Autograph book used for multiple events during Rafferty's time in the House of Commons.
Correspondence with constituents, 2007-2015. Includes letters, thank-you cards, and postcards.
Six planner/calendars illustrating Rafferty's schedule and appointments 2010-2015.
Press releases, speeches, video of speeches in House of Commons, and biographical information.
Clippings and pamphlets organized by year/election:
1995 Radio Thunder Bay Profile
1997 Thunder Bay Municipal Election (Alderman At-Large)
2000 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Superior North)
2003 Ontario Election (Thunder Bay-Atikokan)
2004 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2006 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2007 Ontario Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2008 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2011 Federal Election (Thunder Bay-Rainy River)
2011 Gun Registry Vote
Clippings 2014-2018
Four oversized framed images:
New Democrat Members of Parliament (Composite)
New Democrat Members of Parliament (Group in House of Commons)
Certificate of Election to House of Commons, 2008
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and Certificate, 2012
Records of Rafferty's two terms in the House of Commons as NDP MP, 2008-2011 and 2011-2015. Includes press releases, speeches, video recordings, clippings, scrapbooks, and day-timers.
John Rafferty (1953-2019) was an educator, broadcaster, and politician who served as NDP MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River from 2008 to 2015.
The records reflect election campaigns between 1997 and 2018, and his time in the House of Commons including speeches, clippings, and correspondence with constituents.
Book: Ontario NDP - The First 50 Years (2011)
Obituaries:
Thunder Bay Source. 4 July 2019.
Chronicle-Journal. 2 July 2019.
Chronicle-Journal. 6 July 2019.
3 scrapbooks covering the years 2009-2011.