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.
Published
This collection consists of publications of the Canadian Rose Society and Canadian Peony Society, as listed below.
In box 1
- _The Canadian Rose Annual_, published by the Canadian Rose Society: 1965, 1975, 1982; 1983; 1985-2003
- _The Canadian Rose Book_, A collector's Item, limited edition, Canadian Rose Society, 1980
- _Colour Classification of Garden Roses_, The Canadian Rose Society, 1993
- _Guidelines for Judging Roses_, The Canadian Rose Society, 1981
- _Horticultural Judging Standards_, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, [198-?]
- _American Rose Annual_, 1986
In box 2
- _The Rosarian_, published by the Canadian Rose Society: 1977 (spring, summer), 1982 (summer), 1984 (fall), 1985 (spring, summer, fall), 1986 (fall), 1990 (spring, summer, fall), 1991 (summer, fall, winter), 1992 (spring)
- _Canadian Rosarian_: 1992 (summer, autumn), 1993 (spring, summer, autumn), 1994 (spring, summer, autumn), 1995 (spring, summer, autumn), 1996 (spring, summer, autumn), 1997 (spring, autumn), 1998 (spring, summer, fall), 1999 (spring, summer, fall), 2000 (fall)
- _The CRS CommPoster_, the newsletter of the Canadian Rose Society, vol. 1 nos. 1 and 2 (2004)
- _The Peony - C to C_, published by the Canadian Peony Society, vol. 1-6 (1998-2003)
- _The Peony in Canada_, published by the Canadian Peony Society, 2001
This collection was donated by Fern Rahmel.
This collection was in the custody of Fern Rahmel before it was donated to Trent University Archives. Additional materials were added annually.
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