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David Mitchell fonds Series
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Bennett and Social Credit Party background

Series consists of materials relating to W.A.C. Bennett's family background and to the development of the Social Credit Party in B.C. Includes transcribed interviews with family members, copied documents such as death certificates, copies of Social Credit Party papers, copies of Bennett's speeches, interviews with Bennett, and research correspondence.

Chapter research

Series consists of sources and notes for each chapter. Materials include transcribed interviews, clippings, photocopied articles, government documents, and materials such as correspondence copied from W.A.C. Bennett's personal papers.

Graphic material

Series consists of graphic material gathered by David Mitchell for his book. Includes photographs, magazine and newspaper articles, correspondence regarding photograph orders and permissions, and a copy of the British Columbia Centennial '71 Committee's Premiers Since Confederation which includes 20 5x7 photographs of the provinces' premiers.

Other Bennett biographies

Series consists of records relating to biographies of W.A.C. Bennett and his family. Includes a family history written by Bennett's sister Cora (Bennett) Macaulay, chapter outlines for Mitchell's book, an unpublished draft biography by Bennett's daughter, Anita Tozer, and reviews of other published biographies.

Political contemporaries

Series consists of records relating to W.A.C. Bennett's political contemporaries. Includes transcribed interviews, newspaper and magazine articles and correspondence. Some interview transcripts are incomplete, and some contain Mitchell's annotations.

Political issues / Social Credit Party

Series consists of records relating to issues dealt with by the Bennett government and the workings of the Social Credit Party. Includes interview transcripts, copies of speeches, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, reports, papers, annual reports and Mitchell's notes.