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CLARA THOMAS ARCHIVES Inventory of the Harvey Cashore fonds Inventory #F0640 The digitization of this finding aid was made possible - in part or entirely - through the Canadian Culture Online Program of Canadian Heritage, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Council of Archives. page 2 F0640 - Harvey Cashore fonds Fonds/Collection Number: F0640 Title: Harvey Cashore fonds Dates: [197-]-2010 Extent: 5.7 m of textual records 26 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller 3 audio cassettes Biographical Sketch/ Harvey Cashore, journalist and writer, grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia. Administrative History: He moved to Ottawa in 1982 to attend Carleton University, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism in 1987. In 1986 Cashore began working for author John Sawatsky on a book on the Ottawa lobbying industry, where he first began investigating the Airbus affair. In 1987, Cashore continued working with Sawatsky as a research associate on his book, "Mulroney : the politics of ambition." During the "Mulroney" project Cashore cultivated sources in the Prime Minister's inner circle, some of whom would prove valuable in later years as the Airbus story gained momentum. Cashore was hired as a researcher in the Ottawa bureau of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1989, later returning to work on the Mulroney biography published in 1991. That year he joined CBC's "The Fifth estate" as a researcher, becoming an associate producer in 1993 and a producer in 1995. He also worked as producer and senior editor for the CBC's "Disclosure," a television series devoted to investigative journalism. Cashore now serves as senior producer for CBC News' Special Investigations Unit. Cashore's investigative work has garnered nominations and awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), the Canadian Bar Association, the Hillman Foundation, the Michener Awards Foundation, the Geminis and the Screen Awards. He is also the co-author (with Stevie Cameron) of "The Last amigo : Karlheinz Schreiber and the anatomy of a scandal" (2001), which received the Best Crime Non-Fiction Book of the Year Arthur Ellis Award (Crime Writers' of Canada), and author of "The Truth shows up : a reporter's fifteen-year odyssey tracking down the truth about Mulroney, Schreiber and the Airbus scandal" (2010). Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records documenting Harvey Cashore's work as a journalist, writer and television producer throughout three decades of covering the Airbus story, including work on four books and several documentaries for CBC's "The Fifth estate," all of which formed a personal storyline documented in his 2010 book, "The Truth shows up," about his experiences investigating Airbus, Karlheinz Schreiber and Brian Mulroney. These records are primarily research files, which include correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, notes, transcripts, government documents, photographs and audio cassettes, as well as manuscripts for "The Truth shows up." S00631 The Truth shows up research files Language of material note: Some items are written in German. Restrictions on Access to recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted by Harvey Cashore Access and Use: is restricted for 30 years after the date of the interview. Researchers seeking access to these documents must make written application to Harvey Cashore through the University Archivist, outlining their research project and their purpose in consulting these documents. Finding Aid: A finding aid is available. URL of Finding Aid: http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000640.htm Accruals: The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2011-051. Further accruals may be expected. Related Records: Materials relating to the Airbus affair, Brian Mulroney and Karlheinz Schreiber can also be found in the Stevie Cameron fonds, F0190. page 3 F0640 - Harvey Cashore fonds Immediate source of Donated by Harvey Cashore in 2013. acquisition: Provenance Access Points: Cashore, Harvey Date of creation: 2013/10/22 Date of last revision: 2014/04/23.