Main Correspondence sub-series
- Subseries
- 1924-1978
Part of Norman A.M. MacKenzie fonds
The sub-series consists of MacKenzie's correspondence from 1924 through 1978. It also includes minutes and working papers of various organizations; printed material and ephemera are interfiled throughout if attached to correspondence. The majority of the series is fully indexed by name. This correspondence series reflects the wide-ranging nature of MacKenzie's activities and his contacts. Many of the significant figures on the Canadian scene during this period are represented.
The original arrangement of the correspondence was alphabetical by year, and this system has been maintained. Correspondence post-1962 was not organized. Instead, it has been arranged under the earlier material. Correspondence for the years 1940 44 was divided into three separate units. One unit formed part of the Main Correspondence, while the other two were kept in filing cabinets believed to have originated at the University of New Brunswick. The two separated units formed part of the main series by comparing the letters. Often correspondence with one person on a single subject was split two or even three ways. These units are now interfiled in Main Correspondence (index cards identify the original location of any given piece of correspondence).