Collection search - Jeanne Sauvé fonds [textual record, graphic material, moving images, sound recording]

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Jeanne Sauvé fonds [textual record, graphic material, moving images, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1929-1992.

Reference:

R9988-0-6-E, MG32-A5

Type of material:

Textual material, Moving images, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106862

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Jeanne Sauvé fonds
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Fonds includes:

15 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1929-1992.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

53.4 m of textual records.
7977 photographs : 2305 b&w and 5672 col.
5 film reels (59 min, 4 s) 35 mm col., talking and 16 mm b&w.
18 videocassettes (9 h, 2 min).
11 audio cassettes.
27 audio reels.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French, Latin, Thai

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Fonds consists of textual records including a variety of documents from all phases of Jeanne Sauvé's career. The oldest in date, concern her family, her activities in Jeunesse étudiante catholique and as a journalist and commentator, and her participation in various artistic, literary and public affairs organizations. Those from 1972 on deal with her personal and political activities as a member of Parliament, minister, speaker of the Commons and Governor General of Canada.

Also included in fonds are various moving image and sound recording that document the life and career of Jeanne Sauvé, 1962-1983.

Provenance:

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Sauvé, Jeanne, 1922-1993

Biography/Administrative history:

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Sauvé, Jeanne, 1922-1993 : Governor General Speaker of the House of Commons Minister Journalist

Born in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, on 26 April 1922, Jeanne (Benoît) Sauvé studied at Notre Dame du Rosaire college in Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, and the University of Paris, where in 1952 she received a degree in French Civilization. From 1942 to 1947, she was national president of the Jeunesse Étudiante Catholique movement and founded the Fédération du Mouvement Jeunesse Québec.

She married the Honourable Maurice Sauvé in 1948. She spent the years 1948-1950 in England, where she studied Economics in London while teaching French for the London County Council.

In 1950-1951, she occupied the position of assistant to the director of UNESCO's Youth Secretariat. In 1952, she embarked on her public career as a journalist, host and commentator for both the French and English services of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with such programs as "Les années 1980", "Trans-Canada Matinée", "Opinions", "Femmes d'aujourd'hui" and "Assignment Resources". She was also a contributor to the CTV national network and the NBC and CBS networks in the U.S. In 1961, Jeanne Sauvé was elected to the board of the Union des artistes in Montreal, and she served as its vice-president from 1968 to 1970.

In tandem with her occupation as a journalist, she took an interest in public affairs, lecturing in Canada and the U.S. She served as general secretary to the Fédération des auteurs et artistes du Canada from 1966 to 1972, attending in the latter year a Moscow Congress of film and television writers. From 1970 to 1972, Jeanne Sauvé wrote editorials for the Montreal Star and Toronto Star newspapers. She was one of the founding members of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Elected as member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Ahuntsic on 30 October 1972, she was re-elected in July 1974, May 1979, and February 1980 in the Montreal-area riding of Laval-des-Rapides. During this time, she held the Cabinet portfolios of Science and Technology (1972-1974), the Environment (1974-1975), and Communications (1975-1979). In November 1978, she was the Francophone Advisor to the Minister of External Affairs. In the official Opposition, she chaired the Parliamentary Communications Committee and acted as Opposition communications critic.

On 14 April 1980, Jeanne Sauvé became the first woman speaker of the House of Commons and on 14 May 1984, the first woman Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada. In 1988, she founded and headed the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation for youth. In the course of her career, she received many decorations from cultural and government institutions in Canada and outside the country. She was made Chancellor and Companion of the Order of Canada and Commander of the Order of Military Merit. Jeanne Sauvé died on 26 January 1993, at age 71.

Finding aid:

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Textual records and photo (Electronic) This finding aid describes volumes 1 to 290; 292 to 294; 298 to 304 at the file level. MSS1969 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000527.pdf

Moving images (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions. (90: Open)

Sound recordings (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions. (90: Open)

Photographs (Paper) This finding aid is a subject list including the dates and file numbers (for the accrual 1994-236). FA-333 (90: Open)

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General note:

Oversized documents have been placed in horizontal files.
Records willed to the National Archives of Canada by the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé in 1993.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 2: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1998.02.01 - 1998.09.30 (Jeanne Sauvé TV interview - MG32-A5 - vol.10)
Subject heading:

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Mouvement jeunesse - Canada Maurice Sauvé

Youth movement - Canada Fédération du Mouvement Jeunesse Québec

Radio and television - Canada Jeunesse étudiante catholique, 1942-1971, 1985

Femmes journalistes - Canada La Société Radio-Canada, 1958-1972

Women journalists - Canada Union des auteurs et des artistes, 1961-1974

Authors, Canadian Canada. Gouverneur général, 1983-1991

Auteurs, Canadien Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Speaker, 1976-1983

Canada. Parliament. Chambre des communes. Président, 1976-1983

Canada. Minister of Environment Canada, 1972-1976

Canada. Ministère de l'Environnement Canada

Canada. Minister of Communications, 1973-1980

Canada. Ministère des Communications, 1973-1980

Canada. Minister of Science and Technology, 1972-1975

Canada. Ministère de la Science et de la Technologie, 1972-1975
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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115-020373-0
1994-0127 MISA
2435 (1994-01-19)

Former archival reference no.:

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MG32-A5
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000001399.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Finding aid box [FA 1969] 144

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

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Moving images: Reproduction with written permission of copyright holder and /or donor.
Sound recordings: Reproduction with written permission of copyright holder and /or donor.

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