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Vincent C. MacDonald fonds
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- Graphic material
- Textual record
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Physical description
35 cm of textual records. - 56 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
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Custodial history
Material received in four accessions from 1972 thru 2001 from Vincent MacDonald’s son Alan.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of law publications and print materials relating primarily to government, the Canadian Constitution, or to Newfoundland joining confederation; copies of speeches; correspondence with family, friends, and professional associates, including some from former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; newspaper clippings and memorabilia; photographs; and a small group of other miscellaneous documents which includes stories of MacDonald written by friends and associates for the Dalhousie University Faculty of Law publication Hearsay.
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- English
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Finding aids
A detailed inventory is available onsite.
Associated materials
Other records about MacDonald can be found in the Faculty of Law fonds (UA-13).
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Vincent C. MacDonald fonds, MS-2-171, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Dalhousie University. Board of Governors. (Subject)
- Dalhousie University. Faculty of Law. (Subject)
- Nova Scotia Barristers' Society. (Subject)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2007
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Sources
This fonds description comes from the <a href="http://findingaids.library.dal.ca/">Dalhousie University Archives Catalog</a>. The complete, original description is available there.