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Watkins, Mel 1932-2020

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Born 1932 · died 2020

Melville Henry Watkins was a Canadian political economist and activist and professor emeritus of economics and political science at the University of Toronto. He was a founder and co-leader with James Laxer of the Waffle, a left-wing political formation within the New Democratic Party that advocated an "independent socialist Canada" and Canadian nationalism. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Watkins, Mel 1932-2020 are held at University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services.

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Read the works online

Digitised full-text books and writings by Watkins, Mel 1932-2020 — free to read.

Cite this entry

Watkins, Mel 1932-2020. “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/watkins-mel-1932-2020/ (accessed 17 Jun 2026).