Visitors Scrapbook

The middle years of this century at UNB were marked by the Chancelorship and patronage of Lord Beaverbrook. Sometimes through his efforts, sometimes otherwise, we have had a number of important and distinguished persons visit the University.

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, July 12, 1967

Princess Elizabeth, November 6, 1951

Princess Margaret, August 7, 1958

John Diefenbaker

Robert Kennedy, October, 1967

Senator John F. Kennedy being presented an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by UNB benefactor Lord Beaverbrook. On the same day in October 1957, the future U.S. president gave his now famous speech "Good Fences Make Good Neighbours" at the fall convocation.

Linus Pauling, Nobel Laureate for Chemisty and Peace, October 1957

Sir Robert Watson-Watt, inventor of radar, c. 1960