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Burgess, Doug - Interview

Item number (ISN):

87137

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1970/1972

Item number (ISN):

87137

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY / COMPAGNIE DOMINION BRIDGE

Accession:

1984-0443

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1970/1972

Production company:

Dominion Bridge Company

Description:

Audio recording of oral history interview with Doug Burgess, long-time machinist and foreman at Robb Engineering, a company owned by Dominion Bridge in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Burgess recounts how the unionization of the work force eroded the authority of the foremen and how competition from small machine shops caused a loss of business for Dominion Bridge and eventually resulted in the phasing out of the machine shop. Other topics include the production of engines and steel by Robb's during World War II and comments on the personalities of executives at Robb's such as Bill Hagen and others. <15mn>

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

163467

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0443/174

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

15:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

1137446

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

87137-1984-0443-174.WAV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

15:49

Made from:

1984-0443/174

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 16476

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of AMCA : with permission of interviewees during their lifetimesThe copyright on this material was originally held by Dominion Bridge, a company that moved to the States and became AMCA and then United Dominion. Apparently United Dominion sold its Dominion Bridge division to a Canadian company, in 1993.According to the Gazette of 13 November 1998, Dominion Bridge of Lachine became part of ADF Heavy Industries, part of the Group ADF Inc. which is owned by the Au Dragon Forgè (Paschini family) of Terrebonne, Quebec.ADF was then acquired by TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.Copyright owner: TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.

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