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Vivienne interview

Item consists of sound recording of Vivienne discussing her childhood in Ontario, small town life, church attendance and faith, reading, teenage social activities, dating boys, sports, teenage crushes on girls, clothing, dancing, career, married life, and later same sex relationships. Originally recorded 6 November 1998.

Cheryl interview

Item consists of sound recordings of Cheryl discussing her childhood in Newfoundland and elsewhere, family life, childhood crushes on girls, teenage years and work, early same-sex relationships, life in the military, later same-sex relationships, and domestic abuse. Originally recorded 4 November 1998 and 24 November 1998.

Lois interview

Item consists of sound recording of Lois discussing her childhood in British Columbia and Ontario, family life, private school, early attraction to girls, career, bar scene, pulp novels, terms for preference, married life, same-sex relationships, and domestic abuse. Originally recorded 3 October 1998.

File · 1997 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material relating to the International Children's Project" : “a global exchange of information through schools around the world.” Grade 7 students spoke to the Victoria Rotary Club abut their experiences with Student Entrepreneurs Program.

File consists of the following items:
• 27 Otober 1997 – Ted Harrison provided a t-shirt design
• Letter to Bill Gates from Marigold Elementary School, Victoria
• Reply from Hillary Clinton, The White House, to Terry Andersen of ICP declining invitation

CA UVICARCH AR425 · Collection · 1996 - 1998

The Lesbian and Bisexual Women in English Canada audio history collection consists of audio histories conducted for the 2001 University of Victoria Department of History doctoral dissertation The Spreading Depths: Lesbian and Bisexual Women in English Canada, 1910-1965. The Spreading Depths is the basis for Cameron Duder’s subsequent monograph Awfully Devoted Women: Lesbian Lives in Canada, 1900-65, published in 2010 by UBC Press.

The collection consists of 12 interviews (21 recordings in total as some were in multiple parts) conducted by Duder from 1996 to 1998. 27 women were interviewed for the dissertation research, and Duder also drew on interviews recorded in the 1980s for the Lesbians Making History Project. 12 of the women interviewed by Duder consented to their interviews being housed in the University of Victoria Archives. 10 of the 12 women requested to be identified by pseudonym.

Duder's dissertation, The Spreading Depths, examines lesbian and bisexual women’s formation of subjectivity in pre-1965 English Canada, a time when the terms and identities “lesbian” and “bisexual” were not widely discussed in society. Duder considers the existing historical information about the lives of women in same-sex relationships, in English Canada, before the social, political and sexual liberation movements of the 1960s. The interviews conducted by Duder provide information on what had been a neglected group in previous research on lesbian and bisexual women: the interview subjects are lesbians and bisexual women from lower-middle class and working class families. Duder argues that discourses on 19th and 20th century history of sexuality have reflected the documentation of the politically active and socially privileged, namely activist persons or organizations and women from upper middle class families whose histories were documented in public archives. Duder argues for a class-specific lesbian subjectivity in the decades before 1965, a subjectivity which does not always adhere to the forms of the “romantic friendship” and the “butch-femme relationship” which have dominated the discourse.

Duder adds a Canadian perspective to the large literature on the transition in women’s relationships from the romantic friendship to the modern lesbian. The Spreading Depths reveals that before the Second World War, women in same-sex relationships were influenced by the language of sexology. Their relationships were also much more explicitly sexual than were those of earlier generations of lesbians. Duder suggests, however, that we should not assume great expansion in the discussion of sexuality, because well into the 1950s and 1960s Canadians lacked information about sexual desire and sexual practice. The interview testimonies complicate the picture we have of women in the mid-twentieth century being much more sexually aware than women of previous generations.

The interviews reveal that lesbians and bisexual women shared heterosexual women’s longing for intimate relationships, their joy at finding a partner, and their pleasure in coming to an awareness of sexuality, but they also reveal that same-sex relationships held the same risks of infidelity, domestic violence, and alcohol abuse as existed for heterosexual women. Relationships with family were also mixed. Duder posits that because of the lack of public discussion around women’s sexual subjectivity, and therefore a lack of terminology that could be used to define and reject women living outside the heterosexual norm, women in same-sex relationships during the period under study may have had somewhat better relationships with their families than lesbians after 1965. Finally, The Spreading Depths discusses the Canadian lesbian community of the 1950s and the 1960s and contrasts the social world of lower-middle-class lesbians with the public bar culture of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The interview testimonies reveal the views held by these women towards the bar scene and the women who regularly socialized in the bars. The interviewees describe alternative ways they found to socialize with one another so as to avoid exposure.

Initially, the project intended to include heterosexual women as a part of its analysis of women in English Canada. Duder sought interviewees through advertisements in regular media and lesbian and feminist media, and consequently the text of these advertisements differed: for regular media, women 55 and older, who lived in British Columbia or Ontario for a minimum of 5 years between 1910 and 1955, were sought to speak about personal relationships and social life, all types of friendships, romantic relationships, courting and marriage; advertisements in lesbian and feminist media sought lesbian/gay and bisexual women 55 and older, who lived in British Columbia or Ontario for a minimum of 5 years between 1910 and 1955, willing to speak about personal relationships and social life, and the lives of lesbian and bisexual women. The dissertation was later narrowed to consider lesbian and bisexual women only.

Interviewees were offered use of pseudonyms, given the option of an audio recording of the interview or written notation only, and for those selecting the audio recording, the choices of destruction, preservation of the recording in an archives, or preservation of a transcript. Regarding access restrictions, participants choosing preservation of the recordings could select: no restriction, access with written consent, access after death of the participant, closure until a specified date, or other specifically stated restrictions.

The interviews were preceded by an informal meeting where Duder and the interviewee discussed the research and interview proposal. The guiding interview questions were organized into the following categories and general subjects (summarized from Appendix B of The Spreading Depths). Not all questions were asked of all interviewees:
Biographical background – of the interviewee and immediate family members, including birthplaces, nationalities, places lived, education and occupations;
Childhood – enjoyed or not enjoyed; feelings towards parents and siblings; family strictures; church attendance; playmates and racial characteristics of neighbourhood; school experiences; adolescence; reading habits; clothing worn; drinking and smoking habits; and special friendships;
Socializing and sexual knowledge – extent and location of socializing; types of socializing; friends and acquaintances; frequenting of clubs or bars; any secretiveness concerning activities and location; extent and source of knowledge of human anatomy, sex, pregnancy, masturbation, and same sex relations; awareness of and interaction with homosexual women or men;
Personal sexuality – sexual preference; words used to describe preference; early physical and emotional attractions; feelings associated with attraction; extent of intimate relationships; perceptions of mixed race relationships.

Additional questions were available to guide further discussion of relationships and sexuality. The following is a sample from these questions (excerpted Appendix B of The Spreading Depths). Questions may not have been required depending on the course of interview:

  • How would you describe the way you felt about sex in those relationships?
  • Were there any occasions where one of you wanted to do something different and the other refused? How did you feel about that?
  • Did you know from the beginning what you would like and dislike or was that something you learned about yourself over time?
  • Is there anything else that you would like to tell me about your sexual relationships?
Sigrid Reisch
File · 1992 - 1993
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Dr. Sigrid Reisch (Golf Hotel Kitzbuhl). Reisch and her husband own a resort in Kitzbuel, Austria. The Harrisons met her on a trip there in 8 October, 84 to attend the 36th Frankfurter Buchmesse. A correspondence continued.

File contains items related to the following:
• 4 February 1992 to 7 March 1993 – personal correspondence

Athabaska University PhD
File · 1991
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of material relating to Harrison's being awarded an honorary degree from Alberta's Athabaska University in 1991, the first such degree award to him.

File consists of the following items:
• 16 January, 91 – from Ross Paul, Acting President, Athabaska University, Athabaska, AB: delighted you will be accepting an Honorary Doctorate; details of the program
• 11 February 91 – Normetta Katona, Executive Assistant to the President, Athabaska University: revised schedule for the program
• nd. from TH to Athabaska University: list of people to invite to convocation
• 8 May 91 - from Flo and Jim, Whitehorse: thanks for the invitation to convocation
• 6 June 91 - order and form of Convocation
• 30 July 91 – from Mary Hamilton, Athabaska University: thanks for Northern Folk painting; permission to print it as Athabaska’s Christmas card

CA UVICARCH AR055 · Fonds · 1991 - 1993

The fonds consists of files documenting the silviculture issues considered by PASIS, and are arranged under the following series: Biodiversity and Forest Management, BC Reforestation Methods, Clearcutting, Forest Resource Development, Government Implementation of its Laws and Policies, Pesticide/Herbicide Concern, Public Awareness, and Correspondence and Reports.

Public Access Silviculture Information System Committee
Series · 1991
Part of Douglas Franklin fonds

Series consists of 167 photographs (negatives and contact sheets) in sleeves, arranged by roll number. Photographs are not identified, but are representative of notable downtown Victoria, residential, ecclesiastical and Dockyard/Naden sites from the publication Exploring Victoria’s Architecture. Published by Sono Nis Press, 1996.

Buschlen-Mowatt, Vancouver
File · 1991 - 1997
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Buschlen-Mowatt, owned by Don Buschlen and Barry Mowatt, managed by Marilyn Plourde. This prestigious Vancouver gallery endeavoured to put Ted Harrison on the international map. An exhibition in Vancouver in 1992 resulted in strong sales and Ted attended Art Asia in Hong Kong in November of that year. Further plans for a touring show in Japan were not realized.

File consists of the following items:
• 06 January 1991: 5 paintings consigned
• 19 August 1991: 5 paintings consigned
• 31 October 1991: 5 paintings consigned
• 25 November 1991: 3 paintings sold
• 02-29 March 1992: 23 of 27 paintings sold; letters consider licensing for South East Asia
• 19 November 1997: last letter on file

File · 1991 - 1992
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of documents regarding the International Reading Association’s 37th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida – May 3-7, 1992

File consists of the following items:
• proposal: Ted Harrison retained to deliver a speech “The Classroom in Action: Investigating ways to Integrate International Books into the K-8 Curriculum”; also panel discussion
• 14 June 1991 – letter to Carl Tomlinson – hopes plan comes to fruition
• portfolio of materials relevant to the Convention

Items in Print
File · 1990 - 1996
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of materials produced with Harrison imagery not included in other files.

File contains the following items:
• 1990 – book Klondike Newsman “Stroller” White, compiled and edited by R. N. DeArmond, published by Lynn Canal Publishing, Skagway, Yukon Territories. Cover is a commissioned painting by Ted Harrison
• January 1975 – Playboard magazine of Vancouver for Alwin Nikolais Dance Company, cover by Ted Harrison “The New Kite” 1974
• 29 July 1996 – Pan Pacific Hazards ’96 Conference and Trade Show, Vancouver – cover of program by Ted Harrison, centering on a volcano
• advertisement for Tumbler Ridge Community Arts Council presents Ted Harrison a private collection of 70 prints, May 31 to June 6
• 29 December 1996 – Arctic Council, Ottawa: menu for the official dinner with Harrison painting on cover
• September 1996 – West Coast Reflections magazine: The World of Ted Harrison article
• 19 March 1990 – Calgary Herald-Tribune: Blue Moose and Pink Dogs, by Don Eamon, an article (2 copies)
• a bookmark from the Children’s Book Centre, Toronto, listing books about the Canadian North (including Children of the North by Ted Harrison) with an image by Ted Harrison on one side
• Jun 1986 – Up Here magazine, Yellowknife NWT: Harrison by an uncredited writer – lengthy magazine article

Jamestown Press
File · 1990 - ?
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Jamestown Publishers of Providence, Rhode Island.

File consists of the following items:
• 29 March 1990: Harrison provides four illustrations for a story called Pioneering by Lake Ontario by Catherine Parr Traill, to be used in a Jamestown Heritage Reader. Original illustrations are included in the file, and the correspondence was complete by 9 April 1990.

File · 1990 - 1996
Part of Ted Harrison fonds

File consists of correspondence with Arctic Art Gallery, Box 935, Yellowknife, NWT. Arctic Art Gallery is Yellowknife’s municipal art gallery. Harrison contributed a painting to be auctioned in 1990, 1992, and again in 1996.
File consists of correspondence and receipts for Harrison’s donations.

Posters
File · 1989 - 1997
Part of Early Music Society of the Islands fonds

The file contains posters for the following performances:

Suzie Leblanc, Jan. 19, 1986;

Ton Koopman, March 19, 1986;

Elissa Poole, Susan Grant-Allen, April 12, 1986;

Tafelmusik: Canada’s Baroque Orchestra, May 26, 1986;

Ciacona: Baroque Musick, Nov. 22, 1986;

Acis and Galatea: Suzie LeBlanc, Jan. 23, 1987 (2 copies);

Bruce Vogt, April 26, 1987 (2 copies);

Camerata Köln, May 24, 1987 (2 copies);

Hans-Martin Linde Trio, Sept. 22, 1987;

Pacific Baroque Trio, Jan. 13, 1989;

Baroque Solo Cantatas: Elizabeth MacIsaac, April 5, 1989;

Anonymous 4 and Medieval Strings, Oct. 20, 1989;

L’Ensemble Arion, Nov. 5, 1989 (2 copies);

Portland Baroque Orchestra, Dec. 11, 1989;

A Fortepiano Concert, Feb. 11, 1990;

Veronica Tennant & The Toronto Consort, Feb. 22, 1997 (2 copies)

Early Music Society of the Islands