artistic material A collection of thirty seven (37) medals/coins acquired by Théodore Jean Arcand, mainly during his years of service as a career diplomat, with the Department of External Affairs (1958-1993). Some of the themes and/or events represented in the collection include the following: (Great Britain) the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, 1902; the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 1911; the City of Birmingham's peace celebrations commemorating the end of World War I, 1914-1919; the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981; (Czechoslovakia) the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth, 1564-1964; honouring Jan Halacka, 1903-1968, President of the Czechoslovak Numismatic Association, ca. 1968; honouring Queen Constantia, foundress of Bohemia, ca. 1983; commemorating the inauguration of Vaclav Havel, as President of Czechoslovakia, 29-XII-1989; (The Holy See) commemorating the XIth, XIIth and XIIIth years of the Pontificate of Pope Paul VI, 1974, 1975, and 1976; commemorating the [Canada/U.S.A.] "CANADAM VISIT" of Pope John Paul II, 1984; commemorating the VIIth, XIth, XIIth, and XVth years of the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II, 1984, 1989, 1990, and 1993; (Italy) honouring the Naval Association of Italy, ca. 1975; honouring the City of Rome, ca. 1976; commemorating the Beatification, in 1988, of Joseph Gerard, O.M.I., 1831-1914, Missionary to Lesotho; commemorating the meeting, at Cartegena, Columbia, of the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta and the visit of the Grand Master, Fra' Andrew Bertie, [to Columbia], 27-30 November 1992; (Lebanon) commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Armenian Patriarch, Abraham Pierre I Ardzivian, 1679-1979; commemorating the establishment, in 1610, of the first French/Arabic printing plant, in the Arab World, at the Convent of Qoshayan, in Lebanon, 1982; honouring the Al Kataeb Military Council, [led by the late Bashir Gemayel, President Elect of Lebanon], ca. 1983; (United States) a blank, sample, Olympic bronze medal, reproducing Robert Tait-McKenzie's work "The Joy of Effort" [runners jumping hurdles], 1980; (Hungary) honouring Prof. Karoly Zipernowsky, Electronics Faculty, Budapest Science and Technical University, 1982; commemorating the bicentennial of the Budapest Science and Technical University, 1782-1982; honouring the Fertöi State Farm, ca. 1983; honouring Hungarian composer, Zoltan Kodaly, 1882-1982; honouring the Tiszoi Chemical Combine, Leninvaros, 1983; honouring the operations of the Debreceni Canning Company, 1966-1970; honouring the Parliament of the People's Republic of Hungary, ca. 1983; honouring "The Hungarian People's Republic - all power to the workers!", ca. 1984; honouring the C.S.C.E. Cultural Forum, Budapest, 1985; (Iceland) commemorating the State Visit to Canada, in 1989, of Vigdis Finnbogadottir, President of Iceland.
artistic material The Canadian flag which flew from the Canadian Embassy in Beruit, Lebanon, in July 1989, during the Israeli bombardment. The flag shows damage from artillery and small arms fire.
Photographies Photos documentant la carrière diplomatique de Théodore Jean Arcand comme Chef du protocole du gouvernement canadien, 1959-1995; visites de plusieurs pays, présentation de ses lettres de créance, réceptions de dignitaires étrangers, conférences, visites au Moyen Orient, en Afrique et en Europe.. Photos par André Sima, Michael Bedford, Richard Vroum, Ranson Photographers Ltd, Raymond Alexis Commène, John Evans, Ashley & Crippen.
