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Library building plans for three floors.

These are the records of the Chief Librarian (University Librarian) of Lakehead University (Lakehead Technical Institute, Lakehead College of Arts, Science, and Technology.)

The records document the management and administration of the Lakehead University Library, including the construction of the Library building, policies, acquisitions, staffing, and more. Correspondence provides insight into the workings of the library during a period of library and academic expansion, computerization and transition.

The Chief Librarian had a significant role as a member of University administration, and participated on Faculty Council, Senate, and numerous committees. Records here reflect those bodies and their work throughout this time period, including proposed and new programs, enrollment, new construction, governance, and long range planning.

The Library's role in partnership with other organizations provincially, nationally, and internationally is also represented. Many libraries were adopting new technologies at this time, which allowed for more communications and cooperation, on projects including computerized cataloguing and inter-library loan.

The time period covered in these records includes major developments and changes within Lakehead University, and in the cultures and technologies of universities and libraries.

Two handwritten notes from Victoria College, Toronto dated February 14, 1942 and November 10, 1938 addressed to Mrs. Bennett signed by E.J. Pratt.

Series consists of administrative files from the Principal and Office of the Chief Librarian including acquisitions, annual reports, collection development, building development, organizational charts, manuals and policies. Correspondence includes memos, letters, telex messages and campus newsletter, in addition miscellaneous questionnaires, surveys and detailed planning on new library building including furniture & equipment, shelving and space allocation.
The bulk of the records consist of inter-university correspondence providing insight into the workings of the library during a period of library and academic expansion, computerization and transition.

Lakehead Technical Institute library regulations, mailing of books by public libraries regulations governing and correspondence on subscribing to Library of Congress Card Division.

Minutes of library committee meetings, Library of Northwestern Ontario plus Annual meeting Canadian Institute of Forestry, Northwestern Section, handwritten report on the Forestry Library of Northwestern Ontario, 1953-54. Also includes library classification, indexing and staffing problems, telegraph from D.M. Fisher, librarian to Research Division, Department of Lands and Forests, book purchases and a paper on the Role of the Library of the Lakehead Technical Institute.

Letters requesting forestry publications, publication loans, suspensions of mailing lists, vendor letters on Contoura-Constat machine and rates for translating technical material into foreign languages. Also includes a paper on the Use of Commonwealth Forestry Bureau Services in the Forest Library of Northwestern Ontario centralized title service, tentative agenda for meeting of the Advisory Committee on Forestry, Research Council of Ontario, 1954 and a directory of current research and experimental work in the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry.

Various library related vendor pamphlets for wood furnishings, office equipment, photocopier and Book Saver binding glue. Also includes instructions for assembling shelving units and receipts for shelving.

Donations, potential consultants for new library expansion written on behalf of Dr. Braun. Information related to donation list 1960 and 1962, new coding system for library budgets, budget recommendations, and detailed information regarding future expansion of Lakehead College (1960’s). Miscellaneous lists of periodicals ordered in 1965 by Ontario Dept. of Lands & Forests, St. Lawrence Waterway, and T.S. Eliot collection.

Multiple copies of the Forest Library of Northwestern Ontario holdings, subscription charges, member lists of Lake of the Woods Section and Northwestern Ontario Section, Canadian Institute of Forestry. Also includes a request to Northwestern Ontario Timber Operators’ Association for partial financing of one of the Forestry Library services and list of free and purchased periodicals.

Two copies of the annual reports for the years 1962.

Two reports submitted to Dr. H.S. Braun; Survey of the Library, Lakehead College 1965 written by Bruce Peel, and Annual Report of the College Librarian for the year 1962 written by R.R. Grodzicky, College Librarian. Also includes a Library Committee Report, Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology written by D.R. Lindsay.

Letters for donations mostly signed by H.S. Braun, report from College librarian on new library furnishings, a letter from College librarian re: transfer of the Thunder Bay Historical Society Collection to the Lakehead College Library, library budgets, Friends of the Lakehead College Library, mailing service to Foresters of Northwestern Ontario plus a report entitled ‘Some observations on the Forestry periodical mailing service” by N.F. Lyon. Also includes letters and reports on College and University salaries and outline of the new Library building.

Legal issues regarding Sheila Burnford’s missing notebook (part of manuscript of Incredible Journey) and listing of books donated to the library as of November 15, 1963.
*File contains documents that are restricted because they contain sensitive personal information.

Memos dealing with book and periodical budgets 1966/67, photocopy requests, photocopy revenue receipts. Folder also includes teacher budget sheets, inter-library loan statistics, periodical subscriptions, departmental supplies, claims, items ordered.

Summaries of allocations, expenditures and carry forward by budget plus book budget expenditures for June and February 1966.

Public library correspondence on various issues.

Folders include Friends of the Library correspondence, professional library staff 1964, donation letters, GST requisitions, memberships 1964 and budget notes for fiscal year 1964/65. Also includes folder labelled Lakehead College Library reports and library expansion starting July 1964.

Architectural drawings, floor plans and revisions of Lakehead University Library from 1965 to 1973. Drawings includes floor plans and furniture layout existing and new. Architects include Mickelson Fraser & Associates, Architects & Consultant Engineers associated with Green Blankstein Russell Associates, 1965 - 1967 and Fraser & Browne Architects 1971.

Scaled furniture drawings of B.K. JOHL Inc., Canadian manufacturer of office furniture and Mickelson Fraser & Associates architectural plans for Lakehead University Library.

Reports, minutes, list of academic representatives and a Report on the Liaison sub-committee. Also includes a booklet on Science-Technology literature resources in Canada and a union list of scientific serials in Canadian Libraries, 1966. A letter confirms the arrival of a new librarian, Dr. Belton. The Spinks Commission Report is also mentioned as well as a confidential paper presented to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) 1965.

Correspondence from local and national Film Libraries. Film Libraries include National Science Films Library, Metropolitan Film Library, Canadian Film Institute and Thunder Bay Film Council.

Salary survey of Ontario university libraries, letters regarding classification and salary scales from other Chief Librarians in various Ontario universities, personal letters regarding librarian salaries from E.J. Belton, Chief Librarian to librarians at Lakehead University. Also includes a memo re: hiring of new employees from Grant Thompson, Comptroller, Lakehead University to Department Chairmen, Administrative Officers and Predicted Professional Salary Scales for 1969 from Canadian Association of College and University Libraries (CACUL) and Salary Survey 1970 Professional, Technical and Supervisory Categories authored by Ontario Hospital Services Commission. File should be restricted access.

Inter-library loan forms from 1966-1969. A second folder, Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario (CUPO), 1966-69, includes circuletters on varied topics such as Spinks Commission report, library development, creation of a Council of Universities of Ontario (COU) and committee reports. Also includes some correspondence dealing with Ontario Council of University Librarians (OCUL) an affiliated of Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario (CPUO).

Book budgets expenditures July to November 1965 and January 1966.