Display of artifacts and flora and fauna from the Institute for Northern Studies and Arctic Research and Training Centre.

Image of Dr. Jim Mawdsley, dean of Engineering, and director of the Institute of Northern Studies, working at his desk.

Head and shoulders image of Alfred R. Byers, Department of Geological Sciences.

Bio/Historical Note: Alfred Roddick Byers was born on 25 February 1911 in Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec. He received his BSc (1932), MSc (1933) and his PhD (1935) from McGill. Prior to joining the University of Saskatchewan in 1940, Byers was employed as a geological consultant. He was made full professor in 1957 and Head of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1965. He also served as acting director of the Institute for Northern Studies in 1964. Byers retired from the University in 1972, and died in 1992.

Aerial view of Mawdsley Lake in northern Saskatchewan, named after Dr. J.B. Mawdsley, Dean of the College of Engineering, and Director of the Institute of Northern Studies.

Bio/Historical Note: Geographical coordinates are 56°47' North and 106°07' West.

Bio/Historical Note: James Buckland Mawdsley was born on 22 July 1894 near Siena, Italy, the son of British-American parents. In 1904 the Mawdsley family left Italy and settled in the village of Gainsborough, Saskatchewan. After receiving his public and high school training in Saskatchewan he entered McGill University in 1913. Dr. Mawdsley’s career, like that of many of his contemporaries, was interrupted by the First World War. Twice wounded in France, first with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry and then as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, he was awarded an MBE at the end of the war. In 1919 Dr. Mawdsley returned to McGill and two years later graduated in Mining Engineering. He then went to Princeton University where he obtained his DPhil in Geology in 1924. That same year he joined the Geological Survey of Canada and for the next five years applied his scientific knowledge to the problems of the regional geology of northwestern Quebec. Dr. Mawdsley accepted in 1929 the appointment of professor and head of the Department of Geology at the University of Saskatchewan, a position he held until he became Dean of Engineering in 1961 and also the Director of the Institute for Northern Studies. In 1963 Dr. Mawdsley retired as Dean and was then able to devote all his time to the affairs of the Institute. In addition to his academic duties his professional activities included field work in northern Saskatchewan for the Geological Survey of Canada and the Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources, and private consulting assignments took him to other parts of northern Canada, to the United States and Great Britain. Dr. Mawdsley was the author of 51 scientific papers and his honours were many. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1933 and was chairman of Section IV for the year 1954-55. He was president of the Geological Association of Canada during 1955-56 and of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for 1961-62. In 1953 Dr. Mawdsley was awarded the Institute's Barlow Memorial Medal in recognition of his paper entitled "Uraninite-bearing deposits, Charlebois Lake area, northeastern Saskatchewan". He was a Fellow and Director of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan. Dr. Mawdsley died very suddenly on 3 December 1964 at the age of 70. As Director of the Institute for Northern Studies, University of Saskatchewan, he played a major role in its organization and development and exerted a very great influence on research in northern Canada.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bob Bone, professor of Geography and acting head of the Department of Native Studies.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Robert Martin Bone was born on 20 June 1933. He earned a BA (1955) in Geography from the University of British Columbia, an MA from the University of Washington (1957) and a PhD from the University of Nebraska (1962). Dr. Bone served as geographer with the Geographical Branch of the Government of Canada from 1957-1963. He joined the faculty of the Department of Geography at the University of Saskatchewan in 1963. Dr. Bone remained in Geography until 1970 when he became Professor and Director of the Institute of Northern Studies. With the closure of the INS in 1982, Dr. Bone returned to the Department of Geography. He is the author of The Regional Geography of Canada, a textbook used in Canadian universities. In 2000 he became acting Head of the Department of Native Studies. Among Dr. Bone’s areas of expertise are the Canadian Arctic, sub-Arctic and the Soviet Union.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Jim Mawdsley, dean of Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. James Buckland (Jim) Mawdsley was born on 22 July 1894 near Siena, Italy, the son of British-American parents. In 1904 the Mawdsley family left Italy and settled in the village of Gainsborough, Saskatchewan. After receiving his public and high school training in Saskatchewan he entered McGill University in 1913. Dr. Mawdsley’s career, like that of many of his contemporaries, was interrupted by the First World War. Twice wounded in France, first with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry and then as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, he was awarded an MBE at the end of the war. In 1919 Dr. Mawdsley returned to McGill and two years later graduated in Mining Engineering. He then went to Princeton University where he obtained his DPhil in Geology in 1924. That same year he joined the Geological Survey of Canada and for the next five years applied his scientific knowledge to the problems of the regional geology of northwestern Quebec. Dr. Mawdsley accepted in 1929 the appointment of professor and head of the Department of Geology at the University of Saskatchewan, a position he held until he became dean of Engineering in 1961 and also the director of the Institute for Northern Studies. In 1963 Dr. Mawdsley retired as dean and was then able to devote all his time to the affairs of the institute. In addition to his academic duties, his professional activities included field work in northern Saskatchewan for the Geological Survey of Canada and the Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources, and private consulting assignments took him to other parts of northern Canada, to the United States and Great Britain. Dr. Mawdsley was the author of 51 scientific papers and his honours were many. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1933 and was chairman of Section IV for the year 1954-55. He was president of the Geological Association of Canada during 1955-56 and of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for 1961-62. In 1953 Dr. Mawdsley was awarded the Institute's Barlow Memorial Medal in recognition of his paper entitled "Uraninite-bearing deposits, Charlebois Lake area, northeastern Saskatchewan". He was a Fellow and Director of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan. Dr. Mawdsley died very suddenly on 3 December 1964 at the age of 70. As director of the Institute for Northern Studies, he played a major role in its organization and development and exerted a very great influence on research in northern Canada. Named in his honour is Mawdsley Lake, located at 56° 47' north latitude and 106° 6' west longitude in north central Saskatchewan.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Jim Mawdsley, professor and head, Department of Geology.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. James Buckland (Jim) Mawdsley was born on 22 July 1894 near Siena, Italy, the son of British-American parents. In 1904 the Mawdsley family left Italy and settled in the village of Gainsborough, Saskatchewan. After receiving his public and high school training in Saskatchewan he entered McGill University in 1913. Dr. Mawdsley’s career, like that of many of his contemporaries, was interrupted by the First World War. Twice wounded in France, first with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry and then as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, he was awarded an MBE at the end of the war. In 1919 Dr. Mawdsley returned to McGill and two years later graduated in Mining Engineering. He then went to Princeton University where he obtained his DPhil in Geology in 1924. That same year he joined the Geological Survey of Canada and for the next five years applied his scientific knowledge to the problems of the regional geology of northwestern Quebec. Dr. Mawdsley accepted in 1929 the appointment of professor and head of the Department of Geology at the University of Saskatchewan, a position he held until he became dean of Engineering in 1961 and also the director of the Institute for Northern Studies. In 1963 Dr. Mawdsley retired as dean and was then able to devote all his time to the affairs of the institute. In addition to his academic duties, his professional activities included field work in northern Saskatchewan for the Geological Survey of Canada and the Saskatchewan Department of Mineral Resources, and private consulting assignments took him to other parts of northern Canada, to the United States and Great Britain. Dr. Mawdsley was the author of 51 scientific papers and his honours were many. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1933 and was chairman of Section IV for the year 1954-55. He was president of the Geological Association of Canada during 1955-56 and of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for 1961-62. In 1953 Dr. Mawdsley was awarded the Institute's Barlow Memorial Medal in recognition of his paper entitled "Uraninite-bearing deposits, Charlebois Lake area, northeastern Saskatchewan". He was a Fellow and Director of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan. Dr. Mawdsley died very suddenly on 3 December 1964 at the age of 70. As director of the Institute for Northern Studies, he played a major role in its organization and development and exerted a very great influence on research in northern Canada. Named in his honour is Mawdsley Lake, located at 56° 47' north latitude and 106° 6' west longitude in north central Saskatchewan.

A flag is being raised in front of a [temporary] building at the Arctic Research and Training Centre. Crowd wearing parkas gathered in foreground, another building in background at right.

Bio/Historical Note: The Arctic Research and Training Centre (ARTC) was opened 12 October 1969 at Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories. Arguments in support of creating an arctic research centre were twofold: first, the need for Canadians to more thoroughly understand their northern territories; and second, that such knowledge “cannot be attained by means of superficial impressionism, nor even by the efforts of research people making short-lived trips into the North during the university summer holidays. In all relevant fields, on-going, integrated and perhaps even co-ordinated long-term, year-round research is a vital necessity. Neither government policies nor economic development can be advanced with efficiency and certainty...on the basis of existing fragmentary and inadequate knowledge.” The centre provided accommodation, logistical support, and consultative services to scientists from North America and Europe. Research was wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary. The centre also supported research activities undertaken by the University’s Institute for Northern Studies, and degree courses during summer school were offered for credit, including Inuktitut, Contemporary Anthropology, and Arctic Geography. Graduate research was supported via “Musk-Ox scholarships” and “Arctic bursaries.” The centre closed in [1981].: