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Fire Protection Conference.

File consists of a transcript of Dana Porter's speech from the Eighty-second Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association Fire Protection Conference, royal York hotel, Toronto, May 27th, 28th, 29th, 1953. Item was reprinted from Industrial Canada, July 1953. Also includes a programme and one item of correspondence.

Porter, Dana Harris

Notes.

File consists of a series of notes on speeches given by Dana Porter.

Porter, Dana Harris

Speech File : 1954-1959

File consists of transcripts of approximately 35 speeches given by Dana Porter at a variety of events between the years 1954-1959. In some cases there are multiple copies, ms. copies, and annotated copies of the speeches.

Porter, Dana Harris

Attendees of the graduation exercises of the 42nd Session of the FBI National Academy.

File consists of one photograph showing attendees of the graduation exercised of the 42nd Session of the FBI National Academy. Left to right:

  • Mr. W.V. Scott, Fire Marshal for Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ;
  • Mr. W.B. Common, Director of Public Prosecutions, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ;
  • J. Edgar Hoover, Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ;
  • Honourable Dana Porter, Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ;
  • Mr. Clifford R. Magone, Deputy Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ;
  • Honourable William H. Stringer, commissioner of Police for Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Porter, Dana Harris

Pipeline photographs.

  • File consists of twelve photographs showing pipeline work in Hamilton being undertaken by Canadian Bechtel Ltd. and photographed by Richard Finnie. Dana Porter is present in some of the images. Each image has a detailed description on the verso. Also includes one item of correspondence regarding the photographs.
    In the photographs:
    Porter, Dana Harris
  • Crozier, Archibald
  • Roberts, D. L.
  • Guard, Ernest
  • Coynes, R. A.
  • Blair, S. M.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana and Beland Honderich.

File consists of three photographs of Dana Porter with Beland Honderich. Beland is in a wheelchair and appears to be at a hospital or convalescent home. Two of the photos show just Honderich and Porter and the third shows a group of men in wheelchairs gathered around a piano, perhaps at a party.

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Porter, Dana and others.

File consists of one photograph of Dana Porter with a group of unidentified men. Many of the men are in military dress.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana and others.

File consists of two group photographs of Dana Porter with who appear to be other members of the Ontario Parliament. The photographs were taken the same day, one an informal shot in a meeting room and room a formal posed photograph.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana : caricature.

File consists of one reproduction of a caricature of Dana Porter by Henry H. Bull. Bull was the Crown Attorney for Metropolitan Toronto and the County of York and drew many caricatures of colleagues. The reproduction print is mounted using Durograf technology, a type of screen printing where the image is applied to a spunbonded polyester fibre. The image has been mounted on a piece of acrylic, with a biography of Henry Bull on the back.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana meeting Pope Paul VI.

File consists of four photographs showing Dana Porter shaking hands with the Pope, taken on the occasion of the first anniversary of Paul VI Papacy, July 1, 1964. Dorothy Porter is standing next to Dana.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana.

File consists of one portrait of Dana Porter taken by McKague, Toronto, Ont., mounted and in an enclosure as well as nine smaller portraits, some of which are proof copies.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana , Robert Fabian and Keith Simpson.

File consists of five photographs of Dana Porter with Robert Fabian and Keith Simpson taken by Gerry Kainz of the Hamilton Spectator. In the photographs the men are seen examining evidence. Inscription on verso of one reads "A string bag! The main duo which took Sidney Sinclair or Harold Hagger to the gallows for the murder of Dagmar Petrzywalski otherwise Peters. Wrotham, Kent, England." Also includes two items of correspondence between Ed. Black of the Hamilton Spectator and Dana Porter regarding the photographs.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana : swearing in ceremony.

File consists of four photographs of Dana Porter with Lieutenant Governor Ray Lawson, George Drew and others at Porter's swearing in ceremony as Attorney General of Ontario. Identification from verso.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana : Who's Who in Canada.

File consists of four photographs of Dana Porter mounted on information sheets from Who's Who in Canada. Also includes one item of correspondence from Who's Who regarding the photographs.

Porter, Dana Harris

Unidentified photographs.

File consists of three unidentified photographgraphs. One shows a baby (possibly Julian or Dana Porter Jr.), one shows a wedding photograph, and one shows three unidentified individuals possibly at a racetrack.

Porter, Dana Harris

Correspondence : Bill.

File consists of one postcard addressed to Dana Porter from Bill [?] featuring a photo of an Atomic Detonation in Nevada.

Porter, Dana Harris

Correspondence : Farrell, R.A.

File consists of one item of correspondence from R.A. Farrell of the News Bulletin of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

Porter, Dana Harris

Correspondence re. congratulations (2 of 3).

  • H. Mary
  • Hall, Emmett M.
  • Hamilton, William E.
  • Hammell, John E.
  • Hanna, John W.
  • Harkness, W.U.K.
  • Harris, Roland A.
  • Hart, G. Arnold
  • Hastings, Mable
  • Heal, R.F.
  • Hearing, George J.
  • Herbert, Rober
  • Hermant, Sydney
  • Hewitt, Gordon; Hilton, John D.
  • Hobson, J.A.
  • Hasting, R.S.
  • Huffman, John
  • Hughes, Frank J.
  • Hukee, Margie Magone
  • Hungerford, Jack
  • Inch, George
  • Innes, H.B.
  • Isber, Rose M.
  • Jamieson, H.T.
  • Jasperson, Fred K.
  • Johnston, Roddy
  • Jones, Oakah L.
  • Kelly, J.M.
  • Kents, Palmer
  • Kingston, R.A.
  • Kirkpatricks, A.M.
  • Kirkwood, Helen
  • Kucherepa, John
  • Laidlaw, Robert
  • Langford, Henry
  • Leal, Allan H.
  • Leal, W. Allen
  • Levinter, Isodore
  • Lough, Donald
  • Lewis, Dev
  • Long, Norman W.
  • Lowe, Carl
  • Luxenberg, Benjamin
  • Lyle, F.
  • MacLean, Ian
  • McLaughlin, Hugh J.
  • McCutcheon, M. Wallace
  • McGibbon, J.A.
  • McLead, Douglas J.
  • McKenzie, A.C.
  • McTague, Charles P.
  • Mabee, Oliver B.
  • Mack, Ron L.
  • Maddocks, Fred
  • Mahoney, Ed.
  • Martin, Walter M.
  • Mauskell, J.Q.
  • Mendels, M.M.
  • Mernill, S.B.
  • Millar, J.D.
  • Mills, Ralph S.
  • Milner, H.R.
  • Mitchell, George
  • Montague, W.H.
  • Moore, Trevor
  • Morrison, William
  • Mungovan, Lenore
  • Monteith, J. Waldo
  • Murray, Gladstone
  • Nickle, W.M.
  • Normandin, Rodrigue
  • Ormsly, Gerald
  • Osborne, L.
  • Pepler, H.W.E.

Porter, Dana Harris

Porter, Dana George : vital records.

File consists of an envelope with vital records and information for Dana Porter, Jr. Includes correspondence regarding the records from the RCAF, as well as a high school graduation diploma, reports of examinations from the Ontario Agricultural College, clippings on Porter's time at OAC and letters of reference.

Porter, Dana Harris

Diary.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1953.

Porter, Dana Harris

Diary.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1958.

Porter, Dana Harris

Diary.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1961.

Porter, Dana Harris

Diary.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1962.

Porter, Dana Harris

Diary.

File consists of one pocket diary for the year 1965.

Porter, Dana Harris

Campaign blotter.

File consists of a campaign blotter for Dana Porter for when he was running for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the St. George's riding in Toronto.

Porter, Dana Harris

Campaign flyer.

File consists of one campaign flyer for Dana Porter for the Progressive Conservative party for the St. George's Riding Toronto in 1943.

Porter, Dana Harris

Poem.

File consists of a handwritten poem, possibly by Dana Porter to his wife.

Porter, Dana Harris

Administrator of the Province : John Wellington Pickup.

File consists of materials relating to John Wellington Pickup's time as the "Administrator of the Government of the Province of Ontario" (in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor). Includes commissions appointing John Wellington Pickup interim administrator, instructions for the administrator of the Province of Ontario, a Speech From the Throne regarding the death of Queen Mary, and correspondence.

Porter, Dana Harris

Campaign speeches.

File consists of transcriptions of speeches and articles by Dana Porter from when he was campaigning in anticipation of the 1943 election.

Porter, Dana Harris

Governmental notes.

File consists of alphabetized and tabbed notes on a variety of topics relating to Dana Porter's portfolios and positions in the Ontario Government.

Porter, Dana Harris

Probation - a brief.

File consists of a four part report on probation by Dana Porter. Parts consist of A. Historical ; B. Evolution, Procedure, Qualifications, Task ; C. The Need for Probation in Canada and Ontario ; D. What is Probation?

Porter, Dana Harris

Scrapbooks and Clippings

Series consists of clippings and scrapbooks created primarily by Dana Porter. Some books also contain posthumous clippings on Dana Porter and his legacy collected by Julian Porter.

Porter, Dana Harris

Clipping.

File consists of two photocopies of a clipping from the May 20, 1948 edition of the Toronto Evening Telegram. Clipping discusses Porter's position as Minister of Planning and Development.

Porter, Dana Harris

Scrapbook.

File consists of one large scrapbook with pasted-in clippings and magazine articles on Porter, his work, and related interests.

Porter, Dana Harris

Scrapbook.

File consists of one large scrapbook with pasted-in clippings, magazine articles, ephemera and correspondence created and accumulated by Porter, relating to his work, family and interests.

Porter, Dana Harris

Shakespeare

Series consists of materials relating to Dana Porter's interest in, and study of, Shakespeare with particular emphasis on his Sonnets. Includes essays written by Porter, research notes, clippings, correspondence regarding the publication of his works, and one item of correspondence consisting of a posthumous review of Porter's works by Professor Alan C. Coman.

Porter, Dana Harris

Shakespeare's Sonnets : essay.

File consists of an untitled essay by Dana Porter of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Includes three drafts of the essay, as well as reference photocopies sent from the Bodleian Library.

Porter, Dana Harris

Sonnet order.

File consists of a chart giving Dana Porter's proposed order for Shakespeare's sonnets alongside the order established in 1609 and by Denis Bray.

Porter, Dana Harris

What if a Day.

File consists of a typed passage from What if a Day by A.E.H. Swaen from Modern Philology Vol. 5 p. 384.

Speech File : 1960.

File consists of the transcripts for eleven speeches given by Dana Porter at various convocations and events. Includes one for the University of Waterloo Convocation for the Installation of the Chancellor The Honourable Dana Harris Porter. Also includes four photographs showing Dorothy Porter, Julian Porter and Dana Porter Jr. standing under a painting of Dana Porter at the dedication ceremony for the Dana Porter Library.

Porter, Dana Harris

Immigration photographs.

File consists of forty one photographs showing immigrants coming to Canada under Dana Porter's 1947 plan to airlift 10,000 British immigrants to Canada. Individual photographs feature descriptions on the verso.

Porter, Dana Harris

Magone, Clifford.

File consists of one photograph of Clifford Magone, the Deputy Attorney General of Ontario under Dana Porter. The photograph was taken by William Scott, Fire Marshal of Ontario. Also includes an item of correspondence from Scott.

Porter, Dana Harris

Ontario Cabinet.

File consists of one photograph showing members of Leslie Frost's Cabinet from 1954. Identification based on photograph of 1949 cabinet.

  • Frost, Leslie
  • Porter, Dana Harris
  • Dunbar, George
  • Daley, Charles
  • Goodfellow, William
  • Gresinger, Bill

Porter, Dana Harris

Ontario Cabinet.

File consists of one photograph showing members of Leslie Frost's Cabinet from 1949. Includes : Louis Cecile ; [Horrsscort] ; Bill Gresinger ; Charles Daley ; Dana Porter ; William Goodfellow ; Arthur Walsh ; George Dunbar ; Tom Kennedy ; Leslie Frost ; George Doucette ; George Challies. Identification from attached sheet, not all names are legible.

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