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Speaker is likely Walter Learning.\n- Discussion of Frankenstein radio play.\n- At - [00:05:36] tape stops and restarts, and now Alden Nowlan is present and discussing with Learning.\n- [00:15:45] recording stops and restarts; Alden Nowlan testing recording equipment.\n- [00:16:15] recording of CBC Showcase Anthology Series. Remembrance Day program with writing by Canadian writers on the first and second world wars. This section of the recording has significant hiss.\n- [00:18:22] recording cuts to later in CBC program, “Ypres: 1915” by Alden Nowlan\n"],"contents":["Unknown [likely Walter Learning]\n[00:00:01]\nDiscusses \"Frankenstein\" radio play.\nAlden Nowlan\n[00:05:36]\nTape stope and restarts, continues discussion with Unknown [likely Walter Learning].\nAlden Nowlan\n[15:45]  \nTests recording equipment. \nAlden Nowlan\n[00:18:22]\n\"Ypres: 1915\"."],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"\",\"type\":\"\"}]"],"Related_works":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"citation\":\"The Mysterious Naked Man (1969)\"}]"],"_version_":1853670558437212165,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T15:00:02.646Z","score":3.6456704},{"id":"8317","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":["Malka The Dollar Woman"],"item_title_source":["Transcribed from the artifact"],"item_title_note":["Written on Tape Index Card: Alden Nowlan Interview w. 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Begins with context of Alden Nowlan’s The Dollar Woman.\n- Comments from Alden Nowlan and Walter Learning on the play (somewhat difficult to make out because of recording quality). History of the pauper auctions in the Atlantic provinces, and how Alden Nowlan’s interest in the project came about. How Alden Nowlan and Learning met and began working on this project.\n- Transitions to interview selections coming from Alden Nowlan’s interview with Malka Marom. As well as Marom’s interview with Richard Hatfield.\n- [00:10:55] bagpipe interlude moves into Alden Nowlan reading a poem “The Palomino Stallion” and - [00:17:25] reading “The Traveller” and - [00:21:58] reading a segment of poetry (unknown)\n- [00:22:40] end of broadcast; recording cuts to TV medical drama, commercials.\n- [00:25:50] cuts to children playing with recording equipment.\n- [00:29:46] Alden Nowlan testing the recording equipment.\n- [00:30:05] returns to children."],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"\",\"type\":\"\"}]"],"Related_works":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"citation\":\"\"}]"],"_version_":1853670558437212167,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T15:00:02.646Z","score":3.6456704},{"id":"8318","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":["Walter Learning c. 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Learning notes that the basis of the story is all true, their only inventions were particular characters. This phenomenon is incredibly well-documented because there was a journalist at the time who took great issue with the poor auctions and dedicated repeated issues of the his column to the issue.\n- Learning notes that the idea of the play “chose them”\n- Audience reception of the stage play\n- The collaborative process for Learning and Alden Nowlan; how the play changed from conception to completion\n- The public feud between Alden Nowlan and Learning prior to their collaboration (and the great fun they had in maintaining this feud)\n- Histories of writing in Canada—playwriting, poetry, “Canadian literature”"],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"\",\"type\":\"\"}]"],"Related_works":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"citation\":\"\"}]"],"_version_":1853670558437212168,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T15:00:02.646Z","score":3.6456704},{"id":"8321","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":["Hatfield TV Interview / Notes on FRANKENSTEIN"],"item_title_source":["Transcribed from the artifact"],"item_title_note":["Writing on tape label (side 1): SIDE ONE, MED. 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Notes to be typed up and sent to Alden Nowlan.\n- [00:47:45] tape cuts to piano music, presumably the Chopin ballads that had been taped over. - [00:50:50] Can hear tapping in the background—possibly the noise of the radio/record player. - [00:53:43] Alden Nowlan yawns.\n- [00:54:56] tape cuts, muffled noises, and then returns to the Chopin ballad."],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"\",\"type\":\"\"}]"],"Related_works":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"citation\":\"\"}]"],"_version_":1853670558438260738,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T15:00:02.646Z","score":3.6456704}]