The fonds documents Bruce Trigger’s research and teaching activities as a professor at McGill University, his participation at international conferences, his correspondence with an international network of colleagues and researchers, as well as his writing,
publishing, and editorial work, and some aspects of his personal life, including his secondary and post-secondary education. Records include course materials, correspondence, publications and articles, conference papers and associated materials, speeches, research and reading notes, photographs and slides, and awards, including medals, plaques, and certificates, inclusive 1953-2006. Trigger’s work as a field archaeologist is reflected in scrapbooks documenting early archaeological expeditions.
The fonds consists of 20 boxes with some files arranged into subject categories while others have a chronological arrangement scheme. The series consist of 1) Conference Papers/ Publications; 2) Course Materials/Teaching; 3) Research/ Reading Notes/ Field Research; 4) Personal; 5) Slides.
Trigger, Bruce G.