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Kirkpatrick, James B. - Interview

Item number (ISN):

435329

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1979-06-26

Item number (ISN):

435329

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:

2 of 2

Production date:

1979-06-26

Production company:

Stewart A. Davidson (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Stewart A. Davidson

Description:

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Interview of Dr James B. Kirkpatrick 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 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on the afternoon of 26 June 1979. Kirkpatrick talks about: his early upbringing in Saskatoon; undergraduate education in Agricutlure at the University of Saskatchewan in 1926; his shift to Arts and then to Education, graduating in 1930; his involvement with athletics and influence of Joe Griffiths; his first teaching experience at Melfort, Saskatchewan from 1930 to 1933; the graduate study at the University of Saskatchewan from 1933 to 1934; teaching experience at Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon; graduate study at Columbia University, obtaining a doctorate in 1942, making him the second in Canada after Doris Plewes; co-authoring the text entitled "Physical Fitness" with Joe Griffiths, one of the first curriculum texts written by Canadians; his appointment to Edmonton Normal School from 1940 to 1942; comments on the program developed there; service as a Physical Training Officer with the RCAF from 1942 to 1944; his appointment as Director of Physical Fitness and Recreation for the Province of Saskatchewan following the Second World War; the emphasis placed on recreation; the impact of the National Physical Fitness Act of 1943; thoughts on the repeal of the Act of 1943; the program in Saskatchewan after the repeal of the Act; the organization of interscholastic athletics; his experiences on the National Physical Fitness Council in the 1940s; his appointment to McGill University in 1948 to succeed Dr. Arthur S. Lamb; his appointment as the Dean of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in 1956; recollections of the early days of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union and service as the president in the mid-1950s; his involvement with the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (CAHPER) in the 1950s;professional associates considered to have made significant contributions to the field, including: Stan Rough; Jack Lang; Stan Spicer and Hugh Noble; the first awards presentation at the CAPHER Convention in Montreal in 1948; the Ian Eisenhardt affair; the Parks and Recreation Association of Canada and its relationship to CAPHER; the different way recreation is organized in the western provinces than in the Maritime provinces; the development of recreation in the western provinces and his personal philosophy of recreation; recollections of physical education summer courses organized by the Saskatchewan government in the early 1940s; early beginnings of the undergraduate courses in physical education at the University of Saskatchewan with Ethel Mary Cartwright; thoughts on significant accomplishments within the profession in Canada during the 20th century, including: the acceptance of physical education as a profession; improved facilities; increased success in competition internationally; the improved quality of coaching; coaching certification; and the stronger voice of sports governing bodies; and some philosophical words of advice to the profession.

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 1980-0014/89b and 90.

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Vault ISN:

723880

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0014/89

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

723881

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1980-0014/90

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

1044192

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

435329-1980-0014-89.WAV
435329-1980-0014-90-1.WAV
435329-1980-0014-90-2.WAV

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

47:19

Made from:

1980-0014/89
1980-0014/90

Status:

MASTER
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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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