James Hiller | 75x75 Interview Series

James Hiller came to Newfoundland as a graduate student in the mid-1960s and joined Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Department of History in 1972. After an incredible career, he retired as a University Research Professor in 2007 and was appointed Professor Emeritus in 2010. In 2011, Dr. Hiller received the Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society’s prestigious Heritage Award, recognizing his immense contributions to the history of both Newfoundland and Labrador. Want to hear his thoughts on Confederation and Newfoundland’s rich history? Watch the latest instalment of our 75x75 interview series now.
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(1) Page 7 of Western Star, 1959-05-21, Courtesy of Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative, Western Star Collection, St. John’s, NL.
(2) Page 10 of “Highway to Progress: The story of the Trans Canada Highway in Newfoundland”, 1966, Courtesy of Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative, Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books Collection, St. John’s, NL.
(3) Water Carrier, 1930, Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (VA 110-28.5), St. John’s, NL.
(4) Marysville migrant camp. California fruit tramo and his family (mother, twenty-two years old), 1935, Courtesy of The New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection.
(5) King George V and senior naval officers aboard USS New York (BB-34) in the North Sea, prior to the acceptance of the surrender of the German High Seas fleet, 1918, Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (A 49-25), St. John’s, NL.
(6) Women working in fish plant, 1950, Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (A 31-74), St. John’s, NL.
(7) Two men at VOCM microphone, one man seated during publicity surrounding opening of Browning Harvey's Pepsi-Cola bottling plant, 1955, Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 20-61), St. John’s, NL.
(8) Confederation Building under construction, 1958, Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives Division (B 22-49), St. John’s, NL.