George Alexander Rawlyk

1935-1995

Dr. George Alexander Rawlyk was born on 19 May 1935 in Thorold, Ontario. He was educated at McMaster University (B.A., 1957), a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford (1957), and attended the University of Rochester (M.A., 1962, and Ph.D., 1966). From 1959-1961, Dr. Rawlyk lectured in History at Mount Allison University (Sackville, New Brunswick), and then was Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS from 1961 to 1966. From 1966 until his death, he was at Queen's University at Kingston (Associate Professor 1966-1969, and Professor after 1969). He was Chairman of the Department of History from 1976 to 1985. Throughout the years, he was Visiting Professor at Michigan State University, the University of Prince Edward Island and McGill University, Acadia University, and the University of New Brunswick. He was also Scholar in Residence at Harvard University, and at Cushwa Centre, Notre Dame University. Dr. Rawlyk held several positions on the Canadian Historical Association. He was a Council Member of the Champlain Society and a member of the Editorial Board of Acadiensis. Rawlyk died on 23 November 1995 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Sackville, Fredericton

Archival Material

• George Alexander Rawlyk fonds
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  Location

  Queen's University Archives

  Website/Catalogue Record

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  Retrieval Number

  F958

  Date Range of Material

  1913-1996

  Extent

  17.92 m of textual records and other material

  Scope and Content Note

  The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, research and lecture notes, student essays, photographs and sound recordings; and material relating to the history of First Baptist Church, Kingston, Ontario (1913-1992). The papers have documentation on Dr. Rawlyk's professional activities, wide research interests, and rich religious life. The papers include his extensive correspondence with Canadian and American scholars. The files of writings show his broad range of interests in the fields of Evangelical/Baptist history, the life and works of Henry Alline, the history of the Maritime provinces, and Canadian historiography generally. Extensive documentation is included on the two important events in Dr. Rawlyk's scholarly life: the 1993 Angus Reid Poll on Religious life in Canada; and the 1995 conference on Canadian Evangelicals, both assisted by the P.E.W. Trust.