Item is a photograph of a boat called the Joan Ryan that was built in Newfoundland. The boat is sitting on the shore and supported with pieces of wood because a new engine is being fitted. There are two men on the boat. The photograph was taken in Fort Chimo, Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a boarded-up abandoned house surrounded by evergreen trees. The photograph was taken in an unidentified location in northern Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a black and white dog sitting on the ground. The photograph is blurry because the dog was moving. The photograph was taken in an unidentified location in northern Quebec.
File contains three photocopies of newspaper articles written by Barbara Hinds. The articles include "Life at Frobisher: Traffic Signs Invade Far North," from the the July 9, 1960 issue of the Mail-Star; "Ship's Arrival Eskimo's Delight," from the November 3, 1960 issue of the Chronicle-Herald; and "Port Burwell: Gateway To Eastern Arctic."
Item is a photocopied man of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map indicates property lines, place names, and the location of houses and farms on the island. The photocopy is spread over two pieces of paper.
File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes from 1994 and 1997 bird surveys in Trafalgar. Each page contains a tally of birds for a certain area.
File contains two spiral bound stenographer's notebooks containing handwritten notes about history and Halifax landmarks. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes about heritage properties and other topics. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains three spiral bound stenographer's notebooks containing handwritten notes about Halifax landmarks, including the court house, St. George's church, waterfront buildings, West House, Brunswick Street, the old post office, and Province House. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
Item is a newspaper clipping with two short columns. One column is a letter to the editor by M. J. Harvey called "Not A Waste Of Money." This letter is in reference to another letter by Floyd Day about the future of McNab's Island. The second column is called "Nose for News" and is from the Christian Science Monitor. The clipping is from the Mail-Star.
File contains a map of Port Burwell and approaches, including Forbes Sound, Killinek Island, and Jackson Island. The map shows the soundings in fathoms for this area.
File contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and drafts of articles about Balakrishnan, an elephant who was brought to East River, Nova Scotia in 1967 as a advertising gimmick by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The file also includes the original copy and photocopies of an anonymous letter from an employee of the Anil plant.
File contains several newspaper clippings about Davis Inlet, by the Canadian Press, Beth Gorham, Ian Bailey, Peter Steele, Barbara Hinds, and Michael Valpy.
File contains photographs of Joe Robichaud, Larry Richard, Duncan Coates, Alex Fok, and other staff and students at the Nova Scotia School of architecture experiencing what it's like to be in a wheelchair. The file also includes cutlines to accompany the photographs and an article called "Wheelchair Awareness Day: blisters, anger, understanding," from the November 14, 1975 issue of the Mail-Star.
File contains letters from Murray Cunningham about a trip to Nova Scotia for students from the eastern Arctic, which took place from May 20 to May 30, 1972. The letters were sent to guests and hosts for the trip. The letters contain a list of the students participating in the trip, a schedule of events, and addresses and phone numbers of the hosts. Barbara Hinds was one of the hosts.
File contains three copies of a news release from the office of the dean of the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. The news release is titled "The Tragedy of Huntington's Disease." The file also contains four pages of rough handwritten notes.
File contains negatives of photographs taken during a trip taken by Barbara Hinds to northern Quebec in September of 1965. The photographs were taken in Fort Chimo, Povungnituk, Sugluk, and Wakeham Bay. Most of the photographs are of people from these towns. The photographs also show churches, houses, other buildings, construction sites, cars, and boats.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds telling a story about an Inuit woman named Emily who she met during her trip to Killiniq Island.
Item is a photocopied map of McNab's Island. The map has been coloured with coloured pencils to indicate different regions of the island. The map also includes several handwritten annotations about the history of the island. There are more notes written on the back of the map.
Item is a map of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map is photocopied with some details that were possibly penciled in. The map shows which areas of the islands are owned by the Navy or are privately owned.
Item is a newspaper clipping from an unknown newspaper that contains two short articles. The first article is called "McNab: WIldlife Esperts To Air Views" and is about decisions related to the recreational use of McNab's Island. The second article is called "'A Bit Out Of The Ordinary'" and is about a court case against James Herbert Messervey that was sent to the Supreme Court. There is no author named for either article.
Item is a handwritten list of names and addresses from Halifax and McNab's Island, written on lined paper. The information is from the County Assessment Department.
File contains a typed list of cutlines and descriptions of photographs. The list was typed on a computer, meaning that it was created at a later time than the original photographs and cutlines.
File contains letters from Bill MacEachern; T. J. Murray, Chief of Service, Medicine, Camp Hill Hospital; Maxine Cochran, Director of Public Relations for the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children; Richard B. Goldbloom; and Edith Harris (?). The letters are all letters of congratulations to Barbara Hinds for being appointed the medical correspondent for the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The file also includes a newspaper clipping announcing Hinds' appointment.
Item is a handwritten letter from Barbara Hinds to someone named Anne, possibly Anne West. The letter is about a layout, possibly for a newspaper article, and a rededication that is related to the Halifax Public Gardens. There is a second piece of paper with the letter, with contact information for Anne West on it.
Item is a letter from C. Burton Coutts for the Citizens Committee, Allan Street Residents to Her Worship Mayor Moira Ducharme and members of City Council. The letter is about abnormal and excessive traffic on Monastery Lane and Allan Street. The letter also has notes written in shorthand on the back of it.
Item is a letter sent to the Chronicle-Herald for Barbara Hinds by an anonymous employee of the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The letter details the poor living conditions of Balakrishnan, an elephant that was brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil plant.
Item is a newspaper article by an unidentified author titled "Legislature Will Be Asked To Police Animal Imports." The article is about an animal welfare bill proposed by the Halifax Women's Auxiliary of the Kindness Club, led by Margaret Stanbury.
File contains an annual report from the Avataq Cultural Institute; issue 5 of Tumivut, the cultural magazine of the Nunavik Inuit; a booklet called "Eskimo Graphic Art"; two copies of a print of a raccoon by F. S. Ellis; a resolution from the Avataq Cultural Institute; and information about the Avataq history project. The file also includes correspondence with Brian Mulroney; the office of the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; and Jenny Epoo of the Avataq Cultural Insitute Inc.
File contains a map of the Hudson Strait, including northern Quebec, Baffin Island, Ungava Bay, and Hudson Bay. The map shows the soundings in fathoms for this area. There is a patch attached to the centre of the map, either to repair a hole or to make a correction.
File contains a hand-drawn map of Northern Quebec. The map is a rough outline of the province with points that indicate official posts and regional surveys.
Item consists of an outline of general information related to the original Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, drafted by Arthur Shears in the late-1950s.
File contains a document called "Forest Renewal Action Plan Point Pleasant Park" by W. L. Johnson R. P. F. The file also includes two pages of information about a piece of forestry equipment.
File contains a typed filmscript written by Hinds for the Dalhousie Medical School; a list of shots for the film; a document called "Medical Training and Research in Canada's Maritimes" with a handwritten note that says "script from 'old' film"; and a memorandum from Dr. R. Wayne Putnam to Madonna MacDonald about the medical school videotape.
Item is a pamphlet published by Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. called "Facts you should know about harbour cleanup." The pamphlet provides information about harbour cleanup and a planned sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island.
File contains two photographs from the groundbreaking of the rehabilitation hospital in Halifax; typed cutlines that accompany the photographs; correspondence with the Canadian Paraplegic Association and Arthur H. Shears; an article called "A Concept of Rehabilitation" by Herbert S. Talbot; several typed drafts of newspaper articles about the rehabilitation centre; a pamphlet about the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre; and a document called "Preliminary Report on Planning for Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Center and Faculty of Allied Health Professions Dalhousie University." The file also includes newspaper clippings from the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star of articles written by Barbara Hinds about the rehabilitation centre.
File contains a typed draft of a talk about flax with corrections. The talk was for the Antiquarian Club in Halifax. The paper is typed on lined notepaper.
Item is a typed draft of Barbara Hinds' article entitled "Barbara Hinds Reports From McNab--An Island Caught in the Crossfire," which was published in the Mail-Star in March 1967. The draft is typed on tissue paper and includes many corrections written in pencil.
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![Facts you should know about harbour cleanup : [pamphlet]](/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/1/e/4/1e46a681f4c7f89535b0be7a9ab02f3b9ad09baa1d37b385a0899080f6766dee/ms-2-130_5_1_066_142.jpg)
