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James J. Talman Award

James J. Talman was the second Archivist of Ontario, serving from 1935 to 1939. He subsequently served as Chief Librarian for the University of Western Ontario until 1969. Talman was appreciated for his gentle manner and intellectual approach, and was admired for his prolific publications, some of which include Basic Documents in Canadian History (1959), Huron College, 1863–1963 (1963) and The Journal of Major John Norton, 1816 (1970).

The James J. Talman Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding level of imagination and innovation in contributing to the profession, their institution, or the archival community, or who have challenged conventional thinking about archival work.


Award Recipients

  • 2024 - Melissa Caza
  • 2023 - not awarded
  • 2022 - not awarded
  • 2021 - Mary Grace Kosta
  • 2020 - Anna St. Onge and Paulette Dozois
  • 2019 - Robin Keirstead
  • 2018 - Danielle Robichaud
  • 2017 - Nick Ruest
  • 2016 - not awarded
  • 2015 - Heather MacNeil
  • 2014 - not awarded
  • 2013 - not awarded
  • 2012 - David Sharon and Cathy Bailey
  • 2011 - Cathy Shepard (posthumously)
  • 2010 - Barbara Craig and Harold Averill
  • 2009 - Ian Wilson
  • 2008 - Glenn Lockwood
  • 2007 - Jim McLaughlin
  • 2006 - Ed Phelps (posthumously)
  • 2005 - not awarded
  • 2004 - Mark Walsh
  • 2003 - not awarded
  • 2002 - Kent Haworth
  • 2001 - Jean Dryden
  • 2000 - Bob Krawczyk
  • 1999 - not awarded
  • 1998 - not awarded
  • 1997 - Joan Baillie
  • 1996 - Peter Hessel
  • 1995 - Jane Nokes 
  • 1994 - Michael Moir
  • 1993 - not awarded
  • 1992 - Peter Moran
  • 1991 - James Anderson

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