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Fern Rahmel fonds
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1944-1975 (Creation)
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- Rahmel, Fern
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30.5 cm of textual records
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Fern Alma Rahmel was born in Peterborough in 1914. She attended Peterborough Normal School in 1932-1933 and was editor of the 1932-1933 year book. She taught in elementary and later secondary schools. In 1970 she had been a Peterborough teacher for 20 years with the English Department of the Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS). She was Department Head before she retired. She was also assistant to Gwyn Kinsey, editor of Saturday Night. She was an active participant in theatre and writing. Fern aided Robertson Davies in research while he was editor of the Peterborough Examiner. She wrote children's educational radio plays for CBC. In the 1970 Spring Convocation, Trent University awarded her a honorary Doctor of Laws degree. She was a sustaining member of the Friends of the Bata Library and had been since its inception. She gave talks to the Peterborough Historical Society and published an occasional paper on F.M. de la Fosse, Peterborough's first librarian. Fern Rahmel died 28 November 2009.
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This fonds was created by and in the custody of Fern Rahmel before it was donated to the Trent University Archives.
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This fonds consists of correspondence, radio scripts for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, book reviews and other written records by Fern Rahmel.
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This fonds was donated by Fern A. Rahmel.
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For related records see: 82-004.
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Additions to this fonds includes 94-005.
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BOX 1
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1: Correspondence with CBC, 1944-49
2: Correspondence with CBC, 1950-60
Radio Scripts: "Child Life in Other Lands" Series:
3: Arabia, 1949
4: Argentina, 1948
5: China, 1949
6: Egypt, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1958
7: Holland, 1947, 1958
8: Iceland, 1948, 1958
9: India, 1958
10: Japan, 1958
11: Mexico, 1948, 1958
12: Norway, 1947, 1949
13: Scotland, 1948
14: Switzerland, 1947, 1949
Radio Scripts: "Queen's of England" Series:
15: Script I: Isabella, Matilda of Flanders, Maud, Margaret, Elizabeth
16: Script II: Elizabeth 1
17: Script III: Mary 11, Charlotte
18: Script IV: Victoria
Radio Scripts: "The Story of Travel and Communications" Series:
19: "We Visit an Early Printing Shop" 1950
20: "We Visit a Temple in Early Egypt" 1950
Radio Scripts: "Fairy Tales and Other Children's Stories"
21: Beauty and the Beast, 1951
22: The Black Arrow
23: Boots and His Brothers, 1947
24: Brer Rabbit and Tar Baby, 1950
25: Cap O'Rushes, 1950
26: The Carnal and the Crane, 1945
27: The Carnal and the Crane/The Saga of Grettis the Strong, 1945
28: In Desert and Wilderness, 1945
29: Dick Whittington, 1946
30: Draketail, 1949
31: Edmonton: Gateway to the North, 1945
32: The Elves and the Shoemaker, 1950
33: Fairy Foot, 1946
34: The Frog Prince, 1950
35: The Golden Pears, 1947
36: The Golden Touch, 1946
37: Jack and the Beanstalk, 1947
38: The Lad and the North Wind, 1946
39: The Lion and the Mouse, 1951
40: Little Black Sambo, 1950
41: Little Red Riding Hood, 1951
42: Little Two Eyes, 1947
43: Mother Hulda, 1946
44: The Pied Piper, 1949
45: Rebel on the Trail, 1953
46: The Ship That Flew, 1944
47: The Three Bears, 1949
48: Three Billy Goats Gruff, 1950
49: The Three Giants, 1946
50: Three Little Pigs, 1949
51: Thumbelina, 1949
52: Tom Thumb, 1953
53: Three Heads of the Well, 1947
54: The Ugly Duckling, 1948
Book Reviews:
55: Saturday Night, 1953-56
56: Saturday Night, 1957
57: Saturday Night, 1958
Correspondence:
58: Correspondence with Robertson Davies regarding book reviews; receipts from consolidated press.
Other Writings:
59: "Written Composition in Grade V"
Book review The Canadian Forum, August 7, 1963
"Theatre in Peterborough" article and research notes
"Women in Education in Peterborough" article, 1975