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Series consists of documents accumulated by the administration of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). The majority of materials are minutes, memorandums, correspondence, and reports created by, or related to, several committees within the IPA. These committees were designed to develop policies, facilitate decision-making, manage projects, and maintain positive relationships with Dalhousie University administration. Series also contains several news and press releases issued by the IPA to generate publicity for important events hosted by the Institute or achievements of its staff. Series also contains academic plans and program guides produced by the IPA which offer insight into the curriculum at Henson College.

Series includes materials relating to the operation and administration of the Institute of Public Affairs’ library, including staff records, inventory lists, and items that the library collected for its collections/displays. More specifically, the records include: newspaper clippings of relevance to working projects and correspondence with external partners of the IPA; programs, brochures, and correspondence from American universities and colleges; annual reports and papers regarding the functioning of the library; staff records; promotional materials for the IPA; and collected resources on publishing.

Series consists of records produced from the research and committee work of the staff of IPA/Henson College. Within the series are research notes and drafts for papers, finished papers, minutes from various meetings related to projects, correspondence directly related to projects and committees, grant applications, speeches, financial statements, agendas, and materials such as questionnaires and interview questions used to gather information for policy research. The content and nature of various projects and working groups undertaken by IPA/Henson College indicate the organisation’s interest in a few key areas, particularly public health, marginalised social groups, education, trade, and industrial relations. Most studies were carried out in the Maritime region, especially in Nova Scotia, and many in the Halifax region. Some of the projects include interviews with individuals and a great deal of personal information. Many of these records were provided code names by the researchers, and most such records are closed to the public.