File contains documents regarding Don MacLaurin's father and aunt, including wills, correspondence, and funeral records.

Notes:
Item 001 is beginning to deteriorate and has bleeding ink.
Item 003 has wax seals.
Item 012 has ink from another document that has bled onto it.

Details of each item:
001: A Memorandum of Agreement dated February 1929 between Christena Burgess, Calvin Burgess, Lynden Harley, and Robert Newman Hall regarding the execution of the Last Will and Testament of John Burgess (late husband of Christena Burgess).
002: The Last Will and Testament of Christena Burgess, dated August 1939.
003: An agreement dated November 1940 between Robert Kershaw and Christy Burgess [sic] regarding regarding a writ of foreclosure, submitted by John Sullivan, on a parcel of land owned by Christy Burgess and set to be turned over to Robert Kershaw.
004: An invoice date June 1942 to Christy Burgess regarding a purchase from one Jessie Gourley.
001: A Memorandum of Agreement dated February 1929 between Christena Burgess, Calvin Burgess, Lynden Harley, and Robert Newman Hall regarding the execution of the Last Will and Testament of John Burgess.
002: The Last Will and Testament of Christena Burgess, dated August 1939.
003: An agreement dated November 1940 between Robert Kershaw and Christy Burgess regarding regarding a writ of foreclosure, submitted by John Sullivan, on a parcel of land owned by Christy Burgess and set to be turned over to Robert Kershaw.
004: An invoice dated June 1942 to Christy Burgess regarding a purchase from one Jessie Gourley.
005: A note dated July 1959 regarding photo negatives taken by Alexander E. MacLaurin.
006: An undated card to Evelyn and Alexander E. MacLaurin from a couple named Shirley and Bob, thanking the MacLaurins for sending a knife set as a gift.
007: A card and envelope dated February 1959 from Rachel and Jean-Ch[arle]s Magnan expressing their condolences to Evelyn MacLaurin following Alexander E. MacLaurin's death.
008: A telegram dated February 1959 from James N. Allan to Evelyn MacLaurin expressing his condolences following the death of her husband.
009: A pamphlet for Doric Lodge with an "In Memoriam" note expressing sympathy to the family of the late Alexander Edwin MacLaurin.
010: A letter with envelope dated February 1959 from I. F. Furniss from the Eastern Ontario Branch of the Agricultural Institute of Canada expressing their sympathies to to Evelyn MacLaurin, and a copy of her response written on the back.
011: A letter with envelope dated February 1959 from F. W. Walsh of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture expressing his sympathies to Evelyn MacLaurin following the death of her husband.
012: A church program dated September 1959 with a dedication of music folders presented to the choir by Evelyn MacLaurin in memory of her late husband.
013: A letter dated January 1956 from Hazel and Donald J. MacLeod regarding the wedding of Shirley MacLeod and Robert E. Miller in Fredericton, New Brunswick, referencing a news article titled "Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Miller" from "The Daily Gleaner", dated January 10, 1956.
014: A newspaper retirement announcement for Alexander E. MacLaurin, and the obituary for Alexander E. MacLaurin from the May-June 1959 edition of the Agricultural Institute Review.
015: A letter dated October 1958 from Donald J. MacLeod to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding Don MacLaurin's recent marriage, a trip to Napanee, and wishing Mr. MacLaurin an improvement in health.
016: A letter dated September 1958 from Hazel and Donald J. MacLeod to Evelyn and Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding Don MacLaurin's wedding, a trip to Newfoundland, and the living arrangements of Donald and Hazel's daughter and her husband.
017: A letter dated September 1958 from Alexander E. MacLaurin to the Registrar General for Ontario requesting Don MacLaurin's birth certificate be sent to him in Vancouver.
018: Correspondence between H. L. Trueman, director of Administrative Services for the Department of Agriculture and Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding a recommendation that Mr. MacLaurin be awarded the Coronation Medal. Letters dated between December 1953 and January 1954.
019: Correspondence between Alexander E. MacLaurin and the Lachute Marble and Granite Works in Lachute, Quebec, regarding lettering and a quotation on a marker stone for the grave of Mr. MacLaurin's sister, Muriel MacLaurin. Letters dated between November 1955 and July 1956. Item also includes an invoice dated 1950 for the initial work done on the marker stone.
020: A letter dated February (unknown year) from one Irene to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding a throat condition, financial considerations, an assistant pastor, a funeral, and family friends.
021: A letter dated October 1955 from James D. Moore, Secretary Manager of the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs, to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding Mr. MacLaurin's election as an honourary member of the Canadian Council of 4-H Clubs and an invitation to attend a banquet.
022: A letter dated March 1954 from L. C. Roy to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding Mr. MacLaurin's receipt of the Queen's Coronation Medal, future meetings, mutual friends, and council matters.
023: A copy dated to [1953] of a Saskatchewan 4-H Club newsletter with a section detailing a thank you letter from Evelyn and Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding two paintings which had been presented to them at the Conference of the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs earlier that year.
024: A letter dated November 1952 from Arthur Elliot, Vice President of the International Harvester Company of Canada, Ltd., to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding a speech Mr. Elliot had given on Mr. MacLaurin during the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs Dinner Meeting the night before. Mr. Elliot enclosed a copy of the speech with the letter.
025: A letter dated January 1953 from H. C. Ray, manager of the Consumer Relations Department of the International Harvester Company of Canada, Ltd., to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding previous correspondence, and an employee magazine.
026: A letter dated February 1953 from R. A. Crosby, Advertising Manager for Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company to Alexander E. MacLaurin regarding previous correspondence and Mr. MacLaurin's retirement.
027: A letter with envelope dated February 1959 from A. C. Taylor expressing his sympathies to Evelyn MacLaurin following the death of her husband.
028: A "Memorial Record" for "Alex E. MacLaurin" with a 4-H Club obituary.

Series includes personal records relating to Don MacLaurin and his family. Series includes photographs, correspondence, resumes, wills, legal documents, business cards, membership cards, a map, university course notes, obituaries.

Documents pertaining to Don MacLaurin's education. File includes unit notes from Forest Service Training School; a BCIT certificate of completion awarded to Don MacLaurin for the completion of a course in hospitality; report cards for Don MacLaurin's fourth and fifth years during his Bachelor's degree at the University of New Brunswick; a report card for Don MacLaurin's second grade, dated 1936-1937.

File includes a full resume for Don MacLaurin [2001]; draft copies and final copy resume for Don MacLaurin [1984]; draft of a background information summary for Don MacLaurin.

Materials donated by former Mayor of Whistler, Ken Melamed, including a letter from Heritage Canada presenting Olympic and Paralympic flags to him which were flown on Parliament Hill in Ottawa during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Letter from Gary Lunn, federal Minister of Sport, to Ken Melamed, Mayor of Whistler, written on November 4, 2010 presenting the Olympic and Paralympic flags that were flown on Parliament hill during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Attached to the letter is a photo of each flag and terms of use, as well as an official certificate from Heritage Canada presenting the flags to Ken Melamed on behalf of the Government of Canada.

Letter from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to Dave MacPhail of Whistler, thanking him for repairing a ski boot. It is typed on official stationery marked "PRIME MINISTER - PREMIER MINISTRE" with a Canadian coat of arms.

Vachon Cup poster from the [1990s?] showing a photograph of a cross-country ski race and listing all the Canada Cup stops along the bottom.

Materials donated by Ken Melamed regarding the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and his time acting as mayor during the Games. Files include a letter from Gary Lunn, federal Minister of Sport, to Ken Melamed, Mayor of Whistler, written on November 4, 2010 presenting the Olympic and Paralympic flags that were flown on Parliament hill during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.