Fonds 18-007 - Denis Smith fonds. 2018 additions

Fonds acquired from Professor Denis Smith in 2018.

Folder titles and order maintained as received.

None. Until 1 January 2020, permission of Professor Denis Smith was required to access this fonds.

This fonds along with 89-009, 92-012, 01-002, 02-012, 04-019, 12-008, and 14-010 is an addition to 86-001.

Box 1

Folder

1. Donaghy on Dief-Ike, 2015
   Copy of a paper by Greg Donaghy entitled: “When the Chips are down: Eisenhower, Diefenbaker, and the Lebanese Crisis, 1958”, presented at the Canadian Historical Association meetings of 2015 and sent to Smith

2. Stephen Harper and the parliamentary constitution, Sept. 2015

3. Joe Wearing: “Who forms the government?, [Nov. 2014]

4. David Harley memorial, 26 September 2014
   Denis Smith’s copy of his words of tribute spoken at the funeral of his friend David Harley

5. John Graham manuscript, 2014
   Comments by Smith on manuscripts by John Graham: “Whose man in Havana: adventures from the far side of diplomacy”, [2013]; and “Central America: fireworks and foreign diplomacy”, [2014]

6. Azzi class: Diefenbaker’s prime ministership, 2014
   Smith’s notes on the talks he gave to Dr. Stephen’s Azzi’s classes at Carleton University in [2012] and 2014

7. Diefenbaker, 2011-
   Includes copy of article by Eric Bergbusch: “Diefenbaker in the Holy Land” (Bout de papier, Summer/Fall 2009 pp. 17-23); a second article by Kathryn Blaze Carlson: “The Diefenbaker gambit” (National Post, 7 Jan. 2011); and a third article by Andrew Cohen: “The Chief had too big an ego for anyone else (Ottawa Citizen, 6 Sept. 2011)

8. Harper’s demise, 2013
   Includes draft of a piece Smith submitted to the Globe and Mail editorial office 30 Oct. 2013 re the “Senate scandal” (over Senators’ expenses). Plus copies of other related newspaper articles

9. 2012: The Siege of 24 Sussex Drive
   An article by Smith submitted to the Globe and Mail, Dec. 2011

10. Harper and dissolution, 2008
    Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament in Sept. 2008 and called a snap election. In 2007 Parliament had adopted fixed election dates and there was the question of whether Harper could call a snap election and whether or not the Governor General would agree. Included are many articles including one by Smith entitled: “Can Stephen Harper dissolve Parliament when he chooses?” submitted to the Globe and Mail, August 2008

11. Harper’s generous legacy
    Smith wrote an article entitled “Stephen Harper’s generous legacy” and it was published in the Globe and Mail, 12 May 2012 under the title: “A Modest Proposal: The (as yet) untold Harper legacy: So long, Ottawa. Hello, three hills”. Included in the folder is the correspondence re publication of the article
    Also included is a copy of the online version of the article entitled: “What would Canada look like in 2015 if Harper is still Prime Minister?”, 11 May 2012

12. Prisoners of Cabrera: Spanish translation
    Documentation regarding the production of the Spanish edition of Smith’s Prisoners of Cabrera (Toronto: Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, 2001)

13. Smith review of a book.

14. The Lessons of Anatoli Tarasov
    Smith was inspired by an article in the Toronto Star, 30 Dec. 1969 entitled “Russia’s Tarasov examines NHL play” to written a poem entitled “The Lessons of Anatoli Tarasov”. Included in the folder is a copy of the poem plus a copy of an article in Puckstruck, 18 Sept. 2014, entitled “In Russia, we have a proverb” in which Smith’s poem is reprinted

15. Ron Thom panel, 11 Sept. [2014]
    Copy of Smith’s remarks entitled: “Ron Thom and the founding of Trent: remarks for a panel discussion,” 22 Sept. 2014, plus responses to his talk. The talk was in conjunction with celebrations re the 50th anniversary of Trent University

16. Ron Thom panel, 11 Sept. 2014 – [research and drafts]
    Research regarding Trent University history and its buildings in preparation for the talk given to the panel

17. Smith review of a book

18. The Crier, 1999-2000 The Port Hope Crier was established by local citizens, including Denis Smith, in 1999 and published its last issues 22 June 2000. Included is a deed of gift to the Ganaraska Region Archives where the issues of the newspaper were archived

19. Toronto Star book editor
    Correspondence of Smith with the book editor of the Toronto Star recommending books to be reviewed
    Also, drafts of potential contracts any member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada could use when signing with a publisher. Especially applicable in the digital media era

20. Royalty statements

21. Trent University personal, 1980-82

22. Diefenbaker [health], 2001

23. Ron Thom memorial, 1986

24. Symons Conference, 17 June 2011
    Smith’s speech at the conference is included. The book Tom Symons: a Canadian life, (University of Ottawa Press, 2011), edited by Ralph Heintzman, was launched at this conference. Included is the chapter that Smith contributed to the book

25. Tom McMillan, Stanfield and Symons, 2010
    Smith advised Tom McMillan re the production of McMillan’s book: Not My Party: The rise and fall of Canadian Tories, from Robert Stanfield to Stephen Harper (Nimbus, 2016)

26. Trent University, 1986

27. University of King’s College, Halifax, 1992

28. Allan Blakeney Honorary Degree Citation, University of Western Ontario, Oct. 1991

29. T.H.B. Symons Fund in Canadian Studies

30. Awarding to Smith of title “Honorary Professor” at Trent University, 1998

31. Trent University Champlain College Architectural Advisory Board, 1991-

32. Lisa Rochon – Trent, Dec. 2004
    Article by Lisa Rochon entitled “The mugging of Thom’s Trent” (Globe and Mail, 1 Dec. 2004) which discussed the new Gzowski College at Trent. Smith sent a letter to the Editor of the Globe re Rochon’s article. Included are various articles re Trent’s architecture

Box 2

Note: folders 1-5 relate to A Dissenting Voice (manuscript by Smith) which was later published as a book (Rock’s Mills Press, Nov. 2016). Hereafter referred to as DV

Folder

1. Collected articles, 2016: DV
   A large folder consisting of 5 subfolders containing the articles later reproduced in DV
   1a: 1: Essays and addresses
   1b: 2: Reviews
   1c: 3: Polemics
   1d: 4: Diversions

2. DV submitted version, 20 April 2016
   Consists of 6 pages: Title page, contents and introduction

3. DV final copy, 8 Nov. 2016
   Full text of the manuscript

4. Discards
   Articles by Smith not included in the manuscript

5. DV miscellaneous notes, 2016

6. Classes Maria de la Rica, 2014
   Information for the Spanish ambassador to Canada Carlos Gomez-Mugica and wife Maria de la Rica Aranguren, 2014-2015

7. Conversations on Canada for the Spanish ambassador, 2014 and 2015

8. Climate Change: COP-21
   Information re the 2015 UN Conference on Climate Change and the resulting Paris climate change agreement. Included is the UN text of the agreement, Dec. 2015

9. SCC (Supreme Court of Canada) Senate reference, 2014
   Decision 2014 SCC 32 of the SCC concerning the proposed reform of the Senate. The government of Prime Minister Harper had proposed changing the method of selecting Senators. The SCC said that under the 1982 constitution the way for changing institutions must involve the provinces

10. Greece, 2015
    Articles regarding the financial crisis in Greece, 2015

11. The Ukraine and Russia, 2014
    Articles on the matter including Prime Minister Harper’s reaction

Note: Folders 12-33 consist of documents related to the research and writing of Smith’s unpublished book Juan Carlos and the Democratic Monarchy in Spain (hereafter abbreviated at DMS)

12. DMS Bella Pomer, Nov. 1991

13. Juan Carlos in Toronto, Oct. 1991
    Op ed. Article submitted to the Toronto Star by Smith related to the honorary doctorate awarded to King Juan Carlos I of Spain by the University of Toronto

14. Failed 1981 coup d’etat in Spain called 23-F
    Spanish newspaper clippings related to 23-F

15. New York Times, 1969- (DMS)
    References to articles in the New York Times

16. DMS Bella Pomer 1989-1990

17. Articles on Juan Carlos, 1991

18. Newspaper articles, 1990

19. DMS revised 1989
    Manuscript of the text of Juan Carlos and the Democratic Monarchy, revised 15 Feb. 1989

20. DMS current history notes

21. DMS: Appendices

22. DMS: Introduction

23. DMS: [Chapter] 1: The monarchy in exile

24. DMS: [Chapter] 2: Kingdom without a King

25. DMS: [Chapter] 3: Prince of Spain

26. DMS [Chapter] 3: Prince of Spain (no. 2)

27. DMS [Chapter] 4: Dictatorship without a dictator
    Note: file folder is empty

28. DMS [Chapter] 5: The triumph of Juan Carlos
    Note: file folder is empty

29. DMS: Draft MSS copy 1

30. The Spanish transition: bibliography

31. The Spanish transition: correspondence
    Note: file folder is empty

32. The Spanish transition: notes

33. The Spanish transition: articles (clippings)