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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0306 |
| Title: | R.M. Fowler fonds |
| Dates: | 1936-1945 |
| Extent: | 0.38 m of textual records |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Robert MacLaren Fowler (1906-1980), barrister and corporate director, served as a member of staff on the Rowell-Sirois Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations, 1937-1939. He practised law in Toronto and Ottawa (McCarthy & McCarthy; Gowling, Henderson), served as president of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry (1945-1972), and chaired the Executive Committee of the C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds consists records of R.M. Fowler, including reports, correspondence, transcripts of hearing and related material from the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations (Rowell-Sirois). This includes summary of the hearings (1937-1940), and transcripts of private sittings with the Manitoba and New Brunswick delegations (1938). In addition, there is material from Commission staff in the form of memoranda (1937-1938), precis of discussions (1938-1939), bibliographies and Orders-in-Council, tax forms and notes and estimates relating to unemployment in Canada (1938-1939). There are also copies of several reports issued by the Commission on the taxing power in Canada, debt adjustment, excise duties, and studies of federal systems in other countries. |
| Custodial History: | This material was transferred to the York University Archives from the Government Documents Library in 1977. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File list available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000306.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accession: 1977-005. Further accruals may be expected. |
| 1977-005 |
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| Provenance Access Points: | Fowler, R.M., 1906-1980 |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/04 Date of last revision: 2003/04/16 |
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