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Walter D. Young fonds [sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1962-1966.

Reference:

R5863-0-4-E

Type of material:

Sound recordings

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Item ID number:

181613

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Walter D. Young fonds
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Date(s):

1962-1966.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 audio reels (ca. 6 h).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of oral history interviews by Walter D. Young of M.J. Coldwell, former M.P. for Rosetown-Biggar, Saskatchewan, and parliamentary leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, about his life and political career. These interviews were conducted in the course of Young's research in preparation for a publication on the history of the CCF Party.

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Young, Walter D., 1933-
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Coldwell, Major James William, 1888-1974

Coldwell, M. J., 1888-1974

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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Young, Walter D., 1933- : Walter Douglas Young was born in Winnipeg in 1933, moving to Victoria at an early age. He received his B.A. in honours English and History from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1955 and as a Rhodes Scholar, an M.A. degree from Oxford in 1957. Upon his return to Canada, he took teaching positions at the Canadian Services College, Royal Roads, United College in Winnipeg, and in 1959-1960 in the Department of Political Science at the University of Manitoba. Professor Young took a position at UBC in 1962 and served as Head of the Department of Political Science from October 1969 until his resignation in June 1973, when he took a position at the University of Victoria. He also continued his graduate studies at the University of Toronto, receiving a doctorate in 1965. Professor Young's research interests focused on the CCF party, on which he wrote the definitive history. He was also an active participant in NDP party affairs. Young died March 10, 1984 at the age of 51.

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General note:

Received in 1977.

Varying form of title:

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The anatomy of a party : the national CCF, 1932-61
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Politicians Canada

Hommes politiques Canada

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1973-05-30)
1977-0113 MISA
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