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James P. Gilmore fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1937-1982.

Reference:

R5895-0-3-E, MG31-E57

Type of material:

Textual material, Moving images, Sound recordings, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106972

Context of this record:

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James P. Gilmore fonds
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Record information – Details
Fonds includes:

6 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1937-1982.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

9.33 m of textual records.
118 photographs b&w and col.
8 audio reels (2 h, 34 min).
5 film reels (1 h, 14 min).
4 audio discs (38 min)
2 audio cassettes (1 h, 20 min, 30 s.).

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists mainly of records created or accumulated by J.P. Gilmore during his career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The records are divided into four series: CBC subject files, CBC chronological files, personal chronological correspondence files, and personal files.

Fonds also consists of sound recordings and film featuring Gilmore or produced by him, 1937-1981.

In addition, there are photographs, 1945-1979, depicting or pertaining to events, 1949-1979; subjects, 1945-1972; activities, individuals and groups associated with the career of James P. Gilmore.

Provenance:

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Gilmore, James P., 1917-1982

Biography/Administrative history:

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Gilmore, James P., 1917-1982 : Born in Regina on 13 February 1917, James P. Gilmore, public servant, CBC executive, studied at Vancouver College and at the University of British Columbia (1936-1937). He received a Wireless Certificate in 1937. From 1938 to 1941, Gilmore was engaged in broadcasting operations with Vancouver private stations CKMO and CJOR. He started working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the areas of production and operations in the Vancouver studios in 1941.

Over the next four decades, James Gilmore held the following positions within the Corporation: supervisor for sound broadcasting studio operations at the head office of the Engineering Division in Montreal (television operations were added to his responsibilities in 1950), 1948-1951; Corporate executive positions at the Head Office in Ottawa (Assistant to the Co-ordinator of Television, Co-ordinator of Television, Controller of Operations), 1952-1959; Vice-president of Engineering and Operations, 1959-1961; Vice-president of Personnel and Operations, 1961-1964; Vice-president of Planning, 1963-1967; Vice-president of Planning and Acting Chief Operating Officer, Feb.-Dec. 1967; President, Dec. 1967-Jan. 1968; Vice-president of Planning and Assistant Chief Operating Officer, Feb. 1968-May 1969; Vice-president of Planning, 1969-1974; Senior Vice-president, 1974-1975.

During the late 1940's and early 1950's, J.P. Gilmore was chairman of the National Executive of the Staff Councils of the CBC.

Mr. Gilmore served as member of the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa from 1965 to 1969, and 1972 to 1982 and as a trustee for the Ottawa Separate Schools Board, 1961-1964. He was a member of numerous professional organizations such as the American Management Institution, Institute of the Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Canadian Institute of Public Administration, and Canadian Overseas Institute.

Mr. Gilmore was awarded the Coronation and Centennial medals, the American Management Association President's Gold Medal (1970) and was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in July, 1981. He also received an honorary Doctorate in Management Sciences in 1970 from the University of Ottawa.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid no. 2026 is a descriptive file list. MSS2026 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000571.pdf

Moving images and sound recordings: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

Additional information:

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General note:

Received in 1994 and 1999 from Mrs. Mercedes Gilmore, Ottawa, Ontario.
A biography of James P. Gilmore is filed in the accession file for the photographs.

Arrangement note:

Photographs: Arranged by date of subject.

Related material:

Other records related to the activities of J.P. Gilmore as an executive of the CBC (1959-1975) can also be found in the official records of the Corporation held by the Government Archives Division (RG 41 III 1a).
Subject heading:

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Television - Canada Marce Munro

Broadcasting - Canada Donald Lytle

Broadcasting policy - Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Artificial satellites in telecommunications - Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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122-020014-X
123-040218-7
1983/0436
1984/0021
1994/0130
1995-0158 MISA
1995-046 DAP
1996/0053 (1996-04-18)
1999-00469-8
2577 (1994-10-06)
94-219
MG31-E57

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-E57
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Conditions of access:

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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000691.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Finding aid box [FA 2026] 148

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]
Moving images: Access is closed pending negotiations with Manuscript Division and the donor.

Sound recordings

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]
Closed pending completion of negotiations with with MSS Division and donor but most recordings appear to be copyright CBC.

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Sound recordings and moving images. Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Donor restrictions are to be determined.
Photographs: Open. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada.

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