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Souvenirs (J15) [textual record, object, architectural drawing]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1641, 1703, 1815-1950.

Reference:

R10383-21-3-E, MG26-J15

Type of material:

Textual material, Objects (including medals and pins), Architectural and technical drawings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

108992

Context of this record:

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William Lyon Mackenzie King fonds

Souvenirs (J15)
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Series includes:

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

1641, 1703, 1815-1950.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

7.68 m of textual records.
7 medals mostly bronze.
1 pin.
6 architectural drawings : blueprints, 1 lithograph 71 x 103 cm or smaller.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Series contains a wide range of items relating to William Lyon Mackenize King's personal and political activities. Included in the series are programmes, historical document, plaques, honourary degrees addresses, certificates and other memorabilia collected by King. The series also reflects King's interest in historical documents relating to the career of his grandfather William Lyon Mackenzie and in the Royal Tour of 1939.

The series contains seven medals commemorating W.L.M. King's 20th anniversary as as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, 1939; George medal and souvenir lapel stick pin from the 1937 Paris exhibition of the l'U.D.A.S. des anciens combattants (Le Coq Gaulois).

Series consists of architectural plans of an unidentified summer house constructed of logs (believed to be one of the buildings at King's estate at Kingsmere, Quebec), and perspecive drawings of a building proposed to be erected on Elgin Street, between Queen and Albert (Ottawa).

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid, MSS0502-J15, is arranged by subject and provides a detailed list for most items. Numbers in square brackets [ ] indicate the number of items in each file. Oversize material, vols.16-29 must be ordered by both volume and file number. Items which have been transferred elsewhere are noted in the finding aid. MSS0502 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000764.pdf

Objects (Paper) Medal inventory available: Nos. 9282-9288, 10586-10587. (Restrictions not set)

Architectural, technical drawings (Paper) Please consult lower level descriptions. Finding aid consists of an item listing. 1966/354. (90: Open)

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Conservation:

Volume 36 contains a file that has a seal which will have to be solidified.

Arrangement note:

The series was rearranged in 1981.

Related material:

A copy of the autograph album, MG 26-J15, vol.1, file 22 is also available in MG 22 A4.

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG26-J15

Other accession no.:

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1980-034 MED
1981-035 MED
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG26 J 15]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--14;

[Consultation 90 Open]

16--36;

[Consultation 90 Open]

15/1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

15/10--15/19;

[Consultation 90 Open]

15/2--15/9;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 502]

[Consultation 10 Closed]

51;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

217--234;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

515--523;

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]
Medals, pin: Must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons.

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Textual records: Volume 31 has been withdrawn from circulation. Copies of the material are available in MG26-J15, Vol.14, file 288. Researchers must consult the copies.

Textual records: Volumes 34-36 have been withdrawn from circulation. Researchers must consult the Archivist in the Political Archives Section to obtain access to the material.
Architectural, technical drawings: No restrictions. Credit Library and Archives Canada.

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09