BROCK, Hyman.

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Collection
BROCK, Hyman.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 textual records.
Fonds No.
P0194
Date
1958-1959.
Scope and Content
2 copies of oversize 3-colour Federal election poster with Yiddish text for Hyman Brock, Conservative party candidate. Travel magazine "Caravan", containing photo of a Brock election poster in Yiddish, 1959. 2 business cards for Brock Corporation.
Collection
BROCK, Hyman.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 textual records.
Scope and Content
2 copies of oversize 3-colour Federal election poster with Yiddish text for Hyman Brock, Conservative party candidate. Travel magazine "Caravan", containing photo of a Brock election poster in Yiddish, 1959. 2 business cards for Brock Corporation.
Date
1958-1959.
Fonds No.
P0194
History / Biographical
Hyman Brock was born January 1924 in Montreal. He ran for the Conservative Party under Diefenbaker 1957 (losing narrowly to Leon Crestohl.) He was a Montreal City Councillor under Drapeau for 14 years. Owner of a Steel Company in Brockville and later Montreal named Brock Engineering Manufacturing Co., also owner of Brock Steel. He was an active volunteer in numerous Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, including International Chairman of Mensa and a member of Intertel. He died in November 1997.
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Mrs Barbara Brock, his widow, on Aug. 11, 2003.
Notes
The posters are slightly damaged.P03/14.English and Yiddish.This collection includes rare Yiddish political poster of the Diefenbaker era.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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