Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
King, William Lyon Mackenzie to Arthur King.
Level of description
File
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Dates of creation area
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
"William Lyon Mackenzie King had a long political career. He was leader of the Liberal Party for 29 eventful years through the buoyant expansion of the 1920s, the depression of the 1930s, the shock of World War II, and then the post-war reconstruction, ... »
Scope and content
Typewritten letter from William Lyon Mackenzie King to his nephew Arthur King on December 22, 1945, thanking Arthur and Kathleen for their Christmas letter and wondering what book they have sent him to open on Christmas Day. “I have no doubt it is among ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by John English in 2019.
Language of material
- English
Physical description
Letter: 2 p. (of 4, folded leaf) ; 20 x 13 cm + envelope.
Envelope is Official Prime Minister’s correspondence envelope with “Prime Minister" printed on the front bottom left hand corner, and with the Arms of Canada surmounted by “Office of the Prime ... »
Access points
Name access points
- King, Arthur Macdougall (Subject)
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Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described May 2019 by JSB.
Language of description
- English
Sources
[1] In heraldry called Hand of Benediction, also Schwurhand: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hands_in_benediction_in_heraldry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwurhand