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Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

MS-2-171, Box 1-3
Fonds
August 1924 to April 2 1964

Fonds comprises record created or collected by Vincent MacDonald that primarily document his work as a legal scholar and lecturer. Record types include manuscript and printed copies of his writing and lectures about government, the Canadian Constitution, the British North America Act and other topics. There is also correspondence from colleagues, including letters from former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; newspaper clippings; memorabilia; and photographs.

MacDonald, Vincent Christopher

Newsletters and correspondence regarding the Association of Canadian Clubs and the Canadian Club ...

Newsletters and correspondence regarding the Association of Canadian Clubs and the Canadian Club Halifax

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 10
File
1934 - 1936

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter of congratulations from S.P. Chisholm, President of Dalhousie Law Society

Letter of congratulations from S.P. Chisholm, President of Dalhousie Law Society

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 14
Item
13 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter congratulating MacDonald on his appointment to the bench.

Letter from Carleton Stanley requesting MacDonald's return to his duties as Dean of Law

Letter from Carleton Stanley requesting MacDonald's return to his duties as Dean of Law

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 15
Item
22 March 1944

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter from Dalhousie University president Carleton Stanley.

Two letters from Arthur L. Goodhart, University College, Oxford

Two letters from Arthur L. Goodhart, University College, Oxford

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 22
File
1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence from Erwin Griswold, Dean, Harvard Law School

Correspondence from Erwin Griswold, Dean, Harvard Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 23
File
1950 - 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains four letters.

Correspondence and programmes regarding the Halifax Rotary Club

Correspondence and programmes regarding the Halifax Rotary Club

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 24
File
1934 - 1936

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to Donald McInnes confirming his resignation from the Board of Gove...

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to Donald McInnes confirming his resignation from the Board of Governors

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 32
Item
8 February 1963

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter of thanks from W.A. MacKay

Letter of thanks from W.A. MacKay

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 34
Item
5 February 1962

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for his guest lecture at the Law School and judging the competition for the Smith Shield.

Letter from I.C. Rand, Dean of Law, University of Western Ontario

Letter from I.C. Rand, Dean of Law, University of Western Ontario

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 39
Item
28 February 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for sending a copy of his Osgoode Hall lectures.

Letter from Cecil A. Wright, Dean of Law, University of Toronto

Letter from Cecil A. Wright, Dean of Law, University of Toronto

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 46
Item
29 October 1963

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a personal letter from Cecil Write.

A national asset : [manuscript]

A national asset : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 52
File
1946

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains a typed and annotated manuscript copy of an address given to the Halifax Commercial Club in 1946. It also includes newspaper clippings related to the event.

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library, November 12, 1951 : [manuscript]

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library, November 12, 1951 : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 57, Item 3
Item
12 November 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a annotated draft manuscript of the address given by Vincent MacDonald.

The Commercial Club of Halifax luncheon program

The Commercial Club of Halifax luncheon program

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 77
Item
November 13, 1930

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a program for a luncheon at the Halifax Hotel at which Vincent MacDonald was the guest speaker, giving an address on the St. Lawrence waterway.

Letter to Vincent MacDonald from D.C. Abbott

Letter to Vincent MacDonald from D.C. Abbott

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 1
Item
1 March 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from R.A. MacKay (Bert)

Letter from R.A. MacKay (Bert)

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 33
Item
7 February 1945

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Confirmation of Vincent MacDonald to the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University

Confirmation of Vincent MacDonald to the Board of Governors of Dalhousie University

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 36
Item
18 July 1960

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter confirming his appointment through 30 April 1963.

Correspondence with the Wartime Labour Relations Board

Correspondence with the Wartime Labour Relations Board

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 37
File
1944 - 1946

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Two letters from Roland A. Ritchie

Two letters from Roland A. Ritchie

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 40
File
1961 - 1962

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letters advising Vincent MacDonald of his election to the Royal Society of Canada

Letters advising Vincent MacDonald of his election to the Royal Society of Canada

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 41
File
5 April 1960 to 8 April 1960

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains letters from Guy Sylvestre and G.F.G. Stanley .

Letter of congratulations from Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development

Letter of congratulations from Robert H. Winters, Minister of Resources and Development

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 45
Item
11 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter congratulating "Vince" on his appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Dalhousie University convocation program

Dalhousie University convocation program

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 89
Item
October 25, 1952

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a program for the convocation at which Vincent MacDonald was awarded an honorary doctor of laws.

Letter of congratulations to the new Justice MacDonald from W. Earl Smith

Letter of congratulations to the new Justice MacDonald from W. Earl Smith

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 13
Item
14 October 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter written on behalf of the Conference of the Governing Bodies of the Legal Profession in Canada.

Letter of congratulation from James Dunn

Letter of congratulation from James Dunn

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 18
Item
11 April 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter regarding MacDonald's appointment to the Supreme Court and subsequent loss to Dalhousie.

Two letters from Paul A. Freund, Harvard Law School

Two letters from Paul A. Freund, Harvard Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 20
File
3 April 1952 and 18 June 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter to the editor of the Mail Star

Letter to the editor of the Mail Star

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 35
Item
5 August 1953

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is letter written by Vincent MacDonald adding to the tributes to the late Edward Cummings.

Letter of congratulations from G.P.R. Tallin, Dean of Manitoba Law School

Letter of congratulations from G.P.R. Tallin, Dean of Manitoba Law School

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 42
Item
4 April 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter written on behalf of the law school and the Law Society of Manitoba.

Letter from K. Wheare, Rector, Exeter College, Oxford

Letter from K. Wheare, Rector, Exeter College, Oxford

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 43
Item
3 May 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking Justice MacDonald for sharing a copy of his lectures on legislative power and the Supreme Court in the fifties.

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library, November 12, 1951 : [manuscript]

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library, November 12, 1951 : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 57, Item 2
Item
12 November 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a typed manuscript copy of the final version of the address.

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to C.L. Bennet, Dalhousie University registrar

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to C.L. Bennet, Dalhousie University registrar

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
9 August 1945

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter requesting advice about his son's potential entrance to Dalhousie.

Correspondence with Brookfield Construction regarding a flooded cellar and a rat

Correspondence with Brookfield Construction regarding a flooded cellar and a rat

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 5
File
November 1934

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence from the office of the Minister of Labour

Correspondence from the office of the Minister of Labour

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 7
File
5 August 1944 and 19 October 1944

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains letters from Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of Labour, and A. MacNamara, Deputy Minister, regarding Vincent MacDonald's leave of absence from Dalhousie to serve as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Labour.

Letter from the Secretary of State thanking MacDonald for his two-month service to the Office of ...

Letter from the Secretary of State thanking MacDonald for his two-month service to the Office of the Custodian

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 9
Item
27 August 1940

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence with Claude C. Chappell regarding a favourable decision in the Supreme Court

Correspondence with Claude C. Chappell regarding a favourable decision in the Supreme Court

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 11
File
2 July and 12 July 1963

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter and telegram from Brooke Claxton congratulating MacDonald on assuming Chair of the Regiona...

Letter and telegram from Brooke Claxton congratulating MacDonald on assuming Chair of the Regional War Labour Board

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 12
File
30 December 1944 and 10 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Correspondence with Lyman P. Duff

Correspondence with Lyman P. Duff

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 16
File
1950, 1955

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File includes a telegram from Sir Lyman congratulating MacDonald on his appointment to the bench and letter from MacDonald wishing his mentor a happy 90th birthday.

Letter of thanks and admiration from Eugene Forsey, Director of Research for Canadian Labour Cong...

Letter of thanks and admiration from Eugene Forsey, Director of Research for Canadian Labour Congress

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 19
File
20 March 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter remarking on MacDonald's lecture to Osgoode Hall students on the Supreme Court of Canada and the Constitution in the 1950s.

Letter from Stuart Sinclair Garson enclosed with a copy of An Act to Amend the Judges Act

Letter from Stuart Sinclair Garson enclosed with a copy of An Act to Amend the Judges Act

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 21
Item
13 July 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; the enclosure to which he refers is not included.

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to M. Jeanneret, University of Toronto Press

Letter from Vincent MacDonald to M. Jeanneret, University of Toronto Press

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 25
Item
5 October 1955

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter and reader's report of Whinney's Judicial Review.

Letter from Alexander Kerr, President of Dalhousie University

Letter from Alexander Kerr, President of Dalhousie University

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 26
File
11 July and 15 July 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter accompanying an excerpt from the Board of Governors' minutes in which is recorded its appreciation of Judge MacDonald's long service to Dalhousie as Dean of the Law School.

Letter of appreciation from Patrick Kerwin

Letter of appreciation from Patrick Kerwin

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 27
Item
14 March 1961

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada thanking MacDonald for sending a copy of his lectures delivered at Osgoode Hall on legislative power and the Supreme Court in the fifties.

Correspondence from William Lyon MacKenzie King

Correspondence from William Lyon MacKenzie King

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 28
File
13 May 1927 to 11 February 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains three letters and a telegram.

Correspondence with Columbia University President Grayson Kirk regarding Kirk's memorial address ...

Correspondence with Columbia University President Grayson Kirk regarding Kirk's memorial address for John F. Kennedy

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 29
File
20 January and 24 January 1964

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Letter from W.R. Lederman, Dean of Law, Queen's University

Letter from W.R. Lederman, Dean of Law, Queen's University

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 30
Item
2 April 1964

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a letter thanking MacDonald for granting permission for his lecture on legislative powers and the Supreme Court in the fifties to be reprinted for teaching use.

Letter of congratulations from Isaac Pitblado

Letter of congratulations from Isaac Pitblado

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 38
File
4 August 1950

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a belated letter of congratulations on MacDonald's appointment to the Supreme Court.

The Canadian Constitution Seventy Years After

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 47
File
17 June 1937

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

File contains two copies of a speech, one heavily annotated. A handwritten note indicates that it was given at the Annual Conference of Canadian Passengers Association and Canadian Travellers Association.

The Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board : [manuscript]

The Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 53
Item
2 September 1947

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a typed and annotated copy of an address given at the Halifax Rotary Club.

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library, November 12, 1951 : [manuscript]

Opening of Halifax Memorial Library, November 12, 1951 : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 57, Item 1
Item
12 November 1951

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is an annotated typed manuscript.

Government and the law : [manuscript]

Government and the law : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 58, Item 1
Item
9 September 1952

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is a typed and annotated draft copy.

Government and the law : [manuscript]

Government and the law : [manuscript]

MS-2-171, Box 1, Folder 58, Item 2
Item
9 September 1952

Part of Vincent C. MacDonald fonds

Item is the final manuscript copy of an address "prepared for delivery to the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation at Halifax, September 9th, 1952."

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