File 76 - Book tapes.

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Book tapes.

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SCA404-GA471-3-76

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26 audio cassette tapes
7 mini audio cassette tapes

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Dotto, Lydia
(1949-2022)

Biographical history

Lydia Dotto was born in 1949. In 1971, she graduated with an Honors degree in journalism from Carleton University.

Dotto worked as a general assignment journalist for the Edmonton Journal in 1969 and for the Toronto Star between 1970 and 1971. From 1972 to 1978, Dotto was a staff science writer for The Globe and Mail. In 1978, she became a freelance science and environmental journalist and writer, publishing in varied media and publishing several reports and books. During that time, Dotto was also a partner at Dotto and Schiff Science News Service, co-director of Canadian Science News (a weekly syndication service), and president of the Canadian Science Writers Association.

In 2004, Lydia Dotto focused her work on wildlife photography, travelling across Canada, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America. And publishing in Canadian Wildlife magazine, WILD magazine, On Nature magazine, and Muskoka magazine, among others.

Lydia Dotto also worked as a teacher, including classes on environmental communications for ten years at Trent University.

During her professional years, Lydia Dotto published numerous reports and books, including, among others:

  • The ozone war (1978),
  • Planet Earth in jeopardy: environmental consequences of nuclear war (1986),
  • Canada in space (1987),
  • Asleep in the fast lane: the impact of sleep on work (1990),
  • Losing sleep: how your sleeping habits affect your life (1990),
  • Blue planet: a portrait of Earth (1991),
  • The astronauts: Canada's voyageurs in space (1993),
  • Storm warning: gambling with the climate of our planet (1999),
  • Le ciel nous tombe sur la tete: sommes-nous entrain de risquer le climat de notre planete? (2001), and
  • Thinking the unthinkable: civilization and rapid climate change (2006).

Lydia Dotto passed away on September 17, 2022.

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Audio cassette tapes containing recordings of interviews with astronauts performed by Lydia Dotto.

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Donated by Lydia Dotto in 2021.

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  • English

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Interviews in audio recordings were possibly transcribed by Dotto and can be accessed in all transcriptions in series.

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Titles and numbering on cassette tapes are:

  • "1. 10.12.85 / Astro-Press Conf. Stlue (?)/Blarni. Tape 1. Side 2. April 7/86 Money."
  • "Tape 2. Side 1. April 7/86 - Money / Garneau, MacLean. Side 2. MacLean, Bondar."
  • "Book Tape #3. Side 1. Watt / Bondar. Book Tape #3. Side 2. Bondar / Ferguson."
  • "Book Tape #4. Side 1. Cole. Book Tape #4. Side 2. Cole, MacLean / selec. comm."
  • "Book Tape #5. Side 1. Thirsk / Feb/84. Book Tape #5. Side 2. Thirsk Feb/84 / Tryggvason."
  • "Book Tape #6. Side 1. Tryggvason / Doetsch. Feb/84Book Tape #6. Side 2. Doetsch. / Feb/84."
  • "Book Tape #7. Side 1. DCIEM (PAM) Pinkney / Mar/84 (HAI) Perratt. Mar 84. Book Tape #7. Side 2. Pinkney / Perratt. Mar 84."
  • "Book Tape #8. Side 1. Pinkney / Peratt. Mar 84. Book Tape #8. Side 2. Pinkney / Peratt. Mar 84 / First mission press day. Mar 14/84."
  • "Book Tape #9. Side 1. First mission p.c. / Money MacLean. Book Tape #9. Side 2. MacLean / Bondar."
  • "Book Tape #12. Side 1. Ast. at spar - Ap 24/84 / David Low - Mosst / May 8/84. Book Tape #12. Side 2. David Low - Mosst / May 8/84 / Doetsch May 11/84."
  • "Book Tape #13. Side 1. Doetsch May 11/84 / Garneau May 11/84. Book Tape #13. Side 2. Garneau May 11/84 / MacEvans 14/84."
  • "Book Tape #15. Side 1. Astronaut / session. Side 2. "
  • "Tape 16. Side 1. Watt McGill June 14/84 / Ast. interviews Ottawa. July 30 / Marc. Tape 16. Side 2. Ast.Int. July 30 / Marc, Ken."
  • "Tape 17. Side 1. Ast. Int. - Ken, Bob, Steve / July 30/84. Tape 17. Side 2. Ast. Int. July 30/84 / Steve, Bjarni."
  • "Side 1. Tape 18. Ast. Int. July 31. / Bjarni - Art Hunter CNRC. Side 2. Tape 18. NRC July 31/84 / Art Hunter."
  • "Side 1. Tape 19. NRC Karl Doetsch / July 31. Side 2. Tape 19. NRC - Doetsch / Estelle Dorais / Garneau. Lindbers."
  • "Tape 20. Side 1. NRC July 31/84 / Doetsch Garry Lindbers. Tape 20. Side 2. NRC. July 31/84 / Garry Lindbers / L. Pinkney."
  • "Tape 23. 1. JSC Aug 10/84 Chris Perner / Aug 13/ Jan Honeycutt. Tape 23. 2. JSC / Aug 13/84 J. Honeycutt / Marc + Bob at JSC."
  • "Tape 24. Side 1. JSC. Aug 13/84. Marc + Bob @ JSC / Charles Harlan - Dir Safety Peliability (?) / + Quality Assurance / Aug 14/84. Tape 24. Side 2. JSC - Aug 14/84 - SS mockup John / Mitchell / Al Holt Aug 15/84."
  • "Tape 29. 1. 41G Launch - OCt 4/84 / Roberta Karl / Oc15 - Money, Thirsk / Oct 9/84 - Replay of entry to SPC Launch. 2. Oct 9/84 - 41 - G Press Conf."
  • "Tape 31. 1. Oct 16/84 - Doetsch / Cherwinski (?) + Dorais. Tape 31. 2. Estelle - Wally Oct 16/84 / Oct 25/84 USSHER on SUS (?) / Oct 30/84 Garneau PC OW-."
  • "Tape 32. 1. Oct 31/84 - Money in OW / Garneau. Tape 32. 2. Oct 31 Garneau, Bondar / Feb 26 - Lloyd, Secord spstn / DSMA."
  • "35. 1. Evans Apr 9/85 / Doetsch Apr 10/85. 35. 2. Doetsch Apr 10/85 / Money April 10/85."
  • "36. 1. Apr 10/85 / Money, Bondar. 36. 2. April 10/85 - Bondar / Garneau MacLean."
  • "37. 1. MacLean - Thirsk Apr / 10/85. 37. 2. Thirsk - Trys. - A/A (smith) Apr 10/85."
  • "1. April 7/86. Bondar. Trys. 2. Trys. Krema (?) / Ap. 7/86."

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Titles and numbering on the cases of mini cassette tapes are:

  • "1. JSC 2 / MC Uving / Room / Hadfield / Int. / 2. Capcom / Console."
  • "1. JSC 3 / Capcom / console / 2. Capcom / console / Hadfield / NBL."
  • "JSC 6. Joes (?) Kenvin 1."
  • "Joes Kenvin 2. Interviews Gary Grey."
  • "JSC 8 / Hadfield / ISS Conf."
  • "Carpentier / on / computer / 1/2 / D. Williams / 1/2 / Xfred. / Interviews / Carp 3 1/2."
  • On case: "Carpentier / 2/ on comp / side 2 / damaged? / Interviews / Carpentier / 2." On tape: "[Side 1] CSA 12/15 MSS OPS. [Side 2] CSA MSS OPS / 12/15/98."

Tapes labelled JSC 2 and JSC 3 were tied with tape annotated "Recorded in Mission / Control when Hadfield / was serving as capcom."

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The records in this file were physically separated into multiple folders. File contains 26 audio cassette tapes and 7 mini audio cassette tapes.

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Described by CGD in 2022.

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