Barney Danson fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
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Barney Danson fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:8 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual record (Electronic) Finding aid is a file list of volumes 1 to 8. (90: Open)
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Record information Barney Danson fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
Date:1968-1979.Reference:R13905-0-X-EType of material:Textual material, Photographs, Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4118677Date(s):1968-1979.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:52.94 m of textual records.
307 photographs : b&w prints.
91 photographs : col. prints.
7 photographs : b&w negative sheets (82 frames)
11 photographs : b&w contact sheets (146 frames)
2 photographs : col. slides.
43 audiocassettes : 23 h.Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, FrenchScope and content:This fonds consists of records relating to the Right Honourable Barney Danson's career. These files include material that relate to his political career as a Member of Parliament and as a cabinet minister.
This fonds has been arranged into six series that reflect the unique activities of the creator, the positions he held, and the organizations he worked with. These series are arranged as follows: Minister of State Urban Affairs, Minister's Office (1969-1978); Parliamentary Secretary (1970-1973); Member of Parliament Records of Barney Danson (1972-1979); Minister of Defence (1958-1979); Early MP (1961-1976); Personal Files (1973-1979).
The types of records found in this fonds include correspondence, notes, reports, ministerial records, political records, news clippings, speeches, briefing material, travel itineraries, photographs, sound and moving image records, subject and reference files, and various other documentation. Please see series and sub-series descriptions for additional information about record types.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Danson, Barney, 1921-2011 : The Honourable Barnett Jerome Danson was born on February 8, 1921, in Toronto, Ontario. He joined the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1939 and served in World War II. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant. Danson served in the Armed Forces until the Battle of Normandy where he was wounded and lost sight in one eye. The loss of his eye created an interest in the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the visually impaired. Danson maintained his interest in this organization until his death.
On his return to Canada, Danson joined his family's insurance business. In 1958, he started his own business, in the plastics industry, the Danson Corporation. He also served as President of the Plastics Industry of Canada.
Danson was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the general election of 1968 as a Liberal MP for the Toronto area riding of York-North. He was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 elections. He was defeated in the 1979 election. During his ten years plus in the House of Commons Danson served as Trudeau's Parliamentary Secretary, 1970-1972, Minister of State for Urban Affairs, 1974-1976, and Minister of National Defence, 1976-1979.
Following his time in the House of Commons Danson returned to Toronto and his business.
Throughout his life Barney Danson was an active member of the Jewish Community in Canada and abroad. He served on numerous committees and Jewish organizations.
One of Danson's great achievements during his years in Cabinet was that he was instrumental in creating and establishing Katimavik, a national exchange program for young people.
Throughout his time as a cabinet minister and following his retirement from cabinet Danson was the recipient of a number prestigious awards including: Honorary Life Member of Ontario Merit and Non-Status Indian Association (1975); Family of Man Award from B'nai Brith of Canada (1975); Officer of France - National Order of Merit (1994); the Vimy Award (2000); Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour in 2007; Order of Canada 1996 and then Companion of Canada in 2007. Even after his retirement from politics Danson remained active in defence and veteran's issues. He played a major role in the creation of Canada's new National War Museum.Additional information:General note:Papers donated to Public Archives of Canada in 1979.Arrangement note:Please note that only one-third of this fonds has been prepared for research use. For this reason, the National Defence series, in particular, is much smaller than the researcher might anticipate.Source:Private -
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