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Donald S. Paterson's records [textual record, graphic material]

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Date:

1930-1994.

Reference:

R14222-3-6-E

Type of material:

Photographs, Textual material

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Item ID number:

4558383

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Norman M. Paterson Corporate and family fonds

Donald S. Paterson's records
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Series includes:

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

1930-1994.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

2.70 m of textual records.
31 photographs : 9 b&w and 22 col. prints.

Language of material:

English

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Records in this series pertain to his personal activities and his family members. A large portion consists of correspondence sent to or from him as he held the position of President of N.M. Paterson & Sons Limited during this period. There is a significant amount of documents that were from or sent to Senator N. M. Paterson (container 220, files 6 to 8). There is also correspondence related to other members of the company including managers, supervisors, heads of the divisions, and people such as lawyers or accountants in charge of some of the various divisions. They mainly consist of inter-office and promotional/solicitation letters dealing with all aspects of the company. They were sent personally to Donald S. Paterson and deal with the company business and operations. Among them are some interesting discussion papers:

- on transportation and the handling of Western Canadian Grain (15 pages);
- lists of N.M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. constructions for the year 1974 which enclose station names;
- description of particulars and costs (container 220, files 17-18);
- studies and reports related to the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange which, enclosed, a report relating to the origin and the development of this important organization (container 221, files 2-4).

All of these files should be used conjunctly with Grain Division Records Series and Administrative, Corporate and Operational Records Series of the fonds.

The series contains also personal documentation such as correspondence with his father, his brother John, his wife and his children, his investments, insurances, travels, houses, children camps, furniture, paintings, mineral claims, donations, income tax, etc. Among the documentation, there are letters concerning Jan Wyers' paintings from Windthorst, Saskatchewan (2 original letters signed by J. Wyers 1967 to 1971 in container 220, file 15).

The photographic records document his personal activities such as anniversaries, travels, aircrafts, boats, sports, camps and friends. Most of these come from his personal correspondence.

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Paterson, Donald S., 1918-2006

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Paterson, Donald S., 1918-2006 : Donald Savigny Paterson, the eldest son of Norman M. Paterson, was born in Fort William on April 22, 1918. He married Jane Bernadette Lynch on August 2, 1947. He was raised in both Thunder Bay (formerly Fort William) and Ottawa. He was educated at Ashbury College in Ottawa, Bishop University in Lennoxville, Quebec and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. His studies were interrupted in 1940 when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force at the same time as his brother, John. In 1940, he obtained his pilot wings and became a commissioned Pilot Officer; he soon went overseas. As Flight Lieutenant piloting Lancaster bombers, he completed 29 missions. He took part in many attacks against strongly defended targets all over Germany - including ones in Berlin, Kassel, Munich, Stuttgart, Hanover and Nuremburg. He also completed a successful attack on the city of Milan, Italy. He retired in 1945. For his dedicated service to his country he received the following awards: The Distinguished Flying Cross, The France and Germany Star, The 1939 - 1945 Star, The Defence Medal and The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM). After the war, he entered into his father's business and soon became the President and General Manager of N.M. Paterson & Sons Limited. He was responsible for the management of the company's grain division operations in Winnipeg and held this position until his death in 2006. He was appointed on the board of many companies and associations, such as Stall Lake Mines Ltd., Traders Building Association Ltd., Grain Insurance & Guarantee Co. Ltd, Voyager Explorations Ltd., to name a few.

During the 1950s, he became an enthusiast for adventure. He not only visited both the North and South Pole, but was on the first civilian expedition to the South Pole. He visited Easter Island, the Galapagos and had piloted himself across Africa during this decade.

Donald S. Paterson became the honorary Chairman of Paterson Global Foods Inc. He spent 66 years in the grain business with his father, his brother John and his children.

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Graphic (photo)

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Volume [R14222]

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697--698;

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710;

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827;

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936;

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Textual records

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Volume [R14222]

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213--226;

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697;

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710;

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