Kenneth C. A. Dawson
| Kenneth C. A. Dawson | |
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| Yearbook portrait, 1968 | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Years in Thunder Bay | by 1967–at least 1968 (Lakehead yearbooks) |
| Occupation | Archaeologist; professor of anthropology |
Kenneth C. A. Dawson was a member of the staff of Lakehead University in 1968.[1]
Lakehead University, 1968
| Year | School | Program | Role | Hometown | Clubs and teams | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Lakehead University | Director of Northern Area Studies, C.D., M.A. (Toronto) | Staff | p. 24[1] |
- Roles named: Director of Northern Area Studies.
In Papers and Records (1975)
In 1975 he was described as associate professor and chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Lakehead University; he led a 1963 underwater search of the Kaministiquia River for fur-trade artifacts, reported in Papers and Records.[2][3]
In Papers and Records (1977)
Listed as a director of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society in 1977.[4]
In Papers and Records (1967)
Vice-president of the Thunder Bay Historical Society in 1966–67; wrote a report on 1963–64 archaeology.[5][6]
In Papers and Records (1997)
Dawson, born in 1923 and raised in Toronto, served overseas in the Second World War and had a business career before turning to archaeology (MA, University of Toronto, trained under Kenneth Kidd and Thomas Lee). From 1961 he led surveys and excavations around Thunder Bay, including the Cummins Site, was appointed to the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board in 1964, and in 1965 became Director of Northern Area Studies and Professor of Anthropology at Lakehead University, where within seven years he had persuaded the administration to form an independent anthropology department. He directed the Wawa Big Dig, retired in 1988, and was made an Honorary Life Member of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society in 1997. His wife Irene, trained under Walter Kenyon, took part in the field work.[7][8] He wrote Contributions and Personalities of the Archaeologists Who Breached the Continental Boreal Forest of Canada for the 1997 volume, and Bill Ross compiled his bibliography.[9]
Lakehead University, 1967
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| Year | School | Program | Role | Hometown | Clubs and teams | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Lakehead University | Director of Northern Area Studies, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Department | Staff | Ritual Burial Mound team | p. 24[10] |
- Awards and honours: M.A. (Toronto).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lakehead University Nor'Wester (1968), p. 24. Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Our Contributors", Papers and Records, vol. III (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1975), p. 35. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ Kenneth C. A. Dawson, "Underwater Search for Lost Fur Trade Goods in Northern Ontario", Papers and Records, vol. III (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1975), p. 27. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ "Officers and Directors listing", Papers and Records, vol. V (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1977), p. iv. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ "Officers 1966–67", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. iv. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ K. C. A. Dawson, "A Preliminary Report on Prehistoric Work Undertaken in 1963 and 1964 in Thunder Bay District", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. 11. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ K.C.A. Dawson, "Contributions and Personalities of the Archaeologists Who Breached the Continental Boreal Forest of Canada", Papers and Records, vol. XXV (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1997), pp. 33–35. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ Glenn Craig, "President's Report", Papers and Records, vol. XXV (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1997), p. 79. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ Bill Ross, "The Publications of K.C.A. Dawson", Papers and Records, vol. XXV (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1997), pp. 18–23. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ Lakehead University Nor'Wester (1967), p. 24. Internet Archive.