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Alfred O.C. Cole collection
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04-024
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1957-1990 (Creation)
- Creator
- Alfred O.C. Cole
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Physical description
42 cm of textual records.
75 audio cassettes.
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Biographical history
Alfred O.C. Cole was born in 1925 and was the youngest son of Dr. C.E. Cooper Cole and Sarah Renwick Tuckett. He had three brothers and one sister, and was married to Jean Murray Cole. They had six children. Cole was an avid researcher and historian. He played a major role in the life and history of Trent University, as Registrar from 1966 to 1987, and as a member of the Department of History. He was a RCAF pilot during World War II, a political reporter for Toronto's Daily Star and Globe and Mail, and he served as an executive assistant in the Ontario Ministry of Public Works at Queen's Park in Toronto. He wrote articles, and books such as A Victorian Snapshot and Trent: The Making of a University, 1957-1987, both published in 1992. He and his wife, Jean, shared the editorialship of a number of books including The Illustrated Historical Atlas of Peterborough which was published in 1975 and Kawartha Heritage, published in 1981. Alfred O.C. Cole died on October 20th, 1996.
Custodial history
Collection was in the custody of Alfred O.C. Cole before it was donated to Trent University Archives. A further copy of the manuscript was donated by Jean Cole.
Scope and content
Collection consists of correspondence, interview audio cassettes and notes, and manuscripts relating to Alf Cole's book, Trent: The Making of a University, 1957-1987.
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This collection was acquired from Alfred O.C. Cole.
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Restricted until 2012.
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Associated materials
For related records see: 90-009 and 98-007, 14-016 and all records relating to Trent University.
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FINDING AID
Box 1
Audio cassettes.
Recorded Interviews
- Peter Adams
- Gary Aitken
- Alex Bird
- Bernard Blishen
- Maurice Boote
- Maurice Boote (cont'd)/Jack Lodge (cont'd)
- Stewart Brown/Jack Lodge
- John Burbidge
- David Cameron
- Robert Carter
- Bob Chambers
- Bob Chambers (2)
- Ian Chapman
- Rev. J. F. Coughlan
- Norman Crook
- Peter Dawson
- Paul Delaney
- John Earnshaw
- John Earnshaw (cont'd)/Fred Harper
- Roy Edwards
- John Fekete
- John Fekete (cont'd)/Barbara Johns
- Finn Gallagher
- David Gallup
- Jon Grant
- Christopher Greene/Stuart Robinson
- George Hamilton
- Thelma Paul-Hill/Bill Hodgson
- John Hillman
- Bruce Hodgins (1)
- Bruce Hodgins (2)/Anna McCalla
- Bruce Hodgins (3)
- Hal Hooke
- Elwood Jones
- Gordon Johnston
- Sean Kane
- David Kettler
- David Kettler (2)
- Kenneth E. Kidd
- John Leishman
- Bob Lightbody
- Ray March
- Paul Mason
- David Morrison
- David Morrison/Jack Matthews
- Christine Maxwell
- Jim McAdam/Walter Downes
- Dr. J. R. "Jack" McCarthy
- T. E. W. Nind
- T. E. W. Nind (2)
- Robert Paehlke
- David Page
- Robert Page
- Michael Peterman
- Walter Pitman
- Stu Robson/Alan Wilson
- Dick Sadleir/Walter Ward
- R. J. Sadleir
- B. D. Sandwell
- Marjory Seeley-Rogers/Michael Treadwell
- Nancy Sherouse/Thelma Paul-Hill
- Denis Smith
- Bob Smith
- Dale Standen
- T. H. B. S. (Symons)
- T. H. B. S. (Symons -2)
- John Syrett/Stu Robson
- Donald Theall
- Rod White
- Helen Whiteside
- Alan Wilson/Elwood Jones
- Alan Wilson (2)
- Alan Wilson (3)/John Moore
- P. S. B. Wilson/John Earnshaw
- Doug Wright/Harry Kitchen
Box 2
Folder.
Interview Notes
- Bernard Blishen
- Maurice Boote
- Stewart Brown and Robert Stairs
- David Cameron
- Robert Chambers regarding union negotiation strategies, 1980
- Ian Chapman
- Rev. J. F. Coughlan
- Norman Crook
- Margaret Doxey
- John Earnshaw
- Roy Edwards interview
- John Fekete
- Marion Fry
- Finn Gallagher
- David Gallop
- Bruce Hodgins
- Hal Hooke
- John Leishman regarding Trent finances, 1964-1985
- Jack Lodge with information on the instructional development committee
- Ray March
- Jack McCarthy, includes University correspondence with the provincial government regarding funding for the Chemistry building
- David Morrison
- T.E.W. Nind, includes 1973 Trent newsletter outlining Nind's proposed academic cutbacks which result from a student enrollment crisis
- Bob Page - Interview
- Walter Pitman
- David Rettler
- Barry Sandwell, alludes to a private gift of Sandwell to fund the illustration costs of the Cole manuscript
- Denis Smith
- Symons - (see also cards, folder 72) includes documents relating to Symons' overseas advocacy of Trent and other University planning documents
- Donald Theall, includes an audit of Trent University registrar's office, 1987
- Treadwell interview
- John Wadland/Alan Wilson
- Doug Wright interview
End of interview notes
- Teacher Education, documents and notes describing an affiliation between Trent University and Peterborough Teachers College, 1964
- English Dept., difficulty appointing a department chair, 1976
- Native Studies, notes including interview notes with Prof. Kenneth Kidd
- Initial Fundraising
- Board of Governors/Senate, rolls, 1963-1987
- Trent Opens, includes transcript of Governor General's speech at official opening
- Trent College, initial plans for Trent as a community college, 1961
- University grants, outlines changing government funding policies to Ontario universities
- Planning Years General, funding, architecture, size, colleges
43.Geography Dept. History, includes newspaper clipping of Peter Adams' research in Labrador, and a twenty year history of the geography department, produced in 1987 - Arthur, 1971-1978
- Lists of Senior Officers, 1967-1988
- Library, documents related to holdings, progress reports and automation
- Faculty Council/Faculty Executive
- Collective Agreement, 1984-1985
- Graduate Studies, program details
- Finances, university accounts, 1963-1987
- Enrolment, graph of student enrolment, 1964-1980
- O.C.U.A. (Ontario Council on University Affairs) progress reports, graduate programs, future plans
- Mayor's Committee, story of the earliest official body set to examine the possibility of a post-secondary institution in Peterborough, 1957
- Consultants, Computer Systems, legal advice, Hansen group, circa 1981.
- Scholarships, recommendations, 1963
- Archival Research, regarding buildings, appointments, finances etc.
- Misc. Notes of Author
- Footnoted Chapter One, corrected draft of chapter one
- Drafts Chapter Two, corrected draft of chapter two
- Chapter Three, corrected draft of chapter three
- Chapter Four, drafts and notes
- Chapter Five, transition, drafts and notes
- Chapter Six, drafts and notes
- Chapter Seven, unionization, drafts and notes
- Chapter Eight, corrected drafts
- Photo Essay, figures regarding number of students, number of degrees granted, etc.
- Douglas McCalla - Reader, manuscript draft with detailed comments and corrections by McCalla
- President John Stubbs - Reader, manuscript draft corrected by Stubbs
- Denis Smith - Reader, manuscript draft corrected by Smith, mostly technical corrections
- Personal Correspondence Re. Manuscript, letters to and from Margaret Lawrence, Denis Smith, Barry Sandwell, etc. regarding the manuscript
- Production - Dimensions, Estimates, Numbers, correspondence with publishers regarding technical details of the published manuscript
- Index Card Notes, approximately 300 index cards with handwritten notes on various subjects relating to the history of Trent University, arranged alphabetically