Volvo/Canada History

[Bill Murray]

Evening All:
I could post this in the Post WWII area but that does not get that much play as some of the other threads.

Today, I was browsing my Post WWII files, which I don't do much, and came across something that was given to me when I worked for Volvo in Canada.
During the period roughly 1970-1974, Volvo was in competition for the Canadian replacement program for the Dodge 3/4 ton range. Their proposal was for a 4X4 and 6X6 version of their 4140-4160 series vehicles then in use in the Swedish Armed Forces.

What I was given was a more or less 3 inch thick file of what I presume was the majority of the "marketing" side of the negotiations from pretty much start to finish. Dozens of letters, pricing quotations and quite a lot of photos.
95% is in English, 5% is in Swedish.
In the end, Volvo lost out to Chevrolet with their CUCV but it makes an interesting story as you see Volvo fighting to get the contract and constantly referring to the position that the users wanted the Volvo and it was a "political" decision to go for a 100% North American sourced vehicle.

I am getting to that point in life that I need to start reducing my collection of "stuff". At some point, Pat and I will have to get rid of this large house and downsize to something much smaller. A large part of what I will get rid of will probably end up on Ebay or some such as I paid rather a bit of money for it. Other items such as this one I did not pay for and would like for it to find a proper home in a library, the collection of a researcher of Canadian vehicle history who will make good use of it or something like that.

This group would probably be the best to help me find a proper recipient for the files.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers
Bill