James Harrison fonds [textual record, graphic material]

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James Harrison fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1935-1992.

Reference:

R4368-0-5-E, MG31-J41

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106871

Context of this record:

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James Harrison fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1935-1992.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.39 m of textual records.
3,939 photographs : 3,803 col.
1 drawing : pencil on wove paper.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of Harrison's articles and publications, material relating to his government career and some personal correspondence; files on national and international organizations for whom Harrison did consulting work, 1960-1990; reference files on geologists, universities and Canadian organizations; photocopies of publications relating to Harrison's professional interests.

The fonds also contains photographic material depicting events and activities pertaining to James Merritt Harrison, visits to various countries by Harrison for both professional activities and personal vacations as well as individual and groups associated with the life and career of James Merritt Harrison.

Also included is a drawing of James Merritt Harrison possibly by Art Perry.

Provenance:

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Harrison, James Merritt, 1915-1990

Biography/Administrative history:

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Harrison, James Merritt, 1915-1990 : James Harrison, geologist, science administrator, international consultant, was born in Regina, Sask. on 20 Sept. 1915. His family moved to Winnipeg while he was young. Harrison obtained a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba in 1935. After a variety of jobs, he went to Queen's University where he received an M.A. (1941) and a Ph.D. (1943) in geology. Harrison joined the Geological survey of Canda (GSC) where he worked on Precambrian geology, particularly in northern Manitoba. During the early 1950s he did considerable work on the Labrador iron ore deposits. At the same time he rose rapidly in the GSC, becoming its director in 1956. Harrison helped the GSC to adopt new scientific technologies to better carry out its mission. In 1964 Harrison became Assistant Deputy Minister of Energy Mines and Resources (EMR) where he continued to have responsibility for the GSC. By 1972 he was Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of EMR. For his work within the government he won the Professional Institute of the Public Service Gold Medal, a Federal Public Service Outstanding Achievement Award and the Order of Canada. Harrison was also president of the Geological Association of Canada (1960), Royal Society of Canada (1967) and Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1969). At the same time Harrison took a strong interest in international organizations becoming the first president of the International Union of Geological Sciences (1961) and president of the International Council of Scientific Unions (1966). In 1973 he took a leave of absence to become the UNESCO Assistant Director General for Science where he had responsibility for programs teaching science and engineering and the operation of scientific, engineering and technical projects in developing countries. Harrison returned briefly to EMR in 1976 but decided to become an independent consultant in fields of international development, science policy, nuclear waste disposal and northern development. He worked for numerous Canadian and international scientific and development organizations. James Harrison died as the result of an accident in July 1990.

Finding aid:

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Textual record (Electronic) Finding aid is a file list describing volumes 1 to 7. MSS1967 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000525.pdf

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General Note:

Acquired in 1993 from Mrs. Herta Harrison of Ottawa.

Arrangement note:

Photographs are organized according to process and arranged geographically and chronologically.
Subject heading:

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Arctic - Research Canada. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

China - Proposed Survey Canada. Geological Survey of Canada

Geology Canada. Ministry of State for Science and Technology

Hazardous Waste - Disposal Canada West Foundation

Indonesia - Geological Survey Canadian Arctic Resources Committee

Iran - Study International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)

Labrador - Iron Deposits International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Nuclear Waste - Disposal International Union of Geological Sciences

Radiation - Studies Keating Earth Sciences Ltd., Ottawa ON

Science Policy in Canada Queen's University, Kingston ON

Technology - Transfer Royal Society of Canada

Thailand - Geological Survey Science Council of Canada

Water - Policy UNESCO

Uranium United Nations University

Geologists - Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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121-020104-6
122-080143-7
1993/0174
1994-414 DAP
94-129

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-J41
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000775.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [MG31 J 41]

[Consultation 10 Closed]

1--5;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

7;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Volume [MG31 J 41] 6

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 1967] 144

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1994-414]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000950432 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright is expired on items greater than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada /Copy negative no.
Drawing: Restricted. Document requires special handling and must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons. Copyright: A. Perry. Credit: A. Perry / National Archives of Canada.

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