Renee Kasinsky - RBSC / OSC Archives

Renee Goldsmith Kasinsk y
An inventory of her Paper s
in the Library o f
the University of British Columbi a
Special Collections Divisio n
Spring, 1985
Biographical informatio n
Renee Goldsmith Kasinsky was born in the United States and became a lande d
immigrant in Canada in 1969 . Kasinsky has taught sociology in both Canada and the
United States and has worked as a consultant for Operon Research Association i n
Vancouver .
Scope and Content s
The fonds consists of records relating to issues such as amnesty, selective service and
Canadian aid groups for draft resistors . Included is correspondence from the Vancouve r
Committee to Aid American War Objectors (1968-1975), questionnaires, relate d
information and analysis (1969/70), interview transcripts, clippings, notes and printe d
material . The material was created during the writing of Kasinsky's book entitled ,
Refugees from Militarism : Draft-Age Americans in Canada .
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Inventory Serie s
Corres pondenc e
Questi
, aire code and identificatio n
queEtio , daire s
Interview s
Subject file s
Manuscript : pros e
Subject file : doctoral dissertation
Inventory
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annotated questionnaires
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Questionnaire s
unnumbered questionnaires (8-pag e
edition)
erview Analysis/Questionnaire Analysis and Cod e
list of questionnaire subjects
"inalysis of Questionnaire" (1 page)
uestionnaire Code (incomplete)
,deelloneaire Code
eivariate Taolese-Jodgers and Deserters
Bivriate Tables and Set Specification s
iA,ariate Tables
ibles
Corrections
Bivariate Tables, etc . New Variao :!s
"Dodgers and Deserters Sep ."
untitled computer printout
notes on the questionnaire
Bivariate Tables
sheet beginning "Contradictory natur e
of the data ."
"To Do" list of tables
"Cuestionnaire--Interpretation :
Labelling" (single sheet)
Questionnaire-page edition)
dat breakdown in spiral notebook
coding sheet (in notebook)
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Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Foyle,
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ices related to gaining
amigrant Status . Numbere d
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no .of items
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stionnaire s
Questionnaires related to g :iri n
Landed Immigrant Status . -h—red
31 to 60 .
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cluestiohhaire
a brief cove r
note, no attached .
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Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin g
1
Immigrant Status . Numbere d
61 o 90 .
Vaecouver Committee Questioh ,
etionnaires related t o
Landed In i
Shatus .
91 to 10
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Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
otherwise b1h
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Vancouver
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da..estionn Tres related to
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veterans) .
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Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gaining
Landed Immigrant Status (Men- 26 years and older) .
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin g
Landed Immigrant Status (Men- non-U ., . citizens, or having
crimin 1 records, or otherwis e
is-_ d
disti,
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin g
Landed Immigrant Status (Men-draft dodgers and deserters)
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Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin g
Landed Immigrant Status Men
d- ft dodgers and deserters)
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Int
ie with Bill, Vietnam vet ., Montrea l
Interview with Bill Wittmeyer, deserter ,
Montreal
Intervie with .:ill WiM
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Intemviee
'Witt y
deserter ,
ontreal
Interview with Sill Witte
:r Lsici ,
omtrea l
deserter : Experim
American Deserters
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25 pages
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Intervi c
Montreal
with
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part of interview : pp . 1-12, 15, 17 ,
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Interview with Career Officer Do n
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Interview with Don (2 9
awa ,
1969
Interview :itn Jerry, De
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Interview :
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r Barry and Deserte r
and
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Doyle,
2 interview
.ter, Toronto ,
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Interview wiz
19.ormon, Toronto, 1 -> 9
interview
mien, CO . Deserte r
__wan Lync h
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Interview itn Larry Lynch (Officer Deserte r
Toronto,
r_or 196 9
interview with Larry Lynch (10
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70f, y'
since
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Interview with Bob S ., Deserter, T
:ay 1970
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IntervL
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Interview with Joe ,
Vancouver, 197 0
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erview with Joe (9
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Lth
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;Low Ti -haio S- n
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Inter
Devine
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Deserts
interview with
22 pages)
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notes of interview with a dodger
notes of interview with Joe, a
deserter
notes of interview with a friend o f
Joe's, also a deserter
notes of interview with
tack ,
deserter
notes on a deserter from Ottawa
uncompleted questionnaire
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Interview ;
1970
;rations fro m
19'1 0
nc.
interview ei .h Mark Cleak ,
o mchtoe
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Mark Satin
notes
-ococ: ,
note beginning '
counsellors at
notes of intervico ;
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sneered at 4 pai d
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eom John Levy
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Interview with Larry,
California, "Checking
(.r-rc
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Doha Zocn
interview with Larry (
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4 Interview wi
Hartford,
19`70
interview with Mark Hartford
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EJECT FILES
"1--Draft Do
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Resisters i n
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_1gs or rrests of Britis h
deserters :
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Subject
Dates
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American Canadian Relatio n
cliff ir._ s on e
bnt n
'- relation s
_nd Canada
19 title s
Articles : American Combat Soldiers in Viet ta m
from
army
-.fiction on life i n
1969
2
esisters' Internationa l
American Deser
-e
alet :
by
n. d .
Amnesty
_sty for
cli p
photoc ,
1972-74
66 title s
1972
1
1970
1
1960-70
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3 title s
1
Immigrants
5
Amnesty
file cn
clip
.
note
file
"Visit rom the
on
nnt
nesty
sty
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re ri
iete
of
tocopies ,
e .- on th e
e . ty
1973-74
46 titles
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1970-74
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25
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Amnest y
letter from the U .S . House o f
Representatives
clippings, pamphlets, photocopies ,
leaflets, etc ., on amnesty
letter from Joyce
title s
1
8
Analysis of Desertion--ADC's Political Activit y
clippin
oamphlets, leaflets ,
photocopies, etc ., on the America n
Deserters' Committee and relate d
organizations
ew Yorker Article o n
file card :
in Sweden "
Desert,.
file card :
o. S . Canadian Ai d
Organ .
t
Have ."
29
title s
1967-74
14
title s
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1970
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1969-70
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Articles : Analysis of Exile Scene
clippings, pamphlets, photocopies ,
leaflets, etc ., on expatriat e
icans
lo . R on- page headed "44 Tul L Re v
377 Poi Q"
longhand page of notes
the Red ,
White, an
lr : c;
typed rotes o
photoc o nled clipping fr o
l
ey R . Kasinsky ,
Spitzer's reply
photocopied letters :
R . A . H. Robson to C . D .
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R. A . H. Robson to .
3 to R . A .
o o:
n article
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aubli e
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Articl e
Fall
Our
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in an d
memorandum : "Channeling"
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LL.m.e
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n. d.
(cont . )
1970
196 9
Jourh:l o f
"Commitmen t
Jerome D . Frank
1-t* me Lion
cli me
to Aun
a:
? :E
c
1
7
2 title s
1
19
elody Kilian ,
to Hide"
1969
1
5 - 11
Articles on Deserters
photoco es ,
. Z ~, Etc ., Uri deeert e
oteereise
imprieen
to Jerome D .
letter
K.
Fraa
to R . Kasinsky
letter b
Robert J . Lifton ,
photocopied cli .nn
iietnam : The Circle o f
"America
Deception
petition
copy of a AL
i
22 title s
1
1
1
1
5 - 12
Articles for 200, 204 Lecture s
phlets, newslttes ,
clippings,
etc ., cl erican expatriate wa r
objectors
s,
America n
clippinme, heeelet
involvem :
in :' is
o
clipm i
1969-70
9 title s
6-70
3 title s
1
19e -70..
m,
10 ti t
13
Assorted Article s
assorted . clirri s
meme
e3sietemce
t? e Draf t
,_7- ;J
6 title s
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Black Draft Dodger s
local clipping on Joe
)nd
Race Relations Repor
clipping on bla c
interview with er e_ _
letter from Ed Rei d
transcripts of a CBC sho on
19d
15,
16,
n.tio n 1
5 - 15
_-ticles Note s
Book-
index cards lie:tin often summarizing ,
1 articles
assorted bona
tnote"
card headed "Cha
eli g
on 000 -tern
37 title s
1
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2 page s
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B . C . Civil Liberties Associatio n
o for
.
let
3CCL
Se p
LI Boa 1 of Director s
2
1
to
i rests fo r
1976
2
1976
2
5 - 18
Border Crossings/Immigratio n
clippi_
on difficulties in cro s
.S . . borde r
"Moratorium"
1
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4 titles
1
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G.
Aasinsky rapers Inventory -20
Subject
Dat.k
no .
items
5 — 19
Canadian Aid Group Leaflet s
leaflets from various groups devote d
to aiding expatriates
_c o
carbon copy of a leoo e io
letter from Studen uaion ior Peac e
“
Action to tie :
photocopy of Meg gown's repl y
1
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20 title s
1967
1967
1
1
1967—70
8 title s
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1
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20
Canadian Aid Group s
clippings, photocopies, leaflets ,
re garding various Aid groups
ir_ciex card : "Main Topics for Repor t
on Can . OrgLn ."
,
c yr. card :
ial Sourceo fo r
ix
report”
Interview with a Dodger fro
.,real
photocopied excerpt fro a .as a
summary of interviews win America n
draft dodgers and deserters in Canada
196 9
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Canadan and Immigration Policy sic _
booklet : C aaaian Immigration Policy
notes c ._'era akens t Public Polic y
and 2u
notes on Aemigre:do
(6 pages)
memorandum : "A o
itives fro m
Justice"
typed, photocopied excerpt from the
Immigration Act
196 6
n .d s
n .d .
196 7
197 3
6
idiE
eo
cir
istk i articles on
Orgun z,i"t dons
'i . a n
197 0
1970
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Subject
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oeopies, leaflets, etc . ,
sodvolutionary and radica l
1968-70
viewpoint s
carbon copies
to Ia n
MacEacnen
obi till
to m
1
tract : "The Rabical Jew an the Message
of the Passover" (2 page s
n .d .
Canadia
no . of items
8 title s
2
1
ations
7
,.ights
colon a
171L
ada
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Canadian Publications :
okatriate
vol . 1,
. 2,
vol . 3,
vol .
vol .
1
1
.
.
8.
6-7
1-5
1974
197,
1
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Cuba ec t
Dates
no . of item s
1968
1 ea .
1 ea .
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Canadian elications : The American Exil e
rry
adian
ic
? xile in Canada
vol .
nos . 6, 9
vo . 1, nos . 9-10,12-1 5
2Lklolica
NCUB-
1969
ns : 97 7 '
y Update iss9 ,
issue 5
on "Clemency-
1974
1975
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9 source s
1969
3
6 - 10
Canadian Public Opinion Re : America
es
index cards quo-LI
-Isorted Canadian s
on expatriate
'ricans
photocopy of a
of Hansar d
ripts of
.sard
sBeet 'leaded
'ic aLt i
tions
ters"
c1d
lette to
sun
eaitor
196 9
197 0
6 - 11
Report :
Interview with
CBO
6
Bust at t Host e
e ter : D
69
t ' ' ra sc-'
n. d.
196 9
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s i ky Fapers Inventory -23 -
Dates
et
no . of items
12
CDC R e po
Deserte e
with
CDC Report (trans
like, etc .
n .d .
nscript : Deserteli
C1C
Case ; Inter .iev wit' . D . Rosenbloom
transcript c
interview
[sic ]
end," Feb .
'IDloom ,
for 3
interview
John Creogmr
1970
1
1970
1970
1
1
14
News Note s
Mews Notes o :
.ventral Corn
for Conscie ; ious Objectors
vol . 19, no . 6
vol . 20, no . 5
vol . 21, nos .
vol . 22, no . 2
ea .
6
6 - 15
.el 8 Docie :
7ancouver—L
ry on Dodgers and Deserters
-o"--March, 19 .
transcript of
on dodgers and
,r
s
197 0
6 - 16
;or Descriptions
n.d .
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6 — 17
s--Fu~.jitive s
",stir
68
3
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no . of item s
10
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Subjec t
7 - 21
23
7 -22
1
leafletE concernin g
end to discou
draft
g
e-cc_ on th_
ter /
is-tor ..:
5 title s
1
9
7—2 6
MC
a
'LE
onal
as' Guild, C C
edish
ae on rnerican Deserters ;
I Descript :L of .
AWOL
3 title s
n.
.s
fo g" ':1 ;"-': .
ic
e Jo
tee
ee' headed "Discharges :
Ion
1970
4 title s
n .d .
1
27
Mint : , Selective Service Act With. Analysi s
co
the Lilitary Selective Servic e
U .S .A .)
197 2
cellaneous
n .a .
n .d .
c. d.
2
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Subject
Dates
no . of items
7 — 29
Minutes—Canadian Assistance to War Objectors- Steering Committe e
ma , ,1st to
letter ; .
for expatsi
meetings 0
itte e
mien by tme
°s re : empl s
_nericans
10
5 title s
1968
3
7—3 0
an
e, : Union of New Canadians
notes directed to the Un fon of Ne w
Can_ l i
list o f
list of t
to minutes of tom :
2
1
1 6
trey ting e x patriates” link s
n .d .
n .d .
2
1
[ 1 97 ]
8—2
Newepa p e
t lm:ied
1
10 titl e
8
A
1967-75
38 title s
1969-75
42 title s
8-5
isles -
-)eserter s
of undergro _
public opinion o f
and penalties fo r
deserters
cities,
nada ,
- 4i: :ate Students and
on draft defe
cli
a
21 titles
1
Black Panthers
for black
n.d.
a:
1968
Statistics :
aitment of Manpower
Division
ratio n
ion statistics {Canada)
1968
1
196 8
8 - 8
of Droft-Age Americans
booklet :
4-
n
etc .
n .d .
9
Notes : 2an-Canadia n
no
folks
aft
f
do
rs wit h
deserters
2
3.11V
,UI1UViy
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Folder no .
8 - 10
Dates
He lord
Officc
-ries 4
o Minister Manpower and Zrniigration :
from the Green paper on Immigratio n
ari Populatio n
G
me m o
8 - 11
no .
hdrm :
"Highlights from the Gree n
c C) a
-
faper Articles
3ty
an d
ih
Ieaf l
inol
Proposed
1974-75
49 title s
,
12
PoliLl
rr i
on
8 Publica
c loLs and '
5Aatriatco I
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