From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past

From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton’s Past is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the early history of Edmonton through digitized audio recordings preserved in the City of Edmonton Archives. These recordings were made by the people who helped shape Edmonton and who bore witness to the community’s growth throughout the early twentieth century. Wearing headphones to listen is highly recommended!

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From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past

An Interview with Stan Williams

January 12, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 35

Today, we join John McIssac in his May 15th, 1981 interview of Stan Williams. A newspaper man from a very early age, Williams details his start in Vancouver's reporting scene before his eventual move to Edmonton and to the Edmonton Journal. This recording has been shortened due to its length.

MS-221: Stan Williams fonds
https://cityarchives.edmonton.ca/stan-williams-fonds

Cover Image: EA-279-2
https://cityarchives.edmonton.ca/stan-and-margaret-williams

This interview was originally recorded on a 5 inch open reel tape and was digitized by an archivist on December 17th, 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.