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In 2007, Carrie Dickenson, a history doctoral candidate at McMaster University, became the first recipient of the Kent Haworth Archival Research Fellowship. Named in honour of York’s esteemed former University Archivist, the Fellowship supports doctoral students conducting research at York University Libraries’ Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections. Carrie found the Clara Thomas Archives to be vital to the completion of her PhD thesis: “Engaging the Youth Cohort: Public Space, Liberal Government Officials and Young Canadians: Re-examining Youth Activism in English Speaking Canada, 1965-1982”. In the course of her research, she accessed several collections at the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections, including the Alan Clarke fonds, Project Ossington fonds, and the Toronto Telegram fonds, which includes more than 1.25 million photos from the now defunct newspaper. “The Fellowship was instrumental in helping me to continue my research by covering the extenuating cost of traveling and the expense of photocopying – personally I did a lot,” says Carrie. Thanks to the assistance of the Kent Haworth Archival Research Fellowship, Carrie’s thesis is now in the final phases of editing. Kent Haworth’s vision and passion continues to impact the lives of students, like Carrie, allowing them to continue on their educational journey by alleviating some of the financial costs associated with research. York University students benefit from the expansive collection housed in the Clara Thomas Archives - an extensive collection of works which has sustained research and teaching for York’s faculty and students for more than 40 years - while sustaining Kent’s wish for greater recognition of the value of archival collections.
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New Librarian Appointments Anna St. Onge is the new Archivist for Digital Projects and Outreach. She holds a B.A. in History and Celtic Studies from the University of Toronto and a Master of Information Studies from U of T. Anna has worked as a Librarian Assistant at Knox College, U of T, as a contract archivist with the Ontario Jewish Archives, the Kelly Library of St. Michael’s College, U of T, and the Clara Thomas Archives. She has published on the archival legacy of Henry Nouwen Anna will be responsible for bringing electronic facsimiles of archival documents to the Libraries’ website, developing policies and procedures for ensuring preservation of records with enduring value created using digital technology, and implementing a communications strategy to raise the Archives’ profile. A new business librarian will join the Peter F Bronfman Library for 12 months effective May 1. Meghan Ecclestone comes to us by way of Carleton University (B.A. in Political Science) and the University of Toronto (MISt). Meghan founded the academic journal Faculty of Information Quarterlywhich fosters critical dialogue on the study of information. Her professional training includes internships at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the Library of Parliament and the Noranda Earth Sciences library. Kent Murnaghan has joined the Scott Reference Department until October 31. He will be handling liaison for the School of Health Policy and Management and the graduate program in Critical Disabilities. Kent holds a B.A. from the University of Prince Edward Island, an M.A. in English and a Master of Information Studies, both from the University of Toronto. |
