File consists of research materials and notes on women at University of Prince Edward Island, including handwritten notes, and photocopied pages from a book.
File consists of research materials and notes on women at University of Manitoba, especially their work during the Second World War, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, and related correspondence.
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 McMaster University, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, published materials, and related correspondence. File includes research on Dr. Lulu O. Gaiser and William F. Grant.
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 Mount Allison University, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, and photocopies from publications.
File consists of research materials and notes on women at University of Regina, including handwritten notes, university reports and bulletins, and related correspondence.
File consists of research materials and notes on women at University of New Brunswick, including handwritten notes, photocopied archival materials, photocopies from publications, 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 handwritten notes on women at Simon Fraser University.
File consists of issue of the University Affairs newspaper by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
Subseries contains materials relating to Dr. Ainley's research on women in the fields of science and engineering. Ainley dedicated much of her career to this topic, which resulted in a number of publications. Subseries includes 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. Materials for this publication include correspondence, edited manuscripts, permissions form templates and a call and instructions for submissions. This subseries also includes research material for a review of Margaret Gillett and Ann Beer's book, "Our Own Agendas: Autobiographical Essays by Women Associated with McGill University," including notes, correspondence and short biographies of women from McGill University. Subseries also contains research on Canadian women in science including photocopied archival materials from various Canadian universities. This subseries also contains materials relating to Ainley's book, "Creating complicated lives: women and science at English-Canadian universities, 1880-1980" and Ainley's chapter, "Soaring to New Heights: Changes in the Life Course of Mabel McIntosh" in "Great Danes." Subseries consists of research relating to women in the Royal Society of Canada and on individual women scientists and engineers. Research materials consist of photocopies of published and archival research materials, correspondence, and applications for grans and ethics reviews. This subseries also contains approximately 80 overhead transparencies from presentations.
File consists of correspondence and information on publication and grant policies including copyright information and policies on ownership of equipment bought with grant money.
Subseries consists of materials relating to Dr. Ainley's publications including magazine and journal articles, book reviews, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. Files often contain photocopies of her publications, any related correspondence, reviews of Ainley's publications, drafts and unpublished papers, and publishing and copyright agreements. The topics of these works include women in science and ornithology.
Series contains two diplomas awarded to Dr. Ainley by the University of Northern British Columbia, news clippings, and photographs. Series also includes some of her activities during her retirement including her art exhibits, a cruise, and membership in Federation of BC Writers.
File contains a presentation on women with invisible disabilities at the University of Northern British Columbia by Dr. Sharon Stone and an interview with Nupur Gogia.
Series largely consists of Ainley's administrative activities as professor and chair of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Northern British Columbia. Material is arranged, predominately, according to the activities with which Ainley was involved, including overseeing program restructuring, coverage of the Women's Studies Program in the media, presentations to prospective students, planning for research presentations and conferences, curriculum development and retirement preparation. Series also documents Ainley's appointment as an adjunct professor in the Environmental Studies department at the University of Victoria. The series also includes records concerning Ainley's graduate student research assistants and their work with her. The series consists of memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, posters, speaking notes, correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, articles, course descriptions and syllabi, notes, printed emails, and employment contracts.