File comprises four letters sent from Fred Thompson to John Bell between July and October, 1976. The letters provide a recounting of Thompson's time in Halifax as a labourer and labour activist and reveal an ongoing discussion between Bell and Thompson regarding labour issues and labour history.
File includes documents related to the TransMit Dartmouth summer study, with the following goals: 1 . To obtain Dartmouth citizen support for an efficient public transit system in Dartmouth; and 2. To establish a Dartrnouth Transit Citizens Group to be made up of citizens throughout the city.
File also contains articles of association for the Gay Alliance for Equality and a letter to Movement for Citizens Voice and Action enquiring about the possibility of GAE becoming a member agency.
File contains manuscripts, reports, and clippings collected by the Ecology Action Centre, related to the Solsearch Architects the New Alchemy Institute Ark project, constructed and operated in the late 1970s in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island, testing organic agricultural and environmental monitoring techniques.
File consists of lists of past, present, and future activities of the Ecology Action Centre, a list of their publications (January - April 1973), and the source of their funds (1971-1973).
File consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings that feature the Ecology Action Centre or for which EAC provided information. File also includes a copy of their stance on environmental election issues relating to environmental protection and non-refillable beverage containers from the 1974 Nova Scotia provincial election.
File consists of a photocopy of a case study written and researched by Lesley Choyce with comments by Brian Gifford from 1981. The case study includes an overview of the history of the Ecology Action Centre, its organizational structure, financial operations, the future plans.
File consists of 3 pamphlets created by the Ecology Action Centre: "Why Wilderness?" by the Wilderness Committee; "The Ecology Action Centre"; and "12 easy steps to get your lawn off drugs."
File consists of a photocopy of the Ecology Action Centre's operational and project-based budget for 1974 with descriptions of proposed projects for the year and a summary of their fundraising objectives.
File consists of a photocopy of the Ecology Action Centre's proposal for core funding to support two support staff and a short-term-projects fund for 1975.The proposal includes an overview of the proposed projects, the activities of EAC, and a list of members of the EAC board.
File consists of 2 copies of a poster for the Ecology Action Centre's fifteenth annual fundraiser with Cathy Jones, auctioneer; Olga Milosevich, host of CBC radio, emcee; and music provided by Jeff Torbert and Hausmusik.
File contains a 24 page report prepared by the Custodial Care Study Committee, which was established by Order-in-Council No. 2014/62. The file also contains correspondence between Robert U. Doyle, Assistant Executive Director of the Welfare Council, and J.D. Campbell, Executive Director of the Alberta Hospitalization Benefits Plan. The file also contains a copy of the Alberta Nursing Home Act of 1964 and the Nursing Home Plan Regulations, both of which arose out of the report.
File contains 11 reports, papers and proposals regarding child welfare and group homes in Nova Scotia, drafted between 1969-1974 by committees of the Atlantic Child Guidance Centre and the Children's Aid Society of Halifax.
File contains six reports, papers and proposals regarding child health, child welfare, and group homes in Nova Scotia, drafted between 1970-1975 by Alexander John Murchison and others.
File contains notes and manuscripts written by Alexander Murchison and Norris Turner between 1972–1975 reviewing child guidance clinics and group homes in Nova Scotia. File also contains the June 1973 issue of the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers Newsletter, with articles by Norris Turner , Patricia Hardy, Ernie Rafuse, F.M. Fraser, Martin M. Dolan, Linda Isitt, and Barrie R. MacFarlane.
File also contains copies of presentations given at the 23 May 1973 meeting: "Why an Alternate Family? (The Child and the Group Home," by Alexander Murchison; "The Orphan and Society," by Jean Paton-Kittson; "Social Services and the Group Home," by Frank Capstick; "Democratic Perspectives on Group Home Supervision," by Ronald L. Smith; "Houseparents Forum," by Mr. and Mrs. Salvador Renaldo; "Public Relations in a Group Home Program," by A.S. Kyte; and "Funding of Group Homes," by Timothy T. Daley.
File contains a report written in 1973 by Alexander Murchison and Edward Newell regarding a restructuring of child and adolescent programs and services in Nova Scotia to "stimulate community and government interest, participation, and action for change."
File contains student tickets collected by Nelson Pratt while he was a medical student at Halifax Medical College, including class attendance records, registration tickets, and records of dissections.
File contains records collected by Nelson Pratt while he was a medical student at Halifax Medical College and Dalhousie University's Medical Faculty. Records include registration receipts; medical examination certificates; certificates of class attendance; certificates from the Provincial Medical Board; and other letters and certificates certifying that Pratt completed aspects of his medical training. There are also letters and receipts related to purchases made by Pratt.
File contains two student's tickets from the Victoria General Hospital, admitting Nelson Pratt to the hospital during the visiting hour of the attending physician or surgeon.
File contains student tickets collected by Nelson Pratt while he was a medical student at Dalhousie University's Medical Faculty, including examination certificates and registration tickets.
File contains ten student registration and matriculation tickets received by Arthur Charles Hawkins confirming his enrolment and attendance during the 1881-1882 session at the Halifax Medical College, Dalhousie College and University, and the Provincial and City Hospital. The tickets are for the following courses: Physiology (taught by John Somers); Clinical Surgery (taught by Edward Farrell and John F. Black); Practical Anatomy (taught by D.A. Campbell and A.W.H. Lindsay; with notes on dissection of extremities); Chemistry (taught by George Lawson); Anatomy (taught by George Sinclair); Materia Medica (taught by John F. Black); and Botany (taught by Benjamin G. Page).
File contains 12 student tickets (and other documents) received by Arthur Charles Hawkins confirming his enrolment and attendance during the 1882-1883 session at the Halifax Medical College, Dalhousie College and University, and the Provincial and City Hospital. The tickets are for: Materia Medica (taught by John F. Black); Physiology (taught by John Somers); Practical Anatomy (taught by D.A. Campbell and A.W.H. Lindsay); Practical Chemistry (taught by W.H. Waddell); Chemistry (taught by George Lawson); Clinical Medicine (taught by Alexander P. Reid and Archibald Lawson); Practical Pharmacy (taught by C.E. Puttner and D. DeW. Harrington); Anatomy (taught by George Sinclair); and matriculation and library tickets.
File contains three certification tickets received by Arthur Charles Hawkins during the 1884-1885 session at the University of McGill College and Montreal General Hospital. The first two tickets confirm that Hawkins acted as a clinical clerk and a dresser in the surgical wards of Montreal General Hospital for three months ending in March 1885, as certified by Thomas G. Roddick, MD. The third ticket confirms Hawkins's enrolment in a Clinical Surgery course at McGill University, under Roddick's tutelage.
File contains seven tickets received by Arthur Charles Hawkins confirming his enrolment and attendance during the 1883-1884 session at Halifax Medical College, Dalhousie College and University, and the Provincial and City Hospital. The tickets are for: Clinical Medicine (taught by A.P. [Alexander] Reid and John Somers); Surgery (taught by W.E. [Edward] Farrell); and Clinical Surgery (taught by W.E. [Edward] Farrell and J.F. [John] Black); a student ticket for the Provincial and City Hospital authorized by Andrew J. Cowie and Edward Farrell; a Dalhousie College registration ticket for the 1885-1986 session (authorized by John Forrest, Principal); an incomplete ticket for a German course (1885-1886 session); and a library ticket (1881-1982 session) authorized by James Ross.