The collection consists of oral history interviews with Ernest C. Manning conducted by Lydia Semotiuk. Ernest C. Manning (1908 - 1996) was a long-time proponent of social credit and former leader of the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (1935- 1968) and as Premier (1943-1968). Nationally, he was a member of the Senate from 1970 to 1983. In these interviews he describes 35 years of politics and government in Alberta. The interviews are part of the Ernest C. Manning fonds (Fonds 0325) at the University of Alberta Archives.