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Reference code
CA ACU GBA F3379
Title
Jack Downey fonds
Date(s)
- 1983-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
30 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Jack Downey was a businessman in Calgary. In the 1980s he was very concerned about Holocaust denial by Jim Keegstra and others and tried to raise awareness of the issue through letter-writing and other efforts. He also sponsored students to travel to Europe to visit Holocaust sites first-hand. He corresponded with M. J. Silverman of Winnipeg who had compiled a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Jim Keegstra.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Jack Downey, 1985.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of a scrapbook compiled by M. J. Silverman, and correspondence regarding Downey's activities in Alberta.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019