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William Hamilton fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1948-1963.

Reference:

R7979-0-5-E, MG32-B36

Type of material:

Textual material, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

107237

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William Hamilton fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1948-1963.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

20.88 m of textual records.
5 caricatures.

Language of material:

English
Accession:

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William Hamilton fonds [textual records, graphic, and philatelic records]

William Hamilton fonds [graphic material, textual record]
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Fonds consists of correspondence and memoranda relating mainly to William Hamilton's career as the Postmaster General of Canada, 1957-1962. The material is arranged in nine series: Postmaster General's Files (vols. 1-6), Post Office Departmental Files (vols. 6-45), Members of Parliament Correspondence (vols. 45-56), Consultants Correspondence (vols. 56-58), Political Correspondence (vols. 58-84), Speeches (vols. 84-85), Election Campaigns (vols. 85-86), World's Fair (vols. 86-87), and Caricatures and certificates (vol. 108). The fonds also includes a nominal card index (vols. 88-107) covering the Postmaster General's Files, Post Office Departmental Files, and the Political Correspondence series.

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Hamilton, William, 1919-1989
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Hamilton, William

Canada. Post Office Dept

Canada. Ministère des postes
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Hamilton, William, 1919-1989 : William Hamilton, politician, was born in Montreal on 23 February 1919. Following his graduation from high school, Hamilton worked as a salesman in printing and advertising while pursuing night courses at Sir George Williams College, where he eventually obtained his B.Sc. (Comm.). After working for several years in the press-photography field, he was employed as an accountant and then as a hotel manager before joining the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.

Following the war, he became an executive in a wholesale paper and stationery business. From 1949 to 1957, he served as the General Manager of the Advertising and Sales Executive Club of Montreal and as Executive Director of the Federation of Canadian Advertising and Sales Clubs. During the 1950-1957 period, he also served as a City Councillor, representing first the Young Men's Section of the Montreal Board of Trade and then the Board itself.

Hamilton was first elected as the member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, in 1953 and was re-elected in 1957 and 1958. He served in the federal cabinet as Postmaster General from 1957 until his defeat in 1962. Following his departure from federal politics, he resumed his business career. He died at Vancouver in 1989.

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS2112 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000637.pdf

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General note:

Donated by William Hamilton in 1984.
Caricatures and certificates donated by Peter Harle in 2023.
Subject heading:

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Politicians Canada

Hommes politiques Canada

Postmasters general Canada

Ministres des Postes Canada

Canada 1957-1963

Canada 1948-1957
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1984-00007-1
1984/0423
1998-062 VSA
2023-00234-6
MG32-B36
POE 97-169 (1997-06-16)

Former archival reference no.:

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MG32-B36
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG32 B 36] 1--87

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 2112] 153

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

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