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Geoffrey R. Weller fonds
2001.8 · Archief · 1960-2002

The Geoffrey R. Weller fonds primarily comprises material involved in research toward and the publication of Geoffrey Weller’s scholarly works as well as records from Weller’s research for government contracts and community service positions. The fonds also comprises records from Weller’s teaching activities at UNBC and other universities. The records are divided into six series, which primarily reflect Weller’s activities conducting research, presenting and publishing scholarly work, and teaching courses at academic institutions. The series are: Research, Scholarly Works, Instruction, Academic Appointments, Honors and Awards, and Personal Records.

Series 1: Research contains material gathered and created by Weller in the course of his research for scholarly works, government contracts, and community service positions. These activities often overlap in dates and area of research interest. Weller’s research material is further broken down into 12 subseries by research project or set of interconnected projects from a similar time period: Subseries 1: Canadian Labor Relations, Subseries 2: Health Policy in Canada and Other Countries, Subseries 3: Local and Provincial Government in Northern Canada, Subseries 4: Water Politics and Environmental Issues in the Great Lakes Region, Subseries 5: Health Policy in South Africa, Subseries 6: Health Care in Ontario and the Circumpolar North, Subseries 7: Circumpolar Universities and Development in Circumpolar Regions, Subseries 8: Ontario Politics, Subseries 9: Circumpolar Foreign Policy, Subseries 10: Health Policy, Subseries 11: Government and Economic Development in the Circumpolar North, and Subseries 12: Intelligence.

Series 2: Scholarly Works provides copies and drafts of works written or coauthored by Weller and related material involved in the work’s publication or presentation at conferences. The series is broken in to seven subseries: Subseries 1: Articles and Chapters, Subseries 2: Conference Papers, Subseries 3: Book Reviews, Subseries 4: Talks and Lectures, Subseries 5: Publications, Subseries 6: Doctoral Dissertation, and Subseries 7: Other Publications. The Publications subseries refers to articles for chapters by Weller in the journal or book in which they were published.

Series 3: Instruction consists of 15 subseries encompassing lecture notes, syllabi, reading lists, and other material from courses taught by Weller at Bishop’s University, Lakehead University, and UNBC. Courses taught at Bishops University comprise subseries Comparative Politics and History of Political Ideas. Courses taught at Lakehead University comprise subseries Public Administration, Canadian Public Administration, Ontario Politics and Canadian Provincial Politics, Modern Political Theory, Local Government, Canadian Government and Politics, and Politics in the Canadian North. Weller’s UNBC courses comprise subseries Politics in the Canadian North (taught at both Lakehead University and UNBC), The European Union, Social and Health Policy and Administration, Redefining Security, Contemporary Australia and New Zealand, and Canada and the World. The series also includes a Course General subseries, which consists of files containing material from multiple different courses.

Series 4: Academic Appointments consists of records from Weller’s activities obtaining academic appointments and completing his responsibilities within these appointments, including collaborating with other universities worldwide. The series is broken down into three subseries: Subseries 1: Appointments and Reviews, Subseries 2: Curriculum Vitae, and Subseries 3: International Collaborations.

Series 5: Awards and Honors consists of plaques Weller was awarded at Lakehead University and records related to the honorary doctorate Weller received from the University of Lapland.

Series 6: Personal Records, the last series, contains records not involved in Weller’s research or academic positions. These include Weller’s day planners and journals, as well as programs from his memorial service.

Zonder titel
2001.8.1.03 · Deelreeks · [ca. 1964]-1999 (1976-1986 predominant)
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries primarily consists of material involved in Weller’s academic research projects titled “Local Government in the Canadian Provincial North,” "The Evolution of Local Government in Northern Ontario,” "Provincial Ministries of Northern Affairs: A Comparative Analysis," and “Local Government Development in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.” The subseries also comprises material related to Weller’s academic research on the Nunavut Proposal and transferring the responsibility for health care to northern territories, including research a Lakehead University course “Political Studies 4203: Politics in the Canadian North” seminar titled "How likely is it the Nunavut will be created?" in 1982 and later academic research projects. The records include drafts, notes, and correspondence to and from Weller regarding his requests for research material and arranging interviews with government officials. The subseries also contains copies of articles by other authors, the text of legislation, material released by government bodies such as documents from annual conferences of Ministers with Responsibilities for Northern Development, and documents from organizations concerned with development in northern Canada including First Nations and local government groups. There appear to be additions to the files made in the 1990s suggesting their involvement in later research (see subseries 11). Two empty files were titled: “Organisation in Northern Saskatchewan, Memorandum from A.W. Johnson, Saskatchewan” and “Report on the Organisation for a Single Agency to Provide Government Services in the North, Budget Bureau, Saskatchewan.”

2001.8.1.04 · Deelreeks · 1960, 1973-1999
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of material related to a project titled “Water Politics and Policy in the Lake Superior Basin” and to an unpublished paper titled "The Politics of Environmental Pollution: The Case of Northwestern Ontario.” The research for that latter project was incorporated into other projects at the time such as Weller’s collaborative project with Douglas Nord "Environmental Policy and Political Support in Canada and the United States: A Comparative Analysis.” During this time Weller and Nord also completed two research reports funded by the state of Minnesota and the Canadian Consulate-General in Minneapolis titled “Transborder Politics and Paradiplomacy: The Ontario- Minnesota Fishing Dispute” and “Canada and the United States: An Introduction to a Complex Relationship.” The material includes Weller’s contract with the state of Minnesota along with the text of legislation pertaining to water quality on the Great Lakes and material created by other authors, government bodies in Canada and the United States, and organizations concerned with the state of the great lakes. The research projects identified in the records range the dates 1982-1988. However, some of the items have later dates, suggesting some of the files were used again for research in the 1990s.Some of the later material also pertains to environmental issues in British Columbia instead of the Great Lakes.

2001.8.1.05 · Deelreeks · 1974-1999 (1980-1990 predominant)
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of material related to a 1983 project titled "The Politics of Health in South Africa" conducted in conjunction with Pranlal Manga and Weller’s travel to South Africa to conduct research for this project. This paper was never published. Material includes notes regarding contacting and interviewing persons involved with health polity in South Africa, publications by other scholars, documents released by government bodies of African countries, and newspaper clippings. The files are generally one of two types: files of newspaper clippings on a particular topic or individually filed publications alphabetized by author. Many files have dates past Weller’s work on his project with Manga suggesting continued research on politics in South Africa into the 1990s.

2001.8.1.06 · Deelreeks · [196-?]-1998, (1983-1991 predominant)
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of material related to Weller’s roles on the Advisory Committee for the Health Promotion and Prevention Project of the Ontario Council of Health (1983-1984), the Thunder Bay District Health Council (1983-1988), focus group of The Premier's Council on Health Strategy (1987-1988), board of the Victorian Order of Nurses (1987-1988), the study advisory group on the Study on Health and Social Service Professionals in Northern Ontario (1989-1990). The subseries also contains material involved in Weller’s academic research on healthcare in northern regions, specifically the projects titled "The Politics of Health in the Circumpolar North,” "The Delivery of Health Care to Underserviced Areas,” and "Health Care Delivery in Northern Hinterlands.” It also contains research pertaining to the Canada Health Act of 1984. Material includes documents produced for meetings of the advisory committees and Thunder Bay District Health Council, such as minutes and reports, correspondence, and other material produced by these groups as well as government bodies and scholars in the areas of health policy and circumpolar health.

2001.8.1.07 · Deelreeks · [196-?]-1999 (1980-1999 predominant)
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of material involved in Weller’s research on higher education in the north, including projects titled “Universities, Politics and Development: The Case of Northern Ontario” and "Universities in the Circumpolar North: A Comparative Analysis." The subseries also comprises material related to conferences and collaborations among universities interested in circumpolar studies, including agreements for student exchanges and records related to research collaborations. The records include publications and other material created by organizations and government bodies responsible for higher education as well as scholarly works by other authors in the areas of higher education and northern studies along with correspondence and notes related to the Weller’s research projects.

Ontario Politics
2001.8.1.08 · Deelreeks · 1974-1990
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of research material pertaining to Ontario politics, primarily comprising newspaper clippings, and notes for Weller’s 1988 paper titled “The North in the Ontario Election of 1987.”

Circumpolar Foreign Policy
2001.8.1.09 · Deelreeks · 1977, 1986-1990
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of material pertaining to foreign policy and security concerns in the circumpolar north, primarily comprising photocopied academic papers by other authors. The subseries also contains material related to intelligence from the same time period.

Intelligence
2001.8.1.12 · Deelreeks · 1978-2000
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

Subseries consists of notes, academic and government publications, and correspondence pertaining to intelligence and security. Material may be related to Weller’s academic research or preparations for teaching a course on this subject. The nature of the project in which this material was used is unclear.

2001.8.2.1.04 · Bestanddeel · 1980
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of the chapter "Health Care and Medicare in Ontario: The Health Care Issues" by Weller in the book "Perspectives on Canadian Health and Social Services Policy: History and Emerging Trends" edited by C.A. Meilicke and JL Storch (1980). This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 3a listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.07 · Bestanddeel · 1976-1981
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of an articled titled "From 'Pressure Group Politics' to 'Medical-Industrial Complex': The Development of Approaches to the Politics of Health" by Weller printed in the "Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law" Vol.1, No. 4, Winter 1977 and related correspondence.. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 5 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.17 · Bestanddeel · 1981
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a Lake Superior Basin Studies Center publication titled "Environmental Policy in Canada and the United States" by Douglas C. Nord and Weller. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 14 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.20 · Bestanddeel · 1981-1983
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of an article titled "Environmental Policy and Political Support" by Douglas Nord and Weller as well as related correspondence and other material. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 17 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.25 · Bestanddeel · 1985
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of versions of an article titled "Universities, Politics and Development in Northern Ontario and Northern Sweden: A Comparative Analysis" by Geoffrey Weller and Robert G. Rosehart, published in the "Canadian Journal of Higher Education " Vol. 15, No. 3, 1985 as well as related correspondence and other material. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 22 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.26 · Bestanddeel · [1987]
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a chapter by Weller and Robert Rosehart titled "Universities, Politics and Development in Northern Ontario and Northern Sweden: A Comparative Analysis" from the book "Canada's Subarctic Universities" by Peter Adams and Doug Parker.

2001.8.2.1.28 · Bestanddeel · 1984-1986
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of an article titled "Common Problems, Alternate Solutions: A Comparison of the Canadian and American Health Systems" by Weller and drafts of this publication as well as correspondence and a pamphlet for "Canada and the United States: The sixty-eighth American Assembly" November 15-18, 1984. This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 24 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.30 · Bestanddeel · 1986
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of an article titled "Canadian Water Exports: A Controversy in the Making" by Weller from 1986, correspondence, and issue of the "American Review of Canadian Studies" Vol. 16, No. 4 Winter 1986 in which the article is printed as well as a conference paper titled "Blue Gold and Bourassa: The Bonanza from the North" This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 26 listed in Weller's CV.

"Canada and Oceania"
2001.8.2.1.69 · Bestanddeel · [after 1999]
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of an article by Weller titled "Canada and Oceania." This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 63 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.1.71 · Bestanddeel · 1994-1997
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of correspondence and a chapter by Weller titled "New Universities and the Development of Circumpolar Regions" published in "A New Arctic Order? Aboriginal Self Determination and Public Policy." This file was originally numbered to correspond with article number 65 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.002 · Bestanddeel · 1975
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of two copies with different annotations of a paper titled "The Changing Nature of Canadian Health Policy" presented by Weller at the 1975 South-Western Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 2 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.009 · Bestanddeel · 1978
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of two copies with different annotations of a paper titled "The Failure of the Equity Objective in Health" presented by P. Manga and Weller at the 1978 American Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 9 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.015 · Bestanddeel · 1980
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "The Evolution of Local Government in Northern Ontario" presented by Weller at the 1980 Canadian Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 15 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.018 · Bestanddeel · 1981
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "Recent Trends in Health Care in the Canadian North" presented by Weller at the 1981 Association for Canadian Studies in the United States conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 18 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.019 · Bestanddeel · 1982
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "Restructuring the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: The Creation of a Civilian Security and Intelligence Agency" presented by Weller at the 1982 Western Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 19 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.022 · Bestanddeel · 1982
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "The Reemergence of the Private Sector in Health: A Comparative Analysis of Canada, Britain and the United States" presented by Weller and Pran Manga at the 1982 International Political Science Association Congress and a postcard from Rio de Janeiro where the conference was held. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 22 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.029 · Bestanddeel · 1984
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "The Political Control of Domestic Security Services in the United States and Canada: A Comparative Analysis" presented by Weller at the 1984 Southwestern Political Science Association conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 29 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.038 · Bestanddeel · 1985
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "The 'Crisis of the Welfare State' and the Changing Role of Local Government in Canada" presented by Weller for the Research Committee on the Comparative Study of Local Politics at the 1985 the World Congress of the International Political Science Association. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 38 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.074 · Bestanddeel · 1991
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a conference paper by Weller titled "Evaluating Intelligence in Canada" and related correspondence. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 74 listed in Weller's CV.