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Louise Harvey fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1952-1983.

Reference:

R5836-0-1-E, MG32-G18

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98395

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Louise Harvey fonds
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Date(s):

1952-1983.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

20 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence between Louise Harvey and Dorise Nielsen, documenting Nielsen's life in China and her wide ranging interests for her family to international relations and Harvey's various interests and personal life in Montreal. There are less personal round-robin letters written by Nielsen for circulation among numerous acquaintances. There is also correspondence between Louise and Dorise's daughter, Christine, in the years following Dorise's death.

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Harvey, Louise, d. 1983

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Harvey, Louise, d. 1983 : Louise Harvey's friendship with Dorise Nielsen began in the 1940's when Louise, in her capacity as an unknown member of the Communist Party of Canada, acted as liaison between the National Executive in Montreal and Dorise Nielsen, United Progressive M.P. in Ottawa. When Dorise emigrated to China in 1957 their friendship over the next twenty-five years was maintained by correspondence and the occasional visit.

Louise Harvey ran unsuccessfully in the federal election of 1953 as Labour Progressive candidate for the riding of Westmount.

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General note:

Received in 1986 from Christine Nielsen of Gloucester, Ontario.
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Political parties - Canada, [ca.1952-1957] United Progressive Party, [ca.1952-1959]

Canada - Emigration and immigration, 1957 Dorise Nielson, 1952-1983

China - Emigration and immigration, 1957 Communist Party of Canada, 1959-1983

Labor-Progressive Party, 1953-1959
Source:

Private

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MG32-G18
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Volume [MG32 G 18] 1

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