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R. Warren James fonds [sound recording, textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1919, 1984-1989.

Reference:

R697-0-X-E, MG32-F9

Type of material:

Sound recordings, Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

139626

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R. Warren James fonds
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1919, 1984-1989.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

26 audio cassettes (37 h, 30 min).
1 cm of textual records.
1 photograph b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of oral history interviews by R. Warren James realting to Senator David Arnold Croll for a biography, "The People's Senator: the Life and Times of David A. Croll" published in 1990. The recordings relate Croll's experiences as a Russian-born Jewish immigrant and his political career from the 1930s to the 1980s.

The fonds also contains an unedited draft version of the biography of Senator Croll, by R. Warren James. The draft version of James' biography is entitled "Dave Croll: An Immigrant's Oddessy" (Oct. 1989, 445 pages).

Also included is a photograph by Leonard Frank of the arrival of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at the C.P.R. Station, Vancouver, B.C., 22 September 1919 (illustrated in: Leonoff, Cyril E. An enterprising life: Leonard Frank, photographs, 1895-1944, p. 32).

Provenance:

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James, R. Warren (Robert Warren), 1915-

Biography/Administrative history:

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James, R. Warren (Robert Warren), 1915- : Robert Warren James was born on December 5, 1915 in Edmonton, Alberta. He was educated at the University of British Columbia 1933-34, University of Toronto (B. Commerce, 1938; MA, 1939) and attended the University of Chicago where he obtained his PhD in 1949. During his career, R. Warren James held the following positions: Research assistant, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Ottawa, Feb.-June 1942; Assistant to the Director, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, Washington, D.C., 1942-45; Director, Special Surveys Division, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, 1945-49; Economist, Economic Research Division, Dept. of Trade and Commerce, 1949-51; Assistant Director, Economic and Statistics Branch, Dept. of Defence Production, 1951-54; Chief, Statistical Unit, Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance), Dept. of National Defence, 1954-61; Chief Secretary, Dept. of National Defence, 1961-64; Director General, Service Personnel Benefits, Dept. of National

Defence 1965-67; Special Assistant to the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Consumer Credit (Prices), Sept. 1966 - July 1967; and finally Director, Consumer Research Branch, Dept. of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, July 1967-Dec. 1974. R. Warren James retired from the public service in December 1974. From spring 1978 to December 1979, he worked as a research consultant for the Special Senate Committee on Retirement Age Policies.

He has written several books, the most recent being The people's senator: the life and times of David A. Croll (1990). R. Warren James has also contributed to the Encyclopedia Canadiana as well as to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

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Sound recordings: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

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General note:

Received from R. Warren James.
Varying form of title:

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Dave Croll: an immigrant's odyssey

The people's senator: the life and times of David A. Croll
Subject heading:

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Authors

David Croll - Biography, [19-] Canada. Parliament. Senate, [19-]

Biographers

Parlementaires Canada

Legislators Canada

Hommes politiques Canada

Politicians Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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119-020054-6
119-080210-4
1978 (1991-08-01)
1991-0330 MISA
1992-410 DAP
92-036

Former archival reference no.:

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MG32-F9
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000876.pdf

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Volume [MG32 F 9] 1

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [JAMES, R. WARREN 1992-410] 5691

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Sound recordings: No donor restrictions. Use or reproduction requires written permission of the copyright owner.
Photograph: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright is expired. Credit: Leonard Frank/National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.

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