VII/B. Election Campaign 1958 Subseries
- Subseries
- 1952-1958, predominant 1957-1958
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This subseries contains reference material accumulated by Diefenbaker’s staff for the 1965 election campaign.
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VII/B. Election Campaign 1958 Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This subseries contains reference material accumulated by Diefenbaker’s staff for the 1965 election campaign.
VII/D. Paul Martineau Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
Paul Martineau, born at Bryson, Quebec, in 1921, was a lawyer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Pontiac-Temiscamingue from 1958 to 1965. He served as Diefenbaker’s Parliamentary Secretary (1959-1961), Deputy Speaker (1962), and Minister of Mines and Technical Services (1962-1963).
This subseries contains the reference material assembled by Paul Martineau while serving as Diefenbaker’s Parliamentary Secretary.
VII/H. Thomas Van Dusen Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
Thomas Van Dusen served as executive assistant to John Diefenbaker from 1964-1967.
IX/C. General Correspondence Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This subseries contains correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia sent to Diefenbaker by the general public. The letters cover a full range of political topics of the day. There is also correspondence from Diefenbaker’s Prince Albert constituents asking for his assistance as their Member of Parliament.
X. Office Administration Series
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This series contains office diaries, itineraries, telephone lists and similar material used by Diefenbaker’s staff.
XV. Historical Series, 1815-1974
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
I/C. Requests for Assistance Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
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.
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
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.
VII/C. Election Campaign 1965 Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This subseries contains reference material accumulated by Diefenbaker’s staff for the 1965 election campaign.
VII/E. Merril Menzies Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
Merril Menzies was an economist and brother-in-law of Dr. Glen Green, one of Diefenbaker’s closest political supporters in Prince Albert. In late 1956 Green gave Diefenbaker a paper by Menzies on the possibilities of northern development in Canada. As a result, Menzies became Diefenbaker’s chief economic advisor and the force behind the Northern Vision policy of the 1958 campaign. He resigned his position prior to the 1963 election.
This subseries contains reference material accumulated by Merril Menzies while serving as Diefenbaker’s economic advisor.
XI. Member of Parliament, 1967-1979 Series
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.
XII. Personal and Confidential Series, 1957-1979
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.
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.
XIV/F. Diefenbaker's Notes and Drafts Subseries
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
This subseries contains drafts, Diefenbaker’s own notes, and background material for the memoirs.