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John Haskell McDonald fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1939-1970.

Reference:

R2021-0-4-E, MG30-E125

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101925

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John Haskell McDonald fonds
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1939-1970.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.73 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, speeches and clippings, relating to McDonald's legal, political and business interests.

Provenance:

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McDonald, John Haskell, 1913-1970

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McDonald, John Haskell, 1913-1970 : John Haskell McDonald, lawyer, graduated from McGill University and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1939, and he worked with the Foreign Exchange Board in 1940. After serving with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1941 to 1944, he was appointed Executive Assistant to the Hon. Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Health and Welfare in 1945, and was a member of the Canadian Delegation to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in 1946. In 1947, he was admitted to the Ontario Bar. In 1949 and 1953, he was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate in Carleton constituency, running against George Drew. McDonald provided legal advice on a number of matters of interest, such as trading stamps, the St. Lawrence Seaway, tariff and patent disputes, immigration policy, bilingualism, and plans for the National Capital.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a list of the file titles in chronological order. MSS0679 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001134.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1967, from J.H. McDonald of Toronto, Ont. and in 1971, from Mrs J.H. McDonald.
Subject heading:

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John Haskell McDonald - Correspondence, 1939-1970

Lawyers - Canada - Records and correspondence, 1939-1970

John Haskell McDonald - Biography, 1939-1970

Law Canada

Business enterprises Canada 20th century

Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Canada
Source:

Private

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MG30-E125
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 E 125] 1--18

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 679] 70

[Consultation 10 Closed]

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