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Item consists of printed transcript and tape summary of interview with Tony and Alma Skae who discuss their family's history in Stone Creek and later Prince George particularly in the newspaper and food and hospitality industry

Item consists of interview with Joe Carty who discusses the trapping industry in the Prince George region

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Gord Emberley of the Western Canada Aviation Museum discussing the Recovery of the Junkers F-!3 airplane

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Fanny Kinney who discusses her family and her career as a pioneer school teacher in South Fort George.

Item consists of interview with Don (spelling?) Morberg who discusses his career as a journalist at the Prince George Citizen

Item consists of transcript of interviews with various guests including Bob Crosby, manager of the Simon Fraser Hotel; Sammy Labadiere (sp?); and Prince George resident Chuck Williams discussing the re-enactment of the Simon Fraser voyage down the Fraser River in 1958.

Item consists of transcript and taped summary of recorded interview with long-time resident Ted Williams who discusses his father' Chuck Williams early years in Prince George c.1920s. He also discusses river transportation, steam boats on the Fraser River and river scowing adventures on the Grand Canyon (BC) and fatalities that occurred.

Item consists of typed transcript and tape summary of recorded interview with long-time resident Ted Williams who discusses his involvement in Boy Scouts Association of Canada as District Commissioner and setting up a group in Prince George c.1930s-c.1950s

File consists of 1 audiocassette of music and commentary on music styles entitled Tribute to CKPG Part 2; radio announcer possibly Jack Carbutt

Item consists of transcript of interview with Marilyn Rack who discusses birding and farming in Prince George region..

Item consists of printed transcript and tape summary of recorded interview with Carrie Jane Gray on controversy of Woodward's Department Store construction in Prince George

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with historian Frank Leonard who discusses the history of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, its impact on the development of Prince George and Prince Rupert. Also discusses rivalries between owners of the newspapers Fort George Herald and Fort George Tribune.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with local music reviewer Fred Bradley. He discusses his early life, move to Canada, memories of the Merchant Marines during World War II. Also discusses arts scene in Prince George.

Item consists of transcript of recorded interview with Reverend Francis Edward Runnalls who discusses his career as a United Church minister in Prince George c.1920s-1940s. Also discusses his historical works written about Northern British Columbia and Prince George.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with guide outfitter Bruce Russell conducted by Bob Harkins in Fort St. James regarding Russell's experiences as a guide outfitter. Russell also discusses other guide outfitters and hunters from Northern British Columbia.

Collection consists of 30 audio cassettes containing 46 interviews conducted primarily by radio & TV broadcaster Bob Harkins with local personalities. Most recordings were conducted at CJCI Studios, Prince George. The station was launched in 1970 by Central Interior Radio, broadcasting on 620 AM. In 1983, Central Interior also launched CIBC-FM in the city. Central Interior Radio was acquired by the Vista Broadcast Group in 2005.

Item consists of transcript of interview with poet, former CNC faculty member Barry McKinnon conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding McKinnon's teaching and publishing careers.

Item consists of transcript of interview with John Backhouse regarding the need for a Cancer clinic in Prince George

Item consists of transcript of interview with Bruce Douglas conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career in early railways in Prince George region and memories of the sawmills in Giscome area..

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Charles, John and Sonya Houghtaling regarding family history; includes stories of his father's work on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction c.1910 and river transportation on the Fraser River as a scowman. Also history of the Houghtaling sub-division

File consists of one video-recording related to the Fraser River Basin and water resource management issues on the Fraser River.

File consists of one video-recording of 2 interviews by Bob Harkins with BC politician Dave Barrett.

Consists of 1 DVD entitled "Harkins' History" consisting of clips from Bob Harkins TV interviews with various personalities in Prince George covering a range of topics related to local and regional history. DVD includes two sets of clips of segments broadcasted from October 1999 to June 2000.

Fonds consists of textual records, photographic items and published reports related to professional life and career of Bob Harkins, broadcaster, local historian, and former city councilor. Includes textual and photographic items related to development and history of city of Prince George and the Central Interior of BC region history and development in late 20th century. Items includes an unpublished manuscript on the life of Ray Williston by Eileen Williston, an unpublished paper on the history of technological change in logging industry; an unpublished paper on the history of radio and television in Prince George; a report related to the creation of a university for Northern British Columbia (1989) and proofs of the publication "Wild Liard Waters: Canoeing Canada's Historic Liard River" by Ferdi Wenger, c.1998. Also includes photographic files including CKPG Radio Studio photographic items c.1953; and photographs and correspondence regarding guide outfitter Skook Davidson c.1975.

1 file of eulogies created by Bob Harkins of local personalities from the Prince George area created for radio broadcasts.

Accruals consists of recording interviews and research materials generated primarily by Bob Harkins; audio recordings were conducted for radio broadcast on CJCI Radio Station or its affiliates. Also includes video recordings created with Bob Harkins as interviewer or panelist and conducted for broadcast, some with CKPG-TV. Collection also includes video-recordings collected by Bob Harkins related to local and regional subjects of research interest to the creator.

File consists of 1 VHS recording entitled "Fraser Gold," produced by the Fraser River Discovery Centre.

File consists of 1 VHS tape entitled "Vote of Confidence: Politics in the Central Interior" one of a five part series on Prince George's Past, Present and Future entitled Forum 2000 produced by Prince George Millennium Committee. This video recording looks at the issue of regional politics with following panelists: Mayor Colin Kinsley, former Mayor John Backhouse, Regional District Chair Bob Headrick, and broadcaster and former city councilor Bob Harkins.

File consists of 1 VHS tape regarding natural wildlife habitat in the Robson Valley of the Canadian Rockies produced by Leon Lorenz's Wildlife Productions, McBride, BC.

File consists of 1 VHS recording entitled "It Takes Time," produced by the Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program.

File consists of 1 VHS tape entitled "Community Close-up: UNBC - Dr. Max Blouw" a CKPG-TV production with broadcaster Bob Harkins.
Dr. Max Blouw was the University of Northern British Columbia Vice President of Research.

File consists of 1 audiocassette of interview by Gil McCall of CIBC FM Radio with rancher and author Harold Dude Lavington who discusses ranching life and the publication of his books.