Craig, Estelle : Centennial Project
Women's Press Club of Toronto
This is one of three folders (see files 2-4) which belonged to Estelle Craig, Project Chairman of the Centennial Project of the Canadian Women's Press Club (C.W.P.C). This file contains correspondence dated 1966. Also contained in this file is the C.W.P.C Feasibility Report that was compiled for the Centennial Commission in 1966. Other materials included in this file include a proposed program of events for the centennial project, minutes of meetings of various Centennial Project Committee meetings, which took place in 1966, C.W.P.C Centennial Project Progress Reports, a Centennial Project Annual Report, and a Treasurer's Report. Additionally this file contains lists of names of foreign journalists who have accepted invitations to date, and lists of names added to the invitation list. This file also contains press releases on the Centennial Project for the club's newsletter “Newspacket” and for other Canadian press publications, and an article by Helen Palmer on the Centennial Project that appeared in the “Toronto Daily” on April 28, 1967.
Correspondence in this file includes letters and internal C.W.P.C memos. Much of this correspondence was conducted between members of the Centennial Project's National Executive Committee members. This National Executive was established in April 1966. The President of the Executive was the C.W.P.C. National President, Elva Fletcher. Other key members whose correspondence is contained in this file include Helen Marsh, the Co-coordinating National Chairman, Estelle Craig, the Project Chairman, Jo Carson, the Project Vice-Chairman, Lyn Harrington, the Secretary, and Margaret Cragg, the Program Committee Chairman. The subject areas covered in this correspondence include forthcoming and previous meetings of the Executive, measures to be undertaken to publicize the project, developments regarding the program of events for the project, and matters regarding issuing of invitations to this event. Another subject covered includes the communications made by the Project Committee with the Centennial Commission regarding government support for this project.
This file also contains some correspondence received from the Information Division of the Department of External Affairs regarding progress made in contacting foreign journalists through the Canadian Embassies and Consulates abroad.
Finally, this file includes a letter of invitation to the Secretary of State, Judy LaMarsh from Elva Fletcher inviting her to address the first formal dinner at the centennial event on June 19, 1967. A letter of acceptance from Ms. LaMarsh is also contained in this file.
1966
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