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Title

Fonds consists of

11 lower level description(s)

Arrangement structure

Accession

1. Collection Douglas Scott Harkness [documents iconographiques]
2. Maps and plans of Canada pertaining to military establishments of the Department of National Defence [cartographic material, architectural drawing]

Date(s)

1934-1972

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Fonds consists of Minister of National Defence, Numbered Series, 1944-1963, 11.4 m; Minister of National Defence and Minister of Agriculture; Unnumbered Series, including subseries "The Nuclear Crisis", 1958-1963, 5 cm; "Personal" Correspondence, 1957-1963, 70 cm; and subject files, 1953-1963, 25 cm; Member of Parliament, Calgary North/Calgary Centre, correspondence, notes, etc., 1954-1972, 1.3 m; Speeches, articles and reference materials including subseries on Douglas S. Harkness, 1957-1967, 30 cm; speeches by others, 1957-1962, 5 cm; and newspaper clippings, 1957-1960, 40 cm. Fonds also consists of a variety of photographs taken from National Defence, Vasari Roma, the Seattle Times, and the Globe and Mail. Also included are maps and plans of Canada pertaining primarily to military establishments of the Department of National Defence. They include site plans of Camp Gagetown, RCSME Chilliwack, Valleyfield Military Camp, Curries Barracks & sarcee and R.C.C.S. Station Boundry Bay. There are also topographical maps and city plans of various locations across Canada.

Conditions of access

Terms of use

Photographs: No restrictions on use. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Maps: No restrictions on use.

Finding aid

Textual records The finding aid is a file list. MSS1442 90 (Electronic)

Map An itemized listing is available. (Paper)

Creator / Provenance

Harkness, Douglas S. (Douglas Scott), 1903-1999.

Additional name(s)

Abbott, Douglas C., 1900-1987.
Claxton, Brooke, 1898-1960.

Biography / Administrative history

Douglas Scott Harkness, cabinet minister, was born in Toronto, Ont. and educated at Central Collegiate, Calgary, and at the University of Alberta. He served in Sicily, Italy and North West Europe as Major and then Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Canadian Army from 1940 to 1945 and was posted to the Reserve of Officers in August 1945. From 1946 to 1949, Harkness was the Commanding Officer of the 41st Antitank Regiment, Reserve Army.

In 1945 Harkness was elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary North; he continued to serve that riding and its successor, Calgary Centre, until 1972. He entered the Diefenbaker Cabinet as Minister of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources and Acting Minister of Agriculture in June 1957 and was appointed Minister of Agriculture in August of that year. In October 1960, Harkness was appointed Minister of National Defence and held that post until his resignation from the Cabinet in February 1963.

See: Johnson, Directory of Parliament, p. 258.

Subject heading

1. Cabinet ministers - Canada, 1957-1963
2. Ralph Campney, [1944-1963]
3. Canada - Defenses, 1944-1963
4. George R. Pearkes, [1944-1963]
5. Canada - Military policy, 1944-1963
6. Pierre Sevigney, [1944-1963]
7. Canada - Armed Forces, 1944-1963
8. Canada. Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 1957.
9. Agriculture - Canada, 1953-1963
10. Canada. Minister of Agriculture, 1957-1960.
11. Farms - Canada, 1953-1963
12. Canada. Minister of National Defence, 1960-1963.
13. Farming - Canada, 1953-1963.
14. Farmers - Canada, 1953-1963.
15. Nuclear weapons - Canada, 1958-1963.
16. Nuclear disarmament, 1958-1963.
17. Cuban Missle Crisis, 1962.
18. Calgary North (Alta.) - Constituents (Political), 1954-1972.
19. Calgary Centre (Alta.) - Constituents (Political), 1954-1972.
20. Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian, 1957-1982.
21. Politique et gouvernement .
22. Canada
23. Politics and government.
24. Politicians
25. Canada.
26. Hommes politiques
27. Abbott, Douglas C., 1900-1987.
28. Claxton, Brooke,

Source

Private

Other system control no.

MAINS23392

Related control no.

1. 1983-137 NPC
2. 83402/1846 CA
3. MG32-B19
4. R5626-0-5-E

MIKAN no.

104792