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1932-1979 (Creation)
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27.3 m of textual records
280 photographs : prints
32 audio reels
9 audio discs
2 reels of motion picture film
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John Fisher (1912-1981) was a broadcaster, special assistant to John Diefenbaker, Centennial Commissioner, public relations entrepreneur and consultant, Canadiana advisor to the MacDonald Stewart Foundation and a director on numerous boards and foundations.
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Fonds consists of radio recordings and radio scripts with research files, records arising from Fisher's work with John Diefenbaker, records of John Fisher Enterprises Ltd., copies of records from the Centennial Commission, student essays and articles, personal correspondence, awards and honourary degrees, and records arising from other organizations and foundations on which Fisher served. Fonds contains the following series: BROADCASTS: Broadcast Scripts, 1940-1979 (Series Al) John Fisher Reports Scripts, 1945-1971 (Series A2) Broadcast Research Files (Series A3) SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO JOHN DIEFENBAKER: General Correspondence, 1961-1963 (Series Bl Subject Files, 1961-1963 (Series B2) CENTENNIAL COMMISSION: Correspondence, 1963-1968 (Series Cl) Subject Files (Series C2) Minutes Of The Executive Committee, 1963-1967 (Series C3a) Minutes Of The Management Committee, 1965-1967 (Series C3b) Minutes Of The Board Of Directors, 1967-1968 (Series C3c) Miscellaneous Minutes, 1965-1967 (Series C3d) Memoranda, 1963-1967 (Series C4) Centennial Photographs (Series C5) Audio Tapes And Films (Series C6) Publications, 1964-1967 (Series C7) Speeches, 1963-1967 (Series C8) Press Clippings, 1962-1968 (Series C9) Speaking Engagement Files, 1967 (Series C10) MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION FILES (Series D) BUSINESS PAPERS: Correspondence Reading File, 1969-1978 (Series El) Abitibi Paper Company, Correspondence Reading File, 1968-1970 (Series E2) General Correspondence, Subject Files (Series E3) General Correspondence, Geographical Files (Series E4) Articles And Speeches, 1960-1978 (Series E5) Speech And Article Subject Files (Series E6) Speaking Engagement And Itineraries, 1959-1972 (Series E7) Audio Papers And Films (Series E8) JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: Agenda, Minutes And Lists, 1974-1979 (Series Fl) Agenda, Minutes And Lists, 1976-1979 (Series F2) Subject Files, 1976-1979 (Series F3) Publicity, 1974-1979 (Series F4) PERSONAL PAPERS: Subject Files (Series Gl) Get Well Cards And Letters, 1979-1980 (Series G2) John Fisher's Publications (Series G3) Correspondence, 1923, 1944-1981 (Series G4) Joan Ganong (Series G5) ONTARIO(Series Hl) Reports, 1976 (Series H2) Subject Files (Series H3) COUNCIL FOR CANADIAN UNITY: Minutes, Agenda And Reports, 1976-1980 (Series Il) General Correspondence, 1976-1980 (Series I2) Subject Files (Series I3) Press Clippings (Series I4) PUBLICATIONS: General Publications, 1909, 1947-1979 (Series Jl) Federal Government Publications, 1962-1979 (Series J2) AWARDS, CERTIFICATES AND PLAQUES (Series K) NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, 1932-1980 (Series L) PHOTOGRAPHS (Series M) SCRAPBOOKS, 1949-1951 (Series N) MENUS AND PROGRAMS, 1943-1978 (Series O)
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Fonds was acquired by the Archives of Ontario in November of 1980 from John Fisher. Additional material was acquired from Mrs. Cathy Fisher in July of 1981.
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Series G5 closed to the year 2000 (Box MU 4342)
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Copyright held by creator. These materials cannot be published without permission of the copyright holder. Sound and moving image materials cannot be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder.
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