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Notebooks

Series consists of notebooks or "commonplace books" kept by James Downey between 1986 and 2003. Includes ms. check lists, aide-memoires, speech notes, meeting notes, letter drafts, clippings, ephemera, snapshots.

Downey, James

Parson Yorick.

File consists of research material relating to Laurence Sterne. Includes ms. and ts. notes, photocopies, clippings.

Downey, James

Review of agreement among Durham College, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Trent University.

File consists of a report prepared by James Downey on the review of the agreement amongst Durham College, The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Trent University. The final report includes introductory remarks, a briefing note, terms of reference, text of the agreement, report of the external examiner of UOIT and the memorandum of agreement.

Downey, James

Rural education review.

File consists of materials relating to the rural education review for 2003. Includes ts. of the report, research information, correspondence and a map.

Downey, James

Science Council of Canada.

File consists of correspondence and meoranda relating to the Science Council of Canada. James Downey was a member.

Downey, James

Seminar for university presidents.

File consists of materials created and accumulated by James Downey relating to the Seminar for New University Presidents, which he led from 1999-2007. Includes correspondence, speeches, notes, and a seminar booklet.

Downey, James

Seminar for university presidents (1 of 2).

File consists of materials created and accumulated by James Downey relating to the Seminar for New University Presidents, which he led from 1999-2007. Includes correspondence, speeches, programmes, notes, and seminar booklets.

Downey, James

Seminar for university presidents (2 of 2).

File consists of materials created and accumulated by James Downey relating to the Seminar for New University Presidents, which he led from 1999-2007. Includes correspondence, speeches, programmes, notes, and seminar booklets.

Downey, James

Senior Resident, 1969-1973.

File consists of correspondence etc. to and from James Downey in his capacity first as Senior Resident and then as Chair of the Senior Resident Selection Committee at Carleton University.

Downey, James

Speaking engagements, 1980-1985.

File consists of correspondence to and from James Downey addressed to and answered by him in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick, requesting his services as a speaker. These letters date from 1982 to 1985. Includes lists of speaking engagements from 1980-1982.

Downey, James

Speaking engagements, 1985-1990 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of correspondence to and from James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick, relating to speaking engagements. Received correspondence bears the receipt stamp of the Office of the President. Includes some ms. and ts. speech notes and drafts, ephemera and greeting cards.

Downey, James

Special advisor to AUCC, 1991-1992.

File consists of correspondence and other documents relating to James Downey's role as Special Advisor to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

Downey, James

Speech notes.

File consists of ms. and ts. speech notes and cards, photocopied texts of speeches given by James Downey in his capacity as president of the University of New Brunswick.

Downey, James

Speech notes.

File consists of ms. and ts. speech notes, cards and drafts (originals), and some photocopies of texts of speeches given by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick.

Downey, James

Speech notes.

File consists of ms. and ts. speech notes, cards and drafts (originals), and some photocopies of texts of speeches given by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick.

Downey, James

Speech notes.

File consists of ms. and ts. speech notes and drafts (originals), photocopied texts of speeches given by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick.

Downey, James

Speech notes : recurrents.

File consists of ms. and ts. speech notes, cards and drafts (originals), and some photocopies of texts of speeches given by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick.

Downey, James

Speeches.

Materials related to speeches and papers written by James Downey between the years 2006 and 2012. Includes drafts and final versions of speeches.
Titles of speeches are:

  • “Opening remarks for HEQCO Interview” (November 19, 2006),
  • “Canadian undergraduate education: a light source in need of recharging,” AUCC President’s Circle, Saskatoon (April 18, 2007),
  • “Quality assurance: Boon or Boondoggle?” Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association, St. John’s (October 22, 2007),
  • “Ryerson Board retreat” (October 29, 2007),
  • “Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation Dinner” (February 8, 2008),
  • “Accountability versus autonomy,” Meeting of vice-presidents Conference Board of Canada Quality Network for Universities (November 13, 2008),
  • “Centenary dinner,” Winterton United Church (October 1, 2011),
  • “Remarks for the launch of Lord Beaverbrook and the Kennedys,” Memorial Hall, UNB (May 15, 2012).

Downey, James

Speeches.

Materials related to speeches and papers written by James Downey between the years 1994 and 2006. Includes drafts and final versions of speeches.
Titles of speeches are:

  • “Notes for a speech to the United Way Campaign leaders conference,” Ottawa (February 12, 1994),
  • “Epiphanies now and then: the process and prospects of educational reform,” UW Arts Faculty Lecture (April 6, 1994),
  • “President’s report to the AGM of the UW Board of Governors,” (November 26, 1996),
  • “The University as Trinity: balancing corporation, collegium, and community,” The Louise McBee Lecture, University of Georgia (1995),
  • “Turning a corner: remarks by the president at the Annual State-of-the University meeting,” (November 20, 1997),
  • “Home free, outport style: presentation at the Winterton Homecoming dinner,” Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador (August 1997),
  • “University of Toronto Convocation address,” (June 11, 1998),
  • “Board remarks,” (May 31, 1999),
  • “Downey Tennisfest remarks” (September 26, 1999),
  • “Presentation to colleagues at the Institute of Higher Education,” University of Georgia (March 23, 2000),
  • “Honoring the commonplace,” Carleton University convocation address (June 16, 2000),
  • “UW Art HGallery opening,” (September 21, 2000),
  • “The president as stand-along word processor,” New Presidents’ Seminar, Calgary (October 5, 2000),
  • “University of Waterloo Convocation address,” (October 2000),
  • “Schools are Us,” David Smith Lecture, Council of Universities (October 14, 2003),
  • “Management, leadership and change in universities,” Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Juley 6, 2006),
  • “Giving voice to vision,” Association of Atlantic Universities, Memorial University of Newfoundland (October 27, 2006).

Downey, James

Speeches.

Materials related to speeches and addresses given by James Downey between the years 1980 and 1992. Includes drafts and final versions of speeches.
Titles of speeches are:

  • “UNB Installation address” (October 16, 1980),
  • “UNBSJ Awards ceremony” (November 4, 1980),
  • “Special Convocation,” Kenya Technical Teachers College, Nairobi (December 3, 1980),
  • “Sex & violence in eighteenth-Century hymns & sermons,” Humanities Association, St. John’s (April 3, 1981),
  • “The third wave: ripple or breaker? Education in the eighties,” New Brunswick Teachers Association, St. Thomas University (May 7, 1981),
  • “The perils of planning,” Atlantic Planners Institute, Fredericton (September 11, 1981),
  • “The English professor as administrator,” Atlantic Universities Teachers of English, Fredericton (October 22, 1982),
  • “Some thoughts on higher education in New Brunswick and UNB’s place in it,” Senior Public Service Managers, Province of New Brunswick (February 3, 1983),
  • “A Freudian view of physical fitness,” College of New Brunswick Psychologists, UNB, Ottawa (April 13, 1983),
  • “Academic freedom and freedom of the press,” Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association, Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrews, New Brunswick (September 21, 1983),
  • “When Jesus and Socrates meet,” Wilmot United Church, Fredericton (November 20, 1983),
  • “The entrepreneurial spirit,” Tourism Management Education Conference, Saint John (November 18, 1983),
  • “Financing higher education & research,” Financial Post Conference, Ottawa (March 13, 1985),
  • “Don’t forget to smell the flowers,” Fredericton High School Graduation (June 20, 1985),
  • “The role of universities in understanding the social impact of technology,” 14th Commonwealth Universities Congress, Perth, Australia (February 1988),
  • “University autonomy: myth or reality?” Institute of Public Affairs, Canada, Fredericton (January 19, 1989),
  • “Lord, it's hard to be humble,” St. Paul’s United Church (October 29, 1989),
  • “Business & education in the nineties: charting a new course, Toronto (April 17, 1990),
  • “Capacity of universities to change,” Queen’s University Council (May 11, 1990),
  • “Distinguished citizens awards dinner,” Fredericton (February 18, 1990),
  • “Catcher in the ivy,” Special Convocation, Memorial University of Newfoundland (February 2, 1991),
  • “22nd Conference of the Council for National Unity,” Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa (April 5, 1991),
  • “Why I support the Charlottetown Accord,” University of New Brunswick (October 23, 1982),
  • “Address to the Canadian Hospital Association, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (June 12, 1992),
  • “Carleton North High School graduation,” Carleton North High School (June 24, 1992),
  • “Canadian unity: a joking matter,” Leacock Luncheon, McGill University (September 18, 1992),
  • “The Canadian University presidency: a perspective senior universities administrators course,” Banff, Alberta (May 1992).

Downey, James

Speeches & papers.

Tables of contents and lists of speeches and papers written and presented by James Downey between the years 1980 and 1999. Contains lists with title and date of publication or address of writings.

Downey, James

Speeches (1 of 2).

File consists of ts. of speeches given by James Downey from 1998-2013 at various events.

Downey, James

Speeches 1989-1990

File consists of speeches, speech notes, presentations by James Downey, most in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some pieces are photocopies and others are original tss. Includes a title page and a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches (2 of 2).

File consists of ts. of speeches given by James Downey from 1998-2013 at various events.

Downey, James

Speeches and notes : Carleton 1978-1980

File consists of c.v. entries for 1978-1979, articles, reviews and speeches by James Downey and related correspondence. Includes ms. and ts. notes and drafts, some with corrections, as well as photocopies of some of the published versions. Some speeches are those given in his capacity as president of Carleton University.

Downey, James

Speeches and remembrances.

Materials related to speeches and addresses written and given by James Downey. Includes drafts and final versions of speeches, addresses, and toasts for different events, and remembrances for various persons. Also contains contextual information accumulated by Downey during the research and writing process (such as newspaper articles, photocopies of photographs, and ephemera).
Includes a drawing by Gerard Brender à Brandis titled “Winterton, Newfoundland.”

Downey, James

Speeches and Speech Notes

Series consists of speeches, speech notes, briefs, presentations and reviews, by James Downey, most in his official capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick and the University of Waterloo. Some have Downey's ms. notes and corrections. Some pieces are photocopies; some are original tss.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1980-1982 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of speeches, speech notes, presentations and reviews, most by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some have Downey's ms. notes and corrections. Some pieces are photocopies; some are original tss. Includes a title page and a chronological table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1980-1985.

File consists of photocopies of speeches delivered by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Includes corrections and notes in James Downey's hand.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1982-1984 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of speeches, speech notes, briefs, presentations and reviews, most by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some have Downey's ms. notes and corrections. Some pieces are photocopies; some are original tss. Includes a title page and a chronological table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1983.

File consists of photocopies and original tss. of speeches by James Downey. Some have hand written notes and corrections.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1984.

File consists of photocopies and original tss. of speeches given by James Downey. Some have ms. notes and corrections.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1984-1986.

File consists of speeches, speech notes, briefs, presentations and reviews, most by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some have Downey's ms. notes and corrections. Some pieces are photocopies; some are original tss. Includes a title page and a chronological table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1985.

File consists of photocopies and original tss. of speeches given by James Downey. Includes ms. notes.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1986.

File consists of photocopies and one original ts. of speeches given by James Downey.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1986-1988.

File consists of speeches, speech notes, briefs, presentations and reviews, most by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some have Downey's ms. notes and corrections. Some pieces are photocopies; some are original tss. Includes a title page and a chronological table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1987.

File consists of photocopies and original tss. of speeches given by James Downey.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1988.

File consists of photocopies and original tss. of speeches given by James Downey.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1988-1989.

File consists of speeches, speech notes, presentations and reviews, most by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some have Downey's ms. notes and corrections. Some pieces are photocopies; some are original tss. Includes a title page and a chronological table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1989.

File consists of photocopies and one original ts. of speeches given by James Downey. Includes ms. notes.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1990.

File consists of speeches, speech notes, presentations by James Downey, most in his capacity as President of the University of New Brunswick. Some pieces are photocopies and others are original tss. Includes a title page and a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1990.

File consists of photocopies and original tss. of speeches given by James Downey.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1991-1992.

File consists of photocopies and computer output, some with ms. notes, of speeches delivered in 1991 and 19932.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1992-2000 : loose.

File consists of speeches by James Downey, some in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo, most computer output.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1993.

File consists of speeches and presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo, most computer output. Includes a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1993, Jan.-June .

File consists of speeches, drafts, speech notes, presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1993, Jan.-June .

File consists of photocopies of speeches, drafts, speech notes, presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1993, July-Dec.

File consists of speeches, drafts, speech notes, presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1994.

File consists of speech masters, computer output, most housed in page preservers. Includes a list at the front of the file.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1994 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of photocopies of speeches, speech notes, presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo. Includes a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1994, Jan.-June.

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1994, July-Dec.

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1995.

File consists of speech masters, July-Dec. 1995, computer output, most housed in page preservers. Includes a list in the front of the file.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1995.

File consists of speeches and presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo, computer output. Includes a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1995, Jan.-June.

File consists of speech masters, computer output, most housed in page preservers. Includes a list in the front of the file.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1995, Jan.-June .

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1995, Sept.-Dec.

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1996.

File consists of speech masters, computer output, most housed in page preservers.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1996.

File consists of speeches and presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo, computer output. Includes a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1996 (file 1 of 2).

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1996 (file 2 of 2).

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1997.

File consists of speeches and presentations by James Downey in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo, computer output with some ms. corrections.. Includes a table of contents.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1997, Jan.-June

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1997, July-Dec.

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

Speeches, 1998, Jan.-Aug.

File consists of James Downey's file of speeches and speech drafts and notes, in his capacity as President of the University of Waterloo.

Downey, James

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