This accession contains records that pertain to the 'CN History Project' (history of Canadian National Railways for the period 1922-1979) and Donald MacKay's publication 'The Asian Dream - The Pacific Rim and Canada's National Railway'. Included are typed transcripts of employee interview tapes (together with the original sound recordings), project-related correspondence and subject research files., Other records (Box 9) include miscellaneous correspondence from the office of S.W. Fairweather, former Assistant Director, Bureau of Economics, a General Freight Traffic Manager special order book for the period 1928-1950 and a Superintendent of Car Shop Register of Cabooses constructed during the period ca. 1879-1941. The latter records such information as old (e.g. Grand Trunk 17500) and CN caboose numbers, builder name, date built, weight, construction type and remarks re: physical conversion from box cars to cabooses., Colour photographs depict Donald Gordon during a visit to Japan and a 16mm film produced by Gagnon/Valkrus profiles CN's public image., Accession consists of CNR former Vice-president Donald Gordon and Eric Stephenson at a press conference, Tokyo, JApan, 1966; Mr.& Mrs. Gordon Stephenson meeting the President of Japanese National Railways, Tokyo, Japan, 1978; CN reception hosted by R.E. Lawless farewell to Neale and introducing A.R. Steele, Japan, 1978
