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Sub series consists of records related to the celebration and honoring of the historic Person's Case of 1928, which was a constitutional ruling that recognized women as persons and as able to be appointed to the Senate.
Sub series contains restricted material.
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File consists of records related to the Governor General Persons Awards of 1981, including nomination letters and a list of recipients along with biographical information.
Restricted access to records stapled with letter written by Mary F. Bishop dated 13, Fe. 1980, and more precisely M. Barbara Cadbury’s curriculum vitae due to its inclusion of personal information.
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File consists of records related to the NAC's sub-committee in charge of the 50th anniversary of the Persons Case (also known as 50 Years of Personhood) celebration. Includes memos, NAC annual meeting (1979) agenda, Naci committee members, correspondence, etc.
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File consists of records related to the Persons Case of 1979, including topics such as commissioned medallions (bronze and silver) for the anniversary, seals, etc. Includes mainly correspondence, some reports, photocopied newspaper article etc.
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File consists of records related to the celebration of women as Persons, also known as the Persons Case, including the 50th and 51st anniversaries. Also includes topics such as the British North America Act, Persons’ week, Persons’ Day, a “Women Celebrate Women” brochure, etc. Includes invitations, invitation lists, press release, correspondence, memos, agendas, publications, photocopied newspaper articles, photocopy of a medallion, a House of Commons debate, etc.
Restricted access to yellow-colored lined paper starting with "Jo Evans, 403 Lorne ?) due to its inclusion of personal information
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File consists of an “Heritage” issue (September-October, 1979) published by “Alberta Culture”. Includes articles on “The Persons Case” written by Phyllis Ellis and on "The Story of Nellie McClung" written by Jean Leslie.
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File consists of records related to commemorative plaque and medals for the Persons Case. Includes an exhibition catalogue titled “Canadian Women and Medals”, an exhibition held at the Public Archives Canada in 1980 that displayed medals from the National Medal Collection, including medals from the Persons Case, Persons Year Medallions, etc. Other topics include the “Eight Persons”. Includes correspondence, communiques, nomination letter, etc.
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File consists of records related to the minting process of the Persons Case medallions. Records also mention Lombardo Mint and Dora de Pedery-Hunt as the designer of the medal. Also contains 2 photographs of the “Women are Persons/ La femme: citoyenne 1929-1979” medal. Includes correspondence, invoices, order forms, price lists, etc. Also includes 1 photograph : b&w ; 29 x 22 cm on acetate and 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 13 cm.
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File consists of records related to the “Five Persons Case Design Competition” for the decorative stamp or seal celebrating the Persons Case’s 50th anniversary. Mentions that Mrs. Jamie Bennett was the winner of the competition. Contains photocopies (some in color) of the submitted drawings by other competitors. Includes correspondence, memos, photocopies of drawings and of a Christmas card, etc. Also includes 2 drawings ; 21 x 28 cm or smaller and 1 photograph ; col. ; 3 x 4 cm on acetate.
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File consists of records related to the Persons Case stamps and the celebration at the Supreme Court of Canada in 1979. Also includes correspondence between the NAC and Canada Post’s Postmaster General and the Post Office Stamp Design Advisory Committee mentioning the NAC’s efforts in having five Canadian stamps of the Five Persons women circulate in celebration of the Persons Case’s 50th anniversary. Also contains records pm the ceremony at the Supreme Court (1979) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Persons Case, where the medallion was presented along with a scroll was presented by the Chief Justice at the time of Canada Bora Laskin. Includes mainly correspondence.
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File consists of records related to promoting and selling the Persons Case seals and stamps in celebration of the Persons Case’s 50th anniversary. Contains an article on “The Persons Case” written by Mary Eberts in which the five women are the main topic. Also includes records on a funding campaign by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Includes 9 sheets of 54 stamps each of NAC 50th anniversary of the Persons Case stamps, photocopied newspaper articles, correspondence, price lists, press release, order forms, etc.
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File consists of records related to selling of the Persons Case’s 50th anniversary medallions in Alberta and British Columbia. Includes final reports including financial reports, cheques, invoices, correspondence, memos, newspaper and magazine clippings, etc.
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File consists of records related to selling of the Persons Case’s 50th anniversary seals and medallions. Also includes records on advertisement requests and designs of advertisement samples. Also mentions the “Summer Project”, etc. Includes 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm, correspondence, advertisements samples, reports, news release, an incomplete sheet of stamps (40 stamps), invoices, etc.