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
The pair stands in unknown room, desk in background.
Handwritten annotation accompanying photograph reads: “Nisgaa Pole raising, Tait, Aiyansh”.
Handwritten annotation accompanying photograph reads: “Nisgaa Pole raising, Tait, Aiyansh”.
Photograph was taken during a tour of the Skeena riding in the summer of 1978.
Photograph was taken during a tour of the Skeena riding in the summer of 1978.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “P. J. Lester - Mayor, Pr. Rupert - July 1st/78”.
Photograph was taken during a tour of the Skeena riding in the summer of 1978.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “July 78, Kitimat, Min of Fitness + M.P.”
Photograph was taken during a tour of the Skeena riding in the summer of 1978.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Capt. Vancouver”.
Fenced area visible in background.
Unidentified individuals can be seen by picnic tables in background.
Buildings and forest in background.
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.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Opening Canada Games, Brandon Man. Feb/79, We made 2 great speeches-- Navy + Pale blue uniforms”.
Photograph taken at potlatch held in honour of the late Mary George, Louise Ellen George, Dale Francis George, Paul Dwayne George and Gregory James LaFitte.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Gloria George + Brother Leonard George at Telkwa”.
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.
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.
Woman stands in front of clothing shelves, holding a shirt up to a young boy while another boy looks on.
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.
Blond woman stands between the children, helping the young boy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Handwritten notation affixed to verso reads: “Tree Planting in Cambridge Ontario -- Shoeless as High Heels don’t work with Shovels! 1983”.
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”.
Tire swings hang in background.
Photograph is one of seven images believed to have been taken on a Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission in Mozambique; see also items 2009.6.1.483 - 2009.6.1.488.
Photograph is one of seven images orginally included within a diary dated 12-22 November 1987. Photos depict a day to day account of Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission to establish whether or not a Canadian presence is justified in the fight against Apartheid and for the liberation of Namibia within a Soviet Sphere Socialist State. See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.496.
Children visible in background. Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Waku Kungo, Angola - Nov/87,” and “MPLA Fighters”.
Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's mission trip with the Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO). See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.499 for more images featuring Angola.
Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Waku Kungo, Angola, Nov/87”.
Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's mission trip with the Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO). See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.499 for more images featuring Angola.
Campagnolo stands on right in blue floral dress.
Photograph is one of three images from 'Suture' newsletter (see file 2009.6.5.6), published by St. Mary's General Hospital, New Brunswick Department of Education, Women in Leadership Workshop, 11 May 1989. See also items 2009.6.1.503 and 2009.6.1.504.
Two unidentified men stand in background.
Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Oct 2/1992, Faculty of Management, University of Calgary, Frank King and Iona Campagnolo,” and “from Calgary ’88 Friends”.
Unidentified woman stands third from right, with arm raised. Photograph was taken during the chancellor's tour of Xats'ull Heritage Village, Soda Creek First Nation, Williams Lake, B.C.
Campagnolo holds microphone while wearing cowboy hat, and standing on a wagon pulled by team of horses.
Packed gymnasium applauding after the April 1972 production (see items 2009.6.1.11 - 2009.6.1.17).
Handwritten notation on accompanying piece of paper reads: “Skeena Liberals, Stewart 1st Campaign, John Hanquest ('Midgie' John) + Pals.”
Series of pictures of the same political rally, originally affixed together with tape and glue as one contact sheet.
Handwritten annotation originally affixed to verso of collage reads: “‘The great rally, Terrace, 1974, M. + PET Trudeau”.
The three women stand in the Prince Rupert Masonic Temple looking at baby pictures of Selma Murray.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “From Left to Right, Aug/74, Gladys Blyth - Port Ed, Iona Campagnolo - ‘MP Skeena,’ Lil Schuman - Manitoba (‘Mother’ - Aunt) to Selma Murray, Masonic Temple - Pr. Rupert, B.C., Reception for Selma, looking at baby picture of Selma”.
Marcel Roy [?], Iona Campagnolo, Jeanne Sauvé, Yves Demers [?], and an unidentified woman sit at banquet table in front of a stage with musical instruments and a Canadian flag.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “copie pour Mme Campagnolo, 15, 1-5-, Yves Demers, Marcel Roy, Jeanne Sauvé, un discourse en français dan la circonscription de Mme S. (toute l’monde est separatiste et liberal!)”
Snow can be seen on ground, and RCMP officer is visible in crowd. Unknown building in background.
Sign in foreground reads: “Stop Bull Shitting, [Phoney (crossed out)] Ioney”.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “The Kitimat Oil Port Environmental Lobby, didn’t believe I killed it. I did!”
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “a Palm Reader in Smithers”.
Drawing is the third of five that depict the proposed family recreation complex in Whitehorse. This drawing shows proposed elevations and includes two sketches, one of the Northeast elevation and the other of the Southeast elevation.
Drawing is the final drawing of five of the proposed family recreation complex in Whitehorse. Notable areas in this design include: a lounge, and viewing areas where a person could overlook the curling rink, the theatres, and the pool.
Lower floor plans of the proposed Family Recreation Complex in Whitehorse include: an ice hockey arena, pool, curling rink, courtyard, gym and an outline for a future gym.
Photograph depicts Skeena MP Iona Campagnolo speaking with George Brown of Burns Lake Community Development Corporation in Burns Lake while being filmed by director Paul Rockett. Unknown man in centre.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Stan Newcombe in a store in Port Clements, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo with Earl Moffat of Engen, BC (near Vanderhoof) looking at a piece of paper.