George Cobb tape collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
82-006/007 Garvey, John: Born 29 November 1877 and died in 1966 at age 88. Lumbering, logging, shanty life. Dug foundation for Quaker Oats with scraper and team. One verse of logging song Item 23 September 1965
82-006/008 Geale, Leah, June 1964: Daughter of R.B. Rogers, designer and engineer of Peterborough Liftlocks (track 1, 30 minutes). Hurtubise, Gene, 14 July 1964: He was in charge of the cement hoist for over 2 years during the construction of the liftlocks (track 1, 20 minutes). Holmes, Fred, 30 October, 1964: Regarding Senator George A. Cox. Dangers of work at the cordage company; sweated labour and old Peterborough (track 1 side 2, 45 minutes) Item 1964
82-006/012 Mowry, Chester: 24 June 1964 (track 1, 60 minutes): Grandfather ran foundry in Peterborough. Talks of George Street stores. Hall's Glen cheese factory and cheese-making process. Cobbs voice inaudible on Mowry portion. Tivy, Captain: 24 June 1964 (track 4, 45 minutes). Vivid description of rounding Cape Horn in a fully-rigged ship. Hurricanes, roaring forties, ship life, dangerous fog and nature of fear. (Taped at Anson House, Peterborough.) Item 1964
82-006/017 Selkirks mill etc: Being worked on. ?? Item May 22 1964
82-006/027 Earle Tighe, Warsaw, woodsman, biologist, musician, Irish wake flute music, cures, logging, river driver, working logs, Irish settlement in Central Ontario, views on language, Jews, etc, several early stories (tracks 1 and 4) Item 16 August 1966
82-006/039 Medical, dental, remedies: Backwoods dentistry, Halchoate, Earle Tighe, Neil Whitmore Item
82-006/043 Curve Lake First Nation: Herb Irons (tracks 1 and 3) Item 2 July 1966
82-006/046 Curve Lake First Nation: Dow Taylor: Hunting, baskets, black ash tree, sweet grass. Transcript. Item 2 and 16 July 1966
82-006/047 Curve Lake First Nation: Short Tom Taylor: Age 87 at time of interview. Trapping, food preservation, schools. Transcript. Item 29 May 1966
82-006/048 Curve Lake First Nation: Short Tom Taylor: Age 87 at time of interview. Working on farm, first boots, Native stories, trapping, lumbering Item 5 June 1966
82-006/059 Recordings from elsewhere: Spanish language records Item [196-]
82-006/061 Recordings from elsewhere: Mexican slide commentary Item [196-]
82-006/065 Recordings from elsewhere: The Bold Ones, Capt range, Mexico, CBC Item [196-]
82-006/068 Recordings from elsewhere: Churchill funeral Item [196-]
82-006/072 Recordings from elsewhere: Gemini take-off, Rendezvous and landing Item Dec 1965
82-006/082 Recordings from elsewhere: Centennial Day, Progressive Conservative Leadership Conference Sept 1967 Item 1967-1969
82-006/030 Captain Harold Young: boats on Stoney Lake, logging, story of Polly Cow, Indians Item 9 May 1965
82-006/031 The Liftlock Story: Extracts from tapes 8 and 10 (track 1, 60 minutes). Logging in the 1890s: Extracts from tapes 7, 9, 10 and 22 (track 4, 60 minutes). Item
82-006/032 The Liftlock Story (Part 2) and the Otonabee River: 3 3/4 ips. Master copy Extracts from tapes 3, 13 and 14. See also tape 56. Item
82-006/034 C logging 2, copy from master Item 1965-1966
82-006/037 Early Canadian life - 15 minute segments Item
82-006/041 Pioneers tape/slide show Item
82-006/042 Curve Lake First Nation: Mary Johnson (age 96) and Dow Taylor Item [196-?]
82-006/044 Curve Lake First Nation: Christopher McCue [McKue] Item 19 June 1966
82-006/053 Copies of Curve Lake tapes (at Trent University): Herb Irons, Bill Taylor, Tall Tom Taylor Item 1966