File consists of correspondence concerning Ainley's book on women in science. Some letters describe personal experiences of women in science.
File consists of correspondence and notes concerning Ainley's research on women in science.
Series documents academic research undertaken by Dr. Marika Ainley throughout her academic career. It contains research material from projects in Ainley's main areas of research, the history of ornithology and the history of early and contemporary women scientists, as well as research on the relationship between early women scientists and Aboriginal peoples. The series is arranged into thirteen subseries: ornithology research, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and Doris Huestis Speirs correspondence monograph; "Scientists vs. government experts: The wood buffalo controversy, 1920-1991," "Restless energy: A biography of William Rowan, 1891-1957," women in science and engineering research, Catharine Parr Traill, "Critical turning points: Women engineers within and outside the profession," funding applications, North American and Australian indigenous knowledge and science, oral histories, "Creating complicated lives," publications, and Mabel F. Timlin. Series consists of photocopies of articles; correspondence; bibliographies; draft and published versions of articles, conference proceedings, and monographs; interviews and transcripts; recordings of conferences; statistical data; questionnaires; consent, submission, and other forms; pamphlets and other material from conferences; applications for grants and funding; overhead transparencies; photographs; and notes.
File consists of correspondence between Ainley and John Sabean about the book project and Spiers
File contains correspondence that appears to have been selected for inclusion in "A Special Affinity: The Correspondence of Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and Doris Huestis Speirs." It consists of photocopies and some handwritten copies of correspondence between Speirs and Lawrence, most of which relates to birding and ornithology projects carried out by Speirs and Lawrence.
File consists of transcribed correspondence between Lawrence and Speirs on a variety of personal and ornithological topics as well as some of Ainley
File consists of handwritten notes and photocopied research materials on Louise de Kiriline Lawrence.
File consists of research materials and related correspondence concerning Louise de Kiriline Lawrence.
File consists of sections of a photocopied edited paper on Canadian women anthropologists.
File consists of research materials concerning minorities in the sciences. Materials include photocopied newsletter, newspaper clipping from the Montreal Gazette on racial discrimination, a paper by one of Dr. Ainley's students, Dr. Glenda C. Prkachin's CV, printed images of landscapes and women on paper, and 2 overhead transparencies. Finally, file includes a collection of archival reproductions of photographs from Dr. Elinor Huntsman Manson's collection.
File consists of several publications by the Royal Society of Canada and printed emails between Ainley and Sophie Nina (from the Royal Society of Canada) where Ainley requested information on the number of women in the society.
File consists of schedules, agendas, newsletters, press releases, and posters from the Royal Society of Canada 1993 Annual General Meeting and Women's Caucus.
File consists of biographical records concerning Dorothy E. Smith.
File consists of records concerning Elinor Silver Keeping, including obituaries, hand written notes, and other photocopied research materials.
File consists of photocopied articles for Ainley's research.
File consists of access to records requests from the McGill University Archives for Ainley's research.
File consists of contract, research materials, and drafts concerning Julia Wilmotte Henderson (Henshaw).
File consists of research materials and notes concerning Julia Wilmotte Henderson (Henshaw), including printouts, photocopies, and correspondence.
File consists of research notes and correspondence on women scientists at Acadia College and University of New Brunswick.
File consists of research paper and notes on women attending Sir George Williams University, which later became Concordia University.
File consists of research materials and notes on women at McGill University, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, news clippings, and related correspondence.
File consists of research materials and notes on women at Universite de Montreal, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, typewritten assignment, and related correspondence.
File consists of research materials and notes on women at University of Saskatchewan, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, photocopies from publications, and related correspondence.
File consists of email correspondence and photocopied archival research materials regarding Norma Ford Walker.
File consists of transcript of tape recorded research notes on Aileen Ross and related handwritten notes.
File consists of photocopied pages from publications by Nancy Turner and biographical information about Nancy Turner.
File consists of photocopied pages from publications by Wendy Wickwire.
File consists of handwritten notes on Maggie Benston's life and career.
File consists of notes concerning Mary Brian's life and career.
File consists of archival research and notes concerning Dr. Helen S. Hogg.
File consists of photocopied research materials regarding scholarships for women in science at Canadian universities.
File consists of photocopied information on Maud Leonora Menten, a medical scientist.
File consists of research materials concerning Margaret Benston including archival research, photocopied articles, notes, and related correspondence.
File consists of articles by Jun Takeda, a Japanese Ecologist.
File consists of a photocopy of the British National Catalogue on books published between 1837 and 1857; correspondence and early draft manuscripts of "Science in Canada's 'Backwoods'?: Catharine Parr Traill" under its original title, "Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899): A Woman Science Writer in 19th Century Canada;" Ainley's research notes; correspondence relating to research at the National Archives of Canada; a curatorial essay for an exhibition at McGill University, entitled, "Leaves from the Physick Garden: Historic Herbals from the Osler Library and the Department of Rare books and Special Collections;" a photocopy of the National Union Catalog of the United States of pre-1956 imprints; and transcripts of correspondence sent by Parr Traill to Katie Traill, Parr Traill's granddaughter, and Frances Stewart, Parr Traill's neighbour and friend.
File consists of a covering letter by Ainley with research notes, an obituary for Parr Traill along with a description of Parr Traill's "Canadian Crusoes," and photocopies of Parr Traill correspondence.
File consists of a photocopy of an article by David Jackel, entitled, "Mrs. Moodie and Mrs. Parr Traill, and the Fabrication of the Canadian Tradition."
File consists of 4 overhead transparencies, photocopies of images and proceedings from a lecture at Concordia University in 1994, entitled, "Science from the 'Backwoods'?: Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899);" conference proceedings from Ainley's lecture, "Women and the Popularization of Science: 19th-century Women Science Writers in Canada" at 8th Kingston Conference of the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association in Kingston, Ontario in 1993; two copies of the proceedings from "An 'Active Botanist': Catharine Parr Traill (1802-1899) and Women's Science Writing in Canada" at the Catharine Traill Naturalists' Club in Montreal, Quebec in 1994; a listing of women who corresponded with Charles Darwin; research notes by Ainley; an agenda from a History of Science Society (HSS) Women's Committee meeting in October 1994, a program addendum from an HSS conference; correspondence relating to submissions to "Science in the Vernacular" and archival research relating to Parr Traill; a curatorial essay for an exhibition at McGill University, entitled, "Leaves from the Physick Garden: Historic Herbals from the Osler Library and the Department of Rare books and Special Collections;" a photocopy of an excerpt of from "Studies of Plant Life in Canada;" and a photocopy of a biography of Parr Traill by J.L. McKeever.
File consists of handwritten research notes on Parr Traill; photocopies of book reviews and other archival material relating to Parr Traill and her publications; a section of the Strickland family tree; and an article, entitled, "The collection of Bryophytes in the Fowler Herbarium, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario."
File consists of research materials on Catharine Parr Traill including photocopied research materials, Ainley's drafts, and research notes.
File consists of edited draft copies of the covering letters, questions to be asked to interviewees and Alison Bowe's covering letter for the questionnaire sent to female engineering graduates from Queen's University.
File consists of correspondence between Ainley and her research assistant, Jenny Fry, relating to interview requests; responses to Ainley's interview requests; notes; and envelopes marked, "return to sender."
File consists of a paper presented at the 6th Interdisciplinary Congress on Women in Adelaide, Australia in 1996 by Rajendra Prasad Jaiswal, entitled, "Sex Discrimination and Status of Women in Science and Engineering Professions in India"; an annotated article entitled, "On Occupation" by Andrews D. Carson; an article by Jeanne Inch and Monqiue Frize, entitled, "In Their Own Words: Stories by women engineers about themselves"; and a pamphlet from the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology.
File contains material from a "More Than Just Numbers" conference on women in engineering held in Fredericton, New Brunswick from May 10-12, 1995. File consists of a directory of delegates; the papers and initiatives presented at the conference; a report, entitled, "Engineering Student Activities at the National, Regional and University Levels"; and a pamphlet from a previous "More Than Just Numbers" conference in 1991.
File consists of a photocopy of access to information legislation from Quebec; brochures and pamphlets on female engineers in Quebec; photocopies of archival material relating to the employment and education of women in Quebec; and paper and electronic transcripts from interviews conducted with female engineers in Quebec.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1979.
File consists of responses to Alison Bowe's questionnaire by female engineering graduates from Queen's University who graduated in 1988.
Item is two interviews, one of which is with Marge Latham, by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical turning Points" research.
Item is an interview with Peri Mehling by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.
Item is an interview with Janet Nehera by Jenny Fry for Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" research.