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April 1991 Argonauta 1 ARGONAUTA The Newsletter of The Canadian Nautical Research Society Volume VIn Number Two April1991 ARGONAUTA Founded 1984 by Kenneth S. Mackenzie ISSN No. 0843-8544 EDITORS Lewis R. FISCHER Olaf U. JANZEN Gerald E. PANTING EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Margaret M. GULLIVER ARGONAUTA EDITORIAL OFFICE Maritime Studies Research Unit Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Nfld. A1C 5S7 Telephones: (709) 737-8424/(709) 737-2602 FAX: (709) 737-4569 ARGONAUTA is published four times per year in January, April, July and October and is edited for the Canadian Nautical Research Society within the Maritime Studies Research Unit at Memorial University of Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN NAUTICAL RESEARCH SOCIElY Honourary President: Niels JANNASCH, Halifax Executive Officers President: WA.B. DOUGLAS, Ottawa Liaison Committee Past President: Barry M. GOUGH, Waterloo Vice-President: Eileen R. MARCIL, Charlesbourg Chair: Fraser M. MCKEE, Markdale Vice-President: Eric W. SAGER, Victoria Atlantic: David FLEMMING, Halifax Councillor: Garth S. WILSON, Ottawa Quebec: Eileen R. MARCIL, Charlesbourg Councillor: M. Stephen SALMON, Ottawa Ontario: Maurice D. SMITH, Kingston Councillor: Thomas BEASLEY, Vancouver Western: Christon I. ARCHER, Calgary Councillor: Fraser M. MCKEE, Markdale Pacific: John MACFARLANE, Victoria Secretary: Lewis R. FISCHER, St. John's Arctic: Kenneth COATES, Victoria Treasurer: G. Edward REED, Ottawa CNRS MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 7008, Station J Ottawa, Ontario K2A 3Z6 Annual Membership, which includes four issues of ARGO­ Individual $25 NAUTA and four issues of The Northern Mariner. Institution $50 APRIL 1991 ARGONAUTA 1 EDITORIALS standing of our maritime heritage. (I) If you agree that this subject is of pressing concern, we would ask you to write to Dr. Arthur May, Memorial's As most readers are aware, none of the CNRS publications President, with a copy to Dr. Michael Staveley, the Dean of would be possible in their current formats without the gen­ Arts. It would be helpful as well to mail a copy to Ms. erous fmancial assistance of Memorial University of New­ Heather Wareham, the Archivist. The postal code for Dr. foundland. Our Editorial Assistant, Margaret Gulliver, is May and Ms. Wareham is AIC 5S7; for Dr. Staveley it is paid for by the university, and Memorial also subsidizes our AlB 3X8. We do not want this to be an "orchestrated cam­ printing expenses and our rather hefty mailing costs. CNRS paign," so we do not want to dictate what such letters might members have every reason to join us in expressing our say. All we ask is that they stress the importance of the gratitude to Memorial, and especially to its Dean of Arts, Archive and request that everything possible be done to Dr. Michael Staveley, for this on-going commitment. ensure its continued existence. Memorial has always been especially willing to help because We hope that ALL readers will assist in this effort. In a maritime history has long had a higher priority at this uni­ very real sense, further reductions to the Maritime History versity than anywhere else on the continent. Central to this Archive will diminish us all as maritime researchers. development has been its magnificent Maritime History Archive, which in its more than four miles of records, 2800 Lewis R. Fischer reels of microfilm and over three thousand photographs, Olaf U. Janzen contains priceless documents essential to any comprehen­ Gerald E. Panting sive study of maritime history. This is the largest maritime history archive in the world and, by most measures, the (II) second largest archive of any kind in Canada. A brochure on the Archive is enclosed with this issue of ARGO­ In March all readers received registration materials for the NAUTA. CNRS Conference and Annual General Meeting, to be held in Ottawa 30 May-1 June 1991. The organizers tell us that In early March, however, the university was hit hard by cuts registration is proceeding at a healthy clip and that this in its provincial grant. Thus far our publishing operations should be the best-attended conference yet. For those who have escaped serious cutbacks, but the Maritime History have not yet registered, we would like to urge you to do so. Archive has not been so fortunate. Three of its seven staff For one thing, you will be able to hear some stimulating positions have been abolished, a situation which will have a papers; for another, you will be able to partake of the unri­ drastic impact on its ability to serve users, especially those valled fellowship for which CNRS is justly renowned. who depend upon the mails to conduct their research. And to make matters worse, the administration has indicated But there is yet another reason why we would like to see as that next year even deeper budget cuts may be required. In many members as possible in Ottawa. This is because the short, the fate of the Archive is very much in the balance. Society is at an important juncture in its history. The cur­ rent executive has embarked on some exciting new projects, We believe that while the current cuts in the Archive's of which The Northern MarinerjLe Marin du nord is just budget are unacceptable, any further reductions would be one. But there are many important decisions to be made intolerable, threatening as they would one of Canada's real and many new ideas to be discussed. In a nationwide or­ historical treasures. We assume that maritime historians, ganization such as ours, it is only at such meetings that with a special interest in this issue, will recognize the grav­ members can debate various alternatives. ity of the situation. This is why we are making an unprece­ dented request: that each and every one of you with an Membership has been growing strongly over the past few interest in preserving this very special collection write to months and the Ottawa meetings provide a first opportunity Memorial's key decision-makers on the topic. The adminis­ for many new members to participate in determining the tration needs to be reminded of the importance of the direction of the Society. For the old hands, the AGM pro­ Maritime History Archive and of its centrality to an under- vides an occasion to renew old acquaintances. In short, it 2 ARGONAUTA APRIL 1991 should be a spirited three days. We look forward to meet­ artificial divisions that hinder communication between vari­ ing as many of you as possible in the nation's capital at the ous groups of practitioners. For example, academics do not end of May. have sufficient contact with laymen--and vice versa. In this fragmented milieu, it is sometimes the case that the "odd Lewis R. Fischer group out" is comprised of people who work in museums. Olaf U. Janzen Although many do superb research, the chronic and exas­ Gerald E. Panting perating underfunding of our maritime museums requires most staff to concentrate on mounting exhibits, supervising (III) on-site interpretations, and engaging in a seemingly never­ ending round of fund-raising. Only when we visit one of our Several readers recently have written for information about great museums--and Canada has more than its fair share-­ how they might become book reviewers for The Northern do most of us seem to fmd the time to appreciate fully their Mariner/Le Marin du nord. Since the answer to this ques­ important work. tion may be of general interest, we are happy to oblige with a few tips. We have argued repeatedly that dividing the relatively small body of maritime historians into such mutually-exclusive In selecting book reviewers, we try most of the time to use categories is both silly and counterproductive. But merely to CNRS members (there are some exceptions, but if you scan subscribe to this argument does little to bridge the gaps our reviews, you will note than about ninety percent of the that unfortunately do exist. To its credit, CNRS has at least reviewers belong to the Society). Next, we try to match tried to do something more concrete. Last year in Victoria books with reviewers. There are several ways to do this, but the Society approved the affiliation of a Museum Curators most often we use the information provided in the ARGO­ Group. Under the leadership of Neils Jannasch and Garth NAUTA Research Directory. If you are not listed in the Wilson, this organization will be mounting a session at this October 1990 directory (or the supplement in this issue), year's CNRS conference in Ottawa. We would like to en­ you might want to return the form we mailed to you during courage all members at the conference to attend. 1990. Sometimes, however, the information provided in the directory is very vague; if this applies to you, you might We believe that ARGONAUTA and The Northern Mariner/ wish to provide us with more specific information. There is Le Marin du nord also ought to do more to focus attention one other method: several people have become reviewers on maritime museums and to serve as a two-way conduit simply by volunteering. Since our reviews are commissioned for the exchange of opinions and concerns. As a starter, the by Olaf Janzen in Corner Brook, the most expeditious way July ARGONAUTA will feature a "Maritime Museums of letting us know of your interest in reviewing books is to Directory" in which we will provide space for the museums drop him a brief note, indicating the areas in which you feel to inform readers about their varied attractions. We also a special competence. If you are able to read a language hope that this feature will stimulate CNRS members to other than English, it is a good idea to let him know this as make museums central parts of their itineraries when they well, since aside from French, finding reviewers for foreign visit different regions of the country.
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