Fonds contains the personal papers, photographs and sound recordings of Barbara Hinds. The personal papers primarily comprise research material, article drafts, and newspaper clippings related to Hinds' journalism career, but also correspondence, research notes, diaries, maps and manuscripts. Sound recordings were largely created during Hinds' travels in the Canadian Arctic and include several interviews. Photographs include prints, slides, negatives and proof sheets, and were mostly taken in the Canadian Arctic, but also include research and personal photographs.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a sign on Hebron School in Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador. The sign has the name of the school and cutouts of children wearing parkas and playing.
Item is a photographic slide depicting the frame of an unfinished house with a tent inside of it. There is another tent next to the house and a child standing in front of the house.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a white house with a blue door. There are small evergreen trees and shrubs growing around the house. The photograph was taken in an unknown location in 1970.
Item is a photographic slide depicting Barbara Hinds wearing a blue coat and holding her hands up against a window frame of a white house. There is snow on the ground. The photograph was taken in an unknown location in 1970.
Item is a photographic slide depicting Barbara Hinds carrying large sticks under each arm. Hinds is wearing a blue coat and has binoculars around her neck. The photograph was taken in an unknown location in 1970.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a woman named Livi holding a baby named Elenah who is wrapped in a red plaid shawl. Livi is smoking a cigarette. The photograph was probably taken in Fort Chimo, Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting four boys building a playhouse or shed together out of assorted pieces of wood. One of the boys is named Jackie.
Item is a photographic slide depicting several small boats sitting on the land in shallow water at low tide. The photograph was taken somewhere in northern Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting many red and yellow barrels that say "Shell" on them that are laid out in clusters on the ground. There is a could of dust blowing behind the barrels. The photograph was taken somewhere in northern Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a man in a black coat holding up a small video camera. There is a second man with a brown coat and a cigar standing next to him and a small store called "Eskimo Crafts" behind them. The photograph was taken in an unidentified location in northern Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a man in a beige jacket and hat mowing his lawn with a push mower. The law has white planters and is edged with white stones. The photograph was taken in an unidentified location in northern Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a man in a beige jacket and hat mowing his lawn. The lawn is edged with white stones. The photograph was taken in an unidentified location in northern Quebec.
Item is a photographic slide depicting several houses in an unidentified location in northern Quebec. There is a man in a black truck driving past the houses.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a sunset with clouds in an unidentified town. There are buildings, trees, and chimneys silhouetted against the sky.
Item is a photographic slide depicting a streets lined with trees displaying fall colours. There are cars parked along the street and a person walking across the street. The location of the street is unknown, although it may be in Halifax.
Item is a photographic slide depicting an unidentified woman standing on train tracks in an unidentified location. The woman is holding a telescope and there is snow and a frozen lake nearby.
Item is a photographic slide depicting an unidentified man sitting in a barber chair having his hair cut by a barber. The photograph was taken somewhere in the eastern Canadian Arctic.
Item is a photograph showing a young girl who has string wrapped around her fingers. She is manipulating the string with her mouth. The photograph was taken somewhere in the eastern Canadian Arctic.
Item is a photograph showing Barbara Hinds standing in a store somewhere in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Hinds is holding a pair of fur slippers. There are several fox furs hanging on a pillar nearby.
