University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections. Finding Aid - Gladstone Murray fonds (RBSC- ARC-1389)

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1 University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Finding Aid - ( ARC-1389) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) Printed: December 08, 2017 Language of description: English University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Telephone: Fax:

2 Table of contents Summary information... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch... 3 Scope and content... 3 Arrangement... 4 Notes... 4 Physical condition... 4 Series descriptions... 4, Mailing lists, correspondence and reports,... 4, Cartoons, newspaper articles, and magazines, Page 2 -

3 ARC-1389 Summary information Repository: Title: ID: Date: Physical description: Dates of creation, revision and deletion: University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections ARC (date of creation) 24 cm of textual records Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Gladstone Murray was a journalist, speaker and lobbyist who was very critical of the activities and goals and aims of the CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) and all other socialist parties. He was the head of the Responsible Enterprise, founded in 1942, an association of about 100 Canadian industrial and business companies whose goal was to protect the free market, the rights of private property, and the economic system of competitive capitalism in Canada. The association hosted an annual dinner each year, wherein Murray delivered a speech reviewing the progress which had been made towards these ends. The association also published a magazine, The Outlook, bulletins, and cartoons. Scope and content The fonds consists of records created and compiled by Gladstone Murray and the Responsible Enterprise association. Records are related to the annual dinners ( ) put on by the association, as well as printed materials published or collected by the association. In order to reflect this the fonds is divided into two series: Annual Dinner series and Printed Materials series. Record types in the Annual dinner series include minutes, correspondence and reports. Records in the Printed Materials series include cartoons, newsletters, bulletins, and magazine articles. University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 3

4 ARC-1389 Notes Title notes Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds. Physical condition Records are in good condition. Arrangement Some files in this fonds were originally bound in 3 ring binders and housed in two separate boxes. In December 2017 the archivist removed the materials from these binders and rehoused the contents. As a result of this the physical extent of the fonds decreased by 12 centimeters. Other notes Publication status: published Series descriptions Mailing lists, correspondence and reports Scope and content: Series consists of records created in relation to the hosting of Responsible Enterprise annual dinners. Individuals in attendance represented banks, oil and gas corporations, food and tobacco companies, and other members of the private sector. Annual reports given by Murray reflect on the years' success in progressing the agenda of the private sector. Record types include mailing lists of invitees, correspondence with dinner organizers and invited individuals, and copies of the annual reports given by Gladstone Murray at these dinners. Physical description: 12 cm of textual records. File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container ARC File - Annual Dinner York Club - Toronto Host: J.R. White - Imperial Oil Ltd. November 1957 ARC ARC File - Annual Dinner York Club - Toronto Host: George H. Baillie -V.P. C.P.R. File - Montreal and Toronto Annual Dinners University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page

5 ARC-1389 ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC File - Montreal Annual Dinner Host: 1960 R.D. Mulholland, General Manager, Bank of Montreal File - Annual Dinner York Club Toronto Host: M.O. Simpson -Combined Enterprise Ltd. File - Reports of Gladstone Murray to the Annual Dinners File - Toronto Annual Dinner Host Mr J.S. Proctor, Executive Vice President Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce File - Montreal Annual Dinner Host: Mr Paul Bienvenu, President Catelli Food Products Ltd. File - Report of the Annual Dinner 1961 File - Miscellaneous Addresses, Letter to Mr. Bongard, Toronto File - "Outlook" Mailing List for Alliance Paper Mills File - Mailing lists for "The Outlook" Montreal Locomotive, Orange Crush, Canadian Locomotive, Dominion Woolens, British American Oil, Canada Wire and Cable Cartoons, newspaper articles, and magazines Date: (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of publications collected and created by the Responsible Enterprise association and Gladstone Murray. Record types include cartoons, newspaper articles, bulletins, and magazines. Cartoons are published by Responsible Enterprise Association, and relate largely to the labour movement, and socialism and communism in Canada, and internationally. Newspaper articles are copied from a range of sources including The News Optimist, The Quebec-Telegraph, The Windsor Daily Star, and The New York Times. Bulletins from Britain are written by John Gloag, and published by Responsible Enterprise. Issues of The Outlook magazine, the official publication of Responsible Enterprise, are also included in the series. Physical description: 12 cm of textual records. File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container File - [Cartoons] (1 of 2) ARC File - [Cartoons] (2 of 2) ARC File - [Bulletins] (1 of 2) ARC ARC File - [Bulletins] (2 of 2) University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 5

6 ARC-1389 ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC File - [News articles] (1 of 2) File - [News articles] (2 of 2) (1 of 2) (2 of 2) (1 of 2) (2 of 2) (1 of 5) (2 of 5) (3 of 5) (4 of 5) (5 of 5) University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 6