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Discussion of Jim’s family and work history.\n- [00:16:28-00:17:32] sustained silence\n- Discussion of meeting Alden Nowlan in the late 60s when Stewart was a university student and Alden Nowlan was writer-in-residence; spending time with Claudine and Alden\n- [00:23:55] cut in recording, returns to later part of conversation\n- [28:55-30:21] walk away from recorder to look at old photographs, difficult to make out speaking\n- [00:30:21-00:30:50] significant feedback from recorder\n- [00:30:50] conversation now taking place outside, can hear feedback from wind\n- [00:31:32] cut in recording, return to conversation indoors at later part of conversation\n- Ends mid-conversation"],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"\",\"type\":\"\"}]"],"Related_works":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"citation\":\"\"}]"],"_version_":1853670558424629250,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T15:00:02.646Z","score":7.3430347},{"id":"8235","cataloger_name":["Leah,Van Dyk"],"partnerInstitution":["University of Calgary"],"collection_source_collection":["Alden Nowlan fonds"],"source_collection_label":["Alden Nowlan fonds"],"collection_contributing_unit":["University of Calgary, Archives and Special Collections"],"source_collection_uri":[""],"collection_image_url":[""],"collection_source_collection_id":[""],"persistent_url":["https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/alden-nowlan-fonds"],"item_title":["Costello"],"item_title_source":["Transcribed from the artifact"],"item_title_note":["Label on tape box: \"Costello\" and red \"Master\" sticker; label on tape, A side: \"Ralph Costello\" and \"Master\" sticker; label on tape, B side: \"Ralph Costello\""],"item_language":["English"],"item_production_context":["Documentary recording"],"item_identifiers":["[1.23]"],"rights":["In Copyright (InC)"],"rights_notes":["Enters Public Domain at the end of 2046"],"creator_names":["Cook, Gregory, M."],"creator_names_search":["Cook, Gregory, M."],"creators":["[{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/230841225\",\"name\":\"Cook, Gregory, M.\",\"dates\":\"1942-\",\"notes\":\"\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Interviewer\"]}]"],"contributors_names":["Costello, Ralph"],"contributors_names_search":["Costello, Ralph"],"contributors":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"name\":\"Costello, Ralph\",\"dates\":\"\",\"notes\":\"\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Speaker\"]}]"],"Speaker_name":["Costello, Ralph"],"Performance_Date":[1996],"material_description":["[{\"side\":\"A and B\",\"image\":\"\",\"other\":\"\",\"extent\":\"1/8 inch\",\"AV_types\":\"Audio\",\"tape_brand\":\"Memorex DB\",\"generations\":\"\",\"Conservation\":\"\",\"equalization\":\"\",\"playback_mode\":\"\",\"playing_speed\":\"\",\"sound_quality\":\"Good\",\"recording_type\":\"Analogue\",\"storage_capacity\":\"\",\"physical_condition\":\"Good\",\"track_configuration\":\"\",\"material_designation\":\"Cassette\",\"physical_composition\":\"Magnetic Tape\",\"accompanying_material\":\"\",\"other_physical_description\":\"\"}]"],"material_designations":["Cassette"],"physical_compositions":["Magnetic Tape"],"recording_type":["Analogue"],"AV_type":["Audio"],"digital_description":["[{\"file_url\":\"\",\"file_path\":\"\",\"filename\":\"Nowlan_MsC_301_1.23\",\"channel_field\":\"\",\"sample_rate\":\"\",\"duration\":\"T01:02:26\",\"precision\":\"\",\"size\":\"2.01 GB\",\"bitrate\":\"\",\"encoding\":\"\",\"contents\":\"\",\"notes\":\"\",\"title\":\"\",\"credit\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"content_type\":\"\",\"featured\":\"\",\"public_access_url\":\"\"}]"],"Dates":["[{\"date\":\"1996-05\",\"type\":\"Performance Date\",\"notes\":\"Date taken from creation dates listed for item level descriptions in archival finding aid for the Alden Nowlan fonds Item number 1.23\",\"source\":\"\"}]"],"Location":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"venue\":\"\",\"notes\":\"\",\"address\":\"\",\"latitude\":\"\",\"longitude\":\"\"}]"],"content_notes":["Starts mid-conversation with Ralph Costello at his home\n- Talking about archive in Calgary, meeting Alden Nowlan in the 1960s, Alden Nowlan and Fred Cogswell when Costello was newspaper publisher in St. John. 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