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AEU-MAC 10.6 · Subseries · 1994-2001
Part of Dr. Margaret Mackey Collection

This subseries consists of materials that relate to publishing and business news, specifically focusing on Pearson P.L.C. and its subsidiaries and related groups such as Penguin Random House and Dorling Kindersley, as well as other companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Simon & Schuster. All of which were collected by Dr. Margaret Mackey and donated to the University of Alberta Libraries. The news articles are pulled from The Wall Street Journal, The Globe and Mail, The Edmonton Journal, The New Yorker, The Independent, The Observer, New York Times, website The Bookseller, as well as official press releases. These articles contain information on general business news, earnings reports, press releases, business deals, mergers, profits, and management.

ADDENDUM-BOARD MEMBERS

The Addendum – Board Members subseries contains 6 files discussing the activities of board members. Files are arranged by Board member. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, notes, press releases, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and contact information. The specific topics this subseries covers are details on the work conducted by Human Rights Institute of Canada Board Members and their support for the Human Rights Institute of Canada.

LAWYERS AND COURTS

The Lawyers and Courts subseries contains six files discussing the legal field and the work of lawyers and courts more broadly. Files are arranged by subject. This subseries includes a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, newspaper clippings, law society hearing panel decisions, briefs, bulletins, magazines, newsletters, handbooks, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and documents from the Supreme Court of Canada. Specific topics in this subseries are profession conduct for lawyers including the first lawyer to be held in contempt of court; specific cases of disbarment and professional misconduct; issues faced by the deaf and women in the legal system; discrimination faced by women working in the legal system; and legal fees being too high for average or middle class people to afford.

The Meeting the First Peoples of Canada – Natives/ Indians subseries contains 22 files discussing land claims and treaties, self-government of aboriginal peoples, and status rights of aboriginal women. Files are arranged by subject and general correspondence is arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including conference documents, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandum, resumes, newsletters, press releases, background papers, government booklets, legislation, court documents, transcripts, presentations, statistics, and House of Commons debates. The specific topics this subseries covers are discrimination in the Indian Act, media representation of aboriginal issues, the Saskatchewan Native Woman’s Conference, rights of aboriginal women, Cree rights in Quebec, Assembly of Aboriginal Peoples of Saskatchewan, self-government for aboriginal bands, land claims and treaties, adoption of aboriginal children, voting rights, historical perspectives on aboriginals in north America, and discrimination against aboriginal peoples.

The Women & Misc. – Newspaper Articles subseries contains 6 files of miscellaneous newspaper clippings on social issues. Files are arranged by topic. This subseries contains newspaper clippings. The specific topics this subseries covers are women’s achievements, the Human Rights Commission, the RCMP and police, refugees, capital punishment in Canada, the Quebec separation referendums, and Quebec language laws.

The Missing Women – The Truth About Women’s Appointments to the Senate – Persons Case II – Chronological Record subseries contains 27 files discussing the appoint of women to the Senate during the Mulroney and Chretien governments, gender disparities in the Senate, and Persons Case II. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, press releases, newspaper clippings, open letters, background information, biographies, resolutions, speeches, transcripts, and Senate debates. The specific topics this subseries covers are Senate reform, women appointed as Senators, calls for equal appointment through Persons Case II, United Nations convention on the Political Rights of Women, the 1982 constitution requiring equal opportunity regardless of gender, status rights of aboriginal women, the death of aboriginal woman’s activist Mary Two-Axe Earley, Marguerite Ritchie being awarded the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, the Persons Case, the Famous Five, women being allowed to sit on juries for criminal cases, and penalties for stalking.

The Major Supporters in the Human Rights Institute of Canada subseries contains 58 files discussing Hilda L. Cryderman’s support of the Human Rights Institute of Canada. Files are arranged by topic and type. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, newsletters, questionnaires, seminar documents, House of Commons debates, newspaper clippings, press releases, transcripts, resumes, donation receipts, resolutions, biographies, and programs. The specific topics this subseries covers are opinions on the women’s liberation movement, suffrage, equal pay, women in politics, and support from Hilda L. Cryderman, Chair of the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, for the Human Rights Institute of Canada.

The Letters by Individuals Seeking Help subseries contains 9 files of communications with individuals who read about the Human Rights Institute of Canada in the newspaper and reached out for help. Files are arranged by topic. This subseries contains a correspondence from individuals asking for help and support from the Human Rights Institute of Canada, as well as some responses and supporting documents included in correspondence, such as newspaper clippings, court documents, affidavits, job descriptions, and descriptions of events. The specific topics this subseries covers are property law, family law, immigration, children’s rights, employment, adoption, employment, gender discrimination, unions, abortion, harassment, and education. Access to this subseries is pending archivists’ approval due to privacy concerns.

The Government of Canada - Parliament subseries contains 5 files of select debates from the House of Commons. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains House of Commons debates and legislation. The specific topics this subseries covers are amending the Indian Act, aboriginal rights, multiculturalism, equality for women, unemployment, the Youth Offenders Act, criminal code amendments, sexual assault, language acts and bilingualism, Senate reform, and discrimination.

The Government of Canada – Requests for Information subseries contains 11 files of Access to Information requests made by the Human Rights Institute of Canada to Library and Archives Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada Library, and various government departments. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, memorandum, and newspaper clippings. The specific topics this subseries covers are confirming publication information for newspaper clippings, budgets and funding allocation, outcomes of court cases, and making inquiries to the Prime Minister and Privy Council about the Meech Lake Accord and the Official Languages Act.

The Constitution of Canada – Constitution and the Law – Justice Department subseries contains 8 files discussing the role and function of the Department of Justice on legislation. Files are arranged by type and chronology. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, newspaper clippings, memorandum, working documents, background information, biographies, lists, and court documents. The specific topics this subseries covers are the role, history, and function of the Department of Justice, requests for a reference for Persons Case II, the Department of Justice's National Symposium on Woman, Supreme Court of Canada cases on social issues including hate speech, Commissioner and Associate Deputy Minister of Justice Mary Dawson drafting the constitution, and the Department of Justice’s role in drafting legislation.

WOMEN-RESEARCH

The Women – Research subseries contains 7 files of publications from government departments and unions on women’s rights. Files are arranged by material type. This subseries contains a variety of document types including government publications, House of Commons debates, union publications, minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Sub-Committee on Equality Rights of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, The Facts magazine, and government reports. The specific topics this subseries covers are affirmative action, equality in public service, gender based analysis, health and welfare, gender based violence, and sexual assault.

WOMEN-PROMINENT FEMINISTS

The Women – Prominent Feminists subseries contains 16 files discussing feminists, women’s organizations, and submissions of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Files are arranged chronologically by person. This subseries contains a variety of document types including speeches, recommendations, correspondence, newspaper clippings, memorandum, transcripts, reports, analysis, conference planning documents, press releases, brochures, briefs, and submissions to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. The specific topics this subseries covers are labour equality, education, childcare, marriage, abortion, gender roles, women in the work force, discrimination against women, women in the armed forces, women’s groups, women in law, aboriginal women, and the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, including the final report published in 1970 with 127 recommendations to promote gender equality and equal opportunity.

The Women – Challenges to Injustice – Sexual Harassment subseries contains 5 files discussing the workplace sexual harassment law suit of Rachelle Labelle. Files are arranged chronologically. This subseries contains a variety of document types including correspondence, court documents, memorandum, tribunal decisions report, police reports, witness statements, House of Commons debates, transcripts, conference agendas, and administrative documents. The specific topics this subseries covers are sexual harassment in the workplace, discrimination based on gender and marital status within the federal government, and the Rachelle Labelle sexual harassment suit. Rachelle Labelle was terminated from her post as Administrative Assistant for the Treasury Board of Canada secretariat’s Task Force on Informatics. This subseries documents the Labelle case in the Supreme Court of Canada and contains supporting materials from similar sexual harassment cases, such as the Bonnie Robichaud case.

The Dr. Marguerite E. Ritchie’s Credentials – Family and Friends subseries contains 26 files of personal correspondence and documents friends and family felt may be of interest to Marguerite Ritchie, such as articles on women’s rights and human rights. Files are arranged partially by source or type, while general correspondence files are chronological. This subseries contains a variety of document types including personal correspondence, memorandum, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, short stories, magazine articles, postcards, budgets, journals, sheet music, obituaries, speeches, and lectures. The specific topics this subseries covers are communications about Marguerite Ritchie’s personal life.

The Government of Canada - Corruption subseries contains 6 files discussing corruption in Canadian politics and in the federal government. Files are arranged by instance of corruption. This subseries contains a variety of document types including newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandum, and research. The specific topics this subseries covers are investigations of allegations of corruption in the Mulroney government, fallout from health care cuts, investigations into the RCMP for wrongdoing, misappropriation of funds by politicians, and the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) being sued.

DIALOGUE MAGAZINES

The Dialogue Magazine subseries consists of 36 files of Dialogue Magazines. Files are arranged chronologically for a period of approximately 20 years. The time span shows changing points of view in Canada and changes in the publishing situation of the magazine. The specific topics covered in Dialogue Magazines in this subseries are the Meech Lake Accord, the Charlottetown Accord, the Liberal sponsorship scandal, same-sex marriage, various provincial and federal elections, Ottawa becoming bilingual, Quebec separation politics, the Expropriation of Nanoose Bay, the Oka Crisis, and Senate reform.

INDIANS-HISTORY AND LAW

The Indians – History and Law subseries contains 4 files discussing self-determination for aboriginal peoples and bands. Files are arranged by topic and source. This subseries contains a variety of document types including law reviews, briefs, reports, journal articles, magazines, dialogue magazine, and booklets by aboriginal organizations. The specific topics this subseries covers are self-government for aboriginals, the Constitution and aboriginal peoples, land development, and aboriginal control over education.

1.3 Miscellaneous
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 1.3 · Subseries · 1885 - [after 1941]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Subseries consists of records created by or about Pocock pertaining to his travels, publishing activities, occupations, and interests. It includes publishing contracts for several of his books, his certificate of discharge from the NWMP, and his resume while living in Hollywood. Subseries is arranged chronologically.

2.3 Publications by Others
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 2.3 · Subseries · [ca. 1905] - 1991
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Subseries consists of biographies or obituaries about Pocock and publications from or about the Legion of Frontiersmen. Many of these publications were written after Pocock's death and were likely not a part of his personal items.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4 · Subseries · 1913
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Subseries documents the journey of Pocock and Randle Cecil. Randle Cecil (1889 - 1917) was son of Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, and in early 1913 Lord Gascoyne-Cecil asked Pocock to act as a guide and chaperon to Randle during an exploration of the Pacific North-West. They traveled mostly by horseback from Calgary, AB, to Red Bluff, CA, over the later half of 1913. Subseries contains photographs and postcards of the locations they visited, and perhaps intended to visit, as well as some people they met (mostly unidentified). It is arranged chronologically into three files: Images from unknown locations, Images from Alberta and British Columbia, and Images from Washington to California.

4.3 Medium Photographs
FC 219 H26 4.3 · Subseries · [ca. 1910s to 1942]
Part of Byron Harmon Photos Collection

Photograph packages in this series are medium-sized (6.9 x 4.5 cm) and feature original photography by Byron Harmon.

Harmon, Byron
Workplace

Information for specific occupations outside of Health and Medicine. Approximately half of the items in this series are intended for teachers, administrators or instructors in schools and colleges. It includes information from the UK, USA and Canada. There are Information bulletins from Alberta Education (Canada), the Department of Health and Human Services (USA) and the UK Department of Education and Science. there is one catalog of AIDS related teaching materials and three versions of an English as a Second Language teaching resource.

The other half of this series is for a variety of non-educational occupational settings, the majority are general and cover concerns like sharing equipment or lockers rooms with someone with AIDS. There are however two with very specific audiences, food and beverage workers and personal service (grooming) workers. there is also a single brochure that seems to be for anyone who works in downtown Vancouver B.C.