The material in this series is comprised of a wide variety of types of records, especially news media sources. Most of the records included in this series were collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series contains records that pertain to conflict, violence and war with a strong focus on Canadian and – especially – American involvement. Prominent topics covered in the series include ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, wars in Vietnam and Yugoslavia, Canadian foreign policy and involvement in international conflicts, Ridd’s anti-war stance (brought on more by the nature of the conflicts than pacifist theology), violence in society, the Cold War and the role of the United States as an imperialist nation or rogue state in international affairs.

The series is comprised of a number of types of records, including sermon transcripts written by Ridd and a large number of records generated by the United Church of Canada. Many of the records in this folder have been collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. This series gathers together records pertaining to 1) Ridd’s work as an ordained United Church minister (both full-time and casually), 2) records generated by the United Church of Canada and 3) records relating to various denominations or theological issues. All of the records in the series have been divided into three sub-series.

A wide variety of types of records make up the series, including a large number of records originated by Carl Ridd and a smaller body of records originated by students. Many of the records in this folder have been collected, rather than originated, by Ridd. The series has been divided into three sub-series: Ridd as a professor, Ridd as a student and academic or scholarly matters.

A wide variety of types of records make up the series. Many of the records in the series have been collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series gathers together records relating to Ridd’s interest in social justice issues taking place outside of Canada. Prominent issues in the series - besides those represented in the sub-series - include groups involved in international aid.

A wide variety of types of records make up the series, many of which were used by Carl Ridd either as a student or professor at the University of Winnipeg. Many of the records in the series were collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series gathers together records pertaining to authors, poets and playwrights whose style or work Ridd encountered either as an English and Literature university student or as a Religious Studies professor. The work of Albert Camus, Herman Melville and Fyodor Dostoevsky receive the most extensive treatment in the series. Although the records in this series connect strongly to the documents found in sub-series #11A (Carl Ridd as Professor) and #11B (Carl Ridd as Student), the materials in this series have been grouped according to the author whose work they pertain to rather than the course or topical subject that they illumine. As such, they have been gathered together into their own series. Many of the folders that comprise this series contain only a small number of documents.

A wide variety of types of records make up the series. Many of the records have been collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series gathers together a group of records that do not appear to have any topical or chronological cohesiveness. It is unclear how Ridd had used, or intended to use, the records as they appear in the folders. The records pertain to a wide variety of topics that include Ridd’s intellectual, ministerial and social justice interests.

The material in this series is comprised of a wide variety of types of records. Many of the records in this series have been collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series contains records that pertain to issues arising from both the Canadian federal government and Manitoba provincial government. Prominent topics in the series include changes to healthcare and social services, Canadian foreign policy (especially in a violent world), the state of democracy in Canada (often from a concerned perspective), scandals and decadence amongst politicians, Canada’s New Democratic Party and the nature of Canada’s constitution (especially regarding challenges to Canada’s unity). See also series #3 (“Economic Issues”) and # 9 (“National and Civic Social Justice Issues in Canada”).

The material in this series is comprised of a wide variety of types of records. Many of the records in this series were collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series contains records that pertain to economic and financial issues affecting Canadians. Prominent topics in the series include unemployment in Canada, economic crises or turbulence in the Canadian economy, discrepancies between the poor and the wealthy, social security and benefits and United Church inquiries into economic difficulties in Canadian society.

The series is comprised of a wide variety of types of records, including a sizeable number of records originating in direct relation to the Canadian government. Many of the records have been collected, rather than originated, by Carl Ridd. The series contains records that pertain to Ridd’s position as chairman of the Manitoba Energy Council (records primarily from the 1980s), environmental degradation in Canada (particular water) and Ridd’s membership in the Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association (records from 1995 – 2003).