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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

Delegate report: OPCYA

File consists of a list of delegates from the OPCYA, Ontario Progressive Conservative Youth Association.

Queen's Park Review

File consists of a summary, prepared by the Progressive Conservative Caucus of Ontario, about the second session of the 33rd parliament of Ontario, 22 April 1986 to 10 July 1986.

Post-Leadership Campaign Correspondence

File consists of correspondence from friends, campaign workers, delegates, and politicians received by Grossman following his unsuccessful campaign for leader of the Progressive Conservative party of Ontario in January 1985.

John Tory

File consists of John Tory's letter of resignation as Deputy Chairman-Operations of the Progressive Conservative Campaign Committee.

News Clippings

File consists of news clippings of articles about Grossman's appointment as president and CEO of Counsel Financial Corp.

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.

Labour Legislation

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

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.

Newspaper Articles

File consists of drafts of opinion pieces written by Grossman, primarily for the Toronto Sun newspaper.

Tabling of Budget

File consists of contact sheets of images of Grossman in the Ontario legislature tabling the 1984 budget.

Lesotho

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

LCBO and LLBO: The Echo

File consists of the Christmas 1961, Spring 1963, Summer 1963 and Christmas 1963 issues of "The Echo", the newsletter of the L.C.B.O. and L.L.B.O. Employees' Association.

Ephemera

File consists of assorted items kept by Allan Grossman:

  • A letter dated 27 Jun. 1934 from Mitchell F. Hepburn, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
  • 1963 St. Andrew Progressive Conservative Association membership card
  • 1959 Ontario general election campaign handout
  • Life Membership certificate to the Hadassah-Wizo Organization of Canada
  • 1974 pamphlet (Queen's Park Report...) to Constituents

Select Committee on Expropriation

File consists of photographs of Allan Grossman and other MPP's from the Select Committee on Land Expropriation Legislation during their travel undertaking research for the Committee.

LCBO Accomplishments

File consists of notes for remarks given by Allan Grossman as Chief Commissioner of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, before the Ontario Committeee on Government Commissions.

Audiovisual materials

Series consists of audio cassettes and videocassettes, primarily of Larry Grossman’s media appearances and interviews on television and the radio. Also included are 3 videocassettes of Grossman family home movies and 3 audio cassettes related to the book by Peter Oliver "Unlikely Tory : the life and politics of Allan Grossman" (Toronto : Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1985).

Diaries Notes

Allan Grossman dictating his diary, detailing his work at Queen's Park.

Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991

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.

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