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Carter, Chesley William - Interview

Item number (ISN):

389515

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1979-03-12

Item number (ISN):

389515

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

STURSBERG, Peter

Accession:

1979-0051

Media:

Sound

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1979-03-12

Production company:

Peter Stursberg (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Peter Stursberg

Description:

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Interview of Senator Chesley William Carter by author Peter Stursberg; about: Carter’s memories of public life; his major concerns as Liberal Member of Parliament for Burin-Burgeo; the CNR; coastal ferry service in Newfoundland; rail service in Newfoundland; transportation in Newfoundland; problems; railways; the passenger train the Newfoundland Bullet; Newfoundland's entry into Confederation 1949; terms of union; Newfoundland’s postal system; the years prior and after union with Canada; Unemployment Insurance benefits for Newfoundland fishermen; the "fisherman's day"; Carter's efforts to make fishing a qualifying occupation for unemployment insurance; getting Newfoundland's Merchant Navy war veterans and Second World War Foresters recognized for veterans' benefits; Carter's appointment and experiences as Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans' Affairs; May 1963-September 1965; Roger Teillet; the status of Newfoundland war veterans after union with Canada; his decision to resign his seat in the House of Commons; his appointment to the Senate on 8 July 1966; his work in the Senate; Senate Committees; Carter's motion for an investigation of Statistics Canada; leprosy; Newfoundland-Quebec relations, notably the Churchill Falls power development; Nicola Tesla; Dr. Markovitch; a possible technology to transmit power without wires; his views on the Senate; Senate reform; Quebec separatism; possible benefits to Newfoundland; bilingualism; and national unity. <2h 8mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Transcript available in the Peter Stursberg fonds.~2. Access restrictions for the sound recording are the same as access restrictions for the transcript.~3. There is no release form on file at Library and Archives Canada for this interview.~4. Fourth interview in a series of four.~5. Recorded by Peter Stursberg in Ottawa for the joint Library of Parliament-Public Archives of Canada oral history project.~6. Chesley William Carter died on 14 January 1994.

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Vault ISN:

459350

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C01493

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

459451

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C01492

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 22018

Reproduction access:

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

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