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Annual reports of the departments of the Government of Prince Edward Island : [1950-1985]

  • CA PCA Acc4214
  • Collection
  • Microfilmed 1985

This collection consists of annual reports from all departments of the Government of Prince Edward Island from 1966 to 1985. Budget speeches and estimates for this time period have also been included. Annual reports from other identified boards, commissions and agencies of the government have been filmed for as far back as issues could be located. There are gaps in some of the series.

A separate government for Prince Edward Island was authorized by an Order-in-Council in 1769 followed quickly by the appointment of Governor Walter Patterson who in turn appointed a Council to deal with public administrative matters in the years 1770-1773. In the latter year an elected body, the House of As sembly came into being. In the earliest years the civil service was not a separate entity as appointed members of the Executive and Legislative Councils performed the administrative duties. After responsible government the elected representatives took over the principal jobs, with one individual often being given responsiblity for several portfolios. Party patronage played a major role in the appointment of government officials and employees. With the twentieth century activities of the government gradually widened in scope and Ministers came to rely more and more on expert advisors. A major change began in the 1930's and accelerated in the decades after the 1950's resulting in an increasing number of departments, boards, commissions and agencies, with a corresponding increase in the number of civil servants.

C. R. McQuaid fonds

  • CA PCA Acc4304
  • Fonds
  • 1992-2007

The fonds consists of papers written by Justice McQuaid on various subjects including legislative and legal matters, education, women, religion, marriage customs, transportation, and the native Micmac population.

McQuaid, Charles R.

Douglas MacFarlane fonds

  • CA PCA Acc4707
  • Fonds
  • 1941-1996

The fonds consists of records relating to both the National and Provincial CCF/NDP party from 1941 to 1996. The personal files of Douglas MacFarlane contain correspondence, accounts, as well as speech, presentation, and broadcast notes. Records of the National and Provincial CCF/NDP Party include minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, resolutions, statistics, programs and policies. The fonds also contains information relating to elections on PEI from 1927 to 1995, various newsletters from 1948 to 1994, financial records of the Bedeque Power Company, and miscellaneous files of Douglas MacFarlane. The records are arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Douglas MacFarlane personal files
Series 2: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic National Party records
Series 3: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party of PEI records
Series 4: History of National and Provincial Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party
Series 5: PEI Elections
Series 6: Newsletters
Series 7: Miscellaneous Files
Series 8: Bedeque Power Company

MacFarlane, Douglas Harrison

Dr. George Dewar and Jean Dewar fonds

  • CA PCA Acc5018
  • Fonds
  • 1915, 1932-2003

The fonds consists of the records of Dr. George Dewar and his wife Jean Dewar, including diaries, correspondence, research and writings, speeches, photographs, and other material. The fonds has been divided into two sous-fonds: Dr. George Dewar and Jean Dewar.

Dewar, Dr. L. George

Frank MacKinnon fonds

  • CA PCA Acc4449
  • Fonds
  • 1769-1773, 1906-1907, 1941-1995

The fonds consists of copies of Dr. MacKinnon's books, theses, articles, reviews and speeches and the research and subject files which he used to produce these writings. It also contains administrative records, minutes, correspondence, and project files of the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Citizens Foundation and its successor body the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Buildings Trust, as well as annual reports, correspondence, and miscellany relating to Prince of Wales College. The latter records are primarily concerned with the College's achievment of degree-granting status, the proposed development plan for the College and the controversy which ended in the amalgamation of Prince of Wales with St. Dunstan's University to become the University of Prince Edward Island. Photographs in the fonds relate primarily to the Memorial Buildings and Prince of Wales College.

The records have been arranged in the following series:

  1. Writings
  2. Research and subject files
  3. Fathers of Confederation Memorial Citizens Foundation/Fathers of Confederation Memorial Buildings Trust records
  4. Photographs
  5. Prince of Wales College records

MacKinnon, Frank

Governor John Ready correspondence fonds : [1828-1843]

  • CA PCA Acc3968
  • Fonds
  • Photocopied 1988

This fonds contains 103 letters written from 1828 to 1843 by John Ready. One hundred of the letters are to Charles Lennox, the 5th Duke of Richmond, two are to the Duke's physician, and one is to the Duke's wife. Many of the letters seek the Duke's intervention or assistance in matters regarding Ready's career or that of his son, Charles. Other subjects include: administrative issues, the erection of a monument in Quebec to the 4th Duke of Richmond, and news of mutual acquaintances. Only the first six letters were written while Ready was resident on Prince Edward Island (although there is an occasional reference to Prince Edward Island in the later letters). The letters were written in various places: one in Halifax, fifteen in England, three in Scotland, one in Ireland, and the remainder on the Isle of Man.

Ready, John

Henry Douglas Morpeth fonds : [1840-1849]

  • CA PCA Acc2794
  • Fonds
  • Copied 1975

This fonds consists of photocopies of seven letters written by Henry Douglas Morpeth to Viscount Melville and Lieutenant Colonel H. Dundas between 11 August 1840 and 15 October 1849. In these letters Henry discusses the relationship between landlord and tenant, the Escheat movement and the political, racial and religious unrest on PEI during the 1840s.

Morpeth, Henry Douglas

John Alexander MacDonald & John Augustine MacDonald fonds

  • CA PCA Acc3503
  • Fonds
  • 1900-1961

This collection comprises the papers of a family very prominent in the political and business affairs of PEI in general, and of the community of Cardigan, in particular. It has been roughly divided into three series: political and personal papers of Senator John Alexander MacDonald who, among other political activities served as the Provincial Director of National Service and Fuel Control Administrator during World War I and administered the Farmers Credit Arrangement Act in the 1930s; political and personal papers of John Augustine MacDonald who administered federal disability, old age and veterans pensions in the province; and records of the various business concerns of Senator MacDonald, the most extensive of which are those of the John A. MacDonald & Co. Ltd., a general mercantile enterprise organized by John A. Senior in 1903 but served by both father and son as president over its lengthy life. Other businesses include the Cardigan Dairying Company, the Cardigan Electric Company, the Cardigan Lumber (Milling) Company, The Cardigan Shipbuilding Company, the Cardigan Silver Black Fox Company and Lewis Marble and Granite Works.

MacDonald, John Alexander

John Alexander Mathieson fonds

  • CA PCA Acc2591
  • Fonds
  • 1894-1947

The majority of the fonds consists of records pertaining to John Mathieson's political career from 1903 to 1943. The collection also contains some of Mathieson's personal papers, as well as a miscellaneous document concerning the estate of Lady Wood, one of Governor Fanning's daughters.

Mathieson, John Alexander

Marlene Russell Clark fonds

  • CA PCA Acc4927
  • Fonds
  • 1968, Microfilmed 1973

The fonds consists of Marlene Russell Clark's Master of Arts thesis entitled "The Franchise in Prince Edward Island and its Relation to Island Politics and Other Political Institutions". In her 232 page thesis, Clark touches on such topics as women's suffrage and the electoral process, and examines the issues surrounding the "old" and "new" franchise, including property and multiple voting, which she argues led to much corruption within Island politics. Clark cites a wide range of primary and secondary sources, including books, articles, government documents, statutes, newspapers, political pamphlets, and interviews.

Clark, Marlene Russell

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