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Morning coffee

Subseries contains documents related to the writing and production of "Morning Coffee," a play written by Jenny Munday. The subseries also includes documents related to the short story version of "Morning Coffee," including Munday's entry in a short story contest.

Bone Cage correspondence

Sub-series contains correspondence regarding Bone Cage. Materials include letters and emails about the development of the script and cards congratulating Banks on the opening night of the co-production by Forerunner Playwrights' Theatre and Ship's Company Theatre.

Sylvanus Now

Subseries contains typescripts, drafts, manuscripts, and a sample cover of Sylvanus Now. Early drafts are titled Rocking her Babies.

Brock University : The Rover

Subseries contains 24 costume designs and two posters related to Brock University's 2002 production of The Rover by Aphra Behn. The production took place February 14-16, 2002 at the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre and was presented by the Theatre, Dramatic Literature & Drama in Education program at Brock University.

Ecological Conditions at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site

Sub-series contains paper and electronic records related to the Parks Canada Technical Report in Ecosystem Science (Report 033), Ecological Conditions at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site. The report was prepared by Bill Freedman, Michael Macdonald, and Harry Beach and was released by Parks Canada in March 2001.Sub-series includes data on pollen and spore levels collected between April and September 2001, draft manuscripts, reviewer comments, notes, and a PDF copy of the final report.

Nasca lines

Subseries contains the conductor’s score, instrumental, and vocal parts used for the premiere performance of Nasca Lines by Barry Guy. Nasca Lines is a one-hour, seven-part work that was commissioned by the Upstream Ensemble and premiered in collaboration with the Symphony Nova Scotia on June 3, 2001 at the Scotia Festival with conductor and composer, Barry Guy.

The composition is named after and inspired by the geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert, Peru, which include outlines of animals and various geometric shapes. Graphical representations of a selection of these geoglyphs are used in the graphic notation of this score, particularly in parts 3 and 7.

Nasca Lines is an atonal work that uses a combination of composed material, based on tone rows and pitch class sets, and guided improvisation. There are twenty instrumental parts and one vocal part.

Françoise Baylis's records about the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Subseries contains records pertaining to the CIHR Standing Committee on Ethics from December 2001 to December 2004, during which time Françoise Baylis served as Co-Chair (a Governor in Council appointment). As such, much of the agenda setting during this period was a function of her priority-setting. In particular there are papers concerning an ongoing controversy between Baylis and CIHR regarding an alleged violation of the CIHR stem cell guidelines. Records types include correspondence, agendas, minutes, readings, recommendations and reports, including drafts. File titles are largely taken from the original folders, from which the materials were removed intact. Subseries also includes later records regarding CIHR Institute Advisory Board Ethics Designates.

Gated communities in Canada : The planning response

Subseries contains records produced as a result of Jill Grant's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant to document the prevalence of gated communities in Canada and the nature of policy and planning responses to them.

Records include grant applications and reports, research ethics applications and reports, correspondence, notebooks, working papers, research data (interviews and surveys), photographs and participant consent forms. Records related to research output (publications and presentations) are primarily found in the publications series.

Fundraisers

Subseries consists of documentation related to fundraiser initiatives of Eyelevel Gallery.

Fiction

Subseries contains documents related to short stories or other fiction written by Jenny Munday. The documents include drafts and notes for "Sisters : a Story for Younger Children"; "Somewhere Along the Road"; "Thursday's Child"; "The First Day of December"; "Sisters"; "History Lessons"; "The TTC, The Dragon Backed Beast"; "Riding The Double-Barreled Dragon Backed Beast"; and untitled poems.

Friendships

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's short stories that were included in her anthology "Friendships: Stories." The twelve short stories included in this book are as follows: "Snake"; "Bruno"; "Justice"; "Music Festival"; "My Heroine, Murphy Brown"; "Escape Route"; "Fear"; "Poem"; "Father by Mail"; "Lillian"; "Big Little Jerome"; and "Maid of Honor."

After Swissair

Subseries contains research and handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "After Swissair," a collection of poems written in response to and commemoration of the Swissair Flight 111 crash near St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia (September 2, 1998).

Downhill Chance

Subseries contains drafts, typescripts, page proofs, and a sample cover for Downhill Chance. Early drafts are titled Sea Shelters.

Tech-Team

Sub-series contains material relating to the Tech-Team program that was run by the Women in Media Foundation. Files regarding the Tech-Team may be interfiled within the administration, finance, and communications series.

Research grant administrative records

Subseries contains administrative research records that are not contained within specific research project subseries. Types of records include research grant applications and reports; Dalhousie University Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ethics Board applications, correspondence and reports; and participant consent forms.

Halifax Rainbow Health Project

Subseries contains materials relating to NSRAP's participation in the Halifax Rainbow Health Project. Operating between 2004-2006, the Halifax Rainbow Health Project was formed by Capital Health to research ways of increasing access to primary care services for members of Nova Scotia's LGBTQ community. It was a joint effort between the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, the the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, and the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Project. Materials in subseries include meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, project proposals, reference and planning materials, job postings, notes, and reports.

WTN- Internship

Sub-series contains material relating to the Women's Technical Internship program that was run by the Women in Media Foundation. This internship program involved Canadian women gaining employment in the technical field. Files regarding the WTN-Internship may be interfiled within the administration, finance, and communications series.

Census of Marine Life publications

Subseries contains textual records related to the publications created by the Census of Marine Life. Subseries includes papers, books, and reports.

The Clothesline Patch

Subseries contains manuscripts of the script, short story versions, character sketches, a synopsis, and an outline of The Clothesline Patch.

Bone Cage production records

Subseries contains records created for and during productions of Bone Cage by Mulgrave Road Theatre, Forerunner Playwrights' Theatre, and Downstage Theatre.

Advocacy for transgender Nova Scotians

Subseries contains materials related to NSRAP's advocacy efforts for members of the transgender community in Nova Scotia, including lobbying and research related to gender confirming treatments and procedures, and planning and promotional materials for Transgender Day of Remembrance events. Series also includes workshop materials, educational resources, clippings, and correspondence.

Divinity Bash

There is a VHS tape of the Divinity Bash in the uncatalogued video boxes on the 2nd floor - M14.

ArcOD: Arctic Ocean Diversity

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee, Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD). The Arctic Ocean Diversity project was designed to catalogue animal species and microbes found in the Arctic region—on, in and under the sea ice, in deep basins and along the continental shelves. The project was led by American scientists Bodil Bluhm, Rolf Gradinger and Russ Hopcroft, who sought to document the northward extensions of ranges of Arctic fish and invertebrates.

ChESS: Biogeography of Deep Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Biogeography of Deep Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems (ChESS). The Biogeography of Deep Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems project explored life in the hostile, acidic, oftentimes hot and corrosive deep-sea seeps and hydrothermal vents, where life thrives away from any sunlight. The project, led by British scientists Paul Tyler and Maria Baker, American scientist Chris German, and Spanish scientist Eva Ramirez-Llodr, examined more than 1000 species and expanded ranges further north, south, and deeper than had previously been explored.

COMARGE: Continental Margin Ecosystems on a Worldwide Scale

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Continental Margin Ecosystems on a Worldwide Scale (COMARGE). The Continental Margin Ecosystem on a Worldwide Scale project examined life on the continental slopes, over the course of 60 expeditions. The project, led by French scientists Myrian Sibuet and Lenaick Menot and American scientist Robert Carney, discovered stretches of life flourishing on these marginal spaces (including heretofore unknown coral reefs off Africa). The project also examined the threat posed by oil and gas drilling on these sensitive stretches of seafloor.

FMAP: Future of Marine Animal Populations

Subseries contains correspondence, research data, and conference minutes and notes related to the Census of Marine Life subcommittee Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP). The Future of Marine Animal Populations project analyzed fishing data and scientific surveys to determine changes in diversity and distribution of marine life. The project, headed by Canadian scientists Ian Jonsen, Heike Lotze, and Boris Worm (and previously by Ransom Myers), identified hot spots of diversity drawn from the Census of Marine Life database and changes in water temperature as one of the most integral determinants in the shaping of marine diversity patterns, while confirming that marine conservation helps to correct the rapid population declines associated with over-exploitation of marine stocks.
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