Correspondence with Michael Wardell : December 1954 - July 1955. 1954 Dec. 2 - 1955 July 29.

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Correspondence with Michael Wardell : December 1954 - July 1955. 1954 Dec. 2 - 1955 July 29.

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Letters and clippings about Killam's health and decision to sell the Mersey mill, along with a statement of the mill's financial status; the inaccuracies in Driberg's biography recounting a conversation with Wardell; Lord Mountbatten's intended libel suit against the Sunday Express; Sir James Dunn funding a chair in minerology and geology for UNB along with reports on the steel mill and mine at Sault Saint Marie; sales of Don't Trust to Luck; the Boylen exhibition of Krieghoff paintings; Fredericton's need for recreational amenities and activities including a proposed art gallery, community centre and pony club; John McNair's appointment to the bench following Judge Harrison's death; and Fraser Winslow's fall and broken hip.

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University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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