Fonds RG 36 - Trent University. Northern Chair and Northern Studies fonds

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Trent University. Northern Chair and Northern Studies fonds

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RG 36

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  • 1986-2003 (Creation)
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    Trent University. Northern Chair and Northern Studies

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1.1 m

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The Chair in Northern Studies, established in 1986, is supported by a $250,000 endowment from the Secretary of State’s Centre of Specialization Fund and an equal amount raised through the Fund for Excellence, and is associated with Trent’s Frost Centre for Canadian Heritage and Development Studies. The first occupant of the Chair was Hon. Thomas R. Berger.

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The records of the Northern Chair consist of committee minutes, taped lectures, correspondence, records related to Thomas Berger, Dennis Patterson, Mary Simon, William Taylor, etc. and cover the dates 1986-2003. The records were forwarded to the Archives in 1993 by Peter Kulchisky, in 1996 by John Milloy, and in 1998 by Bruce Hodgins. A further addition of tapes, reels, and videos was received from the Audio-Visual Department in approximately 2012 and added to existing boxes.

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None. Records are open.

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Box 1

Files pertaining to Northern Chair lectures, re:

  • Terrence Armstrong
  • Thomas Berger
  • George Calet
  • Louis Fillion
  • John Parker
  • Dennis Patterson
  • Dr. Fred Roots
  • Peter Scledermann
  • Mary Simon

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  • Budget
  • Minutes
  • Committee membership
  • Potential holders
  • Accounts
  • Handbook for Research in NWT
  • Secretary of State
  • Publishing and press information
  • Miscellaneous records

Box 2

Lecture tapes, videos, and reels:

  • 1986, Thomas R. Berger

  • 1988, Terrence Armstrong

  • Posters from Northern Studies Lecture Series

  • Material re Dennis Patterson (public address, government position statement, environmental impact assessment)

  • GNWT economic strategy team

  • Slide presentation (slides and binder)

BOX 2A

Lecture tapes, videos, and reels:

  • 1989-1990, Dennis Patterson
  • 1991-1992, John Parker
  • 1993, Mary Simon
  • 1994, [Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe]
  • 1995, Allan Penn, Harvey Feit, Matthew Coon-Come, [Boyce Richardson, Dan Ashini, Zebedee Nungal, Mary Ellen Turpel]
  • 1997, [Chris Burns, Leonard Barrie, Ian Stirling, Rob Macdonald, Robert Conover]
  • 1999, Paul Wright, George Blondin, [Elizabeth Mackenzie, Leo Norwegian, Tom Andrews, Joanne Barnaby]
  • 2003, Naomi Klein
  • 22 unmarked cassettes

Box 3

  • Textual records (1984-1995)
  • Northern Chair proposal
  • Northern Studies Committee
  • Northern Studies at Trent University (3 files)

Note: Box 4 was forwarded to the Archives by Bruce Hodgins in 1998.

Box 4

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  1. Mary Simon: lectures in printed format and on disk, correspondence, etc., 1993-1994
  2. On The Land: correspondence, advertising, etc., 1995
  3. Miscellaneous correspondence, etc., 1994-1995
  4. Northern Chair lectures re James Bay, 1995
  5. Peterborough Review contract, 1995
  6. Boyce Richardson 1995
  7. “Introduction” by Bruce Hodgins and Kerry Cannon, [1995]
  8. Zebedee Nungak, 1995
  9. Matthew Coon-Come, 1995
  10. Harvey Feit
  11. Daniel Ashini, 1995
  12. Rick Riewe and Jill Oakes, 1993-1994
  13. Miscellaneous correspondence, minutes, notes, etc., 1993-1994
  14. Northern Quebec and Labrador Boundary and Self-Determination Brief Bibliography/ Bruce Hodgins and Kerry Cannon, minutes, correspondence, etc., 1995

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