File consists of material compiled for a project on the history of Camp Wangoma, including 12 editions of a newsletter, "Wangomatters - 50 years - Before the Memories Fade" and a written history of the camp. Files are available in both paper and digital form.
YMCA Camp WangomaCollection consists of literary chapbooks, pamphlets and broadsides produced by small presses and self-published. The collection is organized into files by press, but a full list, organized by author surname, is below.
- Anstee, Cameron. Report from the Anstee Society. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022.
- The Bibliophile. Issue no. 2. Windsor: Biblioasis, [2022].
- Bloom, Ronna. Who Is Your Mercy Contact? Toronto: Espresso, 2022. 39/100 copies.
- Caruso, Barbara. Word Happens Poem. Ottawa: Apt. 9 Press, 2023.
- Crabtree, Andrew. The Sunlit Room. Toronto: Espresso, 2023. 49/100 copies.
- Fagan, Cary. Talking With Phyllis Webb. Toronto: Found Object, 2023.
- Flowers, Neil. The Far Pacific. Nepean: Little Wing Press, 2013. 10/25 copies.
- Frog Pond Review. No. 1. Spring 2022. Nelson Ball issue.
- Gold, Artie and George Bowering. Romantic Wounds. Ottawa: Apt. 9 Press, 2023. 10/100 copies. Signed by George Bowering.
- Gold, Artie and George Bowering. Mortal Taste. Montreal: TurretHouse, 2023.
- Gold, Artie and George Bowering. From Ruby Wounds. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022. 2 issues (bibliographically speaking).
- Hogg, Robert and Jo Dacombe. Imminent no. 5. May 2022.
- Hryciuk, Marshall. Swallow S Tail S. Toronto: Nietzsche’s Brolly, 2023.
- Hryciuk, Marshall. 3 folded pamphlets of haiku. Toronto: Imago Press, 2023.
- Hryciuk, Marshall, trans. Santua Maria di Capua, by Alberto Perconte Licatese. Toronto: Imago Press, 2023.
- Huska, Lark. Inside the Minds of Apollo 11. Toronto: Espresso, 2022.
- Macklin, Jeff. The Bridges of Peterborough. Peterborough: Jackson Creek Press, 2022. 14/31 copies.
- Mannery, Robert. Elegies. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022.
- Metcalf, John. The Worst Truth. Windsor: Biblioasis, 2022.
- Norris, Ken. False Narratives. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022.
- Norris, Ken. History & Secrecy. Peterborough: Poets & Painters Press, 2023.
- Norris, Ken. Hong Kong Blues. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2019.
- Peterborough Currents. Jackson Creek Walking Guide. Peterborough: 2022.
- Peterborough Currents. Creek Week Walking Guide. Peterborough: 2022.
- Peterborough Currents. Harper Creek Walking Guide. Peterborough: 2022.
- Peterborough Currents. Bears Creek Walking Guide. Peterborough: 2022.
- Ross, Stuart. Report from the Ross Society. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022.
- Trusler, Wendy. Provenance. Peterborough: Jackson Creek Press, for the Ludmilla Gallery, 2023.
- Whiteman, Bruce. Flora of Jackson Park. Peterborough: Jackson Creek Press, 2023. 31/62 copies.
Various authors.
- Report from the Hall Society: including poems, critical writings and philosophical transactions, an assemblage of writing in response to the work of Phil Hall vol. 1 No. 1 For Anno 2022. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022.
Broadsides - Report from the Ross Society: including poems, critical writings and philosophical transactions, an assemblage of writing in response to the work of Stuart Ross. vol. 1 No. 1 For Anno 2022. Ottawa: Above/Ground Press, 2022.
-6 broadsides printed in Peterborough by Jackson Creek Press.
Whiteman, BruceFile consists of scanned historical photographs, one each of W.T.C. Boyd and Meta Boyd of Bobcaygeon, Ontario (photographs located on a removable flash memory device); also photographs of Edgewood, the W.T.C. Boyd family home, and the "Barn", taken in approximately 2006 by Barbara McFadzen and Brian McFadzen
Boyd familyThe photographs were taken by Mr. William Martyn who lives on Alexander Ave. in Peterborough, Ontario, next to the hospital. Over the years, whatever the weather, Mr. Martyn produced a complete chronicle of the building/demolition process. Many hours too, were spent arranging and compiling the photographs on the disks into a comprehensive slide show.
Items in this small collection include illuminated poems by Richard Outram; many signed and illuminated single poems; a special edition of Canadian Notes & Queries (2003) dedicated to Barbara Howard; a memorial card of the service held in memory of Richard Outram and Barbara Howard at the Arts and Letters Club, April, 2005.
CD consists of the scanned 400-page letterbook of Walter J. Francis. The letters are dated 1898-1906 and relate to the engineering practice of the writer. Of particular relevance to the Peterborough area are letters concerning the building of the Peterborough Lift Lock.
LeCouffe, Bruce"Included is a CD with various documents relating to the Project:
- a draft of a chapter by Alsford published in Tom Symons: A Canadian Life, 2011;
- Meta Incognita Project Steering Committee minutes after 2000;
- plus several other Project documents
Also included is a copy of ""Recommendations for a Management Plan for Kodlunarn Island and Related Historical Sites in Outer Frobisher Bay"", 2000."
Collection consists of 20 cassette tapes of interviews with Fisher Gauge Ltd. founder, Bill Fisher, and early executives, Tod Wilcox and Eric Graham. Also included are annotated notes on the interviews.
Fisher Gauge Ltd.This accession consists of copy photographs, several of which are of originals in the Reid family photograph album and date from the 1840's to 1900's. One is of the Robert Henry "Harry" Devinish Reid family accompanied by an identification sheet with vital statistics for each member. Included also is a set of ten copy photographs of three generations of the Reid family. This set is accompanied by a family chart providing statistics for those listed.
Reid familyCollection consists of 103 slides of various nature areas on the Symons Campus, Trent University, taken October 1996 as a record of the vegetation in 1996 for future comparison of vegetation change. The slides are accompanied by an index.
Jones, RogerCollection consists of genealogical material collected by Pat Bolger for her research on Percival J. Cooney (1871-1932) who wrote Kinsmen, published originally in 1916 and then reprinted in 1992. Cooney was born in Peterborough, Ontario. One of his brothers, Franklin Cooney, became Governor of Montana.
Folder 1 contains textual records, photocopied newspaper articles and genealogical charts. Folder 2 contains photographs of the Cooney family.
Bolger, PatIncludes the following:
- "Bruce Whiteman: Zukofsky Impromptus. Sin Tax 003, 1995
- LeRoy Gorman (ed.): Mourning Cloak Renku, 1996
- Marshall Hryciuk (led by): The Pink of Venice, Imago Press, 2021
- Marshall Hryciuk (led by): Carved on a Beech, 2001
- Marshall Hryciuk (led by): Long Glances, Imago Press, 2021
- Marshall Hryciuk (led by): Freedom Day Celebration, Imago Press, 2021
- Marshall Hryciuk (layout by): Fading Clouds Renku, Imago Press, 2010
- Marshall Hryciuk (ed.): Crystal Renku, Imago Press, 2005
- Marshall Hryciuk (led by): Year of No Summer: Renku 2009, Imago Press, 2009
- Marshall Hyrciuk (led by): Hot Pavement Renku, Imago Press, 2020
- ""You are here Acme Gallery Commerce Building 12912 Hunter Street West Peterborough!"" (a broadside for Jeff Macklin's exhibition at the Acme Gallery, [2021])"
Collection consists of taped interviews undertaken by Adria of Peter Gzowski (1992; 2 audio cassette tapes); Mel Hurtig (1992; 1 audio cassette tape); and Ted Byfield (1993, 1 audio cassette tape).
This is an artificial collection of materials with a variety of provenances, documenting the Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA) strike in 1991, including strike bulletins and information sheets, Communications Office Bulletins, communiques from Students FEAT and A.N.S.W.E.R., Trent Student Union communiques, copies of student papers Arthur and Lilith, OCUFA Forum and CAUT Bulletin, TUFA parity buttons, transcripts of TUFA internal meeting, an untranscribed cassette tape of CBC interviews, 14 tapes of radio broadcasts and meetings, and other records. Also included are an oversized poster used on the pickets and a copy of the new three-year collective agreement between TUFA and the Trent University Board of Governors ending the strike.
Collection consists of 4 letters between Quentin Brown and his cousin, Price Erichsen-Brown, who was a Toronto lawyer. The letters include information about a water mill built in Millbrook, ca. 1840 by the Needler family.
Collection includes the agendas, minutes, and correspondence of the Meta Incognita Project Steering Committee and the Archival Research Task Force (ARTAF). Also included are ARTAF research materials, reports, transcripts, notes, etc. relating to an American Historical Association meeting and a Trent University conference which focused on the subject of Frobisher and his Northwest initiatives.
Meta IncognitaThis collection consists of research material pertaining to sailing directions in Lake Ontario in 1815-1816; a photocopy and typescript of "Captain W.F.W. Owen's journal & memoirs of the back or Northern Communication between Lakes Ontario and Huron, 1817"; and a photocopy of "Elias Smith, Loyalist, Letter Book, 1799-1800" with accompanying typed indexes. Also included is a copy of "A History of Elias Smith U.E. 1736-1820, patentee of Hope Township and Merchant of Montreal" by Phyllis White, 1990, and a copy of "Oaths of Allegiance sworn before William Willcocks, J.P. 1800-1806 and Robert Baldwin 1800-1812" compiled by Phyllis White, 1997.
White, PhyllisCollection consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings gathered as part of the press clippings service for Indian and Northern Affairs from June 10 1989 to August 30 1990. The photocopies are on a wide range of topics all concerning Indigenous peoples and communities. A large portion of the articles are about the Oka Crisis with mention to Alanis Obomsawin and the Kanehsatake Resistance, as well as the Meech Lake Accord with mention to Premier Robert Bourassa and the groups, The Native Council of Canada, The Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, and The Assembly of First Nations.
Collection consists of post-Russian Revolution era propaganda posters, reproductions
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.
Collection includes a poster titled "Second Annual Bay Bell Memorial Race at Kawartha Downs" and 2 photographs with race horses: "Hiawatha Parade", 1984; "Francis T. Return", 1985. The race was sponsored by The Social and Athletic Association, Trent University. Bay Bell was Head of Security at Trent University, 1967-1983.
Collection consists of 9 audio cassette records of individuals reminiscing about Leslie Frost and his brothers Cecil and Grenville. Tapes were made in 1984 and individuals interviewed include: William Davis, Richard Gorwill, Hugh Latimer, Clare Westcott, Alf Cole, Roland Michener, and Marjorie Porter. there are transcripts available. Also included in the collection is an illustrated paper presented by Brian McFadzen, 2006, entitled "The Frost Brothers in Lindsay." Also included is a CD of photographs reproduced from a Frost scrapbook and showing their homes and offices in Lindsay Ontario and also showing portraits of the Frost brothers.
McFadzen, Brian MarshFile consists of letters addressed to Kim and Kate Krenz of Lakefield, Ontario. Also, several newspaper clippings, many of which are obituaries published at the time of Laurence's death in January 1987.