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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 letter from Barbara Pulling, Editor, Douglas & McIntyre to Bridget Moran re: rejection to publish "The Horizontal Land" (May 22, 1992); a list of Families and Main Characters from "The Horizontal Land"; chapter Fourteen "The Teacher Cometh" excerpt from "The Horizontal Land."

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

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

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:

• Newspaper article "Year of the child? Tell that to Nancy" by Bridget Moran (The Vancouver Sun, Nov. 9, 1979)
• Annotated copy of "Declaration of the Rights of the Child"Copy of social work assessment of an identified School District #57 child [RESTRICTED*].

Item is a audio interview recorded by Bridget Moran with Justa Monk.

Audiocassette Summary

00’ 10” Moran asks Theresa about when she first started living with Justa. They discuss the beginning of their relationship. Theresa discusses her former husband, how she began drinking because of his abuse. She says Justa made her settle down.

11’ 22” Moran asks Theresa about the things her and Justa do together. She says they garden. She says he looks after her well, but in the past Justa ‘slapped her around’ when they were drinking. Theresa talks about her past with alcoholism and how it affected her relationship with Justa.

18’ 30” Moran asks about when Justa and Theresa got married. Theresa talks about the wedding. Theresa talks about how Justa’s parents initially did not accept her, but they eventually started to treat her well when they saw Justa and her were doing well.

21’ 35” Moran asks Theresa about her children. Theresa discusses them all individually. Two of her daughters were killed.

31’ 45” Moran asks Theresa about going to Tachie for salmon fishing. Theresa talks about the process of fishing from the shore. Theresa also talks about hunting and preparing for the winter.

37’ 45” Moran tells Theresa no names will be mentioned in the book, such as the last name of her first husband.

37’ 59” Moran asks Theresa why she thinks alcoholism is such a problem on the reserves nowadays.

42’ 59” End of tape.

File consists of:

• 1 colour photograph of an elderly couple [Grace Boice, aka "Tommy" and Rex Boice] sitting hand in hand and side by side in lawn chairs on a patio. (April 1993)
• Newspaper clipping: "Together Again" (Haliburton County Echo, June 13, 1995)
• Victoria College Song " On the Old Ontario Strand"
• Program for Victoria College, 45th Reunion for the class of '50 (June 3, 1995)
• Events program for University of Toronto 1995 Spring Reunion*Song book for Victoria College, Class Reunion
• Letters from Grace Boice to Mickey [aka Bridget]
• Letter and 2 black and white photographs from Betty Pincombe, aka "Chick" to Mickey [aka Bridget] (Nov. 8, 1994); photos include: Three women in their Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service uniform standing on a beach (L-R: Bridget, Betty and Grace), ca. 1945; Three women in their Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service uniform sitting on a sandy beach (L-R: Betty, Bridget and Grace), ca. 1945.

File consists of 2 VHS tapes: Tape 1 of 2008.3.1.201 is a video-recording of the UNBC May 1995 Convocation at UNBC held in the Canfor Room; however, Tape 2 of 2008.3.1.201 is a continuation of the TV broadcast from which Tape 1 was recorded. This broadcast continued on to feature footage of the “Oka Crisis”. This footage may comprise background material for future writing; or may simply have been the result of letting a VHS cassette tape continue recording.

Videocassette Summary

• Context: Video-recording of the UNBC May 1995 Convocation at UNBC held in the Canfor Room.

Highlights include:

• 00’03” Chancellor Iona Campognolo leads the signing of ‘O Canada’ with audience
• Follows with a prayer of incantation by the Reverend
• Welcome by President Geoffrey Weller. Weller outlines the brief history of UNBC and notes it is his final convocation as President and plans to return to teaching
• Chancellor Campognolo addresses the audience and thanks Weller for his time as President; the Chancellor congratulates the 10 graduates being honoured today
• 11’05” The Chancellor notes that 3 British Columbians are to receive honorary degrees today: Bertram ‘Victor’ McCabe of the Musk’wa People; Bridget Moran, writer of Stoney Creek Woman, historian Margaret Orsmby are to receive honorary degrees from UNBC
• 17’05” Dr. Robin Fisher, Acting Dean of Arts & Sciences introduces first honorary degree recipient historian Margaret Orsmby
• 23’28” Dr. Mary Helen Kelm, History Department introduces honorary degree recipient Bridget Moran Dr. Kelm discusses Bridget’s role as a social worker who brought about understanding of Carrier culture
• Best embodies ‘Community-centered’ approach
• Served in the Navy; Received her B.A. from University of Toronto in 1950
• Began career in social work in Prince George advocating for welfare recipients putting her career on the line
• Introduced to Bridget through the stories of Mary John and Justa Monk
• Kelm notes of Bridget “My relationship with the First Nations has made all the difference in my life” – Kelm notes of her “strong commitment to social change”
• 28’14” Bridget receives her degree; signs the guest book;
• Videotape recording continues with the remainder of the convocation ceremony
• 30’00” Dr. Jim McDonald, Chair of Anthropology introduces the third honorary degree recipient Elder Bert McKay, founder of the School District 92 First Nations Nisga’a, founding member of the Native Teachers Association.
• Followed by UNBC students receiving their degrees
• 35’36” President Geoffrey R. Weller introduces Bridget Moran to address the graduates
• 35’48” Bridget Moran gives a speech to the graduates of UNBC
• Bridget gives a talk – focusing on positive changes and negative change that requires still more movement
• She notes that positive change has occurred in the area of education for women whereas when she attempted to be accepted into graduate school at the University of Toronto in 1946, after her discharge from the navy in 1946, women were not encouraged into graduate studies in history
• Bridget notes that no financial support was offered to her from the Department of Veteran Affairs for studies towards a graduate degree in history; women were being encouraged to enter traditional field: teaching, nursing and social work. Bridget compares that with changes today wherein there is an abundance of women in history including she notes Dr. Mary Ellen Kelm and honorary degree recipient Margaret Ormsby
• Bridget notes that education was not forthcoming in the past for Native People; as Justa Monk noted to her; Monk noted that the federal government inflicted most harm in field of education for Native people
• Bridget discusses the struggle of Native peoples with education, including both struggles to acquire an elementary and high school education, let alone university – a Carrier graduate from a university did not occur until the late 1960s
• Bridget talks about the lack of a school in Stoney Creek as noted by Mary John and the residential school tragedy;
• Bridget talks about positive change with start of more Native People attending university
• Bridget addresses the graduates and recommends that they look to creating more positive changes - and not to fall for the old adage that one person can’t make change. Bridget refers to a talisman that she relied on from the past – and refers to a cartoon in the syndicated column from the 1940s - of two cats ‘Alex & Henrietta?’ and that the female cat’s incantation was ‘choose your day; choose your day, choose your day - what the heck; what the heck; what the heck – and ‘there’s a dance left in the old babe yet’
• 47:13 Bridget’s speech finishes
• Videotape continues with the remainder of the ceremony
• 28:52 Ceremony finishes with procession of graduates and faculty out of hall
• 63’00” Recording ends

File consists of a videocassette (VHS) recording of the Nov. 30, 1996 University of Victoria Convocation.

Videocassette Summary

Context: Video-recording of the University of Victoria Convocation for November 1996

Highlights include:
01:’00” Chancellor Bob Rogers leads the signing of ‘O Canada’ with audience

• Follows with a prayer of incantation
• Welcome by President
• Chancellor addresses the audience

7’00” Chancellor Rogers notes that two British Columbians are to receive honorary degrees today being Richard Margison and Bridget Moran

22’36” Dr. Mary Wynne Ashford reads the citation for Bridget Moran

• Ashford notes in her of Bridget’s initial hope to continue with her education in graduate studies in history and how Veterans Affairs was not forthcoming with funds
• Ashford notes the problems Bridget confronted when she walked on the reserve of Stoney Creek and of her ‘enormous effect on native people’ Ashford notes how Moran publicly criticized the BC government and was suspended due to her outspoken views on the poor state of welfare in BC in the 1950s
• Ashford notes Bridget went on to perform social work in hospital, school, college and university
• Ashford notes Moran went on to write Stoney Creek Woman about Mary John’s life; she notes how Bridget has received awards for her accurate description of native life; that Bridget has received both academic awards including the Governor General’s Medal and has also received the Lieutenant Governor’s medal in 1989 for the writing of Stoney Creek Woman. She ends with Thomas Schweitzer’s famous quote that ‘my life is my argument’ and refers to Bridget’s as a ‘purposeful life’ where ‘injustice matters, suffering matters, racism matters’
• Bridget receives her degree; she signs the register and addresses the graduates

28’35” Highlights of Bridget Moran’s speech:

• Bridget notes that the University of Victoria holds a ‘special part’ in her heart
• She refers to how the ‘welfare system had been her extended family for many years’ and how it was painful after her suspension from her position as a social worker
• Bridget notes that it was Marg Martin at the University of Social Work Department who reached out after that time and asked her to be a summer school instructor in Prince George for the Social Work students’ practicum. This led her to finding work in the School District in PG as a social worker and it was this ‘professional acceptance’ from the School of Social Work at the University of Victoria that she has not forgotten.
• Bridget then addresses directly the graduates and referring to herself as an elder she ‘coaxes’ the graduates ‘not to sink in complacency’ – she notes that the progress of history has seen ‘great achievements’ that can be made ‘by a hearty band of rebels’ she then refers to her book ‘A Little Rebellion’ and reminds the graduates that ‘there is a wonderful life after rebellion’
• Bridget’s speech finishes at 31’35”

The recording continues with the remainder of the University of Victoria Convocation...

1 hours and 30’minutes - The awarding of degrees is completed
1 hour and 31’ minutes – President provides a speech on the retirement of Chancellor Bob Rogers in that position
1 hour and 35 minutes – formal part of the ceremony is completed
1 hour and 36 minutes – God Save the Queen is sung 1 hour and 37:10” minutes – Recording is finished

File consists of a videocassette (VHS) recording containing the following clips:

• International Women’s Day – March 11/89
• Northwest Today – April 25/89
• Justa – Nov. 21/94
• [Interview] with Harkins – Feb. 7/95
• [Interview] with Harkins – Oct. 8/96
• Harkins on UVic Convocation – Dec.12/ 96
• Harkins, Mary John’s (?), Order of Canada – Jan.3/97

Videocassette Summaries
Context: Videotape contains taped recordings originally broadcasted on CKPG-TV, the Prince George CBC affiliate station. It contains multiple recordings of either interviews with Bridget Moran or TV broadcast announcements, news stories relating to Moran’s publications and dedications, or dedications related to Mary John.

Individual video segments as follows:

(1) CKPG-TV Evening News Date: March 11, 1989 Length: 1’30” minutes
Scope and Content: Contains a recording of a CKPG-TV broadcast of an International Women’s Day Brunch held in Prince George hosted by MLA Lois Boone and Brian Gardner, MP Bulkley Valley. The reporter notes the topics were daycare and women’s jobs. Luncheon guests were entertained by local pianist Stacey Gosshawk and the video shows Bridget Moran signing her book Stoney Creek Woman

(2) Episode of Northwest Today
Date: April 25, 1989
Length: 23’:18” minutes
Scope and Content: Recording of CKPG-TV show with CKPG-TV broadcaster Maureen Edwards interviewing Bridget Moran about Stoney Creek Woman

Highlights include:

• Edwards notes that next month Bridget will be receiving the Governor General medal
• Bridget recalls her work in social work; recalls how she worked for provincial department of welfare until suspended in 1964 for writing a public letter complaining of BC Government welfare services. Her letter criticized the government’s handling of foster children that if they could not handle them sent to reform school
• Five people were suspended, Bridget was not allowed back to work
• Had a lot in common with Stoney Creek Reserve people– was very poor herself and as Irish was a ‘repressed race’ -
• Social workers could only go in if children were being abused or neglected
• She refers to retiring from social work with the school district next month
• Bridget notes that it was her mother’s reaction to the poverty of Stoney Creek women that inspired her to do something for the community
• Bridget notes that she had agreed to do a ‘sociological profile’ of the reserve as requested by Harry Rankin after the inquest into Coreen Thomas’ death and that led to meeting Mary John at the inquest. She refers to Sophie Thomas as ‘a great leader’ on the reserve
• Bridget thinks that Stoney Creek Woman, the book can cause social change and raise people’s consciousness and making them aware of racism in the community
• Bridget talks about Mary John, the subject of Stoney Creek Woman; she briefly talks about Mary’s family; that Mary was great granddaughter of Six Mile Mary; her schooling at Lejac and her marriage to Lazare John
• Bridget believes that Mary began to ‘get political’ around the time of the inquest and that’s when she first met Mary. She notes that Mary’s work with the white community at the Vanderhoof hospital was a turning point for her in losing her shyness.
• She notes that Mary could not be with them for the interview due to illness

Pause for commercial

• Bridget notes the history of the native people in BC; decimated by white man coming to New World
• Edwards asks her why children were moved to a white family, and also placed in non-Catholic family – resulting in a loss of their culture and religion
• Bridget talks about the conditions at Lejac; Bridget notes that people were not aware that the residential schools were used as orphanages. Tells the account of Mary being moved to Lejac at the age of 7. Bridget briefly accounts the history of LeJac that was built in 1922. She talks about conditions at the school and the type of education (segregated by sex) and the little food provided to the children.
• She comments that perhaps the native people are too forgiving for the way they were treated
• Bridget states she is now working on the book Judgment at Stoney Creek; Bridget provides a short synopsis of the book (Coreen Thomas death and need for an inquest)

End of show

(3) CKPG –TV Show: Harkins Date: November 23, 1990 Length: 24’05” minutes
Note: On the programme Moran notes she started employment with the government in social work 39 years ago today ‘November 23, 1951’
Scope and Content: Contains a recording of Harkins TV show by CKPG-TV broadcaster Bob Harkins who is interviewing Bridget Moran. Harkins notes that Moran has received the Lt. Governor’s Award and has been nominated for a BC Book Award for the book Stoney Creek Woman

Highlights include:

• Bridget notes she was born in Ireland, raised in Saskatchewan
• She experienced being on welfare as a child in Saskatchewan
• She taught school in Happy Valley, Saskatchewan and did a tour in the navy in the WRENS and then attended the University of Toronto for 6 years; before moving to B.C.
• She briefly refers to her social work employment history: worked in Salmon Arm, Vernon and then came to Prince George.
• Bridget recalls events leading up to her suspension; refers to her open letter to the WAC Bennett government protesting the conditions for foster home children that led to her as well as 4 other social workers being suspended from their jobs. Bridget notes that the impetus for writing the letter was that of the case of a native girl who had lost her father and was running away from home all the time. The girl consumed a bottle of ink while under foster care and was found drunk wandering in the Millar Addition neighbourhood of Prince George. Moran appeared before Judge Stewart in court on her behalf, and was told nothing could be done for the girl, that she would have to be moved to a reform school. Moran protested and then wrote an open letter to the government about conditions that led to foster care children not receiving adequate professional care. Bridget felt that the most challenging cases of these children were being handled by those that were the least trained
• Bridget notes that although at that time she missed being in her job after the suspension she had ‘support all over Canada’ for doing what she did.
• She makes the point however that she was fired – not because she attacked the government – but because she couldn’t criticize government bureaucrats. She says “they were impregnable”-
• She refers to her present work in the School District as a social worker and expresses concerns for the amount of sexual and physical abuse she sees.
• She also replies to Harkins comment on welfare as a self-perpetuating cycle

Pause for commercial

• Harkins notes that Bridget has published both Stoney Creek Woman and Judgment at Stoney Creek
• Bridget talks about Mary John as a ‘serene and intelligent woman’ and comments that it ‘is really interesting to note Mary’s confidence growing’; ‘she channels her energy and anger and beomes constructive about it’
• She talks about how she was asked to write the book about Mary by her daughter Helen
• Bridget notes that she initially tried to get Judgement at Stoney Creek published first but that publishers turned it down as they did not think it was of consumer value. She discusses the inquest of Coreen Thomas’ death and the injustices towards natives in the justice system
• Harkins notes that many people at the time stated “we just didn’t know about racism” and he comments on how her works are now on the recommended reading list for Grade 9 students
• Harkins announces that Bridget will be at a book signing at Mosquito Books
• Bridget states she is working on another book entitled ‘A Little Rebellion”

Pause for commercial

Bob thanks Bridget for coming in for the interview – notes Harkins is a new programme that just started this week

End of show

(4) Community Close-up Date: November 21, 1994 Length: 5’58” minutes
Scope and content: Video recording of CKPG-TV Broadcaster Bob Harkins interviewing Bridget Moran.

Highlights include:

• Bridget notes this is her 4th career. She starts to talk about the publication of her recent book Justa: A First Nations Leader
• She refers to her trip ‘last May’ with Mary John to Metlakatla
• She discusses Justa Monk; the hardships he had and became a leader for his people
• She refers to the ravage of alcohol and violence on reserve and possibly that if natives had been able to keep their culture these problems would not be there
• She states her wish to conduct oral history workshops with different bands
• Bob asks her about her next project and Bridget notes that she will re-work her novel about Saskatchewan – The Horizontal Land – which she notes has been rejected by several publishers.
• She also states she hopes to conduct writing workshop in Wells

(5) CKPG – Bob Harkins Date: November 21, 1994 Length: 2’05” minutes
Scope and content Bob Harkins provides a critique of Bridget Moran’s books Justa, Stoney Creek and Judgment Day at Stoney Creek. Harkins notes that Justa chronicles Justa Monk’s journey from traditional family life to his rise as an influential leader as tribal chief of Carrier Nation; that Justa’s life fell apart when he had killed his brother during an alcoholic blackout. Harkins notes how Justa has since dedicated his life to helping his people in the struggle for a better existence

(6) Community Close-up Date: December [?]1994 Length: 6’00” minutes
Note: Discussion of Bridget Moran’s books starts at about 4’00”
Scope and content: Video recording of the CKPG-TV show with Broadcaster Bob Harkins interviewing Joan Jarman, Public Services Manager of PG Public Library. Jarman discusses Bridget Moran’s books, including that of Justa which has just been released. Jarman notes Bridget is a former recipient of the Jean Clark award for contributions to local history in Prince George. Harkins comments that the book demonstrates the difficult transition that natives have to make in Canadian society and recommends the book Justa .

(7) Bob Harkins for Community Close-Up
Date: December [?]1994
Length: 2’00” minutes
Note: This 2 minute segment was often broadcast the same day during the CKPG-TV evening news programme.
Scope and Content: Video recording of the Prince George CKPG-TV programme segment featuring Broadcaster Bob Harkins who recommends Bridget Moran’s latest book Justa “for reading pleasure” and as a holiday gift as well as other local history books.

(8) Bob Harkins for Community Close-Up
Date: Feb 7, 1995
Length: 6’07” minutes
Scope and content: Video recording of CKPG-TV Broadcaster Bob Harkins interviewing Bridget Moran.

Highlights include:

• Bob asks Bridget whether she considers it controversial to write about native history as a white person. Bridget notes that she never writes about natives without their permission; ‘they have asked me to do it’ Bridget states her goal is to ‘help them to do their own oral history”
• Bridget notes she is going to be doing a reading at the Vancouver Public Library and then at the Victoria Public Library; she states that she will be doing a book tour with Justa to promote the book and hopes to do workshops with native bands
• Bob refers to Justa’s opposition to Kemano Completion Project and asks about his reaction to the Premier’s recent announcement that the Kemano Completion Project will not go ahead
• Bridget notes that Justa book has been out for two months and rumoured to be going into its second printing

(9) Bob Harkins’ Comments Date: December 12, 1996 Length: 1’42” minutes
Scope and content Video recording of the Prince George CKPG-TV programme segment featuring Broadcaster Bob Harkins reporting that Bridget Moran had received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from University of Victoria. He reads a segment of the citation that was read at the convocation by Dr. Ashford of the Faculty of Education. He remarks it was ‘a glowing tribute’ and states her book Stoney Creek received a Governor General’s medal. Citation notes that Moran’s work attests to the famous quote ‘my life is my argument’ – “that injustice matters, suffering matters, racism matters”. Harkins comments that Bridget has already received an honorary doctorate from UNBC.

(10) Bob Harkin’s Comments
Date: June 23, 1997
Length: 2’10” minutes
Scope and content Video recording of the Prince George CKPG-TV programme segment featuring Broadcaster Bob Harkins reporting on the recent dinner held to honor Stoney Creek Elder Mary John who was recently presented with the Order of Canada by Governor-General Romeo Leblanc. Harkins notes a new publishing of Stoney Creek Woman was announced by Bridget Moran at the dinner.

File consists of:

• 70th Birthday greetings to Bridget Moran from Audrey McLaughlin, M.P.
• 70th Birthday greetings to Bridget Moran from Prime Minister Kim Campbell
• Letter of congratulations to Bridget Moran from Paul Ramsay, M.L.A., re: appointment to the Board of the College of New Caledonia (Jan. 27, 1994)
• Letter of congratulations to Bridget Moran from Lois Boone, M.L.A., re: appointment to the Board of the College of New Caledonia (Jan. 27, 1994)
• Letter of appointment to Bridget Moran to the Board of the College of New Caledonia from Dan Miller, Minister of Skills, Training and Labour (Feb. 16, 1994)
• Thank you card from Lyn Wens to Bridget Moran re: a course taught by Ms. Moran in Wells, B.C. (Sept. 29, 1997)
• Brochures for Island Mountain Arts 2nd Annual Winter School of the Arts, Feb. 19-22, 1998 and Music & X-Country Weekend, March 14-15, 1998.
• Letter from Dorothea of Island Mountain Arts to Bridget Moran re: enclosed contract for teaching a Feb. 1998 course on Creative Writing.
• Copy of original contract between Island Mountain Arts and Bridget Moran for teaching a Feb. 1998 course on Creative Writing.
• Workshop description for Creative Writing, by Bridget Moran, Feb. 21-22, 1998
• Letter from Bart Wiersma to Bridget Moran re: enclosed poem (Sept. 1997)
• Copy of original contract between Island Mountain Arts and Bridget Moran for teaching a July 31-Aug.3, 1997 course on Creative Writing.
• Letter from Betty Edwards to Bridget Moran re: poem and creative writing course taught by Ms. Moran (Sept. 29, 1995)
• Letter from Jenny to Bridget Moran re: writing and personal update (April 1, 1996)
• Letter from Betty Edwards to Bridget Moran re: publishing attempts (April 18, 1996)
• Christmas card and letter from Bart Wiersma to Bridget Moran re: writing and personal update (Dec. 15, 1995)
• Christmas card from Margaret and Angus McKirdy to Bridget Moran (Dec. 12, 1995)
• Letter from Betty Edwards to Bridget Moran re: creative writing course in Wells, B.C. (July 7, 1995)
• Letter from Susan DeSandoli to Bridget Moran re: writing and publishing endeavors (Sept. 21, 1995)
• Card from Margaret McKirdy to Bridget Moran re: writing and publishing endeavors (Jan. 16, 1996)
• Open letter from Island Mountain Arts to Summer School participants (July 19, 1995)
• Letter from Alison Bacon, Island Mountain Arts to Bridget Moran inviting her to instruct a creative writing summer workshop (1995); includes: Artist/Teacher Information Form and copy of contract.
• Letter from Mary (?) to Bridget Moran including photo of Bridget Moran and a copy of an article published in Dreamweaver: Northern Writer's Co-op (vol.1, no.1, September 1997)
• Thank you card signed by participants in the Island Mountain Arts Creative Writing workshop to Bridget Moran.
• Letter from Betty Edwards to Bridget Moran re: personal update (October 2, 1997)
• Letter from Betty Edwards to Bridget Moran re: bibliography and update on writing (August 1, 1996)
• Handwritten poem by unidentified author
• Brochure for Island Mountain Arts summer 1997 workshops in Wells, B.C.
• Contact List for writing workshop participants, November 1996
• Contact List for writing workshop participants, April 1997
• Workshop description for Creative Writing, by Bridget Moran, July 27-30, 1996
• Bridget Moran's contact List for, and notes on, writing workshop participants
• Contact List for writing workshop participants, July 1996
• Writing Class List for workshop participants, 1997
• Copy of letter written to creative writing workshop participants, referred to as the "Eloquent Eight" (Sept. 15, 1995)
• Island Mountain Arts 1996 Summer School Course Evaluations for course taught by Bridget Moran
• Article from Healthy Family (June 1996) by Kate Verpaelst entitled "Interactive Science"
• Contact List for writing workshop participants, Feb. 1998 and notes on workshop format on back.

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

Audio recording consists of Bridget Moran reading chapter excerpts from her manuscript “Where Words Come Sweet” [later title of manuscript is “The Horizontal Land” which tells the tale of the Doonan family, Kate who Bridget notes “developed as a volatile woman, quick to anger, quick to tears” and her husband Charlie, a “classic quiet Irishman, in fact, rather like my own father” and their children who emigrate to the South Saskatchewan River country in September 1924. As Moran describes in a letter “in short, my novel is a rather light-hearted, hopefully, authentic look at the Saskatchewan of 1924. I was at pains to avoid the dust storm-grasshopper-flat terrain syndrome, and instead to portray the beauty of south Saskatchewan as I knew it, the wonderful blend of ethnic groups, and the richness in character of the people who have lived there.”

Audiocassette Summary
Side 1
Title: Where Words Come Sweet #1

Scope and Content: Bridget Moran reads a chapter from her story entitled “Where Words Come Sweet”. The account of the Doonan family – Charlie and Kate and their children living in the pre-Depression era on the Canadian Prairies

• Kate immerses herself in the Catholic church and its rituals
• Priest Father Boncoeur talks about generosity of those who donate to the Church
• Charlie has difficulty with the Church asking for money same as in Ireland and leaves the Church because of it;
• Conflict between Charlie & Kate regarding religion
• Prairie winter blizzard described
• End of chapter

In this audio segment Bridget reads excerpt from Chapter 17 “Hail Mary, Full of Grace” which provides the account of Father Duroc who Bridget notes in the chapter synopsis “reads out the contributors and the contributions to the church, leading to war in the Doonan household.” And of Kate’s immersion in the Catholic faith and its rituals

Side 2
Title: Where Winds Come Sweet #2

Scope & Content: Bridget Moran explains that the inspiration for the title of the manuscript, Where Winds Come Sweet was derived from a poem by Pauline Johnson – Harvest Time. Bridget proceeds to read the poem. Then Bridget describes the main characters and provides a brief synopsis: The story of an Irish Catholic family, the Doonans, who came from Ireland, originally to Ontario and then to the South Saskatchewan River country in 1924. Bridget describes the characters: Kate & Charlie Doonan, and their kids: Kevin, Patty, Mick, Bridie, Mary, and J.T. She also describes two other characters Barney and Gladys Mullins– caretakers. Bridget reads a version of the chapter “The Teacher Cometh” – noted on audio recording as Chapter 7 [in a later version of this manuscript from November 1981 this chapter is Chapter 14]. The chapter describes the coming of a school teacher Miss Doris Sutton who makes life difficult for the residents – specifically the women folk as the men in the community come to be enamoured with her. This chapter describes how Kate overcomes her dislike for the teacher Miss Sutton, how she spends a weekend with the Doonans and how they become friends.

Bridget then provides a synopsis of another chapter that she entitles on the recording as “Unholy Deadlock” In a later version of the manuscript from November 1981 this chapter is entitled “Give Us This Day” Chapter 16 and describes how Father Duroc arrives in the community in January 1925 and stays with the French Canadian family the Bouchard’s]

In the next audio segment Bridget reads excerpt from Chapter 17 “Hail Mary, Full of Grace” which provides the account of Father Duroc who Bridget notes in the chapter synopsis “reads out the contributors and the contributions to the church, leading to war in the Doonan household.”

File consists of:

• "O ye dry bones: the Prince George orthopedic exodus" by Bridget Moran (Current, Feb.-Mar. 1996)
• "New Prince George jail can't solve old problem" by Bridget Moran (Current, Oct.1994)
• "Let's stop slandering welfare recipients" by Bridget Moran, (The Vancouver Sun, July 29, 1993)
• "The grief of giving up my long-time comfort" by Bridget Moran (The Vancouver Sun, Feb. 22, 1992).

File consists of:

• Annotated transcript of interview with Justa Monk
• [Chapter?] "Eight" of Justa edited by Mayo Moran
• [Chapter?] "Eight" of Justa edited by Roseanne Moran
• [Chapter?] "Eight" of Justa edited by unidentified individual
• [Chapter?] "Eight" of Justa edited by Linda
• Maupassant, Guy de. The Necklace. London: Phoenix, 1996.

File consists of:

• Brochure for Canadian Books in Print
• Address label for National Library of Canada, Canadiana Acquisitions Division and Legal Deposit Office
• Letter from John Colombo to Bridget Moran re: suggestions for reprinting of Prince George Remembered
• National Library of Canada form: Publication for listing in Canadiana - Canada's National Bibliography
• Advertisement re: Free listings in Quill & Quire's 1996 fall announcements and Canadian Books in Print 1996
• 2 copies of Canadian Books in Print Title Entry Form / Quill & Quire's Fall 1996 Announcement Form
• Moran, Bridget. Prince George Remembered. Prince George: Moran Publishing, 1996 (3rd printing)
• Catalogue of new books from Colombo & Company.

File consists of a notebook containing: addresses, names, phone numbers, teaching notes and records from Writing Workshop, Wells, B.C. - schedules, writing assignments, section copy of "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser, "The Ten Commandments for a Writer", "Writer's Block" from Anybody Can Write.

File consists of:

• Newspaper clippings from The Citizen.
• Letter from Betty Edwards to Bridget Moran re: publishing efforts (March 25, 1997)
• Letter from Brendan Gullen (?) to Bridget Moran re: writing (March 28, 1997)
• Handout (?) entitled "Punctuation" based on Edward P.J. Corbett's book The Little English Handbook: Choices and Conventions.
• Curriculum Vitae of Larissa Lai [RESTRICTED]
• Brochure for Valley View Bed and Breakfast.

File consists of Yinka Dene [Language Institute]: Letter to Brian Lam, Arsenal Pulp Press from Bridget Moran re: inclusion of excerpts from Stoney Creek Woman into a publication by the Yinka Dene Language Institute entitled "Mary Goes to Lejac" (Feb. 7, 1998), Activity Report to Yinka Dene Board of Directors, and Yinka Dene Language Institute's Board of Director's Meeting Board Kit (Feb. 6, 1998).