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.
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.
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.
Diefenbaker's annotation identifies these four individuals as the siblings of William Thomas Diefenbaker (John Diefenbaker's father); Henry, Helena Kinzie, Ada, and Ulysses, middle-aged, standing beside a brick building.
Full length photo of John Diefenbaker standing beside train at a train station in winter with an unidentified female cousin and an unidentified male cousin.