Canada, Individual, R.A. Tweedie : Correspondence with Lord Beaverbrook regarding various New Brunswick projects, June 1955. 1955 June 1 - June 30.

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Canada, Individual, R.A. Tweedie : Correspondence with Lord Beaverbrook regarding various New Brunswick projects, June 1955. 1955 June 1 - June 30.

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Letters, telegrams, expense accounts, catalogue of elevators. Topics include: a new floor at the Sinclair Rink; renovations and a lift for Somerville House; Teachers' Scholarships; the ship named the "Max Aitken"; Lady Beaverbrook Rink; maintenance of the Old Manse Library and the Newcastle Town Hall & Theatre; the legal contract with architects Stewart and Howell concerning the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; a press statement regarding a Reynolds painting purchased by Lord Beaverbrook, "Mrs. Thrale and her daughter Hester".

Correspondence : 108 (122 leaves)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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