Old Manse Library - Miss [Louise] Manny : 1959. 1953 Aug. 10 - 1959 Oct. 29.

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Old Manse Library - Miss [Louise] Manny : 1959. 1953 Aug. 10 - 1959 Oct. 29.

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Letters, notes, telegrams and reports relating to the operations of the Old Manse Library (Newcastle, N.B.) and other Miramichi projects. The file discusses the ordering of periodicals for the library, Beaverbrook's gifts of books, etc. to it; Louise Manny's invitation to sit on a committee established to supervise the maintenance of The Square (Newcastle, N.B.); the hiring of a caretaker; the origins and donors of the fountain and basin which are located in The Square and CBC folksinger Alan Mills. Also on file are Louise Manny's reports [Nov. 1955; Dec. 1958; May and Sept. 1959] and a copy of her French broadcast delivered over CBC French Network in which she discusses Beaverbrook's youth and his contributions to the Miramichi region.

Correspondence : 63 (72 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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