Smallwood Interview 09A

In this interview with Robert Pitt, Joseph (Joey) Smallwood describes how he decided to join the liberal movement in the 1920's; he came to believe that the Liberal Party was the party of the working man. Smallwood had worked in union organizing in the Corner Brook area, and worked to convince...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Educational Television Centre
Other Authors: Smallwood, Joseph Roberts, 1900-1991 (Interviewee); Pitt, Robert D. W., 1953- (Interviewer);, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)
Format: Moving Image (Video)
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Educational Television Centre 1983
Subjects:
Smallwood
Joseph Roberts
1900-1991
Squires
Richard Anderson
Sir
1880-1940
Newfoundland and Labrador > Politics and government
Newfoundland and Labrador > History > 20th century
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/1499
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Summary:In this interview with Robert Pitt, Joseph (Joey) Smallwood describes how he decided to join the liberal movement in the 1920's; he came to believe that the Liberal Party was the party of the working man. Smallwood had worked in union organizing in the Corner Brook area, and worked to convince Richard Squires that he could win that riding for the Liberal Party. Speaks about campaigning with Sir Richard Squires and about political campaigns in general, and what he has learned from these experiences. The interviewer's questions are difficult to hear.

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