Douglas Dennison Peters, PC , Ph.D. (born March 3, 1930) in Brandon, Manitoba is a Canadian banker, economist and politician. He is married to Audrey Catherine Clark, has two children and two grandchildren.
He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen's University in 1963 and a Ph. D. from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania in 1969 where he was classmates with two other well-known Canadian economists, Arthur Donner and Robert Rabinovitch.
After serving as chief economist and senior vice-president of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, Peters entered politics in the 1993 election. He was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Scarborough East. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien appointed Peters to the position of Secretary of State for International Financial Institutions. Peters retired from politics at the 1997 election.
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Doug and Audrey Peters at an alumni event held in Toronto.
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History/Bio information taken from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Peters (April 2007).
Alumni Event for the 80th Anniversary of the Quill held in the mingling area of the Knowles-Douglas building. L-R: Heather Stewart '58, Mike Czuboka '57, and Don Dillistone (1950s).
Sub-series of one sub sub series: (1) Brandon Aboriginal Literary Festival.
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Records for special events held in the S.J. McKee Archives can be found in the Archives' sub-series: RG 6, 8.2 This sub-series is specifically for special events held under the auspices of the University Librarian.
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RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 8: Library Services
Series VII: Special Events: This series contains ten sub-series which highlight special events at Brandon University. For example, there are sub-series with photos from Brandon University’s 75th Anniversary, Bicycle Races, and Installations. There is also a very large sub-series called “Other” which includes almost 200 pictures of various special events, such as Prime Minister Chretien’s visit to the university, and Montreal Massacre Vigils held at the university.
File consists of information on summer school and evening credits for the Universities Grants Commission submission for 1969-1970 (events of 1968-1969).
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 4: Office of the Vice-President
4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance)
Box 3
