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Wright, Gordon - Interview

Item number (ISN):

435193

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1978-09-27

Item number (ISN):

435193

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

DAVIDSON, Stewart

Accession:

1980-0014

Media:

Sound

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1978-09-27

Production company:

Stewart A. Davidson (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Stewart A. Davidson

Description:

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Interview of Gordon Wright 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 Wright’s home in Mansfield, Ontario on the evening of 27 September 1978. Wright speaks about: his early background and experience in athletics; his training in education at the University of Guelph and his first teaching experience in the 1930s; his work at the Supervisor of Physical Education for schools in Niagara Falls, Ontario and use of student leaders in elementary schools; his early responsibilities with the Department of Education in the Province of Ontario; comments on the Strathcona Trust Fund and its influence on programs in Ontario; the influence of Nils Bukh on physical education in Ontario; a description of physical education programs existing in Ontario in the 1940s; a discussion of how the Ontario Athletic Leadership Camp came into being in 1948; a discussion of the early development of the Ontario Camp Leadership Centre; school camping in Ontario and the development of Toronto Island Centre and the program at Guelph; a description of the supervisory system in effect in Ontario schools in the 1950s and responsibilities therein; the organization of a summer school program for Ontario teachers of physical education; the publication of Primary and Junior Division Manuals by the Department of Education in Ontario; his involvement with Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER) and events occurring during his presidency from 1959 to 1963; his experiences as the first Director of the Fitness and Amateur Sport Directorate in Ottawa from 1962 to 1966; the structure, organization and function of the Directorate; his opinions on the role of the National Advisory Council; and professional associates considered to have made significant contributions to the profession, including: Blackie Blackstock; Elsa Schneider of the U.S.; Nora Chatwin; Ruth Foster; Dr. Althouse; Sir Fred Clarke of Great Britain; Dr. Jay B. Nash of the U.S.; Dr. Arthur Steinhaus of the U.S.; Dr. Charles McCloy of the U.S.; Dr. Maury Van Vliet; Hart Devenney; A. Bilborough of Great Britain; Hugh Noble; Stan Spicer; Wally Stinson and Jack Lang. In conclusion, Wright gives his opinions on significant accomplishments within the profession in Canada during the 20th century, including: the improvement in the physical education experience for children, a more pleasant, better learning process; the establishment of professional schools; the improvement in facilities; and the growth of a strong professional association.

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 1980-0014/16b, 17 and 18.

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Vault ISN:

723822

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0014/16

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

723823

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0014/17
1980-0014/18

Number of items:

2

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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