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Address by William Lyon Mackenzie King Given at Pilgrims Dinner in New York

Item number (ISN):

97485

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1942-12-02

Item number (ISN):

97485

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: DISC COLLECTION

Accession:

1979-0019

Media:

Sound

Part:

3 parts of 3

Production date:

1942-12-02

Production company:

Columbia Broadcasting System

Description:

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Talk by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King on the occasion of the Pilgrim's Dinner, which had as its guests leading representatives in the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. He reviews his early career and mentions the post-graduate studies at Harvard and a grant received from the Rockerfeller Foundation. Discusses Canada's war effort quoting facts and figures about Canada's armed forces; switches to Canada's wartime production of food and munitions; recalls the early days of the war when after Dunkirk Canada sent all its trained men and munitions to Britain, depending on the U.S. for its defence. Reviews past accomplishments of Canadian-American cooperation such as the Alcan Highway, the Ogdensburg Agreement, etc.; pays tribute to the conquered nations and their struggle against Hitler; pleads for internationalism, world cooperation and mutual aid during and after the war. Thanks America and American institutions for their friendship towards himself and Canada. <45mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Part 1 is on 1979-0019/518; Part 2 is on 1979-0019/517; Part 3 is on 1979-0019/516; duplicated on 1979-0019/518.~2. Additional disc 1979-0019/698 is broken (one piece missing).~3. See also portions recorded on 1984-0164/0787 and 1989-0169/0516.~4. Broadcast in Canada by the CBC.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

133855

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1979-0019/516

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

DISC

Technical description:

GLASS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

133856

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1979-0019/517
1979-0019/518

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

DISC

Technical description:

GLASS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

135350

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1979-0019/698

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

DISC

Stock:

TRANS

Technical description:

GLASS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

1060460

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

97485-1979-0019-516.WAV
97485-1979-0019-517.WAV
97485-1979-0019-518.WAV

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

82:00

Made from:

1979-0019/516
1979-0019/517
1979-0019/518

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

~To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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