Series consists of over 797 images related to Ms. Campagnolo’s personal and professional life. Images include personal photographs related to Ms. Campagnolo’s early years in Prince Rupert including her career in broadcasting and theatrical production as well as her political career and tenure as Lieutenant Governor. The bulk of the photographs relate to Ms. Campagnolo’s political career in federal politics including: 40+ images of Ms. Campagnolo’s First Political Campaign, as a Liberal Party Candidate for the Federal Riding of Skeena in 1974 including images of trips in June 1974 by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau, as well as a visit by then M.P. Jean Chretien [later Prime Minister] to Northern BC to campaign for Campagnolo. As well it includes 40+ images of Ms. Campagnolo’s tours and events as Member of Parliament for the Skeena riding from 1974 – 1976; 60 + images of Campagnolo on Tours and Events as Minister of State, Fitness and Amateur Sport, 1976 – 1977 including images with Canadian politicians including former and future Prime Ministers: Pierre Trudeau, John Diefenbaker, Jean Chretien and John Turner; Canadian politicians Jean Sauve and Thérèse Casgrain, and Governor Generals Adrienne Clarkson and Michaëlle Jean; members of the British Royal Family including Queen Elizabeth II, international politicians and dignitaries including Pope Paul X, Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, First Lady Rosalyn Carter, anthropologist Margaret Mead, Canadian media personalities including musician Leona Boyd. It includes 60+ images of Campagnolo’s international Ministry of Sport Tours including those of Cuba, 1977 – 1978 and the European Sports Tour with Team Canada (Hockey Canada), 1977 – 1978 as well 200+ images related to Campagnolo’s involvement in Ministry of Sport Events in Canada including images from the Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, held 3-12 August 1978 and the Canada Winter Games, Brandon, Manitoba, held 12-24 February 1979. The series also includes over 60 images of Campagnolo’s Post Political Office Activities (1979 – 1982) including activities in TV broadcasting and her involvement in the Canadian bid for the 1988 Olympic Games, her non-profit and volunteer activities including her involvement in a Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission, in North-eastern Thailand in 1980. Other images include 20+ images related to Campagnolo’s tenure as the President of the Liberal Party of Canada, 1982 - 1986 including Liberal Party Conventions and functions and including the official portrait of Iona Campagnolo as Liberal Party President, taken by noted photographer Yousuf Karsh, in 1986. Additional images in the series include 50+ images of Campagnolo’s Professional and Public Service, from 1987 - 1999 including CUSO and WHO missions by Campagnolo, images of Campagnolo receiving an Honourary Doctor of Laws at Brock University; 40+ images of Campagnolo in activities relating to her position as Chancellor at the University of Northern British Columbia 1992 – 2004 including her Chancellor Tours of the regions that UNBC serves and official portraits. The remainder of the photographic series consists of 60+ images relating to activities, ceremonies and events attended by the Honourable Campagnolo as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, 2001 - 2007 including her Honour’s work on the Terrace Gardens, at Government House and images of Governor Generals Michaëlle Jean and Adrienne Clarkson’s visits to Government House, Victoria, in March 2006.
This fonds illustrates the Honourable Iona Campagnolo’s careers as a broadcaster, a theatre producer, community leader, a politician, a feminist, a social activist, a speaker, a lecturer, a Chancellor, an advocate, a consultant and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Types of records reflective of her various careers include: speeches, correspondence, itineraries, contracts, draft manuscripts, newspaper clippings, background material, photographs and ephemera. The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds has been divided into the following thirteen series:
1) Photographs
2) Theatre & Community Development
3) Political Career
4) Non-political Activities
5) McMaster International Health Centre
6) Women in Power Project
7) University of Northern British Columbia
8) Fraser Basin Council
9) Miscellaneous – First Nations Material
10) National Speakers Bureau
11) Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
12) Honours & Awards
13) Political Papers
Series consists of correspondence, campaign advertisements and publications, newspaper clippings, itineraries, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, newsletters, poetry, ephemera, memoranda, invitations, commercial publications, party publications, certificates, agendas, press releases, minutes and background information all pertaining to Iona Campagnolo’s political career as M.P. for Skeena; Minister of State Fitness and Amateur Sport, and President of the Liberal Party of Canada; as well as, pertaining to her continued interest in the political state of Canada.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mayor Peter J Lester".
Signature at bottom right reads: “Thanks for your help, Jean Chrétien”; typed caption at bottom reads: “A victorious Jean Chrétien with his wife Aline wave to Liberal supporters at riding headquarters shortly after midnight, October 26, after confirmation that he will be Canada’s 20th Prime Minister.”
The pair sits at table in large ornate room.
Handwritten notation accompanying photograph reads: “Feb. 28/1992. With 'La Presse' journalist Francine Pelletier readying for PBS T.V. Show 'The Editors' on which I.C. is frequent guest (trans-border U.S.-Canadian issues programme)”.
Series consists of correspondence, contracts, manuscripts and a memorandum pertaining to the Honourable Iona Campagnolo's involvement and contribution to a group publication tentatively titled All of Us: Women in Canadian Power and Politics that was scheduled for publication by Random House Canada Ltd. This project was ultimately disbanded and the resulting manuscript was never published.
File consists of correspondence, contracts, and drafts relating to the Women in Power project. Includes:
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Maureen McTeer, re: payment for manuscript, March 25, 1992
Cover features Iona Campagnolo in her regalia as Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia.
File consists of correspondence, contracts, and drafts relating to the Women in Power project. Includes:
- Memorandum to Iona Campagnolo and other authors involved in the Women in Power project, from Maureen McTeer re: progress report, August 15, 1991
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Maureen McTeer re: publication contract and difficulties therein, August 20, 1991
- Fax correspondence to Maureen McTeer from Iona Campagnolo re: thank you, and providing an update on current activities, August 21, 1991
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Noona Barlow, Managing Editor, Random House of Canada Ltd. re: cancellation of Women in Power book project, September 3, 1991
File consists of records relating to the Women in Power project. Includes:
- Four page submission to: Random House of Canada Ltd., chapter written by Iona Campagnolo ( 2 copies)
- ‘Page 2’ of an unidentified section of text, re: Iona Campagnolo’s election to the office of School Trustee in 1966 and then to City Alder‘man’
File consists of records relating to the Women in Power project. Includes:
- Twenty-two page unidentified chapter presumed to be written as part of the Women in Power project. Speculated that this chapter was written by Maureen McTeer.
File consists of correspondence, contracts and drafts relating to the Women in Power project. Includes:
- Fax of handwritten letter to Iona Campagnolo from Maureen McTeer re: publisher for Women in Power publication, January 18, 1990
- Letter to The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé from Iona Campagnolo re: potential involvement with the Women in Power publication, February 6, 1990
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Ellen (Fairclough?) re: copy of manuscript, March 1, 1990
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé re: request for more information on the Women in Power publication and requirements, March 2, 1990
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Maureen McTeer re: payment, book signing, French contract, April 9, 1990 (includes copy of letter to Noona Barlow, Rights Department, Random House of Canada, Ltd. from Maureen McTeer re: contract revisions, March 8, 1990)
- Letter to Maureen McTeer from Iona Campagnolo re: details of project and contact information, April 18, 1990
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Noona Barlow, Rights Department, Random House Canada, Ltd. re: contract for All of Us: Women in Canadian Power and Politics, May 23, 1990 (includes contract and annotated versions)
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Maureen McTeer re: chapter revisions, December 4, 1990
- “Some of Us: Women and Political Power in Canada” text for the Hon. Ellen Fairclough, draft chapter for Women in Power (?)
File consists of correspondence relating to the Women in Power project. Includes:
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo, Associate Director, McMaster International, from Maureen McTeer, November 14, 1989
- Section of original file folder with handwritten label: Women & Power book project, unrealized because publisher wanted ‘personal feelings’
Photograph taken at a Liberal Party function. Unidentified man and woman can be seen sitting in foreground and red pedal bike stands in front of flags in background.
Photograph taken at a Liberal Party function. Unidentified man and woman can be seen sitting in foreground, and red pedal bike stands in front of flags in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Photo for Wall of LP of Canada, Party Presidents - shorts [?] with Vincent Masson, 1932, 1986-86, 10”.
Giles stands between banquet tables, John can be seen clapping in centre background.
Handwritten notations affixed to verso read: “Giles Turner (blackdress)” and “John Turner[Liberal Party Leader]”.
Photograph taken at a Liberal Party function, podium and Canadian flags visible in background.
Unidentified woman sits onstage in left background.
Campagnolo sits at table, Turner stands on left.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Oct 18, 1985, My 53rd Birthday at the Glynmill Inn, [Corner Brook], Newfoundland with Senator, Liberal Leader Leo Barry, JNT, Brian Tobin, M.P., Bill Rompky, M.P., Roses arrived from June Care [?] + Alice Massad, on every year since 1979!”
The group stands in what appears to be a kitchen, with other unidentified individuals, bar in background.
Handwritten inscription on front reads: “Best wishes, Marc Lalonde”; handwritten annotations on verso read: “Marc + Claire Lalond,” and “For the Office Bill Board”.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Sept 5/85, Yellowknife Barbecue with Shiela Copps M.P.”; handwritten notation affixed to verso reads: “The ‘Old Girl’ and Sheila Copps, M.P. for Hamilton East in Yellowknife, NWT, 1985, A Spiritual Daughter”.
Handwritten notation affixed to verso reads: “‘Mme le Presidente’ for Party Reform Conference, Halifax, November 1985”.
Handwritten notation affixed to photographs reads: “Pride of Place on a Young Liberal’s Wall, 1984”; handwritten card from Inniss Photo Service Reg’d, Brockville accompanying the photograph reads: “To Iona Campagnolo, From:- Jan Inniss, My son Scott (+ his mother) attended your recent address in Brockville . . . . I thought you might be interested in seeing what happened to one of your posters . . . A place of honor in his room . . + notice how it takes precedence over the Premier”.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Halifax N.S. Annual Convention, March/83”; handwritten notation affixed to verso reads: “12 provincial and territorial party conventions a year -- Halifax Nova Scotia Liberals, 1983”.
Handwritten notation affixed to verso reads: “Tree Planting in Cambridge Ontario -- Shoeless as High Heels don’t work with Shovels! 1983”.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Frame 10, May 4/83”.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “October/82 - Reject from Pres. Campaign Photos”.
Notation on piece of paper affixed to verso reads: “Campaigning for Party Presidency, November 1982".
Notation accompanying photograph reads: “November 1982 - _____ to Candidate for Party President, Liberal Party of Canada”. Notation written on back of a black and white printout of two young girls holding a sign reading “CHOICE”.
The group leans over table, looking at unknown document, Campagnolo in centre. One paper on table is entitled "ELECTION 80". Large curtained windows in background.
Photograph is one of three images accompanied by handwritten notation reading: “Mere la Senatrice, Therese Casgrain, my Beloved Mentor + dear friend, died Nov 3. 1981 at 85 yrs”. See also items 2009.6.1.426 and 009.6.1.427.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Finally Defeated, 1981”.
Campagnolo sits at long table with eight men, two men standing at table in right foreground.
The group stands wearing formal attire in banquet room, chandelier hanging from ceiling in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “1981”.
Unidentified men seated on either side.
Handwritten annotation on verso: “Therese Casgrain, 1981”.
Campagnolo sits behind table between unidentified woman and man. Reporters sit in foreground.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Ottawa News Conference, July 10/80, CUSO - Kab Chesang”.
Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.
Man appears to be speaking during an election campaign. Two unidentified men sit on either side. Chalkboard and doors can be seen in background. Signs visible on table read: "RE-ELECT" and "I'M PROUD TO BE A FARMER".
Handwritten notation accompanying photographs reads: “with Eugene Whelan”.
Photograph believed to have been taken at the Chetwynd Town Hall.
Image is one of six photographs found with negatives in envelope reading: “‘Campaigning 1979,’ 6 colour negatives enclosed and 2- 4x5 prints (pictured with Bunne Hoffman - editor of Chetwynd Echo (now deceased)), Village of Chetwynd 1949 ?” See also items 2009.6.1.350 - 2009.6.1.354.
Photograph believed to have been taken in the Chetwynd Town Hall. Unidentified individuals seated in background.
Image is one of six photographs found with negatives in envelope reading: “‘Campaigning 1979,’ 6 colour negatives enclosed and 2- 4x5 prints (pictured with Bunne Hoffman - editor of Chetwynd Echo (now deceased)), Village of Chetwynd 1949 ?” See also items 2009.6.1.349 - 2009.6.1.354.