The collection consists of records gathered by Walter Bruce MacDonald as research materials and content for a biography of Roderick Charles (R.C.) MacDonald. Records include collected photographs of R.C. MacDonald and his family as well as newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, programs, scrapbooks, reports, speeches, certificates, drawings, correspondence, and copies of the book and digital manuscripts for Walter Bruce MacDonald's biography of R.C. MacDonald entitled, "Catch-as-catch-can."
Sem títuloThe series consists of one copy of the self-published book "Catch-as-catch-can" by Walter Bruce MacDonald as well as digital copies of the manuscript in its entirely (DOC and PDF) and in chapters (RTF) as well as book cover concepts (JPG) and preliminary pages (DOC).
Sem títuloThe series consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, speeches, certificates, programs, family tree diagrams, and other family records collected by Walter Bruce MacDonald for his biography of R.C. MacDonald.
The subseries consists of photographs collected by Walter Bruce MacDonald for his biography of R.C. MacDonald. The records are a combination of family photographs and photographs from various sources that were used in the book. More information about the majority of the photographs can be found in the book, "Catch-as-catch-can."
The file consists of newspaper clippings related to R.C. MacDonald's wrestling pursuits, his lengthy political career and his involvement with the Highland Games later in life.
The file includes three digital images of maps depicting several battles and operations from the Second World War (Battle of the Rhineland, 1945; Battle of the Scheldt, 1944; and the Rhineland Operation "Veritable", 1945). The maps were used in the "Catch-as-catch-can" book (see page 55).
The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings collected by R.C. MacDonald's staff that document his time as M.L.A. for the Dewdney riding.