Conferences and call for papers

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Studies, Annual Conférence,

Llverpool, England, April 17-20,1990.

Any papers linking Canada with Liver­ pool and the Northwest particularly welcome. The Geography group invites submissions under the title “Canada and the Sea, Past and Présent” Proposais should be sent immediately c/o Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, SW1Y5BJ.

China and Canada, Beijing, May 12- 14,1990. The fourth Biennial Confér­ ence of the Association of Canadian Studies in China. Papers may deal with any viewpoint related to Canada and China. For information contact: Interna­ tional Council For Canadian Studies, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6E2; (613) 232-0417; FAX (613) 232-2495.

The Bibliographie Society of Canada, Annual Meeting, Victoria, late May.

Papers should be on some aspect of the book — bibliography, analytical,

descriptive, or textual, the history of printing or publishing or the transmission of text. For more information Write; Sandra Alston, Book Sélection Depart- ment, U. of Toronto Library, St. George Campus, Toronto, M5S 1A5.

The Plains Indian Muséum will host

Sioux Art and the Ghost Dance, Cody, Wyoming, September 27-30,1990.

Experts from tribal communities, scholars, hobbiests and others are invited to submit a 450 word abstract by April 16, 1990 to: George Horse Capture, Curator, Plains Indian Muséum, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, P.O. Box 1000, Cody, Wyoming, USA 82414; (307) 587-4771, ext. 48. The Institute of Historical Research présents the thirteenth Anglo-American Conférence of Historians on The City

and the Country, London, England, July 3-6,1990. The programme will include papers on the theme in the history of different parts of the world.

The proceedings will focus on three extended sessions: 1) the rural past and the urban future; the country and the city in Populist and Progressive America 2) the countryside within the town; suburbs, new towns, garden cities, retreats and revolts 3) régions, cultures and societies; the impact of the metropolis. For a full programme and registration contact: The Secretary and Librarian, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, Senate House, London, England WC1E 7HU. The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife announces Medicine and Healing, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 14-15 July, 1990. Proposais are invited

for papers, intérim reports, slide présentations etc... on ail aspects of traditional, nonacademic, and popular cures in New England and contiguous areas before 1850. Emphasis will be given to studies based on diaries, trials, inquests, newspaper advertisements, recipes, prescriptive literature, archeological and artifactual evidence. Send proposais with brief vitae by February 15, to Peter Benes, Director, Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, 249 Harrington Avenue, Concord, MA, USA 07142.

The Arctic: Canada and the Nordic Countries, Oslo, Norway, August 9- 12,1990. The third triennial conférence will be held at the University of Oslo. For information contact: Per Seyersted, American Institute, University of Oslo, Box 1002, Blindern, Oslo 3, Norway. The Commission on Folk Law and Legal Pluralism and the University of Ottawa are co-sponsoring Legal Pluralism, Indigenous Peoples and Mlnorlty Law Symposium, Ottawa, August 15-18, 1990. The primary thèmes are:

indigenous self-determination and legal pluralism; non-indigenous ethnie minority law and; legal pluralism in the third world after decolonization. Each theme will include spécifie panels

relating to the particular position of women. For further information contact: Prof. Brad Morse, Faculty of Law, U. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5; (613) 564-8111 or Dr. Carol LaPrairie, Dept. of Justice, 239 Wellington Street, Ottawa, KIA 0H8; (613) 957-9594.

The theme of the Ail European Canadian Studies Conférence will be

Canada on the Threshold of the Twenty-FIrst Century — European Reflections upon the Future of Canada, The Netherlands, October 25-28,1990. The conférence will

establish aspects of comparison and interaction between Canada and Europe, to assess foreseeable changes after 1990. The two main topics are: ‘Canadian Society’ and ‘Politics and the Economy’. For information Write: A.C.S.N., Van Neckstraat 29, 2597 SB, 'S-Gravenhage, Holland, The

Netherlands; (070) 241478.

The Seventeenth Conférence on the Application of Quantitative Methods in Canadian Economie History, Kingston, 9-10 November, 1990. This

is a working conférence whose object is to encourage the use of a wide range of quantitative and theoretical methods. Scholars interested in contributing a paper or a report on research in progress should send a brief abstract and c.v. by June 1,1990 to: Mary MacKinnon, Department of Economies, McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke St. W. Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T7 or Email to: INM2@MUSICB.McGill.ca. The University of Quebec at Montreal présents the Colloquium on Quebec Political Figures, Montreal. The

topics for the next three years are: Spring 1990: Daniel Johnson; Spring 1991: René Levesque; Spring 1992: Thérèse Casgrain. For further information write: Robert Comeau, Département d’histoire, UQAM, C.P. 8888, suce. A, Montréal, PQ, H3C 3P8; (514) 987-7954.

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Pat Carney archives relating to her years as Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1984-1986 and the papers of Saskatchewan Communist Party leader William Beeching, 1919-1985.

The National Archives of Canada and the University of Saskatchewan hâve reached an agreement to transfer the archivai processing of the Diefenbaker Papers to the Diefenbaker Centre in Saskatoon. By spring 1990, ail sériés of the Diefenbaker Papers will hâve been transferred to the Centre. Public access to the papers will be restricted until ail processing and microfilming of the records are complété.

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES (Kathleen Ryan Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6). Recent acquisitions include the papers of Robert Lionel Dunsmore, 1903-1988, Hugh F. Gibson, 1973-1981, John Edwin Hodgetts, 1944-1985, A.W. Jolliffe, ca. 1937-1980, Robert James McDowall, 1795-1877, H.R.S. Ryan, 1955-1987, Robert J. Uffen, ca. 1949-1988, Peter H. Watson, ca. 1963-1988. Additions hâve been added to the papers of H. Cari Goldenberg, ca. 1939-1983, Leonard D. Hopkins, 1987-1989, Donald C. MacDonald, 1970-1989 and the George Woodcock Papers, ca. 1973-1989. Other accessions include manuscripts relating to Canadian Literature collected by Beth Pierce Robinson. In addition to a sub- stantial amount of Lorne Pierce corres- pondence, the collection also contains material relating to Bliss Carman, Margorie Pickthall, Charles G.D. Roberts, and Edwin John Pratt. Manuscripts collected by Glenn J. Lockwood include drafts of his books, family diaries, photo- graphs and scrapbooks. There are also substantial records relating to Merrickville Citizens’ Band, the Rural Téléphoné Company of Kitley Limited, the Loyal Orange Lodge and Montague Township. LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA ARCHIVES (Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N6). The Law Society of Upper Canada has published a Guide to the Archives of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Edited by Roy Schaeffer, Carolyn Strange and Cynthia Wright, the

135 page Guide has not only detailed listings of the collections, but also a valuable glossary of legal terms and a twenty-four page index.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES (Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A5). Recent accessions include the papers of Keith Alwyn McLeod, 1964- 1984; Calvin Cari Gotlieb, 1947-1987; Robert Selkirk Bothwell, 1944-1988; Marianne Rose Hôlder, 1974-1983; John William Michael Bliss, 1985-1986; William Harold Treverrow, 1907-1959; William George MacElhinney, 1915-1977; Howard Frederick Andrews, ca. 1960- 1988; Gerald Marquis Craig, 1823- ca. 1958; Rankin Family, 1883-1975; John William Bernard Sisam, ca. 1913-1986; Thomas Howarth, 1887-1987; Julius A. Molinero, 1957-1987; McLennan Family, ca. 1870-1942; Victor Ernest Graham, ca. 1955-ca. 1984; William John Samarin, 1942-1983; Wayne Roberts, 1969-1971; William Edward Kaplan, 1984-1989; Harold Gordon Shilling, 1965-1989. The Records of Phi Kappa Pi, 1926-1986 and the Ontario Women Graduâtes in Architecture, 1917-1985 hâve also been

CONFERENCES/CALLS

FOR

PAPERS

As part of the commémoration of the 25th anniversary of the new charter of the University of Ottawa, the Department of History présents The New Environ-

mental History, Ottawa, March9,1990. Speakers include Thomas Sôderqvist

(Denmark); Douglas Wiener (Arizona); Jean-Guy Vaillancourt (Montréal); Morris Berman (Seattle). The colloquium begins at 9:30 in Pavillon Simard, Room 140. For information contact Chad Gaffield, History, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1N 6N5; (613) 564-3407.

The Archdiocese of Toronto, the University of St. Michael’s College and the Canadian Catholic Historical Association will hold a conférence to commem-

orate the 150th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Toronto, Toronto, June 19-12,1990. Eighteen scholars will présent original research papers relating to the history of Catholics in the Toronto area. The principal thèmes will include: Catholics and social justice; ecumenism; Catholics and nationalism; women in the church; clérical formation; ethnicity and immigration; and the formation of Catholic communities. Sessions will be at St. Michael’s College and CHA members are invited to attend. For more information write: Dr. Mark G. McGowan, CATO-I50 Programme Co-ordinator, Department of History, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N6N5.

acquired by the Archives. The Archives has published the following finding aids: An Inventory of the Records of the Office of the President in the University of

Toronto Archives (prepared by Heather M. Heywood); A Guide to the

Architectural Records in the University of Toronto Archives; A Guide to the Oral History Records in the University of

Toronto Archive; A Guide to the Archivai Records in the University of Toronto Archives, Volume I: Corporate Records Accessions, 1965-1976; and a Guide to the Graphie Records in the University of Toronto Archives (prepared by Anne Maclean). Copies of the last three titles are available, on request, from the University of Toronto Archives.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH (Archives and Spécial Collections, The Library, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1). The archives continue to add to its George Bernard Shaw collection, acquiring (among other items) by auction from Sotheby’s of London, a set of minute books of the Shakespeare Committee with which Shaw was involved from 1908 to 1912. Other new theatre acquisitions include the archives of Factory Lab and the Black