Fonds predominately reflects Ainley's research as a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. Her research is arranged into thirteen subseries. Research material includes: photocopies of publications and archival material, correspondence, bibliographies, research interviews, transcripts, draft manuscripts, photographs, and other records. A series of personal records includes: retirement activities, her hobbies of art and writing, diplomas, and photographs. The series on her administrative and supervisory activities of professorship of women’s studies and environmental studies is arranged according to the major activities with which Ainley was involved and includes: meeting minutes, memoranda, reports, correspondence, employment, and other records. A series of electronic records relating, predominately, to Ainley’s research includes: draft manuscripts, conference proceedings, bibliographies, transcripts, correspondence, curricula vitae and other records. A series of professional development records includes records from conferences she attended and occasionally presented at as well as other professional development activities that she undertook. A series of correspondence predominantly consists of personal correspondence but also includes professional correspondence related to her research and occupation.
Ainley, MarianneSeries 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.
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.
File consists of a draft of a brief report that outlines the historical contribution of women to science and technology and provides suggestions for how to commemorate the contributions of women to science and technology.
File consists of email correspondence related to the writing of "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980"; blank email correspondence with attached files containing conference proceedings for Ainley's presentations, "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia" and "Shifting Lenses: Researching the History of Canadian Women and Science"; and Ainley's request for one-term extension to her employment before retirement.
File consists of drafts of the 3rd chapter and other sections of "Creating Complicated Lives: Women and Science at English-Canadian Universities, 1880-1980" and conference proceedings and articles related to Catharine Parr Traill.
File consists of proceedings from presentations of "Science lessons for everyone? The writings of Catharine Parr Traill, 1802-1899" and "Colonial Lessons: Catherine Parr Traill (1802-99) and popular science education in Upper Canada"; other material on Catharine Traill; and an abstract for an article on the life of Madeline (Mach) Izowsky, a Polish immigrant who spent most of her life in Prince George.
File contains photographs created in preparation for the sale of Ainley's residence in Prince George. It consists of the wall and floor seam, fireplace, pipes, lighting and dishwasher.
File consists of correspondence, lists of participants, coding sheets, thematic analyses and transcripts from interviews conducted as part of Ainley's research for "Re-explorations: science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia."
File contains material, based on research done in Canada, for Ainley's research project, "Re-explorations: science and environment in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia." It consists of correspondence, lists of participants, coding sheets, thematic analyses and transcripts from interviews.
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 relating to the status of the project, suggestions by editors, and ongoing discussion of the roles and tasks involved in the monograph project.
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 research materials on Pehr Kalm, a botanist.
File consists of photocopied research materials including published materials, archival research, and notes on natural history and science.
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 a summary of research by research assistant Anna-Stina Kjellstrom, bibliographies relating to ethnobotany resources, a list of online resources, a list of archives with holdings relating to female recipients of Aboriginal ethnobotanical knowledge and a list of books suggested for interlibrary loan.
File consists of catalogue records for publications related to autobiographical histories of Aboriginal peoples and a photocopy of the monograph, "Kohkominawak Otacimowiniwawa: Our Grandmothers' Lives, as Told in their Own Words."
File consists of catalogue records of and excerpts from ethnobotany publications on traditional Dene medicine and the medicinal uses of North American plants and herbs in the Canadian arctic and a listing of correspondence from the Mildred Trotter papers.
File consists of transcribed notes on a presentation, entitled, "First Nation and Management of Natural Resources" by Eldon Yellowhorn.
File contains material about Julia Henshaw. It consists of catalogue records of publications related to Henshaw, printouts of search results with publications about Henshaw and printouts of article excerpts with information about Henshaw.
File contains material about Beryl Amaron. It consists correspondence relating to an interview of Amaron by Ainley's research assistant, Anna-Stina Kjellstrom, as well as correspondence relating to and catalogue records for Amaron's Master of Arts thesis, entitled, "More than Useable Tools: Towards and appreciation of Ne?kepx Fibre Technology as a Significant Expression of Culture."
File contains material about Jennifer Brown. It consists of a printout of an online biography, catalogues records for publications by Brown, notes on publications by Brown and correspondence relating to research about Brown.
File consists of a printout of an online version of Furniss's curriculum vitae, notes about Furniss's publication, "Changing ways: Southern Carrier History, 1793-1940,"and a printout of an online description of "The Burden of history: Colonialism and the Frontier Myth in a Rural Canadian Community."
File contains material about Joan Kerik. It consists of a printout of a biography of Kerik, a project description and a request for Kerik's thesis.
File contains material by and about Antonia Mills. It consists of correspondence, Mills's curriculum vitae, catalogue records, printouts of search results, a short biography and descriptions of books and articles.
File contains material by and about Toby Morantz. It consists of printouts of search results; notes on and descriptions of publications; correspondence; and bibliographies of Morantz's publications.
File contains material by and about Patricia McCormack. It consists of correspondence, a bibliography with works by McCormack, a biography and articles on McCormack's projects.
File consists of research material gathered in and/or concerning New Zealand. Research materials include handwritten notes and photocopies on a variety of topics including New Zealand women, environment, and the Maori people. File also includes promotional material for museums and galleries in Wellington, New Zealand.
File consists of Queensland University Thesis: "Lifting the Blankets: The Transgenerational Effects of Trauma in Indigenous Australia" by Valerie Atkinson.
File consists of University of Western Australia Thesis: "Cultural Realities and Partial Truths: Gendered Ethnographies in Northern Aboriginal Australia" by Sandy Toussaint.
File consists of 3 CDs on Auckland, receipts, and handwritten notes.
File consists of miscellaneous documents including research materials, handwritten notes, correspondence, and heavily annotated syllabus. Computer disk contains an annotated bibliography and bibliography on the role of native women and environmental knowledge.
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 consists of an unpublished manuscript of "History of American Ornithologists' Union: The First One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years" and an attached piece of correspondence sent to Ainley by Sterling asking for comments and suggestions on the manuscript.
File consists of research material for unpublished book with working titles "Canadian Involvement in American Ornithologists' Union" and "Ornithology in Ontario." The file includes some letters providing feedback and copy edits on draft manuscripts and letter regarding publication of the aforementioned text.
File consists of professional correspondence. File includes handwritten and typescript letters largely concerning Ainley's work with the Ornithologist's Union.
Subseries contains material relating to an uncompleted book of correspondence between Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and Doris Huestis Speirs, tentatively titled, "A Special Affinity: The Correspondence of Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and Doris Huestis Speirs." It was to be co-edited Ainley and John Sabean. The subseries predominately consists of research material and correspondence relating to the writing and publishing of the book, correspondence between Lawrence and Speirs, and correspondence between Ainley and Speirs relating to travel and ornithology publication recommendations. It also contains archival reproductions of correspondence between Speirs and Roy Ivor and between Speirs and George Watson.
File consists of photocopied and transcribed copies of correspondence, mostly between Lawrence and Speirs, on a variety of topics related to ornithology, including discussion of publications, birding, research, and the administration of the Margaret Nice Ornithological Club as well as on the travelling and health of Speirs, Lawrence, and Lawrence
Subseries reflects Dr. Ainley's extensive research on indigenous science and traditional knowledge and how it transferred to European settlers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Much of this research culminated in Dr. Ainley's unfinished monograph project "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia." Material is, predominately, arranged by individual, with files largely consisting of bibliographies, articles and notes about and by the individual on topics related to the environment and interaction with indigenous peoples. Subseries also contains research notes, interviews, and correspondence. As much of Ainley's research focused on women, see subseries on women in science and engineering research (2002.14.1.5) for related materials.
File consists of a list of books owned by Ainley; a list of bibliographies relating to the transfer of environmental knowledge from Aboriginal to Western women; bibliographies about First Nations from the Yukon and British Columbia; bibliographies relating to ethnobotany and traditional medicine; a bibliography of interlibrary loan suggestions; a bibliography of publications on carrier history and culture; a list of digitized women's travel writing from 1830 to 1930; and a list of citations from an unidentified publication.
File consists of catalogue records relating to books on Aboriginal women and interactions between Western women and Aboriginal women; excerpts from articles from museum websites about Mary Shaefer, including an excerpt from an article by Ainley; and excerpts from museum websites about First Nations beadwork and textiles.
File consists of articles about First Nations and education and First Nations art and a review of a book about women in the history of rhetoric.