The hungry thirties: An evening of members' memories

• Main Authors: Barraclough, Ed, Cronk, Betty, Palmer, Frank, Smith, Lila, Couture, Mildred, Barraclough, Mary, Bentley, Tom, Mar, Pamela, Halkett, Gavin, Richards, Selma-Jo, Royle, Anne, Dube, Vilma
• Other Authors: Fulton, Joanne, Nanaimo Historical Society
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University 1991
• Subjects: Nineteen thirties; Depressions > 1929; Mayo; Yukon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-15323; https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/23427

Audio recording and transcript of Nanaimo Historical Society members sharing their memories of the "hungry thirties" and the Great Depression. Having spent this time period in various locations including: Nanaimo; Vancouver; the Prairies; Mayo, Yukon; southern Ontario; Montreal; Nova Scotia; England, and Trinidad, multiple speakers share how their families were effected during the 1930s. The availability and price of food, the scarcity of work, wages, and how young people spent their time are all discussed. https://library.viu.ca/libinfo/harmfullanguagestatement