Fonds F-209 - Richard E. Lester fonds

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Richard E. Lester fonds

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F-209

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  • 1963-1985 (Creation)
    Creator
    Lester, Richard E.

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38 cm of textual records

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(1928 -)

Biographical history

Richard Lester was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1928. He came to Vancouver in 1947, eventually attending law school at the University of British Columbia. After being called to the British Columbia Bar in 1953 he practiced in Maple Ridge (then Haney). He served on the schoool board and was president of the BC School Trustees Association from 1961 to 1963.

In 1963 he was appointed to the first Board of Governors for the newly formed Simon Fraser University, a position he held until he became Chairman of the Board in the fall of 1968. He resigned this position in 1971, returning to his law practice.

Lester lived in Maple Ridge and then West Vancouver. He married Lois Audrey Jensen in 1952 and has 4 children.

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of records relating to Lester's time as a member of the Board of Governers and then the Chairman of the Board. The records are arranged in 3 series: Academic Freedom and Tenure, Correspondence, and Subject files. The subject files include records relating to the CAUT censure, the Department of Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology (PSA) dispute, and university reorganization as a result of the censure and dispute.

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The fonds was donated by Richard Lester to the Simon Fraser University Archives.

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Some files may contain personal or confidential information. Access to these files may be restricted as stipulated by Archives policy or the donor. Files marked "pending review" must be reviewed by an archivist prior to release and, as a result of the review, access restrictions may apply. Please see the file lists and consult the reference archivist for more details.

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Please consult the inventory for the Board of Governors fonds F-33.

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Q105668693

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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105668693

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Full

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Finding aid prepared by Kelly Stewart (January 2013)

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