Subseries contains records created during a study of the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was sponsored by the Nova Scotia Department of Public Welfare, in association with the Department of National Heath and Welfare, and conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill for the Institute of Public Affairs (project number 552-21-2). Records in this subseries primarily document the research activities of Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill that led to the publication of the 1971 Africville relocation report. Materials include genealogical information on former residents of Africville, responses to a questionnaire run by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill , interview files, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, correspondence, and other material.
File contains correspondence from the City Manager and the Housing Authority of Halifax regarding the purchase of properties during the Africville Relocation.
File contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with George Davis, Human Rights Committee Member, Africville Advisory Subcommittee Representative, on December 12, 1969.
File contains the transcript of an interview undertaken with interviewee #26, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File also contains a memo related to the interview.
File contains summaries of interviews undertaken by Henry Wells, with human subjects forcibly removed during the Africville Relocation. File contains information about conversations with interviewees #2, 5, 21, 88, 89, 117, and 118.
File contains blank application for municipal social assistance, application for accommodations, and Halifax Housing Authority inspectors' report forms.
File contains the questionnaire #1 responses of interviewees #17 and 18, two human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File also contains interview transcript of a summary discussion, and records related to the acquisition of the property.
File contains the survey results of questionnaire #1 with interviewee #4, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File also contains the transcript of a short interview with the same person. There is also one piece of correspondence related to case #124 in this file.
File contains the questionnaire #1 results of a survey of interviewee #10, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File also contains the transcript of a short interview, and correspondence.
File contains the survey results of questionnaire 1, completed by interviewee #6, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File also contains the short transcript of an interview about the meeting with interviewee #6.
File contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with interviewee #117, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville, on October 3, 1969. File also contains a press clipping "Halifax Protesters Invite Mrs. King"
File contains the transcripts of interviews conducted by John de Roche with several different interviewees of the Africville Relocation Study, human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. Interviewees include #17, 18, 21, 25, 63, 88, 89, 117, and 118.
File contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with Dr. W.P. Oliver on December 8, 1969, with inked corrections and additions in Magill's hand.
File contains facsimiles of Africville students' register of attendance, general register, and summary statistics, containing data between 1890 and 1951.
File contains correspondence and reports of the Housing Policy Review Committee, as well as reports to members of the Sub-Committee of Council on Africville and the Representatives of the Human Rights Advisory Committee about the progress of the Africville Relocation Program.
File contains a photocopy of "A Brief History of the Coloured Baptists of Nova Scotia" by P. E. McKerrow. The front cover says "ARCHIVES COPY _ NOT TO BE REMOVED." The book was used as research material during a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.
File contains the partial transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with interviewee #117, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. There is evidence that part of the interview transcript may be missing, as there is damage to the upper left corner where a staple once was.
File contains three black and white photographs of Africville scenes: 1. a group sitting outside in folding chairs listening to a speaker, with the MacKay Bridge in the background; 2. the same group of people from the left-hand side of the crowd; 3. three unidentified men and one unidentified woman standing in front of the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church van.
File contains the transcript of an interview conducted by Dennis Magill with H.A.J. Wedderburn, about the Africville Relocation Study. File includes inked corrections and omissions to the text.
File contains correspondence related to the publication of the Africville Relocation Report, draft tables and contents, and the transcript of a radio interview with Archie Dixon, Don Clairmont, and Gus Wedderburn.
File contains photograph layouts and correspondence regarding the Africville relocation report published in 1971 by the Institute of Public Affairs. File also contains one 8 x 10 in. photograph.
File contains ca. 50 newspaper clippings, predominantly from Halifax newspapers, pertaining to Black human rights issues at the same time as the Africville Relocation Project.
File contains correspondence among Dennis Magill, Donalt Clairmont, Guy Henson, Donald Maclean, Kell Antoft, and others, regarding the Africville Relocation Study.
File contains brief summaries with notes about working lives of residents of Africville. Notes have been annotated and numbered by hand. Numbers do not match code numbers.
File contains research data involving interviewee #130, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes two responses to a questionnaire from the Africville Relocation Study; a transcript of an interview; a Housing Authority of Halifax approval sheet; a report about the interview with interviewee #130; and a report about the interviewee's relocation report.
File contains research data involving interviewee #131, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes a response to a questionnaire from the Africville Relocation Study; a transcript of an interview; reports and notes about interviewee #131; and a staff report about a possible acquisition.
File contains research data involving interviewees #56 and #133, two human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes the questionnaire responses of interviewees #51, #56 and #133; reports related to interviewees #56 and #133; interview transcripts; copies of income and rental records and other documents from the Halifax Housing Authority; real estate correspondence; photocopies of newspaper clippings; and a staff report sent to members of the Sub-Committee of Council on Africville.
File contains research data involving interviewee #128, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes a response to a questionnaire from the Africville Relocation Study; a transcript of an interview; income and rental records from the Halifax Housing Authority; reports about interviewee #128; legal and real estate correspondence; a staff report about a possible acquisition; and an agreement of purchase and sale.
File contains research data involving interviewee #127, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes the questionnaire response of interviewee #127; interview transcripts; and copies of an application for accommodation and other documents from the Housing Authority of Halifax.
File contains research data involving interviewee #123, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes a questionnaire response from a relocation official about interviewee #123; interview transcripts; and reports about interviewees #4, #6, #110, #111, #112, #123, #124, #125, and #126.
File contains research data involving interviewee #126, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. File includes a response to a questionnaire from the Africville Relocation Study; a transcript of an interview; and reports related to interviewees #124 and #126.
