Archives Catalogue

1959 trip to Nigeria

MS-13-86, Box 1, Folder 8
File
1959

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains documents relating to Alexander Leighton's 1959 trip to Nigeria. Includes a photograph, several bundles of research notes, schedules, graphic materials, and patient medical notes. Includes an article from the New York Times on the Nigerian election, and no. 10 of the Western Nigerian Illustrated quarterly publication featuring an article about psychiatric treatment at the Aro Hospital. Also includes an envelope labelled 'thought disorder pills' containing five spherical pills.

1970 Re-sample focus areas

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 30
File
1970

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photographic negatives of focus areas (especially behavioural settings) for the 1970 re-sample of the Stirling County Study.

Abeokuta

MS-13-86, Box 22, Folder 8 and MS-13-86, Box 23, Folder 1
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of people, buildings, and scenes in the city of Abeokuta.

Abeokuta from a distance

MS-13-86, Box 23, Folder 9
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of Abeokuta as seen from other locations.

Alexander Leighton's trip to Nigeria

MS-13-86, Box 24, Folder 4
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of people, buildings, and scenes from Alexander Leighton's 1961 trip to Nigeria.

Arrival - Egunguns

MS-13-86, Box 20, Folder 2
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of a village and villagers at the arrival of several egunguns (traditional Yoruba masked figures representing spirits of departed ancestors).

Arts and crafts

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 6
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of traditional Nigerian arts and crafts objects.

Badagri

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 3
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File includes photographs of people, locations, and events in the town of Badagri/Badagry in Nigeria.

Benin

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 1
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of people and locations in Benin, Nigeria.

Bunting, Mary I. "Polly"

MS-13-86, Box 35, Folder 17
File
1940 - 1957

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Mary I. "Polly" Bunting.

Collier Jr., John

MS-13-86, Box 37, Folder 10
File
1950 - 1955

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about John Collier, Jr. Also includes a commencement invitation and photography illustration proposals. Also includes 2 photos : b&w, 8 1/2 x 11 in. and smaller.

Dalhousie seminar on wheels

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 8
File
1984 - 1992

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains discussion outlines, lecture schedules, to-do lists, reading lists, bibliographies, agendas, memoranda and correspondence regarding the "seminar on wheels" lecture series. Also includes 10 photos : colour; 4 x 6 in and smaller.

Dr. Helgason and wife

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 26
File

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of Dr. Helgason and his wife. Helgason was an epidemiologist in Iceland and a colleague of the Stirling County Study.

Dr. Lambo's visit and the Pan-African Psychiatric conference

MS-13-86, Box 102, Folder 12
File
1960 - 1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photographs of a group meeting with Dr. Lambo, and of various speakers at the Pan-African Psychiatric Conference.

Dr. Marc-Adelard Tremblay

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 23
File
1991

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of Dr. Marc-Adelard Tremblay, PhD from Stirling County Study in 1950s.

Dr. Tswang's visit to Stirling County

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 32
File
[1992?]

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of Dr. Tswang and his wife (?) on their visit to Stirling County in 1992.

Fieldnotes, 1932 - 1939

MS-13-86, Box 71, Folder 6
File
1932 - 1939

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of loose fieldnote pages removed from their original binding. Also includes newspaper clippings and 7 photos : b&w; 3 1/4 x 41/4 in and smaller.

Firewood preparation

MS-13-86, Box 23, Folder 8
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of Nigerian villagers preparing firewood.

First field staff training

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 25
File
1993

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos from field staff training from May 24 - 28, 1993.

First field study recruitment

MS-13-86, Box 24, Folder 12
File
1993

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos from field study recruitment on May 1 - 2, 1993.

Food prep - cassava

MS-13-86, Box 23, Folder 5
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of villagers harvesting and preparing cassava crops.

Food prep - fish at Badagry

MS-13-86, Box 23, Folder 6
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of villagers preparing fish.

Funeral at Obafemi's

MS-13-86, Box 20, Folder 4
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of a village funeral at Obafemi's compound.

Galbraith, Kenneth

MS-13-86, Box 41, Folder 5
File
1952 - 1979

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Kenneth Galbraith. Also includes photocopies of newspaper clippings and a photocopied obituary. Also includes invitations and programs for events at the Abbie J. Lane Memorial Hospital. Includes 1 photo of Kenneth Galbraith : b&w; 7 3/4 x 10in.

General village activity

MS-13-86, Box 23, Folder 2
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of daily activities and events in Nigerian villages.

Gessain, Monique and Robert

MS-13-86, Box 41, Folder 13
File
1963 - 1988

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Robert and Monique Gessain. Also contains lecturer registration forms, a manuscript for "Report on the sciences of man: can psychiatry travel?," a booklet titled "Nicolas et Antoine en Nouvelle Ecosse," and 6 photos : 4 b&w and 2 colour; 5 x 7 1/2 in and smaller.

Gordon Mason

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 16
File
2000

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy with Gordon Mason.

Gulliver's Cove and herring weir

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 28
File
1948 - 1950

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of a herring weir at Gulliver's Cove, Stirling County.

Hairdos

MS-13-86, Box 22, Folder 6
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of villagers wearing various braided hairstyles.

Harvard-Dalhousie Research Project

MS-13-86, Box 24, Folder 14
File
1991

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of researchers from the joint Harvard-Dalhousie project, and locations visited.

Harvard-Dalhousie Research Project, continued

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 11
File
1992

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos from the 1992 portion of the Harvard-Dalhousie Research Project in Stirling County. Also contains a list of supervisors and interviewers working on the project.

Home building

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 12
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of villagers building houses in Nigerian villages.

Honigmann, John J.

MS-13-86, Box 44, Folder 22
File
1965

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about John J. Honigmann. Also includes 2 black and white photographic negatives.

Housing survey

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 29
File
1952

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photographic negatives of homes and buildings in Stirling County.

Institutions, Aro

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 8
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of institutions in Aro.

Institutions, Ibadan

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 7
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of the university, hospital, and other institutions in Ibadan.

International photos

MS-13-86, Box 24, Folder 7
File

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photo negatives labeled Sudan, Wales, Sweden, and Denmark.

Interviewer training

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 17
File
1994

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photographs from interviewer training in June 1994 for the Stirling County Study.

Jamieson, Neil and Ginny

MS-13-86, Box 45, Folder 8
File
1972 - 1987

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Neil Jamieson. Also includes 2 photos : colour; 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

Japan mementoes

MS-13-86, Box 100, Folder 11
File
1945

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains keepsakes from Alexander Leighton's trip to Japan, including photographs, postcards, maps, medical documents and immunization records, and travel itineraries.

Journal, 17 September 1939 - 4 June 1940

MS-13-86, Box 71, Folder 1
File
1939 - 1940

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of loose journal pages removed from their original binding. Also includes newspaper clippings and 15 photos : b&w; 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.

Journey to Japan, complete

MS-13-86, Box 100, Folder 6
File
1945 - 2015

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains an apparently complete collection of Alexander Leighton's "Journey to Japan" journal entries.

Khartoum North Clinic

MS-13-86, Box 24, Folder 6
File
1959

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of the Khartoum North Clinic in Sudan and the Nigeria Chronic Farm.

Lambo's home and sendoff

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 4
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of individuals at the Lambo family home.

Landscapes - nature

MS-13-86, Box 21, Folder 5
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos of landscapes and nature scenes in Nigeria.

Lynn, Freda

MS-13-86, Box 48, Folder 10
File
1972 - 1992

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Freda Lynn. Also contains 2 photos : colour; 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.

Matsumoto, Yashiharu Scott "Scotty"

MS-13-86, Box 49, Folder 11
File
1946 - 1980

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Yashiharu Scott "Scotty" Matsumoto. Also includes 10 photos : b&w; 2 x 2 in. Also includes the article "Patient rapport in Hiroshima" from the American Journal of Nursing.

Meeting of psychiatrists for interviewing doctors

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 22
File
1995

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos from meetings of psychiatrists.

Midtown Study

MS-13-86, Box 25, Folder 12
File

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains photos and negatives from the Midtown Study in New York City. This study was amalgamated into the same program as the Stirling County Study late in its progress. It was brought to publication and closure by Alexander and Dorothea Leighton.

Miscellaneous portraits

MS-13-86, Box 22, Folder 2
File
1961 - 1963

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains miscellaneous portrait photos.

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