Fonds contains materials related to Janet Conners' advocacy work for recipients of tainted blood products and other persons with HIV/AIDS. Janet's and her husband, Randy Conners, contracted HIV when Randy, a hemophiliac, was treated with infected blood. After publicly announcing Randy's diagnosis in 1991, the Conners provided testimony to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada [the Krever Inquiry], and became advocates for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Janet revealed her HIV positive status upon Randy's death in 1994. Materials in fonds include legal documents, correspondence, speaking notes, press releases, day planners, awards and honorary degrees, and photographs.
The collection documents the beginning of the Youth New Democratic Club at Dalhousie, and David Jones' involvement in the organization. It also includes two articles of E. Chesley Allen, David's maternal grandfather, plus a photograph. E. Chesley Allen was the Superintendent of the School for the Blind, and a naturalist.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a large group of unidentified attendees standing around a barbecue at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a large group of unidentified attendees standing around a barbecue at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Nolan Reilly stands in the foreground with his back to the camera.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a group of unidentified attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of four seated and conversing unidentified attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing a group of unidentified people standing outside Charlie and Kaye Murray's home during the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of several unidentified attendees (four standing) at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of group of unidentified attendees sitting under trees listening to an unidentified speaker at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a large group of unidentified people listening to an unidentified speaker at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a large group of unidentified people listening to an unidentified speaker at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Charlie Murray and George MacEachern are seated next to each other in the background of the middle of the photo.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a group of unidentified people (three adults and one child) sitting beneath a tree at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a closeup of an unidentified person smiling while at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of an unidentified person holding a bottle at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a closeup of an unidentified person listening intently to an unidentified speaker at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of an unidentified person standing beneath a tree while attending the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of an unidentified person standing beneath a tree while attending the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of one unidentified person walking at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Charlie Murray addressing a crowd at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Four unidentified people stand in the foreground.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray, organizer of the Canadian Fisherman and Fish Handlers Union, member of the Communist Party of Canada, and host of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, addressing seated attendees at the Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray, organizer of the Canadian Fisherman and Fish Handlers Union, member of the Communist Party of Canada, and host of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray addressing a crowd (out of camera shot) at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray, Nolan Reilly, and three other unidentified attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a close-up photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray and two other unidentified people conversing at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray (blue shirt) speaking with two unidentified attendees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray standing and smiling at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray, organizer of the Canadian Fisherman and Fish Handlers Union, member of the Communist Party of Canada, and host of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, posing at the Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of a closeup of Charlie Murray standing and smiling at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray standing and smiling at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie Murray and George MacEachern seated amid other attendees of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of George MacEachern, a Steel Workers Union activist and member of the Communist Party of Canada, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Perspective of the photograph is from MacEachern's right, and MacEachern is partially obscured by a tree.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of George MacEachern, a Steel Workers Union activist and member of the Communist Party of Canada, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of George MacEachern, a Steel Workers Union activist and member of the Communist Party of Canada, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Perspective of the photograph is face-on.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of George MacEachern, a Steel Workers Union activist and member of the Communist Party of Canada, standing at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Much of the image is obscured by foliage in Charlie and Kaye Murray's garden.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of George MacEachern, a Steel Workers Union activist and member of the Communist Party of Canada, addressing a crowd at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, in Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope McPhee, one of the organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Hope McPhee and Nolan Reilly (standing), two of co-organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, having a discussion in front of several unidentified seated Picnic attendees, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope V. McPhee, one of the organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, addressing attendees at the Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope V. McPhee (light green shirt) conversing with an unidentified person at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope V. McPhee (green shirt) and two other unidentified people conversing at First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Hope V. McPhee standing at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Hope V. McPhee, one of the organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, leaning on the back of a chair at the Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Kaye Murray and Dane Parker seated under trees at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, showing Kaye Murray (activist and host of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic) and Dane Parker (member of the Communist Party of Canada who made the first attempt to unionize fish plants under Nova Scotia's 1937 Trade Union Act), seated under trees at the Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie and Kaye Murray and Nolan and Sharon Reilly, chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie and Kaye Murray and Nolan and Sharon Reilly, and several other unidentified person, chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Charlie and Kaye Murray and Nolan and Sharon Reilly, and one other unidentified person, chatting at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Nolan Reilly speaking at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Nolan Reilly speaking at the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978.
Item consists of a photograph taken by Susan Perly, of Nolan Reilly, oral historian and one of the organizers of the First Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic, addressing several dozen seated attendees at the Picnic, Sackville, Nova Scotia, July 1978. Reilly was conducting research related to class consciousness in Amherst for his doctoral degree at Dalhousie University around the time of the Picnic.