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Category Archives: Archives and Special Collections

Canada in WWI: Meeting the challenges and dilemmas of the Great War

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A new month-long display at Scott Library (located in the first floor alcove by the entrance) Focuses on how Canadians fared during World War 1 and we discovered just how rich the resources are here at York concerning this period.

The exhibit is divided into 3 sections. This week, it’s

Canada in WWI – Part 1 :
How we met the challenges and dilemmas of the Great War.

Expecting to locate a number of texts and pamphlets from official agencies, such as government documents and political organizations, we were delighted to uncover such a wide range of sources. We came across many photographs, pamphlets and books and during the first week of the display we put together resources dealing with the politics, our government documents, hospitals and our soldiers (one of the more moving photos of a young conscript looking at the inside of his hat in which he placed a picture of his sweetheart)

We hope you have an opportunity to see the display and remember there will be Part 2 : Change and Continuity in Canadian Life”  and Part 3: The End of War and Present Day Remembrances”.

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Dana Craig or Peter Duerr.

Peter and Dana would like to thank: Trudy Bodak, Kathy Elder, John Thomson and Lorraine Toth. Special thanks go to Archives and Special Collections staff: Michael Moir, Suzanne Dubeau, Julia Holland and Anna St. Onge.

YorkU Community Festival – May 9, 2009

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The Scott Library’s reading room will have on display a model of the solar system as part of an installation later this summer on campus and an astronomy photo exhibit.  Photographs and memorabilia will be displayed in the reading room and the Atrium.

At Frost Library an exhibit hosted by Julie Drexler, Glendon Alumni in Print is on public view.

 

Further information regarding the festival is available at:

http://www.yorku50.ca/festival/

During the festival, library services will not be affected in any way.  If patrons are seeking quiet study space it is recommended they visit the SSH! room (Silent Study Hall) on the second floor of the Scott Library.  Alternatively, the Bronfman Business Library and Steacie Science and Engineering Library can also be used as quiet study areas.

Welcome, Archives of Ontario

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The librarians and archivists of York welcome their recently relocated colleagues of the Archives of Ontario. The provincial archives has moved into its new home under the research tower beside York Lanes, after off-gassing any residual construction-related chemicals that could damage the new tenants.

Previously located downtown by Bay and College, the Archives of Ontario’s new modern site will offer incredible research and outreach opportunities to researchers, student and citizen alike. The building’s extensive reading room, meeting spaces and exhibit area will enhance the Archive’s role as the guardian of our shared provincial documentary heritage. The logistics of moving staff and holdings to the new storage and operational facilities were surely a significant challenge, and York salutes the dedication and hard work of the archivists to get things done!

Our provincial colleagues may be pleased to know that York librarians and archivists are freely available for solicited and unsolicited advice on adjusting to the commuter lifestyle, savouring the academic flavour of working on a university campus, savouring the various cuisines at restaurants around the campus, and celebrating the unique character of our student body.

Kent Haworth Playwriting Contest

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Last week Y-File posted Kent Haworth Playwriting Contest open to York undergraduates, so if you’re a playwriting York undergrad, have a look. I mention it here because of the connection to our archives. Here’s a quote from the Y-File article:

The contest, established in 2002, is designed to encourage creativity and awareness of York’s archival collection – the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections in York’s Scott Library – and to use the historical information housed there as the basis for new dramatic expression.

Originally called Out of the Archives, the playwriting contest was renamed in 2004 to honour the memory of Kent Haworth, University archivist from 1994 to 2003 and a Stong College Fellow.

The theme, subject, and style of the play are left to the playwright’s imagination, but it must have been inspired by something specific in York’s archival collection, whether a name, a letter, an event, a photograph or an item. The student contestants must also visit the archives and attend a session there in January to be eligible to enter the contest.

See Stong College Awards for full details on the contest. The winner’s play will be staged and we’ll post a link when that happens!