File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds interviewing Reverend Michael Gardner about the Anglican church in Cape Dorset; people singing hymns; Barbara Hinds talking about a journey to Pangirtung; Hinds talking to unidentified men in Pangnirtung; children playing in a water hole; Barbara Hinds interviewing Keith Crow; and Barbara Hinds interviewing Mrs. Sam Dodds in Fort Chimo.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Sam Dodds in Fort Chimo, Quebec. Mrs. Dodds talks about teaching Inuit women to cook with new foods and make handicrafts.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Major Jess O. Longan (or Louyan); bushpilot Ken Dempster playing the melodion; Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Page about a laundry in Frobisher Bay; Barbara Hinds talking about a journey by boat near Rupertsland; and the sound of the wind.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds talking about the cost of transporting equipment; the sound of a church bell; and people singing a hymn at an Arctic Anglican church service.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of sounds from a seal hunt; Barbara Hinds talking about the seal hunt; and Barbara Hinds talking to Bob Green and other men from the seal hunt.
Item is a recording of pigeons cooing. A man's voice can be heard occasionally in the background. The pigeons are connected to the Liverpool Amalgamation of Homing Pigeon Societies.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds describing a seal hunt that she attended; Barbara Hinds interviewing George Clark about seal populations; and Barbara Hinds interviewing Mr. Blanchard being a seal hunter.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Corporal Allen Crawford from the Frobisher Bay detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Crawform talks about crime in Frobisher Bay and issues with Inuit people and alcohol consumption.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Frobisher Bay postmaster Mrs. Frank Allured; Girl Guides and Brownies singing; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Frobisher Bay general contractor Bryan Pearson.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Frobisher Bay general contractor Bryan Pearson; and Barbara Hinds' Interview with Mr. Graves about carpentry and other vocational training at Apex Hill school.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording children singing the alphabet and other songs in school; children yelling while playing in a water hole; children singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"'; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Joan Ryan, a school teacher in George River, about what it’s like to teach up North.
Item is a recording of Mrs. Sam Dodds talking to her daughter Marion over a two-way radio. Marion is at school in George River. They talk about cookies and boots that Marion would like to have sent to her.
Item is a reel-to-reel tape recorder used by Barbara Hinds. The tape recorder was made in Great Britain by Electric & Musical Industries. The case of the tape recorder is covered in dark green leather with dark green plastic and silver-coloured metal fittings. There is a set of keys tied to the handle. The tape recorder is in a khaki canvas carrying case with a flap that snaps closed and a webbing shoulder strap. There is a flap in the side of the bag for microphone cord. The microphone and its cord are tucked in the front of the bag next to the tape recorder. There are two luggage tags attached to the should strap. One tag is a cabin baggage tag from Nordair Ltd in Fort Chimo. The other tag is a plain tag with Barbara Hinds and George Koneak's names and towns written on it.
Series contains material written by Barbara Hinds and material collected by Barbara Hinds for the purpose of research. Written material includes drafts of articles, newspaper clippings of articles, cutlines, press releases, scripts, manuscripts, presentations, and other documents written by Barbara Hinds for the Chronicle Herald and Mail Star, the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, the Antiquarian Society, the Atlantic Advocate, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and other organizations. Research material includes newspaper clippings, photocopies, pamphlets, booklets, photographs, correspondence, and other documents.
File contains a floppy disk; diaries; correspondence; drafts of articles with corrections; photocopies of articles; newspaper clippings; a chart from a container ship; photographs; and papers about birding and history
File contains ten Christmas cards sent to Barbara Hinds by Edgar, Anne Bruce, Jennifer Joynes, the YWCA, Joan Ryan, Alice, Louise, Martha Koneak and family, Peter, and Maggie. Many of the cards have Inuit art on them.
File contains two spiral-bound diaries kept by Barbara Hinds between June 30, 1960 and July 9, 1960. The diaries records her activities in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit, Nunavut).
Item is a spiral-bound diary kept by Barbara Hinds between July 13, 1960, and July 24, 1960. The diary records Hinds' activities during a visit to Fort Chimo (now Kuujjuaq), Quebec.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Max Budgell, the northern service officer for the Department of Northern Affairs in Port Burwell. Budgell talks about how he traveled to Port Burwell.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds's interview with Mr. Belville about waste disposal in Frobisher Bay; Barbara Hinds interviewing Mr. Sacré from Carter Construction Company about construction on an airport runway; Barbara Hinds talking to children; and children singing.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds's interview with Mr. Belleville, a regional engineer for the national department of health and welfare. Belleville talks about waste disposal in Frobisher Bay.
Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Phil Sacré of the Carter Construction Company. Mr. Sacré talks about construction of a new runway at an airport. The interview is preceded by rumbling sounds from the airport construction. The interview is followed by a recording of a man talking over a radio and requesting permission to blast.
Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds talking to three Inuit children. Hinds asks the children questions about their names, games that they like to play, and school. The recording also includes children singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and "Frère Jacques" in English, French, and Inuktitut.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Gordon Braley from the St. Felicien Air Service in Fort Chimo. Braley tells stories about flying in the north.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Samuel Dodds about the difficulties of living in the north. During the interview, Dodds talks about diet, receiving visitors, and schooling.
Item is a recording of Ken Dempster playing two songs on the accordion or melodion. Someone can be heard singing along with the second song, possibly Barbara Hinds.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Captain Doug Creaser from the Department of Transport about shipping; Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Robinson, the facilities manager of Frobisher Bay airport; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Pierre Williamson, chief air traffic controller in Frobisher Bay.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Robinson, the facilities manager of the Frobisher Bay airport. Robinson is from Winnipeg. He talks about the history of the airport, airport operations, and employing Inuit people.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Morris about his boat in Lower Savage Island; Barbara Hinds talking about the journey to Pangnirtung; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Ross Peyton, Manager of the Hudson's Bay Company.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds interviewing Max Budgell, a northern service officer in Port Burwell. Budgell talks about the char fishery co-op and the journey to Sept-Iles.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Madge Allured, the post master in Frobisher Bay. Allured talks about how she became the post master, how mail is delivered in the north, unusual things that are sent in the mail by Inuit people, and other topics.
Item is a recording of a meeting of the Brownies and Girl Guides in Frobisher Bay, led by Mrs. Delouite. The recording include Brownies and Girl Guides singing "Jesus Loves Me" in English and Inuktitut.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Bryan Pearson, a general contractor in Frobisher Bay. Pearson tells a story about a disaster while baking bread. He also talks about the challenges of building houses in Frobisher Bay.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of a CBC discussion panel about economic development. The speakers include McDermott, Higgins, Scanlon, Greer, Kirkbride, and Rein.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of people applauding; Barbara Hinds commenting on the British as animal lovers; an unidentified man talking about the life expectancy of earthworms; sounds from a train station; voices from some sort of race or sports event; and a brass band playing God Save the Queen.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Sam Dodds in Fort Chimo, Quebec. Mrs. Dodds talks about teaching Inuit women to cook with new foods and make handicrafts.
File contains two reel-to reel tapes containing recordings of Barbara Hinds talking about the history of the church in Cape Dorset; a grade 2 reading lesson at a school in Frobisher Bay; students singing God Save the Queen; and Barbara Hinds interviewing Gordon Goward, a teacher in Frobisher Bay.
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."
File contains 130 photographic slides taken by Rosemary Gilliat during a 1960 trip to the eastern Canadian Arctic with Barbara Hinds. The photographs in this file were taken in Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories (now Iqaluit, Nunavut). The photographs residents of the area, ice floes in the bay, buildings in the town, the surrounding landscape, and Barbara Hinds herself. Some of the photographs were taken in Sylvia Grinell Territorial Park and the Inuit community of Apex.