Center for Canadian Studies records, 1971-1993
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Center for Canadian Studies
- Abstract:
- The Center for Canadian Studies was established as an independent center devoted to the study of Canada in 1973. The collection includes reports, newsletters, clippings, announcements, conference programs, occasional papers, memoranda, brochures, slides, curricula, and other materials. Materials range in date from 1971-1993.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.26.03.0012
- University Archives Record Group:
- 26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments
26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments > 03 -- University-wide Interdisciplinary programs
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes reports, newsletters, clippings, announcements, conference programs, occasional papers, memoranda, brochures, slides, curricula, and other materials relating to the Center. Materials range in date from 1971-1993.
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1970, Richard A. Preston (W.K. Boyd Professor of History at Duke and former Professor of History at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario) was invited to offer a one-semester undergraduate course in Duke University's Distinguished Professor Seminar series. As a consequence of student interest in the material, a new semester course on the history of Canada was introduced into the regular curriculum. The Commonwealth Studies Center (founded in 1955) already focused on Canada, and through its fellowship program, it brought one Canadian graduate student to the Duke campus each year.
In the fall of 1973, the Center for Canadian Studies was established after being awarded grants from the Office of Education and the William H. Donner Foundation. Conceived as an autonomous unit of Duke's International Studies Center, it worked closely with the Commonwealth Studies Center but remained administratively separate. The Center's name officially changed to the Center for North American Studies in January 1997. July 2003 saw the Center's name change once again and the Center for North American Studies became the Center for Canadian Studies.
- Acquisition information:
- The Center for Canadian Studies records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1974, 1976, and 2002.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sherrie Bowser, September 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, January 2007
Accessions A76-124, A76-152, A2002-6 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Accession UA2019-0113 added into collection by Leah M. Kerr, April 2021.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged by subject files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Center for Canadian Studies Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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