Sports and Recreation

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  • The Archives preserves many collections related to sports in the Peterborough area.
  • Especially notable are records of the Peterborough Cricket Club. Our most prolific group of papers, however, pertains to the history of organized youth camping. We are the depository for the records of the Ontario Camping Association, the Canadian Camping Association and the Society of Camp Directors. Associated with the camping records is a collection of promotional brochures issued by various camps, and numerous pamphlets and books. These items are all located in the Archives. The books have been catalogued as a Special Collection and appear in OMNI, the library catalogue, with the designation "CP". We also preserve a complete collection of OCAsional News and Canadian Camping Magazine.

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          156 Archival description results for Sports and Recreation

          58 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          04-001 · Fonds · 1968-1996

          Fonds consists of correspondence, canoe trip reports, minutes and agendas, board of governors reports, brochures, staff lists, etc.

          Hodgins, Stanley
          99-011 · Fonds · 1967-1996

          This fonds consists of Camp Wanapitei promotional material, correspondence, material relating to camp operations including staff contracts and staff lists, campers lists, policies, shares, and background notes and itinerary for canoe trips.

          Hodgins, Stanley
          05-015 · Fonds · 1976-1999

          Fonds consists of personal and Trent University-related correspondence, and correspondence related to Camp Wanapitei, Ontario Camping Association, Society of Camp Directors, and the Canadian Canoe Museum.

          Hodgins, Stanley
          Hodgins - Wanapitei fonds
          92-008 · Fonds · 1930s-1980s

          This fonds consists of records of Laura Belle Hodgins who was Chair of the Kitchener, Ontario, Branch of the Women's Voluntary Services from 1942 to 1946; papers and legal documents of Stanley and Laura Belle Hodgins who bought Camp Wanapitei (a wilderness canoe tripping camp) in the mid-1950s; and correspondence, legal records, financial records, and camper, staff and program records of Camp Wanapitei under the directorship of Bruce Hodgins from 1960 to 1985.

          Hodgins, Stanley
          Heather Dunlop fonds
          97-010 · Fonds · 1991-1998

          This fonds consists of thesis research material relating to the role and image of wilderness and the aborigine in Ontario camps. It also contains various interviews with directors of Ontario camps, as well as information booklets and camp applications.

          Dunlop, Heather
          04-1011 · Fonds · [after 1887]

          Item is an advertisement for the Golden City steamer which operated between Lakefield, Ontario, and Mount Julian, and Katchawanooka, Clear, and Stony Lakes near the end of the 19th century.

          96-012 · Fonds · 1951-1996

          This addition to the fonds consists of correspondence between Gavin Henderson and Professor George Warecki; Harvey Locke when President of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society; and, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The fonds also contain the program and letters of congratulation regarding Gavin's Order of Canada which was conferred in 1993. Records pertaining to the St. Lawrence Islands National Parks and the Thousand Islands Heritage area, early minutes of the Conservation Council of Ontario (1951-1955), brochures published by the Council as well as articles by Gavin Henderson are also included in the fonds.

          Henderson, Gavin
          Gavin Henderson fonds
          93-012 · Fonds · 1887-1991

          This fonds consists of correspondence and reports relating to the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada as well as the personal papers of Gavin Henderson. There are records on conservation, Quetico Park, the Niagara area such as the American Falls and information on Banff and Jasper National Parks. Included in the fonds is the thesis of George Warecki entitled "Protecting Ontario's Wilderness: A History of Wilderness Conservation in Ontario." Also included in the fonds are various publications on wilderness, outdoor recreation, conservation and naturalist activities. There are also four scrapbooks which contain clippings regarding conservation, parks and the 1972 winter olympics.

          Henderson, Gavin
          IMC-057 · Item · 1941

          A reproduction (34 cm x 121 cm) of an original two-piece mural painted in 1941 by artist Frederick Hagan (1918-2003). The mural depicts various camp activities; reproductions were made in recognition of the camp's 100th anniversary celebrated in 2010.

          P1101 · File · 1984
          Part of Pamphlet collection

          File consists of a single-volume report on access to recreation for low-income people in the City of Peterborough. The Committee on Access of Recreational Programs for Low-Income People was established to look at access and availability of public and private recreational programs, to consider economic and non-economic barriers to participation, and to make recommendations for improvements. The report contains the results of surveys as well as the survey questionnaires. The report also contains data relating to income distribution. Gillian Sandeman was the chairman of the mayor's committee on recreation access for low income persons. Robert J. Barker was the mayor of the City of Peterborough at the time of publication. The acknowledgements thank committee members Mollie Cartmell, Alexandra Cranfield, Jack Guerin, Harry Kitchen, Harry Lavoie, Neil McMahon, Dawn Merriam, Bob Phillips, David Post, Paula Wagar, Helene Wasson, and Paul Wilson.

          98-006 · Collection · 1965-1997

          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
          Rahmel, Fern
          85-005 · Fonds · 1886-1984

          This collection consists of memorabilia, magazine articles, correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to Ernest Thompson Seton.

          Seton, Ernest Thompson
          Edith Fowke manuscript
          97-1016 · Item · [1965]

          This 8-page, typewritten manuscript is entitled "Folk Songs of Peterborough" and consists of a brief overview of the folk song tradition of the Peterborough area. Fowke indicates that the Peterborough region is one of the richest in Ontario and credits this in large part to the significant Irish representation in the County. She mentions by name individuals who can sing old songs brought from the old country, or songs learned in the lumbering shanty and carried down from generation to generation. She quotes songs that give specific reference to places such as Kinmount, Omemee, Gannon's Narrows, Tory Hill, etc. Farming traditions, love ballads, and jail terms all find their places in the canon.

          Fowke, Edith
          Dr. C.E. Cooper Cole fonds
          80-1000 · Fonds · 1928-1953

          This fonds consists of letters between Dr. C.E. Cooper Cole and his life-long friend, Frank Morris (classics scholar and botanist) related to Ontario wildlife, wildflowers (especially orchids), camping and cottaging.

          Cole, Dr. C.E. Cooper
          96-001 · Fonds · 1930-1990 ; predominant 1952-1959

          This addition to the fonds consists of bird spotting forms for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas and Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas error forms. Also included in the fonds are numerous publications and newsletters from various naturalist clubs across Ontario.

          Sadler, Douglas
          Douglas Sadler fonds
          90-002 · Fonds · 1955-1990

          This fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, speeches and publications created by and collected by Douglas Sadler.

          Sadler, Douglas
          Claire Muller fonds
          03-010 · Fonds · 1974-2003

          Fonds consists of a complete set of the Wilderness Canoe Association periodical. The periodical was first named Beaverdamn (1974), then The Wilderness Canoeist (1975-1981), followed by Nastawgan (1982-current). Also included are miscellaneous records related to the Wilderness Canoe Association, i.e., membership list 1989, brochures, letterhead, by-laws, minutes of one meeting (2002), and 33 photo contact prints.

          Muller, Claire
          IMC-150 · Collection · 1984-1995

          File contains a binder assembled by Alf Grigg relating to his time as a coordinator and supervisor for the city of Toronto Teen Leadership Camp. Within the binder are documents and letters from campers, staff and Griggs himself regarding their time at the Leadership Camp. Additionally, there are also photographs of the camp and campers from 1984, 1987 and 1988.

          92-004 · Fonds · 1936 - 1962
          Part of Canadian Camping Association fonds

          This addition to the fonds consists of administrative records of the Canadian Camping Association from 1936 to 1962, including a complete set of annual, executive and board meeting minutes from 1936 to 1957, the constitution, structure, bibliography and camping history. Records regarding joint conferences with Quebec Camping Association, the Ontario Camping Association and the Ontario Camping Association Research Committee are also included.

          Canadian Camping Association