The fonds documents Flora MacDonald's pre-political, political and post-political career. The fonds comprises 15 series of textual and electronic records, audio cassette, audio disc, videocasette, film reel, photographs, a drawing, prints, reproduction posters, a collage and objects. The series document the following issues: Pre-political,1926-1958. Executive Director of the Progressive Conservative Party, National Headquarters, 1957-1966. National Secretary of the Progressive Conservative Association, 1966-1969. Queen's University, 1966-1972. National Defence College, 1971-1972. Opposition, 1972-1979: Subject files, 1972-1979; House of Commons, Oral Questions, 1973-1984, questions asked by Flora MacDonald, and House of Commons, speeches, 1973-1979. Progressive Conservative Leadership Campaign, 1976: Speeches, itineraries, scrapbooks, briefing notes, Correspondence - pre-convention, donations, campaign contributions, campaign contribution by province, post convention. Secretary of State For External Affairs: Don Jamieson's operational correspondence; Canadian International Development Agency, 1979-1980 - Briefing memoranda, exempt staff correspondence and workfiles, minister's correspondence, briefing books, minister's speeches and communiqués; Opposition, 1980-1984, subject files, Parliamentary task force on pension reform, briefs, submissions and presentations, standing committee on Health, Welfare and Social Affairs (Bill C-3), Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (Bill C-53), House of Commons, Oral question period, questions asked by the minister, House of Commons, speeches and trips. Employment and Immigration, 1984-1986: Minister's Correspondence C files, Correspondence FM files, Correspondence P files, Correspondence Secret files, Correspondence Parliament Hill Office, Speeches, exempt staff,and press releases. Communications, 1986-1988: Correspondence Parliament Hill Office, government department and agencies, departmental operation matters, political issues and matters, exempt staff's operational files, correspondence policies and programs, scheduling, parliamentary matters, minister's files, exempt staff files, operational files, legislation, briefing books, speeches, communiqués. Post-Political, 1988-1993: Subject files, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, 1989-1992. Speeches, 1972-1984. Awards, certificates, scrapbooks and clippings, 1969-1989. Electronic records 1983-1994: House of Commons speeches, 1983-1994; Member of Parliament, speeches, 1981-1983; Opposition critic, 1983-1984. Scheduling, 1982-1984; Constituency, outgoing correspondence, 1982-1983; Speeches, 1984-1985; Scheduling, 1984-1985; Communiqués, 1986-1988; and outgoing correspondence, constituency, 1987-1988.
The fonds also includes political ephemera acquired by the donor during the period ca.1972-1980. Included are: one editorial cartoon by Rusins Kaufmanis, former cartoonist for the Ottawa Citizen, on the subject of the potential Progressive Conservative and New Democratic Party leadership contenders in the races to replace Robert Stanfield and David Lewis; one limited edition print (etching) by Ernest Fosbery PRCA, (1874-1960) depicting Sir John A. MacDonald; one serigraph (silk screen print) impression of a re-election poster; one collage (original artwork/camera ready paste-up) for an election poster and containing a mounted black and white photograph of Flora MacDonald in conversation with a constituent (possibly a design proposal for a poster that was not used); six other electoral/leadership campaign posters (which amount includes single and/or duplicate examples), as well as three electoral/leadership campaign buttons, all promoting the election/re-election of Flora MacDonald in her riding (Kingston and the Islands) or her candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party.
