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Simon Fraser University Archives and Records Management Department Series
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Subject files

Series consists of records relating to a number of issues, activities and areas of interest relating to Gordon M. Shrum's involvement with Simon Fraser University. Records reflect information on the architectural competition to design SFU, convocation, staff, scholarships, and other like topics. Includes correspondence, reports, briefs, memoranda, architectural drawings, and publications.

Centre for Pest Management files

The chief function of the Centre for Pest Management was the administration and promotion of pest management research and the provision of instruction. In meeting this responsibility, its Director worked to forge links with other universities, research institutes and professional associations, as well as to attract eminent pest management experts, entomologists and plant pathologists to give guest lectures or conduct research. It also provided a place of instruction for students in all degree programs.

Series consists of records relating to the administrative and operational activities and responsibilities of the Centre. It includes meeting agenda and minutes, correspondence, course and program proposals and outlines, directives, proposals, published materials, reports, and working papers.

Correspondence

Series consists of the personal and professional correspondence of Cunningham as well as miscellaneous documents apparently kept by Cunningham for their historical value in depicting the early years at SFU. Documents relate to such topics as the opening of the University, administrative and teaching matters, student protests, and the Friends of SFU (a U.S.-based fund-raising organization).

Policies and reference material

Series consists of draft policies for SFU, as well as reference material used to formulate those policies. Policies relate to academic plans, examinations, credit hours and degree requirements, student activity fees, academic calendars, course numbering systems, staffing, academic freedom, admission requirements, and other issues. Reference material consists of reports and other records from other universities regarding their policies, procedures, and circumstances. Series also includes a tabulation of credit hours taught at SFU in the 1967 summer semester.

Audiovisual materials related to Arthur Erickson

Series consists of analogue and digitized motion picture documentaries, exhibitions, TV programs, news reels, interviews, Architectural Institute of America meetings, and aerial footage. The subject of these motion pictures includes Erickson, the Erickson/Massey Architects firm, and specific buildings and designs by Erickson.

Note that a number of the motion pictures include duplicates stored on different mediums (e.g. Betacam, U-matic, and VHS), so total item numbers do not correspond with total objects.

Dr. Gordon Merritt Shrum papers

Sub-series consists of records made and received by Dr. Shrum in the course of his activities as Chancellor. Subjects and activities documented include planning and construction of the university, selection of architects (including the lead design firm Erickson Massey Architects), meetings of the Buildings and Site Committee, correspondence with various architects, speaking engagements, fundraising, and correspondence with external agencies. Record types include correspondence, meeting agenda and minutes, memoranda, reports, and transcripts of two interviews (with Clive Cocking and Peter Stursberg). Correspondents whose names appear in file titles are registered as Access Points.

Briefs

Series consists of a collection of briefs to government relevant to the book publishing industry. Included are briefs from the Canadian Book Publishers Council and from the interim Council of Canadian Publishers, briefs to the Ontario Royal Commission on Book Publishing, miscellaneous briefs and speeches, briefs on copyright and libraries, IPA briefs and related correspondence, clippings and notes.

1961 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1961. The records reflect topics such as B.C. Electric, B.C. Energy Board, B.C. Power Commission, Peace River, P.G.E. Railway and Power Development. Included are correspondence, financial statistics, minutes, reports, file notes and speeches.

1962 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1962. The records reflect topics such as B.C. Electric, B.C. Hydro, B.C. Power Commission, Finance, Oil Pipeline and Power Development. Included are correspondence, financial statistics, lists, statements, memoranda, resolutions, bonds and speeches.

1964 Official files

Series consists of the official files of the Premier's Office opened, or continued, in 1964. The records reflect topics such as the Attorney-General, B.C. Hydro, Bank of B.C., Federal-Provincial Conferences, Finance, Power Development, Columbia River and B.C. Medical Plan. Included are correspondence, reports, file notes, minutes, statements, memoranda and agreements.

Architectural plans

Series consists of architectural drawings and plans for the Academic Quadrangle, including cafeterias, lunch rooms, and laboratories; plans for the west concourse; student residences, and the Men's residence.

Teaching records

Series consists of records documenting courses and workshops taught by Iris Garland primarily at SFU. It also includes substantial material relating to “Dancing in Cyberspace: Creating with the Virtual Body,” a telelearning course she co-developed at SFU. For types of records, see sub-series descriptions.

Series is arranged into 2 sub-series:

  1. Course materials
  2. Dancing in Cyberspace records

Articles, reviews, projects, and correspondence

Series consists of records relating to refereed and non-refereed articles and reviews written by Delany over the years. Series also consists of some conference papers and proceedings and correspondence with colleagues and graduate students.

Series contains drafts and final copies, research notes, correspondence, conference proceedings.

Administration and organization records

Series consists of records related to the general administration and organization of the Department of Athletics and Recreation and its predecessors. Activities and topics documented include the development of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and philosophies; and the establishment of office and staff regulations and procedures. Predominant document types include correspondence, policy and procedure statements and handbooks (and other similar reference material), organizational charts, and minutes of departmental staff meetings.

Background documents

Series consists of records providing background information about the PSA dispute and miscellaneous documents created in the course of the dispute. Includes reports, constitutions, petitions, news clippings, and other documents.

Publications

Series consists primarily of articles authored and co-authored by Klaus Rieckhoff that focused on chemical physics and that were published in scientific journals and as reports. See access points for a list of journal titles.

Portraits

Series consists of photographic material of faculty, administrative officers, chancellors, presidents, board of governors, honorary degree recipients, as well as biographical notes, curricula vitæ, news clippings, and published articles.

Publications

The series consists of records relating to Beyerstein's scholarly publications. Records include offprints, conference papers, copies of articles, draft manuscripts, correspondence, contracts, royalty statements, and photographs.

The series has been arranged by the archivist into separate sub-series based on the type of material:

Publication files (sub-series 1).
Articles, abstracts and conference papers (sub-series 2).

Files are arranged chronologically.

SFU architectural plans

Series consists of architectural drawings and plans for work done at Simon Fraser University by Robert Harrison. Includes plans and drawings for different phases of library construction and plans for other buildings at Simon Fraser University.

Teaching materials

Series consists of teaching materials used by Messenger at Bucknell University, the University of California, San Francisco State University, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. Includes course outlines, lesson plans, lecture and tutorial notes, assignments, examinations, and readings.

Department of Economics and Commerce records

Series includes records made and received by the Department of Economics and Commerce in the course of its development and administration. Activities and topics documented in the records include the establishment, organization, and operation of the department; development of department policies and procedures; committee formation and meetings; department publications and publicity; student, staff, and faculty relations; development, administration, and delivery of programs and courses; salary and tenure; scholarly activities of the department; and budget. The records primarily consist of correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, contracts, posters, brochures, publications, statistics, and press clippings.

Department of Economics

Research files and collected publications

The series consists of records relating to Beyerstein's research activities and scholarly publications. Records includes offprints, draft manuscripts, correspondence, contracts, reader's reports, photographs, and copies of archival materials Beyerstein accumulated in the course of his research.

The series has been arranged by the archivist into separate sub-series based on the type of material:

Research files (sub-series 1).
Collected publications (sub-series 2)

Sound recordings related to Arthur Erickson

Series consists of analogue sound recordings of radio interviews, lecture series, news documentaries, and a soundtrack for the Architectural Institute of America awards ceremony. The subject of these motion pictures includes Erickson, the Erickson/Massey Architects firm, and specific buildings and designs by Erickson.

Other Bennett biographies

Series consists of records relating to biographies of W.A.C. Bennett and his family. Includes a family history written by Bennett's sister Cora (Bennett) Macaulay, chapter outlines for Mitchell's book, an unpublished draft biography by Bennett's daughter, Anita Tozer, and reviews of other published biographies.

Moving image recordings

Series consists of moving image recordings presented to or regarding W.A.C. Bennett. Series includes film reels and video cassettes created by public and private producers. Materials relate to activities and projects of the British Columbia government, and to the life of W.A.C. Bennett. Included are recordings of public ceremonies, interviews with Bennett, and biographical sketches of Bennett.

Items within the series vary in quality, with some recordings having no sound components. Some recordings are composed of out-takes which were spliced together.

Reference cassettes (U-Matic format) were produced to provide access to eleven of the items originally on film. Other items are in VHS cassette format originally or have had individual VHS cassette copies made of them. U-Matic and VHS cassettes were digitally copied to uncompressed .mov format. Three items are available on film only, including a film produced by the National Film Board, newsreel footage produced by M.G.M studios, and a film produced by the Mining Association of B.C. which was presented to W.A.C. Bennett, but is not directly related to Bennett himself.

Publication and publicity records

Series consists of records related to publications and publicity produced by the Departments of Athletics and Recreation. Activities and topics documented include the promotion of team events and achievements; and the advertising of workshop/course offerings and other departmental services. The predominant document types include news releases, sports publications and newsletters, press clippings, press guides, programs (game/event and season), posters, and yearbooks.

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