Fonds 12-001 - Ontario Camping Association fonds. 2012 additions

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Ontario Camping Association fonds. 2012 additions

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    12-001

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    • 2000-2010 (Creation)
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      Ontario Camps Association

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    1.25 m of textual records and related materials
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    film

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    In 1900 A.L. Cochrane established the first private camp in Ontario. By 1925, the number of private camps in Ontario had increased to only six or seven. The camps established during this time period (1900-1925) were mainly for boys over the age of thirteen. Co-ed camps were unheard of at this time. As of 1925, the private camps were making headway in their development and agency camps, such as the Y.M.C.A., were opening up across the province. The leaders and directors of these camps, wanting to keep abreast of new trends, began to regularly attend the American Camping Association conventions, due to the absence of a Canadian or Ontario camping association. This situation, although helpful to the evolution of camps in Ontario, was not ideal. Issues relevant to Canadian camps, and camp leaders and directors, were not being addressed by the American association. As a result, the camp leaders in Ontario decided to form their own group. In the first few years, the meetings were informal, and held in private homes. The first members were A.L. Cochrane, H.E. Chapman, Mary Edgar, Mary Hamilton, Fern Halliday, and Taylor and Ethel Statten. One of the main topics of discussion centered on the need for a camping association in Ontario. In 1933, this group of private camp leaders and directors formally founded the Ontario Camping Association. Taylor Statten was made the first chairman of the Association. It was decided by the founding members that the Association would not just be for private camps, but would be open to anyone engaged in any aspect of camping. The interests of the founders of the Association encompassed the development and maintenance of high camping standards in the field of camping for children and an appreciation of the wider aspects of the camping movement. They believed that through discussion and consideration of common camping policies and problems, and by mutual exchange of ideas and knowledge, better camping would be achieved. The Ontario Camping Association was responsible for the development and implementation of standards for Ontario's children's camps, and, in 1941, in conjunction with the Provincial Department of Health, made the licensing of all camps mandatory. The headquarters of the Association are located in Toronto, Ontario. In 2012, the Ontario Camping Association changed its name to Ontario Camps Association.

    Custodial history

    Fonds was in the custody of various Ontario Camping Association camps before being donated to Trent University Archives.

    Scope and content

    Fonds consists of Brown Bag materials relating to camps associated with the Ontario Camping Association. Materials include pamphlets, photographs, film and other digital media.

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    Fonds acquired through the Brown Bag Program from various camps.

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        This fonds, along with 78-006, 82-009, 84-019, 86-018, 88-006, 89-015, 92-005, 93-021, 98-019, 01-018, 04-022, and 08-008 is an addition to 72-007.

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        We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of students in Fleming College's 2011 Archival Management class who helped to process this collection.

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        Box 1

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        1a. 5 Star Camps

        1. Ak-o-mak
        2. Ararat
          2a. Aurora Lutheran Bible Camp
        3. Autism Ontario Niagara Summer
        4. Awakening
        5. Bayview Glen
        6. Big Canoe
        7. Cairn Presbyterian Camping and Retreat Centres
          7a. Canadian Adventure Camp
        8. Cedar Bay Summer Explorers
          8a. Cedar Valley Ranch
        9. Centauri
        10. Celtic
        11. Cherita
        12. Chikopi
        13. Circle Sqaure Ranch
        14. Couchiching
        15. Crestwood Valley
        16. Crossroads
        17. Diamond
        18. Discovery
        19. Easter Seals, Camp Lakewood
        20. Eden
        21. Ein Gedi
        22. Forest Cliff
        23. Galbraith Optimist
        24. Ganadaoweh
        25. George
        26. Glen Bernard
        27. Glen Eagle Junior Golf
        28. Golden Lake
        29. Harbourfront Centre
        30. Hardwood
        31. Hidden Bay Leadership
        32. Hillside Nature
        33. Hockey Opportunity

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        1. Horizon Arts
        2. Humber Arboretum Nature
        3. Inner City Outtripping Centre
        4. International Hockey Training North
        5. Jacksons Point
        6. Kahouah
        7. Kemur Equestrian Girls
        8. Kenesserie
        9. Keywaydin
          9a. Kids on Deck Summer Baseball Camps
        10. Kummoniwannago
        11. Lambton Centre
        12. Magic Forest
        13. Manitou
        14. March of Dimes
        15. Massad
        16. McDougall
        17. McGovern
          17a. Mini-Yo-We
        18. Mooredale
        19. Muskoka Woods
        20. New Moon
        21. Natureways
        22. Newport Adventure
        23. Nominingue
        24. Oconto (includes approximately 10 photographs)
        25. Onondaga
        26. Ouareau
        27. Outlook
        28. Par Golf
        29. Parks and Recreation; County of Brant
        30. Pearce-Williams Christian
        31. Pioneer
        32. Pleasant Bay
        33. Quality
        34. Ramah in Canada
        35. Robin Hood
        36. Rondeau Yacht Club
        37. Royal Ontario Museum
        38. Ryerson University Sports

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        1. Salvation Army Camps: Jacksons Point Camp, Day Camp, Camp Wabana, and Camp Rainbow
        2. Savation Army Jacksons Point
        3. Sans Souci-Centre d'Equitation
        4. SAC
        5. Saddlewood Equestrian Centre
        6. The Scott Mission
        7. Selah
        8. Seneca
        9. Shalom
        10. Sparrow Lake
        11. Spartacus
        12. Swallowdale
        13. Swallowdale con't
        14. Tamarack
        15. Tanner
        16. Tawingo
        17. Temagami
        18. Timberlane
        19. Tim Horton Memorial
        20. Tim Horton Onondaga Farm
        21. Towhee
        22. Trails Youth Initiative
        23. Trent
        24. Trent Summer Sports
        25. Trillium
        26. Trillium Day Camp
        27. Wahanowin
        28. Walden
        29. Waupoos
        30. Wanapitei

        Box 4

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        1. Wenonah 2001, 2002
        2. Wenonah 2003
        3. Wenonah 2004
        4. Wenonah 2005
        5. Wenonah 2006
        6. Wenonah 2006-2010
        7. Willow Springs
        8. Wimodausis
        9. Winnebagoe
        10. Winner's Circle
        11. Winning Techniques
        12. Winston
        13. YMCA, General
        14. YMCA Greater Toronto Area
        15. YMCA Day Camps
        16. YMCA Guelph
        17. YMCA John Island
        18. YMCA Niagara
        19. YMCA Oakville
        20. YMCA: Camp Queen Elizabeth 2005
        21. YMCa: Camp Queen Elizabeth 2010
        22. YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka
        23. YMCA Sudbury
        24. YMCA Summer Camps
        25. YMCA Wanakita

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