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Series consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, academic transcripts and diplomas, marriage announcements, a copy of a Last Will & Testament, a copy of a Court Order, a poster, a map, photographs, events programs, lyrics, a copy of a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship and an autograph book all pertaining to the personal life of Bridget Moran.

File consists of "Manner of Life in Ireland" by Bridget Drugan, Feb.5, 1941 (original handwritten story and photocopy).

Series consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, newsletters, advertisements, contracts, notebooks, audiocassettes of oral interviews and readings, transcripts, book launch announcements, front cover mock-ups, edited drafts, manuscripts, fact sheets, poems, catalogues, bookmarks, skits, conference events programme, poster, grant applications and related correspondence, a wooden placard, handwritten notes, book reviews, inquest reports, background material, VHS recordings of classroom talks given by Bridget Moran, Mary John and Justa Monk re: her publications, and ephemera. This series contains material from all five of her publications:

1. (1988) Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
2. (1990) Judgment at Stoney Creek. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press
3. (1992) A Little Rebellion. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
4. (1994) Justa: A First Nations Leader. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
5. (1996) Prince George Remembered. Prince George, British Columbia: Moran Publishing.
   This series also consists of, but is not limited to, a number of unpublished manuscripts and drafts and/or writing contest submissions also written by Bridget Moran, such as:
   • "Mary and Me" (ca. 1998)
   • "Where Winds Come Sweet" (ca. 1981)
   • "The Horizontal Land" (ca. 1992)
   • "The Summer of '81"
   • "The Relief Cheque" (ca. 1998)
   • "The Case of the Box of Matches" (ca. 1987)
   • "Unholy Deadlock" (ca. 1990)
   • "The Numbers Game"
   • "Reflections on Theme" (ca. 1967)
   • "Come Hell or High Water" (ca. 1976)
   • "Man Alive"
   • "The Deadbeat Mystique"
   • "Hell on Wheels"
   • "Backstairs at the Palace"
   • "James MacCallum" (ca. 1984)
   • "Hushaby, Baby" (ca. 1981)
   • "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Sullivan"
   • "Case History of a Gadfly"
   • "Welfare and the Good Life"
   • "Childhood Memories" (ca. 1976)
   • "The Three Musketeers" (ca. 1974-75)
   • "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan" (ca. 1979)
   • "Diary of Success Homecoming"
   • "My Old Flame" (ca. 1992)
   • "O Ye Dry Bones" (ca. 1996)
   • "Supper, Little Children" (ca. 1983).

File consists of:

• Misc. handwritten notes re: public policy and numbers
• Handwritten table comparing social work case loads in 1945, 1951, 1961, 1964, 1970
• Handwritten notes re: social work case loads in 1945
• Handwritten table "Who Gets What" re: areas of government expenditure
• Letter to Mrs. Kris Robinson from Norman Levi, Minister of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement (March 28, 1973)
• Fax sent to Jacqui Bobenic, Ministerial Assistant to Hon. Joan Smallwood, Minitery of Social Services Victoria from Bridget Moran re: request for information.
• Faxes from Rosemary McCullough at the Ministry of Social Services re: staffing for fiscal year 1991/92; FTE increase in basic field structure (April 27, 1992)
• Prince George Public Library microform photocopying order form submitted by Bridget Moran for copies from the Prince George Citizen newspaper (Nov. 28, 1991) and the following newspaper clippings: "Welfare children beaten but court action not impending" (Jan. 21, 1957); Letter to the Editor: "Shocked" (Jan. 24, 1957); "Welfare branch may charge former foster parents here" (Jan. 28, 1957); Out of the Mail Bag: "The Welfare Reply" (Jan. 28, 1957); "Foster parent trial delayed" (April 18, 1957)
• Prince George Public Library microform photocopying order form submitted by Bridget Moran for copies from the Prince George Citizen newspaper (Dec. 2, 1991) and the following newspaper clippings: "Couple charged after infant seized in cache" (April 26, 1960); "Woman charged with murder" (Aug. 15, 1960); "City woman gets another remand on murder charge" (Aug. 29, 1960); "$5,000 bail granted Mrs. Dorothy Tosoff" (Sept. 22, 1960); "Tosoff hearing opens in court here today" (Oct. 6, 1960); "Mrs. Tosoff freed of murder charge" (Oct. 7, 1960); "Malnutrition case opens" (Oct. 25, 1960); "Couple convicted of starving child" (Oct. 26, 1960); "Wades get jail - 1 and 2 years - for child neglect" (Oct. 31, 1960)
• Copy of letter written to Hon. Ray Williston from Bridget Moran (Feb. 12, 1964).

File consists of:

• Manuscript: "Welfare and the Good Life" by Bridget Moran
• "Out of tune" (The Sun)
• "Should be 'Darned Pleased'" by Mrs. C.G. Maxwell of Prince George
• "Mrs. Moran wins race for 1959 baby"
• "Simon Fraser music considered unsuitable"
• "Exciting years vividly remembered" by J. Crooks of Prince George
• "Letters to the Editor: Mrs. Moran replies to her critics"
• "My backbone is great and my soul is rested" (The Vancouver Sun, March 11, 1967)
• "Social register causes no stir"
• "Don't call them poor, just broke" (The Vancouver Sun, Aug.1, 1968)
• Manuscript: "The Decline and Fall of Mr. Sullivan" by Bridget Moran
• Manuscript: "Unholy Deadlock" by Bridget Moran
• Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations: "Case History of a Gadfly" by Bridget Moran
• Handwritten note to Roseanne [Moran] from Bridget Moran re: copy of short story; manuscript: "Man Alive"
• "Women and welfare"
• "Campfire club song" lyrics written by D. Watson and B.A. [Bridget] Moran
• Notebook, dated April 12, 1951, containing research notes from various publications
• Speech (?) / Manuscript (?) / Open Letter (?) written by Bridget Moran re: trip to Moscow and planning for the World Congress of Peace Forces (Nov.1973).

File consists of Misc. typewritten notes under the following titles: the name "Nulki Lake," indian medicine, alcohol on reserve, housing on reserve, T.B. on reserve, indian agent, the Watchmen, the Church, alcohol, and families on Stoney Creek; typewritten notes under the following titles: early life, ancestors, Mary's childhood (racism), Mary's childhood (menstruation), Mary's childhood (the 1918 Flu), Mary's childhood (on the trapline), Mary's childhood (the trapline), Mary's childhood (her first coat), Mary's childhood (Christmas), and Mary's childhood (camping out and going to a Potlach); typewritten notes under the following titles: Mary's school days, childbirth, school life of Mary's kids, Mary's marriage, Lazarre's mother, marriage - housing, marriage - children, marriage - shopping in town, marriage - finances, marriage - work, work - depression, Indian Agent, marriage - hard work, camping, Lazarre's cabin at Wedgewood, doing hides, social life, whites, survival, Lazarre's family, Indian Agent and department of Indian Affairs, politics on reserve, citizen of the year, Catholic school, hides, potlach, siblings, net fishing, and changes; Lejac School: Thesis "And Then We Prayed" (pages 1 - 9) and questions for Mary.

File consists of Social Work skit (1959) [written by Moran?] "Funrunner's Fabulous Fling (In Casework)."

File consists of:

• Handwritten notes
• Handwritten quotations on envelopes and pieces of paper
• "Ireland" - Handwritten notes
• Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations entitled "George IV"
• Twenty pages of handwritten notes re: George IV
• Typewritten partial manuscript: 1."William the Conqueror"; 2. "William the Second"; 3. "Henry the First"; 4. "Stephen"*Typewritten partial manuscript: "Preface: All you ever wanted to know about English history but were too bored to ask"; "The Beginnings"; "The Normans"
• Handwritten notes re: English history
• Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations: "Preface"; "Chapter One"; "Chapter Two"; "Henry the Second"
• Typewritten draft: "A Royal Closet: Chapter One"
• Typewritten draft with handwritten annotations: "Chapter One"
• Typewritten draft: "Two" (pages 3-8)
• Handwritten notes re: Chapter Two.

File consists of the original handwritten draft of "Diary of Success Homecoming" by Bridgie Drugan (Moran) (7 pages); the original list of people Bridget spoke with at the homecoming; a copy of handwritten draft of "Diary of Success Homecoming" by Bridgie Drugan (Moran) (7 pages); a copy of list of people Bridget spoke with at the homecoming.

File consists of "The People Versus The White Plague" published by Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League, 1961.

File consists of:

• Xpresspost parcel to Bridget Moran from Francis Wellsch re: personal correspondence [some RESTRICTED], Wellsch family photographs, newspaper clipping re: Wellsch family members, tourist pamphlets on Saskeatchewan, Wellsch family history.
• Christmas card to Bridget Moran from Kathy Coney (?)
• Christmas card to Bridget Moran from Project Friendship (1995)
• Card to Bridget Moran from Claire
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Nancy Bennett re: textbook completion (Nov. 21, 1995)
• Large card "A New Beginning" to Bridget Moran from Geraldine Thomas re: thank you for support.
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Catherine Card-Hay (former Victoria University classmate?) re: personal correspondence; includes VIC Report, Winter 1995/96 which has a short write-up on Bridget Moran and her achievements.
• Birthday card to Bridget Moran from Star Weiss Fuoco re: 75th Birthday wishes
• Card to Bridget Moran from Rita Mois (?) re: Bridget's resignation from the Federation of Writers Board. (Aug. 20, 1998)
• Sympathy card to Bridget Moran from ? re: condolence for the loss of Bridget's sister
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Brenda Massini re: writing (Sept. 16, 1998)
• Card to Bridget Moran from Lyn Ivens (?) re: congratulations for honourable mention for prose poem (Sept. 4, 1998)
• Card to Bridget Moran from Mary Clark re: gratitude for Prince George Remembered
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Ken and Betty Rutherford re: personal correspondence (Sept. 4, 1998)
• Get well card to Bridget Moran signed by many
• Thank you letter and lapel pin to Bridget Moran from Dorothea, Island Mountain Arts festival
• Birthday card to Bridget Moran from Judy & Don re: 75th Birthday
• Birthday card to Bridget Moran from Cis re: 75th Birthday
• Typed letter to be faxed to Sylvia from Bridget Moran re: Bridget's health after contracting pneumonia (Jan. 25, 1999)
• Typed letter to be faxed to Lucette from Bridget Moran re: Bridget's health after contracting pneumonia (Jan. 25, 1999)
• Thank you card to Bridget Moran signed by many.
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Teresa Saunders, Coordinator for New Caltec Faculty Associate team, Simon Fraser University re: thanks for work with the team (March 2, 1998)
• Card to Bridget Moran from Arleigh Slanina (?) re: thanks for encouragement (March 30, 1998)
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Donna Creamore re: inspiration for activism after reading Stoney Creek Woman (April 2, 1998)
• Postcard to Bridget Moran from Mussi re: thanks for participation in Aboriginal Ed. Conference (1998)
• Birthday card to Bridget Moran from daughter Roseanne re: 75th Birthday
• Birthday card to Bridget Moran from daughter Mayo re: 75th Birthday
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Dene Law Centre e: gratitude for support (June 4, 1998).

File consists of a telegram to Wally du Temple from Bridget and Pat Moran (Feb. 13, 1964); a letter sent to Bridget Moran from Wally du Temple re: assistance in conducting research for A Little Rebellion; a newspaper article: "Brothers paddled into the jaws of hell" (Victoria Daily Times, Oct. 23, 1969); resume and work record of Wally G. du Temple [RESTRICTED]; newspaper article: "Former welfare man off to Aklavik in river boat."

File consists of "Two" (pages 12-15 typewritten and annotated pages), "Just for the Record..." (21 typewritten pages), and "A Minority of One" by Bridget Moran (26 typewritten pages).

File consists of a card from The Vancouver Sun rejecting offer to publish the attached four page manuscript "The Summer of '81" by Bridget Moran; newspaper clipping: "Bridget still in dark about her suspension" (The Citizen, Feb. 27, 1964).

File consists of:

• 1 Audiocassette: Side A: The Plot Thickens, Oct. 31/87 [TDK D-90min. audiocassette]; Side B: Patrick: Sandblast, Aug/86 [TDK D-90min. audiocassette]
• Letter to Patrick from Bridget Moran re: entry to The Plot Thickens entitled "The Case of the Box of Matches"; includes copy of "The Case of the Box of Matches" (Oct. 16, 1987)
• "My old flame"
• "The grief of giving up my long-time comfort" (The Vancouver Sun, Feb. 22, 1992)
• Two newspaper copies sent from The Vancouver Sun to Bridget Moran: "Just one death among too many" (Sept.29, 1979)
• "Bridget looks back into eye of storm" (The Citizen, Feb. 21, 1983)
• "Year of the child? Tell that to Nancy" (The Vancouver Sun, Nov.9, 1979)
• "Bridget's back in print" by Bev Christensen (Plus! magazine, The Citizen, Jan.5, 1991)
• "Welfare....1969"
• "Unholy Deadlock"
• "The Juice of the Barley"
• Letter from Dale Zieroth, Editor of Event: The Douglas College Review to Bridget Moran re: rejection of "Unholy Deadlock" for submission to a creative non-fiction contest. (July 1990); includes "Unholy Deadlock" manuscript
• "The Numbers Game"
• Copy of letter to Simma from Bridget Moran re: submission of "Reflections on a Theme" (Jan. 25, 1967; includes copy of "Reflections on a Theme" manuscript
• Letter from Ros Oberlyn, of The Vancouver Sun to Bridget Moran re: rejection of submission to newspaper (Nov.17, 1983)
• Handwritten copy of letter to Ros Oberlyn, of The Vancouver Sun from Bridget Moran re: submission of article "Supper, Little Children!" (Sept.26, 1983); includes copy of "Supper, Little Children!" manuscript
• Letter from Phyllis Rosser, Editor for Ms. Magazine to Bridget Moran re: article submission; includes article "Rosie believed in her man" (The Vancouver Sun, May 14, 1976) and annotated draft and manuscript of "Come Hell or High Water"
• Submission to Short Story Competition, CBC Radio Literary Competition VI by Bridget Moran entitled: "Man Alive"
• "The Deadbeat Mystique"
• "Hell on Wheels."

File consists of:

• Letter from H.G. Page, Chief, Vital Statistics Section, Dominion Bureau of Statistics to Bridget Moran re: her request for statistics on suicides among aboriginals (August 25, 1970); accompanied with a chart showing number of suicides by province for 1967 and 1968; and a report "Some Selected Statistics on Suicide".
• Two copies of a report to the Standing Committee of Council on Health and Welfare, City of Vancouver, re: Welfare and Rehabilitation Department - Brief from Children's Aid society of Vancouver. Re: Social Assistance and Related Services (October 1, 1970).

File consists of published articles written by Bridget Moran:

• "O Canada, we stand on guard for them!"
• "Big daddy and our pensioners"
• "The anatomy of poverty"
• "Running from life"
• "Frankly speaking"
• "The welfare club isn't exclusive" (The Citizen)
• "I was a petty white official" (The Citizen, Dec. 11, 1968)
• "Welfare - only bureaucracy shows growth" (The Vancouver Sun, Jan. 20, 1976)
• "Watch out Bill, Dave's gaining" (The Vancouver Sun, May 11, 1976)
• Typed letter written by Bridget Moran re: welfare in the election campaign (Jan. 9, 1975)
• Rough handwritten draft of letter written by Bridget Moran re: welfare in the election campaign
• "Welfare...1969"
• A speech (?) re: recommendation for particular core courses to be offered at UNBC
• "Women and Poverty"
• "That expedient Socred phrase" (The Sun)
• "The hardcore poor who defeat us in the poverty war" (Canadian Panorama, April 5, 1969)
• "Don't call them poor, just broke" (The Vancouver Sun, Aug.1, 1968)
• "Frankly Speaking" (North Star, Sept. 2, 1970)
• "Colors inside a goldfish bowl" (The Citizen, Dec. 18, 1968)
• "My backbone is great and my soul is rested" (The Vancouver Sun, Mar. 11, 1967)
• "Hospital emergency ward: B.C. has its own style of disaster" (The Citizen, April 2, 1969)
• "B.C.'s welfare cycles needs a fresh attack"
• "Most of welfare dollar goes for administration"
• "How can a white woman know about Indians?" (Feb.27, 1969)
• "What is your preference: no prejudice or no food?" (The Citizen, Feb. 12, 1969)
• "The reserve: cradle or coffin?" (The Citizen, Jan. 15, 1969)
• "Fiery young princess 'sounds like a racist'"
• "The tragedy of battered children"
• "The welfare club isn't exclusive" (The Citizen, Dec. 2, 1968)
• "LaMarsh: too much, too late"
• "Student power confined" (Nov.18, 1968)
• "The demise of the geriatric square" (The Citizen, Nov.28, 1968)
• "Frankly Speaking: in the land of the midnight sun" (North Star, July 15, 1970)
• "Frankly Speaking" (North Star, Sept. 30, 1970)
• "An innocent plays housing roulette" (Vancouver Sun, Jan.15, 1970)
• "Frankly Speaking" (North Star, Oct. 7, 1970)
• "Frankly Speaking" (North Star, Sept. 1970)
• "Frankly Speaking: suicide and the welfare state" (North Star)
• "Frankly Speaking" (North Star, Sept.2, 1970)
• "Frankly Speaking" (North Star, Sept.23, 1970)
• Letter to the Editor "A high price for the piper" (The Sun, Feb.9, 1973)

File also contains miscellaneous articles not written by Bridget Moran:

• Allan Fotheringham byline (The Sun, April 3, 1976)
• "IRA threatens to kill special court officials"
• "Welfare activist sees swing in social attitudes" by John Pope (The Citizen, May 3, 1976)
• "Study reveals poor quality of life on reserves" (The Citizen, Oct.13, 1995)
• "Tribal chief labels Campbell 'racist'" (The Citizen, Oct. 16, 1998)
• "Schools get Nisga'a treaty course" (The Citizen, Oct. 15, 1998)
• "Teaching guide maps native culture studies" (The Citizen, Oct. 15, 1998)
• "Nisga'a treaty more than a century in the making" (The Province, Aug.1, 1998)
• "Record 1.5 million kids live in poverty" (The Citizen, Nov. 29, 1997)
• "Authors tour Central Interior" (The Citizen, April 17, 1991)
• "X-factor means boys will always be boys"
• "Brief concerning the status of women within the Department of Human Resources" prepared by the Task Force on Sexism in Social Work (Sept. 1975)
• "Welfare moms 'exploited' study finds" (The Citizen, Aug. 13, 1997)
• "Local poverty subject of research" (The Citizen, July 23, 1997)
• "Women downtrodden in Canada despite promise, group says" (The Citizen, Sept.11, 1997)
• "Poor won't go away"
• "One family cost taxpayer $500,000 in 22 years"

File also includes miscellaneous material consisting of:

• Unidentified handwritten notes
• Handwritten notes: shopping list with prices (Sept. 1, 1972)
• Handwritten notes re: food shelter and rent costs for April 1973 and Dec. 1975
• Handwritten summary re: financial aid distribution
• Handwritten notes re: salary increase (?) in April 1973 and April 1975
• Memo to all Field staff from the Norman Levi, Minister of Human Resources (Oct. 24, 1974)
• Thermal print copy of article "The dual welfare system" by A. Dale Tussing printed from Society (Jan./Feb. 1974, vol.11, no.2)
• Various pieces of notepaper with annotations
• Signed copy of letter to Pinder Cheema from Bridget Moran re: resignation from the Governance and Native Programs Committees (Dec. 9, 1997)
• Fax from Island Mountain Arts to Bridget Moran re: February writing workshop, Feb. 21-22, 1998
• Letter from Bridget Moran re: account with Munro Parfitt, Lawyers
• Handwritten research notes
• International Women's Day Quiz
• "Tyee Moon" handout, Third Annual Aboriginal Education Conference (Feb 6-8, 1997)
• Map of Prince George area noting: Stoney Creek Reserve, Wedgewood, Lejac Residential School, Mission School and Shelley.
• UNBC Child Welfare Research Centre, Social Work Program: statistical tables and fact sheets re: child poverty in Prince George
• Copy of letter written by Bridget Moran to Premier Glen Clark re: request to rescind legislation (Dec. 17, 1997)
• Letter from Isabella S. Johnson to Bridget Moran re: request for information or advice for group of Nelson citizens intending to organize community low income group (April 29, 1969).

File consists of:

• "Bridget looks back into eye of storm" (The Citizen, Feb. 21, 1983)
• Invitation to a reception in honour of Mary John and Bridget Moran on the receipt of Governor General's Award for Community Service (April 3, 1993)
• "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan"
• "New Prince George jail can't solve old problem" (Current, October 1994)
• "The hardcore poor who defeat us in the poverty war" (Canadian Panorama, April 5, 1969)
• Laser copy of photograph taken at Mosquito Books, April 3, 1993: Lazare John, Brian Gardner, M.P., Mary John, Bridget Moran, Lois Boone, MLA, Chief Robert William (?), Theresa Monk, Justa Monk
• Address list: Council of CEO's (colleges)
• "B.C. Today" (vol.1, no.3, Jay 27-June 9, 1976)
• The Province newspaper, (Jan.10, 1976) pages 2-4; 9-12)
• "Watch out, Bill, Dave's gaining" (The Vancouver Sun, May 11, 1976)
• "Shot down: a chance for the homeless poor" (The Vancouver Sun, Oct. 2, 1971)
• "Don't call them poor, just broke" (The Vancouver Sun, Aug.1, 1968)
• "Manslaughter, then Justa for all" and "Blanket coverage" (B.C. Bookworld, Spring 1995)
• 3 Photographs: "Justa Monk, John Alexis (Tachie Village) and the Premier [Mike Harcourt] taken in Prince George B.C. Jan.23/95 "the day Kemano 2 was killed"; Mary John and Bridget Moran at a books signing for "Stoney Creek Woman"; Unidentified woman, Mary John and Bridget Moran at a books signing for "Stoney Creek Woman"
• News Release: "Community better represented on Legal Services Board" featuring appointment of Bridget Moran to the LSS (Feb. 3, 1995)
• Copy of letter to Bridget Moran from Geoffrey R. Weller re: bestowal of UNBC honourary degree, Doctorate of Laws (Jan. 30, 1995)
• "Bridget still making history" (The Citizen, Jan.20, 1989)
• Letter to Bridget Moran from June Huggins-Clark, Chief Librarian, Prince George Public Library re: Bridget's receipt of Jeanne Clarke Award. (Jan.24, 1989)
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Naomi Miller, Competition Chairman for the B.C. Historical Federation re: thanking Ms. Moran for her submission of Stoney Creek Woman to their competition (Jan.16, 1989)
• Advertisement for books signing by Mary John and Bridget Moran at Mosquito Books
• Letter from Pulp Press Book Publishers Ltd. to Bridget Moran noting publications to which reviews of Stoney Creek Woman were sent (Jan.16, 1989)
• Biography of Justa Monk written by Bridget Moran
• Bookmarks featuring: Stoney Creek Woman, Little Rebellion and Judgement at Stoney Creek.

File consists of:

• Newspaper clipping: "Horse radish in the corn flakes" by Bridget Moran (North Star, June 20, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "The dignity of humanity?" by Bridget Moran (North Star, June 23, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, July 15, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "A basic difference in attitude" by Bridget Moran (North Star, June 27, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, Sept. 9, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, Aug. 19, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, Sept. 23, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, Oct. 29, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, Oct. 22, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "Native History Neglected, Ridiculed" by Bridget Moran (New Leaf, June 1971)
• Newspaper clipping: "All About Welfare Bums" by Bridget Moran (New Leaf, August 1971)
• Newspaper clipping: "B.C. Has Its Own Style of a Disaster" by Bridget Moran (date unknown)
• Newspaper clipping: "The Reserve: Cradle or Coffin?" by Bridget Moran (The Citizen, Jan. 15, 1969)
• Newspaper clipping: "The Demise of The Geriatric Square" by Bridget Moran (The Citizen, Nov. 28, 1968)
• Newspaper clipping: "What is Your Preference: No Prejudice or No Food?" by Bridget Moran (date unknown)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, July 29, 1970)
• Handwritten letter to Allan Fotheringham (?) from Bridget Moran re: free-lance writing for the Vancouver Sun (date unknown)
• Handwritten notes by Bridget Moran re: Home Acquisition Grant and affordable housing (date unknown)
• Newspaper clipping: "Allan Fortheringham" (Vancouver Sun)
• Newspaper clipping: "frankly speaking" by Bridget Moran (North Star, Aug. 26, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "My Backbone Is Great And My Soul Is Rested" by Bridget Moran (Vancouver Sun, Mar. 11, 1967)
• Newspaper clipping: "Horse radish in the corn flakes" by Bridget Moran (North Star, June 20, 1970)
• Newspaper clipping: "Horse radish in the corn flakes" by Bridget Moran (North Star, June 20, 1970).

File consists of Newspapers on the history of Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fort Fraser, etc.:

• Nechako Chronicle Historical Supplement: "Vanderhoof Village Incorporated 1936" (p.9 - 16) (April 2, 1970)
• Nechako Chronicle Historical Supplement: "Village of Fort St. James Incorporated December 1952" (p.25 - 30; 17-20) (April 2, 1970)
• Nechako Chronicle Historical Supplement: "Municipality of Fraser Lake Incorporated 1966" (p.41-44; 31-34) (April 2, 1970)
• Nechako Chronicle Historical Supplement: "Endako Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.)" (35-40) (April 2, 1970)
• Nechako Chronicle Historical Supplement: "1920-1970, 50 Year Review, The Nechako Chronicle" (p.1 - 8) (April 2, 1970).

File consists of:

• Christmas card and letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (Dec.8, 1997)
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: copy of letter to John Pollard (Aug.13, 1996)
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (Oct.20, 1995); includes photo of Eleanor and her dog Lupin.
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (May 10, 1995)
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (Dec.10, 1995)
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: being fired from social work for being outspoken (March 26, 1995)
• Copy of letter from Bridget Moran to Eleanor Millard et al. re: North Star article written by Bridget on Eleanor's situation (July 15, 1970)
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (Sept.15, 1997)
• Card from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (July 7, 1997)
• Letter from Eleanor Millard to Bridget Moran re: personal update (Feb.24, 1998).

File consists of:

• Letter from Charlene Wyse, on behalf of the Hilye'yu Lelum Society, to Bridget Moran, January 27, 1995
• Transcript of "Harkins Comment" by Bob Harkins which features both Mary John and Bridget Moran (April 5, 1993)
• Copy of open letter from Brian Lam, Managing Editor, Arsenal Pulp Press regarding Bridget Moran's publications and Mary John's story (April 2, 1993)
• Two draft versions of eulogy for Bridget Moran for her memorial service at the College of New Caledonia, September 12, 1999.
• "We Three"- poem written in memory of a trip taken by Bridget and her daughters Mayo and Roseanne in 1994.
• One original draft and one copy of "A Minority of One" by Bridget Moran (26 pages)
• One original and signed draft letter to Dave [?] from Bridget Moran discussing the social welfare situation in the province and offering a plea for dialogue with the intended recipient.
• Letter from John H. Wood, administrative officer for the Leader of the Opposition to Bridget Moran in answer to a number of questions routed to this office via Dave [?] (August 10, 1972)
• Letter from Norman Levi, Minister of Rehabilitation and Social Improvement to Bridget Moran in answer to her letter dated October 18, 1972. (October 23, 1972)
• Copy of letter from Bridget Moran on behalf of the Greater Vancouver Area Branch of the BC Association of Social Workers to Minister Norman Levi in follow-up to a previously submitted questionnaire. (October 18, 1972).
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Rosemary Brown, M.L.A. acknowledging her receipt of an article previously sent to Ms. Brown by Ms. Moran. (October 9, 1973)
• Newspaper clippings regarding Moran's various appointments in Prince George.
• Various published stories written by Bridget Drugan in her youth: "How to Spend a Drizzly Day"; "How She Spent November 5"; "Camping Trip"; Story contest submission and announcement of winners.
• Torchbearer's Club "Carry On" certificate recognizing the printing of one of Bridget's stories. (September 10, 1938).

File consists of a speech (?) / manuscript (?) / Open Letter (?) written by Bridget Moran re: trip to Moscow and planning for the World Congress of Peace Forces (Nov.1973) and a speech (?) / manuscript (?) / Open Letter (?) written by Bridget Moran re: trip to Cuba.

File consists of:

• Newspapers include: The Georgia Straight, The Province; The Indian Voice; The Toronto Globe; The Vancouver Sun Weekend Magazine; The Vancouver Sun; The Citizen; and The Nechako Chronicle each featuring articles on the Thomas inquest.
• Report of inquiry as to cause of death of Faye Helen Huagen, Vanderhoof, B.C., December 27th, 1979.
• Copy of Canadian Welfare #5, Sept/Oct. 1974 issue.
• Copy of B.C. Police Commission report to Vanderhoof Mayor W.L. McLeod, November 1, 1976.
• Copy of letter from Helen Jones, Secretary of Stony Creek Indian Homemakers Club to the Honourable Garde Gardom, Attorney General of the Province of British Columbia regarding Richard Redekop (November 19, 1976).
• Draft version (includes annotations) of "Introduction" to Judgement at Stoney Creek sent to Bridget Moran from Mayo Moran, (Feb. 1990).
• Handwritten draft of a letter written to Vanderhoof Mayor Bill McLeod
• Copy of handwritten letter from Helen Jones [Secretary of Stony Creek Indian Homemakers Club] to Bridget Moran (?), November 22, 1976.

File consists of:

• Handwritten journal chronicling trip to Europe.
• Handwritten draft of "The Making of s Social Worker: Prologue" (Sept. 11/ 74)
• Handwritten notes on Irish history
• [Handwritten draft pertaining to Irish history? Perhaps drafts for "Manner of Life in Ireland" written by Bridget Drugan, 1941]
• Draft of "Saskatchewan... Saskatchewan...There's No Place Like Saskatchewan" by Bridget Moran.

File consists of Europe Trip, 1974-75 manuscript: "The Three Musketeers" (167 pages).

File consists of:

• Everywomans Books 20th Birthday Party Celebration, 1975-1995 featuring an advertisement for a reading Bridget Moran
• "Together again..." by Martha Perkins, 2 pages (Haliburton County Echo, June 13, 1995)
• "History: Manslaughter, then Justa for All" (B.C. Bookworld, Spring 1995).

File consists of a copy of letter handwritten by Bridget Moran to Brian [Lam] and Linda [Field]re: Moran's inspiration and outline for "Judgement at Stoney Creek" (March 14, 1989), a copy of the article "Woman killed in Vanderhoof" featured in July 5, 1976 Prince George Citizen newspaper, and a letter from Brian at Arsenal Pulp Press regarding cover mockup for "Judgement," as well as, Moran's annotations on the received mockup.

File consists of newspapers (all dated 1976) include: The Citizen; and The Nechako Chronicle featuring articles on the Thomas inquest. File includes the Nechako Chronicle, vol.60, no.26, Thursday July 1, 1976.

File consists of "My notes as free lance reporter at Press Table during the inquest into Coreen's death. September 24-27, 1976." [68 handwritten pages].

File consists of a letter from Jean Y. Wright, Managing Editor for Chatelaine magazine to Bridget Moran re: letter of rejection for manuscript on childhood memories (July 21, 1976); including typed manuscript.

File consists of:

• Newspapers (all dated 1976) include: The Times; The Citizen; The Sun; The Vancouver Sun; The Nechako Chronicle; Maclean's magazine
• Report titled: "A visit to Vanderhoof and Stoney Creek Reserve" by Remi J. De Roo, Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of British Columbia, September 24- 25, 1976
• Incomplete copy of "Departmental policy - resource implications manpower services to Native people" from P.S. Hall, Branch Manager CMC Vanderhoof to W.F.J. Osborne, Sr. Manager, CMC Prince George, dated July 20, 1976.
• Handwritten draft (?) of "Specimen Form of Verdict" supp.1/15/69
• Excerpt from article published in "Politics: National Indian Brotherhood"
• Report: "Inquest of Coreen Thomas, Vanderhoof, B.C. September 25, 26, 27, 28, 1976" submitted by Barbara Kobierski, Native Programs Section, Legal Services Commission.

File consists of annotated calendars from 1978, 1981, 1987-1998.

File consists of a letter from Wayne Schmalz, CBC Arts Producer, Regina to Bridget Moran re: submission of "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan" and suggestion to abridge manuscript (Oct.18, 1979); a copy of letter to Wayne Schmalz from Bridget Moran re: newly abridged version of "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan"; includes abridged manuscript (Oct. 28, 1979); a draft of abridged version of "A Child's Christmas in Saskatchewan."

File consists of 68 photographs and newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings include "Bravo" (Time Colonist, Dec. 1, 1996) and "Bridget looks back into the eye of storm" (The Citizen, Feb. 21, 1983). The photographs consist of:

• [Entrance to] The Sanatorium - Fort Qu'Appelle, July 6, 1979
• [Trades Shop at] The Sanatorium - Fort Qu'Appelle, July 6, 1979
• Bridget Moran standing beside a log house [Mary John's house?]
• Mary John, portrait - profile
• Bridget Moran and Mary John with their arms on each others shoulders
• Mary John wearing a blanket (blue with red caribou on back)
• Mary John, unidentified woman (Mary John's daughter?) and Bridget Moran in Mary's home
• Justa Monk, and Bridget Moran side by side in a bookstore
• Bridget Moran and Mary John in embrace [photo courtesy of The Citizen newspaper]
• Dinner party featuring Bridget and seven unidentified woman sitting around a table
• Bridget Moran standing beside a car
• Bridget Moran standing in front of Metlakatla Fire Department sign
• Bridget Moran standing in front of Metlakatla Lake (?)
• Unidentified woman standing in front of Metlakatla Fire Department sign
• Unidentified woman standing in front of Alaska distance signage
• Bridget Moran standing outside of St. Paul's Anglican Church Learning Centre
• View of two buildings in midground and large mountain range in background
• View of boats tied at a dock on a lack with a mountain range in the background
• Bridget Moran working on her computer
• Bridget Moran on a small boat, a slight wake can be seen in the water in the background
• View of village in background, lake in foreground
• View of lake and mountains in background
• Dog beside Bulkley River waterfall and traditional fishing territory in Moricetown Canyon
• Bridget Moran sitting on bench beside Bulkley River waterfall and "Montier Booth" in Moricetown Canyon
• Nisga'a Government Administrative Building
• Bridget Moran and unidentified man standing outside Nisga'a Government Administrative Building
• Bridget and two friends having lunch in Newton
• Two women standing in a mall
• Three women posing together for photo
• Landscape perspective featuring cross country skiing trails and farm land
• Village on a bay
• Bridget Moran standing beside a decorative fruit platter featuring a carved elephant
• River and power lines
• Coloured map of Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park
• Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park (?)
• Bridget Moran at beginning of suspension bridge featuring a sign reading "Use of bridge at your own risk" Gitwinksihlkw Band Council
• Sign: "Moricetown Canyon Rules"
• Moricetown Canyon featuring Bulkley River waterfall and fishing territory
• Moricetown Canyon featuring Bulkley River waterfall and fishing territory
• Moricetown Canyon featuring Bulkley River waterfall and fishing territory
• Bridget Moran and unidentified man standing in front of new building
• Unidentified [new] building
• Bridget Moran coming out of Long House entrance
• Farmland landscape
• Justa Monk autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing, Elders in background
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran at a Justa: a First Nations Leader book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George, Paul Ramsay in background
• Bridget Moran at Mosquito Books, Prince George
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran at a book signing at Mosquito Books, Prince George
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing, Elder in background
• Justa Monk and Bridget Moran autographing Justa: a First Nations Leader at a book signing, Elder in background
• Bridget Moran and a group of three unidentified women
• Bridget Moran with a First Nations button blanket featuring thunderbird and killer whale designs
• Bridget Moran with a First Nations button blanket featuring killer whale design
• Bridget Moran outdoor portrait
• Bridget Moran indoor portrait
• Bridget Moran balcony portrait
• Justa Monk and Premier Mike Harcourt
• Bridget Moran in UNBC regalia for receipt of Honourary Law Degree (1995)
• Mary John and Bridget Moran at a book signing for Stoney Creek Woman
• Bridget Moran autographing Judgement at Stoney Creek at a book signing
• Bridget Moran with a First Nations button blanket featuring thunderbird, wolf and killer whale designs
• Mary John receiving the Order of Canada (1997) for outstanding service to her community
• Bridget Moran with Mike Harcourt, both wearing cowboy hats (colour laser copy)
• Mary John and Bridget Moran at a book signing for Stoney Creek Woman
• Mary John and Bridget Moran at a book signing for Stoney Creek Woman
• 27 colour negatives featuring a trip to Metlakatla and Moricetown
• Envelope containing 15 duplicate photographs
• 25 colour negatives featuring Justa book signing event at Mosquito Books.

File consists of the manuscript of A Little Rebellion by Bridget Moran.

File consists of a Pulp edit of "A Little Rebellion."

File consists of a manuscript for "Where Winds Come Sweet" by Bridget Moran (Chapters 12-23).

File consists of a seven page handwritten draft entitled "James MacCallum"; a letter from Ivan L. MacKay, Chief, School Administration and Negotiation Unit, Saskatchewan Education to Bridget Moran re: tenure of Mr. Allan McCallum as Deputy Minister of Education (Aug. 24, 1984); an obituary for James McCallum; 2 photographs and 2 negatives for: the grave marker for Allan McCallum and a view from grave marker of Allan McCallum.

File consists of handwritten notes; character outline; nine page typewritten draft with handwritten annotations for "Hushaby, Baby" (March 1, 1981); "Jottings from History", "Women", "Point - Counterpoint": typewritten excerpt from Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert Massie.

File consists of:

• Letter to Bridget Moran from Catherine Bush, Editorial Dept. for Macmillan of Canada re: rejection to publish (Dec. 30, 1981)
• Copy of letter to Bridget Moran from Marilyn Hancock, Editorial Assistant for Western Producer Prairie Books re: rejection to publish (Oct. 2, 1981)
• Copy of letter to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Regina, Sask.) from Bridget Moran re: request to consider chapter from "Where Winds Come Sweet" entitled "Joy to the World" (Nov. 2, 1981)
• Synopsis of "Where Winds Come Sweet"
• "The Story About the Story" by Bridget Moran, re: "Where Winds Come Sweet"
• Manuscript: "Where Winds Come Sweet" by Bridget Moran (Chapters 1-11).

File consists of:

• Press release and order form: "Tillacum Library announces the publication of Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John" (Winter 1989)
• Book launch invitation: "Tillacum / Pulp Press invite you to a book launching for Stoney Creek Woman by Bridget Moran
• Letter to Bridget Moran from Linda [Field], Tillacum Library (a division of Arsenal Pulp Press Book Publishers) re: formatting and editing of Stoney Creek Woman (June 21, 1988)
• News release for Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John by Bridget Moran
• Handwritten note featuring "Stoney Creek Woman" in the Carrier language
• Letter to Bridget Moran from John Matters re: Stoney Creek Woman (Jan. 25, 1989)
• Letter of acceptance to Bridget Moran from Linda Field re: publication of Stoney Creek Woman by Tillicum Library (May 26, 1988)
• Newspaper clipping re: news release of Stoney Creek Woman
• "A step or two in her moccasins" by Bridget Moran; a synopsis of Stoney Creek Woman; a Prologue of Stoney Creek Woman*"Pictures" - photograph key
• Book signing newspaper advertisement: "Bridget Moran & Mary John will once again be at Mosquito Books to autograph copies of Stoney Creek Woman"
• Publishers press release for Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John (Winter 1989)
• Memorandum sent to The Bulletin re: Bridget Moran's newly published book Stoney Creek Woman. (May 24, 1989)
• Handwritten note sent by Mary Ann [Lyall] to Bridget (?) re: strategic gifting of copies of Stoney Creek Woman
• Handwritten note sent to Oscar Bedard, Executive Director, Program Development, Ministry of Education from Bridget Moran re: Stoney Creek Woman (Jan. 4, 1989)
• Photographs: Elders' gathering, 1983, Mary John stretching a hide, Mary John in a flower print dress, standing in a field, Lazare in a kitchen serving ice cream to a little boy.

File consists of:

• Press release: "Justa tells a compelling story: B.C. author's fourth book a must read" (Dec. 5, 1994)
• Copy of newspaper clipping: "Fascinating life, times of Justa Monk" (Prince George Citizen, Feb. 2, 1995)
• Copy of newspaper clipping: "Murder led to election as tribal leader" (Vancouver Courier, Dec. 28, 1984)
• Copy of newspaper clipping: "Justa: A Review" (Central Interior NDP News)
• Transcript of "Harkins! Bob Harkins Comment" re: Justa publication (Monarch Broadcasting, Nov. 21, 1994)
• Manuscript: "Teresa" - Bridget Moran (writer)
• "Justa: the life and work of a first nations leader" Chapter Summary
• P.105-120, Interview transcriptions between Bridget Moran and Justa Monk.
• P.121 - 133, Interview transcriptions between Theresa and Bridget Moran (recorded March 25, 1993; transcribed April 9, 1993).
• Interview transcriptions between Bridget Moran and Justa Monk re: ancestors & family
• Interview transcriptions between Bridget Moran and Justa Monk re: life in Portage.
• Interview transcriptions between Bridget Moran and Justa Monk re: working before trouble
• Interview transcriptions between Bridget Moran and Justa Monk re: before road (tape 6)
• Interview transcriptions between Bridget Moran and Justa Monk re: Lejac
• Handwritten notes
• Handwritten transcript of interview with Adelle (Oct. 6, 1993)
• Annotated drafts of Chapter 21
• Handwritten notes
• Copies of newspaper clippings re: Justa Monk's trial: "Accused weeps during testimony"; "Murder trial held in Supreme Court"; "Drinking preceded death"; "Stabbing victim: always fighting"; "Defence delivered in murder trial"; "Justa Monk given two years in jail"
• Handwritten notes.

File consists of "Stoney Creek Woman" - tapes transcribed; colour coded (1984) including handwritten transcriptions with sections of text underlined in different colours and an article (?) written by Bridget Moran re: "Through Bifocals" byline written by Claudette Sandecki of Terrace.

File consists of:

• Copy of the front cover of Justa by Bridget Moran
• Copy of the back cover of Justa by Bridget Moran
• Author contract from Arsenal Pulp Press re: Justa (April 19, 1994)
• Memorandum of Agreement re: Justa Monk will make the final decision on all material in the manuscript
• Copy of the rejected cover of Justa by Bridget Moran
• Newspaper clipping: "Past mistakes recorded in new book" by Linda Bates (Vancouver Sun, May 5, 1995)
• Advertisements for book signings of Justa by Bridget Moran at Mosquito Books, Prince George (1995)
• Newspaper clipping: "Justa: A First Nations Leader" (Prince George Citizen, Nov. 17, 1994)
• Advertisements for Justa (Tl'azt'en Free Press, Nov-Dec. 1994)
• Newspaper clipping: "A Book In The Making: Life Story of Michael Morris" by Michael Morris
• Newspaper clipping: "Murder led to election as tribal leader" by Alison Appelbe (Vancouver Courier, Dec. 28, 1984)
• Book review of Justa (Central Interior NDP News)
• Congratulatory card from Pulp Press re: Justa
• Newspaper clipping: advertisement for book signing re: Justa (Dec. 10)
• Newspaper clipping: "Justa Monk subject of Moran book" (Vanderhoof, December 1994)
• Prince George Art Gallery Newsletter Spring/Summer 1995 re: cartoon
• Newspaper clipping: "Justa and Victims of Benevolence: Released by Arsenal Pulp Press" (Strait Arrow, Winter 1994/1995)
• Newspaper clipping: "Whistle blew in '60s, but its echo can be heard today" by Deborah Pearce (Times Colonist, Feb. 3, 1995)
• Advertisement re: Everywomans Books reading by Bridget Moran (Feb. 25)
• Newspaper clipping: "Readers Meet Justa Monk and Bridget Moran at Book Launching" (Strait Arrow, Spring 1995)
• Newspaper clipping: "Justa Monk - Carrier-Sekani Leader" (Strait Arrow, Spring 1995).

File consists of:

• "Past mistakes recorded in new book" (Vancouver Sun, May 8, 1995)
• "Murder led to election as tribal leader: social worker recorded story" (Vancouver Courier, Dec. 28, 1984)
• Transcript of "Harkins! Bob Harkins Comment" re: Justa publication (Monarch Broadcasting, Nov. 21, 1994)
• "Fascinating life, times of Justa Monk" (The Prince George Citizen, Feb. 2, 1995)
• "Justa: A Review" (Central Interior NDP News)
• "Blanket coverage" (B.C. Bookworld, spring 1995)
• "Manslaughter, then Justa for all" and "Blanket coverage" (B.C. Bookworld, spring 1995)
• Fax from Laura Boyd, Northwood Pulp & Timber to Justa Monk (and Bridget Moran?) re: names and positions of executive staff at Northwood (Nov. 14, 1994).

File consists of documents related the May John and "Stoney Creek Woman" including a laser copy of a group photograph featuring Lazare and Mary John, Bridget Moran, and Justa Monk, a programme for memorial service held in honour of Lazare Peter John (Thursday, April 11, 1996), "An Elder's Message: Address to the Western Consortium on Aboriginal Languages by Elder Mary John OAC" (Yinka Dene Language Institute, Annual Report, Spring 1997), a faxed formal announcement from Arsenal Pulp Press re: publication of a new edition of Stoney Creek Woman (June 11, 1997), a photocopy of Saikuz Cookbook: Sharing Our Cooking Culture (1984), and "Environment Presentation" by Mary John Sr. (May 29-30, 1997).

File consists of "A comparative list of general Indian and non-Indian Values" developed by Joann Sebastian Morris, revised 1987; "Making Indians in British Columbia" by Michael Kew, revised 1986; a photograph of "Fort George", courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Visual Records Division, Catalogue No. 96295; Negative No.: G-3097; Newspaper articles from The Prince George Citizen: "Indians behind bars: Figures are Shocking", "Commentary: Compensation Deal Attempt to Right Wrong"; British Columbia Heritage Series: Our Native Peoples: Dene (series 1, volume 9,) a Social Studies Bulletin published by the Department of Education, The Government of the Province of British Columbia, 1953.

Item is a recorded audio cassette: Side A: The Plot Thickens, Oct. 31/87; Side B: Patrick: Sandblast, Aug/86

Audiocassette Summary
SIDE 1 - Title: “The Plot Thickens” - Oct. 31, 1987

• 00:04 Tape recording of an FM radio broadcast entitled “The Plot Thickens” featuring an announcer reading the winning entry for short fiction in the adult category. The title of the story is “The Case of the Box of Matches” by Bridget Moran who was then announced as the 1st prize winner in “The Plot Thickens”: her prize was a copy of The Illustrated History of Canada. Transcript available in 2008.3.1.81, along with a copy of a cover letter she sent in to the radio station for this contest. (Oct. 31, 1987)
• 03:03 Bridget Moran reading a story she wrote about quitting smoking, entitled “My Old Flame” Transcript available. Some significant differences noted between available transcript and tape recording. (ca. 1987) This story was published in the Saturday Review of The Vancouver Sun, February 22, 1992 as “The grief of giving up my long-time comfort”. Copy of the article available in 2008.3.1.81.
• 11:39 Tape recorded music (various)
• 45:40 End of Side 1

SIDE 2 - Title: Patrick – Sand Blast, Aug/86

• 45:44 Pre-lunch CI Radio interview: Leanne (?) with Patrick Moran re: 15th Annual Sandblast. He raced in Sandblast for 6 years and involved with the organization for 3 years. He got into it from his love of skiing. Pre-race organizers go through the course and clean away the rocks and obstacles as best they can. [The rough course] doesn’t scare him. To consider entering this event: need to be confident skier; to wear heavy pants for protection on legs and arms, helmet and pair of gloves; keep your head about you – it’s lots of fun. Discussion that some of the falls are very spectacular to watch. Time on Sunday: skier registration at 10am at Kokanee Cutbanks right on the flat bed; racing starting at noon. Concession and toilet facilities and parking available. Asking spectators to park on the city side of the bank – NRT Ready Mix offered their parking lot for the occasion to help lessen traffic congestion. Big sponsors this year include: Bob Husband and the people at Labatts and Kokanee – without them Sandblast wouldn’t be happening due to liabilities going up. Also a thank you to George and the people at Northern Ski – backbone of Sandblast. Also Pacific Western Airlines – winner will win trip anywhere in Canada. Prizes also include: walkmans, skiing accessories, sports gear, t-shirts, cameras, etc… Divisions of competition include: men’s and women’s slalom; telemark event; and prizes for safety and a helmet; also a hidden time prize. CI radio also donating “Best Time” annual trophy. Saturday night a Pre Blast “Blast”: tix on sale at Northern Ski $12 incl. midnight buffet with door prizes. Doors open 8pm until 2pm at the Kin Sports Centre. Music by Prince George band: Sound Concord, and Lightening Sound. Tix only available in advance. Sandblast t-shirt and dance tix radio giveaway through trivia question: “Who won the men’s 1st prize last year and also the year before” Hint: initials “S.B.”. Pat also mentioned support by RCMP and City of Prince George. No callers so interviewer Leanne answers: Stu Boyce (?) and she promised to give tix away later on the radio. Thanks to Pat Moran.
• 53:18 Tape recorded music (various)
• 01:05:22 Bridget Moran reading a story she wrote about quitting smoking, entitled “My Old Flame” Transcript available. Some significant differences noted between available transcript and tape recording. (ca. 1987) Different reading than that on Side 1. This story was published in the Saturday Review of The Vancouver Sun, February 22, 1992 as “The grief of giving up my long-time comfort”. Copy of the article available in 2008.3.1.81.
• 01:16:25 Tape recorded music (various)
• 01:28:50 End of Side 2