Records from the Africville relocation project
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Records from the Africville relocation project
Institute of Public Affairs fonds
Fonds consists of textual records created and accumulated by various groups and organizations within the Institute of Public Affairs.. Records include articles, correspondence, minutes, memos, newspaper and magazine clippings, interviews, field notes, pamphlets and reports. Many of the documents pertain to the internal operations of the IPA.
The fonds also contains research proposals and reports related to energy, community growth, urban and rural development, labour studies, education, economic and industrial development, the medical sector and housing. There is significant work on the health, employment and economic status of African Nova Scotians.
The fonds also contains reference material kept by the IPA in its corporate library, which was used in the research and drafting of various reports.
Dalhousie University. Institute of Public Affairs
Administrative and operational records of the Dalhousie University Institute of Public Affairs
Progress reports regarding the Africville Relocation Program
Welfare assistance to Africville residents
Housing and Welfare Applications
Family trees of Africville residents
Research materials related to the Africville Relocation Study
City Council meeting minutes (1852-1970)
Survey of Africville Homes completed by the city.
Transcript of an interview between Dennis Magill and Dr. Fogo
Reports of the Sub-Committee on Africville
Correspondence regarding the potential acquisition of property in Africville
Study of amalgamation of Pictou County
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #113
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #13
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #63
File contains the final report, drafted by the Institute of Public Affairs, titled "Sunnyville, Lincolnville, and Upper Big Tracadie, Guysborough County, N.S. - A Socio-Economic Study & Recommendation", and prepared for the Nova Scotia Department of Public Welfe, and ARDA. File also contains related correspondence between Guy Henson and the Hon. James Harding, Minister of Public Welfare.
"Professors Donald Clairmont and William Benallick, of the Departments of Sociology of Saint Mary's and Dalhousie University, respectively, were engaged as study directors on behalf of the Institute of Public Affairs. Four students were employed as "participant- observers" for seven weeks, two being spent in training and five in the communities, during July-September 1964." -- from p. iii.
Abstract of Title documents relating deeds of Africville properties
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #129
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #57 and #58
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #115 and #116
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #83
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #54 and 55
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #33
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #65 and #66
Audio recordings by Marvin Burke on Negro Music in Nova Scotia
Halifax Housing Authority income and rental records
Housing authority applications and real estate inspection reports
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #43 and #44
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #48 and #49
Correspondence related to the possible acquisition of Seaview Baptist Church
Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewees #41 and 42
Summaries of interviews with Africville residents
Halifax Housing Authority income and rental records
Correspondence regarding permissions for the Africville Relocation Study
Summary of an interview with Al Borovoy
Transcript of an interview between Dennis Magill and Marvin Burke
Correspondence regarding Africville relocation report
Africville relocation questionnaire response of interviewee #45
Interview with Rev. Donald Skeir [sic] by Harry Wells : [draft transcript]
Interview with Mr. Carlyle W. Warner by Harry Wells
Transcript of interview with an unidentified person conducted by Harry Wells
Interview with Gus Wedderburn by Harry Wells
Interview with Buddy Daye by H.W. Wells
Africville relocation questionnaire response of interviewee #116