Alvin Lee fonds

Alvin Lee fonds. – 1973-1990. -- 2.1 m of textual records. 1 video cassette.

Series 1
Speeches and articles. – 1973-1990 – 1.95 m of textual records. – Title based on contents of series. – In addition to Lee’s texts, some of these files also contain correspondence, news clippings, programmes and other printed materials.
Note: File numbers within the series are continuous, as they refer to the original corresponding numbers assigned to the speeches and articles which are filed chronologically.

Box 1
1973
F.1       “To an Environment of Words”, 1973 Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1974
F.2       Criticism and Old English Poetry” English Institutes in the Universities of Copenhagen and Odense, February, 1974
F.3       Contemporary Canadian Literature” Third Annual Canada Week Programme, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, April 10, 1974
F.4       “Images for All Seasons: Literature Curriculum in Secondary Schools”  Professional Development Day, Owen Sound Collegiate, Owen Sound, Ontario, May, 1974
F.5       “The English Bible – The Bible as a Literary Classic” Faculty of Humanities’ Lecture Series, “What is a Classic?”, McMaster University, October 31, 1974
F.6       “Old English Poetry: Mediaeval Exegesis and Modern Criticism”
Mediaeval Workshop, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 16, 1974

1975
F.7       “Old English Poetry, Mediaeval Exegesis and Modern Criticism” Published in Studies in the Literary Imagination, VIII, no. 1, under the auspices of the Department of English, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, Spring, 1975
F.8       “Preparation for the World of Work”, Professional Development Day, Oakville Trafalgar High School, Oakville, Ontario, December 1, 1975

1976
F.9       “Chief Objectives of the University” Introduction to Supervision Seminar, McMaster University, May 1, 1976
F.10     “Old English for Undergraduates at McMaster University: A Search for Coherent Programme in Old English Language and Literature”. Eleventh Conference on Medieval Studies sponsored by the Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan May 2-5, 1976
F.11     “Chief Objectives of the University”, National Students Day, McMaster University, November 9, 1976

1977
F.12     Symposium on “Biblical Literature: Rabbinic and Modern Perspectives”, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, October, 1977
F.13     Discussion Leader for CBC’s film series, Images of Canada, on “Journey without Arrival”, October 4, 1977

1979
F.14     Leader of Biblical Seminar, “The Bible as Literature”, Centennial Fellows Programme, McMaster Divinity College, McMaster University, April 20, 1979
F.15     “Research Crucial to Society’s Well-Being Yet It’s Undervalued and Misunderstood”. An article written for the Hamilton Spectator, May 5, 1979
F.16     “New Realities”. Honour Assembly Panel Discussion, Burlington Central High School, Burlington, Ontario, May 8, 1979
F.17     “Universities in the 1980’s”. Participant in CHCH-TV’s Town and Gown Programme, May 9, 1979
F.18     “A Child and the World”. Sermon given to the congregation at Fairview United Church, December 30, 1979

1980
F.19     Introduction to the “McMaster” Booklet
F.20     “For This Was I Born”. Sermon to the congregation at St. Paul’s United Church, Dundas, Ontario, March 9, 1980
F.21     “Schools, Universities, and Society”. Annual All-Faculties Dinner of the English Association, McMaster University, March 28, 1980
F.22     “Schools, Universities, and Canadian Society”. Rotary Club of Dundas, April 1, 1980
F.23     Welcoming Remarks at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Cooperative Education, McMaster University, August 25, 1980
F.24     Statement for the September, 1980 issue of The Link, printed by the McMaster Association for Part-time Students
F.25     Preparation of an article for the “Faculty Forum” column of the McMaster Students Union’s Silhouette, September 11, 1980
F.26     “McMaster University: An Overview in 1980”. Article prepared for the Hamilton Spectator, September 9, 1980
F.27     “President’s Remarks to the Senate of McMaster University”, September 10, 1980
F.28     Remarks to Undergraduate Council, September 23, 1980
F.29     Lecture at Jean Royce Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. September 23, 1980
F.30     Remarks to Year I Engineering Students. September 24, 1980
F.31     Welcoming Remarks at McMaster University’s Symposium on Art and Scholarship, “A Critical Assessment of Current Methodology in the History of Art”, September 24, 1980
F.32     Remarks at the Official Proclamation of McMaster University’s Golden Anniversary, October 1, 1980

F.33     “Ecclesiastes I – Increase of Knowledge”. Sermon at McMaster University’s Ecumenical Service in Celebration of Education, October 2, 1980
F.34     Welcoming Remarks at the McMaster Institute for Energy Studies’ Conference, October 2, 1980
F.35     Welcoming Remarks at McMaster University’s Teacher/School Board Collective Bargaining Conference, October 3, 1980
F.36     “McMaster Fifty Years Ago, McMaster Today, and Three Goals for the Next Few Years” McMaster Women’s Club, October 7, 1980
F.37     Introduction of Professor Joseph Campbell, 1980 Whidden Lecturer, at the Whidden Lectures, McMaster University, October 14, 1980
F.38     Introduction of Mr. Nicholas Stacey at the Faculty of Business’ Stacey Lecture, McMaster University, October 28, 1980
F.39     “How the Study of the Arts and Sciences Affects Society”, Rotary Club of Hamilton, October 30, 1980
F.40     Welcoming Remarks at the Business Advisory Council’s Meeting, November 13, 1980
F.41     Installation Address of Dr. Alvin A. Lee, President and Vice-chancellor, McMaster University, November 14, 1980
F.42     Remarks at an Interfaith Service Celebrating the Installation of Dr. Alvin A, Lee as President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University, Christ’s Church Cathedral, November 16, 1980
F.43     Remarks at the Hamilton Open Doubles Championships of the Hamilton and District Badminton Association, McMaster University, November 29, 1980
F.44     Remarks at the Official Opening of the McMaster-Mohawk Centre, December 16, 1980

Box 2
1981
F.45     Article for the McMaster Students Union’s Handbook 1981-1982
F.46     Article for the McMaster Students Union’s Marmor 1981-1982
F.47     “Teaching and Research at McMaster University”, Community Education Coordinating Committee, Mohawk College Education Coordinating Committee, Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Hamilton, Ontario, March 4, 1981
F.48     Introduction of Dr. L. Margulis, Redman Lecturer for 1981, at the Redman Lecture, McMaster University, March 9, 1981
F.49     “The Nature of the University”, McMaster in Brantford Night, Brantford, Ontario, March 12, 1981
F.50     Addressed the New York Branch of the McMaster Alumni, New York, April 14, 1981
F.51     Gave Welcoming Remarks at the Conference on “Ukraine and Russia in Their Historical Encounter”, McMaster University, April 15, 1981
F.52     “Schools and Universities as Service Institutions”, Professional Development Day, Wentworth County Board of Education, May 1, 1981
F.53     “Ecclesiastes I – Increase of Knowledge”, Sermon to the congregation of St. Giles United Church, Hamilton, Ontario, May 3, 1981
F.54     Welcoming Remarks at the Ontario Federation of Symphony Orchestras’ Conference “A Delicate Balance”, McMaster University, May 22, 1982
F.55     “The Roll of the Living”, Sermon at a Service in Celebration of McMaster University’s Jubilee in Hamilton, McMaster Divinity College Chapel, May 31, 1981
F.56     Welcoming Remarks at the Blast Furnace Ironmaking Course, McMaster University, June 3, 1981

F.57     Welcoming Remarks to the 36^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Library Association, McMaster University, June 12, 1981
F.58     Remarks at Hillfield-Strathallan College’s Prize Day, Hamilton, Ontario, June 20, 1981
F.59     Brief to the Minister of Employment and Immigration about the “Report of the Task Force on Labour Market Development in the 1980s”, July 1981
F.60     Article prepared for Part-Time Students at McMaster University, July 30, 1981
F.61     Welcoming Remarks at the 1981 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, McMaster University, August 26, 1981
F.62     Article prepared for the “Faculty Forum” column of the McMaster Students Union’s Silhouette, September 3, 1981
F.63     “Ecclesiastes I – Increase of Knowledge”. Sermon to the congregation of St. Paul’s Anglican, MacNeill Baptist and Westdale United Churches at the Labour Day Ecumenical Services, Hamilton, Ontario, September 9, 1981
F.64     Welcoming remarks at the Orientation Assembly, McMaster University, September 9, 1981
F.65     Remarks at the Inaugural Reception for the Bachelor of Health Science Programme, McMaster University, September 17, 1981
F.66     Welcoming Remarks at the Third McMaster Colloquium on German Literature, “The Art of Literary Translation”, McMaster University, October 1, 1981

F.67     Remarks to Year I Engineering Students, McMaster University, October 1, 1981
F.68     “Frye’s Idea of the University” Article prepared for the Festschrift for Dr. N. Frye, October 1, 1981
F.69     “The Partial Vanishes When Wholeness Comes” Sermon at McMaster University’s Chapel Service, October 2, 1981
F.70     “Schools and Universities as Service Institutions”. Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association’s Conference on Post-Secondary Education, McMaster University, October 3, 1981
F.71     Welcoming Remarks at the Second National Conference of the Canadian Society for Italian Linguistics and Language Teaching, McMaster University, October 3, 1981
F.72     Remarks at the Unveiling of the Mural Painted by Daniel Manrique in Honour of the Canada-Latin America Friendship Month Celebrations, McMaster University, October 5, 1981
F.73     Welcoming Remarks at the McMaster Conference on “Ukraine and Russia in Their Historical Encounter”, McMaster University, October 8, 1981
F.74     Remarks to the Oshawa Women’s Club, Oshawa, Ontario, October 14, 1981
F.75     Welcoming Remarks at the Business Dialogue, McMaster University, October 15, 1981
F.76     Participant in CHCH-TV’s Tom Cherington Show on Armageddon, Hamilton, Ontario, October 19, 1981

F.77     Introduction of Dr, Jonathan Miller, 1981 Whidden Lecturer, Whidden Lectures, McMaster University, November 3, 1981
F.78     Remarks at McMaster University’s Faculty of Humanities’’ Awards Night, McMaster University, November 10, 1981
F.79     Remarks at the McMaster Students’ Union’s Forum on Funding Cutbacks, McMaster University, November 18, 1981
F.80     “Two Views of Canadian Universities” Remarks to McMaster University’s Business Advisory Council, November 19, 1981
F.81     Dr. A. A. Lee’s Christmas Message for McMaster University’s Contract, December 1981
F.82     Dr. A. A. Lee’s Christmas Article for the West Hamilton Journal, December 11, 1981

Box 3
1982
F.83     Article for the McMaster University 1982 Athletic Yearbook
F.84     Article for the McMaster Students Union’s Silhouette on the new residence admissions policy, February 17, 1982
F.85     Editorial for McMaster University’s Courier concerning the February 18, 1982 meeting of Premier William Davis and Dr. Bette Stephenson with the Chairmen of the Boards of Governors of the Ontario Universities and the Executives Heads, February 22, 1982
F.86     Remarks to the Association Internationale de Etudiants en Sciences Economiques Commerciales, McMaster University, March 8, 1982
F.87     “Theoretical and Practical Knowledge”. Article for McMaster University’s Courier, March 19, 1982
F.88     “Research at McMaster”. Address to the Rotary Club of Hamilton, March 25, 1982
F.89     Remarks at the French Cultural Festival “Le Festival du Perce-Neige”, McMaster University, March 30, 1982
F.90     Remarks at the Student Recognition Night, McMaster University, April 1, 1982
F.91     “COU’s Hearing with OCUA”. Article for McMaster University’s Courier, April 2, 1982

F.92     Introduction of Dr. Martin Rees. 1982 Redman Lecturer, Redman Lectures, McMaster University, April 7, 1982
F.93     Introduction of Dr. Peter C. Newman at a Lecture delivered by Dr. Newman, McMaster University, April 8m 1982
F.94     Introduction of Dr. Stuart L. Smith at a Meeting of the Hamilton and District Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton, Ontario, April 8, 1982
F.95     Remarks at the Council of Ontario Universities’ Conference on “University Teaching in the 1980’s: The View from COU”, Guelph, Ontario, May 13, 1982
F.96     Participated in CHCH-TV’s Tom Cherington Show on “Education”, May 24, 1982
F.97     Welcoming Remarks at the Tenth Annual McMaster University Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking, May 26, 1982
F.98     Remarks at the Unveiling of the Bust of Dr. G. P. Gilmour, McMaster University, May 30, 1982
F.99     Introduction of the Honorable Gordon Walker, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Government of Ontario, at the Official Opening of the Canadian CAS/CAM Exposition, June 1, 1982

F.100   Introduction of Dr. K. R. Nossal at the Meeting of the Rotary Club of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, June 3, 1982
F.101   Remarks at a Dinner for the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs’ Management Development Programme, McMaster University, June 3, 1982
F.102   “The Character and Role of McMaster University” Provincial Liberal Caucus, Hamilton, Ontario, June 9, 1982
F.103   “Stages of Education and of Life”. Remarks at Dundana Public School’s Grade Eight Graduation Exercises, Dundas, Ontario, June 24, 1982
F.104   Remarks at a Dinner Honoring Dr. J. F.Mustard, June 28, 1982
F.105   Dr. Lee’s Statement in the Courier to New and Returning Students, August 18, 1982
F.106   Welcoming Remarks to the Eleventh International Congress on Sedimentology, August 23, 1982
F.107   Remarks at the Official Opening and First Convocation of Redeemer Reformed Christian College, September 6, 1982
F.108   Addressed First Year Students at McMaster University’s Orientation Assembly. September 8, 1982
F.109   Addressed the Attendees at McMaster University Alumni Association’s “Alumni Gallery”, September 14, 1982
F.110   Gave Welcoming Remarks at the McMaster Salutes Festitalia Programme, September 11, 1982
F.111   Chaired a Panel Discussion, “The Academic’s View”, at the Council of Deans of Arts and Science of Ontario’s Conference on the Role of the universities in Ontario, September 13, 1982
F.112   Addressed the Faculty of Humanities, September 15, 1982
F.113   Read a Symposium Paper, Towards a Language of Love and Freedom Frye Decipher the Great Code, at the Armstrong Lecture Series on Northrop Frye’s Book, The Great Code, October 1, 1982

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F.114   Address to Montreal Alumni, October 7, 1982
F.115   Invited to address the guests at the Installation Dinner for Dr. J. R. C. Perkin, President, Acadia University, October 17, 1982
F.116   Remarks to the President’s Club at the President’s Club Dinner, October 23, 1982
F.117   Address to the Rotary Club of Ancaster, October 26, 1982
F.118   Welcoming Remarks at a Conference on Greek and Roman Political Propaganda: Literary and Numismatic Aspects Commemorating the Official Opening of the McMaster Chedoke Collection of Classical Coins, October 29, 1982
F.119   “A Profile of the Secondary School Graduate from our Perspective”. Address to the Hamilton-Niagara Secondary Headmasters Association, November 2, 1982
F.120   “Beowulf: Late Twentieth-Century Perspectives on an Early Mediaeval Epic”. Address to the McMaster Women’s Club, November 2, 1982
F.121   Prayer for McMaster’s Remembrance Day Service, November 11, 1982
F.122   Talk to High School Students at Fall Orientation Visits, November 12, 1982
F.123   Address to the Two Hundred and Thirty-ninth Graduating Class of McMaster University at Autumn Convocation, November 12, 1982
F.124   Remarks at the Faculty of Humanities Second Annual Awards Assembly, November 23, 1982
F.125   Article for the Marmor, November 23, 1982
F.126   Year-End Message for the Courier, December 2, 1982
F.127   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Letter of Greeting to Student Applicants, December 16, 1982
F.128   Introduction of the McMaster University Choir to the Hamilton Rotary Club, December 23, 1982

1983
F.129   Message of Welcome for the Brochure for the 1983 Canadian Junior and Juvenile Wrestling Championships, January 1983
F.130   “McMaster is Academically Able and Prudent”. Article for McMaster University’s Courier, January 18, 1983
F.131   Introduction of Dr. K. Cena at the Faculty of Health Sciences Lecture, February 24, 1983
F.132   “For This Was I Born”. Sermon to the Congregation of Linden Park Community Church, March 27, 1983
F.133   Remarks at Student Recognition Night and Introduction of the Honour M Award Winners, March 30, 1983
F.134   Remarks to the Hamilton Association for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art, April 23, 1983
F.135   Remarks on the Occasion of the Signing of the Agreement between Aga Khan University and McMaster University, April 26, 1983
F.137   “Education at McMaster in 1983”. Remarks to the Dundas Lion’s Club, May 3, 1983
F.138   Words of Welcome at the Ontario Secondary School German Contest, May 7, 1983
F.139   Remarks at the Graduation Luncheon for the Bachelor of the Health Sciences Programme, May 15, 1983
F.140   Remarks at the Opening of the Sheila Scott Centre, May 28, 1983
F.141   Remarks at the Conference on Bertrand Russell’s Early Work (1888-1918), June 24, 1983
F.142   Message for the Marmor ‘84
F.143   Introduction of Dr. Sandra Witelson as the Speaker at the Luncheon Meeting of the Rotary Club of Hamilton, August 4, 1983
F.144   Welcoming Remarks to Graduate Students at McMaster TA Day, September 7, 1983
F.145   Remarks at Orientation Assembly, September 7, 1983
F.146   Remarks at Headstart Luncheon, September 28, 1983
F.147   “The University in a Changing World”. Remarks to the President’s Club of McMaster University, October 1, 1983
F.148   Remarks at the Dedication of Les Prince Field, October 1, 1983
F.149   “The Widening Gap”, an article written by Dr. Lee for the University of Toronto Bulletin, October 3, 1983
F.150   Dr. Lee’s Remarks at the Unveiling of the Thomas Keefer Portrait, October 5, 1983
F.151   Welcoming Remarks at the Fourth McMaster Colloquium on German Literature, October 13, 1983
F.152   Remarks at the Conference on Jewish-Ukrainian Relations in Historical Perspective, October 17, 1983
F.153   “The Arts and Sciences in the Contemporary University and in Society. Address to the Headmasters of the Canadian Association of Independent Schools, October 18, 1983
F.154   Welcoming Remarks at the Whidden Lectures, October 18, 1983
F.155   Introduction of the Hon. Bette Stephenson at Professional Development Day, October 21, 1983

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F.156   “Directions for University Education in a Changing World”. Remarks as a Panelist at the Ontario School Counselor’s Association’s conference, October 22, 1983
F.157   Welcoming Remarks at China in Canada: A Geography Conference, November 2, 1983
F.158   Welcoming remarks and Introduction of Dr. J. C. Polanyi at the Redman Lectures, November 9, 1983
F.159   Welcoming Remarks at McMaster University’s Association for Eighteenth Century Studies’ Conference “The French Garden 1760-1820”. November 11, 1983
F.160   A Prayer for Remembrance Day, November 11, 1983
F.161   Welcoming Remarks at Family Information Night, November 15, 1983
F.162   “Is It Still Worth Going to University?” Address at the University Mini-Dialogue for Guidance Counselors of Lincoln County and Niagara South and University Liaison Officers, December 6, 1983

1984
F.163   Words of Tribute for Edith Mary Wightman at the Memorial Service, January 5, 1984
F.164   Duplicate of F.163; removed
F.165   “McMaster’s Future Still full of Promise: Provincial Changes will Pave Way for Badly Needed Revisions”. Article for the Spectator, January 7, 1984
F.166   Greetings from the Council of Ontario Universities by Dr. A. A. Lee on the Occasion of the installation of Dr. B. C. Mathews as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph, February 3, 1984
F.167   Article for the Silhouette and Courier concerning security on campus
F.168   “The University-Industry Interface in Canada”. Address to the 64^th Annual Meeting of the Rubber Association of Canada, February 10, 1984
F.169   “The World We See and the World that We Have Made”. Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address to the 1984 Annual Conference of the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, February 15, 1984
F.170   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Introduction of Dr. George Wald at the Nuclear Predicament Lecture Series sponsored by the Arts and Science Programme, February 23, 1984
F.171   Dr. Lee’s Letter of Welcome for McMaster Update, a paper for McMaster Applicants prepared by Student Liaison
F.172   “A Context for Understanding Dr. Stuart Smith’s Talk on the Impact of Microprocessors on the Canadian Economy and on Canada’s Universities”. Remarks at a Meeting of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, March 9, 1984
F.173   Welcoming Remarks at the 1984 Student Conference on Nuclear Science and Engineering, March 16, 1984
F.174   Remarks at the Official Opening of the Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Training Facility/Canadian Institute of Metalworking in Ancaster, March 29, 1984
F.175   Remarks at Student Recognition Night and Presentation of Honour M Awards, March 29, 1984
F.176   Remarks to the Professional Development Day Forum, “Today and Tomorrow”, April 30, 1984
F.177   Statement to the Board of Governors, May 2, 1984
F.178   Remarks at a Symposium on the Energy Industry: Canada and the Arab Gulf States: Different Pasts, Shared Prospects, May 17, 1984
F.179   Remarks at the Official Opening of the Magna Carta Exhibition, May 29, 1984
F.180   Opening Remarks at the Hamilton Region of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada’s Seminar, “The Relations between Politicians and Bureaucrats”, June 1, 1984

F.181   Welcoming Remarks at the 96^th Assembly of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, June 7, 1984
F.182   Remarks at the Dinner for Members of the Council of Ontario Universities, June 14, 1984
F.183   Remarks at the Principals Course, “The Purpose of Schools”, held at Brock University, July 3, 1984
F.184   Welcoming Remarks at the Annual Meeting of Test, Research and Training Reactors, August 23, 1984
F.185   Introductory Comments at the Council of Ontario Universities’ Hearing with the Bovey Commission on the Future Development of Universities of Ontario, September 7, 1984
F.186   Remarks at Orientation Assembly, September 5, 1984
F.187   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Message for the Marmor ‘85
F.188   Speech to the Financial Executives Institute of Canada, September 11, 1984
F.189   Remarks to the University Women’s Club of Burlington, September 24, 1984
F.190   Introductory Remarks to the Commission on the Future Development of Universities of Ontario, September 17, 1984
F.191   “Excellence had a Price”. Article written for the Spectator following McMaster University’s Hearing with the Bovey Commission on the Future Development of Universities of Ontario, September 19, 1984
F.192   Introduction of Senator Paolo Emilio Taviani at the First International Conference in North America on the history of discoveries, October 12, 1984
F.193   Introduction of Professor Christopher Freeman, Whidden Lecturer for 1984, October 16, 1984
F.194   Welcoming Remarks at the dinner for the Quarter Century Club, October 18, 1984
F.195   Remarks to the Graduates of the Institute of Canadian Bankers Programme, October 23, 1984
F.196   Appearance on the Tom Cherington Programme, CHCH-TV, discussing The Great Brain Robbery, Canada’s Universities on the Road to Ruin by David Bercuson, Robert Bothwell and J. Granastein
F.197   Remembrance Day Service Address, November 9, 1984
 
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F.198   Remarks at the “Education and Work in a New Society” Educational Symposium organized by Sheridan College and the School Boards of North York, Peel and Halton, November 15, 1984
F.199   Remarks at the MAPS reception for Part-Time Graduates, November 23, 1984
F.200   Welcoming Remarks at the Official Naming and Opening Ceremonies of the Communication Research Laboratory, November 26, 1984
F.201   Remarks at the Faculty of Humanities’ Fourth Annual Awards Assembly, November 28, 1984
F.202   Statement to the Board of Governors , December 5, 1984
F.203   Remarks at the McMaster-Halton Board of Education Gifted Students Seminar, “Man and the Cosmos”, December 6, 1984
F.204   Year-End Message for the Courier from the President, December 1984

1985
F.205   Introduction of Dr. Scott E. Fahlman, Redman Lecturer, February 5, 1985
F.206   Introduction of Dr. Garry Lindberg and Dr. Roberta Bondar at the Roberta Bondar Day Dinner, February 11, 1985
F.207   Statement to the Senate on the Report of the Commission on the Future Development of the Universities of Ontario, February 13, 1985
F.208   “The Bovey Commission’s View of Ontario’s Universities”. Dr. Lee’s Address to the Canadian Club of Hamilton, March 19, 1985
F.209   Remarks at Recognition Night, April 1, 1985
F.210   A Message from McMaster President: Dr. A. A. Lee for McMaster Update, April 2, 1985
F.211   “Universities and Society”. Address to the Rotary Club of Burlington, April 24, 1985
F.212   “The Arts and Sciences in the Contemporary University and in Society”. Remarks to the Canadian Science Writers’ Association, May 6, 1985
F.213   Comments at an Alumni/University Administration Meeting, May 7, 1985
F.214   Welcoming Remarks at the XII Conference of the Associazione Internazionale per gli Studi di Lingua e Letteratura Italiana, May 8, 1985
F.215   Universities and Society. Contribution to a Book being written by Waris Shere, Shere and Associates, on approaches to education
F.216   Talk to the Chinese University Presidents attending the Chinese Universities Leaders’ course at McMaster University, June 3, 1985
F.217   After-Dinner Remarks at a Dinner Honouring the Chinese University Presidents who participated in the Chinese Universities Leaders’ Course, June 12, 1985
F.218   Congratulatory remarks on behalf of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada on the occasion of Redeemer Colleges’ Groundbreaking Ceremony, June 22, 1985
F.219   Remarks at the Farewell Dinner for the Chinese University Presidents who participated in the Chinese Universities Leaders’ Course held at McMaster University, July 12, 1985
F.220   Message for McMaster Times, August 1985
F.221   Message for The Courier, August 1985
F.222   Presidential Message for The Marmor, August 1985
F.223   Welcoming Statement to Part-Time Students, August 1985
F.224   Welcoming Remarks to the Second International Symposium on Probability and Information Theory, August 26, 1985
F.225   Remarks at Orientation Assembly, September 4, 1985
F.226   Position Paper for the COU Executive Heads’ Task Force “A” on Planning, September 1985
F.227   Address to the Senate at the Beginning of the 1985/1986 Academic Year, September 11, 1985

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F.228   “Woodstock Project: An Orientation Programme”, September 16, 1985
F.229   Statement to the Ontario Council on University Affairs at McMaster’s Fall Hearing with OCUA, September 20, 1985
F.230   Greetings to Dr. G. Pedersen on his Installation from the Association of Commonwealth Universities, September 28, 1985
F.231   Remarks to the McMaster Professional Development Conference for Secretaries, October 7, 1985
F.232   Address to the President’s Club of McMaster University, October 4, 1985
F.233   “The Role and Future of Universities”. Address to the Lecture and Discussion Series, October 16, 1985
F.234   Welcoming Remarks at the 14^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology, October 17, 1985
F.235   Remarks at Quarter Century Club Dinner, October 17, 1985
F.236   Introduction of Professor J. Martin, 1985, Whidden Lecturer, October 23, 1985
F.237   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Statement concerning MCU’s Announcement of the $50 M University Excellence Award
F.238   Introduction of Dr. Marc Garneau at the Third Annual J. W. Hodgins Lecture, November 4, 1985
F.239   “Special Challenges Facing an Ontario University in 1985”. Address to the German-Canadian Business and Professional Association, November 6, 1985
F.240   Remarks at the Faculty of Humanities’ Fifth Annual Awards Assembly, November 28, 1985
F.241   Remarks to the Burlington Rotary Club, December 10, 1985
F.242   Introduction of Dr. J. P. Gordon at the McMaster University/Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Dinner, December 12, 1985

1986
F.243   “Universities and Business”. Address to the Hamilton Financial Executives Institute, February 13, 1986
F.244   “Towards a Language of Love and Freedom: Frye Deciphers the Great Code”. Presentation at the Canadian Studies Celebration, Brock Philosophical Society, February 14, 1986
F.245   Welcoming Remarks at the CIAU Men’s and Women’s Gymnastic s Championships, March 7, 1986
F.246   Remarks to the Board of Governors at their meeting on March 20, 1986 on the “Rationale for Centennial Fund-Raising Campaign at McMaster University”
F.247   Remarks at the Contemporary East European Art Seminar, March 21, 1986
F.248   Remarks at a Conference in honour of the 60^th Birthday of Br. Bernhard Banaschewski, March 24, 1986
F.249   Remarks at the Official Opening of the Rose Hill Dance Studio, March 21, 1986
F.250   Remarks at Student Recognition Night, April 1, 1986
F.251   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at a Reception for the Montreal Branch of the Alumni, April 2, 1986
F.252   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at a Reception for the Ottawa Branch of the Alumni, April 3, 1986
F.253   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Grand Opening of the Department of Computer Science and Systems, April 4, 1986
F.254   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Introduction of Dr. Gordon M MacNabb at the Official Opening of the MNR and Mass Spectrometer Facilities at McMaster University, April 9, 1986
F.255   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address to the University Women’s Club of Hamilton, April 15, 1986
F.256   Preface for the publication, Steel City: A Geography of Hamilton and Region, April 1986
F.257   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address to the Ontario Association of Education Administrative Officials, May 1, 1986
F.258   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome to the Students at the University Seminar for Ontario Winners to Two High Schools Contests, May 2, 1986
F.259   Conference for Senior Marketing Students at McMaster University on May 6, 1986
F.260   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome at the Dialogue ‘86 Conference at Carleton University in Ottawa on May 8, 1986

Box 8
F.261   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 25^th Toronto and District International Square and Round Dance Convention at McMaster on May 8, 1986
F.262   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Conference on Policy-Making in the 1980s: Challenges to Federalism in Canada and in the Federal Republic of Germany, May 20-22, 1986
F.263   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcoming Remarks for the 1986-1987 Student Guide Mac Almanac, May 1986
F.264   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address to the May 31, 1986 Convocation Humanities, Science, Arts & Science Programme
F.265   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address to the McMaster Professional Development Conference for Secretaries, June 9, 1986
F.266   Dr. A. A. Lee’s opening remarks for the McMaster Games, June 12, 1986
F.267   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcoming remarks at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Microscopical Society of Canada, June 13, 1986
F.268   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcoming remarks at the Sperry-McMaster Press Conference, July 3, 1986
F.269   Dr. Lee’s address entitled “The Contemporary Canadian University” to the Officers and Faculty of Heilongjiang University on the occasion of Dr. Lee being made Honourary Professor of Heilongjiang University, June 1986. Dr. A. A. Lee’s lecture entitled “A Critical Approach to Old English Poetry” at Heilongjiang, June 1986. Video cassette.
F.270   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Message for The Marmor, August 1986
F.271   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcoming Statement to Part-Time Students for the LINK newsletter, August 1986
F.272   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcoming address to the Orientation Assembly September 3, 1986
F.273   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcome address to the T.A.’s on September 3, 1986
F.274   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome to the Out-of -Province Students’ Reception on Thursday, September 11, 1986
F.275   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome at a Reception in Honour of Dr. Richard A. Vollenweider on Tuesday, September 16, 1986 for his achievements in environmental studies, ecology and energy and receiving the Tyler Prize
F.276   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome for the Disabled Awareness Day on September 25, 1986
F.277   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcoming Remarks for the Student Professional Awareness Conference on Tuesday, October 7, 1986

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F.278   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Opening Remarks for Business Dialogue on Wednesday, October 15, 1986
F.279   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Comments about Dr. McCalla, Mrs. E. Rochkin, Mrs. B. Roth, Mrs. J. Zywina, Professor W. Fowler and Mr. W.W. Griffith at the Annual Quarter Century Club Dinner on October 16, 1986
F.280   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Opening Remarks at the Campus Alliance Rally on October 16, 1986 – TSH 120 regarding financial neglect by the Province of Ontario of post-secondary education
F.281   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcoming Remarks for the Official Opening of the Track at an informal luncheon in the Rose Hill Dance Studio at Ivor Wynne Centre on October 18, 1986
F.282   Dr. Lee’s Remarks at the Thirty-First Whidden Lecture on October 28, 1986, 8:00 pm Guest Speaker, Dr. Natalie Davis
F.283   Dr. Lee’s address at the Ontario Council of Deans Arts and Sciences Conference at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario on November 2, 1986, “The University as an Agent of Social Conscience and Social Change”
F.284   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Media Party on November 6, 1986 at 7:15 pm in the Faculty Club to announce the schedule of events for McMaster’s Centennial year 1987
F.285   A prayer for Remembrance Day, November 11, 1986
F.286   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address at the McMaster Professional Development Conference for Secretaries on November 12, 1986 at 8:30 am
F.287   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcoming remarks at the Ontario Universities Committee on Health Sciences Centre, November 27, 1986
F.288   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Faculty of Humanities Six Annual Awards Assembly on November 27, 1986
F.289   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address at Victoria University during the Sesquicentennial Lecture series “Victoria’s Contribution to Canadian Literary Culture” on November 19, 1986
F.290   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Article for the Hillfield-Strathallan College’s new educational quarterly publication Contexts entitled “University Education for Changing World”, December 18, 1986
F.291   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Statement on December 5, 1986 regarding December 4 meeting of the Board of Governors and the divestment issue.

1987
F.292   Book Review for University Affairs, February 1987. Derek Bok, Higher Learning, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England, Harvard University Press, 1986
F.293   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Introduction for Dr. Robert Muller who gave a lecture sponsored by the Committee on the Study of Peace, McMaster University, in cooperation with the United Nations Association, on Wednesday, January 7, 1987 at 8:00 p.m. in Ewart Angus. Centre
F.294   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Introduction for Dr. Margaret W. Conkey, Centennial lecture series on Monday, January 12, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. Togo Salmon Hall, Room 120 
F.295   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address to the Councilors of the City of Hamilton on January 13, 1987 on the occasion of the formal proclamation of 1987 as “McMaster Year” in the City of Hamilton.
F.296   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the New Facilities of the Accounting Research and Education Centre on January 20, 1987 at 6:00 p.m. in Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 109
F.297   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Introduction for Dr. Israel Rosenfield, Centennial Lecture series on Monday, January 20, 1987 at 7:30 p.m.

Box 10
F.298   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Naming Ceremony for the McLay Reference Room on January 22, 1987
F.299   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks for the visit of the Consul-General of India Virendra Pal Singh on January 23, 1987 in the President’s House.
F.300   Book Review by Dr. A. A. Lee for Robert Sandler, ed., North Frye on Shakespeare. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1986
F.301   Dr. Lee’s Remarks for the Visit of the 1987 Bertrand Russell Peace Lecturer Professor Mary Kaldor on February 2, 1987
F.302   Dr. Lee’s Remarks for the Visit of the J. W. Hodgins Memorial Lecturer (Centennial Lecture Series) Dr. David Parnas on February 16 and 17, 1987
F.303   Dr. Lee’s Sermon at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Ash Wednesday, March 4, 1987
F.304   Dr. A. A. Lee’s article “Knowing McMaster” for the Centennial Souvenir Programme 1987
F.305   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address for the Canada Council presentation of the 1987 Killam Awards in Science and Engineering to Dr. Ronald Gillespie and Dr. Fraser Mustard on Thursday, March 12, 1987
F.306   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the Crystal Palace Concert, A Centennial Celebration on Sunday March 22, 1987at 8:00 p.m. in the Great Hall, Hamilton Place, followed by a gala reception in the Lakeview Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel.
F.307   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the visit of the National Congress of Italian Canadians on Thursday March 26, 1987 at 4:00 p.m. in the President’s House.
F.308   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the Honour M. Award at Student Recognition Night on Wednesday, April 1, 1987
F.309   Dr. A. A. Lee’s article in the Saturday, April 11^th edition Hamilton Spectator entitled “Alvin Lee Speaks Out”.
F.309a)  Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome to the Association of Ancient historians at McMaster University   on May 1-3, 1987
F.310   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at a two-day Centennial Symposium entitled “Selected Topics in Signal Processing” in May 25, 1987
F.311   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address to the first general meeting of the Royal Society of Canada at the Annual Meeting on May 31, 1987 at McMaster University.
F.312   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks for the Official Naming Ceremony of the A.N. Bourns Science building, June 1, 1987
F.313   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Opening Remarks at the McMaster University Conference on: “The Culture of Kievan Rus” in Ewart Angus Centre, 1A1 on June 1, 1987
F.314   99^th Annual Assembly of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec on June 11, 1987
F.315   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the reception and dinner in celebration of the relationship between McMaster University and the City of Hamilton on the occasion of the 100^th Anniversary of McMaster University on June 15, 1987 at the Hamilton Convention centre.
F.316   Professional Development Conference for Secretaries on June 17, 1987 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.
F.317   A Message from Dr. A. A. Lee for the 1987-1988 Mac Almanac entitled “Our Second 100 Years”, July 1987
 
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F.318   President’s Message for the Centennial Art Collection Catalogue, July 1987
F.319   Dr. Lee’s Remarks at a two-day Centennial Symposium entitled “Selected Topics in Signal Processing”, May 25, 1987
F.320   Dr. A. A. Lee’s two articles for the dictionary of contemporary criticism and critical terms entitled “Archetypal Criticism” and “Northrop H. Frye”, August 1987
F.321   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Op Ed article regarding Ontario Universities, Autumn 1987 for the Globe and Mail, September 8, 1987
F.322   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Welcome at the Freshman Assembly on September 8, 1987
F.323   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for T.A. Day 1987 on September 9, 1987
F.324   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the opening of Commerce Place on Tuesday, September 22, 1987
F.325   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Comments at the installation of Dr. Charles Jago as the thirteenth Principal of Huron College, University of Western Ontario on Thursday, September 24, 1987 and an article for the Courier.
F.326   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Bertrand Russell Peace Lecture, Ewart Angus Centre, on Monday September 28, 1987
F.327   Dr. A. A. Lee’s opening remarks at the third McMaster Symposium on Nuclear Science and Engineering at Ewart Angus Centre on September 30, 1987
F.328   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the McMaster University Signing Ceremony between IBM and McMaster University on Monday September 28, 1987
F.329   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Response to the Toast to the University by Chancellor Panabaker at the Centennial Dinner and Ball on October 3, 1987 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.
F.330   Greetings from Dr. A. A. Lee. The Sacrament of Holy Communion and Celebration of the 100^th Anniversary of McMaster University at St. Paul’s United Church, Dundas, Ontario on October 4, 1987
F.331   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Introductory Remarks at the Quarter Century Club Dinner on October 15, 1987
F.332   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Message for the 1988 edition of the Marmor, October 20, 1987
F.333   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Remarks at the Thirty-Second series of Whidden Lectures, Tuesday October 20, 1987 at 8:00 p.m.
F.334   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Greetings, on behalf of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada at the Installation of the President and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, Dr. Eva Kushner, on November 5, 1988
F.335   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Payer for Remembrance Day, November 11, 1987
F.336   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Greetings for the 1987 President’s Club Dinner on Friday November 20, 1987 at the Hamilton Sheraton Hotel.
F.337   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address at the Faculty of Humanities Seventh Annual Awards Assembly on November 24, 1987 at 8:00 p.m.
F.338   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Comments at a Special Reception Announcing the Future of McMaster University’s Art Collection and to honour Dr. Herman Levy, O.B.E., LL. D.
F.339   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Comments about the Operating Funding Announcement for Universities in 1988-1989, November 26, 1987
F.340   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Media Reception, December 14, 1987 to thank them for their efforts on behalf of the Centennial Campaign.
F.341   Article entitled “Secularism and the Christmas Story” which appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on December 19, 1987
F.342   Preface written by Dr. A. A. Lee for the Volume Introduction of the Art of War and Its General Application to Business by Dr. M. W. Luke Chan and Professor Chen Bingfu.
 
1988
F.343   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Greeting in the 1988 McMaster Football Programme, January 1988
F.344   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Presentation to the Association of Commonwealth Universities Executive Heads, Perth, Australia, February 2-14, 1988
F.345   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address to the Canadian American Society and the Chamber of Commerce of North California, the annual All-Canadian Universities Dinner at the San Francisco Club on Tuesday February 23, 1988 
F.346   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Comments at the Signing Ceremony to celebrate the formal Affiliation of St. Peter’s hospital with McMaster University on Monday February 29, 1988
F.347   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Press Conference on Tuesday March 29 in Mills Memorial Library regarding the visit of Minister Lyn McLeod to announce capital grant funding for the Library expansion.
F.348   Dr. A. A. Lee’s comments concerning the success of the Centennial Year, Courier article, March 22, 1988
F.349   Dr. A. A. Lee’s comments at Student Recognition Night on Wednesday March 30, 1988
F.350   Dr. A. A. Lee’s comments concerning a Federal Government announcement about the new employment rules for foreign students, Courier article, April 22, 1988
F.351   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcome letter to the students for the 1988 Mac Almanac May 1988 
F.352   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the opening of the Centre for Health Economic and Policy Analysis on Thursday May 26, 1988
F.353   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Formal Announcement and Signing Ceremony of the Texaco Chair in Environmental Engineering Systems on June 1, 1988
F.354   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the McMaster Professional Development Conference for Secretaries on June 8, 1988 as delivered by Mr. W. Weber, Personnel Services.
F.355   Outline of Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks to the Governor General of Canada, Monday June 20, 1988

Box 12
F.356   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the Eighth Annual Conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in higher Education on Monday June 20, 1988
F.357   Dr. A. A. Lee’s items for the dictionary of criticism and critical terms on Archetypal Criticism, Northrop Frye, Archetype and Myth.
F.358   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcome at the Freshman Assembly September 6, 1988
F.359   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the Dinner in honour of the Visiting Executives of the Chinese Steel Industry, Friday September 16, 1988 at 6:00 p. m.
F.360   Dr. A. A. Lee’s speech at the reception for the Executives of the Chinese Steel Industry, September 21, 1988, Faculty Club at 5:30 p.m.
F.361   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcome in honour of a Reception for Dr. J. M. S. Careless on September 22, 1988
F.362   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the United Way Luncheon on September 27, 1988, McMaster Art Gallery at 12:30 p.m.
F.363   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks for the Chinese Executives, Monday September 19, 1988
F.363a Dr. A. A. Lee’s greetings to members of President’s Club at the Annual Dinner, Sheraton Hotel, October 13, 1988
F.364   Dr. A. A. Lee’s closing remarks at the Lettermen’s Association 5^th Annual Hall of Fame dinner on Friday October 14, 1988
F.365   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcoming remarks at Dr. Graham’s U.N. Day Address, Ivor Wynne Centre, Burridge Gymnasium on October 24, 1988
F.366   Dr. A. A. Lee’s introduction of Mr. Tom Stoppard, Whidden Lecturer on October 24, 1988 in Togo Salmon hall, Room 120
F.367   Dr. A. A. Lee’s greetings to the Annual Ontario Physical and Health Education association Regional Conference on Friday October 28, 1988
F.368   Dr. A. A. Lee’s prayer for Remembrance Day, November 11, 1988
F.369   Dr. A. A. Lee’s comments for Dinner in honour of the CIDA/McMaster Scholarship Students, Monday November 14, 1988
F.370   Dr. A.A. Lee’s comments at LIUNA, Local 837 Scholarship Awards Ceremony (see fundraising unions for additional information)
F.371   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Address titled “The University as a Major Force in the Economy” at the Executive Night of the Hamilton District Purchasing Management Association at the Hamilton Yacht Club on Wednesday November 16, 1988
F.372   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address to the Faculty of Humanities Eighth Annual Awards’ Assembly on November 29, 1988
F.373   Dr. A. A. Lee’s article entitled “McMaster 1988” for possible publication in the Courier, November 28, 1988
F.374   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Call to Worship Service of Installation and Covenanting with the Campus Ministers, December 5, 1988
F.375   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks on the Occasion of the Completion of the Programme by the Chinese Steel Company Executives, December 8, 1988 in the Faculty Club.

1989
F.376   Report from the President concerning the 1988-1989 budgets, Courier, January 6, 1989
F.377   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address to the Tenth Annual Canadian MBA conference “Doing business in China” on January 13, 1989
F.378   Dr. A. A. Lee’s article entitled “The Importance of Studying the Arts” which appeared in the January 17, 1988 issue of the Courier.
F.379   Dr. A. A. Lee’s introduction of Ms. Susumu Yanagisawa, President of Toyota Canada, Distinguished Irving Zucker Lecturer, March 2, 1989
F.380   Dr. A. A. Lee’s message for the 1989-1990 edition of the Mac Almanac, June 14, 1989 
F.381   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address to the German-Canadian Business and Professional Association on September 6, at the Hilton International in Toronto, Ontario. “McMaster University in 1989, including its Connections with Baden-Wurttemberg”
F.382   Dr. A. A. Lee’s message for the 1989 McMaster Marauder Football Programme.
F.383   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Meeting of the Ontario Advisory Council on Multiculturalism and Citizenship on September 22, 1989 at the Forbidden City Restaurant entitled “Making the University Universal”

Box 13
F.384   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address “The Essential Work of the University” to the Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations, Inc. on September 30, 1989 in Paris, Ontario.
F.385   Dr. A. A. Lee’s comments on October 16 at the ground-breaking ceremony to marking the beginning of construction for the engineering and science expansion.
F.386   Outline of Introduction by Dr. A. A. Lee on October 16 to the administration of The Spectator for National Universities Week (background information filed National Universities Week)
F.387   Dr. A. A. Lee’s message for the Hamilton Report publication, October 10, 1989
F.388   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcome at the business Dialogue on October 12, 1989
F.389   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks in Centennial Video, October 13, 1989
F.390   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Quarter Century Club, October 26, 1989
F.391   President’s Club Dinner Tribute to Dr. A. A. Lee on November 14, 1989
F.392   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address to the Faculty of Humanities Ninth Annual Awards Assembly, November 23, 1989
F.393   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Holiday Regards, November 29, 1989
F.394   Dr. A. A. Lee’s message for the Marmor, December 1, 1989
F.395   Lee’s remarks at a Memorial Service for Francis Ronald Britton, December 20, 1989

1990
F.396   Dr. A. A. Lee’s lecture entitled “The University in the Global Village” presented at The Humanities Lecture Series 1990 on February 13, 1990
F.397   Dr. A. A. Lee’s welcome at the Conference of Racial Equality in the Workplace: Retrospect and Prospect, sponsored by The Industrial Relations Research Association Hamilton and District Chapter and McMaster University Faculty of Business on March 2-4, 1990
F.398   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Press Conference on the Occasion of Premier David Peterson’s Visit to McMaster for the Formal Opening of the Molecular Beam Epitaxy Unit on March 23, 1990
F.399   Dr. A. A. Lee’s Honour M. Remarks at Student Recognition Night on March 27, 1990
F.400   Dr. A. A. Lee’s address entitled “The University in the Global Village” at All Canada Universities Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 1990
F.401   Dr. A. A. Lee’s greetings and introduction to the member of the Corporate-higher Education Forum at the 1990 Annual Meeting on May 14-16, 1990
F.402   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Centennial Campaign Celebration Reception on May 30, 1990 in the Great Hall, West Room of the Faculty Club regarding the campaign closure.
F.403   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Senate Reception in honour of himself and Mrs. Lee on June 7, 1990 in Convocation Hall.
F.404   Dr. A. A. Lee’s material – History of the School of Nursing, April 30, 1990
F.405   Dr. A. A. Lee’s remarks at the Conference at McMaster on “Thought and Action: Universities and the Search for Peace in El Salvador”, June 22-25, 1990

Series 2
Correspondence, reports and minutes. – 1980-1989 – 15 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 14
F.1 1980:
Lee’s letter to Graham Hill, McMaster University Librarian, regarding Lee’s thanks for the good wishes and future plans for the libraries under his Presidency, February 18, 1980
Note to R. N. Benton from the Joint Library of the Hellenic and Roman Societies regarding his translation of Plautus’ Rudens
Letter from Graham Hill, University Librarian, to Dr. Lee requesting a visit to the library over the summer, July 7, 1980
Lee’s letter to H. H. Leather to request a luncheon regarding A Story of Dundas, August 8, 1980

F.2 1981:
Copy of article entitled “The Diefenbaker Centre: what to do?” in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, February 14, 1981
The Report of the President’s Task Force on University/Alumni Relations, April 16, 1981
Letter from Graham Hill to Dr. Lee regarding McMaster University Brief to the Ontario Public Libraries Review Committee, May 15, 1981
Letter from Graham Hill to Dr. Lee regarding financial pressures on Ontario university libraries, May 20, 1981
Correspondence with the Council of Ontario Universities regarding Current Immigration Practices Affecting Non-Canadians, May 29, 1981
Correspondence with Joe Stern, Senior Advisor to the Office of the Minister of Employment and Immigration regarding Immigration Practices, June 12, 1981
Correspondence with the Council of Ontario Universities regarding Current Immigration Practices Affecting Non-Canadians, June 18, 1981
Letter from Denis M. Shaw to Dr. Lee regarding current immigration practices affecting non-Canadians, June 24, 1981
Lee’s memo to the Faculty Deans and University Librarian regarding opportunities to get involved with Hamilton’s historic sites, June 29, 1981
Letter from Eleanor Appleby, National Program Director for B’Nai Brith Canada, regarding a need for submissions for their publication, September 2, 1981
Letter from R. N. Benton to the Head of the Department of Classics regarding translations of classic texts including Plautus’ Rudens, Menander’s Dyscolus, and Herefrid’s Life of St.Cuthbert, October 6, 1981
Copy of Plautus’ Rudens as translated by R. N. Benton
Copy of Menander’s Dyscolus as translated by R. N. Benton
Copy of Herefid’s Life of St. Cuthbert as translated by R. N. Benton
Lee’s letter to Graham Hill regarding his thanks for welcoming first year students, October 14, 1981
Letter from Graham Hill to Dr. Lee regarding Clyde Gilmour’s collections, November 19, 1981

F.3 1982:
Lee’s letter to R. N. Benton regarding his thanks for the translation of Plautus’ Rudens, Menander’s Dyscolus, and Herefrid’s Life of St.Cuthbert, January 20, 1982
Graham Hill’s letter to Dr. Lee regarding a booklet published by the university entitled “Publications of the Faculty and Staff”, February 24, 1982
Graham Hill’s letter to Dr. Lee regarding Writer’s Union of Canada with a copy of a Globe and Mail article enclosed, May 28, 1982
Lee’s letter to Graham Hill regarding his thanks for welcoming first year students, October 22, 1982
Letter from A. C. Heidebrecht to Dr. Lee regarding the Portrait of Thomas C. Keefer, November 5, 1982
Memo to Dr. A. Heidebrecht, G. Hill, Dr. W. James, Dr. S. Lamia, and H. Siroonian requesting a meeting with Dr. Lee in regards to the possible acquisition of a portrait of Thomas Keefer, November 19, 1982
Lee’s draft of remarks to appear in the December 2 issue of the Silhouette regarding visa student fees, November 29, 1982

F.4 1983:
Correspondence between Lee, Dr. Bette Stephenson and Graham Hill regarding Ontario’s Bicentennial, December 3, 1982 and March 14, 1983

F.5 1984:
Correspondence between Lee, Graham Hill and the Canadian Baptist Archives regarding records from Wicklow Baptist Church, March 26, 1984-April 17, 1984
Letter from Graham Hill to Dr. Lee regarding the naming of the archives in Mills Memorial Library, May 10, 1984
Lee’s statement of May 2, 1984 to the Board of Governors, May 11, 1984
Correspondence between Lee, Graham Hill and Alfred U. Oakie regarding the possible acquisition of the law books of Right Hon. John Diefenbaker, May 3, 1984-May 17, 1984
Letter from Eggum, Abrametz and Associates to Graham Hill regarding the Diefenbaker Law Books, May 24, 1984
Lee’s address to All Members of the McMaster Community regarding the Operating Engineers Strike, June 4, 1984
Lee’s letter regarding administrative changes to take effect, July 1, 1984
Lee’s letter to Dr. A. K. Gillmore regarding tenure and academic freedom, November 26, 1984

F.6 1985:
Correspondence between Dr. Lee, Graham Hill, Vic Nunn and Edward Borins regarding “Les Très Riches Heures du Jean, Duc de Berry”, November 22, 1984-January 9,1985
Dr. A. A. Lee’s letter to Graham Hill regarding the Mazur/Pepper volume, January 4, 1985
Letter from the Secretary of the Board of Governors to Graham Hill regarding their decision to reappoint Dr. A. A. Lee for another five year term as President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University, January 10, 1985
Report to Senate from the Committee to Recommend a President, January 14, 1985
Letter from Graham Hill to. Lee regarding Pierre Berton’s archives, April 1, 1985
Letter from Graham R. Hill to Lee regarding AUCC’s University Affairs, October 1, 1985
Lee’s message to All Departments regarding the Christmas Holidays, December 18, 1985

F.7 1987:
Letter from Graham Hill to Lee regarding Research Libraries, September 3, 1987
Message from Lee regarding seminar on the future role of universities, September 8, 1987
Lee’s letter to Yasuo Noguchi regarding their November 2, 1987 meeting, October 20, 1987
Lee’s letter to Susumu Yanagisawa regarding their November 8, 1987 meeting, October 20, 1987
Itinerary of meeting with Yasuo Noguchi and Susumu Yanagisawa of November 2, 1987
Lee’s letter to All Members of the Pension Plan excluding Clinical Faculty regarding the review of the 1987-1988 budgets with the Board of Governors, December 11, 1987

F.8 1988:
Lee’s “Report from the President” regarding the 1988/1989 Budget
Letter from Dr. L. P. Visentin of Memorial University of Newfoundland to Dr. A. A. Lee regarding potential applications for the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Letter from Mr. William Sayers to the Members of Council Directors of Information regarding Brief to the Treasurer on Capital Requirements, January 4, 1988
Letter from Graham Hill to Dr. Lee regarding their meeting with Dr. Richard Allen, January 7, 1988
Letter from Dr. Lloyd Barber, President of the University of Regina, to Dr. Lee regarding the search for two vice-presidents for the University of Regina, January 29, 1988
Lee’s letter to Graham Hill regarding increases in student enrolment, May 19, 1988
Lee’s letter to Graham Hill with enclosure of an article about McMaster University entitled “Making the Grade” in Saturday Night magazine, August 19, 1988
Lee’s letter to the Faculty of Humanities and the McMaster Art Gallery requesting staff to serve on the Users’ Advisory Committee to plan a new McMaster University Art Gallery, November 7, 1988
Lee’s letter to All Faculty and Staff regarding Policy on Smoking in the Workplace and Public Areas, December 5, 1988
Announcement of Dr. Lee’s appointment of two vice presidents for McMaster University, Dr. Arthur Heidebrecht as Vice President Academic and Alexander Darling as Vice President Administration, December 16, 1988

F.9 1989:
McMaster University’s “Mission Statement”
Lee’s letter to Graham R. Hill regarding articles in local newspapers about rethinking the roles of universities in Ontario, March 2, 1989
Letter from Lyn McLeod to Dr. Lee regarding details on the Hon. Robert Nixon’s budget statement, May 18, 1989
Letter from Graham Hill to Dr. Lee regarding his recommendation for Anne Pottier to serve on the Operating Committee for the Disabled, September 7, 1989

F.10:
“Meeting of Five University Presidents”. Reports, printed material and drafts, 1980-1983
Binder containing Minutes of the Academic Advisory Council January 29, 1979 – June 23, 1980

Series 3
Oversize. Ca. 1989-1990. 2.5 cm of textual records and 3 large plaques.

Box 15
F.1         Small metal plaque. 1990. [Board of Trustees Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals.
F.2-6      McMaster photographs. 5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 33 x 27 cm and smaller. Includes mostly photographs of campus.
F.7         Citation of Appreciation, McMaster Divinity College, presented by the Senate and Board of Trustees. 1990.
F.8         Honorary Membership Certificate, Alumni Association of McMaster University. 1989.
F.9         Honorary Membership Certificate, McMaster Students Union. 1990.
F.10      A Grove of 1000 Trees in Canada Park in Israel planted in honour of Dr. Alvin A. Lee, Certificate, Jewish National Fund. 1990.
F.11      Placard [fabric on cardboard], McMaster University Letterman’s Association Honorary Member. Ca. 1990.

Box 16
Plaque. Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 837. 1990.
Plaque. Redeemer College “... in recognition and appreciation of your continuing friendship and assistance to Redeemer College in its development.” 1990.
Plaque. Universita Degli Studi. G. D’Annunzio (D'Annunzio University). Ca. 1990.

Alvin Lee fonds, second accrual

Series 1: Correspondence

Series 2: Journals

Series 3: Academic career 

Series 4: McMaster University 

Series 5: Northrop Frye Studies

Series 6: Personal

Series 1

Correspondence. 1960-2021. 70 cm of textual records and 1 photograph.

Series consists of incoming and outgoing letters and printed emails. Arrangement follows received order, with professional correspondence organized chronologically and personal correspondence alphabetized by surname.

Titles are derived from the records creator. Files labelled “professional correspondence” may have personal correspondence intermixed with material related to academic work.

Box 17

F.1       Professional correspondence. 1964-1969. 1 cm of textual records.

F.2       Professional correspondence. 1970. 1 cm.

F.3       Professional correspondence. 1971. 1.6 cm.

F.4       Professional correspondence. 1972. 0.6 cm. 

F.5       Correspondence during 1972 strike. 0.2 cm. 

F.6       Professional correspondence. 1973. 1 cm.

F.7       Professional correspondence. 1974. 0.4 cm. 

F.8       Professional correspondence. 1975. 0.7 cm.

F.9       Professional correspondence. 1976. 0.6 cm.

F.10     Professional correspondence. 1977. 0.3 cm.

F.11     Professional correspondence. 1978. 0.2 cm.

F.12     Professional correspondence. 1979. 0.4 cm.

F.13     Professional correspondence. 1980. 0.7 cm.

F.14     Professional correspondence. 1981. 0.6 cm.

F.15     Professional correspondence. 1982. 0.4 cm.

F.16     Professional correspondence. 1983. 0.9 cm. 

Box 18

F.1       Professional correspondence. 1984. 0.6 cm.

F.2       Professional correspondence. 1985. 0.5 cm.

F.3       Professional correspondence. 1986. 0.7 cm.

F.4       Professional correspondence. 1987. 0.4 cm.

F.5       Professional correspondence. 1988. 0.3 cm.

F.6       Professional correspondence. 1989. 0.2 cm.

F.7       Professional correspondence. 1990. 1.9 cm.

F.8       Professional correspondence. 1991. 1.4 cm.

F.9       Professional correspondence. 1992. 1.6 cm.

F.10     Professional correspondence. 1993. 0.6 cm.

F.11     Professional correspondence. 1994. 0.9 cm.

F.12     Professional correspondence. 1995. 1.1 cm.

Box 19

F.1       Professional correspondence. 1996. 1.2 cm.

F.2       Professional correspondence. 1997. 0.9 cm.

F.3       Professional correspondence. 1998. 0.6 cm.

F.4       Professional correspondence. 1999. 0.4 cm.

F.5       Professional correspondence. 2000. 0.9 cm.

F.6       Professional correspondence. 2001. 0.5 cm.

F.7       Professional correspondence. 2002. 2.1 cm.

F.8       Professional correspondence. 2003. 0.5 cm and 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 18 cm.

F.9       Professional correspondence. 2004. 0.5 cm.

F.10     Professional correspondence. 2005. 0.9 cm.

F.11     Professional correspondence. 2006. 0.5 cm.

F.12     Professional correspondence. 2007. 0.9 cm.

F.13     Professional correspondence. 2008. 1 cm. 

F.14     Professional correspondence. 2009. 0.5 cm.

Box 20

F.1       Professional correspondence. 2010. 0.9 cm.

F.2       Professional correspondence. 2011. 0.6 cm.

F.3       Professional correspondence. 2012. 0.7 cm.

F.4       Professional correspondence. 2013. 0.9 cm.

F.5       Professional correspondence. 2014. 1 cm.

F.6       Professional correspondence. 2015. 1.9 cm.

F.7       Professional correspondence. 2016. 1.1 cm.

F.8       Professional correspondence. 2017. 1.1 cm.

F.9       Professional correspondence. 2018. 1.1 cm.

F.10     Professional correspondence. 2019. 1.1 cm.

F.11     Professional correspondence. 2020. 0.3 cm.

F.12     Professional correspondence. 2021. 0.2 cm.

F.13     [Correspondence with enclosed off-prints]. 1966-1993. 1.1 cm. Includes letters sent with enclosed copies of published articles from J.M. Gray, A.S.G. Edwards, Alex Spalding, Joseph Adamson, Roberta Frank, and Jayne Berland.

Box 21

F.1       Becker, John and Gwenne. 2007-2012. 0.4 cm.

F.2       Brink, Andrew and Helen. 2001-2012. 2.2 cm.

F.3       Deane, Patrick. 2014-2018. 0.3 cm.

F.4       Durand, Marc. 1997-2019. 2 cm.

F.5       Frank, Joe. 2010-2012. 0.4 cm. 

F.6       George, Peter. 2004-2009. 0.2 cm.

F.7       Gorjup, Branko. 2000-2001. 0.2 cm.

F.8       Graham, Nicholas. 2006-2008. 0.5 cm.

F.9       Granoff, Phyllis and Koichi Shinohara. 2001-2015. 0.3 cm.

F.10     Jing, Rao. 2007-2009. 0.4 cm.

F.11     [Lee, Jack]. 1960. 0.1 cm.

F.12     Letson, Doug. 1967-1968. 0.2 cm.

F.12     Macpherson, Jay. 2001-2013. 2.8 cm. Includes material related to her memorial. 

F.13     Mazer, Alex. 1999-2021. 1.5 cm.

Box 22

F.1       McHattie, Brian. 2003-2021. [1 of 2]. 1.5 cm.

F.2       McHattie, Brian. 2003-2021. [2 of 2]. 1.5 cm.

F.3       Reaney, James and Colleen. 2000-2012. [1 of 3]. 1.5 cm. 

F.4       Reaney, James and Colleen. 2000-2012. [2 of 3]. 1.5 cm.

F.5       Reaney, James and Colleen. 2000-2012. [3 of 3]. 1.1 cm.

F.6       Rumsey, Sandy. 2001-2017. 0.5 cm.

F.7       Savage, Anne. 2001. 0.5 cm.

F.8       Sinding, Mike. 2008-2020. 1.5 cm.

F.9       Singer, Ian. 2005-2006. 0.5 cm.

F.10     Sloan, Ian. 2007. 0.6 cm.

F.11     Urban, Bill. 2006-2007. 0.3 cm.

F.12     Valente, Francesca. 2002-2008. 0.3 cm.

F.13     Various students. 2001-2005. 0.2 cm.

F.14     Various students. 2018-2020. 0.7 cm.

F.15     Wallace, Margaret and George. 2000-2012. 0.7 cm.

F.16     Widicombe, Jane. 1996-2012. 0.5 cm.

F.17     Witelson, Sandra. 2001-2002. 0.2 cm.

F.18     Wolch, Sara. 2001. 0.2 cm.

Series 2

Journals. 1974-2000. 22 items.

Series consists of calendar books and weekly planners.

Box 23

4 art calendar books. 1974-1995.

- Metropolitan Museum of Art calendar book. 1974.

- Thailand Executive Diary calendar book. 1992.

- French Impressionist art calendar book. 1995.

- The Barnes Collection art calendar book. 1995.

11 weekly planners (miniature). 1980-1990.

5 weekly planners (full-size). 1985, 1986-1990.

2 Wall calendars. 1997, 2000.

Series 3

Academic career. 1952-2013. 82 cm of textual records.

Series consists of material related to his academic career, including preparations for his doctoral examinations, research grants, employment applications, publications, correspondence with publishers, and reviews of others’ work. Series also includes lecture notes, printed handouts, and other material related to teaching appointments at McMaster University (Assistant Professor, Department of English, 1960-1966; Associate Professor, 1966-1970; Professor, 1970-1992; and Professor Emeritus, 1992-).

Box 24

F.1       Ph.D. examinations, University of Toronto, Department of English. 1952-1959. 0.7 cm. Includes reading lists and examination questions. 

F.2       [University of Toronto student record]. 1956, 1958. 0.1 cm. 

F.3       [University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies Programmes for Final Oral Examinations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy]. 1958-1961. 0.2 cm. Includes programmes for the final examinations of Alvin Lee, James Reaney, Frank Bessai, and William John Keith.

F.4       Appointments correspondence. 1956-1968. 1.5 cm. Includes correspondence related to applications for academic positions. 

F.5       Research grants. 1963-1980. 0.9 cm.

F.6       Notes while preparing for Ph.D. exams and writing James Reaney (1968). [1 of 4]. 2 cm. File consists of typed notes on cue cards.

F.7       Notes while preparing for Ph.D. exams and writing James Reaney (1968). [2 of 4] 2 cm.

F.8       Notes while preparing for Ph.D. exams and writing James Reaney (1968). [3 of 4] 2 cm.

F.9       Notes while preparing for Ph.D. exams and writing James Reaney (1968). [4 of 4] 2 cm.

F.10     [Conference of Learned Societies : pamphlets]. 1962. 0.1 cm. Includes programmes for the annual meeting of the Humanities Association of Canada, held at McMaster University, June 11-12, 1963. 

Box 25

F.1       University of Toronto Press: The Golden Dryht: Four Essays on the Design of Old English Poetry / Mediaeval Scandinavia: “Heurot and the Guest-Hall of Eden.”1968-1969. 1 letter from the editor of UTP; correspondence and uncorrected proofs. 0.3 cm.

F.2       Correspondence re: publications. 1972-1987. 1 cm.

F.3       Correspondence re: publications. 1990-2001. 1.4 cm. 

F.4       Reviews and correspondence re: The Guest-Hall of Eden: Four Essays on Old English Poetry (Yale University Press, 1972). 2 cm.

F.5       [Twayne Publishing Co., Inc and Yale University Press]. 1971-1976. 0.2 cm.

F.6       Literature: Uses of the Imagination, co-edited with Hope Arnott Lee (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972]. 1969-1976. 0.5 cm. File includes correspondence and notes.

F.7       Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. : royalty statements. 1972-1990. 2 cm.

F.8       “Toward a Critique of “The Dream of the Rood” published in Anglo-Saxon Poetry : essays in appreciation for John C. McGalliard (1975). 0.4 cm. File includes correspondence and typescript.

F.9       “Old English Poetry, Medieval Exegesis and Modern Criticism,” Studies in the Literary Imagination (1975) : correspondence. 1974-1978. 0.3 cm.

F.10     Reviews (of others’ work). 1961-1965. 0.4 cm. File includes correspondence and typescripts.

F.11     Reviews (of others’ work). 1968-1980. 1.6 cm.

F.12     Review of Exsultate, Jubilate by Richard Outram. 1963. 0.4 cm.

F.13     Review of The Early English and Celtic Lyric by P.L. Henry. 1968. 0.4 cm.

F.14     [Notes on South Wind by Norman Douglas (1917)]. 1964. 0.1 cm.

Box 26

F.1       “The Turn of the Century Colloquium : an introduction.” 1979. 0.1 cm. File includes typescripts and 1 item of correspondence from the editor of the Hamilton Spectator. 

F.2       Reviews, assessments of manuscripts on Old English Poetry. 1975-1990. 0.6 cm.

File consists of correspondence with publishers, including the University of Toronto Press, regarding manuscripts submitted by other authors. 

F.3       From Cobourg to Toronto: Victoria University in Retrospect (Toronto : Chartres Books, 1986) : chapter : background research. 1.6 cm.

F.4       Correspondence leading to publication of Gold Hall and Earth Dragon: ‘Beowulf’ as Metaphor. 1995-1998. 1.4 cm.

F.5       [Notes on Beowulf]. Ca. 1990s. 0.7 cm.

F.6       Articles for Dictionary of Contemporary Criticism and Critical Terms. 1987-1992. 1.6 cm. 

F.7       “Northrop Frye and Liberalism” (Journal of Canadian Studies). 1999. 0.6 cm. Includes article typescript sent for comments. 

F.8       Harry Thode: Scientist and Builder at McMaster University co-written with Manuel Zack and Lawrence Martin (Hamilton, McMaster University Press, 2003). 1994-2010. 1.5 cm. Includes correspondence and notes. 

F.9       Foreword to James Reaney: A Short Biography by P.A. Abraham (2005). 0.8 cm. File includes a draft of the foreword (3 p.) and photocopied pages of the book’s typescript with notes.

F.10     Abraham, P.A. : correspondence re: James Reaney. 1996-2003. 1.1 cm.

F.11     Contribution to biography in honour of Mel Preston. 2015. 0.8 cm. Includes correspondence and draft typescripts. 

Box 27

F.1       National Council on Religion in Higher Education. 1958-1959. 0.6 cm. Includes memoranda, offprints, correspondence with Helen Vendler and Richard C. Gilman, Executive Director of the Council, and the ‘Report of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Week of Work of the National Council on Religion in Higher Education’ (Aug. 22-28, 1958). 

F.2       Offprints. 1961-1993. 1 cm. [1 of 2]. File includes publications by Alvin Lee in the following journals: The English Exchange Vol. 6, no. 3 (1963); Alphabet No. 4 (1962); Mediaeval Scandinavia 2 (1969); English Studies in Canada Vol. 9, No. 3 (1983); and English Studies in Canada Vol. 19, No. 2 (1993). 

F.3       Offprints. 1961-1993. 1 cm. [2 of 2].

F.4       Tower Poetry Society. 1975-1976. 1 cm. File includes memoranda, correspondence, the typescript for “A More Ancient Tower” (7 p.) published in The Tower (Winter, 1975). 

F.5       International Society of Anglo-Saxonists. 1985-2009. 2 cm. Includes membership directories, dues payments notices, correspondence, and other sundry material. 

F.6       Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) : membership. 2002-2009. 0.3 cm.

F.7       Appraisals: theses, research projects, submissions for publication. 1972-2000. 1.5 cm. [1 of 2]. 

F.8       Appraisals: theses, research projects, submissions for publication. 1972-2000. 2 cm. [2 of 2].

F.9       Teaching evaluations. 1993-2000. 0.9 cm.

F.10     Department of English (McMaster University). 1990-2019. 2.5 cm. Includes correspondence regarding teaching appointments and personal correspondence with colleagues.

Box 28

F.1       Lecture notes : Chaucer, Shakespeare, Langland, Spenser, Sir Gawain [ENG4e4, ENG1a6]. Ca. 1967. 2 cm. [1 of 2].

F.2       Lecture notes : Chaucer, Shakespeare, Langland, Spenser, Sir Gawain [ENG4e4, ENG1a6]. Ca. 1967. 2 cm. [2 of 2].

F.3       Lecture notes : Chaucer and his contemporaries [ENG4e4]. Ca. 1968. 1 cm.

F.4       Lecture notes on Chaucer. Ca. 1960s. 1 cm. 

F.5       Lecture notes : Troilus and Criseyde [ENG4e4: seminar]. Ca. 1968. 0.3 cm.

F.6       Lecture notes : Medieval literature in translation [ENG3n3]. Ca. 1968. 1.4 cm.

F.7       Lecture notes [ENG1a6]. 1961-1967. 2.4 cm.

F.8       Lecture notes : Romantics [ENG 4i – Milton Wilson]. Ca. 1960s. 0.7 cm.

F.9       Lecture notes : Edmund Spenser [Millar MacLure graduate course]. Ca. 1960s. 1.4 cm.

Box 29

F.1       Thinking about the Bible. 1982-1986. 1.4 cm.

F.2       Notes on reading key books. Ca. 1980s. 1.6 cm.

F.3       Administration, Bible Course [4BL3]. 1994-2001. 0.6 cm. Includes emails with students, assignments, etc. 

F.4       Notes for Bible course, printed handouts [4BL3]. 2003. 1.7 cm.

F.5       [Topics, questions, outlines, and related material]. [4BL3]. Ca. 1997-2003. 1.2 cm.

F.6       Notes on the Double Vision. 1993-2013. 1.1 cm. 

F.7       Rough notes used in preparing handouts. [4BL3]. Ca. 1990-2009. 1.7 cm.

F.8       [Collected clippings re: Bible]. 1997-2011. 0.5 cm.

Box 30

F.1       CVs. 1969-1995. 1.6 cm.

F.2       CVs. 1996-2013. 1 cm.

Series 4

McMaster University. 1965-1994. 28 cm textual records and ~80 photographs. 

Series consists of material related to Dr. Lee’s tenure as McMaster President and Vice-Chancellor (1980-1990), and President Emeritus (1993-), in addition to other material related to his experience at McMaster University including teaching awards, letters of recommendations, and memorabilia. Also includes relevant material prior to his presidency and some activities outside of McMaster. 

Box 31

F.1       Proposal to establish Ph.D. studies in English, McMaster University. 1965. 0.4 cm.

F.2       [Note on education at McMaster]. Ca. 1968-1971. 0.1 cm.

F.3       Presidential installation address. 1980. 0.1 cm.

F.4       Installation as President and Vice Chancellor of McMaster University. 1980. 0.7 cm. Includes memorabilia.

F.5       Salary, contracts: President and President Emeritus. 1980-1994. 1.6 cm.

F.6       Letters of congratulations re: appointment as McMaster President. 1980. 2.6 cm.

F.7       Letters re: reappointment as McMaster President. 1985. 1.3 cm.

F.8       MSU submission to the Committee to Recommend a President. 1984. 0.2 cm.

F.9       [MSU Teaching Award finalist certificate]. 1996. 0.1 cm.

F.10     [President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching: nomination submission]. 1996. 0.9 cm.

F.11     1996 Award for excellence in teaching. 0.4 cm. Includes letters of congratulations, related correspondence and memorabilia. 

F.12     Peking University [honorary professorship]. 1993-1998. 2 cm. Includes correspondence and seminar notes. 

F.13     Official speeches, addresses. 1990-2013. 1.5 cm. 

Box 32

F.1       Retirement from Presidency. 1990-1993. 1 cm. Includes letters and memorabilia from the reception held in the Faculty Club, Nov. 30, 1993.

F.2       [Letters of thanks and well wishes re: retirement.]. 1990. 1.7 cm. 

F.3       [Tributes on the occasion of Dr. Lee’s retirement]. 1989-1990. 0.2 cm. Includes speeches by J. Peter Gordon and McMaster Chancellor John H. Panabaker.

F.4       ‘Alumni Gallery Induction Ceremony and Tribute to Dr. Lee’ programme and correspondence. 1990. 0.4 cm. 

F.5       Post-presidential activities for McMaster. 1990-2014. 1.6 cm. Includes correspondence. 

F.6       McMaster University History Project: 1957-1987: A Chance for Greatness. : interview. 2008. 1.5 cm.

F.7       McMaster University History Project: 1957-1987: A Chance for Greatness. : related. 2008-2015. 1 cm.

F.8       Publications. 1984-1994. 1 cm. File consists of clippings and full issues of McMaster-related publications, including: McMaster News (McMaster University, Office of Alumni Affairs), Vol. 55, No. 2 (Dec. 1984); Centennial Times Commemorative issue of McMaster Times, Complete issue (1987); and The Raven (McMaster University Bookstore), Vol. 1, No. 1 (1987). 

Box 33

F.1       [Edwards Hall, McMaster University, 50^th Anniversary: print]. 1980. 0.1 cm.

F.2       [Paul Harris Fellowship : certificate]. 1990. 0.1 cm.

F.3       Convocation, McMaster University 1989. 1.2 cm. Includes programmes and memorabilia.

F.4       Spring Convocation, McMaster University. 4 June 1993. 1 cm. Includes programmes, memorabilia, and his convocation speech. 

F.5.      Convocation Programmes. 1990, 1992, 1996. 0.6 cm.

F.6       Loose scrapbook pages. 1990. 0.6 cm and 3 photographs : col., and b&w : 16 x 25 and smaller. 

F.7       Clippings. 1984-1995. 2 cm.

F.8       Ephemera, memorabilia. 1982-1997. 1.5 cm. 

F.9       Photographs. 1984-2014. 24 photographs : col. ; 23 x 30 cm and smaller. 

F.10     Pictures of McMaster events. 1980-1990. ~50 photographs : col., and b&w. 

F.11     Alvin Lee McMaster Placard. 1990. 0.1 cm.

F.12     Biographies. 1988-2013. 2 cm. Includes print-outs of Canadian Who’s Who. 

Series 5

Northrop Frye Studies. 1945-2020, predominant 1995-2012. 70 cm of textual records.

Series consists of material related to the publication of the 30-volume series, The Collected Works of Northrop Frye, material related to the Northrop Frye Centre at Victoria University, and the organization of academic conferences on Northrop Frye. 

Box 34

F.1       Esterhammer, Angela, Editor of Northrop Frye on Milton and Blake (Vol. 16 of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye): correspondence. 1997-2005. 0.8 cm. 

F.2       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2006. 1.7 cm.

F.3       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2007. 2.5 cm.

F.4       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2008. 1.8 cm.

F.5       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2009. 1.8 cm.

F.6       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2010. 1.2 cm.

F.7       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2011. 1.9 cm.

F.8       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2012. 2.2 cm.

Box 35

F.1       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2013. 1.6 cm.

F.2       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2014. 0.5 cm.

F.3       O’Grady, Jean, Associate Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye: correspondence. 2015-2020. 1 cm.

F.4       Curriculum vitae. Ca. 2012. 0.2 cm.

F.5       Editorial policies for The Collected Works of Northrop Frye. 1995-2005. 1 cm.

F.6       Media material re: The Collected Works of Northrop Frye. 1997-2003. 0.3 cm.

F.7       Lists of Northrop Frye’s publications. Ca. 1997. 1.6 cm.

F.8       CWNF faculty position at McMaster. 1997-2004. 0.8 cm. Includes correspondence and notes re: a potential post-doctoral fellowship at McMaster.

F.9       SSHRC Standard Research Grant. 1996-2003. 1.9 cm. Includes application forms and related material.

F.10     SSHRC Standard Research Grant. 1997-2001. 1.5 cm.

F.11     SSHRC Standard Research Grant. 2002-2007. 0.8 cm.

Box 36

F.1       Preparation of The Great Code: The Bible and Literature (Vol. 19 of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye). 2001-2005. 2.6 cm.

F.2       Notes on The Great Code. Ca. 1996-2005. 1.6 cm.

F.3       Personal notes re: the new edition of The Great Code. 2001-2004. 2.2 cm.

F.4       Reviews of The Great Code. 2002. 2 cm. 

F.5       Lecture notes for Northrop’s Frye’s course on the English Bible [1949-1950]. Ca. 2002. 1.6 cm. Includes printed copies of Northrop Frye’s notes, with Lee’s annotations.

F.6       Northrop Frye’s Bible Lectures. Ca. 1950s. 0.5 cm. Includes Frye’s “A Literary Study of the English Bible” and handwritten notes. 

Box 37

F.1       CWNF contacts, administration. 1997-2009. 0.3 cm.

F.2       CWNF meetings in the Northrop Frye Centre. 2000-2007. 1.9 cm.

F.3       Northrop Frye Centre Management Board. 1994-2006. 2.5 cm.

F.4       Gooch, Paul and Roseanne Runte [Presidents of Victoria University]. 1995-2005. 2.6 cm. Includes correspondence.

F.5       [Correspondence, administration re: Northrop Frye Centre, Victoria University]. 2004-2011. 1.2 cm.

F.6       Frye work at McMaster. 2000-2001. 1 cm. Includes correspondence related to a proposal to establish a Centre for Northrop Frye studies at McMaster University.

Box 38

F.1       [Adamson, Joseph]. Ca. 1999. 0.6 cm. Includes typescript of “The Treason of Clerks: Frye, Ideology, and the Authority of Imaginative Culture.”

F.2       [Brandwein, Paul F. : memorandum to the editors of the ‘Frye Series’]. N.d. 0.2 cm.

F.3       [Denham, Dr. Robert D.]. 1986-2003. 0.5 cm. Includes correspondence. 

F.4       [Le Fustec, Claude]. 2012. 0.3 cm. Includes correspondence and typescript of “Reader’s Report on Northrop Frye and American Literature: The Word Within the Word.”

F.5       Perkin, Russell. 2000. 0.3 cm. Includes correspondence and typescript of “Northrop Frye and Catholicism.”

F.6       Rodgers, R.D. (Bob). 2007-2013. 1 cm. Includes correspondence re: project to release a film of Northrop Frye lectures. 

F.7       Northrop Frye’s Lectures on the Bible: film project. 2002. 1.5 cm. Includes correspondence and contracts.

F.8       [Northrop Frye lectures : copies]. Ca. 2000s. 1 cm.

F.9       [Northrop Frye essays : copies]. Ca. 2000s. 1 cm.

F.10     [“Frye in the 1950s: A Former Student’s Perspective” by Alvin Lee]. 1997. 0.2 cm. Includes typescript of lecture delivered at a Special Session of the Modern Language Association Annual Meeting in Toronto.

F.11     [Misc. essays on Northrop Frye]. N.d. 0.4 cm.

F.12     [Northrop Frye memorial]. 1991. 0.4 cm. File includes the typescript of Goldwin French’s speech on the occasion of unveiling Northrop Frye’s portrait at Victoria University; Service of Remembrance programme, 28 Jan. 1991; a typescript of Alvin Lee’s memorial remarks; and related material. 

F.13     Memories of Northrop Frye. 1945-2005. 2 cm. Includes a collection of poems, reminiscences, lectures, and other related printed material.

Box 39

F.1       Clippings, news items about Northrop Frye. 1978-1993. 1.6 cm.

F.2       Clippings, news items about Northrop Frye : in memoriam. 1991. 0.8 cm. 

F.3       Northrop Frye Literary Festival, Moncton. 2001-2011. 2.4 cm. Includes correspondence, planning documents, and related material.

F.4       Northrop Frye Literary Festival, Moncton. 2002. 1.7 cm. Includes correspondence, notes, schedules, and typescripts of Alvin Lee’s remarks, “Remembering Frye” and “Northrop Frye’s Thoughts on Translation.”

F.5       Northrop Frye conferences. 1999-2001. [1 of 2]. 2.4 cm. File consists of correspondence, lectures by Alvin Lee and others, and memorabilia related to international conferences and meetings about Northrop Frye.

F.6       Northrop Frye conferences. 1999-2001. [2 of 2]. 2.4 cm.

F.7       Oxford Companion to Canadian History : Northrop Frye, Garrison Mentality. 2001-2004. 0.8 cm. File consists of correspondence and writing drafts.

F.8       Penguin Classics: The Great Code and Words with Power. 2007. 2.3 cm. File consists of correspondence and drafts of the books’ introductions.

F.9       [Name Placard : General Editor “Collected Works of Northrop Frye.”]. Ca. 2000s. 0.1 cm.

Series 6

Personal. 1968-2022. 68 cm of textual records and ~ 250 photographs.

Series consists of material related to Dr. Lee’s philanthropy and personal life. The series includes awards and recognitions, personal memorabilia, speeches, material related to his tenure as Vice-Chair of the McMaster Museum of Art (1998-2005, ex-officio on museum committees to present), other professional involvement, and photographs. 

Also include travel files which include itineraries, correspondence and memorabilia. 

Box 40

F.1       Honorary doctorate, McMaster University. 1993. 1.6 cm.

F.2       “The University in the Global Village” Humanities Lecture Series. 1990. 0.1 cm. Includes text of speech. 

F.3       Speeches and related correspondence. 1991-1999. 1.3 cm.

F.4       Speeches and related correspondence. 2000-2014. 2.5 cm.

F.5       McMaster Museum of Art : membership. 2009-2019. 1 cm. 

F.6       McMaster Museum of Art. 2005-2017. 1.5 cm. Includes correspondence related to his roles as Vice-Chair and ex-officio on Museum committees. 

F.7       McMaster Museum of Art: Rabbi Bernard Baskin. 2004-2007. 0.8 cm.

F.8       Mills Memorial Library. 2001-2002. 1.1 cm.

F.9       McMaster Library: indigenous collections. 2013-2015. 0.9 cm.

F.10     McMaster Library Advocate Award. 2001. [Removed from frame]. 0.1 cm and 3 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm.

F.11     Alumni Association Trips : “Waltz Lecture.” 2012 –2013. 2 cm. Includes correspondence and memorabilia. 

Box 41

F.1       Art Gallery of Hamilton. 1991-2007. 2.7 cm.

F.2       Art Gallery of Hamilton. 2008-2020. 0.5 cm.

F.3       Art Gallery of Hamilton film series. 2000-2002. 0.7 cm.

F.4       Art Gallery of Ontario. 2004-2018. 0.2 cm.

F.5       Chamber Music Hamilton, Hamilton Philharmonic. 2002-2014. 4 cm.

F.6       Dundas Valley School for the Arts. 2008-2016. 2.5 cm. 

F.7       National Art Gallery. 2007-2008. 0.1 cm.

F.8       Ontario Arts Council Premier’s Award of Excellence. 2010. 0.2 cm.

F.9       Opera Ontario. 2008-2019. 3 cm.

F.10     Plays (not Stratford). 2006-2008. 0.2 cm.

F.11     Stratford, Northrop Frye Seminars at Stratford. 2004-2011. 1.4 cm.

Box 42

F.1       [Kindergarten class, Lee Academy]. 1996. 0.2 cm.

F.2       VIC 5T3 Graduates reunion. 2008. 2.1 cm.

F.3       [City of Hamilton Arts Lifetime Achievement Award]. 2014. 1.4 cm.

F.4       Hamilton Gallery of Distinction Induction. 1996. 0.6 cm. and 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 23 cm. File includes clippings, memorabilia, and letters of congratulations.

F.5       [Hamilton Negev Dinner in Tribute to Andrea Stringer]. 1990. 1.5 cm.

F.6       Notes on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. 2011. 0.3 cm.

F.7       [Saturday Night Magazine, draft typescript for comments]. 1968. 0.3 cm.

F.8       [Saturday Night Magazine, final draft typescript]. 1968. 0.5 cm.

F.9       Cottage. 2001-2008. 0.6 cm.

F.10     Environment Hamilton. 2003. 0.1 cm.

F.11     Political actions. 2003-2017. 1.7 cm.

Box 43

F.1       Photograph : Men of Nelles House, Victoria College, University of Toronto (1956). Sent by Peter Booth, 2006. 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm.

F.2       Photographs : Retirement dinner : Board of Governors. June 1990. 24 photographs : col. ; 10.5 x 15 cm. 

F.3       Photographs : Retirement : Senate reception, Convocation Hall. 1990. 9 photographs : col. ; 10.5 x 15 cm.

F.4       England : Deb Kirchin (former secretary). 1987. 3 photographs : col. ; 10.5 x 15 cm.

F.5       Photographs : China. 1976. ~100 photographs : col. ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm.

F.6       Photographs : China : Honorary Professorship, Beijing University. 1994. 15 photographs : col. ; 10.5 x 15 cm. 

F.7       Photographs : Kuwait and Egypt. Ca. 1980s. ~100 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm.

F.8       Photographs : Muriel I. Kauffman. Ca. 1985. 2 photographs : col. ; 9 x 11.5 cm. 

F.9       [Trips diary]. 0.5 cm. 1 small diary with entries from trips to Greenland and Cape Dorset in 2004, and Costa Rica in 2006. 

F.10     Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. 1999. 0.3 cm.

F.11     Sicily and Rome, Italy. 2001. 0.6 cm.

F.12     Sorrento, Italy. 2002. 0.6 cm.

F.13     Victoria, Vancouver Island, Vancouver. 2003. 0.2 cm.

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