FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > Research Opportunity for Grad Students in Women's/Peace History > > Before her untimely death in June 1998, Barbara Roberts, eminent > Canadian women's/peace historian, was working on two projects: (1) > the Canadian women's peace movement, 1900-1960, and (2) a comparative > history of feminist-pacifist peace movements l900-1918, in particular > the World War I anti-conscription campaigns in Australia and Canada. > > The Roberts papers represent a rich foundational resource for > individuals pursuing MA or PhD theses. One block of about 25 shelf > feet deals with the Canadian women's peace movement and includes tape- > recorded interviews with many feminists and peace activists, some of > whom have since died. The second block, of approximately equal size, > contains photocopies from Australian archives, in addition to copies > and originals of Canadian documents. > > These papers are accessible in Victoria, B.C., by arrangement with > the Roberts Papers Committee. They are stored in plastic bags, in > banker's boxes, with a preliminary list of box contents prepared by > Barbara Roberts. In certain circumstances, arrangements could be > made for the transfer to the Roberts Papers to a suitable archival > location. > > Interested graduate students are invited to contact any member of the > Roberts Papers Committee (see below) in writing before 15 April 1999. > Please submit a CV and a sample of work. In a brief covering letter > identify thesis topic, personal reasons for this choice, and a > statement of sources or archives to be consulted. Include, as well, > a recommendation letter from thesis or dissertation advisor. > Submission via electronic mail is encouraged; if sending request via > regular mail, submit three copies. > > Graduate students studying at Canadian universities or working on > topics with Canadian content will be given priority. > > The Roberts Papers Committee members are: Prof. Frances Early, Roberts Papers Committee Chair, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, N.S. B3M 2J6; email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; tel. (902) 457-6225; FAX (902) 457-6455. Prof. Linda Kealey, History Department, Memorial University, Saint John's, NFLD A1C 5S7; email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; tel. (709) 737-8420; FAX (709) 737-2164. Prof. Ruth Pierson, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6; email <[EMAIL PROTECTED],ca>; tel. (416) 923-6641, ext. 2742; FAX (416) 926-4751. ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
