McGill U[niversity] public lecture.
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- 2011
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script of James Walker's talk at McGill University titled “Where do human rights come from? Some lessons from the Canadian experience.”
Walker, James
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McGill U[niversity] public lecture.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script of James Walker's talk at McGill University titled “Where do human rights come from? Some lessons from the Canadian experience.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes related correspondence, information about the Encyclopedia project committee, notes on the preparation of the Encyclopedia, assignment agreements for the writing of entries, and lists of suggested themes and contributors.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course “Minorities” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo (1971 onwards). Includes table of contents for the course “Minorities” with themes of lectures, handwritten and types notes for the lectures and maps for:
Walker, James
Mount Saint Vincent conference paper.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Mount Saint Vincent Conference in which James Walker participated. Includes notes for the conference, suggestions for teachers interested in including Black materials in their Canadian History courses, and a printout of “Teaching Black Canadian History: a course development and reading programme” for a Workshop on Multicultural Studies on April 29, 1977, with notes and corrections.
Walker, James
Multiple Lenses H[ali]F[a]X keynote address.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script of a James Walker's talk at “Multiple Lenses,” in Halifax, 2005, titled “Approaching African-Canadian History.”
Walker, James
National task force on the Holocaust & Antisemitism in Canada.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Notes for James Walker's presentation on the National task force on the Holocaust & Antisemitism in Canada, in Toronto, on May 26, 2010, titled “Before Human Rights: claiming equality for Canadian Jewry, 1933-1945.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker’s publication of entries in The Canadian Encyclopedia. Includes related correspondence, forms, corrections and annotations to articles, and entries for Lincoln M. Alexander, Daniel Grafton Hill, and “Blacks” (now "Black History in Canada until 1900").
Walker, James
New Frontiers conf[erence] grad students York U[niversity].
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of James Walker's keynote speech for the “New Frontiers Conference” organized by History graduate students at York University on February 18, 2010, titled “Human Rights and the historian.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Saint Mary’s University’s Youth and Race Conference, in Halifax, in 1983 where James Walker delivered the keynote speaker. Includes related correspondence, program, poster, and abstract of the conference.
Walker, James
Osgoode Soc[iety] corresp[ondence] including readers’ reports on race, rights & the law.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and James Walker's book Race, Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: historical case studies published with Laurier University Press. Includes a draft of Walker's book preface and a book summary, a form for aid to scholarly publications, readers’ report, information about the book, related correspondence, information about the edition of the book, and information for the Osgoode Society's members.
Also contains correspondence regarding a publication edited by Walker in the Osgoode Society's “Gazette” with comments from members of the society.
Walker, James
PACER Provost’s advisory committee on equal rights.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Equal Rights (PACER). Includes meetings agendas, notices, and minutes (for April 20, February 23, January 26, 1993; October 27, April 22, November 27, 1992); report “Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy Statement with Respect to Exclusionary Scholarships;” draft of “UW Responses re Harassment and discrimination policy in postsecondary institutions,” a memorandum from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities on Harassment and Discrimination Policy in Postsecondary Institutions, a photocopy of “Feature: Curbing Racism on Campus,” and PACER Annual Report.
Walker, James
Paper at Princeton U[niversity].
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of James Walker's paper delivered at Princeton University, in 2001, titled “Journey to justice: reshaping the boundaries of ‘Race’ in 20th Century Canada.”
Walker, James
Paper delivered to Canada/Bermuda conference.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of the article presented by James Walker at the Bermuda-Canada Conference titled “West Indian immigrants and the Black community in Canada: parallels and promises.”
Walker, James
Paper presented at U[niversity] of Edinburgh Commonwealth History Seminar.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Commonwealth History Seminar at the University of Edinburgh in April 1984 where James Walker participated with a presentation titled “West Indian immigrants and the Black community in Canada: parallels and promises.” Includes printout of paper presented by Walker, related correspondence, and handouts for the seminar presentation.
Walker, James
Paper to Native Studies conference.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Native Studies Conference in Brandon, Manitoba, in 1981, where James Walker participated with the paper “The Indian in Canadian historical writing since 1971.” Includes printout of the paper, bibliography for the paper, abstract for the paper, and related correspondence.
Walker, James
PhD chapter outlines presented to supervisor Professor John Flint with his notations.
Part of James Walker fonds.
James Walker's Ph.D. dissertation chapter summaries and outlines presented to his supervisor at Dalhousie University (Professor John E. Flint) with his annotations and corrections.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker’s Ph.D. dissertation. Includes chapter titles, bibliography, list of illustrations, correspondence to Dalhousie University Professor John E. Flint, and sources consulted.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker’s Ph.D. dissertation. Includes abstract, table of contents, and introduction.
Walker, James
PhD final typed copy as presented to examiners.
Part of James Walker fonds.
James Walker’s Ph.D. dissertation as presented to examiners at the 1973 Spring convocation and titled The Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone. Includes some notes and “errors & suggestions for revision of M[anu]S[cript] for both."
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Notes and drafts of James Walker's talk at PIER 21, titled “The Caribbean Connection: Canadian Immigration, policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Draft of the script of James Walker's talk at PIER 21 titled “The Caribbean Connection: Canadian Immigration, policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia.”
Walker, James
Pondicherry India C[ana]D[ia]N studies.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference, in India, on January 3-6, 1998, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “National image, national dream: ‘Race’ and law in Canadian History.” Includes a “Report to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and the University Grants Commission,” forms and records related to grant research proposals submissions to cover costs, a printout of Walker's paper, and related correspondence.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Ephemera related to different events James Walker attended or helped organize. Includes ephemera for:
Also contains a photograph of 22 people with James Walker among them, and information on the Public History Program at the University of Waterloo.
Walker, James
Proposed India-Canada conference.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the organization of the India-Canada workshop and conference “Accommodating diversity: learning from the Indian and Canadian Experiences” at the University of Waterloo, which was ultimately cancelled due to the Government of India's objections. Includes budgets, proposal to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute for a Grant from the Development Initiatives Fund, memorandum of agreement, forms for sponsored research activities, participant evaluation, proposed schedule and list of participants, interdisciplinary grants program, and notes for the organization of the conference, correspondence about the cancellation and photocopies of newspaper clippings about the cancellation.
Also contains correspondence, registration form, and programme of the event “Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: the emerging opportunities and challenges” organized by the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen’s University; and a printout of “Developing a framework for the study of diversity in education as a component of the reform programme of the Delhi Government Schools.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 650/651 “Public History and Public Policy” taught by James Walker and John English at the University of Waterloo. Includes related memoranda and correspondence, guides to Government Publications from the University of Waterloo Library for “Tracing Federal Bills and Statutes” and “Canadian Case Law Sources,” notes for the course, class schedules, “Notes for persons submitting briefs to the Special Committee on the participation of visible minorities in Canadian society,” and materials for the class.
Also contains a print-out of Sally M. Weaver, “Making Canadian Indian policy: the hidden agenda, 1968-1970” University of Toronto Press, 1981 with annotations and corrections.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the creation and organization of the Public History Master’s program at the University of Waterloo. Includes proposals to introduce a public history programme at the University of Waterloo, a summary of the Master's option in Public History, newspaper clippings about the new program, information about programs for public history in other universities, and related correspondence, notes, and business cards.
Also contains the "Graduate Affairs Group Report to ARTS Faculty Council," information about seminar History in Public Policy for students of History and students of public policy, a printout of "Public History Work Report Department of External Affairs Historical Division" by Joan Murphy, a pamphlet and press release for the “Public History in Action: international perspectives. Fifth annual public History conference,” photocopy of “Rescuing records to make corporate history” by Betsy Matthews, and a printout of “UW Department of Recreation. Courses in Museum management, Fall term 1982.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 250 “The Art and Craft of History,” also titled “Public History” taught by James Walker and M. Craton in 1989; Walker and Royce MacGillivray in 1995; and Walker and Patrick Harrigan in 1997 at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, related correspondence and memoranda, final exams, instructions for assignments, notes for lectures, and materials for class and handouts.
Walker, James
Public History & 19 C[entury] Indian policy CHA introductory remarks.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of the introductory remarks for the Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting in Victoria, in 1990, delivered by James Walker and titled “Public history and Nineteenth Century Indian policy.”
Walker, James
Public History & Public Policy CHA.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of James Walker's paper for the Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting, in Victoria, in 1990, titled “Public history and public policy in Canada: a case study of race relations since 1867” by James Walker.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 650/651 “Public History and Public Policy” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo and Canada's first Public History graduate program. Includes syllabi, notes for classes, chronologies, materials for class seminars and discussions, correspondence sent by James Walker to his students related to the course, instructions for assignments, correspondence related to the preparation of classes, and a list of legislation relevant to the course.
Also contains a summary of the course History 635 “‘Race’ in Modern History,” a syllabus for the course History 403A, and the final examination for the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” for December 1980, all taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 650/651 “Public History and Public Policy” taught by John English and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes class schedules, notes for class, correspondence and memoranda related to funds and allocation of students for co-op placements, speaking notes for “On careers in Public History” by D. M. Page from the Department of External Affairs, correspondence inviting speakers, and suggested readings for the course.
Walker, James
Publications contracts, correspondence.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to different events James Walker attended. Includes printout of the chapter “Blacks” (now "Black History in Canada until 1900") written by Walker and published in New Canadian Encyclopedia Publishing Ltd. and related correspondence. Also includes a memorandum of agreement and printouts of “The black loyalists” for the Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery and related correspondence.
Also contains correspondence related to a request for electronic rights in the form of Pearson Custom Database, a letter of agreement and correspondence for the contribution to Taking Liberties: the history of human rights in Canada, and a talent release form for Walker’s appearance in the documentary “Welcome to Dresden: Jim Crow Lived Here Too.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Scripts of James Walker's talk at Queen’s University on June 16, 2007, titled “Black Power moves North.”
Walker, James
Race & sex on the Canadian prairies: the Quong Wing affair.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the 11th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, in Winnipeg, in 1991, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Race & sex on the Canadian prairies: the Quong Wing affair.” Includes abstracts of papers, a draft of paper, programme, notes regarding travel arrangements, receipts of travel expenses, related correspondence, and an abstract of the paper.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course “History 221. ‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by Jame Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes class discussion questions and notes for lectures:
Also contains highlighted printout of “Hands Across the border: the abortive extradition of Solomon Moseby” by David Murray and a printout of “Before the railroad: from slavery to freedom in the Canadian-American borderland” by Gregory Wigmore.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 107 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes course overview and lecture outlines for:
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 “‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes mid-term exams and final exams and handouts for films (films are “Journey to justice,” “Remember Africville,” “In the shadow of Gold Mountain,” “Voyage of the Komagata Maru,” “Honour before glory,” “Dresden story,” “Encounter at Kwacha house,” “White Canada,” and “In freedom’s name”).
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes suggested reading lists, handouts for films (films are “In freedom’s name,” “Dresden story: encounter at Kwacha House,” “In the shadow of Gold Mountain,” “White Canada,” “Remember Africville,” and “Journey to justice"), and lecture outlines. Lecture outlines are for:
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the correspondence version of the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History”taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo Distance Education. Includes course overview and maps for the course.
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History complete lectures.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Lectures are:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History completed lectures.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes suggested reading list, course overview, a booklet with readings for the course, and lecture notes. Lecture notes are for:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History correspondence version.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the correspondence version of the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes printout for the correspondence version of the course covering the sections:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History handouts master copies.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes film handouts (for films “Voyage of the Komagata Maru” and “In the shadow of Gold Mountain”), suggested reading lists and book review lists, and maps and lecture outlines. Lectures and maps are:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History lecture outlines.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes outlines and handouts for lectures:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History lectures.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes course description, course outline, course schedules, notes on assignments and marks, bibliography, and course case studies.
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History lectures.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes handout for lecture “The ‘Race crisis’ in 1975-1980” and scripts for lectures:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History lectures.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes book review lists, suggested readings, and notes for lectures:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History lectures.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes scripts for lectures:
Walker, James
Race in Canadian History map masters.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Map masters for the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes maps on:
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 407A & 407B “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, a summary of the course, meeting schedules, notes for classes, materials for class, and suggested readings.
Also contains instructions for assignments for the course History 411, a class schedule for the course History 403A and syllabus, and instructions for assignments for the course History 250 “Public History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.
Walker, James
Race relations in Modern History.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 321/Legal Studies 331 “'Race' in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, instructions for assignments, materials for classes and handouts, course schedules, and syllabi.
Walker, James
Race relations in Modern History.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 321/Legal Studies 331 “Race in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, instructions for assignments, materials for classes and handouts, course schedules, and syllabi.
Walker, James
Race relations in Modern History.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 321/Legal Studies 331 “Race relations in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for marking assignments, notes for lectures, syllabus, and materials for classes and handouts.
Walker, James
Race relations in Modern History.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 321 “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes and materials for classes, notes for lectures, and instructions for assignments.
Also contains notes for assignments for the course History 250 “Public History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.
Walker, James
Race relations in Modern History.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 321 “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, instructions for assignments, syllabi, and materials for class and handouts.
Walker, James
Race relations in Modern History senior seminar.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 407A & 407B “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes materials for class, class schedule, syllabi, instructions for student assignments, and notes for lectures.
Also contains a class schedule for the course History 421 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” and instructions for student assignments for the course History 607 / 608 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective,” both taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.
Walker, James
Re-typed pages of Master's thesis.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker’s Master’s thesis titled "The Black loyalists of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone," submitted to the University of Waterloo. Includes corrections to different sections as sent to Patricia Elizabeth Kirkwood.
Walker, James
Review of co-operative education and career services.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the administration of the History department and the Committee to review the department of co-operative education and career services at the University of Waterloo. Includes a report by James Walker about the co-op program, and correspondence related to the History Chair Nominating Committee.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script written by James Walker for Burnley “Rocky” Jones' eulogy on August 8, 2013, printed in 2021.
Walker, James
Royal Society inaugural address.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Inaugural Address at the Royal Society of Canada delivered by James Walker. Includes script for the address and related correspondence. Also contains notes from a Burnley “Rocky” Jones appreciation Night in 2004.
Walker, James
Second edition of the Black Loyalists, with correspondence, drafts, and contract.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the second edition of James Walker’s book The Black Loyalists: the search for a promised land in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone, 1783-1870. Includes correspondence related to the edition and promotional events, preface to the 1992 edition and corrections to it, biographical information about Walker, forms and agreements for the first and second edition of the book, author information sheets, correspondence about the reprint from the University of Toronto Press and other people and organizations, Walker’s copy of the letter of agreement from Toronto University Press, handwritten notes, letters relating copyright of the first edition of the book published by Longman International Education.
Also contains correspondence thanking Walker for reading and/or proofreading other manuscripts and cheques with payments for the service and correspondence related to Walker’s revision of the article “Transplanting Communities: Black women in Ontario, 1850s-1890” in The Canadian Historical Review.
Walker, James
South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy Shastri conf[erence].
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the conference “South Asians in Canada” organized by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, in Ottawa, in 1990, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy: a historical overview.” Includes printout of James Walker's presentation and related correspondence.
Walker, James
Special lectures to service clubs, schools, guest lectures for other courses, churches, etc.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to special and guest lectures given by James Walker in different events and settings. Lectures are titled as follows:
Also contains some unidentified scripts, tables of contents, a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of UW Gazette (April 8, 1998), business cards, and pamphlets for some events.
Walker, James
St. Mary’s U[niversity] Black cultural centre Halifax.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the “Donald Higgins Memorial Lecture” organized by the Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, in 1997, where James Walker participated with a talk titled “Field of dreams: ‘Race’ and law in Canadian history.” Includes related correspondence, receipts, and printouts of Walker's talk.
Also contains a printout of “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia 3 November 1997 A culture of resistance.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the 20th Annual General Meeting of the S-20 & Nisei veterans association where James Walker was a guest speaker. Includes program of the meeting, related correspondence, lyrics to the Canadian national anthem and the song “Hotaru Lang Syne,” and script of Walker’s speech.
Walker, James
T[eaching] A[ssistants] task force.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to Teaching Assistants (TA) at the University of Waterloo. Includes forms for TA Training, TA manuals and notes, inventory of current practices (July 2011), and information about the GSO: TA Task Force First meeting (May 1, 2012).
Walker, James
Teaching Black Canadian History conference paper Mount Saint Vincent Halifax.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of paper “Teaching Black Canadian History: a course development and reading programme” for a Workshop on Multicultural Studies on April 29, 1977, presented at the Mount Saint Vincent Conference.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker's entry in The Peoples of Canada: an encyclopedia for the country published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes handwritten notes from telephone interviews performed by Walker while preparing the entry; printouts of “The Anderson Family Tree” and "Who on earth are all these people?;” related correspondence; ephemera for the 8th, 9th, and 10th editions of the “Black Theatre West presents the annual Jr. Black Achievement Awards;” ephemera from the “Afro-Carib news;” and research materials related to Black communities in British Columbia.
Also contains a program for the installation 1993 Convocation Ceremony, Simon Fraser University.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the event "Multiculturalism the Canadian dilemma (ethnic diversity, Racism and anti-Semitism in Canada)," in Hamilton, on November 24, 1996, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Ethnic diversity, racial equality and group rights: the Canadian experience." Includes printout of the paper, a program of the event, pamphlets, and related correspondence.
Walker, James
Ten Days for World Development.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the event “Ten Days for World Development” (a nationwide programme focusing on major global issues) during a campaign that focused on raising awareness of world hunger. Includes poster and information pamphlets.
Walker, James
The African Diaspora interpretive essays.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to a chapter of the book The African Diaspora: Interpretive Essays written by James Walker and published by Harvard University Press. Includes the chapter titled “The establishment of a free black community in Nova Scotia, 1783-1840,” footnotes, related correspondence received by Walker, and memorandum on permissions to quote copyrighter material from Harvard University Press.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Correspondence received by James Walker from different people and institutions, mostly related to his doctoral research and book The Black Loyalists: the search for a promised land in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone 1783-1870.
Also contains related newspaper clippings, book reviews, and the script for a Conference on American Loyalists (February 6-8, 1975, Saint Augustine, Florida) titled “Black as American loyalists: comments.”
Walker, James
The Indian in C[ana]d[ia]n hist[orica]l writing course paper re-write for CHA.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker’s paper “The Indian in Canadian historical writing” which he wrote during his Master’s degree for the course History 600 “Historiography” in 1967, and later presented during the 1971 Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual General Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland. Includes correspondence congratulating him on the paper and presentation, a travel application and claim form from Dalhousie University, a printout of paper and bibliography, notes and notebook for the paper, the paper he wrote and presented for History 600, and the paper for the CHA presentation.
Walker, James
The Jewish phase in the movement for Racial Equality in Canada, York paper.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of James Walker's paper presented to the event “A Heritage in transition: a conference on the study of Canadian Jewry” at York University, June 7, 1998, titled “The ‘Jewish Phase’ in the movement for Racial Equality in Canada."
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script for James Walker's talk titled “Keeping Canada White: racially restrictive immigration policies and their consequences, 1867-1967.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 103/104 “The emergence of the Third World” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes table of contents with themes of lectures, tests and exams, course outlines, course summaries, and handwritten and typed notes for lectures:
Also contains ephemera from the “Global Community Centre,” and “Inventory of ‘Third World’ courses at the University of Waterloo,” notes about the OPEC, and notes for the course History 374 for a lecture given by James Walker on March 31, 1999, titled “Race and Resistance in Nova Scotia, 1945-1970.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the course History 103/104 “The emergence of the Third World” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, course outlines, and related correspondence and memoranda.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script and notes for James Walker's talk for the launch of co-authored his book Burnley "Rocky" Jones : revolutionary : an autobiography, given at Toronto, on October 5, 2016.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to a panel at the University of Waterloo, in 1991, that was part of the event “Fall Teaching Days” where James Walker participated in a panel titled “Is gender equity a problem on campus?” Includes drafts of paper by James Walker, instructions for the panel discussion, a program of the event, and handwritten notes.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to The Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo History Conference on November 12, 1988, in Guelph. Includes program of the conference and a draft of a talk given by James Walker titled “Race and recruitment in World War I: enlistment of visible minorities in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.”
Walker, James
Tri-University (Guelph) Quong Wing.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Tri-University History Conference in Guelph, on January 28, 1994, where James Walker participated with his paper “A case for morality: the Quong Wing files.” Includes a printout of the paper and program of the event.
Walker, James
Tri-U[niversity] organization re[garding] PhD program.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the organization of the Tri-University (Guelph, Laurier, and Waterloo) Graduate Program in History. Includes proposals for the Ph.D. program, bibliography lists for different areas of specialization of the program, programme of “Tri-University Doctoral Program in History/ Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo. 1994-1996,” and related correspondence.
Also contains a printout of “Revising the Race, Imperialism and Slavery field” and a bibliography for “Race, slavery and imperialism area of the program.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the event "Aporte de la comunidad Afro canadiense al multiculturalismo" at the University of Matanzas “Camilo Cienfuegos” in Cuba, on February 27, 2012, where James Walker participated with a talk titled “Black power, community politics, and the promise of multiculturalism in Canada.” Includes scripts of the talk, a certificate of participation in the talk, a programme for the seminar where the talk happened, information about the trip to Cuba, a card from a member of the Embassy of Canada in Cuba, and a note from the maid at his hotel.
Walker, James
University of Waterloo on becoming a member institution of the Shastri Institute.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the University of Waterloo becoming a member institution of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Includes information about the Institute and related memoranda and correspondence.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to James Walker's article “A Black day in court: ‘Race’ and judging in R v RDS” published by the University of Toronto Press in 2010. Includes printout of the article with annotations and corrections and scripts of a related talk given by Walker at the University of Toronto Law School on November 24, 2010.
Walker, James
UQUAM mobilizations politiques Montreal.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the colloquium “Mobilisations politiques et prises de parole citoyenne au Québec et au Canada” where James Walker participated in the session 10 “Citizens as activists : transforming human rights in Canada, 1963-1971” with a talk titled “Toward a new definition of Canadian citizenship: the movement to criminalize hate propaganda.” Includes programme of the event, and script and draft of the script.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script of James Walker's talk at the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States, on January 22, 2009, and titled “The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom.”
Also contains materials related to the workshop “Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History,” including related correspondence and the programme for the workshop.
Walker, James
Walker-McCormack report on Dalhousie PhD program.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Report with observations and recommendations about and for the Ph.D. program in History at Dalhousie University, prepared by James Walker and Robert McCormack, Ph.D. candidates.
Walker, James
W[aterloo] P[ublic] L[ibrary].
Part of James Walker fonds.
Script for James Walker's talk at Waterloo Public Library, on July 12, 2017, titled “The novel Emancipation Day in historical context.”
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Scripts James Walker's talk at Western University, on December 2, 2010, titled “Southwestern Ontario and the ‘Right Revolution’: The Dresden Campaign.”
Walker, James
W[ilfrid] L[aurier] U[niversity].
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the event “How racist were we?” at Wilfrid Laurier University in 1998. Includes related correspondence, a poster of the event, and printout of Walker's presentation with the same title.
Walker, James
Yad Vashem corresp[ondence] re[garding] funding & for summer.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the Yad Vashem seminar on teaching the Holocaust for the summer of 1996, in Israel. Includes related correspondence, travel advance and settlement claims for attending the seminar, grants, fare and travel information, ephemera related to the event, records related to registrations and financial matters during the time there,
Also contains correspondence sent by Walker relating to the Jewish Studies Committee at the University of Waterloo and the Holocaust studies conference and a related newspaper clipping.
Walker, James
Part of James Walker fonds.
Materials related to the conference “Heritage in Transition: a conference on the study of Canadian Jewry” at York University, where James Walker participated with a paper titled "Jewish participation in the movement for Racial Equality in Postwar Canada.” Includes related correspondence, a summary of Walker's presentation, and a printout of Walker's paper “The Jewish phase in the movement for racial equality in Canada.”
Walker, James
York U[niversity] centre for Jewish studies.
Part of James Walker fonds.
Printout of James Walker's talk delivered at the Centre for Jewish Studies of York University titled “Racism and anti-Racism in 20th Century Canada.”
Walker, James