Contents of Bulletins
Note: A full set of the Bulletin is available in Special Collections (Z883.P37 F74 (TC)).
No. 1 – 1979
Steering Committee
Chambers, Robert D. Editorial
The Friends’ First Assembly
Burke, Anne. Reflections on the A.J.M. Smith Collection
Hagar, F.A. The Bradd Downey Fund at Trent University
Jones, Elwood. Mill on the Trent: the Fowlds-Marryat Collection
Johnson, Kenneth W. An Archival Genealogy
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No.2 – 1980
Executive Committee
Chambers, Robert D. Editorial
First Annual Business Meeting includes acquisitions
Page, Robert. A Question of Energy
The Friends Visit the Bibliotheca Vogriana including remarks by Prof. Gilbert Bagnani
The Voice to go with the Room – interview of AJM Smith by Gordon Johnston and Michael Peterman
Cole, Jean Murray. Archibald McDonald
Ebbs, Harry and Adele Ebbs. The Ebbs Camping Archives
Obituaries for Mrs. Dorothy R. Dyde, Mrs. W.R. Philp, Mrs. Robert E. (Muriel) Nott.
The Friends – list of members
No. 3 – May 1981
Executive Committee
Hagar, F.A. Forward
Second Annual Business Meeting including acquisitions
The Bata Library and the Canadian Heritage – the election of Professor T.H.B. Symons as an honourary member in the Friends
Friends of the Bata Library: Constitution
Whalley, George. The Web of the North. Recorded by Chambers, Robert D.
The Trials of Authors – interview of Jean Cole by Robert D. Chambers
Sandwell, Barney. The Trials of Publishers
Laurence, Margaret. Margaret Laurence & her Fellow Authors
The Friends & their Friends in Peterborough
Lewis, Joyce C. The Bata Library Wall Display Case
Johnston, Gordon. A.J.M. Smith: First Honourary Member of the Friends of the Bata Library
Volunteers Solicited
Details of Membership
The Friends – list of members
No. 4 – 1982
Executive Committee
Hagar, F.A. Forward
Anson-Cartwright, Hugh. Hugh Anson-Cartwright, Third Honorary Friend of the Bata Library
Derry, Ramsay. The Making of a Best Seller
Laurence, Margaret. Books That Mattered to Me
Wiseman, John A. The Light in the Forest: Popular Literature and Reading in Nineteenth-Century Ontario
Wadland, John. Ernest Thompson Seton and the Origins of the Boy Scout Movement
Financial Statement
Details of Membership
The Friends – list of members
Hagar, F.A. Acknowledgements
No. 5 – June 1984
Executive Committee
Hagar, F.A. Forward
Article on James Stevenson
Brown, Quentin. Books from a Wayfarer’s Knapsack
Cole, Jean. Professor Roper talks to the Friends of the Bata’s Collection of Canadiana
Hoyle, Gwyneth. A Report by the Treasurer
Annual Financial Statement
McAuley, Darienne. Books and other printed material purchased by the Friends and presented to the Bata Library 1979-1983
Details of Membership
Acknowledgements
No. 6 – September 1985
Executive Committee
Foreword
Matthews, Ross M. Oft in the Stilly Night
Chambers, Robert D. Literary Nationalism
The Mossom Boyd Collection
Adams. Friends Visit the Map Room
Evans, Emrys. The Birdsall Bookbinding Tools
Audley, Paul. Canadian Publishing
Annual Financial Statement
McAuley, Darienne. Report of the Acquisitions Committee, 1984-85
Acquisitions – list of gifts and purchases
Acknowledgements
Membership – list of members
No. 7 – September 1986
Executive Committee
Cole, Jean. Editor’s Note
Canadiana Collection to Bata Library – on the life and death of Robert L. Hunter, donor of the Canadiana Collection
Smith, Denis. Twentieth Anniversary of Journal
Drew, Wayland. Wayland Drew on “Bibliotropes”
Parker, George. Publishing and Cultural Sovereignty
Rueter, William. Canada’s Private Presses
New Chairman Elected
Brown, Quentin. A Word from our Retiring Chairman
McAuley, Darienne. Report of the Acquisitions Committee, 1985-1986
New Guidelines for the Acquisitions Committee
Hoyle, Gwyneth. Annual Financial Statement – May 31, 1986
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 8 – September 1987
Executive Committee
Cole, Jean Murray. Editor’s Note
Gordon Roper Feted by Friends. Recorded by Cole, Jean Murray
Rahmel, Fern A. Peterborough: An Illustrated History
Genoe, Murray. An Automated Library System for Trent. Recorded by Cole, Jean Murray
Wilson, Alan. Professor Wilson and the Maritime Oral Tradition. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
McWilliams, Velma. William Arthur Breyfogle – A Bibliography
Executive Re-elected
Dodge, Bernadine. Annual Financial Statement – to April 30, 1987
Constitution Ammended
Friends of the Bata Library 1986-1987 – list of members
No. 9 – September 1988
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Rahmel, Fern A. John Sutherland, The Northern Review, and the Struggle for Modern Canadian Poetry
Sadler, Doug. Doug Sadler and How He Came to Write Reading Nature’s Clues. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Stubbs, John. The Computerization of the Oxford English Dictionary. Recorded by Rahmel, Fern A.
Wadland, John. A Tribute to Margaret Laurence
LePan, Don. On Being a Small Publisher in Canada
Annual Meeting
Annual Financial Statement 1 May 1987 to 30 April 1988
Treadwell, Michael. Report of the Acquisitions Committee
Library Acquisitions 1987/88
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 10 – September 1989
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
McKee, Penny. The Peterborough Information Infrastructure. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Scott, Monroe. The Writer in the Community Monroe Scott and the Lindsay Public Library Experience. Recorded by Rahmel, Fern
Young, Scott. Scott Young and the Pleasures of Being a Writer in Canada. Recorded by Stevenson, Betty
Vaisey, David. The Bodleian Library: Inheritance from the Past – Challenge for the Future. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Mallory, Enid. Coppermine: The Far North of George M. Douglas. Recorded by Rahmel, Fern
Brown, Louise. Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia 1646-1684
Annual Meeting
Report of the Acquisitions Committee 1988-1989
Acquisitions 1988-1989
Annual Financial Statement 1 May 1988 to 30 April 1989
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 11 – September 1990
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. The Peterborough Information Infrastructure Updated
Peterman, Michael. The New Letters of Susanna Moodie. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Halpenny, Frances. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Lockhart Fleming, Patricia. Upper Canadian Imprints 1801-1841. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Hodgins, Bruce. The Canoe as a Canadian Cultural Icon. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Annual Meeting
Report of the Acquisitions Committee 1989-1990
Rahmel, Fern. Acquisitions 1989-1990
Annual Financial Statement 1 May 1989 to 30 April 1990
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 12 – September 1991
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Wiseman, John A. Bata Library’s Special Collections Room
Pollock, Zailig. The Editor as Story Teller. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Dahl, Ed. Twenty Maps I’d Like to Take Home with Me. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Barrett, Karen. How to Write a Local History
Kokatailo, Philip. A.J.M. Smith and the Book of Canadian Poetry. Recorded by Rahmel, Fern
Annual Meeting
Rahmel, Fern. Report of the Acquisitions Committee 1991-92
Annual Financial Statement for 1990-1991
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 13 – September 1992
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Ash, Mary Eileen. Goldwin Smith, the Grange and the Library
Williamson, Mary F. Canadian Art Materials and Special Collections: Rescuing Rare Books from the Stacks. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Lacombe, Michèle. William Arthur Deacon: The Life, Times and Letters of a Literary Journalist. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Dodge, Bernadine. Youth Camping: an Ontario Experience. Recorded by Cole, Alf
Rahmel, Fern. Peterborough’s First Librarian. Recorded by Cole, Jean Murray
Annual Meeting
Rahmel, Fern. Report of the Acquisitions Committee 1992-92
Annual Financial Statement for 1991-92
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 14 – Fall 1993
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Heiderman, Margaret Lowery. Good Reads Revisited
Rodger, Andrew C. Photography and the Historian. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Tahiliani, Moti. A Library Embraces the Computer Age. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Johnston, Julie. Published and Approved Julie Johnston talks to the Friends. Recorded by Rahmel, Fern A.
Anson-Cartwright, Hugh. The Booklover’s Bookseller. Cole, Jean Murray
Annual Meeting
Rahmel, Fern. Acquisitions, 1992-1993
Report on Membership
Annual Financial Statement for 1992-93
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 15 – Fall 1994
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Brown, Quentin. I’m Monstrous Full Er Fleas Dis Mawnin’
O’Brien, Brendan. Speedy Justice. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Peterman, Michael. The Life of the Pioneer Writer. Recorded by Cole, Jean Murray
Scigliano, Marisa. Johann Gutenberg and the 42-Line Bible. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Lennox, John. A Friendship in Letters. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Macrae, John. Annual Meeting
Rahmel, Fern. Acquisitions 1993-1994
Annual Financial Statement (May 1993-April 1994)
Report on Membership
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 16 – Fall 1995
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Hoyle, Gwyneth. Adventure – No Life Should be Without It
Knight, Lorna. The National Library – Research Opportunities in Literary Manuscripts. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Conolly, Leonard. Censorship – It’s Alive and Well. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Wadland, John. Menage a Trois. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Black, John. Libraries: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Macrae, John. Annual Meeting
Annual Financial Statement (May 1994-April 1995)
Report on Membership
Treadwell, Michael. Acquisitions 1994-1995
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 17 – Fall 1996
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Rahmel, Fern. Robertson Davies: Wonder-Worker
Harrison, Julia. A Museum Founded on Oil. Recorded by Chambers, Robert
Neufeld, James. The National Ballet of Canada. Recorded by Rahmel, Fern
Paehlke, Robert. The Experience of Editing and Encyclopedia. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Smith, Denis. Communing with Dief. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Macrae, John. Annual Meeting
Annual Financial Statement (May 1995-April 1996)
Report on Membership
Treadwell, Michael. Acquisitions 1995-1996
Wadland, John. Larry Turner (1952-1996)
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 18 – Fall 1997
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Barrett, Karen. Bibliomania: When the Passions of Bibliophiles are Carried to the Extreme
Evans, Gwynneth. Lessons from the National Library: Inquiring into Canada. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Verduyn, Christl. Marian Engel: The Writer, the Woman. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Peterman, Michael. Working With Catherine Parr Trail: Her Life and Letters. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Benidickson, Jamie. Idleness, Water and a Canoe. Recorded by Peterman, Cara
Carmichael, Don. Annual Meeting
Annual Financial Statement (May 1996-April 1997)
Report on Membership
Treadwell,Michael. Acquisitions 1996-97
Peterman, Michael. Tom Eadie
No. 19 – Fall 1998
Executive Committee
Barrett, Karen. Editor’s Note
Cole, Jean Murray. South Monaghan – The Garden of Eden
Landon, Richard – Cooper & Beatty: Designers with Type. Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Struthers, Jim. Who’s Afraid of Public Pensions? Recorded by Barrett, Karen
Daunt, Frances. From Ontario to Persia: An Unusual Expedition 1916-1919. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Eadie, Tom. The Once and Future Library. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Carmichael, Don. Annual Meeting
Annual Financial Statement (May 1997-April 1998)
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 20/No. 21 – Fall 1999/Fall 2000
Executive Committee
Hooke, Katharine. Editor’s Note
Millard, Janice. Donations to the Bata Library
Peterman, Michael. James Michael Treadwell (1942-1999)
Financial Report 1999-2001
Cooper, Cynthia. Dressing up Canada: Last Victorian Fancy Dress Balls. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Bjornson, Pam. CIHM…Acronym for an Impressive Canadian Resource. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Sangster, Joan. Transforming Local History into Drama. Recorded by Clark, Lorrie
Murray, Heather. Book Clubs in Nineteenth-Century Ontario. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Bocking, Richard. Bocking, Stephen. Streams of Life: The Fraser River, Ecology and Canada’s Living Environment. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Meneley, Anne. Qat Chewing in Yemen and the Web. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Armstrong, Duncan. Rice Lake Tallgrass Prarie Recreates Early Landscape. Recorded by Cole, Jean Murray
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 22 – Fall 2001
Executive Committee
Mission Statement
Membership
Hooke, Katharine. Editor’s Note
Chambers, Robert. Can There Be a Perfect Critic? Some Thoughts on Edmund Wilson. Recorded by Clark, Lorrie
McKillop, Brian. The Spinster and the Prophet: Florence Deeks, H.G. Wells and the Mystery of the Purloined Past. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Scott, Munroe. The Carving of Canada: A Tale of Parliamentary Gothic. Recorded by Cole, Jean M
Financial Report 1999-2001
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 23 – Fall 2002
Executive Committee
Hooke, Katharine. Editor’s Note
Cole, Jean Murray. Acquisitions
Jenish, D’Arcy. Indian Fall The Last Great Days of the Plains Cree and the Blackfoot Confederacy. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Hoyle, Gwyneth. Flowers in the Snow. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Cole, Jean Murray. Getting to Know One’s Great-great Grandfather. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Douglas, James Bolivar. Telling our Own Stories. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Third Annual Dinner: May 9, 2002
Financial Report 2001-2002
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 24 – Fall 2003
Executive Committee
Hooke, Katharine. Editor’s Note
Cambridge to Calgary: In Pursuit of Austin Lane, 1998-2000
Daunt, Frances. Background of the Friends of the Bata Library
Financial Report
Acquisitions to the Bata Library
Djwa, Sandra. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Flemming, Rae. A Night of Nostalgia: Words and Images Evoking Memories of a Vanished Canada: The Royal Tour of 1939 and the World of the General Store. The Golden Age of Two Canadian Institutions. Recorded by Daunt, Frances
MacLeod, Alistair. A No-Name Non-Talk. Recorded by Scott, Munroe
Peterman, Michael. Isabella Valancy Crawford and the Rise of the Illustrated Papers: A Curious Kind of Literary Life. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
No. 25 – Fall 2004
Hooke, Katharine. Editor’s Note
Financial Report
Bata Library Acquisitions 2003-2004
Dodge, Bernadine. Archives News
Faculty Publications
Other News
MacMillan, Margaret. Writing History; or Why Write and Read History? Recorded by Hooke Katharine
Chambers, Robert. Trent, Books and Us. Recorded by Hooke, Katharine
Harrison, Julia. Making Travel Meaningful. Recorded by Brown, Quentin
Bailey, Suzanne. After Elizabeth: Browning and the Texture of Time. Recorded by Daunt, Frances
Friends of the Bata Library – list of members
