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Correspondence and reports from the Office of the President [textual record]

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Date:

[1931-1956].

Reference:

R1207-23-0-E, RG77-D-1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134928

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National Research Council of Canada fonds

Executive officers' records

Correspondence and reports from the Office of the President
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Date(s):

[1931-1956].

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 1.2 m of textual records

Language of material:

English
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Correspondence files of Office of the President [textual record]

Reports of the Divisions of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry. [textual record]
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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained in the Office of the President of the National Research Council. The sub-series includes material related to the presidency of HM Tory (1923-1935), AGL McNaughton (1935-1944), CJ Mackenzie (1944-1952) and EWR Steacie (1952-1962). Included are presidential copies of answers to inquiries from the Division of Chemistry for 1932-1938, the Division of Biology and Agriculture (1932-1938), the Division of Physics and Engineering (1932-1935) and the Division of Research Information (1932-1938). Also included are copies of reports from the Divisions of Physics and Electrical Engineering (1934-1956), Mechanical Engineering (1942-1946) and Chemistry (1937-1954), as well as copies of miscellaneous correspondence from the Office of the President.
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National Research Council of Canada. Office of the President

Conseil national des recherches du Canada. Bureau du président
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National Research Council of Canada. Office of the President : In the time of smaller departments, like the National Research Council, Presidents often managed the day-to-day affairs of their organization, thus influencing greatly the operations. Presidents during this period of management include AB Macallum (1916-1921), RF Ruttan (1921), RA Ross (1921-1922), FD Adams (1922-1923), HM Tory (1923-1935), AGL McNaughton (1935-1944), CJ Mackenzie (1944-1952), EWR Steacie (1952-1962) and BG Ballard (1963-1967).

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No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

The papers of presidents Tory, McNaughton, and Steacie are also found at Library and Archives Canada manuscript fonds with former archival reference numbers MG30-D115, MG30-E133, and MG31-E45, respectively.

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Government

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1986-87/375 GAD
1986-87/376 GAD
RG77-B-2
RG77-D-1

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RG77-D-1
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