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1 NOTEBOOK/CARNET SUBMISSIONS FOR NOTEBOOIOCARNET should be sent to Mark Leier, Labour/Le Travail, Department of History, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, AlC 5S7. Deadlines are December for the Spring issue and August for the Fall. Calls for papers that have deadlines earlier than our publication date will be put in the Conference section. CALL FOR PAPERS The Centre of Canadian Studies at Edinburgh is planning a conference for 4-5 May 1990 on the theme "Limitless Identities: Is There a Candian History?" Those interested in attending should contact Ged Martin, Centre of Canadian Studies, 21 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD, Scotland. Suggestions and offers of papers should be made by 1 October The Eleventh Annual North American Labor History Conference, sponsored by the Department of History and the Walther P. Reuther Library of Wayne State University, is seeking papers, session topics, special events, and speakers. Please contact Philip P. Mason, Walter P. Reuther Library, 5401 Cass, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, by 1 June The Lowell Conference on Industrial History is scheduled for October The theme is "After Hours: Life Outside of the Work Place." The deadline for proposals is 30 April For more information, contact Dr. Edward Jay Pershey, Tsongas Industrial History Center, Boott Mill #8, Foot of John Street, Lowell, MA CONFERENCES The Eighth World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association will be held in Brussels, from 31 August to 8 September The themes include "Labour Relations in Belgium," "Labour Relations in a

2 384 LABOUR/LE TRAVAIL Changing Social, Economie, and Technological Environment," and a number of sub-themes. More information is availabe from IIRA Secretariat, c/o LEG/REL, ILO, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. ARCHIVES Wayne State University has recently acquired a one-reel addition to the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection. The supplement is entitled "Raya Dunayevskaya's Last Writings, Toward the Dialectics of Organization and Philosophy," and contains notes for her unfinished book and her journalism on world events. Of special interest is her correspondence with non-marxist Hegel scholars George Armstrong Kelly, Louis Dupre, and A.V. Miller. The addition is available for $20 (US); the full 12,000 page collection, on six microfilm reels, is available for $120. For more information and ordering, contact Philip P. Mason, Director, Archives of Labour and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, TRAVEL SUPPORT The Walther P. Reuther Archives has received another grant from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation permitting awards of up to $700 to cover travel and expenses related to research for scholars using the Archives. The grants are intended primarily for graduate students working on their doctoral dissertations and junior faculty needing financial assistance to pursue research projects. For further information and application forms, please contact Philip P. Mason, at the above address. RESEARCH Historical sociologist Olivier Kourchid is setting up an international network of researchers in all disciplines working on coal miners and the coal mining industry in the past and present, with the aim of facilitating comparative work in the field. Researchers are asked to send a list of their publications on the subject and a brief description of present and future research plans to Olivier Kourchid, GST-IRESCO-CNRS, Rue Pouchet Cedex 17 Paris, France, or Don Reid, Department of History, Hamilton 070, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, RESOURCES The Women's Labour History Project has a two-part film for gallery and

3 NOTEBOOK 385 educational use. Keeping the Home Fires Burning combines original Canadian wartime propaganda, interviews with women workers, original footage and photographs, musical soundtracks, and dramatization to explore the experience of Canada's working women during World War II. The 49-minute colour video (3/4 inch, VHS and Beta) was scripted and directed by Sara Diamond. For information on previewing, renting, or purchasing the video, contact the Women's Labour History Project, 2534 Cambridge Street, Vancouver, B.C., V5K 1L4, or telephone (604) PUBLICATIONS The Spring 1989 issue of Archivaria 27 will be a special theme issue devoted to labour archives. It will include articles of interest to both labour archivists and scholars. Those subjects covered include the iconography of labour, descriptive standards and labour archives, Quebec labour archives, and business records as a source for labour history. Individuals wishing to order this issue should contact Peter Robertson, General Editor, Archivaria, c/o National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N3.

4 386 LABOUR/LE TRAVAIL Social History AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL»---3fl^. -» For the last 12 years, Spcial History has published social historical analysis ol the highest quality in the form of articles, discussions and debates, reviews, notes and newsletters about on-going research projects, and arguments. As well as medieval, earlymodern and nineteenth century history. Social History is firmly committed to twentieth century work, believing that this will strengthen cross-disciplinary approaches, and serve to extend the scope beyond Europe and North America. Social History has a record of innovation without restrictions on place, period or viewpoint. October 1988 Volume 13: No. 3 Articles: MJDRuherts Public and private in earl) nineteenth century London: the Vagranl Ad ol IH22 and its enforcement Liana Varrlt Peasants and the law: a village appeals to the French Roval Council i Terem Employers' organizations, Hodge, unemployment,and social politics in Britain during the inter-war period Plus: Henry Patterson on neo-nationalism and class. and David Mavfield's review of the University ol Michigan Conference on International Communism in I9H0 Social History is published three limes a year, in January, May and October. ISSN: UK: Individuals: 2fi.00; Institutions: USA/Canada: US$72.00 Rest of World: Individuals: 30.00; Institutions: Subscription enquiries and sample raps requests to: Michelle Swinge Houtledge Promotion Department R 11 Sew Fetter Ixine n London EC4P4EE KOUlledge

5 Annual Meeting Committee on Canadian Labour History Windsor, 10 June 1988 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:30 P.M. Peter DeLottinville (vice-president) in the chair. ATTENDANCE (23) Al Seager Irmgard Steinisch Donald Avery Udo Sautter Cecelia Danysk Ian Radforth Allan Greer Jim Naylor Joan Sangster Mark Rosenfeld John Bullen Craig Heron Jose Igartua Joanne Burgess Peter Bischoff Franca Iacovetta John Lutz David Fraser Lynn Marks Barbara Roberts Danny Moore Peter DeLottinville Gregory S. Kealey AGENDA Adopted as presented. Minutes of last meeting, adopted as published in Labour/Le Travail, 20 (1987), REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT In Bob Babcock's absence, Gregory S. Kealey reported on correspondence with J.P. Wallot of the National Archives: re. request for consultation on archive acquisition policy and response, 17 July, He also reported on John Smart's work on the inventory of RG 27 (Department of Labour) which is nearing

6 388 LABOUR/LE TRAVAIL completion. Before directing students to this collection please contact the Archives for a free copy. VICE-PRESIDENT Peter DeLottinville expanded on the issue of the acquisitions policy, which is not yet finalized. However, there is a 60-page "Report" on priorities and archives planning he can make available to interested parties. Following discussion it was: M/S/C That the CCLH strike a sub-committee on archives to liaise with the NAC, chaired by Joanne Burgess. Look forward also to Peter's compendium on labour archives which will be forthcoming. Archivaria is projecting a second special issue on labour matters; those interested in contributing can contact Peter or Rod Young at 395 Wellington. ONTARIO PRIVACY ACT Dan Moore reported on this new legislation which, as it applies to municipal records, could be problematic to anyone doing systematic social history after For further information contact Ian Forsyth (PAO) or Mark Hopkins (Metro-Toronto Archives). Please write your MPP re any real or projected concerns you may have. TREASURER AND EDITOR Gregory S. Kealey submitted a detailed financial report that showed a small margin of revenues over expenses ($1,328.28). Adopted as presented with explanations of the line-by-line items. Please do not miss any opportunity you have to "boost" the journal, which will be happy to supply you with promotional materials. Thanks again to SSHRC and Memorial University Irene Whitfield in particular for their loyal support. Draft contents of issues 22 and 23 were also submitted. CCLH PUBLICATIONS A discussion of the CCLH publishing programme took place. A list of publications and planned publications in the area of documents, oral histories, conference proceedings, etc. (not monographs), was presented. Following discussion of these

7 LABOUR/LE TRAVAIL 389 very interesting initiatives it was: M/S/C That CCLH strike a publications sub-committee to give advice and counsel to the Editor in this area. Composition of the proposed sub-committee to be arranged by the editorial board who will report back at the next annual meeting. OTHER BUSINESS CONFERENCES The Australian-Canadian Conference Committee (Kealey, Seager, Bradbury, and Friesen) reported on the results of their work. About 50 proposals were received and 25 were accepted. Thanks to all who participated. Craig Heron submitted the brochure for the Workers and Communities Conference (formerly the Blue Collar Conference) May 1989, at York. Applications will be accepted to September 30. LEARNED CONFERENCES Following were nominated as programme co-ordinators: 1989 (Laval) Joanne Burgess contact Real Bélanger 1990 (UVic) Eric Sager contact Pat Roy Finally, the committee moved a message of support for John and Bettina Bradbury, with whom our thoughts do lie at the present time. M/S/C for Adjournment, 2:00 P.M. RESULTS OF ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS President Bob Babcock Vice-President Peter DeLottinville Secretary Al Seager Treasurer Gregory S. Kealey

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