Norman A.M. (Larry) MacKenzie fonds Compiled by Miriam McTiernan and Jacqueline Murray (1978) Revised October 2014 Revised by Jennifer Vanderfluit, January 2017 University of British Columbia Archives Table of Contents Fonds Description o Title / Dates of Creation / Physical Description o Biographical Sketch o Scope and Content o Notes Sous-fonds Description Main Fonds Series Descriptions o Correspondence series . Main Correspondence sub-series . Private Correspondence sub-series o Family & Early Papers series o Subject Files series o Speeches, Articles & Publications series o Biographical Material series o Canada Council series o Canadian American Committee series o Canadian National Commission for UNESCO series o Canadian Universities Foundation series o Carnegie Foundation series o Canadian Centenary Council series o Centennial Commission series o Fathers of Confederation Centre series o John and Mary Markle Foundation series o Koerner Foundation series o League of Nations Society series o Memorial University of Newfoundland series o Nova Scotia University Grants Committee series o Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters & Sciences series o Senate series o Travels series o University of East Africa Commission series o Wartime Information Board series o Financial Records series o Miscellaneous Printed/Published Material series o Photographs series Sous-fonds Series Descriptions o Personal Papers series o Family History series File List Photos in Database Catalogue entry (UBC Library catalogue) Fonds Description Norman A.M. (Larry) MacKenzie fonds. -- 1802-2009. 57 m of textual records. ~2,000 photographs. Biographical Sketch Norman Archibald MacRae "Larry" MacKenzie (1894-1986) served as president of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962. He was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. After returning from a brief farming career in Saskatchewan in 1913, MacKenzie enrolled at Dalhousie University and then joined the Canadian army two years later. After returning from overseas service, he studied law at Dalhousie, Harvard and Cambridge Universities. Called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1926, MacKenzie began a prominent career in international law. In 1927, he went to the University of Toronto where he taught law for thirteen years. While in Toronto, in 1928 he married Margaret Roberts “Margie” Thomas and together they had three children. MacKenzie became president of the University of New Brunswick in 1940. In 1944, MacKenzie became president of the University of British Columbia, a position which he held for eighteen years. These were years in which U.B.C. witnessed phenomenal growth in its enrolment, its physical plant, and the complexity of its operations. He also contributed to the recommendations of the Massey Commission (the Royal Commission on National Development of the Arts, Letters and Sciences) in 1951. MacKenzie became a Canadian Senator in 1966, and after his retirement from UBC continued to contribute to the political, cultural, and educational development of the country. He died in 1986. Scope and Content The fonds consists of several series including: Correspondence (189--1985); Family and Early Papers (1802-1992); Subject Files (1947-1977); Speeches, Articles and Publications; (1925-1974); Biographical Material (1908-1990, 2009); Canada Council (1950-1972), Canadian National Commission for UNESCO (1957-1974), Canadian Universities Foundation (1962/63), Canadian-American Committee (1957-1976), Carnegie Foundation (1951-1963), Centenary Council (1962-1969), Centennial Commission (1964- 1977), John and Mary Markle Foundation (1952-1971), Koerner Foundation (1962-1978), League of Nations Society (1926-1940), Nova Scotia Grants Committee (1962-1974); Massey Commission (1949-1956), Senate (1966-1968); Travels (1954-1978); University of East Africa Commission (1962-1963); Wartime Information Board (1942-1945); Financial Records (1928-1982); Printed/Published Material (1909-1982); and Photographs (1900- 1977). There is also the Margaret (Margie) Thomas MacKenzie sous-fonds. Notes File list available. Items marked OVR (oversize) are kept in the University Archives storage area, Rare Books and Special Collections vault. Selected photographs have been digitized and included in UBC Archives’ Historical Photograph Database (UBC 23.1). For complete biographical information see Peter Waite, Lord of Point Grey (1987). January 2017 revision included the addition of the Margaret (Margie) Thomas MacKenzie sous-fonds comprised primarily of materials donated in December 2016 along with a small amount of material from a 2014 donation. Sous-fonds Description Margaret (Margie) Thomas MacKenzie sous-fonds. – [1968] – 1987. 14 cm textual records 44 photographs Helen Margaret Roberts Thomas "Margie” MacKenzie (1902-1987) was the wife of Larry MacKenzie. Originally from Toronto, Margaret MacKenzie held degrees in history (B.A.) and sociology (M.A.) She studied at the University of Toronto and Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Margaret began her career in advertising before moving on to Eaton’s, then to the Toronto Board of Education where she served three terms. She first met Larry MacKenzie in 1923, marrying in December 1928. Together they had three children. Further biographical material found in: Peter Waite, Lord of Point Grey (1987). The sous-fonds is comprised of genealogical materials related to Margaret’s family and materials created by or about Margaret’s life. They have been arranged into two series received with the December 2016 donation. Personal Papers (1902-1987) and Family History ([1868]-1978). Series Descriptions Main Fonds Correspondence series. -- 189?-1985. 8.71 m of textual records. The series consists of two sub-series which have been identified as Main Correspondence and Private Correspondence. An index of the correspondence is available. Main Correspondence sub-series. - 1924-1978. 7.54 m of textual records. The sub-series consists of MacKenzie's correspondence from 1924 through 1978. It also includes some 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 personal contacts. Many of the major 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. It has been arranged in accordance with 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. That the two separated units formed part of the main series was determined 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). The index will provide more detailed information and should be used in conjunction with the following inventory. A comprehensive printed index to the correspondence is available at the University Archives. Boxes 1-70, 227 (1-8). Private Correspondence sub-series. - 189- - 1985. 1.17 m of textual records. The sub-series consists of correspondence from MacKenzie's childhood through 1978. The correspondents in this series fall into two groups: relatives and close, personal friends. Consequently the tone of the series differs considerably from that of the Main Correspondence sub-series. MacKenzie made this distinction himself as most of these letters were kept in bundles or boxes, separate from the Main Series. While there are a few letters from the 1890s and 1900s the major part of this series begins after 1920. The materials are primarily hand written letters to MacKenzie, although, for later years, there is the occasional typewritten copy of MacKenzie's reply. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Each person's name is followed by nicknames and, where applicable, their relationship to MacKenzie. Generally speaking women are found under their married names unless frequent remarriage renders this confusing. In such circumstances as complete as possible a list of married names follows. Box 241 primarily contains MacKenzie’s outgoing correspondence from World War I to family and friends. Some later outgoing correspondence, mainly to MacKenzie’s family is also included in boxes 241. Box 242 includes a small amount of correspondence with Margaret (Thomas) MacKenzie. Boxes 71-77, 227 (9-13) - 228 (1-10), 236 (1-3), 241 – 242 (1-4). Family & Early Papers. - 1802-1992. 66 cm of textual records, 43 photographs. The series primarily consists of materials relating to members of the MacRae and MacKenzie families and also some of Norman MacKenzie's early records. Box 78 includes the personal papers of MacKenzie's uncle, Dr. Archibald Oswald MacRae. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, notebooks and photographs. There is also genealogical information of both the MacRae and MacKenzie families, files referring to the estates of family members, and MacKenzie's early educational and military certificates. Box 79 contains correspondence, maps and miscellany from World War I, along with postcards