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- Source of title proper: Title of the fonds is based on the name of the body.
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1964 - 1988 (Creation)
- Creator
- Department of Geography
Physical description area
Physical description
2.75 m of textual records
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Biographical history
The Department of Geography was established by the Board of Governors in 1965 as one of the original Departments in the Faculty of Arts. The Department was responsible, through its Head, for the promotion of research and the development and delivery of programs in the broad fields of Human and Physical Geography. In 1965, the Department consisted of five faculty members and offered six undergraduate courses in the areas of economic, social and physical geography. Subsequent additions to its degree program offerings were a M.A. and Ph.D. in 1966, a B.Sc. in Physical Geography in 1978 and M.Sc. in 1981. The latter two degrees were both through the Faculty of Science. In 1979, the Department had 21 faculty. Members of the Department have also been involved in interdisciplinary programs with other departments and faculties, including the Master of Natural Resource Management Program in Applied Science; the Canadian Studies Program in the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies; the Institute for Quaternary Research; and the Latin American Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts.
The Department was administered by a Chair and a number of standing committees. The Chair was the chief administrative officer, whose responsibilities included the management of the operational budget; faculty tenure, promotion and salary recommendations; teaching assignments; and representation of the Department to external bodies. The number and composition of departmental committees varied little over time. In a draft Constitution of 1969, there were nine standing committees: Undergraduate Studies, Graduate Studies, Library, Accommodation and Equipment, Budget, Appointments and Guest Lecturers, Salaries and Promotions, Cartographic Services, and Tenure. By 1990, the Resources Committee had replaced the former Accommodation and Equipment and Cartographic Services Committees; and the Departmental Tenure Committee had replaced the Salaries and Promotions Committee. Ad hoc committees, such as the Chairman's Search Committee, were also formed.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds of the Department of Geography consists of records created and received in the course of the administration of the department and the carrying out of its functions of providing instruction and promoting research. The activities documented include policy and procedures development; the planning, initiation and administration of curriculum and programs; departmental and faculty meetings; faculty salary, appointment, promotion and tenure deliberations; departmental reviews; and the publication of journals and reports. The types of documents include meeting agenda, correspondence, course outlines and examinations, an external review, faculty files, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and reports.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The records were transferred in a number of accessions from the Department between the early 1980s and 1989.
Arrangement
The titles and arrangement of series were provided by the archivist.
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Restrictions on access
Some files may contain personal or confidential information. Access to these files may be restricted as required by law. Files marked 'pending review' must be reviewed by an archivist prior to release, and as a result of the review access restrictions may apply. Please see the file lists and consult the archivist for more details.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
File lists are available.
Associated materials
Consult the inventory of the Faculty of Arts fonds. Consult also the inventory to the Canadian Association of Geographers, Western Division fonds.
Accruals
Additional material has been accessioned but not yet processed as of September 2002 (7.67 m., 1965-1995). Please consult the archivist for information about using these materials; restrictions may apply. Further accruals are expected.
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Name access points
- Hayter, Roger (Subject)
- Hickin, Edward J. (Subject)
- Roberts, Michael C. (Subject)
- Hurst, Michael Eliot (Subject)
- Sagar, Brian (Subject)
- Cunningham, Allan B. (Subject)
- MacPherson, Archibald (Subject)
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Finding aid prepared by Bruce Schinkelwitz, Ian Forsyth, Enid Britt, Kadimola Lomamba, Judith Thiessen (September 1997).
Updated by Enid Britt (July 2006).
Updated by Enid Britt (December 2006).