Correspondence with Robert A. Tweedie : 1955. 1955 May 2 - Aug. 29.

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Correspondence with Robert A. Tweedie : 1955. 1955 May 2 - Aug. 29.

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Letters, soundscribers, memos, news clipping and invoice discussing educational matters: method of payment of undergraduate scholarships at UNB and Harkins Academy (Newcastle, N.B.); chemistry scholarships; possible changes to teachers' overseas scholarship scheme; receipt of applications and publicity for undergraduate scholarships; nomination of M. L. Lynch to sit on the undergraduate scholarship selection committee; selection and announcement of award recipients; academic standing of holders of Beaverbrook Scholarships in Law; improvements to the Beaverbrook School auditorium; purchase of books for the school; furnishings for Lady Beaverbrook Building; Beaverbrook's wish that only those who were worthy of scholarships receive them and his fear that this standard would be lowered in order to fill scholarship quotas and his query as to whether St. Thomas was a college or university. (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) The file contains samples of St. Thomas College's bookplate, a formal information sheet regarding Beaverbrook Undergraduate Scholarships and a news clipping entitled "Beaverbrook Award Winners Announced" (Daily Gleaner, August 29, 1955).

Correspondence : 79 (83 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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University of New Brunswick

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St. Thomas College (Chatham, N.B.)

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Tweedie, Robert A. (Robert Allison), 1908-

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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. ...

Beaverbrook School (Beaverbrook Station, N.B.)

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University of New Brunswick. Lady Beaverbrook Building.

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Beaverbrook Foundations.

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