Smallwood Interview 03B

Robert Pitt interviews Joseph (Joey) Smallwood. Smallwood explains how his childhood and early education at Bishop Field College prepared him for his later roles as a labour organizer and Premier. He also talks about his early introduction to socialism as a youth. He discusses the Cooper's Unio...

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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
Subjects:
Smallwood
Joseph Roberts
1900-1991 > Childhood and youth
1900-1991 > Education
Newfoundland and Labrador > Politics and government > 20th century
St. John's (N.L.) > Social conditions
Socialism
Liberalism
Coopers and cooperage
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/1505
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Summary:Robert Pitt interviews Joseph (Joey) Smallwood. Smallwood explains how his childhood and early education at Bishop Field College prepared him for his later roles as a labour organizer and Premier. He also talks about his early introduction to socialism as a youth. He discusses the Cooper's Union and the Mechanic's Society and how he joined the Liberal Party. Smallwood speaks of his time in New York and some of the people he met there while attending various lectures. He also speaks of some of the schools he attended in St. John's as a child.

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