From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past

An Interview with Jessie Campbell

March 10, 2021 Season 1 Episode 13
From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past
An Interview with Jessie Campbell
Show Notes

On today's episode, we join David Leonard and Jessie Campbell in their September 1st, 1977 interview. Campbell compares her early life in Scotland with her later experience living in Canada. Campbell also describes her experience working in the south side post office. 

The picture of the post office which Campbell describes is linked below, along with the names of the individuals in the image.

Cover Image: EA-10-652
https://cityarchives.edmonton.ca/post-office-sorting-room-south-side

This interview was originally recorded on a 5 inch open reel tape and was digitized by an archivist on August 24th, 2020.

These interviews were recorded in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Both social attitudes and language standards have changed since that time. Some opinions expressed and language used may be offensive to listeners today.