File consists of typed research notes on books concerning Australian indigenous knowledge and botany.
File consists of biographical information on Louise De Kiriline Lawrence.
File contains material relating to the submission and editing of Ainley's chapter, "Marriage and Scientific Work in Twentieth-Century Canada: the Berkeleys in Marine Biology and the Hoggs in Astronomy" in "Creative Couples in the Sciences" about the experiences of two scientific couples: Edith and Cyril Berkeley and Frank and Helen Hogg. File consists of correspondence, edited manuscripts, permissions form templates and a call and instructions for submissions.
File largely consists of photocopied material including articles by or about Dr. Pauline Jewett, her doctorial thesis, and a transcribed interview with Jewett. File also contains research notes for Ainley compiled by Christian Torsein.
File consists of research material on Professor Clara C. Benson, a professor in the department of Food Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Materials consist mostly of printouts and photocopies of books, newspapers, and archival materials at the University of Toronto Archives.
File consists of archival research materials and notes on Dr. Helen Belyea including requests for the aforementioned research material. File also includes research materials on Dr. Grace Anne Stewart and general research materials on women in geology. Included is a conference schedule on Women in the Geosciences from 1992 and a student paper from that year.
File consists of 5.25 inch floppy disk which may contain backup files concerning the history of the American Ornithologists' Union.
File consists, predominately, of correspondence between Ainley and Speirs relating to travel and ornithology publication recommendations. It also contains archival correspondence between Speirs and Roy Ivor and Spiers and George Watson and a card sent to Ainley by Murray, Speirs's husband, notifying Ainley that she was not included in Speirs's will.
File consists of records related to Ainley's research on Montreal Women Scientists: Oral History project including correspondence, progress reports, and proposals.
File consists of student paper on Dr. Ainley's research and experience conducting interviews and gathering oral histories: "Interviewing the Interviewer: The Contextual Component of the Oral History Collection" by Sanadra Wallace. File includes two copies of Sanadra Wallace's recorded interview with Ainley on tape and CD.
File consists of consent forms from various participants in Ainley's numerous research projects.
File consists of research materials and notes concerning Muriel V. Roscoe. File includes correspondence and interview transcript with Muriel Roscoe.
File consists of interview transcript of Delaney Barton in both print and digital form.
File consists of printed interview transcripts for Wendy Wickwire, Nancy Turner, Jane Young, Antonia Mills, Heather Harris, and Beryl Amaron.
File consists of interview transcripts and CV of Virginia Douglas.
File consists of computer disk with "over[looked?] oral histories" files. Slides primarily contain pictures of women who were the subjects of Ainey's research.
Subseries documents the research for Ainley's monograph, originally titled, "Overlooked Dimensions: Women and Scientific Work at Canadian Universities, 1884-1980." The monograph draws on research from previous research projects and was conceptualized as a culmination of Ainley's life's work. The monograph was incomplete at the time of her death and was published posthumously after being edited by Marlene Rayner-Canham and Geoff Rayner-Canham under the title "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980." Originally scheduled to be published by UBC press shortly after Ainley's death in 2008, the manuscript was published by the McGill-Queen's University Press in 2012. Subseries consists of articles and excerpts from publications by Ainley and others, audio recordings of interviews and presentations, notes, drafts, and correspondence.
File consists of excerpts of course notes from Ainley's courses, Gender 707: Feminist Perspectives on Science and Technology and Women's Studies 403: Science, Technology and Women's Lives; the proceedings from Ainley's presentation at the History of Science Society Annual Conference in 1997, "Women and Field Work in Canada: persistence and strategies, 1815-1990"; and excerpts.
File consists of correspondence relating to edits and comments on early versions of the monograph and a description of the monograph project from one of Ainley's grant applications.
File consists of articles on women working in science and academia, including Ainley's article, "Louise de Kiriline Lawrence (1894-1992) and the World of Nature: A Tribute"; notes; a list of biologists, some of whom Ainley interviewed, arranged according to generation; and correspondence.
File consists of articles written on the history of women working in science, including a publication by Ainley, entitled, "Multiple Connections: Feminist Perspectives on an Integrated History of Canadian Science."
File consists of the conference proceedings for Ainley's presentation of "Traditional Environmental Knowledge, Gender, and the 'Spread of Western Science,' -- A Reappraisal of Basalla's Model" at the 9th Kingston Conference of the Canadian Science Technology Historical Association in Kingston Ontario.
File consists of lists of female scientists, divided according to discipline and arranged into categories based on generation, with an indication of whether or not they have been interviewed; a list of women who worked in the sciences at the University of Toronto; handwritten notes; and a photocopy request form.
File consists of photocopies of newspaper articles on Alice Turner and minority women scientists and photocopies of archival material related to teaching.
File consists of correspondence relating to women scientists at the University of Manitoba and a list of women at the University of Manitoba before 1970.
File consists of correspondence, notes and lists relating to women enrolled in and employed at the sciences at the University of British Columbia, the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan.
File consists of data analysis and methodology notes, an article citation and a draft section.
Item is an interview about the censure by the Canadian Association of University Teachers of Simon Fraser University in 1968.
Item is a recording of a memorial service held for Margaret Benston with speeches and music by friends and colleagues.
Item is the second part of an interview discussing the career development of Helen Hogg as a scientist, including her early education. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is the second part of an interview with Norah Toole about her and her husband Frank's lives and Toole's involvement with the University of New Brunswick.
Item is the second part of an interview with bacteriologist Dr. Christine Rice about her early life and university career at Queen's University.
Item is an excerpt from a presentation on women in geology with a presentation by Barbara Sheriff, a professor from the Department of Geological Sciences from the University of Manitoba, on successful female geologists in England, Canada and the United States; a presentation by Heather Jamieson, a professor in geology at Queen's University; an introduction by Ellen P. Metzger, a professor in geology from San Jose State University; Elizabeth Its, a professor at Clarkson University who spoke about her research in Saint Petersburg, Russia; an introduction by [Janice Regan?] a professor in geophysics and astronomy from Queen's University; and a group workshop discussion about problems related to fieldwork and how they can be reduced.
Item is an interview in which Jane Stewart discusses her career development and early life before she became a professor of Psychology at Concordia University.
Item is the second part of the first half of a conference on the history of women in chemistry and discusses the historical contributions of women to chemistry.
Item is a radio program, the second in a series, on the use of technology in education with descriptions of the uses of multimedia by two educators and a debate between two educators and a woman opposed to technology-based education models.
Item is an interview with Robin Fisher about the history of Simon Fraser University, the founding of the school, a dispute between employees and the university administration and the Women's Rights Movements at Simon Fraser University.
Item is an interview about Sherry's work with Aboriginal communities for Marianne Ainley's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, entitled "Re-explorations: New Perspectives on Gender, Environments and the transfer of Knowledge in 19th and 20th Century Australia and Canada."
Item is an interview about Sherry's work with Aboriginal communities for Marianne Ainley's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, entitled "Re-explorations: New Perspectives on Gender, Environments and the transfer of Knowledge in 19th and 20th Century Australia and Canada."
Item is two interviews at Dr. Allin's home discussing the reasons for her attending University, choosing physics as a discipline and professors or others who had supported and influenced her. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is two interviews at Dr. Allin's home discussing her activities immediately following the completed of her PhD at the University of Toronto and the beginning of her teaching at the University of Toronto as well as her research during that period. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is the second part of an interview in which Madeline Fritz talks about her research activities and the Department of Geology at the University of Toronto her research during that period. It was created as part of the University of Toronto Oral History Program.
Item is the third part of an interview with Dixie Pelleut, a former professor in biology at Dalhousie University, about her life and academic career as research for Fingard's monograph, "Gender and Inequality at Dalhousie: Faculty Women before 1950."
Item is an episode of the CBC Radio one program, "Ideas," on literary biographers and the process of writing biographies.
Item is an interview in which Elspeth Baugh describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Blossom Wigdor, a psychologist, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
Item is an interview in which Lynne Larson, a professional engineer, briefly describes her education and career.
Item is an interview in which Audrey Tweedie, a physicist, describes her family, early life, education and professional career.
File consists of drafts and related correspondence regarding Ainley's work "Gendered Careers: Women Science Educators at Anglo-Canadian Universities."
File consists of several of Ainley's chapters and articles during the publication process with related email correspondence. Some articles have edits and annotations.