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Lorne and Mabel Connell Family fonds

  • MG 600
  • Fonds
  • nd, 1942-1979 (inclusive); 1951-1965 (predominant)

This fonds contains materials relating to John Diefenbaker’s political career and personal friendship with the Connells; and in particular, reflects Diefenbaker’s career following his election as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and his constituency of Prince Albert.

Connell, Lorne and Mabel

John G. Diefenbaker fonds

  • JGD/MG01
  • Fonds
  • 1815-1979, predominant 1925-1979

Fonds includes personal correspondence and papers, as well as background and reference material assembled by John Diefenbaker
and his staff. There is also large collection of press clippings, supplemented by press clippings gathered by the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

Diefenbaker, John George, 1895-1979

R.E. Olley fonds

  • MG 75
  • Fonds
  • 1956-1979 (inclusive) ; 1968-1978 (predominant)

This fonds contains correspondence, interviews, drafts, articles, addresses, and resource files from the Consumer Credit Study, the Royal Commission on Consumer Problems and Inflation (Prairie Provinces Cost Study Commission), the National Farm Products Marketing Council, and the Natural Gas Development and Conservation Board. There are also press releases, speeches, and papers from the Western Economic Opportunities Conference (Calgary, 1973) and the Food Prices Review Board including published reports on prices of foodstuffs, company profits, and price trends. As well, there are news releases, bulletins, and reports from the Anti-Inflation Board. There is a considerable amount of material from the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, including transcripts of hearings and exhibits concerning the inquiry into the economic, legal, technological, marketing, and administrative practices of telecommunications companies in Canada.

Olley, Robert Edward

B.G. Smillie fonds

  • PR 21
  • Fonds
  • ca.1978

The fonds consists of an unpublished copy of “Political Theology in the Canadian Context” (a collection of papers presented at a 1977 conference), edited by B. G. Smillie, 1978.

Smillie, Benjamin Galetly

Jason Schoonover fonds

  • MG 583
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1895-1977 (inclusive) ; 1975 (predominant)

This fonds contains materials pertaining to the writing, planning and production of Diefenbaker’s 80th Birthday Party in 1975. Specifically, it includes handwritten and typed notes, correspondence, photographs, slides, film and audio reels, and some clippings. The film includes footage gathered and created for the event (including new interviews with John and Olive Diefenbaker) as well as the finished product as presented during the birthday gala.

Schoonover, Jason

L. Katz fonds

  • MG 39
  • Fonds
  • 1941-1975 (inclusive) ; 1968-1972 (predominant)

This fonds contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, clippings, and copies of federal and provincial legislation pertaining to Dr. Katz's activities with the Science Council of Canada Committee on Computer Applications and Technology.

Katz, Leon

Carlyle Allison fonds

  • MG 543
  • Fonds
  • 1948-1970

The collection consists primarily of correspondence, photographs and memorabilia documenting Allison’s friendship and political association with John Diefenbaker – starting with Allison’s advice to Diefenbaker about his leadership convention in 1948. In addition to correspondence, there are a few detailed notes to file documenting conversations between Allison and Diefenbaker, including a 19-page document entitled “Notes on the Election of the Diefenbaker Government” (1957), which also covers the appointment of Diefenbaker’s first cabinet.

Allison, Carlyle

Dr. K.A.H. Buckley fonds

  • MG 529
  • Fonds
  • 1939-1969

This collection contains the papers, pamphlets, reports, correspondence, and newspaper clippings which Dr. K.A.H. Buckley has collected from his involvement in the South Saskatchewan River Project. The material has been arranged according to the groupings and headings which Dr. Buckley has assigned them.

South Saskatchewan River Project

V.C. Fowke fonds

  • MG 13
  • Fonds
  • 1907-1964 (inclusive) ; 1936-1960 (predominant)

This fonds contains correspondence, articles, speeches, radio broadcasts, notes, briefs, minutes, reports, and memoranda pertaining to the personal, academic and public interests and activities of V.C. Fowke. Topics include monetary policy, finance, taxation, banking, agricultural economy and policy, transportation and freight rates.

Fowke, Vernon Clifford, 1907-1966 (Professor of Economics)

G.E. Britnell fonds

  • MG 41
  • Fonds
  • 1923-1962 (inclusive) ; 1934-1962 (predominant)

This fonds contains extensive material relating to Britnell's work on various Royal Commissions, associations, national and international conferences, including reports, minutes, submissions, and notes. In addition, it contains his personal correspondence, notes from lectures (by Frank Underhill and Harold Laski), articles, and press clippings.

Britnell, George Edwin

Al Purdy Collection

  • MG 447
  • Fonds
  • 1930 - 1960

These papers include (handwritten and typed): manuscripts, drafts, journal publications, volumes and collections of his work, articles and reviews of his work; volumes of other poets work; personal correspondence and poems from the likes of Margaret Atwood, Milton Acorn, Earle Birney and Irving Layton; photos; vinyl cuts; audio recordings

Purdy, Alfred Wellington

Newfoundland Fishery Arbitration

  • MG 522
  • Fonds
  • 1672-1955

This collection contains the carbon copies of the papers pertaining to the Newfoundland Fishery Arbitration. The Arbitration was brought before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, under the provisions of the general treaty of arbitration of April 4, 1908, and the special agreement of January 27, 1909, between the United States of America and Great Britain.

Newfoundland Fishery Arbitration

Ida Janet Munro (Clarke) Thompson fonds

  • MG 484
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1953 (inclusive) ; 1905-1953 (predominant)

Correspondence, accounts books, and other textual material.

Thompson, Ida Janet Munro (Clarke)

John Evans fonds

  • MG 465
  • Fonds
  • 1916-1940 (inclusive) ; 1923-1940 (predominant)

This fonds contains the correspondence, reports, articles, addresses, speeches, minutes, clippings and publications pertaining to the various activities John Evans was engaged in between 1919 and 1940. The material has been arranged alphabetically according to certain topics or subject matter. However, in sorting such material, often an item would make reference to more than one issue. In this case material was grouped under the main, or predominant subject. No cross referencing has been made. Subjects are further subdivided into correspondence, articles, addresses, reports, etc.

Evans, John, 1867-1958

Fabian Society Tracts Collection

  • MG 347
  • Fonds
  • nd, 1889-1935 (inclusive); 1889-1925 (predominant).

This collection contains 147 pamphlets, including some revised editions, organized by tract number; together with some annual reports.

Fabian Society

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