Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Universit Laval

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval

• An Overview

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Plan

• Introduction
• The Idea of the University and the Establishment
  of Realms of Memory
• The Development of the Sciences at Université
  Laval
• Realms of Memory and Heritage Resources at
  Université Laval
• Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
  Laval
• The Uses of the Universitys Heritage Resources
  in the Sciences
• Conclusion

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval Introduction

• Overview of the heritage resources
• Idea of the university in Québec
• Notion of realms of memory

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The Idea of the University and the Establishment
of Realms of Memory
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The Idea of the University and the Establishment
of Realms of Memory (1)

• Idea of the university what a university should
  be
• At Université Laval
• 1852-1910 formed Catholic, humanist elite for
  traditionnal society
• Beginning of the 20th century institution of
  teaching and of research
• By 1980s institution of service to society

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The Idea of the University and the Establishment
of Realms of Memory(2)

• Collective memory and forgetting a counterweight
  to the fragmented nature of the university
  community
• Realm of memory a significant entity, either
  material or ideal, which the will of men or the
  work of time has made into a symbolic element of
  some community Pierre Nora (translation)

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The Idea of the University and the Establishment
of Realms of Memory (3)

• University realms of memory
• Places archival service, library museum,
• Activities anniversary celebrations,
  commemorative celebrations, fund-raising
  campaigns
• Symbols myths, heroes, emblems, founding
  documents, monuments, or buildings names
• Intellectual exercises historical exhibitions,
  histories

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The Development of the Sciences at Université
Laval
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The Development of the Sciences at Université
Laval

• Development of the sciences at Université Laval
  an aspect of the modernization of Québec society
• Founding of the school of chemistry in 1920
• Establisment of the faculty of sciences in 1937
• Faculty of sciences and engineering- 13 schools
  and departments creators of heritage resources

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Realms of Memory and Heritage Resources at
Université Laval
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Realms of Memory and Heritage Resources at
Université Laval (1)

• Architecturally, old University classically
  inspired - new campus and architecture from 1940s
  through 1960s modernist
• 1964 archival service created
• Initially attached to Universtity library
  reflects of the idea of the University as
  institution of teaching and research

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Realms of Memory and Heritage Resources at
Université Laval (2)

• 1984 archival service attached to office of
  secretary general reflects idea
• Archives as à service to University
  administration
• University as a service to society
• 1964 rare book collection created

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at
Université Laval
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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval (1)

• Of all aspects of university heritage, that of
  the sciences among least well preserved
• Archival resources are institutional or
  non-institutionnal

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval (2)

• Institutional archives
• Faculty of sciences and engineering(including
  former schools of chemistry and of mines)
• Department of geology and geological engineering
• Department of mines and metallurgy
• All create archives

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval (3)

• Institutional records strongly administrative
• Non-institutional papers correct administrative
  bias

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval (4)

• Eight scientific collections used in the 19th
  century and early 20th century
• Two followed University to present campus
  geology and medicine
• 1960s new collections created
• Scientific collections stored in Casault building
• Two exceptions
• Louis-Marie Herbarium and René Bureau geology
  museum

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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval (5)

• Other realms of memory
• Jean Hamelin Histoire de lUniversité Laval les
  Péripéties dune Idée (1995)
• James Lambert Bibliographie de lUniversité Laval
  (1996)

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The Uses of the Universitys Heritage
Resources in the Sciences
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The uses of the Universitys Heritage Resources
in the Sciences

• Université Laval and employees first users of own
  realms of memory
• Outside researchers few scientists more
  historians of science
• Outside exhibitions

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Conclusion
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Heritage Resources in the Sciences at Université
Laval Conclusion

• Milieu of memory
• Realms of memory
• Support teaching and research
• Symbols
• Representations of the idea of Université Laval

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Thanks for your attention

• James Lambert
• Archivist
• Université Laval
• Division des archives
• James.lambert_at_sg.ulaval.ca
• [phone]
• Poste 6506