File consists of written reminiscences of Edward (Ed) Parker, Director of Ryerson's Journalism, Advertising and Printing Management Program (1948-1955). These accounts were written in periodic installments for the Ryerson Archives. They contain numerous anecdotes and reminiscences of general acquaintances, employers, colleagues, newspaper people, and actors whom Parker met and befriended during his career. Parker offers interesting observations of Howard Kerr, Ryerson's founding principal. This file contains the following memoirs:
F 14.1.1 School Days in Winnipeg, 1930s
F 14.1.2 Early Ryerson Years, 1948-1955 (2 copies)
F 14.1.3 Class of '39 - Univerity of Winnipeg Days, 1935-1939 F 14.1.4 The Ottawa Story, 1942-1944
F 14.1.5 The Regina Story, 1944-1946 F 14.1.6 Uranium Boom of the Mid '50s, 1955-1956
F 14.1.7 Tales of Three Newspapers, 1940-1941