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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Subseries consists of material involved in Weller’s research on health policy, some of which pertains to comparing health policy in different countries. The material consists of primarily newspaper clippings and photocopied academic papers. There may be connections between the files and subseries 2, as some of the files in the earlier subseries appear to have been used again in later research.
Subseries consists of material involved in Weller’s academic research on the circumpolar north. His research at this time relates primarily to economic development in northern regions. The material comprises primarily photocopied academic papers and newspaper clippings. The subseries also contains publications, text of speeches and other material created by government officials. The subseries also contains files for chapters of a manuscript; however many files are empty. The empty files are titled: “Definitions and Theories, Chp 1,” “The Land and the Climate, Chp 2,” “Peoples and Patterns of Settlement, Chp 3,” “The Settlement of the Provincial North, Chp 4,” “The Decline of the Resource Economy, Chp 6,” “Race, Ethnicity and the Canadian Provincial North, Chp 10,” and “Conclusions, Chp 14.” There may be connections between this subseries and subseries 3, as the files for earlier projects appear to have been used in later research.
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.
Subseries consists of lecture notes and other material from the course “History of Political Ideas” as well as items from a course of the same title which Weller attended during his undergraduate degree at the University of Hull. Weller taught “History of Political Ideas” during the 1968-1969 academic year at Bishop’s University. One file appears to have been used at a later date (1998).
Subseries consists of lecture notes and other course material from courses Weller taught early in his career as well as material from Weller’s own education in the area of comparative politics. More specifically, some files contain material from a courses taught by Weller at Bishop’s University “Politics in Britain and France” and “The Theory and Practice of Communism.” The dates of the material suggest that the files were also used for courses at Lakehead University.
Subseries primarily consists of lecture notes and related material filed by lecture as well as reading lists, seminar topics, and exam questions for courses taught by Weller at Lakehead University “The Bureaucracy and Politics” and “Public Administration” during the years 1972-1982. A lecture file titled “The Bureaucracy in Third World Nations, No. 23” was empty. Some files contain items with later dates, suggesting their use in a later course.
Subseries consists of lecture notes and related material filed by lecture as well as exam questions and other course material for the course “Canadian Public Administration” taught by Weller at Lakehead University during the years 1974-1982. Two files appear to have been reused in the 1990s.
Subseries consists of lecture notes and related material filed by lecture, reading lists and exam questions for the Lakehead University courses “Ontario Politics” and “Canadian Provincial Politics” taught by Weller along with notes outlining a textbook on Ontario politics and information on a student internship program at the Ontario legislature. A lecture file titled “Ontario Ombudsman, No. 26 Ontario Politics” was empty. Weller taught these courses during the years 1974-1982, and one file appears to have been used again at a later date.
Subseries primarily consists of lecture notes and other material from the course “Modern Political Theory” taught by Weller at Lakehead University from 1975-1977. The material also includes published lecture notes from a similar course taught at another institution and other items which appear to be Weller’s background research for the course.
Subseries consists of lecture notes, reading lists, and other material related to the courses taught by Weller at Lakehead University “Local Government” and “Urban Government and Politics.” Four lecture files were empty. The empty files were titled: “Mayors, No.10,” “Councils, No. 11,” “The Media and Local Politics, No. 14,” and “Local Government in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, No. 22.”
Subseries consists of lecture notes and related material filed by lecture as well as exam questions, reading list and other course material primarily from the Lakehead University course “Canadian Government and Politics.” The subseries also contains material from similar Canadian Politics courses taught by Weller in the 1970s and 1980s. Seven lecture files were empty, and the empty files were titled: “Agencies, Boards and Commissions, No. 23,” “Patriation and Constitutional Reform, No. 29,” “Northern Discontent, No. 34,” “Political Corruption in Canada, No. 38,” “Politics and the Police, No. 39,” “Health Policy, No. 47,” and “Education Policy, No. 48.”
Subseries consists of lecture notes and other material filed by lecture, course outlines, reading lists, and other material for the course “Politics in the Canadian North” taught by Weller at Lakehead University and UNBC.
Subseries consists of lecture notes, course outlines, exam questions and other material for UNBC courses taught by Weller “The European Union” and “The European Community.”
Subseries consists of lecture notes and related material filed by lecture as well as exam questions for the UNBC course “Redefining Security” taught by Weller.
Subseries consists of lecture notes filed by lecture, reading lists, handouts, and other course material from UNBC course taught by Weller “Contemporary Australia and New Zealand.” The files consist of numbered files of lecture material and parallel files with background research.
Subseries consists of lecture notes and related material for the UNBC course taught by Weller “Canada and the World.”
Subseries consists of lecture notes and related material for the UNBC course taught by Weller “Canada and the World.”
Subseries consists of material involved in Weller’s activity applying for, obtaining, and fulfilling the responsibilities of academic appointments (professorships, tenure, and university administrative positions), including correspondence, application materials, and annual reviews.
Subseries consists of versions of Weller’s CV.
Subseries consists of material related to Weller’s collaborations with universities around the globe during his appointments at Lakehead University and UNBC. It primarily comprises items related to forming relationship between the universities, such as exchange programs, and also includes some material involved in Weller’s research on higher education.
Subseries consists primarily of copies of Weller's reviews of books or articles. Files include correspondence over the course of the review process and notes or annotations with Weller's comments. An earlier file contains letters to the editor written by Weller. The files in this subseries were originally numbered to correspond with thebook reviews listed in Weller's CV.
Subseries consists of the text of talks and lectures given by Weller as well as related material such as notes.
Subseries consists of copies of all the conference papers Weller authored or coauthored arranged chronologically. Some files also include related material such as conference programs or correspondence regarding revising a paper for publication. The files in this subseries were originally numbered to correspond with the conference papers listed in Weller's CV.
Subseries consists of copies of all the articles and chapters Weller authored or coauthored arranged chronologically. Files include related material such as drafts and correspondence regarding the publication of the article or chapter. The files in this subseries were originally numbered to correspond with the articles listed in Weller's CV.
Subseries consists of journals or books containing articles or chapters authored or coauthored by Weller as well as a bound copy of Weller’s thesis from his master degree at McMaster University.
Subseries consists of material related to Weller's doctoral dissertation at McGill University, including versions of his proposal, chapters, outtakes, correspondence with his committee and notes pertaining to interview contacts and creating a questionnaire.
Subseries consists of publications written or coauthored by Weller not encompassed by the other subseries, including reviews of articles, letters to the editor, and a research report.
Subseries consists of two plaques from Weller's time at Lakehead University.
Series consists of material related to Weller's travel to Finland and award of an honorary doctorate from the University of Lapland.
File consists of master versions of Spotlight on UNBC, a promotional television show created by the UNBC Office of Communications.
Subseries consists of video masters created by the UNBC Office of Communications for various purposes. Predominantly includes recruitment and promotional videos.
"Spotlight on UNBC" was a promotional television show created by the UNBC Communications Department and was shown on the local Prince George Shaw television channel. The first 30-minute episode of "Spotlight on UNBC" aired in February 1993 and continued with one episode a month until 1998, when it switched to one episode every other month. After the year 2000, the show began to evolve into various shorter iterations for Shaw television audiences. These later shows were "UNBC Insight" (circa 2001) and "Plugged In" hosted by Sandra Claremont (circa 2004) which included "What's New This Week" stories created by the UNBC Communications, often filming a month's worth at once. The host of "Spotlight on UNBC", as well as the show's later iterations, was Rob van Adrichem. This subseries includes a complete run of the original "Spotlight on UNBC" episode masters from February 1993 to December 2000.
Subseries consists of various published videos collected by the UNBC Office of Communications for the purposes of background research and the creation of video clips for UNBC productions.
Subseries consists of television recordings of UNBC news collected by the UNBC Office of Communications.
Subseries consists of footage created by Iris Communications, a video production company contracted by UNBC in 1994 to create promotional videos for the new university. The final promotional videos were titled "North to the Future" and "Northern Is...". Besides the master versions of these two films, this subseries also includes all of the raw footage filmed by Iris Communications used to create the videos. This footage predominantly consists of interviews (with administrators, students, faculty, stakeholders, and community members), Northern BC scenery, shots of the new UNBC Prince George campus, and recordings of important UNBC events from 1994 (such as the opening of the campus by Queen Elizabeth).
Subseries contains records related to Barry McKinnon's publishing houses Caledonia Writing Series and Gorse Press. Includes bibliographies, catalogues, correspondence, grant applications, financial records, and material regarding literary prizes received by material published by McKinnon.
Subseries contains material from small press publishers, predominantly from British Columbia, including book announcements, press catalogues, event announcements, and newsletters.
Subseries contains material related to Barry McKinnon's teaching career at the Collge of New Caledonia.
Subseries contains material related to post-secondary politics in Northern British Columbia, particularly between the College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia. Major themes include the upheavals and labour disputes at the College of New Caledonia in the early 1980s, the controversial layoff of Barry McKinnon from the College of New Caledonia, and the development of the new University of Northern British Columbia and its affect on the region.
Subseries contains writing contracts, awards, reviews, and related records.
Subseries contains various publications collected by Barry McKinnon.
Subseries contains manuscripts and drafts written by authors and students collected by Barry McKinnon for the purposes of review, publication, or reading.
Subseries consists of literary periodicals collected by Barry McKinnon.
Subseries consists of prints and negatives depicting railways in British Columbia separated from the textual records of the David Davies Railway Collection.
Subseries consists of printed and photograph postcards depicting railways, buildings, ships, and other transportation in British Columbia.