Oral history interview (24mm 51ss) with Sidney Hollett, conducted by Elizabeth-Anne Johnson in Truro, Nova Scotia, 2013. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed.

Elizabeth-Anne Johnson interviews Sidney Hollett of Truro, Nova Scotia about his work in marketing for the candy industry. Hollett is attached to Robertson’s Candies and his work involves ensuring that Robertson’s is producing and marketing efficiently, along with coordinating shipments to retailers. Throughout the interview, Hollett describes his personal relationship to snack foods, as well as larger trends in consumer snack food habits. He cites the shift in consumer mindfulness regarding ingredients as a significant change to the industry.

Oral history interview (1h 05mm 14ss) with Jeffrey Dunn, conducted by Sarah Story in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2013. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed.

Sarah Story interviews Jeffrey Dunn of Winnipeg, Manitoba about his time as a manager and union steward at Scott-Bathgate. Dunn was raised in Winnipeg and joined the workforce out of high school in the 1970s. Dunn began work at Scott-Bathgate in 1986 working his way up to head of shipping and receiving before his retirement in 2012. Throughout the interview, Dunn describes the way new technology was integrated into the operations side of the business, as well as the social aspect of the company and how employees interacted with one another. Finally, Dunn explains in detail his time as union steward and the roles he played in ensuring employee health and safety, negotiations, and arbitration as well as general labour history for context.

Oral history interview (43mm 22ss) with Linda Doooley, conducted by Sarah Reilly in Winnipeg Manitoba, 2013. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed.

Sarah Reilly interviews Linda Dooley of Winnipeg, Manitoba about her time working as a packer at the Nutty Club plant in Winnipeg, MB. Dooley briefly describes her education and work history before turning to her time at Nutty Club. Dooley does not recall much about her time at Nutty Club, due to time and the shortness of her tenure there. She only remembers aspects that directly related to her position as a packer such as the procedure for packing bags, hours, pay, and when breaks occurred. Mrs. Dooley does not speak to the way Nutty Club advertised, the products they produced, or relations between labour and management.

Oral history interview (1h 15mm 41ss) with Doug Goff, conducted by Sarah Reilly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2013. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed.

Sarah Reilly interviews Dr. Doug Goff of the University of Guelph about his involvement in the ice cream industry. Goff describes his life story from working at an ice cream plant to pursuing degrees in food science. Goff now teaches Food Science at the University of Guelph. Goff explains the structure of the plant as it relates to labour practices, employees, and management. Goff also discusses the changes in the ice cream industry since his entry in the late 1960s. New developments include an increased attention to employee health and safety, food safety, increased automation of production, size of the companies in the ice cream industry and the socio-cultural developments that inform consumer purchases.

Oral history interview (0h 34mm 07ss) with David Ingram, conducted by Janis Thiessen in Winnipeg, MB, 2012. The interview is indexed and fully transcribed.

The interview begins with Ingram describing his childhood and teenage years, growing up in a working-class family. Ingram began working at Paulin’s in 1981 when he was sixteen and stayed with the company for a year. He describes his job at Paulin’s as an entry level job with a variety of tasks associated with it, like stirring melted chocolate, pulling toffee, and sugaring spearmint leaves. Ingram does not recall any specifics about Paulin’s advertising. He describes the factory as non-unionized with many recent immigrants as employees, as well as a gendered division of labour. Ingram also recalls that workplace health and safety was minimal in both training and protective guards on machinery.

The "Confectionery" subseries contains 11 oral history interviews (11hh 56mm 41ss) conducted by interviewers Dr. Janis Thiessen, Sarah Story, Sarah Reilly, and Elizabeth Anne Johnson in various Canadian cities between 2012 and 2014. The interviews are with persons who worked in various capacities within confectionary sales and manufacturing in Canada including at manufacturers: Paulin’s, Cavalier, Scott-Bathgate, Brookfield, and Purity. 11 interviews (of the original 13 conducted) are fully transcribed and indexed; 11 files include the original audio.

This oral history collection includes the interviews that resulted in the book Snacks: A Canadian Food History (University of Manitoba Press, 2017). The Series includes interviews with owners, managers, workers, and consumers of independently owned Canadian snack food manufacturers including Old Dutch Potato Chips, Hawkins Cheezies, and Paulins, among others. The project received funding through: SSHRC Insight Development Grant, Government of Canada; James Burns Oral History Pilot Project in Business (via University of Winnipeg Oral History Centre); Faculty of Arts Research Grant Seed Money Fund, University of Winnipeg.

Research Assistants included: Aaron Moseley-Williams (2012–13); Sarah Reilly (2011–15); Elizabeth-Anne Johnson (2012–15); Sarah Story (2014–17).

A Project Documents File includes all documentation submitted with the project including: the original project proposal, interview protocol and question guide, consent form and archival release agreement, and a project description (written after completing, including resultant publications).

Oral history interview with Ross Metcalfe (01h 44mmm 25ss), conducted by Janis Thiessen, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2016. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed. A Related Interview Documents file contains three photographs of Judge Metcalfe, and one of Judge Metcalfe's gavel.

Ross Metcalfe was born in 1954 in Winnipeg. He taught history and physical education, as well as having various administrative roles in Winnipeg schools. He has also been involved in various sports, cultural, and motorcycle organizations. Ross’ great-uncle was Justice Thomas Llewellyn Metcalfe, who tried the 1919 strikers. The family settled in Manitoba in the late 1800s. Ross’ grandfather and his family lived near the judge, and his father was a young teen during the trials. The family had to have guards escort them to and from school because of threats received by the judge. Justice Metcalfe was fluently bilingual, and enjoyed hunting, lacrosse, and hockey. Ross believes that Justice Metcalfe has been unfairly depicted in history books, and that he was a fair and extremely diligent judge who wanted to help the strikers while still following the letter of the law. The name Metcalfe caused trouble for some of his family members following the strike. Ross has preserved many artifacts and records passed down from his grandfather and great-uncle, and plans to organize them all. Ross does not feel affected by the strike but more so by his family’s pioneer history, and has never been on strike himself.

Oral history interview with Kathleen Christensen (010h 43mmm 25ss), conducted by Janis Thiessen, Winnipeg Manitoba, 2016. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed.

Oral history interview with Sandra Oakley (01h 06mmm 58ss), conducted by Janis Thiessen in 2016. Interview is indexed and fully transcribed. Related interview Documents file contains a letter of recommendation from Bridge Over Blue Nile regarding Alex Oakley.