in Saskatchewan from 1931-1934; Charlie MacKenzie; the effect of the Depression on Saskatchewan; Alvin Hamilton; financing his education; his studies at the University of Saskatchewan from 1934-1938; his wife Beulah; Art Peden; Farley Mowat and his book People of the Deer; Hamilton's return to teaching; his political involvement; the 1938 Saskatchewan provincial election; John G. Diefenbaker; teaching; the Morrison technique; the Conservative Party in Saskatchewan; the 1940 federal election campaign; Hamilton's experiences with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II between 1942 and1945; World War II; air navigation training; RCAF aerial operations; Terranto in southern Italy; Manipura; and the battle of Meiktala in February 1945. <4h 5mn>

Language:

English

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1. Transcript available in the Peter Stursberg fonds.~2. Access restrictions for the sound recordings are the same as access restrictions for the transcript.~3. First of two interviews.~4. Recorded by Peter Stursberg in Ottawa for the joint Library of Parliament-Public Archives of Canada oral history project.~5. Alvin Hamilton died on 29 June 2004.~6. No release form on file.
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GENCAT identity number:

MSS 22018

Reproduction access:

Crown copyright : no donor restrictions : with written permission of interviewee

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