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Subject files

Subseries consists of records compiled by Smythe to support his research interests. Subseries includes lecture notes, addresses, photocopied monographs, notes, reports, and other materials. Records are organized into subject based files, including topics such as postal service, fax technology, the radio and television industries, newspapers and printing, media regulation, the peace movement, and other subjects.

Peak Student Handbook

The Peak began publishing The Peak Directory in 1971 as a student-produced supplement to the university calendar, providing a guide to campus services and courses. In 1980 the name changed to Peak Student Handbook. This sub-series consists of issues of the publication. It begins in 1972 with the second issue and continues to the 1990 edition.

Minutes

Subseries consists of the official Minutes of the Annual Meetings of the Society from 1932 to 1982, official Minutes of the Board and Executive Committee meetings from 1956 to 1980 and some early reports of the Executive Secretary primarily from the 1930s.

Reports

Subseries consists of Annual Reports dating from 1932 to 1988, including promotional pamphlets summarizing the Annual Report for some of these years. President's Reports and some Monthly Reports for assorted years are also included in this subseries.

Corrections - General

Subseries consists of files pertaining to corrections reform, including correspondence with and information about international organizations involved in the areas of prison reform and criminal rehabilitation, such as the Howard League for Penal Reform in Great Britain. Files also include information about various correctional institutions outside of B.C., and include articles, newspapers, clippings, bulletins, reports and correspondence.

Resources and Services - Health and Related Subjects

Subseries consists of 2 health-related files: one is on the Alcoholism Foundation, containing general printed material on the Foundation, such as newsletters, newspaper clippings, reports and some correspondence; the other is on narcotics, consisting primarily of correspondence with government committees, doctors and associations.

General and Miscellaneous

Subseries consists of 2 files: one is a general John Howard Society file containing general reports on the Society, memoranda and correspondence with those interested in the work of the Society; and the other contains information on prison libraries, especially the Society's work in advocating the role of prison libraries in the rehabilitation of offenders.

Resources and Services

Subseries consists of a number of files on reports and statistics of services provided by the Society, such as the number of cases accepted and cases closed, areas of services and work distribution. A number of other files in this subseries contain material on related associations of the Society, including the B.C. Borstal Association, Canadian Penal Association and the Canadian Corrections Association (see Access Points for list).

Personal correspondence

Subseries consists of personal correspondence with Braid's parents, siblings, friends and former lovers. In about 2006 the subseries also includes correspondence with fellow writers.

Projects

Subseries consists of files on pertaining to various projects undertaken by the Society. These include the Delinquency Prevention Programme, What Breaking the Law Could Mean to You, conducted in high schools; the Seventh Step, a program of alcohol recovery based on Alcoholics Anonymous established specifically for inmates of correctional facilities, Alternative Measures, Family House, Hobden House, Prison sentence programs, Impaired drivers program, and the Citizen Participation Programme, aimed at getting the public interested and involved in correctional issues. The subseries also consists of proposals for other programs that may not have received funding.

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