Description
Title Proper | MG31-E38 VOLUME 02 |
Date(s) | 1926-1942 |
General material designation |
This series contains 16 textual records.
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Scope and content |
This series comprises sixteen files containing letters by Joseph T. Thorson to his wife, Alleen Thorson, regarding various aspects of his time in Ottawa during World War II. It includes discussion pertaining to the following: his anxieties about the war, exciting days in cabinet, and the potential for new positions within government (including in the Exchequer Court).
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Name of creator |
[Thorson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thorarinn) 1889-1978](http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=103780&lang=eng)
created this archive. Judge Donald Thorson of Toronto gave the records to the LAC in 1981 and 1982.
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Immediate source of acquisition |
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
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Structure
Repository | [Library and Archives Canada](doc:TINA_LAC) |
Fonds | [Joseph Thorarinn Thorson Fonds](doc:lac_mg31-e38) |
Digital Objects (16)Personal letters - meetings with politicians and public servantsFacsimile: Personal letters - meetings with politicians and public servantsPersonal letters - national cabinet and political meetings 1937-1939Facsimile: Personal letters - national cabinet and political meetings 1937-1939Personal letters - political consequences of the war may 1940Facsimile: Personal letters - political consequences of the war may 1940Personal letters - war news and cabinet changes June 1940Facsimile: Personal letters - war news and cabinet changes June 1940Personal letters - cabinet politics and government policy July - August 1940Facsimile: Personal letters - cabinet politics and government policy July - August 1940Personal letters - session of the House of Commons Nov - Dec 1940Facsimile: Personal letters - session of the House of Commons Nov - Dec 1940Personal letters - Cabinet politics February 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - Cabinet politics February 1941Personal letters - meetings with ministers and members of parliament 9 March - 15 March, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - meetings with ministers and members of parliament 9 March - 15 March, 1941Personal letters - personal information and proceedings in the House of Commons and Committees 20 March - 31 March, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - personal information and proceedings in the House of Commons and Committees 20 March - 31 March, 1941Personal letters - personal information and House of Commons proceedings 6 April - 28 April, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - personal information and House of Commons proceedings 6 April - 28 April, 1941Personal letters - personal information and proceedings of Committees of the House of Commons 2 May - 15 May 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - personal information and proceedings of Committees of the House of Commons 2 May - 15 May 1941Personal letters - personal information and proceedings of Committees of the House of Commons 16 May - 31 May, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - personal information and proceedings of Committees of the House of Commons 16 May - 31 May, 1941Personal letters - bills before Committees of the House of Commons, 1 June - 6 June, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - bills before Committees of the House of Commons, 1 June - 6 June, 1941Personal letters - appointment as minister of National War Services, 11 June - 17 June, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - appointment as minister of National War Services, 11 June - 17 June, 1941Personal letters - proceedings of committees of the House of Commons, 9 July - 17 July, 1941Facsimile: Personal letters - proceedings of committees of the House of Commons, 9 July - 17 July, 1941Political correspondence - congratulatory letters following election, 1926Facsimile: Political correspondence - congratulatory letters following election, 1926