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Henry William Erskine Kidd fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1906-1981.

Reference:

R5825-0-6-E, MG32-G9

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

103918

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Henry William Erskine Kidd fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1906-1981.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5.8 m of textual records.
265 photographs b&w.
12 audio discs.
2 audio reels (1 h, 54 min).
7 drawings 6 brush and black ink and pencil, 1 pen and ink wash.
7 badges.
3 buttons.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the following series of textual records: Correspondence, 1940-1964; National Liberal Federation, 1909-1974; Cockfield Brown & Company Ltd., 1935-1957; Reference files, 1906-1962; National Arts Centre, 1962-1968; and an additional 20 cm of material containing reference files as well as material relating to the National Liberal federation and Cockfield & Brown Corporation.

The fonds contains photographs documenting activities of the Liberal Party in the 1940's and 1950's, primarily in Ontario; W.L.M. King; a 1958 convention; cabinet ministers, 1944-1945. The fonds also contains a photograph of George Drew, Lester B. Pearson and some photographs showing traditional bread baking.

Included in the fonds are sound recordings of radio broadcasts, talks, and speeches of prominent Canadian political leaders; as well as news broadcasts, 1956-1962. Included also is a recording of a live broadcast by radio station CJCH in Halifax of an election debate held during the 1958 federal election campaign among the Liberal and Conservative candidates for the riding of Halifax, 1958.

The fonds also contains political cartoons by Robert Chambers, 1957-1959 and Les Callan, 1953; and a political cartoon by Johnston entitled, "He's not half the man his father was", referring to an unknown figure, 1981.

Included in horizontal storage are three posters issued by the Wartime Information Board, containers 29 to 31.

Fonds also consists of 3 William Lyon Mackenzie King lapel buttons, 4 National Liberal Federation of Canada Advisory Council name tags, 2 National Liberal Convention name tags, and 1 Ontario Liberal Association name tag.

Provenance:

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Kidd, Henry Erskine, 1902-

Additional name(s):

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Claxton, Brooke, 1898-1960

Biography/Administrative history:

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Kidd, Henry Erskine, 1902- : Henry William Erskine Kidd, born in 1902 at Stockholm, Sweden, of British parents was educated in Sweden and immigrated to Canada in 1921. Prior to entering the public relations and advertising field, Henry Kidd worked as a reporter for the Vancouver Daily World, 1923-1925, and as editor of a number of automobile trade journals. From 1926 to 1930 he worked for Eastman Advertising Agency and from 1930 to 1963 he worked for Cockfield Brown in Vancouver and after 1937, in Montreal. It was while with Cockfield Brown that Henry Kidd, with the company's approval, assumed a major role with the Liberal Federation.

In 1943 Kidd was appointed Liberal publicity director for the 1945 general election. Subsequently he was responsible for all Liberal Federation election activities up to and including the 1958 general election. In 1948 Kidd was appointed General Secretary of the National Liberal Convention. From 1949 to 1959 he was General Secretary of the National Liberal Federation. From 1959 to 1962, he worked on special projects for the National Liberal Federation. He became vice-president and director of Cockfield, Brown & Company Limited.

See: The Canadian Who's Who, 1967-1969.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a descriptive file list. MSS1319 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002655.pdf

Sound recordings: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

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General note:

Received during the years 1968 to 1985 from Mr. H.E. Kidd.
The papers were presented in 1968, 1980, 1983 and 1985 by Mr. Kidd. Additional 30cm from Dawn Munroe, NAC's librarian.
Five World War II posters are in vertical storage.
Included in horizontal storage are three posters issued by the Wartime Information Board, containers 29 to 31.
Subject heading:

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Advertising, Political - Canada, 1935-1957 National Arts Centre, Ottawa (Ont.), 1962-1968

Advertising - Canada, 1935-1957 Progressive Conservative Party, 1906-1962

Canada - Cultural policy, 1962-1968 New Democratic Party, 1906-1962

Cultural policy, 1962-1968 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, 1906-1962

Political parties - Canada, 1906-1964 Liberal Party of Canada, 1906-1962

Political parties - Platforms, 1906-1974 National Liberal Federation, 1909-1974

Elections - Canada - Provinces, 1906-1962 Lester B. Pearson, 1940-1964

Elections - Canada, 1909-1974 J.W. Pickersgill, 1940-1964

Business enterprises - Canada, 1935-1957 Gordon J. Fogo, 1940-1964

Government advertising - Canada, 1935-1957 Duncan MacTavish, 1940-1964

Publicity, 1935-1957 A. Bruce Matthews, 1940-1964

Liberal Party - Public relations, 1935-1957 Cockfield Brown and Company Limited, 1935-1957

Canada 20th century

Canada 20e siècle
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1973-06-03)
(1985-09-15)
119-020209-3
1981-0122 MISA
1981-049 MED
1981-093 PIC
1982-008 NPC
1985-0546 MISA
1985-177 PIC
1992/0180
1994-421 DAP
94-255
MG32-G9

Former archival reference no.:

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MG32-G9
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG32 G 9] 28--31

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1319] 110

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [KIDD, HENRY WILLIAM ERSKINE 1994-421] 3277

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [KIDD, HENRY ERSKINE 1982-008] 6339

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

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Photographs: No restrictions. Various copyright on items more than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Sound recordings: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions.
Artistic material (Acc. No. 1985-177): Need the artist's permission to use. Artist holds copyright. Credit: National Archive of Canada, Documentary Art and Photography Division. Artistic material (Acc. No. 1981-093): No restrictions. Copyright unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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