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Archival descriptionXXII. Prime Minister's Office / Second Leader of the Opposition Press Release Series
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- 1963-1967
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains the press releases issued when Diefenbaker was Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition (1963-1967).
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- 1920-1979, predominant 1957-1963
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains the manuscripts of John Diefenbaker’s speeches as well as background material, drafts, suggestions from staff, and annotated delivery copies.
- Series
- ca. 1850-1977, predominant 1957-1970
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains posters, used mostly in John Diefenbaker’s political campaigns.
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- 1925-1979, predominant 1957-1963
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains motion picture film, video tape, phonograph records, and audio tape, and constitutes the sound and moving image records kept by Diefenbaker.
XVII. Photographs and Slides Series
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- [ca. 1850]-1979, predominant 1950-1975
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains photographs and slides belonging to John Diefenbaker and his family. It includes many professional portraits of Diefenbaker and his second wife Olive. There are some historic photographs collected as a result of Diefenbaker’s interest in Canadian history and Sir John A. Macdonald.
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- 1925-1979, predominant 1950-1970
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains press clippings on a wide variety of Canadian and international social and political topics which John Diefenbaker collected.
XV. Historical Series, 1815-1974
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- 1815-1974
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
- Series
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains scrapbooks of press clippings, photographs, printed ephemera, and letters compiled by Diefenbaker and his staff.
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- 1927-1979, predominant 1968-1979
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains those files which appeared to have been removed from their original order or created specifically for use in writing John Diefenbaker’s memoirs. It also contains correspondence about the memoirs project, notes, and drafts of the memoirs, One Canada. There are notes and annotations in Diefenbaker’s hand throughout this series.
XIII. Reference Series, 1940-1957
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- 1940-1957
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains reference material collected by John Diefenbaker and his staff from 1940, when he was elected to Parliament, to 1957, when he became Prime Minister. A wide range of political and social subjects, both Canadian and international, are present.
XII. Personal and Confidential Series, 1957-1979
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- 1957-1979, predominant 1957-1963
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series consists primarily of those files deemed too sensitive for processing in Diefenbaker’s regular office filing system due to political, personal or security considerations. VIP letters and other documents which Diefenbaker particularly valued are also included. Inter-filed with both categories of material is a body of more mundane documents which Diefenbaker and his staff wanted close at hand for a variety of reasons.
XI. Member of Parliament, 1967-1979 Series
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- 1967-1979
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains the correspondence and reference material created and accumulated by John Diefenbaker’s office from the time he ceased being Leader of the Opposition until his death.
X. Office Administration Series
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- 1957-1977
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains office diaries, itineraries, telephone lists and similar material used by Diefenbaker’s staff.
VIII. Prime Minister's Office Unnumbered Correspondence Series
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- 1957-1963
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains John Diefenbaker’s correspondence while Prime Minister, both incoming and outgoing, which was filed by his office staff. Together with the correspondence in MG 01/VI PMO Numbered Correspondence, it comprises the whole of Diefenbaker’s correspondence during the period, excluding that with his family. It contains correspondence with members of his cabinet, the Civil Service, other politicians, foreign leaders, personal friends and advisors, and the general public, all arranged in the same series of subject files. The topics covered include almost all the political and social questions of the period.