Pete vs Carleton's Library's Exporter

Here are some secondary and primary resources care of Carleton's library Catalogue. I tried to put them into refworks, but failed miserably.

There is a good deal of microfilm data, of which a small sample is included here.

Henkin, David M.
The postal age : the emergence of modern communications in nineteenth-century America / David M. Henkin.
Chicago : University Of Chicago Press, 2006.
CALL # HE6371 .H46 2006.

Arnell, J. C.
Atlantic mails : a history of the mail service between Great
Britain and Canada to 1889 / J.C. Arnell ; with the editorial
collaboration of K.S. Mackenzie.
Ottawa : National Postal Museum, c1980.
CALL # HE6940.M3A72.

Smith, William, 1859-
The history of the post office in British North America,
Cambridge [Eng.] The University press, 1920.
CALL # HE6655.S7.

Amyot, Chantal.
Country post : rural postal service in Canada, 1880 to 1945 /
Chantal Amyot and John Willis.
Gatineau, Quebec : Canadian Postal Museum, c2003.
CALL # HE6655 .A455 2003.

Lee, Ian R. (Ian Richard), 1953-
The Canadian postal system: origins, growth and decay of the
state postal function, 1765-1981.
Ottawa., 1989.
CALL # PH.D. 1989.L42.

Canadian postal guide [electronic resource] : containing the
chief regulations of the Post Office, the rates of
postage ... / compiled by John Dewé.
Montreal : E. Pickup 1863.

Amyot, Chantal.
Special delivery [electronic resource] : Canada's postal heritage
/ Chantal Amyot, Bianca Gendreau, John Willis ; edited by
Francine Brousseau ; principal photography by Claire Dufour.
Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane Editions : Canadian Museum of
Civilization/Canadian Postal Museum, 2000.

Doherty, Bill, 1916-
Slaves of the lamp : a history of the federal civil service
organizations, 1865-1924 / Bill Doherty.
Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, c1991.
CALL # JL108.D64.

Mulock, William, Sir, 1844-1944.
The administration of the Post Office Department [microform].
S.l. : s.n., 1900?]
CALL # FC18.C15 N. 34057.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Canadian railway postal payments [microform].
[Montréal? : s.n., 1908?]
CALL # FC18.C15 N. 85775.

Great Britain. Colonial Office.
Conveyance of mails (North America) [electronic resource] :
return to an address of the Honourable the House of Commons,
dated 7 July 1859, for, Copies of all correspondence between
Her Majesty's government and the provincial government of
Canada, in reference to the conveyance of mails between this
country and British North America ; of an address to Her
Majesty ; ... and of all correspondence between Her Majesty's
government and the British and North American Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company or Sir Samuel Cunard, Baronet, on the subject of
the prolongation or renewal of the contract made with that
company for the conveyance of the mails to and from North
America.
[London : HMSO, 1859]

Adie, Douglas K.
The mail monopoly : analyzing Canadian postal service / Douglas
K. Adie.
Vancouver : Fraser Institute, c1990.
CALL # HE6655.A34.

The post office and the railway [microform].
[S.l. : s.n., 1863?]
CALL # FC18.C15 N. 23105.

Fleming, Sandford, Sir, 1827-1915.
Postal and telegraphic communication by the Canadian route
[microform] : submitted at the meetings of the Colonial
conference on the 19th and 20th April, 1887 / by Sandford
Fleming.
[Ottawa? : s.n., 1887?]
CALL # FC18.C15 N. 91412.

Drummond, A. T. (Andrew Thomas), 1843-1923.
Postal reform [microform] / by A.T. Drummond.
[Montreal? : s.n.], 1893 (Montreal : J. Lovell)
CALL # FC18.C15 N. 03927.

Conference Colonial Conference (1887 : London, England)
Proceedings of the Colonial Conference at London, in 1887
[microform] : in relation to imperial postal and telegraphic
communications throughout Canada.
Ottawa : Printed by order of Parliament by B. Chamberlin, 1888.
CALL # FC18.C15 N. 03397.

Media sense; the folklore-popular culture continuum.
Bowling Green, Ohio, State U. Popular P., 1986.
CALL # FC95.M43.

Heyer, Paul, 1946-
Communications and history : theories of media, knowledge, and
civilization / Paul Heyer.
New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
CALL # P91.H49.

Hindley, M. Patricia, 1934-
The tangled net : basic issues in Canadian communications / M.
Patricia Hindley, Gail M. Martin, Jean McNulty ; foreword by
George Woodcock.
Vancouver : J.J. Douglas, c1977.
CALL # P92.C3 H55.

Friesen, Gerald, 1943-
Citizens and nation; an essay on history, communication and
Canada.
Toronto, University of Toronto Press., 1999.
CALL # FC95.F74.

Communication and the Canadian North.
Montreal, Concordia U., Dept. of Communication Studies., 1983.
CALL # HE215.Z7N828.

Kenney, Gerard I., 1931-
People communications in Canada's north. Part II. The solution.
Montreal, Arctic Institute of North America., 1971.
CALL # P94.5.I532C36.


Harlow, Alvin Fay, 1875-
Old wires and new waves; the history of the telegraph, telephone
and wireless.
New York, Arno., 1971-1936.
CALL # TK5115.H3.

Dudley, Leonard, 1943-
The word and the sword : how techniques of information and
violence have shaped our world / Leonard M. Dudley.
Cambridge, Mass., USA : B. Blackwell, c1991.
CALL # JC325.D83.

Lucy, Niall.
Beyond semiotics : text, culture and technology / Niall Lucy.
London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.

Green, Lelia, 1956-
Communication, technology and society / Lelia Green.
London : SAGE, 2002.
CALL # HM846 .G74 2002.

O'Donnell, James Joseph, 1950-
Avatars of the word : from papyrus to cyberspace / James J.
O'Donnell.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.
CALL # P96.T42O36.

How Canadians communicate [electronic resource] : media,
globalization, and identity / edited by David Taras, Maria
Bakardjieva, and Frits Pannekoek.
Calgary [Alta.] : University of Calgary Press, c2007

Letters, diaries, and journals in Ontario Archives

Letter, Geo T. Denison (Humboldt) to W.A. Foster (Toronto) | June 17, 1885
Though pleased with the outcome of the Battle of Batoche, he deplores
"the fullsome flattery of the Press"  and "the braggart boasting of many men
who have written home letters which have been published."  Sympathetic to
the Indians, he makes harsh reference to the "breach of faith" which led to
Col. Otter's attack on Poundmaker.
F 70  William A. Foster fonds
Item is located in F 70, container B299654

Letter, Col. A. Sproat, Garrison Prince Albert, to A.E. Belcher | May 18, 1885
re the North West Rebellion, mentioning the capture of Riel, the great anxiety
during the campaign, praises Irvine but has no use for Dewdney.
F 18  Alexander Emerson Belcher fonds.
Item is found on self serve microfilm reel MS 93.

Panorama #172 | Film
Item is a film featuring two stories consisting of the following:
100-year-old Billy Mills is interviewed about the Riel Rebellion, smoking,
sports and new year’s resolutions.
F 4396-7-1  CFPL-TV Farm Shows and other films
Item is located in F 4396-7-1, container T004953

A Psycho-Medical History of Louis Riel, by Dr. Daniel Clark | July 1887.
Clark was Medical Superintendent of the Asylum for Insane in Toronto.
F 2-3  Published material collected by Edward Blake
Item is located in F 2-3, container B226552

Discours de L'Hon. J.A. Chaplea, M.P., sur L'Execution de Louis Riel,
Chambre des Communes, March 24, 1886.
F 2-3  Published material collected by Edward Blake
Item is located in F 2-3, container B226552

                                                   

Selected Manitoba resources relating to Louis RIel

Archives of Manitoba records

Letter from Louis Riel to his wife Marguerite, written from the prison in Regina, October 5, 1885
Archives of Manitoba P5563, f.12

Riel family correspondence and poetry, 1869-1923
Archives of Manitoba MG3 D2

George A. Flinn fonds, 1884-1935
Diary of George A. Flinn, newspaper correspondent, 24 March-11 June 1885; memoirs written in 1935; correspondence and papers, 1884-1935, including an account of the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Archives of Manitoba MG3 C13a-b

Charles A. Boulton fonds, 1855-1961
Charles A. Boulton (1841-1899) was part of a Dominion Land Survey party sent to the Red River Settlement in 1869. He organized a group of volunteers to try to suppress the Red River Rebellion by Louis Riel and in 1885, he led a group of militia to help put down the North-West Rebellion. Records include correspondence, articles, speeches, invitations and genealogical material, including a description of the capture of Louis Riel in 1885
Archives of Manitoba MG3 C13

Alexander Ross Family fonds, 1810-1903
Alexander Ross (1783-1856) was an author, fur trader and prominent citizen of Red River
Archives of Manitoba MG2 C14; #380, 396, 399, 402, 411, 430, 447-8 & 500

Alexander Morris fonds, 1839-1913
Alexander Morris (1826-1889), Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Correspondence, letters and papers
Archives of Manitoba MG12 B2

Photographs
Louis Riel, ca 1876. Photographer: Hall and Lowe
Archives of Manitoba Louis Riel 1 (N5730)

Louis Riel, ca 1873
Archives of Manitoba Louis Riel 2-3 (N5735)

Louis Riel and Council, [1870]. Photographer: Joseph Langevin
Archives of Manitoba Red River Disturbance 1 (N5396)

General Middleton's note to Big Bear | June 2, 1885

Letters, diaries, and journals in LAC collection

Letters, diaries, and journals in LAC collection

Louis Riel - documents and papers relating to Louis Riel and his part in the North West rebellion (includes copies of documents found on his person at the time he was captured).
MIKAN no. 879978 | RG18-B-5 2477
Finding aid no. 18-12

Prime Minister (Canada) - Series of telegrams on the subject of Riel Rebellion.
MIKAN no. 1822039 | RG25-B-1-a 124
Finding aid no. 25-71

Note to Big Bear from General Sir Fred Middleton [textual record]. Item is a note, dated 2 June 1885, from General Middleton demanding that Big Bear surrender and release his prisoners.
MIKAN no. 98287 | MG29-E23 1

North West Field Force fonds [textual record]. Fonds consists of a list of wounded in the fighting before Batoche, dated 13 May 1885, and three receipt books for supplies received from the commissary officers for delivery to supply offices at Battleford and Clark's Crossing; and brigade orders, photocopy, dated 29 March to 29 April 1885.
MIKAN no. 101426 | MG29-E75 1
Finding aid no. 5

Journal of John Tomkins [textual record (microfilm)]. Item is a microfilmed journal of John Tomkins, an Indian Agent, covering the period 20 March - 30 June, and 20 September 1885. Entries indicate discussions and battles with the Indians in the Battleford and Prince Albert areas of Saskatchewan. Other topics covered include: the issuance of food and provisions to the Indians; lists of provisions required; crop sowing; the movements of Louis Riel and General Middleton; and their own voyage to Duck Lake. This material is located on microfilm reel M-1965.
MIKAN no. 98437 | MG29-E102 M-1965
Finding aid no. 5

Diary of Lewis Wallbridge's service [textual record]. Item is a diary of Lewis Wallbridge's service with "A" Company of the Midland Battalion during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. Wallbridge describes the train journey west, the forced march from Swift Current to Saskatchewan Landing, the voyage down the South Saskatchewan River by the steamer NORTHCOTE and the battle of Batoche as well as the marches to Prince Albert, Battleford and Frog Lake. Originals, 130 pages.
MIKAN no. 98233 | MG29-E119 2
Finding aid no. 5

Captain James Peters album 1 [photographic material]. File consists of snapshots taken by Captain James Peters, officer of 'A' Battery of the Regiment of Canadian Artillery. Personal activities of military life as well as military parades and formal activities at Quebec City. Captain Peters is known as Canada's first military photographer. Inludes a photograph of Louis Riel outside the prisoner's tent where he was held captive at Batoche. Northwest Rebellion of 1884-85.
MIKAN no. 156505 | R2547-2-3-E

Charles Salyer Clapp fonds [textual record]. Fonds consists of a handwritten reminiscence of Clapp's service with "A" Company of the Midland Battalion during the Northwest Rebellion in 1885, recounting incidents during the train journey west, including the passage of the gaps in the railway around Lake Superior. There are also descriptions of the forced march of "A" and "C" Companies of the Battalion from Swift Current to Saskatchewan Landing and the descent of the South Saskatchewan River by the steamer Northcote. The manuscript ends with an account by Clapp of the Battle of Batoche. Original, 38 pages.
MIKAN no. 101502 | MG29-E103 2
Finding aid no. 5

William Thomas Wrighton fonds [textual record]. Fonds consists of letters from Color Sergeant William Thomas Wrighton to a Mr. Hewton describing the march across Lake Superior and to Battleford, the ensuing battle with the rebels at Batoche, the wounding of Sergeant Wrighton, and his subsequent recuperation at the Moose Jaw Hospital, 13 April, 12 June 1885.
MIKAN no. 101429 | MG29-E82 1
Finding aid no. 5

Harold Penryn Rusden fonds [textual record]. Fonds consists of extracts from the LONDON GAZETTE, 7 August 1885, containing despatches from Major General F. Middleton relating to engagements in the Northwest and a list of killed and wounded at Batoche, annotated by Harold Penryn Rusden, 10 pages; and handwritten accounts by Rusden of the Northwest Rebellion, consisting of "Notes on the Suppression of the Northwest Insurrection", 97 pages, "The Steamer Northcote and her work in conjunction with the column", 8 pages, and "A tough time for Scouting in the N.W.", 11 pages.
MIKAN no. 101414 | MG29-E64 1

Letter from Charles Tupper to John A. Macdonald May 15, 1885
MIKAN no. 511528


Graphic Material

Reporter's Brigade at the Riel trial. Photograph.
MIKAN no. 3233088 | Copy negative 1977-241 NPC PA-120254

Erection of a monument to the memory of the men killed in the Riel Rebellion.
MIKAN no. 867949 | RG18-B-1 1025
Finding aid no. 18-7

Souvenir Number of the Illustrated War News, being a history of Riel's Second Rebellion.
MIKAN no. 2956869 | Copy negative 19XX-XXX C-011539

Plan Of the Position At The Battle Of Batoche May 12th 1885. From a Sketch made by Messrs. Burrows and Denny of the Surveyors. Intelligence Corps. "The Canadian Pictorial & Illustrated War News. Vol. I, No. 13, Saturday, June 27, 1885" (unverified)
MIKAN no. 2945531

The Capture of Batoche. This print was published with numerical notations on the image and corresponding key to notations, all inscribed below the image. The lithograph is after sketches by Sergt. Grundy and others, according to printed inscription. Present location barcode: 2000792071, Gat. Vault 7, Bay 4, Shelf 19
MIKAN no. 2999644

Canada - Fighting in the North West, [1885]. Illustration for the front cover of Frand Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, for the week ending May 23, 1885. With text on page 223. See acc. no. 1984-207-2.
MIKAN no. 2937011 | Box A284-02 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

Citizens and Nation, or Space and Time and Talk in Canadian History

This is the book I found this weekend in the basement of a little used book store a few blocks from the Department of History at the University of Toronto's downtown campus. The cover picture was a horrendous choice and suggests the publisher cared more about catching people on the title and the idea of Emily Carr as Nationalist Painter, but the book has little if anything to do with Carr.

Instead it looks at different societies within the geographic space of Canada and, particularly, how they communicate in mundane, economic, cultural, and wider discourse. It's a bit simplistic (which might be an understatement) at times, but it is effective in debasing the idea that Canadian history is that of Reformers and Tories.

I'll talk more about it tomorrow, but it's emphasis is on communication and how it changes and is used differently by different culture groups--and ultimately how different forms merge in the hybrid spaces (and sometimes bodies) that have occurred in Canada. Friesen also challenges standard, European, conceptions of time and space.

This latter point might be something to think about as, Friesen argues, ideas of time and space help to define what is communicated and how that occurs in social contexts. He doesn't quite get into questions of power, but it is definitely implied (or read in to the text on my part).

Another way of thinking of the question is through the idea of "movable knowledge,"** which generally refers to turning information into material (or electronic) form and transmitting it through space and time to somewhere and, effectively, sometime else. Technology, as well as cultural ideas regarding space and time, is an important but not necessarily dominant factor.

The question is translating this way of thinking into the language of the target audience and the sense of urgency required of us. I think it's doable, and it will also allow us to frame the topic in a more unconvential and edgy, and I hope intriguing, light.

More tomorrow (and hopefully I'll have a chance to read more--I've only read the first part so far!)


**This is, as far as I know, a term coined by French science studies thinker Bruno Latour, or one of his translators. It came up in one of the most interesting papers from the conference last weekend.

School Maps

This map is from either David Duncan's (of Manitoba) 1905 History of the Canadian People, authorized for use in the Western Provinces during the early decades of the 20th Century and in Ontario until 1910, or from the 1910 rip off of Duncan's book cleverly titled The Ontario Public School History of Canada, authorized for use in this province into the early 1920s.

The simplicity of this map is intentional, but I won't get into the pedagogy, ect, here.