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Dr. Stuart D. Scott Papers, 1837 – 2010 (non-inclusive) RG 352 Brock University Archives Creator: Dr. Stuart D. Scott Extent: 129 cm textual records 91 Black and White Photographs 28 Colour Photographs 1 CD-ROM 114 Maps 7 Posters Total: 3.5 cartons + 1 oversize box Abstract: Collection of materials from Canada, the United States, England and Australia related to research on Americans and Canadians exiled to the penal colony in Tasmania (Van Diemen’s Land) in the 1840s as a result of their involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-38; includes books, archival materials (photocopies), dissertations, maps, and pictures. Materials: Typed and handwritten correspondence, photocopies, photographs, maps, drawings, posters, sketches, typed and handwritten notes, books, dissertations, prints, maps, and a CD-ROM. Repository: Brock University Archives Processed by: Sarah Cavanagh Finding Aid: Sarah Cavanagh Last Updated: March 2011 Terms of Use: Dr. Stuart D. Scott papers are open for research. Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by Brock University Archives. Copyright for other papers in the collection may be held by the original institution, their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and from Brock University Archives, before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be Scott 2 copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified. Preferred Citation: RG , Dr. Stuart D. Scott Papers, 1837-2010 (non-inclusive), Brock University Archives. Acquisition Info.: Collection donated by Dr. Stuart D. Scott in January 2011. Additional material donated by Dr. Stuart D. Scott, March 19, 2011 Administrative History: Dr. Stuart D. Scott has written extensively in the fields of prehistory and history. As an archaeologist, he has traveled to some of the most significant sites in the world, including Pompeii, Stonehenge, the Valley of the Kings, Egypt’s pyramids and the Taj Mahal. He spent nine months excavating with the Tikal Project in Guatemala before returning to the University of Arizona where he received a Ph.D. in 1963. He excavated in New Zealand as a Fulbright scholar in 1963- 1964. In the fall of 1964, Dr. Scott started a long career in the Anthropology Department of the State University of New York. He taught graduate and undergraduate archaeology courses and continued his archaeological and historical research. In 1979, Scott established the Old Fort Niagara Archaeology in Progress Project at Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York. For many years, he became involved with historical archaeology in western New York. It was during this work that he became interested in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-1838 and its aftermath. Dr. Scott and his wife, Patricia Kay Scott, would use Christmas breaks, summer vacations, and sabbatical years to travel. They were repeatedly lured back to the South Pacific, conducting research in New Zealand, Australia and many of the Micronesian and Polynesian islands. To tell the whole story of the Rebellion and the prison exiles, they traveled extensively in Canada, the United States, England and Tasmania to collect archival research and to experience the scenes of this remarkable narrative. In 2004, Dr. Scott published To the Outskirts of Habitable Creation: Americans and Canadians Transported to Tasmania in the 1840s, which told the story of the men captured, tried, convicted, and exiled as a result of the Rebellion, also called the Patriot War. Other contributions include: Scott 3 A collaboration with Dr. Charles Cazeau on the book Exploring the Unknown, Great Mysteries Reexamined published by Plenum Press in 1979 The Patriot Game: New Yorkers and the Canadian Rebellion of 1837-1838, which appeared in New York History, Vol. 68, No.3. 1987 A Frontier Spirit: The Life of James Gemmell published in Australiasian Canadian Studies, Vol. 25, No. 2 2007 To the Outskirts of Habitable Creation which appeared in the Friends of the National Archives, Vol. 20, No. 1 2009 Numerous academic journal publications Service on conference panels Various research papers and proposals Before retiring in 1997 and while still a resident of Buffalo, N.Y., Dr. Scott spent considerable time with Brock University President Emeritus James A. Gibson and History Professor Colin Duquemin. The three shared a love of Rebellion history. It was largely because of this connection that Brock University was chosen as the recipient of Dr. Scott’s research materials. Scope and Content: This archival collection contains materials related to the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-38 and the story of the Canadian and American prisoners exiled to Van Diemen’s Land in Tasmania, Australia as a result of their Rebellion activities. Original research material on the plight of the individual exiles, consisting of notes, photocopies of letters, diaries, shipping logs, news articles, and photographs, constitutes a large portion of the collection. Historical background material on the Upper Canada Rebellion, including photocopies of journal articles, newspaper accounts, and research papers, is also represented. Books and significant print materials such as dissertations, pamphlets, reports and studies, have been catalogued as Special Collections items. Other archival material has been arranged into series and sub-series according to the nature of the material and/or the subject matter, and the donor’s original arrangement. When applicable, original folder titles have been retained. Some materials originally arranged in binders have been removed and placed in folders, respecting the original order of the material. In specific cases, original subject dividers have been included in the folders. Folder titles generally reflect the author/title of the material or its subject matter, and have been filed accordingly within the series or sub-series. Duplicated material has been removed, noted on the inside of the file folder, and listed as removed material as part of this inventory. Some materials have been discarded due to existing copies in Special Collections or insufficient content. Some items have been physically Scott 4 separated due to size into oversize and legal storage boxes but intellectually they remain among like items in the finding aid. Oversize storage is represented as Box O, while legal-sized material storage is Box 4. Organization: The records were arranged into 7 series: Series I, Background research material, 1837 - 2004 (non-inclusive) Sub-series A. Australia/Hawaii Sub-series B. Biographical Sub-series C. Military Sub-series D. Navy Island Sub-series E. New York and Michigan Sub-series F. Newspaper clippings/index Sub-series G. Ontario Sub-series H. Prisons and Prisoners Sub-series I. Transportation (Ships) Sub-series J. Upper Canada Rebellion Series II, Correspondence, 1838 – 2007 (non-inclusive) Series III, Exiles, 1838, 1840, 1841, 1859 – 2010 (non-inclusive) Sub-series A. Articles and papers Sub-series B. Individual exiles (A-Z) Series IV, Maps, 1978, [n.d.] Series V, Multimedia, 1837, [n.d.] Series VI, Note File, 1992, [n.d.] Series VII, Photographs, 1839, 1840, [n.d.] All series and sub-series are arranged alphabetically by folder title, usually based on author/title or subject. Inventory: Series I. Background Research Material, 1837 - 2004 (non-inclusive) Scott 5 1.1 Buckner, Philip A.: The Transition to Responsible Government: British Policy in British North America, 1815-1850 (photocopied excerpt) 1985 1.2 Jones, Howard: To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty: A Study in Anglo- American Relations, 1783-1843 (photocopied excerpt) 1.3 Longley, R.S.: Emigration and the Crisis of 1837 in Upper Canada, 1936 (photocopied excerpt) 1.4 Miscellaneous items removed from books [refer to Items Removed from Books section of finding aid for more detail] 1.5, 4.1 Photocopies of handwritten correspondence between various individuals, 1838- 1857 1.6 Schaut, Nancy: Partial Index, Robert H. Peer Collection, 1997 1.7 Stewart, Yolande: My Dear Friend: Letters of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin (photocopied excerpt) Sub-series A. Australia/Hawaii O.1 Bridgewater, including copies of excerpts of correspondence concerning construction of the bridge, 1841 1.8 Excerpts from Don Charlwood’s The Long Farewell on emigration to Australia, 1981 1.9 The Commandants’ Residence at Port Arthur: an Archaeological Perspective, 1985 1.10 Family history resources, State Library of Tasmania, June 2000 1.11 Hobart Views, a collection of photocopied images of Hobart Town (49 photocopied pages.) [removed from binder] 1.12 Honolulu and Hawaii information, including one photo and one walking tour guide for Lahaina, 1845, 1881, 1965, 1970, 1994 1.13 News articles from Tasmania on the penal colony; also notes on a Bridgewater field trip with 3 photocopied maps, 1994-1995 1.14 – 1.15 Port Arthur tourist information from Tasmania National Parks & Wildlife Service; brochures, photocopies of maps, articles Scott 6 Sub-series B. Biographical 1.16 Diary of Rev. Moses How, 1931 1.17 “Kennedy” unsourced, undated photocopy of handwritten diary entry 1.18 Photocopy of Canadian Diaries and Autobiographies compiled by William Matthews, 1950 1.19 Photocopied biographical excerpts from various sources on several individuals including Sir George Arthur, John George Lambton Durham, Charles Worthington Evans, Samuel Lount, Stevens Thomson Mason, Peter Perry, Richard Davison Pritchard, Sir John Beverley Robinson and Anthony Jacob William