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Thorsteinsson, Ray - Interview

Item number (ISN):

177814

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1982-03-01/1982-03-04

Item number (ISN):

177814

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

MUNGALL, Constance

Accession:

1991-0138

Media:

Sound

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1982-03-01/1982-03-04

Production company:

Constance Mungall (Interviewer)

Description:

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Interview by Constance Mungall of Ray Thorsteinsson, scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada, about his experiences on geological field trips to the High Arctic in the 1950s with the G.S.C. To begin, Thorsteinsson discusses the weather stations and the airstrips built by the United States in the late 1940s in the Canadian Arctic at Resolute, Eureka, Mould Bay and Alert which served as base operations for the G.S.C. Thorsteinsson recalls the planning, preparations and the highlights of his first G.S.C. scientific trip to Cornwallis Island in the High Arctic in 1950 when the scientific team circumnavigated the island in a 22 foot freighter canoe to examine the geological formation of the rocky outcrops along the island's fiords and to collect samples and gather data for detailed geological maps. One of the highlights of the trip Thorsteinsson remembers is the discovery of the remains and cairns erected by the searchers for Sir John Franklin's lost ships 100 years earlier. Another major topic discussed was the increased exploratory activity in the High Arctic by the late 1950s as a result of the extensive use of the Piper Super Cub aircraft fitted with balloon tires and later helicopters and Honda tricycles - all of which replaced the dependency on canoes and dog sleds.~Other noteworthy topics heard in the interview include the team's discovery of Devon Island, the introduction of the Inuit to the previously uninhabited area near Resolute, the improvements in radio communication, the significance of the lack of fossil formations on Cornwallis, and the indications from rock samples that the area held a high potential for gas and oil deposits.

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

171441

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1991-0138/07
1991-0138/08
1991-0138/09

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

649026

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

177814-1991-0138-07-s1.wav
177814-1991-0138-07-s2.wav
177814-1991-0138-08-s1.wav
177814-1991-0138-08-s2.wav
177814-1991-0138-09-s1.wav

Number of items:

5

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

1991-0138/07
1991-0138/08
1991-0138/09

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

649031

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

177814-1991-0138-07-s1.mp3
177814-1991-0138-07-s2.mp3
177814-1991-0138-08-s1.mp3
177814-1991-0138-08-s2.mp3
177814-1991-0138-09-s1.mp3

Number of items:

5

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

1991-0138/07
1991-0138/08
1991-0138/09

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

198786

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C10740

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

1991-0138/07
1991-0138/08
1991-0138/09

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

198833

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C10755

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

1991-0138/07
1991-0138/08
1991-0138/09
1987-0297/1022
1988-0247/4846
1988-0247/4847

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Donor restrictions:

The permission of the donor, Constance Mungall, is required to reproduce this material.

Copyright status:

Under copyright until 2033

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Constance Mungall.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with written permission of donor : no interviewee restrictions

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