Canada, Individual, R.A. Tweedie : Correspondence with Lord Beaverbrook regarding various New Brunswick projects, June-August 1954. 1954 May 27 - Aug. 31.

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Canada, Individual, R.A. Tweedie : Correspondence with Lord Beaverbrook regarding various New Brunswick projects, June-August 1954. 1954 May 27 - Aug. 31.

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Correspondence, telegrams, soundscribers, expense accounts. Topics include: plans for the Fredericton skating rink; The Old Manse Library's management by the Newcastle Town Council; Lord Beaverbrook's financial subsidy to the library; a museum room in the library; paintings on loan to the library for temporary exhibition; New Brunswick Electric Power Commission agrees to move hydro pole from Newcastle Town Hall & Theatre site on the prompting of the Premier; the sale of the property adjacent to the Town Hall; the collecting and storage of paintings by Lord Beaverbrook; the death of Lord Beaverbrook's sister Laura Ramsay in Montreal; the problem of proper storage facilities for the collection of historic N.B. photographic negatives.

Correspondence: 196 (216 leaves)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7183539

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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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. ...

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