Fonds MG 600 - Lorne and Mabel Connell Family fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Lorne and Mabel Connell Family fonds

General material designation

Parallel title

Other title information

Title statements of responsibility

Title notes

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

MG 600

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • nd, 1942-1979 (inclusive); 1951-1965 (predominant) (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

45.72 cm of textual records, 19 photographs, 1 audio cassette, library, memorabilia and artifacts; plus oversize.

Publisher's series area

Title proper of publisher's series

Parallel titles of publisher's series

Other title information of publisher's series

Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

Numbering within publisher's series

Note on publisher's series

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1894-1965)

Biographical history

James Lorne Connell (1894-1965) was born in Manitoba; he enlisted in the CEF on 24 November 1915 (he was a dental student at the time). He married fellow dental student Mabel Gertrude Killins (1894-1963); they settled in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Both continued to practice dentistry; and they had two children, a son, George Edward Connell (1930-2015); and a daughter, Mary Louise Hose (d. 2 July 2001). Mabel Connell served for a time on the Board of Broadcast Governors.

Custodial history

This fonds contains correspondence and photographs sent to members of the Connell family by John Diefenbaker (or his staff), Edna Diefenbaker and Olive Diefenbaker, together with material collected by the Connell family during elections and national conventions. Documents sent to Lorne and Mabel Connell passed to the custody of their daughter, Mary Louise; her husband, Ian Hose, was the direct recipient of some correspondence and donated all of the items some years following Mary Louise’s death.

Scope and content

This fonds contains materials relating to John Diefenbaker’s political career and personal friendship with the Connells; and in particular, reflects Diefenbaker’s career following his election as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and his constituency of Prince Albert.

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

This fonds has been organized into five series:
I. Personal
II. Subject-Nominal
III. Memorabilia
IV. Library
V. Artifacts

Language of material

Script of material

Location of originals

Availability of other formats

Restrictions on access

There are no restrictions on access.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Finding aids

Associated materials

Related materials

Accruals

Alternative identifier(s)

Standard number area

Standard number

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Control area

Accession area

Related subjects

Related people and organizations

Related places

Related genres