Fonds consists of two boxes of materials related to the life of Spencer J. Harrison, artist and gay activist.
Harrison, Spencer J.File consists of a self-published book of photographs called "Right to Belong" that documents a gathering at Trent University from February 28 - March 2, 2019. As the first page states, "In 1970, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell and David Lavell began a challenge against the Canadian Government in a landmark case that would eventually reach the Supreme Court. The fight to end gender discrimination in the Indian Act would ultimately last decades and involve many Indigenous leaders, supporters and allies. An historic gathering, hosted at Trent University (Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario), brought together key leaders and their allies to tell their stories of this struggle. The Right to Belong research gathering and the Right to Belong Indigenous Women's Symposium were held on February 28th, March 1, and March 2, 2019. This collection of photographs was created to remember these events.
The book is honouring Yvonne Bedard, Ron Christensen, Mary Eberts, Fred Kelly, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Sharon McIvor, Judy Rebecca [Rebick?], Gwen Brodsky, Shelagh Day, Jose Garcia, David Lavell, Tony Mandamin, Alanis Obonsawin, Bob Rob, and Clayton Ruby. The people thanked are Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Mayor Diane Therrien, Thomas Morningstar, Michelle Lacombe, Digitalist Film Crew, Chris Hiller, Catherine Davis, Betty Carr-Braint, Lynne Davis, David Newhouse, Janet Miron, Julianna Lesage, Demi Mathias, Gracie Crafts, Unity Singers, Chef Gary Williams, Our Awesome Funders, Chief Phyllis Williams Curve Lake FN, Gabriel Maracle, Brenda Maracle O'Toole, Sandra Tomatuk, Paula Anderson, Catherine Davis, Lisa Reding, and Susie Taylor.
The Trent University Archives occasionally receive single items, maps, drawings, individual letters or very small groupings of letters and documents. As these do not comprise fonds, they are minimally processed and described. There are many important records and documents received in this manner and researchers should not overlook them.
Fonds consists of records from Otonabee College, including council minutes, administrative matters, Japanese Thought and Culture Program materials, College handbooks, Dennis Lee project, student housing, and Cabinet matters.
Trent University. Otonabee CollegeCollection consists of microfilmed copies of census records. Collection is organized into series by census/set of microfilm.
Collection consists of the collective agreements and bylaws relating to the three bargaining units, and their predecessors that make up the employees. Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA) represents the faculty and librarians; OPSEU Local 365 (formerly the Trent Staff Association) represents support staff; Canadian Union of Education Workers (CUEW) Local 8 and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3908 Unit 1 and CUPE Local 3908 Unit 2 representing contract teaching staff and graduate students, respectively.
Collection is organized into 3 series by bargaining units TUFA, OPSEU, and CUPE.
Fonds consists of research materials and notes, modern correspondence, photocopies of historical documentation, and genealogical resources for the Need family as well as other people living in both England and Newcastle District. The historical documentation includes wills, gravesite information, lot and concession records, military records, correspondence. As well as the Need family, there is also biographical information on other families, including the Dunsfords, Langtons, Campbells, and Sawers.
These research materials were accumulated by Dawn Bell Logan and used to write books, articles, and biographical entries about Thomas Need, including Thomas Need : settler in the backwoods of Upper Canada (self published, 2022), and the Dictionary of Canadian Biography entry for Thomas Need (V. 12). Photographs are of some sites in Lincolnshire, U.K, Peterborough, Canada, the Trent Severn Waterway, Thomas Need’s descendants, and gravestones of Need family members.
Fonds is organized into four series: Thomas Need journals and correspondence; Research materials and manuscripts; Dawn Logan correspondence; and Files on Dawn Logan’s publications.
Thomas Need Biography
Thomas Need (1808-1895) emigrated from Nottingham, England to Upper Canada in May 1832 and settled in Verulam Township in Victoria County in 1833 around Sturgeon Lake. He had graduated from University College, London, in 1830 and rejected the idea of becoming a member of the clergy. This contributed to his decision to leave England.
While in Upper Canada, Need was a member of the government commission that oversaw the construction of what became the first lock of the Trent-Severn Waterway, founded the Village of Bobcaygeon in 1834, and served as a magistrate for the Court of Requests from 1835 to 1837.
Need anonymously published his book Six years in the bush or extracts from the journal of a settler in Upper Canada (London, 1838) on his experiences in Upper Canada. The book was based on his journal entries he made in his personal journal which he called the “Woodhouse Journal.” Need returned to Nottingham, England permanently in 1847 and died in 1895. His authorship was confirmed with the publication of John Langton’s letters in 1926 and he was subsequently recognized as a contributor to early Canadian literature.
Source: Biography – NEED, THOMAS – Volume XII (1891-1900) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/need_thomas_12E.html. Accessed 11 Jan. 2024.
Logan, Dawn BellFonds consists of records documenting Robert Lightbody's experiences with Trent University, as a student, lawyer, fundraiser, and active alumnus. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, newspaper clippings, planning records, student records, pamphlets and other ephemera, course syllabi, and student governance records. Fonds also includes a speech and pamphlets from a talk given by Margaret Lightbody for the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW).
Fonds is organized into 11 series. Trent University student life; Student government and groups; Course materials; University development; Athletics building; Alumni Association and reunions; Trent properties, funds, and development; Bagnani Endowmnent; Photographs and alumni reunion; Newspaper clippings and images; Margie Lightbody CFUW speech.
Lightbody familyThis 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.
The fonds consists of the papers and records of the Ontario Camping Association delineating its operation and policies, conferences, special programmes; the Canadian Camping Magazine; and brochures, photographs, newsletters from member camps. The fonds also contains the Ontario Camping Association's newsletter, and some sound and tape recordings of conference.
Ontario Camps AssociationFile includes correspondence written by camp director, Mrs. Pickles; also camp form letters, applications, etc.
Fonds consists of correspondence and records, procedure manuals, publicity materials, brochures, and physical plant records pertaining to Camp Gay Venture, a girls' residential camp located in Haliburton, Ontario.
Adamson, JanetThis addition to the fonds consists of records pertaining to the Ontario Camping Association and member camps in Ontario. It includes brochures, camping standards (camp visits), photographs (Camp Wanakita, 1934 to 1950), slides and other material.
Ontario Camps AssociationFonds consists of minutes, correspondence, photographs, brochures, manuals and forms related to the Ontario Camping Association.
Ontario Camps AssociationFonds includes personal and business correspondence, notes, and documents. Also included are greeting cards, invitations, and photographs. Major categories include Trent University, Police Services Board (Peterborough), Trent-Severn Waterways, Bagnani Endowment Trust & Vogrie, Broadview Press, Ontario Heritage Press, Association of Commonwealth Studies, and Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Symons, Thomas H.B.Fonds consists of Ontario Camping Association administrative records, minutes, surveys, newsletters and correspondence. Also included are textual records, photographs, slides, CDs and videos relating to various Ontario Camping Association member camps, including extensive material on the Bark Lake Camp.
Ontario Camps AssociationFonds consists of camping-related materials such as Brown Bag Program deposits, and song books, photographs, correspondence, reports, 4 VHS tapes, and one movie film.
Ontario Camps AssociationFonds consists of textual materials and photographs, slides, cds and video tapes relating to various Ontario Camping Association member camps, as collected via the Brown Bag Program. Included are samples of letterhead, brochures, camper registration packages, forms, staff manuals, staff training schedules, sample camper file sheets, promotion videos, sample menus, special events and program lists, lists of awards and prizes, and site maps. Also included are death notices for Adele Ebbs (1909-2003), Madelene Allen (?-2003) and John Latimer (1930-2003), and materials relating to the 2002 Salute to Kirk Wipper.
Ontario Camps Association