MG31-E38 VOLUME 38

Description

Title Proper	MG31-E38 VOLUME 38
Date(s) of material from this resource digitized	1925-1941
General material designation	From this series, LOI has digitized 6 textual records or images.
Scope and content	This series comprises six files including various letters written by Joseph T. Thornsen to his wife, Alleen Thorson, regarding his time in Ottawa during the war as a member of government.
Name of creator	Thorson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thorarinn) 1889-1978 created this archive. Judge Donald Thorson of Toronto gave the records to the LAC in 1981 and 1982.
Immediate source of acquisition	The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Structure

Repository	Library and Archives Canada
Fonds	Joseph Thorarinn Thorson Fonds

Digital Objects (6)

Armistice day – address concerning the world situation and the significance of the Great War

Election speeches – 1926 election, discussion of Manitoba and national issues

Personal letters – personal, disarmament conference (Geneva, League of Nations) and European situation. Includes a 1932 letter from Mackenzie King concerning Manitoba politics. 19 May 1928, 16 Jan. 1932, 20 Feb. 1937, 11 May – 19 Sept 1938

Personal letters – personal, Disarmament Conference and European situation. Includes a 1932 letter of congratulations from Mackenzie King 21 Sept. – 9 Oct. 1938

Personal letters – War expenditures Committee, debates in the House of Commons and comments on Liberal colleagues 30 March – 10 Sept 1939

Personal letters – war expenditures committee, pessimistic forecasts on war, comments on Liberal colleagues and reactions to his appointment as Minister, 13 Nov. 1940 – 20 June 1941

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Title

MG31-E38 VOLUME 38

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Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.