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CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-11 · Item · (originally created February 18, 2014)
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photocopied newspaper article from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Holiday honours rights pioneer," announcing that Nova Scotia's first Heritage Day in February 2015 would be dedicated to Viola Desmond.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-2 · Item · January 21, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

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."

Stephen Kimber
CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-3 · Item · Febraury 22, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a copy of an article written by Stephen Kimber for Metro News about 'Viola Desmond Day' only being held on the first Heritage Day in Nova Scotia. A short note at the top from Kimber states that this is an advanced copy of the article.

Rant
CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-18 · Item · May 12, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping titled 'rant' in an unidentified newspaper asking for Heritage Day to be celebrated as Viola Desmond Day every year.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-11-4 · Item · October 27, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

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.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-8 · Item · January 13, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper titled, "Voice of the People: A Vote for Desmond," with a short write up by Jon Stone of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia who supported the idea that Nova Scotia's newly formed February holiday, Heritage Day, be named after Viola Desmond.

Viola Desmond Cartoon
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-23 · Item · 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping of a cartoon created by Cape Breton Ink in the Cape Breton Post featuring Viola Desmond being arrested at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in the left panel and Rosa Parks being arrested on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama in the right panel.

Ron Caplan to Wanda and Joe
CA BI MG 21.14-A-6-5 · Item · January 8, 2014
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is an email from Ron Caplan to Wanda Robson and Joe Robson lending his support for a permanent "Viola Desmond Day" and sharing a news release that he sent to MLAs, school board members and individuals around Nova Scotia.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-10 · Item · September 7, 2013
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a typewritten copy of the March 3, 1995 article "Desmond Led the Fight Against Racism" by Dean Jobb in The Chronicle Herald. Included on the 3rd page is an email from Wanda Robson and Joe Robson to Sherri Borden Colley, a staff reporter at The Chronicle Herald, asking her for a copy of the Jobb article.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-12 · File · 1988-2013
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

File consists of materials related to Wanda Robson's time as a Bachelor of Arts student at Cape Breton University (CBU) in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Also included is a newspaper article about the honorary Doctor of Letters degree Robson was granted by CBU in 2012.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-13-3 · Item · March 1, 2013
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a typewritten draft of an overview of The Viola Desmond and Wanda Robson Scholarship established at Cape Breton University (CBU) in Sydney, Nova Scotia. A handwritten note from Wanda Robson to Dr. Graham Reynolds is written across the bottom and reads: "Did we discuss the possibility of another criterion (?) - subject be a single parent."

CA BI MG 21.14-A-10-3 · Item · February 3, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a printed copy of newspaper articles from The News, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia's newspaper, with an article titled, "Play about Viola Desmond presented where story began" about the play "Other People's Heaven" that was being staged in New Glasgow. Also included on the page is the article, "Viola Desmond featured on a Canada Post stamp."

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-25 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, with one of her grandchildren at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-28 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of a group of people seated around a dinner table toasting Wanda Robson, seated in the centre, while celebrating the honorary Doctor of Letters degree she received from Cape Breton University.

Day of Issue Stamp
CA BI MG 21.14-A-4-2 · Item · February 1, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a Day of Issue Stamp for the Viola Desmond stamp distributed by Canada Post. The Viola Desmond stamp is fixed to the top corner of an envelope featuring a picture of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

Truro Daily News
CA BI MG 21.14-A-11-12 · Item · March 9, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a copy of the Truro Daily News from Truro, Nova Scotia with an image of Wanda Robson with Colchester Education Centre (CEC) students on the front page. On page 3 of the newspaper is the article, "High school students learn from Desmond's story," about Robson's visit to the high school.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-15-37 · Item · February 16, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is an article from The Pictou Advocate titled, "Good to remember anti-racism efforts." A handwritten note by an unidentified person on the last page reads, "Another great article on Pictou County's accomplished Black athletes, including my Dad, Sparky Paris."

"A Rare Honour"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-4-6 · Item · February 2, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald featuring a photograph of Wanda Robson at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia during the unveiling of the Viola Desmond stamp. Standing with Robson are Leslie Oliver, president of the Black Cultural Centre (back, right), and Canada Post's Robert Waite.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-33 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, centre, on stage with Dr. Graham Reynolds, second from right, and three other men at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where Robson received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-36 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, surrounded by five of her grandchildren at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

"Business pioneer"
CA BI MG 21.14-A-1-24 · Item · February 5, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is four pages of the Sunday Herald produced by The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a cover feature on Viola Desmond. The article titled, "The woman behind the story," outlines Viola Desmond's life as a business woman and entrepreneur, her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and her legacy as a Canadian social justice icon.

CA BI MG 21.14-A-5-2 · Item · March 27, 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is four copies of an article titled "Documentary about Viola Desmond to be screened Wednesday" in the Cape Breton Post about a screening of the the documentary, "A Long Road to Justice: The Viola Desmond Story" at Cape Breton University (CBU).

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-26 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photo of Wanda Robson, wearing a graduation cap and gown, on the day she received her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University. Two unidentified people are standing in the foreground facing Robson.

Honorary Graduation Ceremony
CA BI MG 21.14-B-29 · Item · 2012
Part of Wanda Robson & Viola Desmond Collection

Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, with her back to the camera wearing a graduation cap and gown, standing with Dr. Graham Reynolds and an unidentified woman on the day she received her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.