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[Interview with H.F.G. Letson, Armed Forces at UBC Project, Part I] Specht, Allen

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Part 1: Family background : high school cadets : formation of C.O.T.C. World War I : President Wesbrook : 196th Battalion : France, Vimy Ridge : returns UBC 1918 : disbandment : views on anti-military feeling on campus.
2. B.C. regiment 1920s : co-operation of militia with C.O.T.C. : becomes C.O. of C.O.T.C. : Gallipoli lectures : "My Foreign Legion" : philosophy of C.O.T.C. : personal feelings : interest in history.

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Title
[Interview with H.F.G. Letson, Armed Forces at UBC Project, Part I]
Creator
Specht, Allen
Contributor
Letson, Harry Franham Germaine
Date
1973-08-13
Date Created
1973-08-13
Description
Part 1: Family background : high school cadets : formation of C.O.T.C. World War I : President Wesbrook : 196th Battalion : France, Vimy Ridge : returns UBC 1918 : disbandment : views on anti-military feeling on campus.
2. B.C. regiment 1920s : co-operation of militia with C.O.T.C. : becomes C.O. of C.O.T.C. : Gallipoli lectures : "My Foreign Legion" : philosophy of C.O.T.C. : personal feelings : interest in history.
Extent
1 audiotape reel ; 31 min, 39 sec
Subject
University of British Columbia; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Officers' Training Corps; World War, 1939-1945--Canada; World War, 1914-1918--Canada
Genre
Interviews
Type
Sound
File Format
audio/mpeg
Language
English
Notes
The Armed Forces at UBC oral history project was developed at the University of British Columbia in conjunction with the Aural History Institute in Victoria to document the history of military training on campus. Interviews were conducted by Allen Specht during the summer of 1973 and spring of 1974 with fourteen prominent individuals who participants in campus military organizations such as the Canadian Officers' Training Corps. The collection consists of audio recordings and transcripts created from interviews conducted as part of an oral history project to document the evolution of military training on campus. Interviewees discuss campus military organizations and student participation in war as well as peace movements at UBC. In addition the interviews provide information about campus life at the University as well as the interviewees' general experiences in the Canadian Armed Services.
PDF of transcript at: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/military/AT_186.pdf
Identifier
UBC AT 186; UBC_AT_0186
Collection
UBC Archives Audio Recordings Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. University Archives. Armed Forces at UBC Oral History collection. UBC AT 186
Date Available
2006-11-02
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/
Catalogue Record
http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/armed.pdf
DOI
10.14288/1.0135438
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Digital copies of recordings are provided for research and personal use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use this material must be obtained from the UBC Archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/