Edward E. Mitchelson fonds
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Williams, Edie
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The fonds consists of records accumulated by Edward E. Mitchelson during his time as secretary/treasurer at Brock University and later as a member of the Commission on Property Tax Reform in Ontario. Fonds consists mainly of correspondence, minutes, reports and briefs, submissions and presentations on property tax reform for numerous cities in Ontario. Also included are summaries of meetings and several published summaries and reports.
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Edward E. Mitchelson of Niagara Falls, Ont., was active in local politics, serving at different times as councilor and Reeve of Stamford Township, as well as alderman for the City of Niagara Falls and councillor for the Niagara Region. He held the position of secretary/treasurer at Brock University from its earliest beginnings in 1962 until retiring in 1974. Prior to that, Mr. Mitchelson was head of the agriculture department of Stamford Collegiate Vocational Institute. In 1976, he served as a member of the Commission on Property Tax Reform in Ontario [aka The Blair Commission].
The fonds consists of two series. Series I. Brock University administrative records, 1963-1971, 1983 contains the working documents of Edward Mitchelson in his capacity as secretary/treasurer. They include meeting minutes, reports, briefs, clippings and photographs from the earliest history of the inception of Brock University. The second series, Commission on Property Tax Reform in Ontario, 1976-1978 contains the documents created by Mitchelson and his fellow commission members during interviews and meetings across Ontario.
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RG 25, Edward E. Michelson fonds 1963-1971, 1976-1978, 1983. Brock University Archives.
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