[U.N.B.] : [1958-1959]. 1958 June 3 - 1959 Dec. 29.

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Mackay, Colin B., 1920-. [U.N.B.] : [1958-1959].

[U.N.B.] : [1958-1959]. 1958 June 3 - 1959 Dec. 29.

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Letters, soundscribers, memos, photographs, telegrams, invitation and new clippings relating to: marriage of Althea Warren and Beverley Macaulay; individuals considered for honorary degree; launching of the building fund campaign and John W. McConnell's donation to it; Bishop LeBlanc and others considered for senate seats; art exhibitions--Winston Churchill, Goodridge Roberts; Fredrik S. Eaton and Douglas Bassett to enroll at UNB; delegation from the Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth to visit UNB; university staff and faculty appointments; rivalry between UNB and Mount Allison for students; grants and finances; appointment of director of nursing; municipal politics; acqusition of historical manuscripts; death of Lord Bracken; 50th anniversary meeting of the Canadian Institute of Forestry; John Bassett and Sir James Dunn Scholarships in law; fund established by John W. McConnell for faculty members having financial difficulties; sports activities; (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) Dr. Plesch's proposed visit to Fredericton; renewal of Beaverbrook scholarships; Justice Rand and Julie-Anne Levesque considered for posts at UNB; Somerville House (Fredericton, N.B.) to become law school; relocation of St. Thomas College (Chatham, N.B.) to Fredericton; demolition of slave quarters at the Jonathan Odell house; John Diefenbaker's request for a portrait of Lord Bennett to hang in Parliament; Fredericton and Saint John city councils refusal to donate to building fund; renovations to Saint John Law School building and development of its library; military pageant, "Soldiers of the Queen"; career of Andre Dorfman; Edwy Cooke appointed gallery curator; Lucile Pillow and her donation of china to the gallery; R.A. Tweedie named secretary of the Sir James Dunn Foundation; Lady Dunn; progress on Beaverbrook Art Gallery (CONTINUES). (CONTINUED) possibility of holding a special convocation to coincide with the opening of the gallery; request for a photograph of Lord Beaverbrook to hang in Aitken House; lighting problems in the gallery and the construction of Lord Beaverbrook Rink (Saint John, N.B.). The file contains lists of contributors to the building fund, a draft copy of the forward written by Beaverbrook for the building fund campaign booklet and an article from Weekend Magazine written by Colin Mackay entitled, "Why our professors quit".

Correspondence : 222 (259 leaves)Photographs : 2 : b&w.

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library