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II. Pre 1940 Series

This series contains the records of John Diefenbaker’s personal and political activities before his election to Parliament in May 1940, excluding his legal papers (MG 01/I Legal Series) and his family correspondence (MG 01/V Legal Series). There is material about his education at the University of Saskatchewan and his military career during the First World War. There is a large section on the Saskatchewan provincial Conservative Party which he led from 1936 to 1939. This series also contains transcripts of the Bryant Commission Inquiry into jails and provincial police for which Diefenbaker served as legal counsel. Diefenbaker received many requests for assistance from members of the general public which provide information about the wide range of political, social and financial problems Saskatchewan experienced in the 1920s and 1930s.

John Diefenbaker in a native headdress

John Diefenbaker and two unidentified men standing at a microphone. Diefenbaker had been named honorary "Chief Eagle"; at Duck Lake during a convention of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians.

John Diefenbaker in Indigenous head dress at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake

John G. Diefenbaker in head dress with a group of children of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake. Diefenbaker had been named honorary "Chief Eagle" during a convention of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in Duck Lake (August 1953); the visit to the school likely occurred during the same trip.

John Diefenbaker in Indigenous head dress at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake

John G. Diefenbaker in head dress with a group of children of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake. Diefenbaker had been named honorary "Chief Eagle" during a convention of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in Duck Lake (August 1953); the visit to the school likely occurred during the same trip.

III/A. Constituency Files Subseries

This subseries contains general subject files about Progressive Conservative party affairs within the constituency, and requests from constituents for assistance in dealing with the federal government in matters of pensions, unemployment and taxation. Election files from the constituency are filed with the general election files.

I/B. Collections Subseries

This series contains documents relating to Diefenbaker’s actions for the collection of rents, unpaid loans and other debts. Those cases involving extensive litigation to collect the debts are to be found in the case files.

I/D. Law Office Administration Subseries

This subseries contains records of the routine administration of Diefenbaker’s legal practice. There are financial records, legal diaries, and administrative correspondence. There is also correspondence with Diefenbaker’s partners and other lawyers and judges.

III/B. Diefenbaker Subseries

This subseries consists of personal records and general correspondence, including Diefenbaker’s financial records, invitations, and requests for assistance from persons outside of Diefenbaker’s constituency.

I/C. Requests for Assistance Subseries

This subseries contains correspondence between Diefenbaker and clients, or prospective clients, seeking legal advice on a wide range of topics. Many files are incomplete and it is impossible to determine the outcome of the case. There are also files of miscellaneous documents relating not only to the Requests for Assistance Subseries, but to the Case Files Subseries and the Collections Subseries.

III. 1940-1956 Series

This series includes the papers generated and accumulated by Diefenbaker from March 1940 to December 1956, excluding his legal papers (MG 01/I Legal Series) and his family correspondence (MG 01/V Family Series). In addition to the four subseries there are files on political and other topics.

XIII. Reference Series, 1940-1957

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.

IV. Leader of the Opposition, Dec. 1956 - June 1957 Series

This series contains Diefenbaker’s papers for the six month period of his first term as Leader of the Opposition. Although Diefenbaker outpolled Donald Fleming and Davie Fulton after the first ballot, his rise to prominence had not been without its setbacks. This was his third try for the opposition which had escaped his grasp in 1942 and 1948. This series consists largely of post-convention correspondence and election material, but there are also files about headquarters organization, the appointment of advisors, and current political events such as the release of the report of the Gordon Commission on Canada’s Economic Prospects.

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