RG 20
Note: RG 20 also includes accession 80-031.
Access: Restricted.
Introduction
The History Department at Trent University established itself when the University was first opened. It began offering courses in History during the University's first academic year (1964/1965). The faculty was comprised of Thomas H.B. Symons, who was also the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University, and J.D.P. Martin, who was also the University Librarian. By the following academic year, the number of faculty had tripled. Over the years, the department has grown steadily. In 1995 the History Department had 26 faculty members, which included two Professors Emeriti, and offered 61 courses. As well, a graduate level history program was added in 1971.
These records were accessioned as 80-031 when they were received from the History Department (Box 5 of this accession was added to at a later date).
TRENT UNIVERSITY. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY fonds
80-031
Extent: .8 m
Access: Restricted. Administrative use only with the permission of the current Chair of the History Department and the University Archivist.
Box 1
Folder
1: Committee on teaching methods, 1966-1968
2: History: related courses
3: M.A., 1978-1979
4: History department meetings, 1974-1978
5: Departmental administration
6: Correspondence: Dean of Arts and Science, 1964-1978
7: Graduate studies in history, 1973-1977
8: Personnel, 1970-1974
9: Departmental visitors, 1968-1978
10: Calendar description, 1973-1974
11: History department minutes, 1967-1974
12: Part-time credit studies, to August 1971
13: Student-faculty liaison committee, 1968-1973
Box 2
Folder
1: Summer school, 1969
2: Summer school, 1970
3: Summer school, 1971
4: Summer school, 1972
5: Summer school, 1973
6: Summer school: History 10, 1968
7: Curriculum committee, 1973-1980: minutes, correspondence, and proposals for curriculum development
8: Graduate studies: minutes, correspondence, 1970-1979
9: Graduate students, 1972-1975
10: Graduate calendar, “Register of Dissertations”
11: Graduate calendar, 1979
12: Graduate studies calendar committee, 1970
13: Ontario graduate scholarships, 1978, 1980
14: Graduate studies, 1971-1973
15: Graduate studies (history) committee, 1972-1979
16: Costs and revenue policy, 1973
17: Graduate students, 1975
18: Graduate students, financial support, 1966
19: Graduate students, teaching duties, 1979
20: Supervision and examinations, 1971-1972
21: Graduate students, college affiliation, 1971-1972
22: Graduate thesis regulations and approval, 1970-1974
23: Graduate students, assistantships, 1971-1973
24: Graduate studies: library, 1969-1973 (correspondence on library privileges, etc.)
25: Graduate students, 1970-1971
26: Graduate studies programs, 1969-1972 (minutes, correspondence)
27: Graduate studies inquiries, 1971-1973
28: Graduate studies, general, 1972-1973
29: Graduate studies committee, 1971-1972
30: Graduate studies, appraisal, 1969-1970
31: Canada Council, 1970-1978
32: Center for innovation
33: File
34: Fellowships and scholarships, 1973
35: First year subcommittee report, 1971
36: History department, miscellaneous, 1967-1975
37: Part-time studies, 1970-1974
38: Registrar, 1965-1973
39: Social theory, 1972-1974; prospectus, 1972-1973
40: Summer school, 1974-1978
41: Symposium (faculty), 1973-1974
42: Teaching loads, 1967-1975
43: Teaching methods and curriculum, 1968-1969
44: Three-ring circus, 1967-1970
45: Business Archives Council of Canada, 1948, 1968
46: Third year committee and majors, 1971-1972
47: Second year committee, 1971-1972
48: History majors, 1970-1971
49: Second year students, 1969-1970
Box 3
Folder
1: Mid-year reviews, 1971-1973
2: Art history, 1966 (lectures by Stewart Bagnani)
3: Ancient history, status of history majors, 1970-1971
4: History 10, 1964-1969 (curriculum and prospectus)
5: History 21, 1967-1969 (curriculum and prospectus)
6: History 100, 1969-1972 (curriculum and prospectus)
7: History 100, 1977-1979 (curriculum and prospectus)
8: History 100, 1971-1974 (curriculum and prospectus)
9: History 120, 1972-1979 (curriculum and prospectus)
10: History 20, 201, 210, 1972-1974 (curriculum and prospectus)
11: History 211, 220, 1967-1978 (curriculum and prospectus)
12: History 230, 1971-1978 (curriculum and prospectus)
13: History 30, 300, 1967-1980 (curriculum and prospectus)
Box 4
Folder
1: History 301, 1972-1973; History 310, 1971-1974 (curriculum and prospectus)
2: History 33, 330, 1966-1978 (curriculum and prospectus)
3: History 350, 351, 360, 1968-1978 (curriculum and prospectus)
4: History 380, 1973-1978 (curriculum and prospectus)
5: History 390, 1970-1975 (curriculum and prospectus)
6: History 402, 403, 420, 1971-1975 (curriculum and prospectus)
Box 5
Folder
1: History 470, 1967-1977 (curriculum and prospectus)
2: History 480, 1971-1979 (curriculum and prospectus)
3: History 520, n.d. (curriculum and prospectus)
4: Library, 1976-1980 (correspondence, etc.)
5: Library, 1966-1974 (correspondence, etc.)
6: Canada Council: library research grant, 1967-1972
7: Minutes, September 1966 - May 1970
8: Minutes, September 1970 - April 11, 1980
Box 5
Records deposited by Professor Dale Standen in 2006 were added to Box 5. Materials include history dept. meetings, curriculum files and disagreements with library policy. Materials date from 1980s to 1990s.