Royal United Services Institute of
Vancouver Island (RUSI-VI)

UVic — RUSI VI Oral History Project At-A-Glance

Aim:  To collect oral history in accordance with an established methodology from former military service personnel of all ranks, and to make the information collected available for use by historians, researchers, university students, and the general public.

Interviewees:
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air Force
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Contact Letter

Release / Agreement Form

Former Service Record

Master List updated

Match Interviewee with Interviewer

Interview–may be more than one session

Produce synopsis for upload to database

Check materials. Copy to Interviewee.

Send to UVic

Thank you letter

 

UVic   RUSI VI   Other Service Orgs
History Dept
Prof. David Zimmerman
Dr. James Wood
Design / deliver OH course

Library
Chris Petter
Special Collections:
upload / maintain OH tapes,
make database available on the Internet

Project Director:
Paula Skippon

Liaison / Oversight Group:
BGen (Ret) L. Skaalen,
BGen (Ret) L Gollner,
Col (Ret) L Jenks,
Cdr (Ret) P. Chance, and
Professor (Emeritus) R. Roy.

Project Directors
Air Force: LCol (Ret'd) Lorne Holland
Army: LCol (Ret’d) Barry Phillips
Maj (Ret’d) Chic Goodman
Navy: Capt (N) (Ret’d) Wilf Lund
RCMP: TBA

Training of Volunteer Interviewers
Involvement / Support:
Air Crew Association (ACA)
Naval Officers Association of Canada (NOAC)
Air Force Association (AFA)
Various army regimental associations
etc.

University of Victoria Special Collections Website: library.uvic.ca/site/spcoll/military/miloral.html

RUSI VI Website Oral History Pages www.rusiviccda.org/oralhistory

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