Robert Wellington Mayhew fonds
| Record No. | SC078 |
| Main Entry | Mayhew, Robert Wellington, 1880-1971 |
| Title | Robert Wellington Mayhew fonds |
| Dates | 1909-1969 |
| Physical Description | 1.53 m of textual records. -- ca. 400 photographs. |
| Bio/Admin History | Robert Wellington Mayhew was born in Cobden, Ontario, the son of Charles Mayhew and Sarah Dunlop Mayhew. He married Grace Logan in 1908 and had three children. Robert Mayhew was first elected to the House of Commons for Victoria at a by-election in 1937 and was subsequently re-elected in 1940, 1945 and 1949. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1948 to 1952. He retired from politics in 1952 and served as Canadian Ambassador to Japan from 1952 to 1954. Mayhew was also active in the Victoria community and was made a Freeman of the City of Victoria in 1966 and of the Municipality of Oak Bay in 1968. He and his wife, Grace Logan Mayhew, were awarded honorary life memberships in the Victoria Liberal Association in 1954. Mayhew also received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Victoria in 1965. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of records documenting activities of Robert Mayhew and family, including subject files relating to Mayhew's career as Canadian Ambassador to Japan and as Minister of Fisheries, records of Grace Logan Mayhew, including diaries and notebooks on Japanese arts and crafts kept by Mrs. Mayhew on sojourns in Rome and Japan and material relating to her funeral in 1967; photographs of visits of Japanese dignitaries and the British royal family, as well as portraits of Canadian prime ministers; certificates of Mayhew's honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Freeman of Oak Bay and Victoria, and appointment of Mayhew as Minister of Fisheries and as Ambassador to Japan. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | Finding aid available. |
| Online Finding Aids | Robert Wellington Mayhew Inventory (PDF, 63 kB) |
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| Provenance | Mayhew, Grace Logan, 1878-1967 Mayhew, Robert Wellington, 1880-1971 |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Canada--Foreign relations--Japan Japan--Description and travel Japan--Social life and customs Mayhew family Mayhew, Grace Logan, 1878-1967 Mayhew, Robert Wellington, 1880-1971 Rome (Italy)--Description and travel Victoria (B.C.)--History |
| Related Links | Travel Collections |