Institute for Northern Studies fonds
RG 2100. - 1968-1981 (inclusive). - 1.5 metres of textual records; 1,626 photographs and slides.The Institute for Northern Studies was established in January 1960 as a muli-disciplinary unit dedicated to research on the Canadian north and other circumpolar regions, with a special emphasis on northern Saskatchewan. The Institute was to act as a focal point for northern research at the University, to encourage northern research by obtaining scholarship funds and grants, and to coordinate interdisciplinary research. In addition the Institute provided lecture series which promoted understanding of the Canadian north; training programs which taught northern peoples new skills; cross-cultural courses for people working in the north; and a northern information service. In 1981 it was announced that the Institute would be phase dout over the next three years.
This fonds contains materials relating to the administration and programs of the Institute. It includes material relating to the Arctic Research Training Centre (ARTC); the academic journal the Musk-Ox; the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies; the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs; and published research by members of the Institute. Additionally, the fonds contains over 1,000 photographic images collected or taken by faculty associated with the Institute.
This fonds is organized into four series:
A. “Permanent Files”
B. Office Files
C. Published Materials
D. Slides
There are no restrictions on access.
A. “Permanent Files.” - 1959-1981.
(These files were designated by the Director for permanent retention).
1. Arctic Research Training Center. - 1968-1981.
a) Land Lease. - 1968-1981.
b) Lease Agreements. - 1978-1980.
c) Rental. - 1974-1978.
d) Review. - 1977.
e) General. - 1975-1977.
2. Government of Saskatchewan. - 1972-1979.
a) Department of Northern Saskatchewan. - 1972-1974.
Acts, policies, structure, history, etc.b) Northern Municipal Council. - 1978-1979.
History, structure, program.
3. Institute for Northern Studies. - 1959-1980.
a) Flag and Crest. - 1968.
Correspondence re design, heraldry, etc.b) Historical Background. - 1959-1973.
c) Procedures Manual. - 1974.
d) Newsletter. - 1978-1980.
4. Musk-Ox Journal. - 1970-1979. (2 files)
Grant applications and accounts.
5. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. - 1976-1980. (2 files)
Correspondence re research grant applications.
B. Office Files. - 1960-1982.
1. Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies. - 1978-1981.
a) Board of Directors. - 1978-1981. (3 files)
Minutes, correspondence and reports.b) Canadian Northern Studies Foundation. - 1981.
Correspondence re representatives and meeting.c) Field Facilities Committee. - 1979-1980.
Correspondence re facilities, research programs and summary proceedings of a seminar on science and research in the Yukon and North West Territories.
d) General. - 1979-1981.
Correspondence, briefs and newsletters re activities and concerns of the Association.e) Meetings.
Agendas, minutes, reports and working papers.i) Annual. - 26 April 1980.
ii) Board. - Oct. 1979, Feb. 1980, Oct. 1980, Jan. 1981. (4 files)
2. Administration (University of Saskatchewan). - 1978-1981.
a) President’s Office. - 1978-1981.
Correspondence and reports re operation of the Arctic Research Training Center, publications program, research projects, budgets and funding, the Haycock and Petitot donations, Hunt and Stefansson manuscripts, organization and structure of the Institute and its phasing out.b) Vice-President (Academic). - 1980-1981.
Correspondence re Hunt’s manuscript, Petitot donation, research and publications.c) Vice-President (Planning). - 1979-1980.
Correspondence re Arctic Research Training Center operations and space in the Diefenbaker Center.d) Annual Report to President. - 1976/77-1979/80.
e) Holmlund Review. - 1980.
Information prepared for a review of the role and structure of the Institute.
3. Institute. - 1960-1982.
a) Advisory Committee. - 1960-1981.
i ) Minutes. - 1960-1981. (3 files)
ii) Correspondence. - 1977-1981.
Re meetings, memberships, scholarships, publications and activities.b) Annual Report. - 1974-1980. (2 files)
One file of correspondence re production and distribution and one file of photographs of staff and facilities.c) Arctic Bibliography. - 1980-1981.
Correspondence re proposal to produce a socio-cultural bibliography.d) Arctic Research Training Center - General. - 1976-1982.
Correspondence and reports re operation and maintenance of the Center.e) Arctic Research Training Center - Science Institute. - 197-1981.
Correspondence and reports re proposed federal science center in the North West Territories.f) Arctic Research Training Center - Jean Williamson. - 1979-1981.
Correspondence re managing, maintaining and renting of the Center.g) Correspondence. - 1981-1982. (2 files)
Primarily relating to the transfer of accounts and activities in connection with the phasing out of the Institute.h) Diefenbaker Center. - 1973-1978. (2 files)
Correspondence, reports, clippings, requirement studies, proposals, etc., re planning, funding and building of the Center as well as its ultimate use.i) Haycock, Maurice. - 1979-1981.
Correspondence re Haycock’s donation of paintings and sketches to the Institute.j) Phasing Out. - 1981.
Correspondence reacting to and arrangements for phasing out the Institute.k) Musk-Ox Circle. - 1965-1978.
Notices of meetings, lectures, etc.1) Musk-Ox - Editor, 1977-1979.
Correspondence re duties, etc.m) Publications - General. - 1979-1981.
Correspondence and reviews re a number of Institute publications.n) Publications - Supported. - 1977-1978.
List of publications produced or supported by the Institute.o) Publications - Committee. (2 files)
Correspondence re proposals, projects and publications.p) Scholarships and Grants Committee. - 1973-1981.
Correspondence re deliberations.q) Scholarship Recipients. - 1974-1982.
Lists of grantees and projects.r) Scholarships and Grants Awarded. - 1974-1981.
Twelve files of grants or scholarships awarded together with sixteen files of faculty grants-in-aid of research.s) Stefansson Manuscript. - 1979-1981.
Correspondence re proposed publication of Hunt’s Manuscriptt) Miscellaneous. - 191973-1980.
i) Churchill River Study.
Minutes, summary of minutes, analysis of interviews and briefs re proposed Wintego Dam.ii) Statements. - 1973-1980.
Policy statement re Institutes achievements and aspirations (1973), an interdisciplinary class in northern Canadian studies (1977)and brief description of Institute’s activities (1980).iii) Settlement Handbook (original). - 1976.
iv) Printer’s Plates.
Seven plates for annual report.C. Published Materials. - 1909-1981.
1. Annual report. - 1960/61-1978/79. (2 files)
2. Advisory Committee Minutes. - 1973, 1975.
3. Miscellaneous.
Brochures, newsletters and lecture, scholarship and workshop notices.4. Musk-Ox, Nos. 1 to No. 39 (13 files)
5. Bibliographies and research directories.
a) Northern Saskatchewan Research. - 1972.
b) Northern Research at the University of Saskatchewan. - 1972.
c) Directory of Northern Research at University of Saskatchewan. - 1973, 1974.6. Directories. - 5 Dec. 1972, 31 Oct. 1975, 1 Dec. 1975, [197-]. (4 files)
7. Proceedings. (3 files)
1) Churchill River Project.
2) Northern Research Conference.
3) Conference on Commuting and Northern Development.8. Studies and Reports (by Institute and/or Staff). - 1909-1981. (16 files)
1) Television Impact. - 1974, 1977.
2) Comminterphone. - 1972.
3) Northern Saskatchewan Information System Design and Development Team. - 1975.
4) Northern Saskatchewan Information System Status Report. - 1974.
5) Program Evaluation Requirements & Procedures for Department of Northern Saskatchewan, 1977.
6) Migratory Bird Resource Management Problems and Prospects.
7) Robe of Birds in Recreational Activities of Saskatchewanians.
8) Migratory Bird Resource Management: User Preferences and Characteristics.
9) Settlements of Northern Saskatchewan.
10) Saskatchewan Western Northlands.
11) Cultural Studies in Canadian Arctic.
12) Man on the Move - C.R. Schindelka, 1977.
13) Terrain and Site Analysis of Baker Lake, North West Territories by R.M. Bone and V.M. Sim.
14) Repulse Bay, North West Territories.
15) Various.a) Feasibility of Conducting a Longitudinal Economic Survey of Northern Native Households.
b) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Bredenbury Project Community Impact Reports.
c) An investigation of the market for Wild Rice in Saskatoon.
d) Report on a visit to the USSR by R.M. Bone.
16) Yukon Health Care.
a) Preliminary Report Yukon Health Care Records Study.
b) Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan Records Study.17) College North.
18) Report on a visit to the USSR by W. 0. Kupsch.
19) Annotated Bibliography on Eco-Biology in Northern Saskatchewan.
20) Northern People and Higher Education: Realities and Possibilities by Del M. Koenig.
9. Studies and Reports (by others).
1) Plant Ecological Research in Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island, North West Territories by D.W Vaneyk and J.W. Ward.
2) The Birds of Rankin Inlet, Northwestern Hudson’s Bay, North West Territories by W.J. Maher and M.R. Lein.
3) Canadian Universities and the North by M. Caillol.
4) Report on Program of Legal Studies for Native People. - 1974.
5) Botanical Survey Along the Green Lake - LaLoche Road, Northwestern Saskatchewan by V. L. Harris.
6) Populations - Northern Saskatchewan Settlement. - 1981.
a) Population. - Feb. 1981.
b) Sizes of Families. - Feb. 1981.
10. Books. - 1909-[196-].
1. Canadian Arctic Recollections - Baffin Island, 1923-1931. by J.D. Soper.
2. Mawdsley Memoir Nos. 1 and 2 by R.M. Bone, E. Shannon and S. Raby.
3. My Life Among the Eskimos, 1909-1911 by B.A. Hantzsch.
D. Slides
1 About the North
2 to 99 Famous Expeditions to the North
100 to 105 Buildings in the North
106 to 107 Sled Dogs
108 Wood Buffalo National Park, N. Alberta
109 to 122 (First) Arctic Winter Games, 1970 (including dancers)
123 to 130 Meeting in Fort Rae of NWT Indian Brotherhood, 1970
(128 - Mrs. Lazerous Loucheux with Baby, Old Crow, YT)
131 Woman and Child, Fort Churchill, MB
132 to 135 Health Services in the North
136 to 138 Mining for Gold, Dawson City, YT
139 to 141 Ladies of Leisure, Dawson City, YT
142 to 155 Aeroplanes used for expeditions and explorations in the North
156 Print Carver
157 to 164 Eskimo Prints
165 to 175 Eskimo Artifacts
176 Baby in hammock