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Proofs of photographs from Fort Chimo, Quebec and other locations

File contains 11 proof sheets of 116 photographs taken during a trip to northern Quebec taken by Barbara Hinds in 1965. The photographs were taken in Fort Chimo, Povungnituk, Sugluk, and Wakeham Bay. Most of the photographs are of residents of those towns. The photographs also show houses, churches, other buildings, construction sites, boats, and cars. Each proof sheet has a sheet of paper attached to it with descriptions of each photograph.

Recording of a Brownies and Girl Guides Frobisher Bay pack meeting and other recordings

File contains a reel-to-reel recording of a meeting of the Brownies and Girl Guides Frobisher Bay pack; Brownies and Girl Guides singing and playing games; Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Delouite, the commissioner of the Brownies and Girl Guides; Barbara Hinds interviewing Mr. Belleville about waste disposal; Barbara Hinds interviewing Mr. Sacré from Carter Construction Company about runway construction at the airport; Barbara Hinds talking to children; and children singing.

Recording of an interview with Alma Houston

File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Alma (or possibly Allie or Ellie) Houston in Cape Dorset. The interview is about Houston's life in the Arctic.

Recording of an interview with Keith Crow

File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Crow at George River. During the interview, Crow talks about a co-operative, plays his guitar, and talks about the difficulties with the freezer at the plant when the diesel engine failed.

Recording of an interview with Red Peterson

File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Red Peterson, the trading manager at the Hudson's Bay Company in Cape Dorset. The interview is about fur trading and walrus hunting in Frobisher Bay.

Recordings from Cape Dorset and Fort Chimo

File contains two reel-to reel tapes containing recordings of people singing hymns; huskies barking and whining; and Barbara Hinds' interview with George Koneak about a period of time when his family didn't have enough food and a measles epidemic in the 1950's.

Booklet about the 1995 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Yukon Centennial Patrol and other material

File contains a booklet of information about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Yukon Centennial; correspondence with P. J. Greenlaw and D. Snowden; handwritten notes about Labrador; typed notes from a visit to Stadacona in 1966; a typed draft of an article about fitness and a canoe trip; a photograph MacKenzie Porter at the luxury hunters' camp at Cape Dorset, taken by Rosemary Gilliat; a photograph of a boy learning to write at Frobisher School in 1960, taken by Rosemary Gilliat; and maps of the Yukon.

Ressources du nord du Quebec

File contains a map of the resources of northern Quebec. The map indicates the predominant species across the province, sites of mineral resources, sites of hydraulic resources, First Nations and Inuit communities, and airports or other routes for transportation.

Diary of Barbara Hinds

File contains a diary kept by Barbara Hinds from September 6, 1965 to an unknown date. The diary is written in a small, six-ring binder with a plastic cover. The diary was kept by Hinds during a trip to Fort Chimo and other places in the eastern Arctic.

Slides of northern rocks, flowers, and carvings

File contains 40 slides of photographs taken by Rosemary Gilliat during a trip to the eastern Canadian Arctic with Barbara Hinds in 1960. The photographs were taken in Cape Dorset, George River (Kangiqsualujjuaq), Port Burwell (Killiniq), and other locations in the eastern Canadian Arctic. The location of many of the photographs is not indicated. The slides show rock formations, vegetation on the tundra, Inuit sculptures, and other Inuit handicrafts.

Eaton, Rosemary C. (Gilliat)

Slides from northern Quebec and other locations

File contains 73 slides taken in northern Quebec in 1965 and 1966. The photographs were taken in Fort Chimo, Sugluk, Ivujivik, Deception Bay, Povungnetuk, and other locations in northern Quebec, although most slides are not labeled with locations. The photographs show residents of these places, the surrounding landscapes, aerial views, buildings, and boats. The file also contains slides from other dates that may have been taken in Halifax or in other locations.

Photographs of flora at Cape Bathurst and Cape Parry, Northwest Territories

File contains 40 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at sites around Cape Bathurst and Cape Parry, near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Photographs show examples of Saxifraga oppostifolia, Phlox sibirica, Primula borealis, Caloplaca elegans, among others. Also includes photographs from nearby sites Blackfly Lake and Malloch Hill.

Photographs of the Harrowby Bay spill site

File contains 20 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Harrowby Bay (near Tuktoyaktuk), from 1974 to 1975. Photographs document containment efforts after a small oil spill.

Photographs of the area around Smoking Hills, Northwest Territories

File contains 74 photographs taken by Bill Freedman in the Smoking Hills region of Cape Bathurst, Northwest Territories, on multiple visits between 1974 and 1990. Photographs show the scenery of the region, including smoke seepage vents, elemental sulfur deposits, and caribou herd.

Photographs of plants from Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island

File contains 85 photographs (and 1 transparency) taken by Bill Freedman between 1980 and 1982. Photographs show flora of Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, taken during two separate visits. Photos also include an impromptu volleyball match between researchers.

Photographs of glacial retreat at Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island

File contains 24 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, from 1979 to 1982. Photographs show the glacial corridor at the head of Alexandra Fiord, as well as evidence of glacial retreat. There are also photographs of some of the researchers on the team.

Physical and ecological characteristics of Alexandra Fiord, a high arctic oasis on Ellesmere Island, Canada : [manuscript and correspondence]

File contains the manuscript written by Freedman with J. Svoboda, C. Labine, M. Muc, G. Henry, M. Nams, J. Stewart, and E. Woodley, for the Fourth International Conference on Permafrost, July 17-22, 1983, organized by the University of Alaska and National Academy of Sciences. File also contains drafts, correspondence, and reviewer comments.

Ecology of a high Arctic lowland oasis, Alexandra Fjord (78 53'N, 75 65'W), Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada : 1980 and 1981 progress reports : [manuscript]

File contains the manuscript reports edited by Freedman and Josef Svoboda, documenting the 1980 and 1981 progress of the Alexandra Fjord Lowland Ecosystem Study. Freedman contributes to two articles in the 1980 report: "Ecology of a high arctic lowland oasis on Ellesmere Island. An overview" (with J. Svoboda) and "Populations of breeding birds" (with J. Svoboda), and five articles in the 1981 report: "Seed banks and seedling occurrence in a high arctic oasis" (with Nick Hill, Josef Svoboda, and Greg Henry), "Populations of breeding birds at Alexandra Fiord, compared with other high arctic localities" (with Josef Svoboda), "Regional survey of plant communities" (with Josef Svoboda), "Birds of Alexandra Fiord and vicinity", and "Mammals of Alexandra Fiord and vicinity".

Recording of an interview with Rev. Michael Gardner and other recordings

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.
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