U.N.B. Books - Dr. Bailey : 1950-1951. 1950 July 3 - Dec. 30.

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Bailey, Alfred Goldsworthy. U.N.B. Books - Dr. Bailey : 1950-1951.

U.N.B. Books - Dr. Bailey : 1950-1951. 1950 July 3 - Dec. 30.

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Correspondence, memos, soundscribers, telegrams, book lists, certificates of posting, export licences and cancelled checks ( cheques ) relating to the acquisition of books for the University of New Brunswick Library. Included in the file is a list of those who donated material to the library including Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Lady Sykes and Richard Law as well as a catalogue of books owned by Bonar Law. Discussion concerns: the planned, and subsequently postponed opening of the Bonar Law-Bennett Library Wing because of Richard Law's election predicament; the process and cost involved in stamping "Beaverbrook Collection" on books donated by Lord Beaverbrook; procedures for handling duplicate books; problems encountered with the Canadian Custom and Excise Dept.; Beaverbrook's desire to dispose of the library's rare books and first editions in order to purchase more material for undergraduate use. (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) Other matters discussed include: Roberta Styran's trip to England; additions to the Bonar Law papers including a letter written to Winston Churchill; the cost and details of binding journals; the arrival of rare books and first editions including miniature books; Robert Rogers' summer work on the Bennett Papers; the microfilming of the library's main catalogue and the shipment of same to Beaverbrook.

Correspondence : 612 (775 leaves)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library