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Harney, Professor Milton Israel, Professor (later Supreme Court Justice) Frank Iacobucci, and a few close colleagues who were convinced that the chronicling of immigrant, ethnic, and Indigenous stories was essential to understanding Canada in the 20th century and beyond.</p> <p>The MHSO is the creator of the most extensive assemblage in Canada of archival materials documenting immigrant, ethnic, and Indigenous experiences. Assisted by ethnic and Indigenous associations and dozens of actively engaged community researchers, the Society undertook oral history interviews and collected historical photographs and personal and institutional textual records during the first decades of its operation, producing a resource of unparalleled richness and scope. More recently, additional collection activities, including an ethnic press retrieval program, have been undertaken in connection with specific projects. 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