The Dirty Thirties
1930 - 1939
This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.
Nellie McClung Collection
Note summaries of events and meetings written during McClung's time in Switzerland representing Canada at the League of Nations.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_046323
Summary notes of conversations and events which took place during the time McClung served as one of Canada's representatives at the League of Nations.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_046325
A news article summarizing events taking place in Europe during McClung's time representing Canada at the League of Nations.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_046324
Issues of concern during the pre-war 1939 months.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_046326
Notes on scenes viewed from the window of the train to Ottawa.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_046327
Nellie McClung wrote this short history of the Home Missions for the United Church of Canada. This documents is provided for research purposes by the Archive of the United Church of Canada.
PMA_2019_045684
Articles concerning McClung's time as a member of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Board of Governors; these articles are found in McClung's scrapbools held in MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond at the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045692
A collection of notes and articles collected by Nellie L McClung in her scrapbook collection. They refer to family and friends either as memorials or as celefrations of their accomplishments. These are now held in MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond at the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045688
Articles and photos taken during McClung's visit to the Elkhorn Industrial School in Elkhorn, Manitoba. These are found in Nellie McClung's scrap books which are held in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045693
Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her daughter Florence. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045694