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Norman Arthur Townsend was born in England 14 October 1940. He attended public school in England and received his undergraduate B.Sc. degree from the London School of Economics in 1962. In 1962 he moved to Africa, where his family was, and attended Makerere University in Uganda. From this institution he received his Postgraduate Diploma in Education.

Townsend came to Canada and obtained his Master's degree at McMaster University in Hamilton and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He doctoral thesis was written about "The social riverine agriculture of the Pokomo of north-east Kenya". He lived in a mud hut for two years and learned the language of the people he lived with. During his time at the universities he had work as a teaching assistant. He taught four years of high school in Kenya. He received a number of grants from various sources for research. He published "Lineage and generation in Pokomo Kinship" (1972), "A Note on Pokomo Beekeeping" (1972), and "Biased Symbiosis on Tana River" (1973). His Ph.D. thesis was finished in 1973. He started teaching Anthropology in 1977 at Trent University. He could read French and he could read and speak Swahili with a high degree of proficiency. He was married in 1969 to a Canadian and they had two children. Norman Arthur Townsend died unexpectedly on 30 August 1979.

The Township of Asphodel-Norwood in the County of Peterborough was created in 1998 when municipalities in Ontario were reorganized and many amalgamations took place. The amalgamated Township was created from the former Township of Asphodel and the Village of Norwood.

The Townships of Sherborne and McClintock are located in the north-west corner of Haliburton County. They form part of the United Municipalities of Sherborne, McClintock and Livingstone which was created in 1979 and it has a population of approximately 500 people. Sherborne was the first of the Townships surveyed in 1862. It was named after the English town of Sherborne. McClintock was surveyed in 1876 and it was named after Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, the artic explorer. (Taken from: Mika, Nick and Helma. "Places of Ontario, Part III, N-Z." Belleville: Mika Publishing Co., 1983.)

Catharine Parr Traill was born in Rotherhithe near London, England 9 January 1802 as Catharine Parr Strickland. She was the fifth child of Thomas and Elizabeth Strickland. She was sister to Eliza, Jane Margaret, Susanna (later Susanna Moodie), Samuel and Agnes. In 1832 she married Lt. Thomas Traill. She emigrated with her husband to Upper Canada when the opportunity provided itself and they settled near the Otonabee River near Peterborough, Upper Canada. Together they had nine children. Catharine wrote a number of works on pioneer life in Upper Canada such as The Backwoods of Canada (1834), Canadian Crusoes (1853), The Female Emigrants Guide (1854), Canadian Wild Flowers (1868) and Studies of Plant Life in Canada (1885). She also kept a journal and in it she wrote down ideas and sketches for future writings. The Old Doctor (1985) was probably written between 1835 and 1840 when John Hutchinson, a native of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, was practising medicine in Peterborough, Upper Canada. Before emigrating Catharine had published a number of children's books and stories in England. Catharine Parr Traill died 29 August 1899. (Taken from: Forest and Other Gleanings. Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, 1994.)

The Trent Athletics Centre is the campus facility for university and local sports, recreation, and wellness. The Trent Athletics Department began in 1966 with shared facilities in downtown Peterborough with Paul S.B. Wilson as Director, a position he held until his retirement in 2002. Bill Byrick then served as Director from 2002-2014 followed by Debra Bright-Brungle from 2015-2022. Leslie Spooner was Acting Director from 2022-Fall 2024 when Nathan McFadden was hired as the new Athletic Director. The Trent Athletics Centre offers indoor and outdoor facilities combined with access to the Otonabee River, diverse nature areas and kilometers of trails. Trent students and community members have access to a 12,000 sq foot cardio loft and weight room that includes an indoor climbing wall, and indoor rowing/paddling tank. The Athletics Centre also has an outdoor artificial turf field and track, squash court, and the Health in Motion on-site physiotherapy, rehabilitation and sports health clinic .

The Trent Student Union (TSU) was created in 1972. The objectives of the Union were to "...represent the interests of the students to the administration of the University; to give recognition and financial support to student clubs, organizations, and societies within the University; to study the academic and physical growth or decline of the University and to make suitable recommendations to the appropriate bodies; to represent the TSU to other student governments, to the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government, and to other organizations outside the University; and to foster in students an awareness of community, provincial, national and international issues and to promote action in relation to these issues." The TSU executive was composed of one elected representative from each college and the remaining members were elected by the general membership of the TSU. It was comprised of 13 members in total: Chairperson, Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Commissioner for External Affairs, Commissioner of Finance, Commissioner for Academic Affairs, the Recorder, five College representatives, and two TSU senators. (Taken from the TSU Constitution). In 1995 the TSU ceased to exist. Students voted in the Trent Central Student Government (TCSG). During the application of Incorporation as a non-profit corporation the new TCSG was informed that they could not be a government and therefore a new name was chosen. The new name was the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) and the TCSA is now responsible as the representative of the students of Trent University.

Trent Regional Ballet Association was founded 2 October 1974. Its main goal was to encourage and promote dance in different forms. First directors of the corporation were J. Baker, M. Hull, J. Clarke, J.G. McCarney, M. Lester, B. Ross, C. Fulford, D. Popple, A. Kolisnyk, and C. Lester.

The Trent Student Union (TSU) was created in 1972. The objectives of the Union were to "...represent the interests of the students to the administration of the University; to give recognition and financial support to student clubs, organizations, and societies within the University; to study the academic and physical growth or decline of the University and to make suitable recommendations to the appropriate bodies; to represent the TSU to other student governments, to the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government, and to other organizations outside the University; and to foster in students an awareness of community, provincial, national and international issues and to promote action in relation to these issues." The TSU executive was composed of one elected representative from each college and the remaining members were elected by the general membership of the TSU. It was comprised of 13 members in total: Chairperson, Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Commissioner for External Affairs, Commissioner of Finance, Commissioner for Academic Affairs, the Recorder, five College representatives, and two TSU senators. (Taken from the TSU Constitution). In 1995 the TSU ceased to exist. Students voted in the Trent Central Student Government (TCSG). During the application of Incorporation as a non-profit corporation the new TCSG was informed that they could not be a government and therefore a new name was chosen. The new name was the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) and the TCSA is now responsible as the representative of the students of Trent University.

Trent University was formally created in 1963 by the Ontario Legislature. Located in Peterborough, Ontario, Trent opened its doors to its first students in 1964.

The first archivist was Pat Johnston. She was succeeded by Ken Johnson who was archivist until 1982. Bernadine Dodge was first appointed Acting University Archivist in 1982 and then University Archivist the next year. She retired in 2009. At various times between 2009 and 2022 Janice Millard served as Curator and Jodi Aoki as Archivist and University Archivist. Janice Millard retired in 2015 and Jodi Aoki in 2022.

The Ashley Fellowship was established at Trent University in 1976 with a bequest from the late Charles Allan Ashley. Proceeds from the endowment are used to bring a visiting scholar to reside in one of the university’s five colleges in order to participate in lectures, seminars and informal contacts with students and faculty. Those eligible to receive the fellowship are persons who have made significant achievements in their field. They do not necessarily hold an academic appointment, but are required to contribute broadly to the academic and collegiate life of the University.

The office of Associate Dean of Arts and Science at Trent University has had a convoluted history. The first incumbent was W. Eldon, followed by Julian Blackburn, Prudence Craib, Peter Adams, and Colin Taylor. The position has held responsibilities related to graduate studies and research since 1984.

The Audio Library Program was established in 1974 to service visually and physically disabled students at the post-secondary level in Ontario. Housed at Trent University, the Program’s primary focus was to make print material accessible to students.

The Audio-Visual Department was an academic support department set up to provide audio visual equipment, projectionists, other technical services and a media library service to the University community. Audio-Visual activities were divided into four distinct categories: distribution of audio visual equipment; film/video bookings - media library; language laboratory operations; and audio-visual productions. The Audio-Visual Department fells within the umbrella of the Library, and was directed administratively by the Head Librarian.