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Corrective Collective records

Series contains records made or received by the Corrective Collective during the course of writing, publishing and selling two books: She Named It Canada Because That's What It Was Called (Vancouver, 1971), and Never Done, Three Centuries of Women's Work in Canada (Vancouver, 1974). The former, a pictorial history of Canada, was originally produced as a handout for a conference of Vietnamese and North American women held in Vancouver. The latter was a history of non-aboriginal women in Canada. The file, "Published resource material" includes various feminist publications (such as the Saskatoon Women's Liberation Newsletter) and directories. The Collective used them to get ideas for publication formats and to prepare distribution lists. Series includes a copy of each publication, correspondence, memorandum of agreement, notes, receipts, a ledger and other documents.

Office files

Series contains records relating to highlights of Andrea Lebowitz's career at SFU and the development of the Women's Studies Program. One file of reference material contains publications on abortion, daycare, working women, and women at the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Includes correspondence, minutes, proposals, publications, and other documents.

MA Thesis records

Series consists of materials used by Frances Wasserlein in producing her MA thesis, written between 1985 and1990, "An Arrow Aimed at the Heart": the Vancouver Women's Caucus and the Abortion Campaign, 1969-1971. The thesis topic was the history of the Vancouver Women's Caucus (VWC) and the abortion campaign of 1969-1971. The series consists of taped interviews with VWC members; transcripts of the interviews; notes; drafts; bibliographies; correspondence; publications of women's liberation organizations in Canada and the United States; a scrapbook compiled by Wasserlein during her research; copies of the VWC newspaper, The Pedestal; photographs; and other miscellaneous papers and publications.

Canada Council Grant Application

Series consists of one file of notes, drafts, correspondence, receipts and copies of Frances Wasserlein's Canada Council Grant application in 1982. The grant application was made to request support for writing a book about the history of the women's liberation movement in British Columbia.

UBC Project on Non Academic Women records

Series consists of notes, correspondence, memos, lists of names, questionnaires, and receipts related to Frances Wasserlein's involvement with a project to produce a history of the Dean of Women's Office at UBC, then known as the Women Students' Office.

Interviews and transcripts

Series consists of 68 interviews conducted by Peter Poole with trade union leaders, solidarity movement leaders, community activists, and legal counsel. Records include sound recordings of the interviews, lists of interview subjects, Poole's personal impressions of the tape recorded interviews and interviewees, and 26 transcripts made by students. Interviews range from one-half hour to two hours in length.

Research files

Series consists of records made or received by Peter Poole in the course of preparing his thesis on the solidarity movement in British Columbia. Includes news clippings, essays, publications, flyers, research notes, ephemera, a copy of the thesis, and a chronology of the 1983 conflict between the solidarity movement and the Social Credit government of British Columbia.

Audio recordings

As Director of the University News Service, Dennis Roberts purchased a cassette recorder, which he took with him to meetings, interviews, and newsworthy events. Over the years, he captured the voices of students, staff, faculty and administrators. Although there are no transcripts for the recordings, many of them served as the basis for articles in Comment magazine, which contain additional information on the topic or individual interviewed. Topics include student protests; the dispute over the Political Science, Sociology and Anthopology (PSA) Department; interviews, speeches and news conferences with university Presidents, adminstrative officers, faculty members, staff and students.

Subject files

Series consists of records relating to significant events in SFU's history as well as general biographical information on Dennis Roberts, his correspondence, and a selection of his writing including a lengthy history of the Alumni Association. Examples of significant events documented include the Admissions Protest in 1968 and the AUCE strike in 1979. Series contains correspondence, press releases, flyers, clippings, newsletters, publications, notes, transcripts of speeches, cartoons and other artwork. A file of ephemera contains humorous, unusual, or controversial publications and correspondence collected by Roberts during his years at SFU as well as a collection of SFU political and commemorative buttons.

Research files

During his work as a professor at various universities, Smythe engaged in research in a variety of areas in the field of communications. Smythe also organized and participated in a number of conferences on communications and other topics.

Series consists of records arising from Smythe's research activities and conference participation. Series includes correspondence, research articles, notes, and other materials.

Teaching

Dallas Smythe served as a professor and/or guest lecturer at several universities from 1948 to 1988, including the University of Illinois; the University of Saskatchewan at Regina; the University of California, San Diego; Simon Fraser University; Temple University; Ohio State University; and the University of Hawaii. Smythe also participated in teach-ins on the topics of the Vietnam War, Reaganomics, and other subjects. He was also involved in research and lecturing at the Centre for International Research on Communications and Information Technology (CIRCIT) in Sydney, Australia.

Series consists of records arising from Smythe's teaching activities at various locations. Series includes course outlines, lecture notes, reference material, class readings, and other materials. The majority of the records in this series relate to courses on the political economy of communications, and other topics in the field of communications.

Publications and presentations

Series consists of records relating to publications and presentations produced by Smythe in his role as a student at the University of California, Berkeley; a professor at the University of Illinois, the University of Saskatchewan at Regina, Simon Fraser University, and other universities; and as a peace activist. Series includes publications, presentations, and correspondence.

Publications arising from Smythe's employment as an agricultural economist (at the University of California, Berkeley and at the U.S. Central Statistical Bureau), and as chief economist with the Federal Communications Commission are located in series F-16-3 (Agricultural economics) and F-16-5 (U.S. Federal Communications Commission).

U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Smythe served as Chief Economist for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission from 1943 to 1948. In this position, he conducted an economic analysis of the telegraph industry, investigated the issues surrounding the proposed merger of Western Union and Postal Telegraph, carried out studies in farm telephone service, and held public hearings on the post war reallocation of the radio spectrum.

Series consists of records arising from Smythe's employment at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Series includes publications, correspondence, and other materials.

U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour Division)

Dallas Smythe was hired by the U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour Division) in 1938. His role in this newly-created department was to help enforce laws regarding minimum wage rates and maximum hours of allowed work. He investigated cases in which the implementation of these laws was being avoided through various means. His investigations included occupational studies of the working conditions of newspaper boys, railway porters, life-insurance salesmen, telegraph messengers, cigar factory workers, railway maintenance workers, textile workers, lumber camp workers, and others.

Series consists of records arising from investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour Division). Series includes correspondence, studies, reports, reference material, written testimony, photographs, and other materials.

Agricultural economics

Dallas Smythe began his involvement in the field of agricultural economics in 1934, when he worked as an extension specialist in agriculture for the College of Agriculture at the University of California, Berkeley. In this position, he studied economic outlooks for various California farm products. In 1937, he was hired as an associate economist by the U.S. Central Statistical Board, where he oversaw the collection of statistics for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This involved the review of information collection policies and procedures, and the planning of the Census of Agriculture. Smythe left the Central Statistical Board in 1938.

Series consists of records written or co-authored by Smythe in his positions as extension specialist in agriculture for the University of California, Berkeley, and as an economist for the U.S. Central Statistical Board. Series includes research and reports regarding various farm crops in California, and reports and chart books from the federal Census of Agriculture.

Correspondence

Series consists of Smythe's correspondence with family members and colleagues. Series includes incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters.

Personal records

Series consists of Smythe's personal records arising from his various activities, such as his employment as a faculty member at several universities; his studies at the University of California, Berkeley; his involvement with the United States military; his private business venture in the television industry; his ongoing research into various areas of personal interest; his travels to China and Europe; and his work on his autobiography. Series also contains personal records of Smythe's wife, Jennie, and of his father, J.W. Smyth. Series includes correspondence, contracts, annual reports, legal records, reports, notes, drafts, research papers, diaries, newsletters, published articles, and a curriculum vitae.

Subject files

Series comprises records made or received in the course of carrying out research on topics of concern to students. Includes correspondence, reports, briefs, newsletters, news clippings, surveys, press releases, and other documents.

Administration and organization files

Series comprises records made or received by the BCSF in the course of establishing the organization and administering its programs. Activities documented include the creation of the BCSF, its organizational changes over time and evolution into the Canadian Federation of Students---Pacific Region; and management of the organization's finances. Includes correspondence, briefs, reports, financial statements and other documents.

Conference files

Series consists of records related to the Articulation Committee and conferences hosted by the Department or attended by faculty members. It includes booklets, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports.

Course files

Series consists of files of undergraduate course outlines and examinations, as well as course offerings booklets.

Faculty files

Series consists of case files related to the appointment of faculty members. It includes correspondence, curricula vitae, memoranda, reports, and cassette tapes.

Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence received and sent by the department Chair. Records include memoranda, reports, chronological correspondence, Chair's correspondence, and subject files. Records also include two cassette tapes of Jack Webster's radio program regarding faculty hiring at SFU.

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