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Bean, Gladys - Interview

Item number (ISN):

435192

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1978-09-21

Item number (ISN):

435192

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

DAVIDSON, Stewart

Accession:

1980-0014

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1978-09-21

Production company:

Stewart A. Davidson (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Stewart A. Davidson

Description:

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Interview of Dr. Gladys Bean as part of a series of oral history interviews of pioneers in Canadian physical education, sport and recreation. The interview was conducted by Dr. Stewart A Davidson at Dr. Bean’s McGill University office in Montreal on the afternoon of 21 September 1978. Dr. Bean speaks about: her early days as a student in the McGill School of Physical Education in 1941; early days of teaching in New Brunswick; recollections of Dr. Arthur S. Lamb at McGill; the structure of physical education and athletics at McGill in the early 1940s; the evolution of women’s athletics at McGill; the compulsory physical education program at McGill in the 1930s and 1940s; the development of men’s and women’s intercollegiate programs at McGill; a comparison between intercollegiate athletic programs in Canadian and American universities; comments on the amalgamation of the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Union and the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) into one organization which occurred in 1978; early efforts to establish standards for officials and competitors in women’s intercollegiate athletic competition; the initial organization of the Women’s Athletic Committee of Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER); the initiation and development of synchronized swimming as a competitive sport in Canada and worldwide; her involvement with the International Association for Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women; her experience with camping in Canada; agency camps; Girl Guide camps; hostelling; comments on professional associates considered to have made significant contributions to the profession, including: Iveagh Munro; Zereda Slack; Florence Somers; Mary Barker; Doris Bain; Freda Watt; Marg Perowne; Corinne Brennan; Barbara McPherson; Jack Lang; Edith Walbridge; Ethel Thompson; Blackie Blackstock and Dr. Arthur S. Lamb; and her opinions on significant accomplishments within the profession in Canada during the 20th century, including: the development of CAHPER as a strong professional association; the development of degree courses in physical education at Canadian universities and the development of amateur sport governing bodies through the interest and support of the federal government.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. This is part of a series of interviews done by Professor Stewart Davidson of the School of Human Kinetics of the University of Ottawa, as part of a study of the history of physical education in Canada.~2. The oral history interviews were recorded by the donor/creator on audio cassettes provided by the Public Archives of Canada. ~3. Donor/interviewer granted permission to reproduce, publish or broadcast after 1 July 1981.~4. On cassettes 1980-0014/15a and b and 16a.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

723821

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0014/15

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

723822

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0014/16

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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Conditions of access:

Open

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Copyright waived

Reproduction access:

copyright waived : no donor restrictionsThe Collection File states: "Thye interviews are available for further research but permission is required to publish or broadcast any portions of them until July 1, 1981".

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