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Item is a program for "A Special Tribute in Honor of Viola Desmond," which included the dedication of a commemorative bench at the Africentric Heritage Park in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the unveiling of a heritage interpretive panel about Viola Desmond at Laurie Park in New Glasgow, and the unveiling of a portrait of Desmond in Council Chambers at the New Glasgow Town Hall.

Item is a copy of an email from Adrian Harewood, a CBC reporter, to Wanda Robson and Joe Robson regarding a meeting he had with Mayor Anne Maclean of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia about the legacy of Viola Desmond in New Glasgow and the upcoming 60th anniversary of Desmond's arrest at the Roseland Theatre.

Item is one photograph of [Albert Hallowat] standing with a can on his head. The door to a men's washroom and a Coca-Cola freezer can be seen in the background.

Item is a photograph of Allan Davis sitting in a doorway holding two kittens.

Item is a photo of Althea Tolliver and Marvin Riley presenting a certificate and wicker basket, made by Tolliver, to Wanda Robson (front, right) at a dinner hosted by the Preston and Area Board of Trade in Preston, Nova Scotia.

Item is a photograph of Arthur Scott sitting in a cornfield.

Item is one photograph of Arthur Scott and Olive Scott [née Olive Davis] sitting under a tree.

Item is a photograph of Scotty (Arthur Scott), Olive Scott [née Olive Davis], Mabel [?] and Wilfred Scott standing together in front of a tree.

Item is two photographs, the first is of, standing from left to right, [unknown], Arthur Scott and Emily Clyke, with Olive Scott and Connie Scott seated below them. The second photo includes [unknown], Walter Scott and Emily Clyke, with Olive Scott and Connie Scott seated on the ground.

Item is a photograph of the Atlantic Fisheries Experimental Station on Lower Water Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson (second from left) and Jessie Murphy (third from left) having drinks with two unidentified co-workers at the Atlantic Fisheries lab in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Item is a copy of a typewritten letter from Viola Desmond to the Attorney General of Nova Scotia regarding her arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and her legal case.

Item is a copy of a typewritten letter from John A. Y. MacDonald, Deputy Attorney General of Nova Scotia, to Viola Desmond in response to a previous letter about her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre.

Item is a photograph of three men sitting in a crowd at an unidentified event.

Item is one photograph of Canadian figure skater Barbara Ann Scott with Jimmy Green, a porter with the Canadian Pacific Railway, in a train car.

Item is a photo of, from left to right, Beatrice Hill, dressed in a period costume; Lawrence Hill, a Canadian author; and, Wanda Robson at an unidentified Parks Canada site.

Item is one photograph of Bert Flint and Helen Flint (née Helen Davis) standing under a tree with houses in the background.

Item is one photograph of Bessie Davidson, left, and her mother, Bessie Halfkenny.

Item is a photo of Wanda Robson and Bill Bowman at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

Item is a photo of, from left to right, Bill Bowman, Wanda Robson, and Margie Langille standing next to a painting of Viola Desmond at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

Item is a handwritten genealogy of the Benjamin Newton Davis family.

Item is a photograph of a group of men and children. Included in the image are Bob Davidson, Gonzales, Earle Marshall, Earle Swift, Victor Coward, Buster Clyke (Stanley Clyke, front right) who is holding Sharon Clyke in his arms with his son, Graeme Clyke squatting next to them, and Wilfred Scott.

Item is a photograph of Booker Roach and Viola Davis (Viola Desmond) hugging beside a car with an unidentified woman standing to their right.

Item is one photograph of Booker Roach and Viola Desmond (née Viola Davis) standing in a garden.

Item is one photograph of Bud Jones and Bessie Davidson standing in front of a brick building.

Item is a photograph of Emily Clyke (née Emily Davis) standing beside a tree while her husband, Buster Clyke (Stanley Clyke), pokes his head out from behind the tree.

Item is a photograph of, from left to right, Buster Clyke (Stanley Clyke), an unidentified woman holding Marilyn [?] who is wearing a Christening gown, and Emily Clyke (née Emily Davis) seated on a couch during Marilyn's baptism celebrations.

Item is a photograph of Buster Clyke (Stanley Clyke) with his mother, Ginette Clyke, and Jim Clyke.

Item is a photograph of Buster Clyke (Stanley Clyke) with his children, Sharon Clyke and Graeme Clyke.

Item is one photograph of Buster Clyke (Stanley Clyke), Sheila [?], and William Clyke.

Item is a press release issued by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba alerting the press to interviews, meet and greets, and a panel being held at the museum with Wanda Robson and Travis Price, founder of Pink Shirt Day, Avery Skog and Robin Wiszowaty. The release includes a schedule of events and biographies for the participants.

Item is the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's (CBRM) proclamation to name the Nova Scotia February holiday 'Viola Desmond Day.' A handwritten note on page 2 reads: "With the understanding it should be all encompassing - Carrie Best, Dr. Wm [Dr. William Oliver] & Pearleen Oliver, Henderson Paris."