Identity area
Reference code
UTA 1287-13-6
Title
October Crisis and the War Measures Act
Date(s)
- 1970-1971 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
0.03 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1921-2016)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subseries consists of records documenting Dr. Ursula and Fred Franklin’s responses to the October Crisis, and specifically the enacting of the War Measures Act by Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in October 1970. Records include a brochure, news clippings, press releases and submissions to the government from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Records also include telegrams, correspondence and drafts of letters with party leaders, including Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, and Robert Stanfield, as well as correspondence with the CBC regarding concerns about their coverage of the events.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
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Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
See also: A file on VOW’s reaction to the War Measures Act can be found in Subseries 4 (B1996-0004/039(08))
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Reference number
B2015-0005/060(17)-(21)