Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1970-2021 (Accumulation)
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Extent and medium
34.91 m of textual records
78 photoprints
33 slides
2 audio cassettes
13 USB drives
5 CDs
2 maps
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Donald B. Smith, 1946- , was born in Oakville, Ontario. He is a graduate of Universite Laval and the University of Toronto. He joined the Department of History at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta in 1974 and is now professor emeritus. He is a specialist in Canadian native studies and has published several books on the subject, including Long Lance : The True Story of an Imposter; Sacred Feathers : The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians; From the Land of the Shadows : The Making of Grey Owl, and Calgary's Grand Story. He married Nancy Townshend in 1982 and they have two sons.
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of research records accumulated by Smith for books he was writing, research materials on the history of the University of Calgary, and course outlines and exam questions for courses taught by Smith.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Fonds is arranged into the following series:
- Teaching and Education
- University of Calgary history
- Projects
- Seen but Unseen
- Origins and destinies
- Works by - published works
- International indigenous studies
- Personal
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Conditions governing access
Some files are restricted
Conditions governing reproduction
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3YC18H
Related units of description
See also the Donald B. Smith fonds from the Glenbow
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Name access points
- Smith, Donald B. (Subject)