Nipissing University is a public liberal arts university with its main campus in North Bay, Ontario. Although the University received its charter in 1992, it grew directly out of Nipissing College, a liberal arts college affiliated with Laurentian University of Sudbury that was established in North Bay in 1967. Nipissing College was the result of a nearly decade-long campaign to establish a junior university in North Bay, which began in 1959 with the work of the Northeastern University Committee, which incorporated in 1960 as Northeastern University. The new corporation was, however, unsuccessful in being granted a university charter, its application being denied by the Ontario Department of Education on January 28, 1961. Without a charter, Northeastern University was unable to grant degrees or receive funding, and was only able to provide night extension classes taught by Laurentian University professors, starting in 1962. On 18 February 1967, Northeastern University signed an affiliation agreement with Laurentian University and changed its name on April 4, 1967 to Nipissing College, as an affiliation between two universities was not allowed.
Seven teaching faculty, including Principal (later President) George Zytaruk, were hired before Nipissing College's first academic term began in fall 1967. Under the terms of the affiliation agreement, Nipissing College initially provided a small selection of General Arts courses, which were congruent with Laurentian University's academic curriculum and were intended to provide students with their first year courses before they transferred elsewhere to complete their degrees.
Over the years, Nipissing College grew in size and the range of academic programs it offered. In 1992, the Nipissing University Act established Nipissing University as an independent, degree-granting university, ending its affiliation with Laurentian University.
From 1967 to 1972, Nipissing College operated out of Cassellholme, a former retirement home at 1880 Cassells Street in North Bay. In fall 1972, the College relocated to the brand new College Education Centre on Gormanville Road, a purpose-built, multi-college campus that originally housed four local colleges: Nipissing College, Cambrian College (later renamed Canadore College), Saint Joseph's School of Nursing, and the North Bay Teachers' College. Today, the College Education Centre (current address 100 College Drive) continues to serve as the North Bay campus of Nipissing University and Canadore College. The University also has satellite campuses in Bracebridge (opened in 1996) and Brantford (opened in 2002), where it operates a joint program in teacher education with Wilfred Laurier University, although the cancellation of the program was announced in December 2014.
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Nipissing University and Canadore College Archives and Special Collections
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Collection consists of memorabilia and clothing created by Nipissing University for commemoration and advertisement purposes. Collection consists of two series: Clothing (containing sports jackets, jerseys, and commemorative shirts) and Memorabilia (containing souvenir button pins, mugs, lapel pins, and other objects).
Custodial history is unknown.
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Series contains sports jackets, commemorative shirts, and a jersey.
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Item is a navy blue men's leather jacket featuring two patches and a lapel pin. A patch on the upper left chest depicts an cartoon hoplite or legionary with the text : Nipissing College Hockey Champs - 1967-1968. Above the patch is pinned a lapel pin featuring the coat of arms of the college with the text : Nipissing - Integritas. A patch on the right sleeve reads : Manager.
Donated by Stan Lawlor in 2012.
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Item is a navy blue men's leather jacket with three patches. A patch on the upper left chest depicts an cartoon hoplite or legionary and the text : Nipissing College Hockey Champs - 1967-1968. The patch on the right sleeve reads "Coach," while the patch on the left sleeve reads "1." A tag inside of the jacket reads : Athletes Wear Co. Ltd. - 546 Main Street - Winnipeg 2 - Manitoba.
Transferred to archives in 2014 by Susan Robineau, who had been given the jacket by Paul Moffat, a member of the Board of Governors (2000-2008).
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Item is a yellow, white, and blue basketball jersey with "Nipissing Knights - 24" on the front, and the number 24 on the back.
Donated by David Marshall.
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Item is a large white T-shirt with the Harris Learning Library logo on the front.
Donated by Brian Nettlefold.
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Item is a large black golf shirt with the Learning Library Campaign logo on the upper left chest.
Donated by Brian Nettlefold.
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Series contains Nipissing University memorabilia and souvenir items including: button pins, mugs, glasses, lapel pins, pens, pen holders, magnets, baby shoes, a lunchbox (from the Building Tradition fundraising campaign sod turning ceremony on June 2, 1994), whistles, magnets, coasters, pennants, a licence plate holder, scrunchy, and necktie. Most items feature the logo and branding elements of the university.