renee goldsmith kasinsky an inventory of her papers in the
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Renee Goldsmith Kasinsky
An inventory of her Papers
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 landedimmigrant in Canada in 1969 . Kasinsky has taught sociology in both Canada and theUnited States and has worked as a consultant for Operon Research Association inVancouver .
Scope and Contents
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 Vancouver
Committee to Aid American War Objectors (1968-1975), questionnaires, relatedinformation and analysis (1969/70), interview transcripts, clippings, notes and printe dmaterial . The material was created during the writing of Kasinsky's book entitled ,
Refugees from Militarism : Draft-Age Americans in Canada .
C77 727T :73
Inventory Serie s
CorrespondenceQuesti ,aire code and identificationqueEtio , dairesInterviewsSubject filesManuscript : proseSubject file : doctoral dissertation
Inventory
of the
Renee Goldsmith Kasinsky Paper s
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no . of it s
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annotated questionnaires
n .d .
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.sir e yo.
codes, part
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1"Analysis of uestionnaire
Aajor
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1UBJ C,',ompwi ..
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1computer pun, cards
n.d.
3
1 - 5Codebook
n .d .
1Questionnaire Co a—2 o
iaterleaved n .d .
42 page s
1 - 6
questionnaires (7
ach) for
#IGV to #1OGV
1970
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V = Vancouve r0 = OttawaT = TorontoM = Montrea l
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[1970
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n .d.
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Box andPolder no .
Subject
dates
no . of items
Questionnaire s
unnumbered questionnaires (8-pag eedition)
n.d .
2
erview Analysis/Questionnaire Analysis and Cod e
list of questionnaire subjects n .d.
2"inalysis of Questionnaire" (1 page)
1uestionnaire Code (incomplete)
1,deelloneaire Code
tt
1eivariate Taolese-Jodgers and Deserters
1Bivriate Tables and Set Specification siA,ariate Tables
ti
1ibles
1Corrections
1Bivariate Tables, etc . New Variao:!s
1"Dodgers and Deserters Sep ."
1untitled computer printout 1970
1.notes on the questionnaire
nBivariate Tables
2sheet beginning "Contradictory nature
of the data ."
1"To Do" list of tables
n .d .
1"Cuestionnaire--Interpretation :
Labelling" (single sheet)
nod .
1Questionnaire-page edition) n .d .
1dat breakdown in spiral notebook
n .d .
1 notebookcoding sheet (in notebook)
n .d.
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Foyle,
vid G . : employment record(I n.d.
1'Zuestic
ices related to gainingL_ni
amigrant Status . Numbered1 to 30 .
n.d.
30
1
Box andFolder no .
Subject
Dates
no.of items
Vancouver
tee
stionnaires
Questionnaires related to g :irinLanded Immigrant Status . -h—red
*31 to 60 .
n .d.
3 1*cluestiohhaire
a brief cove rnote, no attached .
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin g1
Immigrant Status . Numbered61 o 90 .
n.d.
30
Vaecouver Committee Questioh ,
etionnaires related toLanded In i
Shatus .
ere d91 to 10
1 201 .
n.d.
2 1
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
otherwise b1h
,ded "Deserters" n .d .
t't-tt
n.d .h .d .
to gaininghit Status demo n
IonE , na note s
Vancouver
ittee Questionnaires
da..estionn Tres related to
LaingLanded
'
Stveterans) .
n . d . 49n .d . 1
n.d. 12
nenee
1%.asinsKy rapers Inventory
Box andFolder no .
Subject
Dates
no . of items
- 7Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainingLanded Immigrant Status (Men--26 years and older) .
n .d.
1 1
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin gLanded Immigrant Status (Men- -non-U ., . citizens, or havingcrimin 1 records, or otherwis edisti,
is-_ d
n.d.
74
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin gLanded Immigrant Status (Men--draft dodgers and deserters)
n.d.
6 1
Vancouver Committee Questionnaire s
Questionnaires related to gainin gLanded Immigrant Status Mend- ft dodgers and deserters)
n.d .
58
Int
ie with Bill, Vietnam vet ., Montrea l
Interview with Bill Wittmeyer, deserter ,Montreal
n.d.Intervie with .:ill WiM
(
n.d.Intemviee
'Witt y
deserter ,ontreal
n.d.Interview with Sill Witte
:r Lsici ,deserter : Experim
omtrea lAmerican Deserters
1970
1 0
11
2
25 pages
Itenee kJ . .11a. d
Box andFolder no . os
no . items
12IntervicMontreal
with
1970
2
w wite
oricah
(30not in order i
part of interview : pp . 1-12, 15, 17 ,16, 21-30
Interview with Career Officer Do n1969
Interview with Don (2 9
Interview :itn Jerry, De
Into
ith Jerry ,
4 - 3
2 ea .
awa ,
1969
1
n 4.
Interview :
- 1 4
3 - 13
1 ea.
2 copies
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Box andFolder no .
4 - 4
4 6
4 - 7
4 - 8
4 o
D es
no, of
1
1970
1970
1970
2
-70
n. d .
r Barry and Deserter
I and
Doyle,
.ter, Toronto ,.7i m1 «
2 interview
y 6 (14
n .d .
2
n o9buse
iDL6 view with draf t
Inventory -12-
Box andFolder no .
l _?ot
Dates
no . of items
4 - 10
T_
y -16
Interview wiz
mien, CO . Deserter19.ormon, Toronto, 1 ->9
interview
__wan Lynch
4- 11Interview itn Larry Lynch (Officer Deserte rToronto,
r_or 196 9
interview with Larry Lynch (10
1969
70f y',since
1970
4 - 13Interview with Bob S ., Deserter, T 9 L
:ay 1970
inter 1970
4 - 14IntervL
1, of the Toront o1970
1 9
4 - 19
n.d.
-'
2. Kasins'-
Inventory -13 -z»y2z
4- 18
no .
Interview with Joe ,Vancouver, 1970
erview with Joe (9
1970
1970
' 0
1970
4-20Lth cg
s 0 :-oserters
4 - 21;Low Ti-haio S- nuver,
1970
4 - 22
n.u .n.J .c.d .
no, of
2 2
4 - 24
Inter
Devine
1970
a. a .
1970
Deserts
Drifter
interview with
22 pages)
n.J,
-Busts )
>, aHarms, ?:seetea
]iJ
4 - 28
. sin
Inventory
Box andFolder no .
Subie
notes of interview with a dodger
196 9notes of interview with Joe, a
deserter
n .d.notes of interview with a friend o f
Joe's, also a deserter
n .d .
1notes of interview with
tack ,deserter
n .d .
1notes on a deserter from Ottawa
n .d .
1uncompleted questionnaire
n .d .
1
4-29
Interview;
1970
n .d .
1n .d .
19'10
n .d .
notes
-ococ: ,note beginning '
sneered at 4 pai dcounsellors at
.
. . "
4-30
notes of intervico ;
eom John Levy
4 -
Interview with Larry,
(:.r-rco
n .d e
California, "Checking
Doha Zocn
interview with Larry (
Interview wi
Hartford,
19`70
interview with Mark Hartford 1 970
4 - EJECT FILES
"1--Draft Do
er e
Resisters in
_1gs or
rrests of Britis hdeserters :
-"a
n .
1`
0c
ning a Canadian draf tClan
4-28
(cont .)
;rations from
nc.
interview ei .h Mark Cleak ,o mchtoe
rvi
Mark Satin
11
2
Renee G. Kasinsky papers Inventory -16-
Bo:Polder .
Subject
Dates
no . of Ito
American Canadian Relation
cliff ir._ s on e
'- relationsbnt n
_nd Canada
19 title s
Articles : American Combat Soldiers in Viet tam
from -.fiction on life inarmy
1969
2
American Deser
esisters' International
alet :
-e
byn. d .
_sty for1972-74
66 titlesImmigrants
1972
1
Amnesty
file cn
"Visit rom the
1970
1
clip .
on
nesty
1960-70
3 titlesnote
nnt
sty
n .d .
1file
n .d .
Amnesty
clip
photoc ,
5
re ri
tocopies ,iete
e .- on theof
e . ty 1973-74
46 titles
Renee
Kasinsky Papers Inventory -17 -
Box andFolder no .
Subject
Dates
no . of items
5 - 7Amnesty
letter from the U .S . House ofRepresentatives
n.d.
1clippings, pamphlets, photocopies ,
leaflets, etc ., on amnesty
1970-74
25 titlesletter from Joyce
n.d.
1
Analysis of Desertion--ADC's Political Activit y
clippin
oamphlets, leaflets ,photocopies, etc ., on the AmericanDeserters' Committee and relate dorganizations
1969-70
29 titlesfile card :
ew Yorker Article o nDesert,.
in Sweden"file card :
o. S. Canadian AidOrgan .
t
Have ."
nt .- O
5 - 9Articles : Analysis of Exile Scene
clippings, pamphlets, photocopies ,leaflets, etc ., on expatriat e
icans
1967-74
14 titleslo . Ron- page headed "44 Tul L Re v
377 Poi Q"
n .d.
1longhand page of notes
the Red ,White, an
lr : c ;
1970
1typed rotes o
n .d .
1photoc o nled clipping fr o
l
ey R . Kasinsky ,Spitzer's reply
197 )photocopied letters :
R . A . H. Robson to C . D .
i.
1
1R . A . H. Robson to .
19T0.
13 to R . A .
o o:
1970n article
n.d .
1aubli e~E .1
Article
8
n.d .
Our
ion :Fall
-T in and
10
memorandum : "Channeling"
n .d.
,eeee U. Kasinsky Papers inventory -16-
ic no .
LL.m.e
. of i e
cli me
elody Kilian ,
to Aun a : ? :E c to Hide"
1969
1
5 - 11Articles on Deserters
photoco es ,
.
deeert e
Z ~, Etc ., Uri
imprieen
oteereise
i
22 titles
letter
K .
to Jerome D.
Fra-
1
letter b
a
to R. Kasinsky
1
photocopied cli .nn
Robert J. Lifton ,
"America
iietnam : The Circle of
Deception
1
copy of a AL
petition
1
5 - 12Articles for 200, 204 Lectures
clippings,
phlets, newslttes ,
etc ., cl erican expatriate wa r
objectors
1969-70
9 title s
clippinme, heeelet
s,
American
involvem :
in :' is
1 6-70
3 title s
clipm i
om,
19e -70..
10 ti t
Assorted Article s
assorted. clirri s
t? e Drafte3sietemce
meme
,_7-;J
6 title s
n. d.
1970
1969 Jourh:l of"CommitmentJerome D . Frank
1
7
2 titles
1-t* me Lion19
1
5 - 1 0
(cont. )
13
Renee
Aasinsky rapers Inventory -19-
Box andFolder no .
5-14Black Draft Dodgers
local clipping on Joe
)ndRace Relations Reporclipping on bla cinterview with ere__letter from Ed Reidtranscripts of a CBC sho on
n.tion
Dates no . of items
n .- . 11
19d 115, 116, 11 2
5 - 15Book-
_-ticles Note s
index cards lie:tin often summarizing,assorted bona
1 articles
n .d .
37 title s
card headed "Cha
tnote"
n.d .
1elige'
on 000 -tern
1
n .d .
5 - 1 6
5 - 1 7
5 - 18
B . C . Civil Liberties Associatio n
Border Crossings/Immigration
on difficulties in cro s.S . . border
n.d.
n.d.
1
2 pages
21
1976 2
1976 2
1 -70 4 titles
o for
LI Boa 1 of Directors.
let
to3CCL
i rests forSe p
clippi_
"Moratorium"
1
Renee G . Aasinsky rapers Inventory -20
r Subject
Dat.k
no . items
5 — 19Canadian Aid Group Leaflet s
leaflets from various groups devote dto aiding expatriates
1 ;,1
20 titlescarbon copy of a leooe io
_coletter from Studen uaion ior Peace
Action to tie :
“photocopy of Meg gown's reply
Canadian Aid Groups
clippings, photocopies, leaflets ,regarding various Aid groups
1967—70
8 title sir_ciex card : "Main Topics for Report
on Can . OrgLn."
n.d .
1ix c, yr. card :
ial Sourceo forreport”
n.- .
1Interview with a Dodger fro
.,real
1,o .,
1photocopied excerpt fro a .asasummary of interviews win American
draft dodgers and deserters in Canada 1969
Canadan and Immigration Policy sic _
booklet : C aaaian Immigration Policy
1966notes c ._'era akens t Public Policy
and 2u
n.ds
notes on Aemigre:do
(6 pages)
n.d .memorandum : "A o
itives fromJustice"
1967typed, photocopied excerpt from the
Immigration Act
1973
idiE eo
istk i articles on
'i .ancir Orgun z,i"t dons
1967
11967
1
20
— 2 1
6
1970
1970
Renee G. Kasinsky Papers Inventory -21 -
and ILO . Subject es
no . of items
oeopies, leaflets, etc . ,sod-
volutionary and radica lviewpoint s
carbon copies
to IanMacEacnen
obi till tom
tract : "The Rabical Jew an the Messageof the Passover" (2 page s
Canadia
ations
1968-70
8 titles
1
2
n .d.
1
7171L ,.ights
n .colon a
ada
n .d.
n .d .
n . d .
"-4Canadian Publications :
okatriatevol . 1, 1 . 1
. 2,
.
vol . 3,
8 .
vol .
6-7vol .
1-51974
1
.197,
Renee u . Rasinsxy
e inventory -22-
Cuba ec t
6 - 7Canadian elications : The American Exil e
ic ?xile in Canadavol .
nos . 6, 9vo . 1, nos . 9-10,12-1 5
rry
adian 2Lklolica
ns : 977 '
NCUB- y Update iss9 ,issue 5
on "Clemency-
Dates no . of items
1968 1
ea .1969 1
ea .
1974 1
ea .1975 1
n. d .
Vii . d .
1 ea .
6 - 10Canadian Public Opinion Re : America
e s
index cards quo-LI
-Isorted Canadianson expatriate
'ricans
I
9 sourcesphotocopy of a
of Hansardripts of
.sard
1969
3sBeet 'leaded
'ic aLtitions
ters" 196 9c1d
lette to suneaitor
1970
6 - 11Report :
Bust at t HosteInterview with
e ter : D
CBO
6 t ' ' ra sc-'
69
n . d .
1969
Renee o .
s i ky Fapers Inventory -23 -
et
Dates
no . of items
CDC Re poDeserte e
CDC Report (trans
withlike, etc .
n .d .
C1C
nscript : Deserteli
[sic ]Case ; Inter .iev wit'. D. Rosenbloom
transcript c
end," Feb .
1970
1interview
'IDloom ,for 3
1970
1interview
John Creogmr
1970
1
News Note s
Mews Notes o :
.ventral Cornfor Conscie ; ious Objectors
vol . 19, no . 6vol. 20, no . 5vol . 21, nos .
6vol. 22, no . 2
6 - 15.el 8 Docie :
ry on Dodgers and Deserters7ancouver—L
-o"--March, 19 .
transcript of
, r
on dodgers and
s
1970
6 - 16;or Descriptions
1 2
14
ea .
n.d .
4
tt yes
-24
eet
6 — 17s--Fu~.jitive s
",stir
68
3
n, i .
2
2
no . of items
10
te ,5, 7
2 1
1
12
1111111
7 —1
Sub.1
exist—
7
18
1
]
1
-2 -
Subject
7 - 21
23
7 -22
1
leafletE concerningend to discou
draftg
e-cc_ on th_
ter/is-tor ..: 9
5 title s
1
7—26
27
MC onal
as' Guild, CCa
edish
ae on rnerican Deserters ;'LE I Descript:L of .
AWOL
n.d.
1
Mint : , Selective Service Act With. Analysis
co
the Lilitary Selective Servic eU.S .A .)
1972
cellaneous
3 titles
n ..s fog" ':1 ;"-': .
ice Jo
tee
1970
4 titlesIon
ee' headed "Discharges :
n .a.
n.d.
c. d .
2
,.tend „ x . .smnsr,y rapers Inventory —)u
Subject Dates
no . of items
7 — 29Minutes—Canadian Assistance to War Objectors- -Steering Committee
7—30
ma , ,1st to
meetings 0
itteemien by tme
letter ; .
°s re : empl sfor expatsi
_nericans
an
e, : Union of New Canadians
1 05 titles
1968 3
21
1 6
n.d. 2n.d. 1
[ 1 97 ]
notes directed to the Un fon of NewCan_ li
list oflist of t
to minutes of tom :
trey ting expatriates” link s
8 — 2Newepape
tlm:ied110 title
8
A
8 - 5-)eserters
cities,nada ,
a
- 4i::ate Students and
isles-
_
of undergro -public opinion o fand penalties fo rdeserters
cli
on draft defe
1967-75
38 titles
1969-75
42 titles
21 titles
8 - 8
9
Black Panthers
1for black
n.d.
1
1968
a :
Statistics :Division
aitment of Manpower
ration
1968 ion statistics {Canada)
1968
booklet :
4 - n etc .
n .d.
Notes : 2an-Canadian
no folks f
rs withaft do
deserters
2
of Droft-Age Americans
Box andFolder no .
8 - 10
3.11V ,UI1UViy
-5e-
Dates
no .
He lord G -ries 4Officc
o Minister Manpower and Zrniigration :from the Green paper on Immigration
ari Population
memo hdrm : "Highlights from the Gree n
8 - 11 c C) a-
faper Articles
3ty
8 -
12
-rioan
PoliLl
rri
Publica
cloLs and '5Aatriatco I
on
ih
andIeafl
inol
1974-75
49 titlesProposed
,
8 - 14Pub The Pane- Grenade
11
vol . 2, no . 7
1
1';s of
tionnaire
index cdues ,i5cccaires n.d .
41
8 -
u.nVUll-UOry
..))..
a
Subject
Dates
no . of items
Occupational Outlook 'liarterly--Reprin t
reprints :
Youn.,.:,:
ouldKnow a~aa
graft er
"Militr
rvice : Opportunitie sand Obli iirns "
4uestionnt es--S wiE
' ical OpinionStudy a
;lair
rm.stionnaire for1-0 .
Its
n.d .
n.d .
9 2Rebellion in the Military
n .d,
12 title s1968-70
50
n.d .
_nciation of U.S . C , ti
n.d.
n.d.
4
3
=o e v,
r inventor
ando .
Subject Dates ,
9 4
19 subjects& .a ,
Resi
Resistance
zes
j s
9
6
9
and
10
s d 6
!0 - &
1972-73n,d
es
10 -
10 - 7
1 78
10 -
10
10
1 5
n .d .
]l
n,d .
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