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Larry Grossman fonds
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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

Political files

Records in this series document Grossman’s political career as a member of provincial parliament for the riding of St. Andrew-St. Patrick and Cabinet minister in the governments of Premier Bill Davis. Includes: correspondence, subject files, meeting minutes, research notes, briefing notes, reports, clippings.

Member of Provincial Parliament files

Subseries consists of records created and accumulated during Grossman's career as Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of St. Andrew-St. Patrick (18 Sep. 1975 to 9 Sep. 1987). Topics include: Legislative Planning Group Meetings; Metro Toronto PC Caucus; Stadium Corporation of Ontario Limited; and the Doctors Hospital, a hospital located within his riding and the opposition to its proposed expansion and reconstruction in 1984.

Select Committee on the Ombudsman

File consists of correspondence, briefs, notes, and meeting minutes related to the Select Committee on the Ombudsman and Ontario Ombudsman Arthur Maloney.
File includes a b&w print of a portrait of Maloney by Yousuf Karsh.

Select Committee on the Ombudsman

File consists of correspondence, briefs, notes, and meeting minutes related to the Select Committee on the Ombudsman and Ontario Ombudsman Arthur Maloney.

Select Committee on the Ombudsman

File consists of correspondence, briefs, meeting minutes and clippings related to the Select Committee on the Ombudsman and Ontario Ombudsman Arthur Maloney.

Quebec

Filec consists of news clippings about Quebec seperatism sent to Larry Grossman by his father, Allan. Includes a clipping of an article by Larry Grossman in The Jewish Times (14 Oct. 1977).

St. Andrew-St. Patrick: Newsletter Fall 1984

File consists of research materials, including examples of newsletters from other Progressive Conservative MPP's, related to the preparation of Grossman's Fall 1984 Newsletter to his constituents. Includes 2 photographs of Grossman.

Redistribution

File consists of a subject file about the revised proposals for redistribution of electoral districts within Ontario, proposed by the Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission.

Office of the Premier

File consists of research about Liberal Party of Ontario leader David Peterson, including copies of the Ontario Legislature Hansard, and quotes about various policy issues.

File also includes correspondence between Grossman and the Office of the Premier of Ontario, William G. Davis.

Stadium Corporation of Ontario Limited

File consists of correspondence, memos, and briefs related to the Stadium Corporation of Ontario Ltd., about the construction of a new baseball stadium in Toronto.

File includes correspondence from Mayor of North York, Mel Lastman.

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