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Bill Bennett : [press conferences, interviews, speeches, etc., December 1977 - July 1978]

CALL NUMBER: T1707:0094 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interviewed by Hal Leiren RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-20 SUMMARY: In an interview with Hal Leiren, Premier Bill Bennett reviews his administration's accomplishments and talks about future prospects for BC. Among the issues discussed are the economy, education, unemployment, industry, transportation, national unity, French language education, Bennett's political aspirations, and labour relations. 20 December 1977. NOTE: TRANSCRIPT ONLY. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0095 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Speech to Roadbuilders Association RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1978-04-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Premier Bill Bennett's speech to the BC Roadbuilders Association, Vancouver 25 April 1978. [TRACK 2: blank.] CALL NUMBER: T1707:0096 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: News conference on E&N Railway RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Premier Bill Bennett at a news conference on the proposed cancellation of E & N Railway passenger service, 17 May 1978. [TRACK 2: blank.] CALL NUMBER: T1707:0097 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: News conference on trip to Alaska RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-05-31 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Premier Bill Bennett news conference following his two-day trip to Anchorage, Alaska, during which he met with Alaska Governor Hammond. Their talks dealt particularly with rail transportation. 31 May 1978. [TRACK 2: blank.] CALL NUMBER: T1707:0098 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Reaction to constitutional proposals RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-06-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In a news conference, Premier Bill Bennett discusses his government's reaction to the federal government's constitutional amendment proposals, 12 June 1978. [TRACK 2: blank.] CALL NUMBER: T1707:0099 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Speech to social credit convention RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1 & 2: Premier Bill Bennett's speech to the Social Credit Party's north shore "mini-convention", 17 June 1978. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0100 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Reaction to report on electoral redistribution RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-06-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Premier Bill Bennett reacts to the interim report on electoral redistribution by Judge Lawrence Eckardt. Bennett indicates that the recommendations for new political boundaries will be accepted without amendment and that legislation will be introduced shortly. [TRACK 2: blank?] CALL NUMBER: T1707:0101 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: Interviewed by Sun reporter Neale Adams RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-06-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1 & 2: Premier Bill Bennett is interviewed by Vancouver Sun reporter Neale Adams, 23 June 1978. CALL NUMBER: T1707:0102 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: BC's response to federal constitutional proposals RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-06-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: At a news conference, Premier Bill Bennett discusses BC's response to the federal proposals for constitutional reform, 27 June 1978. [TRACK 2: blank?] CALL NUMBER: T1707:0103 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Bill Bennett: News conference with Idaho Governor Evans RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Premier Bill Bennett and Idaho Governor John Evans at a news conference, following their meeting to discuss the possibility of energy exchanges, 6 July 1978. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Colonial Office "secret" supplementary correspondence

This series contains extracts from volumes in C.O. 537 series [supplementary correspondence]. The records consist mainly of despatches to and from the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Governor-General of Canada and senior British military officers. The majority of the records were originally classified as "Secret" or "Confidential." Records pertain to all parts of Canada, but include substantial British Columbia-related material. San Juan Island dispute, B.C.'s entry into Confederation, trans-Pacific steamship services, coastal defence, and the Bering Sea sealing negotiations are but some of the issues documented in this series.

Great Britain. Colonial Office

Correspondence

  • GR-1306
  • Series
  • 1881

This series contains correspondence between Amor De Cosmos, as Special Agent to London, and others, respecting the Petition of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, to the Queen, on the subject of the Canadian Pacific Railway from March 22nd 1881 to August 31st 1881. The series includes a printed copy of B.C. legislature's petition to the Queen, along with a manuscript copy of the Canadian Pacific Railway memorandum on "Vancouver Island Railway," December 1881. De Cosmos' map showing CPR terminus at Port Moody, alienated railway land on Vancouver Island, proposed ferry routes, etc. were transferred to PABC Library & Maps Division under accession M889117.

British Columbia. Lieutenant Governor

Correspondence and clippings

The series consists of correspondence with federal Members of Parliament and British Columbia Members of the Legislative Assembly and newspaper clippings dealing with old age pensions, minimum wages and politics.

David Anderson files as MP and MLA

In 1968, David Anderson was elected to the House of Commons as Liberal MP for Esquimalt-Saanich; he held his seat until 1972 when he left Ottawa to lead the Liberal party of British Columbia. In August 1972, he was elected as Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for Victoria and served until his defeat in 1975. David Anderson was educated in Victoria and Hong Kong. Upon receiving his law degree from University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1962, he entered the Foreign Service. He began his political career in 1968 when he was elected to the House of Commons as Liberal member for the riding of Esquimalt-Saanich. Anderson left Federal politics in 1972 to take on the leadership of the Liberal Party of British Columbia; he was elected MLA for the Victoria City riding in August 1972 and served until his defeat in 1975. Anderson returned to politics briefly in 1978 and won the Liberal nomination for the federal riding of Cowichan Malahat-The Islands; however, he was defeated in the 1979 election by the Progressive Conservative candidate Don Taylor. Upon leaving politics, Anderson became a full time environmentalist acting as intervenor on behalf of the BC Wildlife Federation at hearings into a proposed oil pipeline from Kitimat to Edmonton; studying the proposed oil tanker routes through waters adjacent to the coast of B.C., etc. He also accepted a teaching position in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria. In 1984 he was appointed to the bench of the Immigration Appeal Board Court in Vancouver. His MP files consist of general office files and outgoing correspondence. The general office files contain correspondence, reports, and clippings on a wide range of subjects. The outgoing correspondence files consist of additional copies of outgoing letters filed by month and year. Anderson's files as MLA for Victoria contain, correspondence, speeches and press releases on subjects of interest to his constituents.

Anderson, David Alexander, 1937-

Election records from Victoria

  • GR-1667
  • Series
  • 1871-1872

This series consists of poll-books, voters' lists, and correspondence relating to two landmark elections in British Columbia: the election of 1871 of representatives to the provincial legislature, and the election of 1872, called to elect provincial members to the Dominion House of Commons - respectively the first provincial election and the first federal election held in B.C. These records document B.C.'s last "open voting" elections (i.e. a secret ballot was not used). Compiled by A.F. Pemberton, Chief Returning Officer for Victoria, the records pertain to Victoria City, Victoria District, Esquimalt and Metchosin.

The election of 1871 was held in various parts of the province between October and December. It was conducted in accordance with the Colonial Election Regulation Act [34 Vic., No. 13, a statute which affirmed the practice of open voting (as opposed to the secret ballot). Thus, the poll books in this collection show the names of electors and the candidates for whom each elector voted. Voter's qualifications were determined by the colonial Qualification and Registration of Voters' Act [34 Vic., No. 156]. To qualify for the franchise, a voter had to be male, a loyal British subject, over twenty-one years of age, literate (at least able to write his name), and a resident in B.C. for no less than six months. In addition, qualified electors had to meet one of the following criteria: occupy premises with an annual rent of $40 or more; own freehold property having an assessed value of at least $250; have a pre-emption claim of 100 acres or more; possess a free-miners' license.

The Dominion election of 1872 was held under the authority of two federal statutes: the Interim Parliamentary Election Act of 1871 [34 Vic., c.20] and the Act to Re-adjust the Representation in the House of Commons, 1872 [35 Vic., c.13]. The first statute made provisions for holding a federal election in B.C.; the second confirmed the number of MPs to be elected from B.C. [6] and established federal electoral boundaries. 2 MPs were elected from the district of Victoria; 1 MP from the district of Vancouver (i.e. Vancouver Island north of Victoria and adjacent to the Gulf Islands); 1 MP for each of the districts of New Westminster, Yale, and Cariboo. Section 5 of the Interim Parliamentary Elections Act declared that the laws already in force in B.C. would apply to the election of 1872. Accordingly, polling for the province's first federal election was carried out under colonial legislation noted above. The Dominion election was also carried out in accordance with B.C.'s Corrupt Practices Prevention Act [34 Vic., No. 158], a colonial statute which stipulated that candidates had to declare all expenses incurred during their campaign. Hence the documents in Box 1, files 6 & 7 of this collection.

The records in GR-1667 relate solely to the Victoria electoral district. For elections to the provincial legislature, the riding included areas within the city's limits. Federally, however, the electoral district of Victoria embraced the City of Victoria and adjacent areas of Saanich (Victoria District), Esquimalt and Metchosin. A.F. Pemberton was the district's chief Returning Officer in both elections. In the provincial election -- held on 16 October 1871 -- Pemberton established the district polling station at the Police Barracks in Bastion Square. In the Dominion election -- held on 2 September 1872 -- he established six polling stations. The polls were open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Three candidates contested the two Victoria seats: Amor DeCosmos, Henry Nathan and Robert Beavan. DeCosmos, and Nathan were elected. The results of the election, and returns from each of the polling stations, were published in the Victoria Daily Colonist (3 Sep 1872).

British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary

Harold Winch interview : [Jenkinson, 1973]

CALL NUMBER: T0148:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life as a Socialist MLA and MP : youth PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1931 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-03-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Family and childhood. His father Ernest Winch as a socialist, labour leader and MLA. J.S. Woodsworth. TRACK 2: Harold Winch's schooling. Early jobs. Work as an electrician. The Depression and politics. How he became active in politics, demonstrations, unemployed organizations and the Communist Party. CALL NUMBER: T0148:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life of a Socialist MLA and MP : the depression PERIOD COVERED: 1929-1940 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-03-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The Depression in B.C.: relief camps; the Socialist Party of B.C.; founder and editor of the Socialist Party paper "The Western Clarion". Provincial election 1933. First speech in the Legislature. TRACK 2: Special powers act. Efforts to secure collective bargaining, minimum wage, changes in workman's compensation, health insurance. House whip. April 1935 demonstration, joining the C.C.F. in 1935. Party problems 1936. Elected C.C.F. leader in 1938. Vancouver sit-down strike 1938. CALL NUMBER: T0148:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life as a Socialist MLA and MP : 1938 to 1970 PERIOD COVERED: 1941-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-03-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The C.C.F. in the 1941 General Election. The provincial coalition government transferable ballot. Provincial election of 1952. Leadership of the C.C.F. Father and son team. Accomplishments as an MLA. TRACK 2: Federal politics in the '50s. The pipeline debate. Transformation of C.C.F. into NDP. Opinions of federal politics in the '60s and '70s. The waffle. CALL NUMBER: T0148:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Life of a Socialist MLA and MP : philosophy PERIOD COVERED: 1930-1973 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-03-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Personal philosophy and opinions concerning riding, socialism and the socialist movement. (End of interview)

Lieutenant Governor's records

  • GR-0443
  • Series
  • 1871-1936

This series consists of papers of the Lieutenant-Governors of British Columbia. Includes transcripts of telegrams between Victoria and Ottawa, letterbook copies of official despatches outward (1871-1881), despatches inward from Governor General, Secretary of State, and Senior Naval Officer, Esquimalt (1871-1918), along with official correspondence from British Columbia government ministries and departments (1874-1919). Also includes miscellaneous, general, and semi- official correspondence inward, addresses, petitions, and memorials, (1872-1936). Records have been organized into five sub-series:

Letterbook copies of official correspondence outward (1896-1919) are on microfilm. Volume 5 (Feb - Dec 1902) and Volume 17 (1915) were missing at the time of filming. Date ranges correspond to the microfilm box labels.

Correspondence Inward: Despatches from the Canadian Government Secretary of State for the Provinces. Official correspondence from the Dominion of Canada to the Province of British Columbia. Files include minutes and reports of Privy Council, memoranda from the Colonial Secretary (London), and other government correspondence relating to British Columbia.

Miscellaneous correspondence inward. Variously entitled "All & Sundry", and "Tout le Monde", files include communications from Colonial Secretary (London) federal and provincial government officials, British consulates and embassies, and Lieutenant Governors of other provinces. Correspondence also includes petitions, memorials, and addresses, letters from private persons and circulars.

General Correspondence inward (I): Unlike volumes 58-65 above, general correspondence files include official despatches from Secretary of State, Ottawa, with official communications from BC government ministries and departments. Files include replies to correspondents.

General Correspondence (II) - Subject Files

British Columbia. Lieutenant Governor

Nellie McClung papers

Ellen “Nellie” Letitia (Mooney) McClung was born in Chatsworth, Ontario on October 20, 1873. Her family moved to Wawanesa, Manitoba in 1880 and upon graduation from the Winnipeg Normal School at the age of 16, she began her teaching career at Manitou, Manitoba. In 1896 she married Robert Wesley McClung, a pharmacist in Manitou. In 1908, her first novel, Sowing Seeds in Danny, was published. Other novels, essays, short stories, and sketches soon followed and continued to appear into her seventieth year. The McClung's moved to Winnipeg in 1911 when Robert took up work with an insurance company. Nellie became active in various organizations, including the Canadian Women's Press Club and the Winnipeg Political Equality League. Her activities in temperance and women's suffrage leagues continued when they moved to Edmonton in 1914 where she campaigned vigorously for social reform and women's rights. She served in the Alberta Legislature with the Liberals from 1921 to 1926. After her political defeat she fought to establish Canadian women's rights to seats in the Senate. In 1933 the McClung family moved to Victoria, B.C.. From 1936 to 1942 she served as the first woman member of the CBC Board of Governors. In 1938 she represented Canada as a delegate to the League of Nations. She died in 1951 at the age of 77.

The fonds consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten and typescript copies of published and unpublished works, notes for speeches, scrapbooks and a photograph album. The original manuscripts (the first rough drafts) in the McClung fonds are contained in nine boxes. The articles and novels are written in scribblers. Where a title has been placed at the start of a composition, this has been noted in the list below. Each scribbler has been examined but the list of titles is not necessarily comprehensive. The photograph album was transferred to Visual Records, accession 198307-001. The over-sized address presented to the McClungs by the citizens of Manitou (vol. 63) was found in a drawer in 2008 and was added to MS-0010.

Papers

Letters, 1901-1949, from family and friends, including letters from her parents, Senator and Mrs. Hewitt Bostock, written from Monte Creek, Ottawa and Europe, and from classmates serving in World War I; personal papers, testimonials, papers re Bostock ranch; papers relating to her interests in humanism, education and mental health, including minutes and correspondence of the Victoria Humanist Fellowship, ca. 1957-1969; various humanist publications.

Photos and albums transferred to Visual Records accession 197901-90; plans of the Sherman house, by architect P. Leonard James, transferred to the map collection, map registration number 12909A.

Presented by Mrs. J.D. Lindsay (step daughter), Armstrong, 1976.

Political papers and other material

Series consists of political papers [correspondence, 1869-1894; memoranda; printed material including newspaper clippings, and books and pamphlets on copyright, 1878-1894]; personal papers [correspondence, 1873-1893; miscellaneous items including a diary, autobiographical sketch, accounts, commissions, addresses, etc., 1871-1893]; family papers [Lady Thompson, letters from Sir John Thompson, 1868-1894; correspondence concerning the death of Sir John, 1894; general correspondence, 1888-1901]; and miscellaneous items [1897-1895; sons and daughters, correspondence, 1885-1894, and scrapbook, 1894, containing clippings concerning the death of Thompson].

Pre-election speech #1

SUMMARY: SIDE 1: Unidentified Vancouver speaker [the same man as on SD0243:0023], prior to federal election of 1945-06-11, espousing the Liberal cause against giving Japanese the franchise, and denouncing the ;CCF's desire to give all Japanese the vote. Special BC bias.;

Pre-election speech #2

SUMMARY: SIDE 1: Unidentified Vancouver speaker [the same man as on SD0243:0022], prior to federal election of 1945-06-11, denouncing the CCF party and giving information on agricultural systems in Australia a;nd New Zealand.;

Premiers' papers

  • GR-1222
  • Series
  • 1917-1952

This series contains official reports and correspondence accumulated during the administrations of Premiers Tolmie, Pattullo, Hart, and Johnson. It includes Departmental, General, and Federal files, plus separate series of documents on Pacific Great Eastern Railway (1917-1945). It also includes applications for employment, petitions, press releases, speeches, and vouchers.

The records which comprise this unit were stored for many years in a maintenance shop adjacent to the Parliament Buildings. Storage conditions were less than ideal and in 1982 arrangements were made with the Premier's Office' to transfer the records to the Provincial Archives. It was a signal event, for the records provide documentation on virtually all facets of provincial life over a thirty-five year period. Additionally, the documents which make up GR-1222 provide a valuable record of the administrations of Premiers Tolmie (1928-1933), Pattullo (1933-1941), Hart (1941-1947) and Johnson (1947-1952). The records fall into three main categories or series, namely Departmental files, Federal files, and General files.

British Columbia. Premier

Premier's records

  • GR-1414
  • Series
  • 1953-1972

This series contains official correspondence, reports, briefs to cabinet, articles and messages, etc. accumulated during W.A.C. Bennett's tenure as premier. It includes files on Dominion-provincial relations, civil defence, centennial celebrations, railways and major business corporations. Also includes copies of congratulatory letters sent to senior citizens by Bennett's successor, Premier David Barrett. Photographs transferred to Visual Records Division; maps, plans, and printed material transferred to Library and Maps Section. GR-1414 consists of a large number of records created and accumulated during the tenure of Premier William Andrew Cecil (W.A.C.) Bennett [1952-1972]. The records originally comprised the Central Registry of the Premier's Office. Included are letters from private individuals and business corporations, inter-departmental memoranda, copies of the premier's articles and messages, briefs to cabinet and other reports submitted for the premier's consideration. This unit also includes documents pertaining to Dominion-Provincial relations, as well as correspondence from federal politicians and foreign diplomats. The records, which comprise this unit, were transferred to the Provincial Archives from the Premier's Office in November 1982. Ten years earlier-following the defeat of Mr. Bennett's Social Credit government-the records had been consigned to a vault in the basement of the Parliament Buildings. Sometime later they were placed in cardboard boxes and removed to a builders' shed in the Parliament Buildings precinct. There they remained, apparently untended, until 1982 when they came to the attention of the Archives. When the records were transferred to the Archives a number of file folders were found to be empty. In most cases, the empty folders concerned cabinet ministers and the work of various government departments. Similarly, contemporary file lists [see Box 131, File 11] indicate that a number of folders were missing from the original series of files. No files marked "Anonymous," for example, were among the boxes received by the Archives, despite the fact that files containing anonymous letters inward were maintained over the years by the Premier's Office. Nor were any "Confidential" files included with the transfer, although they were part of the Premier's filing system. These files may have been removed when W.A.C. Bennett left office in 1972, or they may have been removed sometime after 1976 when W.R. Bennett became premier. [In her interview (taped in 1978) Mrs. Mylrea noted that Premier Bennett asked her to "go through" the correspondence files on 31 August 1972, the day after his party's electoral defeat. Mrs. Mylrea spent the next two weeks reviewing "every piece of paper in those files." "I did not find one thing that nobody else could have looked at" she related, "there was nothing that anybody need be afraid that anybody could see, opposition or otherwise." Nevertheless, some of the files were removed and were taken by Mr. Bennett to his Kelowna home. [SMID 3236:1-2, pp.16-17] Researchers should also note the absence of W.A.C. Bennett's constituency files in this collection. According to the premier's secretary, records dealing with the South Okanagan riding were maintained separately in the premier's Kelowna office. After his death in February, 1979, the Bennett family donated the records to the Simon Fraser University archives. [SMID 3236:1-1, p.17] Despite the absence of certain files, GR-1414 is a remarkably rich collection of executive records. The evolution of the Social Credit Party can be detected in many of the memos and reports in the collection; public attitudes towards government policies can be seen in much of the correspondence inward, while the province's economic growth can be discerned in files devoted to industrial development or to particular companies. Federal-provincial relations are also well documented, as are the activities of local chambers of commerce and sundry community groups throughout the province. Indeed, as a source of documentation for British Columbia in the 1950s and 1960s, GR-1414 is unrivalled.

British Columbia. Premier

Richard McBride private and official correspondence

The series consists of the private and official correspondence and papers of Sir Richard McBride, 1905-1917.
It includes confidential letterbook; correspondence between McBride, Borden and others concerning provincial, Dominion, and Imperial politics; correspondence concerning military and naval matters, defence, and the purchase of submarines during World War I; correspondence and papers of Lottie Mabel Bowron, secretary to McBride and civil servant, 1908-1958; newspaper clippings. . Printed material transferred to the BC Archives library. Sir Richard McBride was born in New Westminster, B.C., and studied law at Dalhousie University. McBride was first elected MLA in Dewdney constituency in 1898 and served as Premier of British Columbia from 1903 to 1915. Lottie Mabel Bowron was the secretary of Richard McBride The collection consists of two sets of papers which were kept in the same box, those of Richard McBride and those of Lottie Mabel Bowron. The original collection consisted of private papers of McBride. It appears that Lottie Bowron cared for the papers when McBride went to England in 1916. In 1916, Bowron transferred them to R.F. Green (see box 2, file 37). The box of papers was still in Green's possession in 1944. Subsequently the box was returned to Bowron and after 1958 came to the archives. The records include a confidential letterbook; correspondence between McBride, Borden and others concerning provincial, Dominion, and Imperial politics; correspondence concerning military and naval matters, defence, and the purchase of submarines during World War I. The records also include correspondence and papers of Lottie Mabel Bowron and newspaper clippings.

Sir John A. Macdonald papers held by PAC

Political, personal and family papers. Vols. 1-569 of the Macdonald papers held by the National Archives of Canada (NAC). The Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) was born in Scotland and was raised and educated in Kingston, Upper Canada. He was a lawyer, but during most of his life political duties left him little time for his law practice. He married twice and was survived by his second wife and two children. He entered provincial politics as a Conservative in 1844, becoming a member of the Executive Council in 1847. Macdonald played a major role in creating the Coalition of 1854 which he moulded into the Liberal-Conservative Party which dominated much of the succeeding half century. He was the central figure in the creation of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Becoming Canada's first Prime Minister in 1867, he retained that post until 1873. He was Prime Minister again from 1878 until his death on 6 June 1891. Besides being Prime Minister, Macdonald held numerous important cabinet posts. Macdonald was central to many Canadian political developments such as the Northwest Rebellions, the Pacific Scandal, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the National Policy. Fonds consists of a microfilm copy of the political and personal papers of the Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald. The majority of the records are post Confederation, although there is extensive correspondence pertaining to Confederation and the events leading up to it. The political papers document the shaping of a new nation, and cover such key events as railway construction, determining national boundaries, and a wide range of other topics including government administration and native affairs. The personal papers provide insight into Macdonald's personal life, his legal practice, financial affairs, and the management of his estate. Family papers include the personal papers of Baroness Macdonald, and correspondence with close friends and other family members, including Macdonald's mother, and his sister Louisa. The following series were microfilmed and form part of the diffusion package: Political Papers: Correspondence arranged by subject, 1851-1891. (Vols. 1-185, pages 1-77165). Microfilm reels A00281-A00344 Correspondence arranged by correspondent's name, 1843-1891. (Vols. 186-296, pages 77166-135856). Microfilm reels A00344-A00396 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1836-1891. (Vols. 297-335, pages 135857-152372). Microfilm reels A00396-A00409. General letters, 1832-1891. (Vols. 336-503, pages 152373-253163). Microfilm reels A00410-A00482 Letterbooks, 1855-1891. (Vols. 504-536). Microfilm reels A00483-A00500 Personal Papers: Correspondence, 1835-1891. (Vols. 537-545, pages 253164-258360). Microfilm reels A00501-A00505. Miscellaneous, Notebooks, Invitations, Finances, 1827-1891. (Vols. 546-557, pages 258361-269219). Microfilm reels A00505-A00514. Family Papers: Baroness Macdonald, 1845-1910. (Vols. 558-568, pages 269220-276080). Microfilm reels A00514-A00519. Other Family Members, 1852-1889. (Vol. 569, pages 276081-276646). Microfilm reel A00520. Finding aid consists of a volume list (Vols. 1-569), a nominal index to the authors in the Personal Correspondence series (Vol. 537), a subject index for the Miscellaneous Correspondence series (Vols. 297-335), a microfilm conversion list (Vols. 1-569), and a list of additional finding aids created by the Library and Archives of Canada which are available on reels A00531-A00529. These finding aids consist of nominal, subject and chronological indexes for Vols. 1-545, 558 and 569. Each index contains approximately 150,000 entries. Printed copy of the finding aid also contains a subject index for the personal financial records contained in Vols. 552-555 and an author/subject list for the letters in Vols. 552-555. Additional records not microfilmed are available to researchers at the Library and Archives of Canada. Volume List: Nominal index to Volume 537 Subject index for Vols. 297-335 Microfilm conversion list: Source: MS Finding Aids

Macdonald, John A., Sir, 1815-1891

Unpublished House of Commons Sessional papers

The microfilm reels in this series contain the unpublished Sessional Papers for the period 1916-1958. The Sessional Papers, which consist of reports, returns and other parliamentary papers tabled in the House of Commons, contain material which is both published and unpublished. It was decided to microfilm only the unpublished Sessional Papers because the published material, consisting mainly of annual reports of government departments and reports of Royal Commissions, are readily available elsewhere. No Sessional Papers are available for the period from Confederation to the end of 1915 because they were burned in the fire of 3 February 1916 which destroyed the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings. Also, there are several Sessional Papers missing, particularly for the year 1916, but after that date there is almost a complete set of papers available. The Sessional Papers are arranged by each Session of Parliament and are numbered in the order in which they were tabled in the House of Commons. In order to facilitate their use, an alphabetical and numerical list of the Sessional Papers for each Session of Parliament from 1916 to 1925 was filmed. For the period 1926-1958, a numerical list was filmed for each session only because there is no alphabetical list available. However, a consolidated General Index to the Journals of the House of Commons of Canada and of the Sessional Papers of Parliament was published on five occasions covering the following periods, 1867-1876; 1877-1890, 1891-1903; 1904-1915 and 1916-1930. In addition, consolidated general indexes are currently being prepared by the staff of the House of Commons to cover the years 1930-1945; 1946-1960 and 1962-1972.

Canada. Parliament

Wilfrid Laurier papers from the Public Archives of Canada

Correspondence, 1871-1919; memoranda and notes, 1896-1911 (vols. 1-791 of the Laurier Papers held by the Public Archives of Canada (PAC)). Author, subject and chronological indexes. Microfilm 1898-1911 3 reels, [C-371-373] Photocopies 1847-1934 1 foot, 8 inches The following series of the Laurier Papers are included in the diffusion package: Political Papers: General Correspondence, 1871 - 1919. (Vols. 1-279), pages 1-202797. Microfilm reels C-797 to C-919 and C-1163a. Bound volumes, correspondence, 1871 - 1918. (Vols. 730-757), pages 202798-216327. Microfilm reels C-1161 to C-1172. Microfilmed correspondence, 1895 - 1918. (Original documents destroyed), pages 224326-226974. Microfilm reels C-371-C-373 Memoranda and Notes, 1896-1911. (Vols. 758-791), pages 216328-224325. Microfilm reels C-1172 to C-1178. There are three finding aids for the General, Bound and Microfilmed Correspondence. There is an author index which contains references to more than 15,000 names; and a subject index which lists the most significant subjects. The author index gives author, subject, date and page numbers for each letter, but the subject index gives only the subject and page numbers and is therefore less useful. The two indexes are available in the original and on microfilm (reels C-1158 and C-1606 to C-1608) and there is a chronological guide on microfilm (C-1-21 to C-1-29). There is also lists for some of the groups of documents in the Laurier Papers. These lists are either in finding aid No. 91 or with the documents themselves as indicated in the description of the papers.

Laurier, Wilfrid, Sir, 1841-1919