TRENT UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES NEWS Number 44, January 2013 Hockey in the Archives hether you love hockey or not, you’re bound to scripts pertaining to hockey. Gzowski was also well W be aware of it being discussed in coffee shops, in known for his CBC radio talk show, Morningside, where academic circles, and on media sites around the nation. he was host-interviewer during the 1980s and 1990s. There has always been much ado about hockey being The Gzowski papers include thousands of letters which Canada’s national sport and about it being tied intrinsi- people sent to him cally to national identity. Certainly, one doesn’t have to as the host of the delve very deeply into the holdings at Trent University Morningside show. Archives and Special Collections before coming across Several publications something related to hockey. From Peter Gzowski to by Gzowski, includ- Scott Young and Marlow Banks, to name only a few, ing the “Morningside” their records reveal deeply devoted enthusiasts! editions, are avail- able in our Special During the winter hockey season of 1980-1981, writer- Collections unit. broadcaster Peter Gzowski, a former Trent Chancellor, accompanied the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Trent University pre- Oilers on several road trips; he was researching the sented Peter professional hockey team for his 1981 book, The Game Gzowski with an of Our Lives. Hockey columnist Roy MacGregor, quoted honorary Doctor of on the cover of the publication, had high praise for Laws degree in Gzowski’s ability to capture the essence of hockey and 1988. That same its meaning within Canadian culture: “This is the first year, he was a mod- book to explain, perfectly, the connection between Ca- erator at a three-day nadian culture and hockey, and no one could carry it off memorial tribute held better than Peter Gzowski, who understood both so at Trent to honour well...” author and former Trent Chancellor, Peter Gzowksi researched Margaret Laurence. several National Hockey Like Laurence, League players and teams Gzowski was also to in depth. His papers include serve as Trent Chan- notes, research materials, cellor, from 1999 until Edmonton Oilers team list, 1981 newspaper clippings, corre- his death in 2002. (from a Montreal Forum press release) spondence, and manu- You may recognize a name or two. Visit Our Web Site: http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives. Check our Facebook page regularly for news and updates. ARCHIVES NEWS p.2 cott Young, a journalist and sports writer who began his photographs, and memorabilia related to his autobiogra- S writing career at the age of 18 with the Winnipeg Free phy, A Writer’s Life, and to his book, Neil and Me, about Press, was also a hockey enthusiast. Over the course of his his son, singer-songwriter Neil Young. For some of his life, life, Young wrote thousands of columns on various subjects Young lived in nearby Omemee where a school has been for the Globe and Mail, The Telegram, Sports Illustrated, named in his honour. In 1990, he received an honorary Doc- Maclean's and other magazines, and published over 40 tor of Letters degree from Trent University. Young died in books. A number of his books deal with hockey: Heaven and 2005 at the age of 87. Hell in the NHL: Punch Imlach’s Own Story (1983); Hello Canada! The Life and Times of Foster Hewitt (1983); A Boy at the Leafs’ Camp (1985); Scrubs on Skates (1985); Boy on Defence (1985); 100 Years of Dropping the Puck; A History of the OHA (1989); The Boys of Saturday Night: Inside Hockey Night in Canada (1990); and Power Play: The Mem- oirs of Hockey Czar Alan Eagleson (1991). Among the many writing awards which Young received were several related to sports. These included the Elmer Fergu- son Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame as cho- sen by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association in 1988 and the Sports Media Canada Achievement Award in 1997, to name a few. The Young papers at Trent University Ar- chives consist of manuscripts, correspondence with pub- lishers, research materials, newspaper articles, and video and audio tapes. Also included are manuscripts, family Scott Young, 1988 (photographer unknown) Special Collections houses many books by Scott Young, including those which he wrote for children. During the NHL Awards in 1995, Scott Young and his son, Neil Young, presented hockey player, Eric Lindros, with the Hart Trophy. The CBC awards host, Ron McLean, introduced the pair of presenters as “two hall of famers”. He writes, “...One from the Hockey Hall of Fame, he sets the standard in sports journalism, a great writer. The other, of course, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he’s one of the voices that has led our generation and the one before and the one before. Love ‘em both, they love the game, like father, like son.” Children often wrote letters to Scott Young on the subject of hockey. The Saturday Sun [Toronto], July 8, 1995 ARCHIVES NEWS p.3 arlow Banks was a local resident and a huge fan of the Peterborough Petes. For over 30 years, he regularly donated M memorabilia related to the Junior “A” hockey team to the Archives. Former owner of the Banks Bicycle Store in Peter- borough, Banks was a sponsor of the “Banks Bicycle Store Trophy” which was awarded annually to the Petes’ regular sea- son scoring champion. Peterborough is a well-known hockey community where many players have launched their profes- sional careers. The Banks papers are an excellent resource on the subject of hockey and the many players who have com- prised the team over the years. Included in the holdings are official game programs and schedules, newspaper clippings, hockey magazines, and photographic prints of team players. Banks was a former president of the Peterborough Historical Society and in 1988, he published A Banks Family: Seven Generations in America. He died in 2008 at the age of 91. Statistics from the 1969-1970 Ontario Hockey League season (recorded by Marlow Banks on Banks Bicycle Store letterhead). New acquisition: Joyce C. Lewis fonds The papers of a long-time friend and supporter of Trent a number of organizations: Aldeburgh Connection, the University Archives, Joyce C. Lewis, were recently ac- National Ballet Company, the Toronto Mendelssohn quired by the Archives through a donation from Peter Choir, Trinity College, Gibson House, the Grange Com- Lewis. Pertaining primarily to the nineteenth-century so- mittee, the Archives Committee of the Diocese of To- cial history of Ontario and to the life of Irish immigrant, ronto, the Ontario Museum Association, the Canadian Frances Stewart, the papers include correspondence, Church History Society, the Culinary Historians of On- manuscripts and notes for speeches and articles, re- search articles, typescripts and copies of historical letters, tario, the Museum of Child- copy photographs, and slides. Also included are a number hood, the Ontario Historical of original nineteenth-century letters pertaining to the Society, and others. Locally, Stewart family; these complement earlier donations of Lewis was once President of Stewart letters which were arranged in the 1970s by the Peterborough Historical Lewis through her associations with Stewart family mem- Society and a member of the bers. We are currently transcribing the new letters which Friends of the Bata Library are of local historical significance and will provide the at Trent University. In 2006, transcriptions on the Archives website as they are com- she graduated with a master’s pleted. Meanwhile, they are available for research in our degree from University of To- Reading Room. ronto where her research was Joyce Clements Cartwright was born in Toronto in 1932 focused on childhood and and married Peter Lewis in 1957. For a number of years nineteenth-century Christmas the family lived in Peterborough where Peter was em- customs. Lewis died in 2012. ployed at Trent University. Besides delivering over 100 Find out more about the Lewis papers at the following link: papers and publishing more than 25 articles related to her nineteenth-century research, Lewis was also involved with http://www.trentu.ca/admin/library/archives/12-012.htm. TrentTrent TreasuresTreasures ARCHIVES NEWS p.4 Trent University Archives preserves letters, journals, photo- and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada During the graphs and administrative records. But, it may be less well Years 1795, 1796, and 1797 by Isaac Weld. Published in known that we also have responsibility for the rare book 1799 by John Stockdale of Piccadilly, the book is complete collection, selections from which we will highlight in this with sixteen etched plates showing the natural scenery of newsletter from time-to-time. Special Collections focuses places that Weld visited. on a number of subject areas, most notably the North and Northern exploration. Trent is fortunate to have many fine Isaac Weld (1774-1856) was born in Dublin. He arrived in editions, fully catalogued and available for anyone to con- Philadelphia in 1795 and spent two years travelling through sult in the Reading Room. Eastern North America and writing about the topography, flora and fauna, weather, politics, and social customs. As We will start by featuring a book donated by Professor Tom Weld stated, he travelled “on horseback, on foot, and by Symons and Mrs. Christine Symons some years ago to canoe.” It is clear that he loved Canada and felt it had the celebrate the 100,000th book acquisition in Bata Library: a best scenery in America or “anyplace also on earth.” first edition of Travels Through the States of North America Here is what Weld had to say about Canada in winter: Those that have ever passed a winter in Canada, have by no means that dread of its severity, which some would have who have never experienced a greater degree of cold than what is com- monly felt in Great Britain; and as for the Canadians themselves, they prefer the winter to every other season.