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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".

Arctic story : [manuscript]

File includes a short paper written by Gilbert Winham, likely in the early-1970s when he was working in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University, titled "Arctic Story", about the potential for development in the North and the proclaiming of Canadian Arctic sovereignty.

Photographs of men from the eastern Canadian Arctic

File contains two photographs taken during a trip to the eastern Arctic taken by Barbara Hinds and Rosemary GIlliat around 1960. The photographs show Mosesee with a boat and Noah in a car.

Eaton, Rosemary C. (Gilliat)

Recording of interview with Madge Allured

Item is a recording of Barabra Hinds' interview with Madge Allured, the post master in Frobisher Bay. Allured talks about the history of their post office, fish and seal meat in the mail, the Christmas rush, and a story about mail that was thrown overboard from a plane.

Recording of an interview with Marion Dodds

Item is a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Marion Dodds, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dodds. Marion talks about the school she attended in George River, Quebec. The interview was recorded in Fort Chimo, Quebec.

Recording of an interview with Mrs. Delouite

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Delouite, the Guide commissioner for the Brownies and Girl Guides in Frobisher Bay. Mrs. Delouite talks about the girls in the Brownies and Girl Guides, particularly the Inuit girls, and their uniforms. She also talks about two girls, Annie and Lucy, who were selected to go to a Girl Guide camp down south.

Recording from a barge being unloaded at Apex Hill and other recordings

File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds talking to a man unloading a barge at Apex Hill; Barbara Hinds talking about the HBC warehouse being stocked with sugar and other goods; Barbara Hinds interviewing an HBC clerk named Glen Hecking (or possibly Hancock); and Barbara Hinds interviewing a 13-year-old girl named Pina (or Panee) Elisapee about helping to stock the warehouse.

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.

Recording of an interview with Mrs. Dodds

Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Sam Dodds in Fort Chimo, Quebec. Mrs. Dodds talks about teaching Inuit women to cook with new foods and make handicrafts.

Recording of an interview with Major Longan and other recordings

File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Major Jess O. Longan (or Louyan); bushpilot Ken Dempster playing the melodion; Barbara Hinds' interview with Mr. Page about a laundry in Frobisher Bay; Barbara Hinds talking about a journey by boat near Rupertsland; and the sound of the wind.
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