File consists of printed webpages on the Archives of Australia sectorial network, the Canberra Ornithologists Group Contacts, and handwritten notes.

File includes research materials from and concerning Australia. File includes, published Australian library newsletter, printed and photocopied research materials, and notes.

File consists of photocopied published research concerning aboriginal botany in Australia and women in science in Canada.

File consists of photocopied published research concerning aboriginal botany and women in science in Australia.

File consists of photocopied Australian newspapers regarding agriculture and waterways.

File consists of a catalogue of books on or by Australian Aborigines sold by the Cornstalk Bookshop.

File consists of photocopied and printed research materials on Australian Aborigines.

File consists of photocopy of publication "Paperback: A collection of Black Australian Writings" ed. Jack Davis et al. University of Queensland Press.

File consists of research materials concerning indigenous and the transfer of traditional knowledge and science in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. File includes published materials including journal issues and magazines and promotional materials for indigenous cultural institutions and universities. File includes photocopied published research and related correspondence. File also includes some research materials related to women in science and ornithology.

File consists of research materials gathered in Australia and related correspondence.

File consists of a typed list of recipients from Canada probably concerning Ainley's re-exploration project.

File consists of notes, questions, and correspondence for interviews and related research materials.

File consists of research materials consisting of printed webpages concerning Australian indigenous gardens and botany.

File consists of printed bibliographies of research on Australian Anthropology and Australian Aboriginal Ethnobotany.

File consists of printed Australian websites including the Australian Historical Association, the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, the Humanities Research Centre, and the centre fir cross-cultural research.

File consists of typed research notes on books concerning Australian indigenous knowledge and botany.

File consists of research materials for Ainley's re-explorations project and related photocopied research materials.

File consists of printed webpages of research institutions, including libraries and archives, and contact information for individual researchers for Ainley's work on Australian indigenous knowledge.

File consists of published research on science and knowledge generally.

File consists of records concerning Fumiko Ikawa-Smith. File includes interview transcript and Ikawa-Smith's CV.

File consists of research materials regarding Kathleen Gough Aberle. File includes handwritten notes, letters, drafts, interview transcripts, newspaper clipping, and photocopied research material.

File consists of research materials concerning Delphine Maclellan and Elinor Silver Keeping. File includes correspondence, interview transcripts, archival finding aids, and photocopies of archival material.

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 research for Ainley's work on Oral History of Montreal Women Scientists including correspondence, handwritten notes, and interview transcripts.

File consists of research materials related to wives in science, including an interview with [Joan Hochbaum]. File also includes photocopied archival and secondary research materials and a pamphlet for a university symposium.

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 consists of Dr. Ainley's work collecting oral histories as research materials for various research projects with a predominant focus on the experiences of women scientists. Files usually include interview transcripts, consent forms, any related correspondence, photocopied research materials, and notes.

File consists of several of Ainley's chapters and articles during the publication process with related email correspondence. Some articles have edits and annotations.

File consists of published writings of Dr. Ainley, including magazine and journal articles, book reviews, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. The topics of these works include women in science and ornithology.

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 material relating to Ainley's personal projects and research and professional projects. The material consists of transcribed copies of Ainley's early articles; drafts of sections, notes, research material and correspondence relating to "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980"; conference proceedings, research material, notes and correspondence relating to her research project, "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia"; material, predominately course descriptions and syllabi, relating to administering the Women's Studies Program at the University of Northern British Columbia; and photographs and slides relating to both her research and her personal life and hobbies. Series also contains conference proceedings, research notes, bibliographies, curricula vitae and other material.

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 the notebook of Jenny Fry, Ainley's Research assistant. The notebook contains contextual information and notes on other projects on women in the engineering field, notes on methodologies for conducting and analyzing research data, planning and information about potential interviewees, analyses of interviews, notes on lectures, inserted correspondence and other inserted material.

File consists of academic and non-academic articles by Peta Tancred and others; a draft manuscript by Ainley, entitled, "Feminist Perspectives on Women, Science and Engineering in Canada"; correspondence; a description of the context of the interviews and research project conducted at Queen's University by Alison Bowe on female graduates of engineering; and a report from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) about the task force on women in the sciences and engineering.

File consists of a report by the Canadian Committee on Women in Engineering, entitled, "More Than Just Numbers" with correspondence, notes and other material inserted; a report, entitled, "Alberta Women in science and Technology"; proceedings from the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's 1992 conference on women in science and engineering, entitled, "Advancing Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics" with articles and other material inserted; a booklet by the Commission on Women from the University of Minnesota, entitled, "Mentoring for the 1990s and Beyond...: new perspectives on an old way to move ahead"; and an information pamphlet on women in the sciences from the University of Minnesota.

File consists of two audio cassettes from a symposium on women and engineering in 1991.

File consists of a covering letter for potential interviewees detailing Ainley's background, previous research and the "Critical Turning Points" research. File also contains blank interview consent forms.

File consists of Ainley's ethics approval form for the University of Northern British Columbia to which the description of "Critical Turning Points" submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is attached.

File consists of the description of and budget for "Critical Turning Points" submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

File consists of correspondence relating to questions to be asked to interview participants; requests for information about women engineers; and other material providing background information on the demographics of engineering from professional and university alumni associations.

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 thank-you letters sent to "Critical Turning Points" interview participants.

File consists of lists of information about interviewees interviewed by Ainley's research assistant, Jenny Fry.

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 consists of reports and articles with demographic information about women in engineering and recommendations for increasing the amount of women in engineering.

File consists of meeting minutes from "Critical Turning Points" meetings; statistical data on female engineers in Canada between 1941 and 1991; a midterm report from the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University; a course description for "Teaching Gender and Science to Engineering Students"; and notes on "Critical Turning Points" interviewees.

File consists tables, reports and other sources containing demographic information on female engineers in Canada; conference proceedings from the 9th Kingston Conference of the Canadian Science Technology Historical Association in Kingston, Ontario for Ainley's presentation, "Traditional Knowledge, Gender and the 'Spread of Western Science,' - a Reappraisal of Basalla's model"; correspondence relating to "Critical Turning Points"; and a list of the contents of Ainley's "Critical Turning Points" project files.

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 Rosamund Anne Hyde's thesis for her Master of Applied Science from the Department of Engineering at the University of Victoria, entitled, "Maybe That Would Be All Right: Seeking Just Goals in Engineering Formation" and Deborah George's dissertation for her Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria, entitled, "Values and Participation in the Physical Sciences and Engineering: A Comparative Study."