Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. Includes materials related to military logistics, an essay for the course History 457 titled "Civil-Military Relations," a bibliography for the history of warfare, and related newspaper clippings.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1991 and 1992 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to letters of submission and acceptance for his work, different positions he had, trips, membership in committees, revenue income from books, letters thanking him for participating in events, and related ephemera. Also contains a certificate of his appointment as Lieutenant of His Majesty's Provincial Matrine Squadron on Lake Ontario.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 1994 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, submission of his work, and jobs he had. Also contains personal correspondence related to trips and friends, and related ephemera and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 2005 and 2008. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and visiting stays and guest lectures to other institutions. Also contains personal correspondence and letters welcoming him to committees and thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley between 2001 and 2003. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and visiting stays and guest lectures to other institutions. Also contains personal correspondence, letters welcoming him to committees and thanking him for participating in events, and photocopies of related newspaper clippings about him.

Personal and administrative correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley to and from different persons and institutions. Includes correspondence related to the University of Waterloo, his work and different positions he held, submissions of his writings, applications for grants and jobs, letters of acceptance and rejection, invitations to events, letters thanking him for participating in events, invoices and payments, letters congratulating him for his work, correspondence related to the Canadian Armed Forces, correspondence received from politicians, and personal correspondence.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley between 2005 and 2015. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and the Conservation Review Board. Also contains personal correspondence, correspondence related to his research, and correspondence congratulating him for his books and thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1988 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence received from National Defense, correspondence related to his appearance in the Canadian Who's who and related to his work and political life, letters inviting him and thanking him for participating in events, invoices and royalties, contracts with publishers and registration as an author, personal correspondence, and related ephemera received with the correspondence.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1993 and 1996 from different persons and institutions. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo, job applications, and applications for grants. Also contains personal correspondence, letters thanking him for participating in events, letters received from politicians, and ephemera received with the correspondence.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1996 and 1997 and in 2020. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo, job applications, and submissions of his poems. Also contains personal correspondence, letters thanking him for donations and for participating in events, and recommendation letters.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1998 and 2016. Includes business correspondence related to the University of Waterloo and the Ontario Conservation Review Board. Also contains personal correspondence, correspondence related to his books and publications, invitations to events and committees, job applications, submissions of his work, and applications to boards, and thanking him for participating in events.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1984 and 1986. Includes business correspondence related to different jobs he had, correspondence received from politicians, related to his career as a writer, invoices and payments for his articles, letters thanking him for donations, and a display agreement for his watercolours. Also contains personal correspondence and writings sent to different media for publication.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1982 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submissions of his work, payments and invoices, letters of acceptance and rejection, letters received from politicians, and letters congratulating him for his work. Also contains personal correspondence and Shipley's biography.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1987 and 1990 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence received from National Defense, correspondence related to the Welland Canals and the Niagara Region, letters about his appearance in the Canadian Who's who, letters inviting him and thanking him for participating in events, invoices and royalties, and related ephemera received with the correspondence.
Also contains a review of Shipley's book To mark our place: a history of Canadian war memorials and a printout of City building by Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Inc. (1989).

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1983 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, job applications, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, invoices and payments, donation agreements, writings about his work as an educator, and letters received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, two coins received as a reimbursement from Canada Post, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1979 and 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, letters congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1978 and 1979 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to grants, submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, travel expenses, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence with a photograph.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1981 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participating in events, letters congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence, Shipley's biography, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1980 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, payments and invoices, letters thanking him for his donations and participation in events and congratulating him for his work, and correspondence received from politicians. Also contains personal correspondence and related ephemera received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence received by Robert Shipley in 1988 and between 2005 and 2018. Includes general business correspondence, forms and applications for visiting correctional facilities, correspondence related to his retirement and to donations he made, and related to the reception of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Also contains personal correspondence, letters congratulating him for books and thanking him for participating in events, and photocopies of related newspaper clippings.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1998 and 2002 to and from Dana Švihlová, sometimes printed on reused paper. Includes personal correspondence, related ephemera, and photographs.
Also contains a photocopy of pages from Švihlová's work Trvalo udržateľný rozvoj na miestnej úrovni.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley in 1977 to and from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to submission of his work, letters of acceptance and rejection, and job applications. Also contains personal correspondence related to insurance and employment records.

Robert Shipley's journal for October 21, 2008-June 17, 2011. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1979 and 1980. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal. Also includes a drawing by Shipley from 1971.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1980 and 1981. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 2005 and 2006. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related ephemera, received correspondence, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for August 22, 2007-October 12, 2008. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for June 22, 2011-April 3, 2014. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for April 13, 2014-June 18, 2016. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1982, 1983, and 1984. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1998 and 1999. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for March 17, 2020-January 19, 2022. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal. In this journal Shipley also details a trip taken to Europe 1966, and one to Europe and Isreal in 1968-1969.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1981 and 1982. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1984 and 1985. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the years 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for the year 2004. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related ephemera and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for May 18, 2066-August 20, 2007. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for June 22, 2106-March 12, 2018. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's journal for March 20, 2018-March 15, 2020. Includes Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal.
Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

Robert Shipley's two journals for the years 1992, 1993, and 1994. Includes two journals. First journal has Shipley’s daily journaling, personal notes, drawings, and remarks, as well as related photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journal. Also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal and a newspaper clipping from October 28, 1991.
Second journal is titled "China Diary" and covers Shipley's notes, drawings and collected ephemera from his trip to China in September and early October 1992.

Robert Shipley's personal journals for various years. Includes Shipley's daily journaling and personal notes; several of his pencil, pen, and watercolour drawings; photographs and ephemera related to his life and events he attended; and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journals. Each file also contains a document created by Shipley identifying the people and places mentioned in the journal.

An audio journal of a trip to China with accompanying images is also present.

Robert Shipley's personal journals for different years. Includes Shipley's daily journaling and personal notes; several of his pencil, pen, and watercolour drawings; photographs and ephemera related to his life and events he attended; and newspaper clippings collected and pasted on the journals.

Correspondence sent by Robert Shipley to Bill Ratcliffe between 1993 and 2002, and in 2008. Includes personal correspondence, invitations to events and ephemera, Shipley's resume, related newspaper clippings and photocopies of newspaper clippings, a printout of book proposal The late late loyalists. Canada in the eyes of American immigrants, and printouts of Shipley's writings "Going home" and "Ants."

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian law, archives, history and heritage of Ontario, and cooking. Includes articles and newspaper clippings, research notes, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian history, Canadian culture and heritage, and resources for writers. Includes articles, bibliography lists, research notes, newsletters, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes, and poems written by Shipley.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including the Loyalists, the Canadian International Brigades, transportation, business personalities in Canada, historical trails and landmarks, and Canadian politics. Includes articles and newspaper clippings, bibliography lists, research notes, and related ephemera.
Also contains a reproduction of painting given to Shipley and letters received by Shipley from students at school.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including how to do research, Ontario wines, Canadian politics, Nuclear waste, and the agricultural history of Ontario. Includes articles and newspaper clippings, research notes, and related ephemera.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Canadian politics, Canadian law, and Canadian law, and resources for writers. Includes articles, bibliography lists, research notes, newsletters, and related ephemera. Also contains personal correspondence and notes.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1971 and 1978 from different persons and institutions. Includes administrative correspondence related to the military, his work in education, committees and organizations of which he was a member, letters from politicians, and employment offers and agreements. Also contains personal correspondence related to insurance policies and vacations, Shipley's biography, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence.
Also includes copies of Out of the West (April 1976 and December 1975) from the Ministry of Culture & Recreation, Western Unit.

Personal correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1990 and 1992 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, photographs, related ephemera, and photocopies of newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends.

Correspondence sent and received by Robert Shipley between 1984 and 1986 from different persons and institutions. Includes letters, postcards, cards, ephemera, and newspaper clippings received with the correspondence from family and friends. Also contains letters and drawings made by Shipley as a child in 1950s.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to different matters, including Shipley's work, other Canadian authors, and general history. Includes articles, research notes, and related ephemera and newspaper clippings. Also contains personal and University of Waterloo notes and correspondence, and class materials.

Research materials created or accumulated by Robert Shipley related to his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. Includes materials covering the history of Canadian National Defense, instructions and rules, class materials, course sillabi, research and class notes, class exercises, weekly schedules, and related ephemera.

Materials related to publications Robert Shipley wrote or in which he collaborated about the Welland Canals Preservation Association, Port Colborne, the Niagara College Centre for the Arts, and Shipley's books To mark our place: a history of Canadian War memorials and St. Catharines: Garden on the canal. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings, flyers, booklets, drawings, and related publications.

Materials related to publications Robert Shipley wrote or in which he collaborated about the Welland Canals. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings, flyers, booklets, presentations, and publications. Publications are:

• Lock 24. First Welland Canal by the Welland Canals Society (1988),
• Welland Canals corridor development guide. Prepared for the Regional Municipality of Niagara with the assistance of the Canada-Ontario Tourism Subsidiary Agreement (1988),
• Stroke of the pen: newsletter for the Niagara branch of the Canadian Authors Association (Vol. 5 No. 3, January 1988) that promoted Shipley's book St. Catharines: Garden on the canal,
• The economic development journal (June 1989) with an article by Shipley titled "Developing the business potential of the historic Welland Canals. Channelling energies,"
• Leisure Ontario (February 1989) with an article titled "The Welland Canals: and adventure in engineering and human enterprise" by Alan Hewetson mentioning Shipley.

Also contains materials related to Shipley's poetry writing, including a flyer for the event "Waterways. A festival of maritime culture and traditions" (September 9, 1990) where Shipley participated in the storytelling section with "Shipwreck" and There is. Niagara poetry anthology (Vol. 6) where Shipley published "Spanning Ages" (1988).

Materials related to publications Robert Shipley wrote or in which he collaborated. Publications are:

• Shared visions: a meeting of Metropolitan executives proceedings of a conference held May 7-9, 1993 at Niagara-on-the-lake where Robert Shipley was recorder for the session "Governing the urban region;"
• ICOMOS Canada bulletin (Vol. 2 No. 3, 1993) with Shipley's "Does historic designation affect property values?;"
• International Symposium on the Conservation of Urban Squares and Parks (Montreal, May 12-15, 1993) with Shipley's "When the eternal monument runs into time."

Also contains articles about Shipley's work and about his book On leaving Bai Di Cheng: the culture of China's Yangzi Gorges written with Caroline Walker, Ruth Lor Malloy, and Fu Kailin (1993).

Materials related to publications Robert Shipley wrote or in which he collaborated. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings, flyers and booklets related to the event "Playback 200" (1984) where Shipley was the festival coordinator, a printout for a guest lecture (March 15, 1984), and publications. Publications are:

• There is: Niagara poetry anthology (Vol. 3, 1985) where Robert Shipley published poems "Dad and grand dad - 1938," "Creative tension," and "Insect issues" and There is: Niagara poetry anthology 1984 with "Grenade bed," "Safe kitchen," and "The W o in man,"
• Welland Canals Preservation Association annual report (1986) and plans of Niagara South Rowing Club grand stand,
• Canalside '84 calendar. 12 views by Robert Shipley,
• Printout of Shipley's unpublished manuscript ...and nobody came (What if you had an orgasm and nobody came: stories of erotic transportation),
• Canadian author & bookman (Vol. 59, No. 2, Winter 1984 and Vol. 59, No. 4, Summer 1984) with Shipley's "The writer as promoter,"
• Goodwin's (Winer 1983-84) with drawings by Shipley,
• What's up Niagara (Vol. 3. No. 11, October 1984) with a profile by Shipley,
• History through drama edited by Shipley (1984) and related promotional ephemera,
• Poem book Relation ships (1984),
• Literaty gifts. Niagara branch Canadian Authors Association (Christmas 1984) with a poem by Shipley titled "Winter kitchen still life."

Also contains materials related to the Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Awards of 1985 with related ephemera and a draft of the chapter "Introduction" ("Introduction" was written by Shipley during the National Executive Meeting of the CAA, was read during the workshop orientation meeting, and was published as part of To build a book: a compendium of workshops on publishing by the CAA).

Materials related to publications Robert Shipley wrote or in which he collaborated. Includes newspaper clippings and photocopies, a legal agreement between Shipley and Norman Turner Bragg for Shipley to write for the book The mighty waterway, and publications. Publications are:

• Program for the "Ontario History and Social Science Teachers' Association presented 'in pursuit of the national dream'" where Shipley participated with a talk titled "'Slabtown revisited': an approach for studying local history" (1982)
• Articles by Shipley published in Alive and Well (1981-1982),
• Unpublished articles titled "The man, the poet: Irving Layton" (with Halia Zamkow), "Creativity... 'the inextinguishable flame'," "The arrival of the home computer," "I got it off my dad and he got it off his dad," "Women's world: the Nestle boycott: babies and you," and "Minor hockey: a major headache for the kids,"
• Channel Magazine (March 1982) with Shipley's article "Who owns the language of morality,"
• Perception Magazine (March-April 1981, January-February 1981) with drawings by Shipley,
• Niagara peninsula writers lovebook. St. Valentine's day 1982 with Shipley's "Love in the laneway,"
• Northern Travel Survey (1978).

Also contains scripts for the plays "The battle of Slabtown," "There goes my chicken salad," and "A legend from ashes" all developed by students of Banting Secondary School and Robert Shipley.