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Neil M. Morrison fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1904-1996.

Reference:

R2551-0-4-E, MG30-E273

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings, Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102544

Context of this record:

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Neil M. Morrison fonds
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Fonds includes:

14 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1904-1996.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

8.12 m of textual records.
1 medal bronze.
1 badge.
2 audio discs.
9 photographs : b&w, silver gelatine prints.
19 maps

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Fonds consists of archival records documenting the life and career of Neil M. Morrison. There are eleven series in this fonds: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1938-1961; Atkinson College, York University, 1960-1963; a Political series pertaining to the 1968 federal election and Mitchell Sharp's 1968 Liberal leadership campaign, 1963-1971; Bilingualism in Canada, 1965-1971; Associations and Organizations, 1939-1975; Personal, 1938-1975: Correspondence, 1936-1988; Speeches, Lectures, and Writings, 1937-1988; Subject Files, 1904-1982; Personal Memorabilia (1910-1976); and Photographs (1940-1990). The Correspondence series includes correspondence of Jean Hunter Morrison.

The fonds also contains a German World War II badge and a German World War II medal.

In addition, the fonds contains sound recordings of the Progressive Conservative Campaign song, The Man from Nova Scotia, 1968.

Provenance:

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Morrison, Neil M., 1914-2002

Biography/Administrative history:

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Morrison, Neil M., 1914-2002 : Neil M. Morrison born in Moose Jaw, Sask., completed his Bachelor of Arts at University of Manitoba, and later studied at McGill University, Montreal. He pioneered the use of radio for adult education while working for the Canadian Association for Adult Education, 1939-1940. Morrison joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (C.B.C.) Talks Department in 1940, and worked as a program organizer, producer, script writer and broadcaster. He was the Assistant Supervisor of Farm Broadcasts at the same time. After three years he was appointed National Supervisor of Talks and Public Affairs. In late 1953, he became director of the newly-formed Bureau of Audience Research.

Morrison left the C.B.C. in 1961 to become Dean of Atkinson College, York University. From 1963 to 1968, he was co-secretary of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. He left the Commission to act as a campaign advisor for Mitchell Sharp in the 1968 Liberal leadership race. In the same year he ran as an unsuccessful Progressive Conservative candidate in Outremont. He served with the Bilingual Districts Advisory Board from 1970 to 1976. Neil Morrison died of pneumonia in Ottawa on 27 November 2002.

Finding aid:

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Objects: (Paper) Medal inventory numbers 9272, 9273.

Objects: (Electronic) Item level description available on MINISIS.

Textual records (Paper) The finding aid is a file list. The paper version of the finding aid covers containers 1 to 42. Addendum for 2005 accrual exists in electronic form MSS1144 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002807.pdf

Additional information:

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General note:

Received in 1976 from Neil M. Morrison and in 2003 from Maria Neil.

Note on the state of conservation:

For their protection and preservation, fragile, very small, and unique items have been placed in Mylar enclosures.

Related material:

For related material, see also: the Jean Hunter Morrison fonds, the National Farm Radio Forum fonds, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation fonds, and the Canadian Association for Adult Education fonds.
Subject heading:

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Political parties - Canada, [1963-1971] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1938-1961

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Administration, 1938-1961 Bureau of Audience Research, 1953-1961

Broadcasting - Canada, 1938-1961 York University (Toronto, Ont.), Atkinson College, 1960-1963

Canada - Surveys, 1953-1961 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, [1963-1971]

Broadcasting policy - Canada, 1938-1961 Liberal Party of Canada, [1963-1971]

Broadcasting - Research, [1958-1961] Canada. Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, 1965-1976

Political parties - Canada, 1963-1971 Canada. Bilingualism Districts Advisory Board, [1965-1976]

Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian, [1938-1975] Mitchell Sharp, [1963-1971]

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Scripts, [1938-1961] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Talks and Public Affairs Department, [1940-1953]

Universities and colleges - Canada, 1960-1963

Universities and colleges - Administration, 1960-1963

Canada. Parliament - Elections, 1968, [1963-1971]

Biculturalism - Canada, 1965-1976

Liberal Party of Canada - Leadership, [1963-1971]

Campaign literature, Canadian, 1968 - Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, [1963-1971]

Campaign literature, Canadian, 1968 - Liberal Party of Canada, [1963-1971]

Canada 1963-1968

Bilingualism - Canada

Hommes politiques Canada

Politicians Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1973-06-02)
1979-027 MED
1980-0008 MISA
2005-00679-3
MG30-E-273

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-E273
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Access restriction document

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000001156.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [MG30 E 273] 44--47

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1144] 97

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Objects: No restrictions. Copyright expired. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Sound recordings: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holder.

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