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.
Item is a newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor from Regina Gillis in the Cape Breton Post titled, "Viola Desmond Day worth celebrating every year."
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."
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.
Item is a newspaper clipping titled 'rant' in an unidentified newspaper asking for Heritage Day to be celebrated as Viola Desmond Day every year.
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 a letter from Dr. Graham Reynolds to Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia, asking him to enact a provincial Viola Desmond Day. On the back of the paper is page 16 of an unrelated article.
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.
Item is a photocopy of a newspaper article from an unidentified newspaper titled, "Kids go with Heritage for February holiday," announcing that Nova Scotia's new February holiday would be called 'Heritage Day'.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson seated at a table with, from left to right, [an unidentified man], Joe Robson, and author Lawrence Hill standing around her.
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.
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.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson standing at her hotel window overlooking the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Robson was taking part in interviews and a panel on social justice taking place at the museum, where a Viola Desmond exhibit was being held.
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 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.
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.
Item is a typewritten letter from Ross Landry, Attorney General of Nova Scotia, to Wanda Robson congratulating her for receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University (CBU).
Item is a program for The 5th Annual Viola Desmond Day Awards Ceremony hosted by The Ryerson Black History Awareness Committee at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. The program includes an agenda for the awards ceremony and nominee biographies.
File consists of documents related to scholarships named after Viola Desmond and Wanda Robson, as well as materials for the Johnstone Scholarship.
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."
File consists of material related to the Viola Desmond stamp distributed by Canada Post.
Item is a program for the Commemorative Stamp Unveiling Ceremony hosted by The Black Cultural Society for Nova Scotia and The Canada Post National Stamp Committee in Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia for the unveiling of the Viola Desmond and John Ware stamps.
File consists of newspaper clippings and a program for the play, 'Other People's Heaven,' which told the story of Viola Desmond's 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the The News, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia's newspaper, featuring a photograph from the play about Viola Desmond called "Other People's Heaven," which was being staged in New Glasgow.
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."
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson in a graduation gown standing with two unidentified people on the day she was given an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson sitting at a dinner table with a group of unidentified people to celebrate the honorary Doctor of Letters degree she received from Cape Breton University.
Item is a photograph of Dr. Graham Reynolds speaking at the podium during Cape Breton University's graduation ceremony, where Wanda Robson was given an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald about the Viola Desmond stamp issued by Canada Post.
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.
Item is a program for the play "Other People's Heaven," about Viola Desmond's 1946 arrest, which was staged at the Firebrand Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
Item is an article from pages A2 and A9 in the Cape Breton Post about Cape Breton University's (CBU) fall convocation, with a mention of the honorary Doctor of Letters degree that was given to Wanda Robson at the ceremony.
File consists of newspaper clippings about race and race relations in Canada and the United States.
Item is a photograph of Dr. Graham Reynolds, centre, standing with two unidentified men at Cape Breton University's graduation ceremony where Wanda Robson was given an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, left, surrounded by people at a party to celebrate her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.
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.
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.
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.
Item is a Viola Desmond stamp booklet issued by Canada Post with one stamp in place.
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).
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post about Ron Caplan, a Cape Breton publisher, and his support of November 8 being declared Viola Desmond Day.
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.
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.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson, right, sitting at a table with four unidentified people during a dinner party to celebrate her honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Cape Breton University.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson standing with two people at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson standing with a woman at the Cape Breton University graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.