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Larry Grossman fonds

  • F0676
  • Fonds
  • 1933-1997, predominant 1951-1997

Fonds consists of professional and personal records created and accumulated by Lawrence ‘Larry’ Grossman as Member of Provincial Parliament for the Toronto riding of St. Andrew-St. Patrick (1975-1987), leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (1985-1987), and his career activities following his exit from political office. Includes: correspondence; meeting minutes; research notes; briefing notes; reports; subject and clippings files; campaign materials and schedules; speeches; portraits and event photographs; audiovisual recordings of his television and radio appearances and interviews.

The records in this fonds document his contribution and involvement in the “Big Blue Machine” of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, the numerous Cabinet portfolios he held in the governments of Premier William ‘Bill’ Davis, his two campaigns for leader of the Party, and the end of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario’s forty-two years in government (1943-1985) and the adjustment of the Party’s new role as Official Opposition.

The fonds also includes materials belonging to his father, Allan Grossman, kept by Larry following his father’s death in 1991.

Fonds contains the following series:
S00698: Political files
S00699: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario files
S00700: Personal files
S00701: Allan Grossman materials
S00702: Audiovisual materials

Grossman, Larry

Personal files

Records in this series primarily document Larry Grossman’s post-political career after leaving political office in September 1987. Includes: correspondence; draft chapters and research notes for an unpublished book manuscript written by Grossman detailing his work and experiences in the Ontario government of Premier Bill Davis, from 1975-1987; assorted writings primarily opinion pieces for newspapers and a magazine article about baseball for Financial Post Magazine; meeting minutes and reports related to his role on the Board of Directors of the Canada Post Corporation and the Advisory Board of CFMT-TV; clippings and subject files; notes for remarks and speech transcripts related to his consultancy work, the Grossman Group; political briefs, reports and campaign materials for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Liberal Party and New Democratic Party for the 1990 and 1995 general elections.

Series also includes assorted promotional photographic portraits of Grossman and event photographs from his time in political office.

Coaching 95/96 Season

File consists of congratulotry letters to each of the hockey players coached by Grossman during the 1995-1996 season.

Health Speeches

File consists of clippings and briefs about Ontario & American health care policy.

University of Toronto speech

File consists of notes and correspondence related to a talk given by Grossman at the University of Toronto on 25 January 1996 entitled, "Here Comes the Crunch: Forces Shaping the Future of Universities".

Labour Legislation

File consists of a copy of the Labour Relations and Employment Statute, Law Amendment Act, 1995.

Financial Times Clippings

File consists of news clippings about Grossman and reproductions of opinion pieces he wrote for the Financial Times of Canada.

Health Care

File consists of clippings and briefs about Ontario & American health care policy.

Politics: Ontario PC's

File consists of strategy planning meeting agendas and campaign material for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives "Common Sense Revolution" Campaign.

PC Leadership Convention

File consists of convention materials and correspondence related to the 1993 Canadian Progressive Conservative Party convention and Kim Campbell's campaign for leader of the party. File also includes materials related to Ontario Progressive Conservatives "Common Sense Revolution" Campaign.

McLeod, Jack - University of Toronto

File consists of notes and correspondence with Jack McLeod and related to Grossman as the Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor for 1993 at University College at the University of Toronto.

J. MacLeod's Class

File consists of notes and correspondence with Jack McLeod and related to Grossman as the Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor for 1993 at University College at the University of Toronto.

Guest Book, 1991

File consists of the Guest Book pages from the memorial for Allan Grossman in September 1991.

Condolences, 1991

File consists of condolence letters received following Allan Grossman's death in September 1991.

Financial Post Magazine: Baseball Article

File consists of research notes, correspondence and drafts related to a magazine article written by Grossman titled, "Dreams of Fields", for the April 1991 issue of Financial Post Magazine.

Lesotho

File consists of tourism brochures and clippings about Lesotho, as well as correspondence with Lesotho Prime Minister, Leabua Jonathan.

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