Doris Calder

1941-

Doris Ethel Calder (née Patterson) is a resident and historian of the Kingston Peninsula in New Brunswick. She was born on 3 November 1941.  After high-school, Calder left the Peninsula for a few years. She graduated from Acadia University in 1963 and received a B.Ed. at the University of New Brunswick the following year. In addition to being an oral historian, Calder is the author of All Our Born Days: A Lively History of New Brunswick’s Kingston Peninsula (Percheron, 1984).

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Kingston Peninsula

Archival Material

• Doris Calder Oral History Collection
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  Location

  Kingston Peninsula Heritage

  Website/Catalogue Record

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  Retrieval Number

  KPH 6

  Date Range of Material

  1979-1980

  Extent

  44 audio recordings (original cassette tapes and MP3 files)
  17 cm textual material (original interview notes)
  6.5 cm textual material (transcript)

  Scope and Content Note

  The fond contains records of interviews conducted by Doris Calder of Kingston Peninsula residents. These interviews document oral histories of the region and provide the research material for her book All Our Born Days: A Lively History of New Brunswick's Kingston Peninsula.  Records include audio recordings, Calder's original note cards, and transcripts of Calder's notes.