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University of Victoria Special Collections Roy, Reginald H., 1922- SC104 University of Victoria Special Collections Roy, Reginald H., 1922- SC104 Title Reginald Herbert Roy fonds Dates 1850-2009 Extent 10.5 m of textual records 377 sound tape reels 1 audio cassette Biographical Sketch Reginald Herbert Roy was born in Nova Scotia. He has been professor at the University of Victoria Department of History since the 1960s and has published numerous books on military history and various aspects of Canadian history. Scope and Content The fonds consists of records relating to Roy's university administrative activities and his research in aspects of military history, including Canadian history and Canada's involvement in World War I and World War II (particularly the Normandy campaign). Fonds includes photocopies of war diaries, files on various Canadian Army regiments and battalions (including the 31st Infantry Battalion, the 1st Battalion Regina Rifle Regiment, Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), the Seaforth Highlanders, and the B.C. Dragoons), files on the Canadian Officers Training Corps UBC Contingent University of Victoria Detachment, files on Canadian defence and military policy, audio interviews with Canadian military officers, clippings and other material concerning South Africa and South-West Africa/Namibia, and material relating to the Fenians (1880-1881). Fonds also contains minutes, correspondence and reports relating to academic committees and associations (including the University of Victoria Alumni Association), records relating to the Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee of British Columbia Historic Commemorations Sub-Committee, and background material, notes and drafts for Roy's books. Fonds also consists of material collected by Roy including the papers (1943- 1979) of John Laurie (RCAF Provost Marshall), Rev. E.G. Parker, and the Red Chevron Association of Vancouver Island. The fonds also consists of an audio cassette of music from the war years. The fonds also includes 46 issues of South African Soldier. Finding Aids Inventory available with series and file level control. Title Source Title based on the contents of the fonds. ROY, REGINALD HERBERT INVENTORY Prepared by Anne Maclean and Anne MacLaurin University of Victoria Archives August 1990 - Winter 1991 TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketch ................................................ 1 Scope and Content .................................................. 3 Series Descriptions ................................................ 4 File Listings: Accession 73-1 .................................................... 44 Accession 74-7 .................................................... 36 Accession 74-8 .................................................... 39 Accession 74-9 .................................................... 40 Accession 74-10 ................................................... 42 Accession 81-18 ................................................... 28 Accession 82-5 .................................................... 9 Accession 82-7 .................................................... 37 Accession 82-8 .................................................... 15 Accession 82-11 ................................................... 51 Accession 82-12 ................................................... 15 Accession 83-142 .................................................. 27 Accession 83-167 .................................................. 35 Accession 83-179 .................................................. 15 Accession 84-4 .................................................... 16 Accession 84-11 ................................................... 16 Accession 84-12 ................................................... 17 Accession 84-28 ................................................... 51 Accession 86-1 .................................................... 18 Accession 86-24 ................................................... 19 Accession 88-8 .................................................... 47 Accession 88-9 .................................................... 20 Accession 88-10 ................................................... 21 Accession 88-11 ................................................... 22 Accession 88-12 ................................................... 29 Accession 88-15 ................................................... 49 Accession 88-16 ................................................... 25 Accession 88-17 ................................................... 30 Accession 88-18 ................................................... 34 Accession 88-19 ................................................... 50 Accession 88-80 ................................................... 52 Accession 89-25 ................................................... 46 Accession 89-38 ................................................... 26 Accession 89-42 ................................................. 55 Accession 89-49 ................................................... 55 Accession 89-50 ................................................... 55 Accession 89-51 ................................................... 55 Accession 89-52 ................................................... 54 Accession 90-6 ................................................... 53 Accession 91-38 ................................................... 56 Biographical Sketch Reginald Herbert Roy was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, on 11 December 1922. He joined the ranks of the Cape Breton Highlanders in 1939 and served with the regiment in Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was commissioned as an officer in 1943 and returned to Canada in 1945. From 1946 to 1951 Roy attended the University of British Columbia, obtaining an Honours B.A. in History in 1950 and an M.A. in History in 1951. After receiving his M.A. he moved to Ottawa, spending two years as a call-out officer at the Historical Section (G.S.), Canadian Army Headquarters, researching and writing the history of the Canadian Army. He worked as an archivist at the Public Archives of Canada, military records section, from 1953 to 1954 and, returning to Victoria, at the Provincial Archives of British Columbia from 1954 to 1958. In 1958 he became an instructor at Royal Roads Military College, Dept. of History and Economics, in Victoria. He taught there for a year and was then appointed History Instructor at Victoria College (later the University of Victoria), becoming Assistant Professor in 1961. In 1965 Roy obtained his Ph.D. in History at the University of Washington; his thesis was entitled, "The British Columbia Dragoons and Its Predecessors". He was subsequently promoted to associate professor of History at U. Vic. and was made full professor in 1970, specializing in military history, defence studies and Canadian history. In addition to his academic career, Prof. Roy continued his close association with the military. From 1954 to 1958 he served as a captain with the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), and from 1958 to 1968 commanded the Canadian Officers Training Corps/Regular Officer Training Plan, UBC Contingent, U. Vic. Detachment. After serving in these capacities he was returned to the supplementary reserve of officers. He was promoted to major in October 1963 and awarded the Canada Decoration in December 1963. Prof. Roy has served on many university committees and offices. He was Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies from 1973-74 and Acting Dean from 1974-75. He served as Pro-Tem Chairman of the U. Vic. Social Sciences Research Centre in 1970, appointed Chairman in 1971, and helped oversee the compilation of the Bibliography of British Columbia (3 vols.) until the Centre closed in 1975. He was Faculty Representative to the U. Vic. Alumni Association from 1963 to 1969 and served as Faculty Advisor to the Alumni Association from 1969 to 1984. He has been equally busy outside the U. Vic. community, serving on the Historic Commemorations Sub-Committee of the Canadian Confederation Centennial Committee of British Columbia from 1964 to 1967. He has given numerous lectures and addresses on various aspects of military history at seminars, conferences and universities in 1 Canada, the United States, Australia and South Africa. Prof. Roy's extensive published works include the books Ready for the Fray: A History of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), 1920-1955 (published 1958); Sinews of Steel: A History of the British Columbia Dragoons (1965); The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (1969); Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885, co-edited with Desmond Morton (1972); For Most Conspicuous Bravery: A Biography of Maj.-Gen. G.R. Pearkes, V.C., Through Two World Wars (1977); and 1944: The Canadians in Normandy (1984). He has written many articles for journals and contributed chapters to the books The Canadian Military: A Profile, New Dimensions in Military History, and War and Society. Biographical Sketch cont'd. Prof. Roy has been awarded numerous grants for his research projects, including Canada Council grants for the Bibliography of British Columbia and University of Victoria grants for his biography of Maj.-Gen. Pearkes. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1966, one of many honours he has received in the course of his career. 2 Scope and Content The records of Prof. Reginald Roy document many aspects of his varied career. Most numerous is the background material to his research on Canadian military history, particularly his books on the Canadian involvement in the Normandy campaign and the histories
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