Canada, Individual, R.A. Tweedie : Correspondence with Lord Beaverbrook regarding various New Brunswick projects, 1953. 1953 Mar. 2 - 1953 Mar. 31.

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Canada, Individual, R.A. Tweedie : Correspondence with Lord Beaverbrook regarding various New Brunswick projects, 1953. 1953 Mar. 2 - 1953 Mar. 31.

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Letters, telegrams, newspaper clipping. Topics include: Old Manse Library; Saint John Law School; Lord Beaverbrook's furniture in storage in Fredericton; tenders for the Newcastle Town Hall; a request from Walter Callow, a disabled N.S. veteran, for Beaverbrook to become honorary president of the Callow Veterans' and Invalids' Welfare League; the acquisition of photographic negatives of pre-1900 New Brunswick for use in public libraries; teachers' scholarships.

Correspondence : 74 (88 leaves)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7183516

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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Michael Wardell joined the Beaverbrook newspapers in London in 1926 after a career in the military. With the outbreak of the Second World War he rejoined the army and finally retired with the rank of Brigadier in 1946. He returned to Fleet Street and eventually became vice-chairman to the Beaverbrook organization. In 1950 he came to Fredericton and bought the Daily Gleaner. He then established the University Press of New Brunswick Ltd. with its subsidiary, Brunswick Press. He also launched the A...

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Gandy, Barbara J.

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Barbara J. Gandy was hired by Lord Beaverbrook to help set up the Old Manse Library in Newcastle, N.B. She moved from England to Newcastle to take up her post. Her correspondence includes the minutiae of book, periodical, furniture and supply purchases, along with the larger issues of building a valuable collection and offering good library service to a community. From the description of Correspondence with Miss Gandy, Librarian at the Old Manse : 1952-1954. 1952 Sept. - 1954 Jan. (U...

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R.A. Tweedie acted variously as Agent for Lord Beaverbrook, Secretary of the Beaverbrook Foundations, Secretary to the Board of Governors of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Director of the New Brunswick Travel Bureau. All letters are interfiled chronologically, regardless of the capacity in which Tweedie was corresponding. In late 1959, early 1960 Tweedie also became secretary of the Sir James Dunn Foundation. Letters written in this capacity are interfiled with other correspondence. ...