Collection search - Joseph N. Frank fonds [multiple media]
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Joseph N. Frank fonds [multiple media]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:5 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
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Record information Joseph N. Frank fonds [multiple media]
Date:1922-1983.Reference:R3869-0-8-E, MG31-H69Type of material:Textual material, Photographs, Moving images, Sound recordings, ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:102727Date(s):1922-1983.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1.1 m of textual records.
691 photographs 625 b&w.
1 drawing charcoal 29 x 19.2 cm.
4 film reels (26 min, 13 s).
5 audio reels (ca. 8 h).Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of correspondence with community leaders and personal friends, 1924-1983; Zionist activities, 1924-1983; personal papers, 1924-1983; scrapbooks and newspaper clippings, 1950-1969.
The fonds also contains photographs depicting the activities of Joseph N. Frank, 1922-1978.
Also included are sound recordings of speeches at Jewish National Fund dinners and banquets for Jewish leaders; and filmsm of sights in Israel, [ca. 1950-1969].
Fonds also consists of a portrait of Joseph N. Frank at the 1961 Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, n.d.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Frank, Joseph N., 1906-1983 : Joseph N. Frank, born in Manchester, England immigrated with his family to Montreal, Que., in 1910. He served as executive assistant and confidant to the Hon. Wilfrid L. McDougald, chairman of Beauharnois Power Corporation, Senator, 1926-1932, and close friend of Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Employed in private industry during the 1930s, he became Associate Clothing Administrator, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, 1940-1946. He later became an insurance agent with Crown Life and a life member of the Million Dollar Club, Chicago. He then established his own business, J.N. Frank Associate Inc., and was Vice President of Emdee Insurance Agency.
J.N. Frank was affiliated with the Zionist Organization of Canada, as national treasurer from 1948-1961 and national president from 1962 to 1964. He was also the national president of Young Judea in 1936 and national treasurer of the Jewish National Fund, 1955-1966. He served as a member of the Dominion Council of the Canadian Jewish Congress; and as a Governor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rechovot; and as a Founder of the Bar Ilan University of Tel Aviv. He also served on the Actions Committee to the World Zionist Congress in 1951, 1956, and 1960.Additional information:General note:Received in 1975 and 1976 from Mr. Frank; additional material received in 1984 from his family.Related material:See W.L. McDougald papers, MG 27 III C 24 for material on Frank's employee and friend, McDougald.Subject heading:- Jews - Societies, etc
- Leon David Crestohl - Correspondence, [1924-1983] Canadian Zionist, [1950-1969]
- Edward E. Gelber - Correspondence, [1924-1983] Zionist Organization of Canada, 1950-1969
- Leon Edel - Correspondence, [1924-1983] Canada. Wartime Prices and Trade Board, [1924-1983]
- Michael Garber - Correspondence, [1924-1983] d c940
- A.M. Klein - Correspondence, [1924-1983] Jewish National Fund, [1924-1983]
- David Lewis - Correspondence, [1924-1983] Weizmann Institute, [1824-1983]
- Lou D. Harris - Correspondence, [1924-1983]
- Samuel E. Schwisberg - Correspondence, [1924-1983]
- Jesse Schwartz - Correspondence, [1924-1983]
- Samuel J. Zacks - Correspondence, [1924-1983]
- Meyer Weisgal - Correspondence, [1924-1983]
- Samuel H. Abramson, [1924-1983]
- Community leadership - Canada, 1924-1983
- Joseph N. Frank - Correspondence, 1924-1983
- Associations, institutions, etc. - Canada, 1924-1983
- Keren Hayesod - Records and correspondence, [1924-1983]
- Joseph N. Frank - Autobiography, [1924-1983]
- Joseph N. Frank - Diaries, [1924-1983]
- Jospeh N. Frank - Manuscripts, 1[1924-1983]
- Munitions - Israel, 1948
- Jewish organizations, 1924-1983
- Zionism - Canada, 1924-1983
- Zionist movement in Canada, 1924-1983
- Zionists - Canada, 1924-1983
- Zionist organizations, 1924-1983
- Jews - Canada, 1924-1983
- Jewish Canadians
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG31-H69 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Textual records[Consultation Open]Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Box [FRANK, JOSEPH N. 1984-174][Consultation Open]5199;[Consultation Open]SC 0172;[Consultation Open]Moving images (film)[Consultation Open]Sound recordings[Consultation Open]Graphic (art)[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Photographs: No restrictions. Various copyright on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Drawing: No restrictions. Copyright: Joel Buchwald. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
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