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Sherwood and Evelyn Lett family fonds English
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Diplomatic papers, International Commission in Vietnam

Series consists of reports, articles and correspondence gathered by Lett when he was one of the Canadian representatives in the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam set up to supervise the carrying out of the three cease-fire agreements for Vietnam, Cambodia and Loas. Series covers the preparation for actual works of the Commission, and the Commission's reports.

Background information

File contains articles, correspondence and reports relating to the economic, political and social conditions of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. File also covers the Canadian military, diplomatic and business establishments in Vietnam. A membership list of the Commission is included.

Judicial papers

Series consists of correspondence, official papers and reports relating to Lett's appointment as Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court in 1955 and as Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in 1963. Series also includes records relating to Lett's work when he was Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court.

Military papers

Series consists of correspondence, official papers, and military reports and news clippings relating to Lett's participation in the two World Wars. Series covers Lett's service in various military units and, major military operations including the Dieppe Raid in 1942. Series also includes records relating to the evaluation of the Dieppe Raid during the post-war years.

Post-war evaluation on the Dieppe Raid

File contains information provided by Lett to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for the making of the TV program on the 25th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. File also includes articles and news clippings gathered by Lett relating to the evaluation of the Dieppe Raid.

News clippings

Series consists of news clippings gathered by Lett relating to his personal and official activities; and his major achievements in military, educational and legal services.

Personal papers

Series consists of Lett's correspondence and diaries relating to his family history, military services in the two World Wars, studies in Oxford, personal and professional life; and the death of Lett in 1964.

University of British Columbia honorary degree recipients and officials

Item is a group photograph on the occasion of the awarding of honorary degrees by the University of British Columbia at the spring congregation. Individuals in this photograph are (left to right): (back row) Leonard Sylvanus Klinck (U.B.C. President Emeritus), Hon. Eric Werge Hamber (U.B.C. Chancellor Emeritus), (front row) Sherwood Lett (U.B.C. Chancellor), Hector MacLeod (degree recipient, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science), Thomas Ingledow (degree recipient), William George Swan (degree recipient), Norman MacKenzie (U.B.C. President).

Princess Elizabeth and University of British Columbia officials at a U.B.C. football game

Item is a photograph of Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and university officials at a University of British Columbia football game on the occasion of the royal visit to U.B.C. The identified individuals in this photograph are (from left to right): U.B.C. Chancellor Sherwood Lett, Princess Elizabeth, U.B.C. President Norman MacKenzie, and Prince Philip.

University of British Columbia honorary degree recipients and officials

Item is a group photograph on the occasion of the awarding of honorary degrees by the University of British Columbia at the spring congregation. Individuals in this photograph are (left to right): (top row) Sherwood Lett (U.B.C. Chancellor), Norman MacKenzie (bottom row) Henry F. Angus (degree recipient), Jessie Louise McLenaghan (degree recipient), Frank C. James (degree recipient).

Barossa Day dinner, toast at head table

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man at the head table making a toast at the annual Barossa Day full dress dinner held at the Vancouver Hotel by the Irish Fusiliers of Canada, Vancouver Regiment. The Hon. Frank Ross, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is visible at far left.

The "Grand Moot", Law Faculty of University of British Columbia, courtroom

Item is a panorama photograph of the whole courtroom at the 'Grand Moot' at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law. The roles of the Justices at the bench are played by (from left to right) R.H. Tupper Q.C., Sherwood Lett (Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court), Gordon McGregor Sloan (Chief Justice for the Court of Appeal), Elmore Meredith Q.C., and Arthur J. Cowan Q.C..

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