Item consists of a draft manuscript of Dalhousie University's submission to the City of Halifax for rezoning some of its holdings as part of the 1965 Campus Development Plan.
Item consists of an internally-created report briefly outlining the history of Special Collections at Dalhousie University Libraries, in preparation for the 1999 external review.
Item consists of a draft typescript of a short paper outlining research regarding solvent inhalation addiction compiled by Dr. Alexander Murchison in February 1969. The item lists the substances most often used, outlines the "usual procedure" for inhaling solvents, addresses initial results and subsequent side-effects faced by those who engage in solvent inhalation, as well as determining the sort of person who may be susceptible to engaging in solvent inhalation.
Item is a handwritten report with a preface attributing a large portion of the material "from a preliminary report on psychological testing prepared by Dr. Frank Freeman of Cornell University."
Item is a paper written by Alexander Murchison in December 1970, outlining the "acute psychiatric emergency" of school phobia, suggesting that it is more complicated than being simply "separation anxiety." He defines the phobia, outlines the clinical features and symptoms, discusses the role of separation in the condition, and addresses potential treatments.
Item is a draft brief compiled by Alexander Murchison and others in 1973 or 1974, regarding the opening of a Child Guidance Centre. Item reviews reports and speeches (Clyde Marshall's 1969 working paper, a 1970 address by the Honourable R.A. Donahoe to the Conference of Mental Health Centre Boards, the Hastings Report, and the Government of Ontario's White Paper), as a means of determining that the functioning of the Centre would be "impaired" if the Centre was to be located in the Abbie Lane Psychiatric Hospital. The item addresses concerns with the proposal arising from the schism between prevention (which the Centre would encourage) versus treatment (which the hospital engages in), as well as the stigma associated with the hospital, affecting negatively potential work with at-risk youth and their families.
Item is a memo and accompanying report by Dr. C.B. Stewart, vice president of Health Sciences, that was presented to the Executive of the Board of Governors and the Senate Council on January 2, 1972.
Item consists of Richard B. Goldbloom's annual report on the activities of the Atlantic Research Centre (ARCMR), outlining the Centre's research from the July 1967 to June 1968.
Item is a report written by Vincent C. MacDonald on behalf of the Nova Scotia Commissioners for the Conference of Commissioners on Uniformity of Legislation in Canada.
Item is a report written by Henry Hicks following his visit to the University of Havana on 13-20 November, 1972. The report includes a three-page appendix on impressions of Cuba's school system written by Gene Hicks.
Item consists of Margaret Dewolfe's report of an emergency meeting of the Atlantic Research Centre (ARCMR), held between I.M. MacKeigan, C.B. Stewart, W.R. Butler, and M.S. DeWolfe, on June 26th, 1967, in response to problems in obtaining funding from the Department of Health and Welfare through the "National Crusade".
Item is a restricted report outlining the implications of how news is presented to the public in a popular Japanese newspaper, a key means of disseminating domestic propaganda.
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