Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds each holding a gift at a library event. Teenagers can be seen sitting in the background.
Item is a photograph of three men sitting in a crowd at an unidentified event.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson looking at a sheet of paper while three unidentified children stand around her.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson standing with a man and a woman at an unidentified event.
Item is a photocopy of page 212 from "Rise Up Singing" featuring the lyrics and chords to a number of spirituals. A page of handwritten notes about the history of spirituals is attached to the photocopy.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds each holding a gift at a library event. Teenagers can be seen sitting in the background.
File consists of genealogical information about the Davis family.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson (front, second from right) and Joe Robson (far left) with seven unidentified people standing in front of a model sailboat.
Item is a photograph of Wanda Robson (front, second from right) and Joe Robson (far left) with seven unidentified people standing in front of a model sailboat.
Item is a handwritten genealogy of the Benjamin Newton Davis family.
Item is a photo of James Davis standing behind his wife, Gwendolyn Davis, who is seated in a floral armchair.
Item is a photo of James Davis and Gwendolin Davis sitting on a couch.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson (front, centre) sitting at a dinner table with four friends, including Frances Oger and Bell Oger, at the Oger's house in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Item is a handwritten genealogy of the James Albert Davis and Gwendolyn Irene Davis family. Also included is a list of Davis family members buried at Camp Hill Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia with burial dates.
File consists of materials related to Viola Desmond's arrest, including copies of letters from Desmond to the Ministry of Justice, and the posthumous apology and pardon she received in 2010 from the Province of Nova Scotia.
Item is a photograph of Emma [?] and [?], Wanda Robson's grandchildren, on Emma's 6th birthday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Item is one photograph of Bud Jones and Bessie Davidson standing in front of a brick building.
Collection consists of records related to Viola Desmond’s 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and her posthumous 2010 free pardon granted by the Government of Nova Scotia. Also included are materials related to Viola Desmond and Wanda Robson’s civil rights work in Nova Scotia, including newspaper clippings and articles, diplomas, certificates, scholarship and bursary documents, a scrapbook and materials related to Robson’s education and published book, Sister to Courage. Included are photographs of the extended Davis family and published books about the Black Nova Scotian experience.
Robson, Wanda EloiseSeries consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, correspondence, press releases, essays, and copies of diplomas and certificates regarding Viola Desmond's education, career, arrest, pardon and legacy and Wanda Robson's activism and social justice work.
Item is a copy of the Cape Breton University (CBU) Alumni Magazine, Distinction, featuring the article "A Story of Two Sisters" about Viola Desmond and Wanda Robson. Wanda Robson and Graham Reynolds are on the cover with Robson holding a copy of Graham's book, Viola Desmond's Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land.
Series consists of photographs taken or collected by Wanda Robson that document the early lives of she and her siblings, including Viola Desmond, growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Robson's efforts to gain recognition for the life and legacy of her sister. Also included are photographs of Robson's family life, education, and events and ceremonies she attended that were related to her activism and social justice work.
File consists of news items reporting on honours dedicated to Viola Desmond, such as an outdoor theatre and a Halifax, Nova Scotia ferry being named after her.
File consists of newspaper clippings about Viola Desmond's Heritage Moment and a fax with information about a Viola Desmond documentary being made titled, The Lady Resists.
Item is a newspaper clipping from an unidentified paper titled, "HRM ferry naming list down to five," regarding the top five people being considered to have one of the Halifax, Nova Scotia harbour ferries named after them. The top five people included on the list were Viola Desmond, Vincent Coleman, Major Gavin Rainnie, Pte. John Curwin, and Ron Wallace.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Honour Viola Desmond," written by Wanda Robson who wished to thank Vernon Oikle for his article, "Let's Honour a Real Hero," published in The Chronicle Herald on March 31, 2016 and asking people to nominate Viola Desmond to appear on a Canadian banknote.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post of a guest article written by publisher Ron Caplan titled, "A second chance for Viola Desmond Day," where he asks the public to consider adopting a date for Viola Desmond Day to be celebrated annually.
Item is a newspaper article from an unidentified newspaper titled, "Remembering the past," about the publication of Dr. Graham Reynold's book Viola Desmond's Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land.
Item is two copies of one article published in the Cape Breton Post about a Heritage Minute produced by Historica Canada about Viola Desmond.
File consists of materials regarding the creation of Viola Desmond Day.
Item is a cartoon from The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a drawing of Viola Desmond seated in a movie theatre with an usher standing over her saying, "Don't get too comfortable, you're going to have to move next year." The cartoon was related to Nova Scotia's first Heritage Day being dedicated to Desmond.
Item is a newspaper clipping of a letter to the editor by Kathleen Bunin in the Cape Breton Post titled, "Support for Viola Desmond Day," written in response to Ron Caplan's article "A second chance for Viola Desmond Day."
Item is a book that traces the Black experience in Canada throughout history. The book includes a chapter written by Wanda Robson about her personal experiences as a Black woman in Canada and memories of her sister, Viola Desmond.
File consists of materials related to Wanda Robson's work with Dr. Graham Reynolds, the Viola Desmond Chair for Social Justice at Cape Breton University (CBU).
Item is a draft of "My Early Memories of Race, My Sister Viola, and the Incident at the Roseland Theatre" by Wanda Robson, which appeared as a chapter in Viola Desmond's Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land by Dr. Graham Reynolds. Corrections and annotations in red pen have been made throughout the essay.
Series consists of 11 books of fictional poetry, interviews, biographies, case studies, and history that explore race and the Black experience in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the United States. Viola Desmond is featured in Viola Desmond's Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land by Dr. Graham Reynolds, which includes a chapter written by Wanda Robson.
Item is a newspaper article from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Theatre named after Desmond," about the opening of the Viola Desmond Outdoor Theatre in Warrington Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The article includes comments from Gertrude Jeffries, who had her hair done almost weekly by Desmond as a child, and Michael Davis-Cole, Viola's nephew.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Heritage Day: 'It will be all about Viola'" featuring an interview with Wanda Robson about Nova Scotia's first Heritage Day and it's dedication to her sister, Viola Desmond.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "'It was a breakthrough in social justice'," about Viola Desmond, her 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and her legacy.
Item is a program for the 15th Annual Harmony Breakfast held on The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [at Cape Breton University] in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Wanda Robson was the keynote speaker at the breakfast.
Item is a newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper about the Second Biennial Black Canadian Studies Association Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Viola Desmond is mentioned in the first paragraph of the article.
Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald titled, "Viola Desmond honored on site that once did her wrong," with a story about a group of people meeting at the former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia to honour Viola Desmond.
Item is a poster advertisement for an event at McConnell Library in Sydney, Nova Scotia to celebrate Nova Scotia's 2015 Heritage Day, which was dedicated to Viola Desmond. Guests at the event included Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson and Joe Robson surrounded by people at a dinner arranged by Dr. Carolyn Thomas and the Preston Area Board of Trade in Preston, Nova Scotia.
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 newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "Heritage Day a brand-new holiday for Nova Scotians," about Nova Scotia's new holiday, Heritage Day.
Item is a newspaper clipping of a 'Letter to the Editor' written by Ron Caplan in the Cape Breton Post titled, "Just pick a day to honour Viola Desmond," asking the public to consider dedicating an annual day to commemorate Viola Desmond and her civil rights work.
Item is a newspaper clipping from Metro Halifax titled, "Theatre in honour of Viola Desmond opens in Halifax," which covered the opening of the Viola Desmond Outdoor Theatre in Warrington Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia and includes comments from Gertrude Jefferies who had her hair done by Desmond almost weekly as a child.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson (right) with Mary Colley, an old family friend, at a Preston and Area Board of Trade Dinner in Preston, Nova Scotia.
Item is a press release announcing a special assembly addressing racial prejudice hosted by Wanda Robson and Dr. Graham Reynolds at Riverview High School (RHS) in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post titled, "People lobby for holiday in honour of Viola Desmond" outlining the efforts of people to have the new Nova Scotia February holiday named after Viola Desmond.
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post about efforts to have Nova Scotia's newly formed February holiday, Heritage Day, named after Viola Desmond.