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Governor-General, 1899-1904

Collection: Development of Canadian Governance and Foreign Policy, 1883-1904 Volumes Governor-General, 1899-1904

Papers relating to the 4th Earl's tenure of office as Governor-General of Canada, 1898-1904. These represent his official papers: private correspondence of this period (MSS.12391-7) is not reproduced in this collection. The Earl's primary concerns during this period consisted of reforming the militia into a formalised military force, resolving the Alaskan Boundary dispute alongside other diplomatic issues concerning the United States, and the development of cable and rail networks across Canada.

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Scrap book of press cuttings regarding the 4th Earl's Governorship-General, 1898-1905

MS. 12583, MS. 12584, MS. 12585, MS. 12586 and MS. 12587; these items cover 1898 - Oct 1905. This document contains 5 scrapbooks of press coverage which combine to produce...

Date:1898-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-22

First two chapters of a narrative of the 4th Earl's Governorship-General, 1923

MS. 12582 (iv). First two chapters of a narrative covering the 4th Earl's Governorship-General by Sir Edward Hutton, 1923. These chapters cover a range of issues relating to the 4th...

Date:1923-1923
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-21

Miscellaneous addresses, many presented during the 4th Earl's visit to the West in 1900

MS. 12582 (iii). Most of these addresses relate to the Earl's tours of Canada in 1900 and 1904; these tours focussed on the western coast of Canada and on Saskatchewan....

Date:1898-1904
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-20

Miscellaneous papers including a note of the native tribes of Canada

MS. 12582 (ii). An item Of special interest within this document consists of a piece of Department of Indian Affairs' headed note paper, from Ottawa, listing the populations of various...

Date:1898-1902
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-19

Notes of conversations of the 4th Earl with Canadian ministers and others, also his speeches

MS. 12581 and MS. 12582 (i). These items cover the period 1898-1904 and include: notes of conversations of the 4th Earl with various Canadian ministers and others, including Lord William...

Date:1898-1904
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-18

General correspondence concerning military and naval affairs, 1898-1908

MS. 12579 and MS. 12580. This correspondence is widely varied in nature, its subject matter ranges from military strategy to the 'science' of hypnotism and covers numerous subjects in-between which...

Date:1898-1908
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-17

Records concerning and Letters from the 12th Earl of Dundonald, to the 4th Earl 1902-4

MS. 12577 (iii) and (iv). Records concerning and Letters from the 12th Earl of Dundonald, to the 4th Earl with some replies. Matters discussed include the affect of the boundary...

Date:1902-1904
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-16

Memorandum on events leading to Canadian participation in the South African War, c. 1902

MS. 12577 (ii). This memorandum reveals that Canadian troops fought in wars prior to the South African war including the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny during the 1850's; Canadian...

Date:1902-1902
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-15

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