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William John Barnes fonds
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1954-1994 (Creation)
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- Barnes, William John
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0.15 m of textual records
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Biographical history
William John (Bill) Barnes was an Associate Professor at Queen's University at Kingston from 1962 until his death in November 1992. Born in Kemptville, Ontario, on 4 November 1936, he attended Trinity College and went on to pursue graduate studies at the University of Chicago. Bill Barnes joined the Department of English Department at Queen's University in 1962. His primary interests were in the English Renaissance, particularly John Milton, and Canadian literature and modern poetry. He won the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society Award for teaching excellence twice and also received one of Canada's most prestigious teaching awards, the 3M Teaching Fellowship. He was also choirmaster and organist at St James Anglican Church, Kingston for twenty years and his choral work was written during his tenure there. He was asked by Queen's University to write their Sesquicentennial Hymn, which received its inaugral performance on 16 October 1991. William John Barnes died 30 November 1992 in Kingston. He is survived by his daughters Catherine and Sarah, and son James.
Custodial history
The papers contained in the William John Barnes fonds were received by Queen's University Archives from Professor Peter Taylor, who had collected the material from David Helwig, George Logan and Bill Barnes' daughters.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of student essays, teaching notes, poetry, music scores, including "Queen's University Sesquicentennial Hymn", and reviews pertaining to the career and interests of Professor Barnes. Also included is a copy of the manuscript published in his honour entitled, "Complex Variables".
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Professor Peter Taylor
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As the material contained in the William John Barnes fonds arrived at Queen's University Archives in no discernible order, the present series were created by the archivist, based on content. These records have been arranged at the file level in alphabetical order.
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- English
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3741.14
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Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright provisions apply, please see archivist. Permission to reproduce any unpublished material must be received, in writing, from the executor of the Bill Barnes estate.
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No further accruals are expected