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University of Guelph. Convocation. University of Guelph Convocation, Friday, October the sixth, nineteen hundred and seventy-two, two-thirty p.m., War Memorial Hall.

Title: University of Guelph Convocation, Friday, October the sixth, nineteen hundred and seventy-two, two-thirty p.m., War Memorial Hall. 1972.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound cassette.

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University of Guelph. Convocation. Bound signature books for citations for recipients of honours given at Convocation, 1965-1972.

Title: Bound signature books for citations for recipients of honours given at Convocation, 1965-1972. 1965- 1972.

ArchivalResource: 31 items bound together in Book 1.

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Bailey, Alfred Goldsworthy. UNB - [Dr. A.G. Bailey] : [June 1954-May 1957].

Title: UNB - [Dr. A.G. Bailey] : [June 1954-May 1957]. 1954 July 2 - 1957 May 29.

Letters, telegrams, news clippings, lists, soundscribers and memos discussing: search for and/or acquisition of books and paintings; shipment of works of art, books, gramophone records to UNB; Fredericton Society of Artists and UNB (1954) exhibits; loan of paintings from the Dominion Gallery; gifts - M. James Boylen (a Krieghoff), Alice Millar (R.B. Bennett's books), J.E. McCready (Kipling letter), Lord Beaverbrook (books), Judge Farris (1,000 dollars), Sir John Elliot (historical books and letters); security, humidity and temperature in the Bonar Law Bennett Library; acquisition and shipment of books to St. Thomas College (Chatham, N.B.) and Old Manse Library (Newcastle, N.B.); collecting of books and manuscripts relating to Acadian, Maritime, Canadian and British history; Knox and Calvin Collection; Colonel House papers; the Kipling atlas; biographical sketches of William Beckford, Fred Cogswell and (CONTINUED). (CONTINUES) J. Russell Harper; Miss Harrison to head UNB Student Christian movement; portraits of Bonar Law and Beaverbrook's desire to secure an original portrait from Lady Sykes; Alexander Davison and mention of his name in the Nelson letter to Lady Hamilton; the Royal Institute for the Advancement of Learning at McGill University; proposed Archives; Peter Mitchell, Gilmour and Rankine and Winslow papers; Alfred Bailey awarded the Harold Innis Visiting Professorship at the University of Toronto (1955-56); manuscripts relating to Lord Durham, Thomas Baillie, Lord Stanley, etc.; Gertrude Gunn and Hilary Wingate recommended to indexthe Bennett papers; reported visit of Sebastian and John Cabot to the Miramichi; Naomi Griffiths application for a Beaverbrook Scholarship; Jesse Jones Scholarship for the historical studies of New Brunswick and the United States; notes on the poem "Ego Sum" by J.B. Snowball and Bliss Carman works. The file contains book lists and a sketch of the Bonar La.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 342 (360 leaves)Technical drawings : 1 : sketch.

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Harper, J. Russell. Russell Harper : [1959].

Title: Russell Harper : [1959]. 1958 Dec. 19 - 1959 May 23.

Letters, notes and memos related to a variety of subjects including: the proposed construction of the Chatham Youth Centre and possible hiring of architect, Rolf Duschenes; the acquisition, transfer and shipment of paintings, etc. to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; the price and background of some of the works; problems encountered in relation to the proposed art gallery catalogue and revisions to it; the operation of the Sinclair Rink (Newcastle, N.B.); R.B. Bennett, his birthplace and the Bennett papers (in particular documents related to the Eddy Company); the contents of the Brown Estate papers; the Calvin and Knox Collections housed at the Bonar Law Bennett Library; Beaverbrook's gifts of books to the Bonar Law Bennett Library and of a catalogue to the Art Gallery Library;(CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) the gift of 20 Krieghoff's from Dr. M.J. Boylen to the gallery and John Calvin lithographs and a monograph "The portrait of Thomas More" from Dr. Stanley Morison to the Bonar Law Bennett Library; security arrangements for the art gallery and painting insurance. The file also includes Harper's progress reports on the construction of the artgallery and makes mention of the Tweedie family papers, the Madge Smith papers and contains Louise Manny's notes on the first 25 of 52 documents in the Brown papers which include brief biographical sketches of Miramichi individuals {84401-84440}

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 64 (119 leaves)

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Mackay, Colin B., 1920-. UNB - [Dr. Mackay] : [July 1957 - May 1958].

Title: UNB - [Dr. Mackay] : [July 1957 - May 1958]. 1957 July 4 - 1958 May 30.

Letters and memos relating to: construction of the art gallery and residences; meeting of university presidents sponsored by the Association of American Colleges; John Kennedy to attend and speak at 1957 Fall Convocation; band instruments; Tom Forrestall recommended for gallery post by Alex Colville; Canada Council grants; professors' low salaries; reorganization of Beaverbrook scholarship schemes; bandmaster A.F. Trythall's heart attack; J. Leonard O'Brien's appointment to Lt.-Governor; attracting scholars to UNB; naming of residence after John W. McConnell; financial campaign; gallery employees; K.C. Irving's activities; federal and municipal politics; law scholarships; students of unapproved law schools refused admittance to Ontario Bar; grants, funding to UNB and Mount Allison University; Barry Toole's request for work at Daily Express; J. Russell Harper considered for work at gallery or archives; (CONTINUED). (CONTINUES) note on Maxwell MacLaggan and Industrial Acceptance Corporation; travelling fellowships for faculty; Kellogg Foundation grant toward establishment of school of nursing; opening of Aitken House and new Chemistry Building and proposed Churchill exhibition. The file contains lists of donors to the building fund and notes regarding UNB sports and social activities and the progress of Beaverbrook scholars.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 61 (84 leaves)

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Harper, J. Russell. J. Russell Harper : 1957-1959.

Title: J. Russell Harper : 1957-1959. 1957 Apr. 3 - 1959 June 29.

Letters, soundscribers, order form, lists, photographs and pamphlet relating primarily to J. Russell Harper's work for Lord Beaverbrook in connection with the proposed Archives in Fredericton and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Topics discussed surrounding Archives include: Harper's search for manuscripts, books and maps pertaining to early New Brunswick history (material uncovered or acquired included: microfilm copies of a factum by Boishebert, French commander on the Miramichi in 1750s and a factum prepared shortly after 1700 setting out in detail all of the French land grants in Acadia, items relating to Indians of the St. John River, Colonial Office Records for Nova Scotia, pamphlet describing Sir William Phipps' capture of Port Royal in 1690, N.B. Fenian stamp, Edmund Walker Head letters, letter from Sir Howard Douglas to Sir Walter Scott describing plans for setting up UNB, House of Lords Blue Books, shipping records (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) and a copy of a letter written by sieur de La Tour in 1644 from the mouth of the River St. John {91013-015}); microfilming of the N.B. Customs Records 1815-1850 and the House of Lords Manuscripts; Sir Leonard Tilley and Nicholas Denys papers; Calvin-Knox Collection and Bruce McKeen's work on an annotated bibliography of the book collection; purchase of the Duke of Kent papers; shipment of the Bonar Law papers to UNB; binding of the Winslow papers; suggestions for a site for the archives building; terms of Harper's employment including salary and his decision to accept an archaeological position at Port Royal, N.S. Topics relating to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery include: printing of a catalogue for the Art Gallery; paintings--shipping, cleaning, framing, hanging, photographing and insuring; moving of paintings stored at Bonar Law Bennett Library to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; arrival of Dali's "Santiago El Grande"; (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) arrival of works by Krieghoff from M.J. Boylen; offer of several miniature paintings from Beatrice Welling and the possibility of exhibiting works by the Canadian Group of Painters at the gallery. Also included in the file is a list of manuscript material and books to go in the Archives, a list of material owned by Mr. H.C. Drayton, a biographical sketch of artist Frederick Albert Pickett, a copy of the introduction to the Art Gallery Catalogue and a pamphlet on the exhibition of paintings by J. Russell Harper held at the Art Centre of UNB.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 364 (512 leaves)Photographs : 5 : b&w.Technical drawings : 1 : sketch.

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Tweedie, Robert A. (Robert Allison), 1908-1989. Correspondence with R.A. Tweedie : 1958-1959.

Title: Correspondence with R.A. Tweedie : 1958-1959. 1958 Apr. 9 - 1959 May 3; (predominant 1958 July - 1959 Mar.)

Letters, soundscribers, telegrams, invoices, minutes, reports, statements and memos discussing: construction of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery including lighting problems and the ensuing dispute with Neil Stewart over them; legal opinion regarding an architect's responsibility to his client; payments made to Diamond Construction and Modern Construction for work completed at the gallery and The Square (Newcastle, N.B.) respectively; Harry Ludford's hiring as caretaker; John Steegman's gallery survey and report; purchase of furnishings, etc.; paintings acquired, shipped and hung; finances; art catalogue; Russell Harper and others considered for curator's position; electrical costs; Art Gallery Trust; appointments to the Board of Governors; gifts of paintings from James Boylen, Olive Hosmer and Margaret Mae Atkinson and a silver pill box from Lord Rosebery. Mentioned are repairs to and lighting for The Square; purchase of a wedding gift for Althea and Beverley Macaulay; (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) presentation of colours to the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Royal New Brunswick Regiment; repairs to Somerville House (Fredericton, N.B.); dedication of bells at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (Fredericton, N.B.); setting up of Lord Beaverbrook's Birthday Fund by those who benefitted from his generosity; Sinclair Rink (Newcastle, N.B.) and Chatham Curling Club; Sinclair Healy being considered for a post at UNB; a Beaverbrook Scholarship set up at Bishop's University in memory of John Bassett; Beatrice Wood's gift of a watch that once belonged to Robert Falcomer; colours for the Royal Canadian Air Cadets; teachers' tour and Beatrice MacNaughton's comments; search for journalist Medill's birthplace and books for Notre Dame High School (Dalhousie, N.B.). The file contains photographs of paintings and sculptures, a copy of a letter to Rev. E. MacLeod from S.L. Tilley dated May 20, 1864, a sketch relating to The Square and a brochure on William Etty.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 312 (356 leaves)

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Gerald, Margery E. General Correspondence G - H : Feb. 1961 - Dec. 1961.

Title: General Correspondence G - H : Feb. 1961 - Dec. 1961. 1961.

ArchivalResource: Photographs.

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Harper, J. Russell. Art - Harper Russell : 1957.

Title: Art - Harper Russell : 1957. 1957 Sept. 11 - Dec. 27.

The file contains letters discussing the search for and acquisition of manuscripts, letters and other documents relating to the early history of New Brunswick. Special mention is made of the LaTour letter (dated 1644); a petition by George Walker (dated in the 1770s); a grant to Davidson and Cort; the Monckton Journal of the St. John River expedition (dated 1758) and related documents and of the purchase of two Montcalm prints.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 8.

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Bailey, Alfred Goldsworthy. UNB - [Dr. A.G. Bailey] : [Nov. 1957 - May 1958].

Title: UNB - [Dr. A.G. Bailey] : [Nov. 1957 - May 1958]. 1957 May 27 - 1958 May 22.

Letters, telegrams, soundscribers, lists and memos discussing: J. Russell Harper considered for gallery curator position; biographical sketch of author, W.R. Graham; searching out of archival sources relating to the Maritime region (native, French, church, loyalist history)--Colonial records, land grants, petition (George Walker), La Tour, Tilley papers, etc.; gift of books to library from Lord Lambton and of an engraving from Lord Bracken; the cause of Madame La Tour's death; proposed establishment of an archives; shipment of paintings to UNB for storage; the "Kitbag" Magazine containing Indian legends by Douglas Hyde and Rosemary Bushnell's application for a postion at the library. The file contains lists of books shipped to the Bonar Law Bennett Library.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 80 (87 leaves)

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Tweedie, Robert A. (Robert Allison), 1908-1989. Correspondence with R.A. Tweedie : Dec. 1958.

Title: Correspondence with R.A. Tweedie : Dec. 1958. 1958 May 8 - Dec. 29; (predominant 1958 Dec.)

Correspondence concerning: Beaverbrook Art Gallery (gift of twenty Kreighoffs from Dr. Boylen, security, completion delays); the policy of overseas scholarships for men only is regarded as discriminatory by R. Manson of the Chemistry Dept of University of Toronto; the transfer of Somerville House back to UNB; J. Russell Harper's employment; newspaper clipping dealing with Public Archives of Canada and the papers of Prime Ministers; upkeep at The Square, Newcastle; curling facilities for the Sinclair Rink; copies of the 1954 correspondence in which Beaverbrook offers to build the Lady Beaverbrook Rink; newspaper clipping with photo of the Old Manse Library; transcription of an 1885 letter from Sir John A. Macdonald to W.H. Thorne of N.B.; the land needed for the Chatham building project; Eel River Crossing Library; Beaverbrook's statement of what he would have given to provide an Archives for N.B. if there had been more interest.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 90 (102 leaves)

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Harper, J. Russell. J. Russell Harper : 1957-1959.

Title: J. Russell Harper : 1957-1959. 1957 Apr. 3 - 1959 June 29.

Letters, soundscribers, order form, lists, photographs and pamphlet relating primarily to J. Russell Harper's work for Lord Beaverbrook in connection with the proposed Archives in Fredericton and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Topics discussed surrounding Archives include: Harper's search for manuscripts, books and maps pertaining to early New Brunswick history (material uncovered or acquired included: microfilm copies of a factum by Boishebert, French commander on the Miramichi in 1750s and a factum prepared shortly after 1700 setting out in detail all of the French land grants in Acadia, items relating to Indians of the St. John River, Colonial Office Records for Nova Scotia, pamphlet describing Sir William Phipps' capture of Port Royal in 1690, N.B. Fenian stamp, Edmund Walker Head letters, letter from Sir Howard Douglas to Sir Walter Scott describing plans for setting up UNB, House of Lords Blue Books, shipping records (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) and a copy of a letter written by sieur de La Tour in 1644 from the mouth of the River St. John {91013-015}); microfilming of the N.B. Customs Records 1815-1850 and the House of Lords Manuscripts; Sir Leonard Tilley and Nicholas Denys papers; Calvin-Knox Collection and Bruce McKeen's work on an annotated bibliography of the book collection; purchase of the Duke of Kent papers; shipment of the Bonar Law papers to UNB; binding of the Winslow papers; suggestions for a site for the archives building; terms of Harper's employment including salary and his decision to accept an archaeological position at Port Royal, N.S. Topics relating to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery include: printing of a catalogue for the Art Gallery; paintings--shipping, cleaning, framing, hanging, photographing and insuring; moving of paintings stored at Bonar Law Bennett Library to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; arrival of Dali's "Santiago El Grande"; (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) arrival of works by Krieghoff from M.J. Boylen; offer of several miniature paintings from Beatrice Welling and the possibility of exhibiting works by the Canadian Group of Painters at the gallery. Also included in the file is a list of manuscript material and books to go in the Archives, a list of material owned by Mr. H.C. Drayton, a biographical sketch of artist Frederick Albert Pickett, a copy of the introduction to the Art Gallery Catalogue and a pamphlet on the exhibition of paintings by J. Russell Harper held at the Art Centre of UNB.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 364 (512 leaves)Photographs : 5 : b&w.Technical drawings : 1 : sketch.

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Tweedie, Robert A. (Robert Allison), 1908-1989. Correspondence with R.A. Tweedie : July 1958.

Title: Correspondence with R.A. Tweedie : July 1958. 1958 June 28 - July 22.

Topics include: upkeep at The Square, Newcastle; the search for a N.B. residence outside of Fredericton; Beaverbrook's refusal to insure Somerville House and his decision to bequeath it to UNB; overseas scholarships; teachers' scholarships; Beaverbrook Art Gallery (tax deductions granted for donations; the preparation of paintings for hanging; lighting problems; Russell Harper coming to work at the gallery and on the Archival collection).

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 79 (87 leaves)

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Bailey, Alfred Goldsworthy. Shipments file : 1957-1960 Aug.

Title: Shipments file : 1957-1960 Aug. 1957 - 1960 Aug.

Itemized shipping lists, often including the prices and place of purchase for: sports gear, lamp posts and standards, musical instruments, church bells, art and furniture, recordings of Lord Beaverbrook's speeches, as well as books and other memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: Correspondence : 172 (402 leaves)

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