Item is a photograph of a poster advertisement for The Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia (BANNS) event "Black Writes: An afternoon with African Nova Scotian authors and storytellers," featuring Wanda Robson, Louise DeLisle, Rolanda Kane, Gloria Wesley, Evetta Thomas, Sharon Robart-Johnson, Donna Byard Sealey, Craig Smith, Dr. Anthony Stewart and Izreal.
Item is a letter from Jay C. Hope, Deputy Minister, Correctional Services for the Province of Ontario, thanking Wanda Robson for approving the use of Viola Desmond's name for a proposed internal grant in the Correctional Services department. The grant would be given to a Correctional Services staff member who makes contributions to diversity and inclusiveness within the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Viola's Vindication" regarding the posthumous apology and pardon given to Viola Desmond for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post with a photograph of Lt.-Gov. Mayann Francis unveiling a portrait of Viola Desmond at Government House in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post about books being published in and about Cape Breton, including Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks by Wanda Robson.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Keeping sister's legacy alive," featuring a photograph of Wanda Robson signing copies of her book, Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks, at the Wilfred Oram Centennial Library in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Dark time in Nova Scotia's past," about the publication of Wanda Robson's book, Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks.
File consists of materials for events and presentations that Wanda Robson participated in as part of her social justice work and to promote Viola Desmond's legacy.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Panel discusses racism as Viola Desmond chair in social justice is launched," about the launch of the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice at Sydney Academy in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The photograph accompanying the article features, from left to right, Wanda Robson, Kanivannan Chinniah, Dr. Graham Reynolds (the first person to hold the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice), Neil MacIsaac, and Yaeesh Sardiwalla.
Item is a copy of The Coast with the cover story "Celebrating our story (at last)" about Birchtown, Nova Scotia, which, when it was founded in 1783, was the largest community of free Blacks in North America.
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 photograph of Wanda Robson talking to Mayann Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Peter MacKay, Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova, is turned and is speaking to a woman who is part of a small crowd standing in the background.
1 CD containing a variety of versions of the Academy Song; Academy Song History; music scores; piano arrangements; correspondence from Blenis Pennel; complete set of music for Symphonic Band as arranged by Belnis Pennel; vocal sheets; original copy of the academy Grand March by Aldun McVicar; educational profile of Sydney Academy by Harold Kyte. Also included is one b&w photograph showing Robert Moffatt (back to camera, dark coat) as part of a delegation meeting with Queen Elizabeth II. Mr. Moffatt is the donor's (Robert Angel) grandfather; a photocopy of a newspaper article re: Robert Moffatt.
Item is a newspaper clipping of pages A1 and A2 of The Chronicle Herald from Halifax, Nova Scotia. On page A1, continuing on page A2, is the article, "Innocence Lost: A white child sees reality of racism" about Ian Fraser who witnessed Viola Desmond's arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946. On page A2 a second article titled, "Nov. 8 could be Viola Desmond Day" outlines a provincial day of honour for Desmond proposed by the Progressive Conservative party.
Item is a newspaper clipping of page A10 from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Pardon, apology for black woman guilty of sitting in white theatre section," outlining the official apology and pardon being given to Viola Desmond for her arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946.
File consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Wanda Robson's book Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Still 'long way to go' to end racism, says Viola Desmond's sister," regarding comments made by Wanda Robson during a panel held at Sydney Academy in Sydney, Nova Scotia to launch the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice.
Item is a photograph of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on the day it was unveiled to the public.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson and Clyde Fraser, a councillor and Chair of the New Glasgow Heritage Committee, at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson and Ross Hamid shaking hands at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson with four unidentified family members at the Cape Breton University (CBU) graduation ceremony where she received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled "Sister: Viola Desmond would appreciate pardon efforts," outlining the efforts of Wanda Robson to have Viola Desmond pardoned 63 years after her arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Also included are two clippings from the front of the paper to advertise the article on page F1.
Item is pages A1 and A2 of The Chronicle Herald from Halifax, Nova Scotia with an article titled, "Historic moment: Doing right by Viola Desmond," announcing that Viola Desmond would get a posthumous apology and pardon for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Metro News in Halifax, Nova Scotia titled, "Province rights a wrong," outlining the official apology and pardon Viola Desmond received posthumously for her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
Item is pages 35 to 38 of the Holiday 2010 edition of 'Atlantic Books Today' with a column on Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond Canada's Rosa Parks by Wanda Robson.
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 newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Lessons learned in N.S. racism" by Gail Lethbridge.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson with Mayann Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and Peter MacKay, Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova, at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. A small crowd of people can be seen standing in the background.
File consists of notes for a talk presented by Dr. Morgan as part of the Gaelic Language Institute held at the Highland Village on May 7 2009. There are also hand-written notes and a program included in the file.
Item is a letter from Jim Phillips, Director of Stamp Services at Canada Post, to Wanda Robson thanking her for her suggestion to put Viola Desmond on a stamp.
Item is a book titled "In Honour and Appreciation of the Veterans of Boularderie, New Harris, New Campbellton", written by Roberta Fraser and the District Veterans Memorial Committee. This book documents and commemorates veterans of Boularderie, New Harris, and New Campbellton.
File consists of research notes and citations pertaining to the history of Wentworth Park. Dr. Morgan provided history and text for the completion of panels installed installed in Wentworth park as part of a revitalization project.
Item is a copy of The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine with the article "Ticket to Freedom" about the legacy of Viola Desmond as a civil rights activist on pages 24 to 29. Wanda Robson appears on the cover of the magazine.
Item is a feasibility study prepared in 2009 for the Silver Dart Centennial Association (SDCA). The SDCA commissioned a group of architects, museum planners and fundraisers to carry out a study that would develop plans for and assess the feasibility of expanding facilities at the AGB National Historic Site.
File consists of newspaper clippings documenting stories about Cape Breton arts and and education.
Item is a typewritten letter from Betty Ann Pothier, Johnstone Scholarship Administrator at the Nova Scotia Department of Education, to Wanda Robson regarding the Dr. P. Anthony Johnstone Scholarship and Robson's role on its Scholarship Committee. Attached to the email is a poster for the scholarship and a copy of the application.
Item is a report titled "Naval Air Station: North Sydney 1918," written by Peter E. Lawson. The report outlines the experiences and issues that faced American servicemen who assembled a naval air station in North Sydney and patrolled Canadian waters off Cape Breton Island in search of German submarines that threatened merchant ship convoys in the fall of 1918. The report includes copies of photographs, and a list of the North Sydney naval station staff.
Series consists of essays, reports, news clippings, newsletters, and research files related to the general history of North Sydney.
File consists of newspaper clippings documenting Cape Breton's commercial and industrial sectors.
Item is a book that was written by Joan Weeks and the Glace Bay Universal Negro Improvement Association that features newspaper articles, interviews, and a history of African Nova Scotians in Cape Breton.
Series consists of incorporation documentation, news clippings, photographs, collections and project files, and promotional materials related to the operations and activities of the North Sydney Historical Society.
Item is a book titled "Percy Willmot: A Cape Bretonner at War," written by Brian Douglas Tennyson. This book includes transcriptions of Lieut. Percy Willmot's letters, along with historical analysis from the author. Lieut. Willmot lived in Cape Breton prior to his enlistment.
File consists of various newspaper clippings re: Rita Joe, including her obituary and an article announcing her death in 2007. File also includes a university report entitled "Rita Joe: Mi'kmaq Poet" written by Joanne Peck in 1994.
Item is a book titled, "Honour Roll of the Nova Scotia Overseas Highland Brigade," written by W. James MacDonald. The book includes biographical information pertaining to fallen comrades of the 85th, 185th, 193rd, and 219th Battalions.