George Cobb tape collection

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
82-006/002 Clements, Hilliard, 15 February 1964: Also includes interviews of Allan Uriah Payne, 7 March 1964 (track 4), and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hawthorne, 18 April 1964 Item 1964
82-006/003 Copperthwaite, Doug: One of the last river-boat engineers, who also worked on lake tankers. Boat building on Rice Lake. Description of photos in father's album Item 6 May 1966
82-006/005 Fowler, Daisy: Daughter of John Duncan, last operator of oatmeal mill at Lang (Allendale). Description of the mill, out-buildings, store dressing, family history and the log house. Born in Peterborough on 16 April 1876, she lived at Lang from age 9 to 18. Item 30 September 1965
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
82-006/011 Milburn, Eunice: Granddaughter of Thomas Milburn who came to Peterborough with Adam Scott. Early settlement, floating bridge on Chemong Lake and maple sugaring. Age 90 at time of interview. Item 27 July 1966
82-006/022 John Thompson aged 104 recorded in Westwood: logging, Riel Rebellion, fishing (track 1, 45 minutes). Copies of Mrs. Smith's (Lakefield) tapes: Harry Strickland (age 95) son of Watler Strickland; Mr. Newcombe; Old Ennismore lady singing 'Ole Plaid Shawl' (track 2, 1 hour) Item 1965-1966
82-006/023 Clifford Tivey life on a square-rigged barque on run to Australia in 1900 (green). G. Robert Vincent National Voice Library, Michigan State University: Oswald - interview and murder, Queen at Expo, Ian Smith (red) Item 1964
82-006/024 Clifford Tivey (aged 83) edited: life on square-rigged barque on Australia run - 1900 Item 24 June 1964
82-006/028 Frank Walsh (great grandson of Francis Young of Young's Point). Aged 87. Indians at store, trading pelts, dug out canoes, logging, squaring timbers, French loggers, George Douglas, etc. Recorded in Warsaw at Young's Point Item 19 March 1966
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-?] View
82-006/044 Curve Lake First Nation: Christopher McCue [McKue] Item 19 June 1966 View
82-006/053 Copies of Curve Lake tapes (at Trent University): Herb Irons, Bill Taylor, Tall Tom Taylor Item 1966
82-006/055 Indian songs and chants, Curve Lake Ojibwa Choir, Jewish holiday songs for each festival by Heritage Orchestra and Choral Item [196-]