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W.A.C. Bennett fonds Series
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Personal records

Series consists of miscellaneous personal items concerning the household, church and investments. Included are correspondence, invoices, reports, bank account books, certificates, a bill of sale, an indenture, insurance policies, assessment forms, pamphlets, programs, a diary and lists.

B.C. Progressive Conservative Association

Series consists of records relating to Bennett's association with the B.C. Progressive Conservative Association and his first successful election campaign in 1941. Included are correspondence, file notes, lists, statements, receipts, a certificate, ballots, minutes, resolutions, memoranda, proposals, pamphlets and transcripts.

Salvation Army

Series consists of records relating to W.A.C. Bennett's fundraising activities for the Red Shield Home Front Appeal. Included are correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters and a financial statement.

Canadian Red Cross Society

Series consists of papers generated by W.A.C. Bennett as president of the Kelowna Branch of the Red Cross Society. Included are correspondence, minutes, lists, a pamphlet and a speech.

Social Credit League

Series consists of records relating to the Social Credit League. Records document early ideology, election campaigns, party developments in the 1970s, the 1973 leadership campaign and the conventions of 1975 and 1976. Included are pamphlets, poems, mimeographed statements, scripts, calendars, programs, a survey, posters, correspondence, invoices, a receipt book, speeches, lists, newspaper clippings, a folders, buttons, a portfolio, press releases, minutes, newsletters, cartoons, statements and resolutions.

Post-Premier alphabetical file

Series consists of Bennett's alphabetical files generated after he left the Premier's Office on September 13, 1972. Included are correspondence, invitations, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, minutes and a statement. Also included are Social Credit Records consisting of ephemera, a memorandum, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a report, campaign thank you letters and a transcript.

Post-Premier subject files

Series consists of Bennett's subject files generated after he left the Premier's Office. Activities documented include Bennett's role as Leader of the Opposition from 1972-1973, his activities as a prominent Social Credit Party member and his family's life. Included are post-election and general correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, cartoons, speeches, transcripts, file notes, press releases, printed material, memoranda, itineraries, statements, receipts, programs, annual reports, notes, pamphlets, announcements, invitations, a map, newsletters, an insurance policy, balance sheets, receipts, a sign and petitions. Files are arranged alphabetically for each year.

Memorial

Series consists of records relating to Bennett's funeral arrangements, funeral service, memorial service and memorial fund. Included are lists, programs, a press release, letters, notes, newspaper clippings, a folder and pamphlets.

Ephemera (personal)

Series consists of ephemera relating to a variety of personal and official activities. Included are identification cards, a wallet, a ration coupon book, a Bible, greeting cards, publications, pamphlets, a name plate, programs, invitations, menus, place mats, posters, an agreement, a transparency and letter head.

General correspondence

Series consists of correspondence regarding election campaigns, the attempted formation of the Coalition Party, the period after W.A.C. Bennett resigned as an M.L.A. to run as the representative for the federal riding of Yale, May 13, 1948 to June 15, 1949, W.A.C. Bennett's term as an independent Member and the development of the Social Credit League. Included are correspondence with non-constituent residents of B.C., with federal M.P.'s, with non-departmental provincial officers such as the Provincial Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor and the Leader of the Opposition, with federal and provincial Progressive Conservative Party members, and correspondence designated for legislative sessions.

Election

Series consists of election records. Included are nomination papers and poll statements.

Freemasonry

Series consists of correspondence with Lodge members of St. George's Lodge in Kelowna, the Gizeh Temple in Vancouver, and the Okanagan Lodge of Perfection in Vernon. Included are lists, receipts, financial statements, programs, invitations, pamphlets, constitution, bylaws, statutes and regulations.

South Okanagan constituent correspondence

Series consists of W.A.C. Bennett's correspondence with constituents in Ellison, Glenmore, Kelowna, Naramata, Okanagan Centre, Okanagan Mission, Peachland, Rutland, Summerland, Trepanier, Westbank and Winfield, correspondence with local Boards of Trade, with the Kelowna Masonic Lodge and with the Okanagan Valley Health Unit. Documented are community issues, the request and concerns of individuals (such as pension and welfare difficulties) and political concerns. There is a gap from May 13, 1948 to June 14, 1949 when W.A.C. Bennett was not the M.L.A. for South Okanagan.

Departmental correspondence

Series consists of W.A.C. Bennett's correspondence with the provincial departments of Agriculture, the Attorney-General, Education, Finance, Health and Welfare, Labour, Lands and Forests, Mines, Municipal Affairs, Public Works, Trade and Industry, and with the Premier's Office. Included is some South Okanagan constituent correspondence. There is a gap from May 13, 1948 to June 14, 1949 when W.A.C. Bennett was not the M.L.A. for South Okanagan.

South Okanagan subjects

Series consists of Bennett's subject files concerning irrigation, the Japanese deportations, the Kelowna Memorial Committee, the Kelowna Regulated Area, Okanagan Lake flooding of 1942 and Westbank Orchards (1945-1946). Included are correspondence, minutes, resolutions, handwritten notes, reports, pamphlets, charts, lists and invoices.

B.C. Fruit Growers' Association

Series consists of records compiled by W.A.C. Bennett as a member of the Transportation Committee of the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association. Included are mimeographed minutes, reports, circular letters (carbon copies), a few original letters and printed resolutions.

Post-War Rehabilitation Council

Series consists of records compiled by W.A.C. Bennett as a member of the Post-War Rehabilitation Council, a provincial planning body set up to make recommendations on anticipated post-war developmental problems. Included are correspondence, minutes, itineraries, resolutions, summaries, briefs; reports of the Council, and ephemera.

Ephemera (MLA)

Series consist of ephemera and miscellaneous papers selected by W.A.C. Bennett during his term as M.L.A. Included are posters, pamphlets, memoranda, statements, annual reports, transcripts, pamphlets, press releases, miscellaneous minutes, statistics, proposals, briefs, resolutions, mimeographed letters and newsletters.

1952 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened in 1952. Included are correspondence with the Social Credit constituency associations and elected Social Credit and C.C.F. Members (years are cumulated), file notes, statistics, financial statements and speeches.

1953 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened in 1953. Included are correspondence with Members elected in 1953 (years are cumulated), other correspondence, memoranda, a budget, an annual report and income statements.

1954 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1954. The records reflect topics such as the B.C. Power Commission, Federal Departments, Finance, International Joint Commission, Oil Pipeline and the P.G.E. Railway. Included are correspondence, financial statements, annual reports, statistics, charts, and press releases.

1955 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1955. The records reflect topics such as Attorney General, B.C. Electric, B.C. Power Commission, Highways, Oil Pipeline and P.G.E. Railway. Included are correspondence, statistics, reports, balance sheets, memoranda and speeches.

1956 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1956. The records reflect correspondence with Members elected in 1956 (years are cumulated), B.C. Electric, B.C. Power Commission, Federal Departments, Finance, P.G.E. Railway and Power Development. Included are correspondence, documents, reports, minutes, statistics and speeches.

1957 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1957. The records reflect topics such as the B.C. Power Commission, P.G.E. Railway and Power Development. Included are correspondence, financial statistics, reports, minutes, maps and speeches.

1958 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1958. Included are correspondence, minutes, a list and budgets.

1959 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1959. The records reflect topics such as the Federal Departments, Federal-Provincial Conferences, Canada's Centenary, Peace River, P.G.E. Railway and Power Development. Included are correspondence, financial statistics, reports, resolutions, statements and speeches.

1960 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1960. The records reflect topics such as the Oil Pipeline, P.G.E. Railway, Pacific Northern Railway and Power Development. Included are correspondence with members elected in 1960 (years are cumulated), other correspondence, reports, press releases, minutes, memoranda and speeches.

1961 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1961. The records reflect topics such as B.C. Electric, B.C. Energy Board, B.C. Power Commission, Peace River, P.G.E. Railway and Power Development. Included are correspondence, financial statistics, minutes, reports, file notes and speeches.

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