Materials created or accumulated by James Walker during his professional and personal life. Includes materials created during Walker's student life both as part of his Master's degree at the University of Waterloo and his Ph.D. research and dissertation at Dalhousie University; materials created as part of his teaching position at the University of Waterloo; scripts and papers written to participate in talks and events he was invited to or helped organize; records accumulated as part of his role as Chair of the History Department of the University of Waterloo and other materials related to the University's administration; and correspondence sent and received by Walker to different people and institutions.

Materials related to James Walker's student life during his Master's degree at the University of Waterloo and his Ph.D. research and dissertation at Dalhousie University. Includes Walker's Master's thesis, essays written as a student, research notes with primary and secondary materials, correspondence with Dalhousie University Professor John E. Flint, and Walker's Ph.D. dissertation.
Also contains a report on the Dalhousie Ph.D. History program prepared by James Walker and Robert McCormack.

Typed copy of James Walker’s Master’s thesis titled "The Black loyalists of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone," submitted to the University of Waterloo. Includes annotated copies of sections:

• Introduction,
• Chapter I – Origins of the Black loyalists,
• Chapter II – Loyalist Nova Scotia,
• Chapter III – The foundation of Sierra Leone,
• Chapter IV – Clarkson’s mission to America,
• Chapter V – Pioneers in Africa,
• Chapter VI – Black and white: the slave mentality,
• Chapter IX – External relations,
• Chapter X – Rebellion,
• Chapter XI – The maroons in Jamaica,
• Chapter XII – Nova Scotian interlude,
• Chapter XIII – The dying company,
• Chapter XIV – Crown government,
• Chapter XV – Black and black: the creole process,
• Epilogue,
• Appendix I,
• Footnotes.

Essays written by James Walker as a student during his Master's degree at the University of Waterloo and his Ph.D. at Dalhousie University. Titles of essays are:

• "The humanitarian interpretation of Africa, 1767-1807: attitudes toward Black men held by the promoters of the Sierra Leone colonization scheme,"
• "The voice of England: the spread of Abolitionist opinion in England, 1787-1815,"
• "A discussion of the reasons for the appearance of the Abolition movement in England in the 1780s."

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.

Fifteen notebooks with the manuscript for James Walker's Ph.D. dissertation. Notebooks were numbered by Walker as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Corrections 1 and introduction, and Corrections 2 and epilogue.

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.

Handwritten notes on primary (archival) and secondary research performed by James Walker during his Ph.D. research. Notes cover an index to Nova Scotia material.

Handwritten notes on primary (archival) and secondary research performed by James Walker during his Ph.D. research. Notes cover a catalogue of papers, bibliography lists, sources, parliamentary speeches, and archives notebooks.
Also contains a receipt for the reception for a fellowship award to James Walker on Humanities and Social Sciences from the Canada Council (1968).

Eight notebooks with handwritten notes on primary (archival) and secondary research performed by James Walker during his Ph.D. research. Notes cover archives lists, catalogue lists, Black-Canadian history, and Nova Scotia Archives.

Handwritten notes on primary (archival) and secondary research performed by James Walker during his Ph.D. research. Notes cover collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society and individuals related to Nova Scotia's Black history and Abolitionist movement (including John Clarkson, T. Watson Smith, the Evans documents, George W. Williams, and Granville Sharp).

Handwritten notes on primary (archival) and secondary research performed by James Walker during his Ph.D. research. Notes cover Kirk-Greene, Fyfe-Peters, collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society, archived records on the deportation Nova Scotia Historical Society, Fergusson, Sierra Leone bulletin of Religion, A. F. Walls, Halliberton, Winks on Loyalists, Williams, Quarles, Boston King, Commons Journal, Pans white collection, David Allison, Edwards, Burt-Thompson, Africanism, Cox-George, Luke-Creoles, Kueyynski, Crooks, and the Bray Association.

Materials related to James Walker’s Ph.D. dissertation. Includes abstract, table of contents, and introduction.

Onion paper, typed copy of James Walker’s master’s thesis titled "The Black loyalists of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone," submitted to the University of Waterloo. Includes annotated copies of sections:

• Footnotes – epilogue,
• Introduction,
• Chapter I – Origins of the Black loyalists,
• Chapter II – Loyalist Nova Scotia,
• Chapter III – The foundation of Sierra Leone,
• Chapter IV – Clarkson’s mission to America,
• Chapter V – Pioneers in Africa,
• Chapter VI – Black and white: the slave mentality,
• Chapter VII – Commercial cross-purposes,
• Chapter VIII – Constitutional conflict,
• Chapter IX – External relations,
• Chapter X – Rebellion,
• Chapter XI – The maroons in Jamaica,
• Chapter XII – Nova Scotian interlude,
• Chapter XIII – The dying company,
• Chapter XIV – Crown government,
• Chapter XV – Black and black: the creole process.

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.

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."

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 footnotes in chapter VII and corrections to chapters in different versions.
Also contains correspondence sent by James Walker to Mr. Ingram from the Department of History at Dalhousie University about the thesis, and in regards to Walker's application for the Ph.D. program at Dalhousie University.

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.

Professionally typed copy of James Walker’s Master’s thesis titled "The Black loyalists of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone," submitted to the University of Waterloo. Includes sections:

• Introduction,
• Chapter I – Origins of the Black loyalists,
• Chapter II – Loyalist Nova Scotia,
• Chapter III – The foundation of Sierra Leone,
• Chapter IV – Clarkson’s mission to America,
• Chapter V – Pioneers in Africa,
• Chapter VI – Black and white: the slave mentality,
• Chapter VII – Commercial cross-purposes,
• Chapter VIII – Constitutional conflict,
• Chapter IX – External relations,
• Chapter X – Rebellion,
• Chapter XI – The maroons in Jamaica,
• Chapter XII – Nova Scotian interlude,
• Chapter XIII – The dying company,
• Chapter XIV – Crown government,
• Chapter XV – Black and black: the creole process,
• Footnotes.

Nine notebooks with the handwritten chapters for James Walker’s Master’s thesis titled "The Black loyalists of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone," submitted to the University of Waterloo.

Three notebooks with handwritten annotations, class notes, and essays written by James Walker during his time as a student. Notes and essays cover Jewish History, the History of England, and the History of the Slave Trade.

Essays written by James Walker as a student during his Master's degree at the University of Waterloo and his Ph.D. at Dalhousie University. Some essays identify the course for which they were written. Titles of essays are:

• "Black history: a perspective. Part one ‘the founding people,"
• "Pan-Africanism. Personality, purposes and prospects of the movement for African unity,”
• "Native policies and aboriginal response in Australia and South Africa before 1900" for History 477,
• "The role of the Historian in the creation of a national identity: the African experience" for History 600,
• "Arabic influence on the development of Medieval Christian thought" for Medieval History,
• "The Hindu response to British rule: revival and reconstruction" for History 477.

Essays written by James Walker as a student during his Master's degree at the University of Waterloo and his Ph.D. at Dalhousie University. Some essays identify the course for which they were written. Titles of essays are:

• "The case against Confederation (a comparison of the arguments used in Quebec and The Maritimes),"
• "The Hindu response to British rule: revival and reconstruction" for History 477,
• "Disarmament and disillusionment: England and her armed services, 1918 to 1935" for History 620,
• "The voice of England: the spread of abolitionist opinion in England, 1787-1815,"
• "Failure in the British system of defence: the South African War" for History 620,
• "From state to nation: French influence on the development of Prussia during the Revolutionary Period" for History 276,
• "Russian imperialism in Central Asia: its causes, course and consequences" for Russian History,
• "The role of the Historian in the creation of a national identity: an example from Africa,"
• "Black in context: Black Canadians & the History curriculum."

Also contains handwritten annotations and notes from class.

Materials related to James Walker's teaching life at the University of Waterloo. Includes seminar and lecture notes and scripts, course schedules and overviews, handouts for class, and printouts of courses for correspondence versions of the courses.
Codes and titles for courses changed throughout the years. Courses included are:

• “Black History” (course number unknown),
• “Minorities” (course number unknown),
• History 100 / 100T “Landmarks in World History”
• History 102 / 259 / 291 / 292 / 351A “African History,”
• History 103 / 104 “The emergence of the Third World,”
• History 107 / 204V / 221 / 226 / 227 / 228 "‘Race’ in Canadian History,”
• History 250 “The Art and Craft of History” and “Public History,”
• History 321 / 407A / 407B / 421 / 607 / 608 / 635 "‘Race’ in Modern History” and “Human rights in historical perspectives,”
• History 351 “Black History from Slavery to Revolution,”
• History 403A (course title unknown),
• History 411 (course title unknown),
• History 436 / 635 “Black History in North America,”
• History 601 “Canadian Social History,”
• History 650 / 651 “Public History and Public Policy,”
• Master's Field Seminar History 696,
• Seminar History 436 / 635 “Black History in North America,”
• Doctoral seminar History 717 “‘Race,’ Slavery & Imperialism.”

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:

• 1. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists (TYP).
• 2. Mimacs pre-contact society.
• 3. Mimacs – French period.
• 4. Mimacs – English period.
• 5. Course intro to History 227, 1971 to 1979.
• 6. Course Intro to History 204, 1981.
• 7. Canadian slavery.
• 8. Canadian slavery.
• 9. Blacks in the American Revolution.
• 10. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists – settlement and society.
• 11. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists economic conditions.
• 12. Black Loyalists settlement.
• 13. Black Loyalists economic conditions.
• 14. Black Loyalists society and culture.
• 15. Nova Scotia Exodus and impact / Refugees to 1840.
• 16. Nova Scotia Blacks.
• 18. Canada Fugitives in Ontario.
• 21. Canada. Nova Scotia since 1840.
• 22. Canada, patterns of prejudice since Confederation.
• 23. Canada. Patterns of prejudice & black response / revitalization of 1960s.
• 24. Canada. Black immigration.
• 25. Canada. Nova Scotia since 1968.
• 26. Black America summary overview.
• 27. American Slavery.
• 28. American Slavery fragment.
• 29. Black America. Free Blacks before the Civil War.
• 30. Free Blacks inc. UGRR.
• 31. Canada & the Civil War / Civil War / Reconstruction / Canada and Reconstruction.
• 32. Black America 1877-1903.
• 33. Black America 1903-1955.
• 34. Contemporary Black America.
• 35. Blacks in Canada.
• 36. West Indians.

Materials related to the course History 351A “African History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes table of contents with themes of lectures, handwritten and types notes for the lectures and maps for:

• 0. Introduction.
• 1. African environment & civilization.
• 2. African environment.
• 3. Early man / race.
• 4. Nature and spread of Egyptian civilization.
• 5. Sudanic Empires to 1600.
• 6. Sudanic States overview to 1600.
• 7. Guinea States to 1800.
• 8. Guinea States overview to 1800.
• 9. Bantu migrations/ Early European contact / Zenj / Ethiopia.
• 10. Expansion of Europe and the Slave Trade.
• 11. Portuguese expansion / Dutch in South Africa / Slave Trade.
• 12. Abolitionist-Humanitarian movement.
• 13. Informal Empire to 1874, inc. Humanitarians, Explorations, etc.
• 14. Informal Empire.
• 15. 19C Internal dynamics – Fulani jihads.
• 16. South Africa and the Zulu Mfecana.
• 17. 19 C Internal dynamics – East Africa.
• 18. The European Scramble.
• 19. African response to Partition / inc. summary overview: the process of European domination.
• 20. Imperial consolidation 1900-1914.
• 21. Adjustment and exploitation 1919-1939 / inc. periodization Afro-European relations from slave trade to independence.
• 22. Second colonial phase – superseded.
• 23. South-Central Africa to 1920s.
• 24. Resistance to Imperialism / inc. African religion and medicine / decolonization form elite pressure groups to nationalism and independence.
• 25. Nationalism and Decolonization.
• 26. Nationalism and fragment.
• 27. Pan-Africanism.
• 28. Since Independence.
• 29. Since fragment.
• 30. Military coups.
• 31. Rhodesia to 1975.
• 36. Third Word on cue of European contact.
• 37. Period of plunder.
• 38. Period of Interference. Part I Humanitarian Revolution.
• 39. Period of Interference. Part II Informal Empire.
• 40. Period of Congress.
• 41. Period of consolidation. Period of adjustment. Consolidation & adjustment in India.
• 42. Response & nationalism.
• 43. Nationalism & Independence.
• 44. Situation at Independence.
• 45. Experiments since Independence.

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:

• 0. Introduction (with map).
• 1. What is the Third World?
• 3. The Indian heritage / inc. Meditation (with map).
• 4. India – Muslim period.
• 5. India – British raj.
• 6. Modern India (20th Century, inc. since Independence).
• 7. The African heritage (with map).
• 10. Middle East crisis (with map).
• 11. Third World contributions to World civilization (with map).
• 13. Imperialism (with map).
• 15. The colonial experience (with map).
• 18. Colonialism in practice (with map).
• 19. Colonialism and Racism (with map).
• 24. Decolonization (with map).
• 25. Gandhi (with map).
• 32. Issues since independence (with map).
• 33.\ Internal experiments since independence (with map).
• 34. International experiments since independence (with map).

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.”

Materials related to the seminar History 436/635 “Black History in North America” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes related administrative materials (proposal for the seminar from 1972), seminar schedules, materials for the seminar, information about assignments, and readings and discussion topics.

Materials related to the course History 259 “African History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, final exams, instructions for assignments, materials for classes and handouts, course schedules, lecture outlines, readings, related correspondence, and recommended readings.

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.

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.

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.

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:

• Introductory remarks,
• Topic 1 – “‘Race’, slavery and imperialism,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• Tape 4 – “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• Tape 6 – “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• Part II – “Native policy,”
• Tape 7 – “East Asians,”
• Topic 8 – “Exclusion,”
• Part II – “The Oklahoma migration,”
• Topic 9 – “World War I,”
• Topic 10 – “Between the Wars,”
• Topic 11 – “The War and Postwar reaction,”
• Topic 12 – “Recent developments,”
• Topic 13 – “Course conclusion,”
• Course schedule.”

Map masters for the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes maps on:

• “The Oklahoma migration,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “Atlantic slave trade,”
• “The West in 1885,”
• “Japanese-Canadian relocation 1942.”

Syllabus for the course History 351 “Black History from Slavery to Revolution” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Notes for lectures for the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

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.

Materials related to the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by Patrick Harrigan, Hugh MacKinnon, and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, final exams, lecture schedules, course outline, related correspondence and memoranda, and instructions for assignments.

Materials related to the Master's Field Seminar History 696 taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes schedules, chronologies, related correspondence, and a list of readings and topics for discussion.
Includes materials for different courses of the seminar:

• History 696B “Community and culture in the Black experience,”
• History 696F “The problem of slavery and American abolitionism,”
• History 696F “Ethnicity, culture and race in the new world mosaic,”
• History 696F “Perceptions of the Black American identity,”
• History 696F “Black Power in the Caribbean: historical perspective,”
• History 696F “The Post-Emancipation Caribbean,”
• History 696F “The problem of slavery and the free Blacks,”
• History 696F “Canada and the African Diaspora,”
• History 696F “Definitions of the Black Canadian,”
• History 696F “Slavery and Racism,”
• History 636 “Canadian Immigration policy,”
• History 696B “Community and culture in the Black experience,”
• History 696F “Canada and the African diaspora,”
• History 696A “Field seminar in British and Imperial History,”
• History 696 “Industrial Revolution, Class and Social Change.”

Materials related to the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by Patrick Harrigan, Hugh MacKinnon, and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for the introductory lecture, syllabus, and related correspondence.

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.

Materials related to the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes class schedules, notes for classes, and final exams.

Materials related to the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes final exams, notes for lectures, course outline, materials for students and handouts, and instructions for assignments.

Materials related to the correspondence version of the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes records related to the preparation and design for the course, correspondence and memoranda, notes, materials for the students and handouts, final exams, requests for copyright release for the materials, and maps.

Materials related to the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by Patrick Harrigan, J. A. Wahl, and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, materials for class and handouts, final exams, and instructions for assignments.

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.

Materials related to the correspondence version of the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by Patrick Harrigan, J. A. Wahl, and James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes related correspondence, syllabus, and handouts for students.

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.

Lectures outlines for History 259 “African History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

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.

Handouts for students for the course History 100/100T “Landmarks in World History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes, chronologies, maps, and instructions for assignments.

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”).

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:

• “Course introduction,”
• “Slavery and race,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Black loyalists,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “World War I,”
• “Canadian immigration policy 1867-1914,”
• “Between the wars,”
• “Blacks in Alberta,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• “East Indians and the Komagata Maru,”
• “Postwar response.”

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.

Materials related to the course History 601 “Canadian Social History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi and notes for classes.

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.

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.

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:

• “Part I. ‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Part II. Slavery in Canada,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy.”

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.

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.

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.

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:

• 1. “Course introduction,”
• 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• 3. “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• 4. “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• 5. “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• 8. “World War I,”
• 9. “Between the Wars,”
• 10. “The War and Postwar reaction,”
• 11. “Recent developments,”
• 12. “Closing remarks.”

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:

• Map “Japanese-Canadian relocation 1942,”
• Map “The Oklahoma migration,”
• Map “The West in 1885,”
• Map “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• Map “Atlantic slave trade,”
• Lecture “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• Lecture “World War I,”
• Lecture “Between the Wars,”
• Lecture “World War II and the Postwar reaction,”
• Lecture “Further developments in race relations,”
• Lecture “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• Lecture “Fugitive slaves in Ontario.”

Materials related to the course History 436/635 “Black History in North America” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, notes for lectures, and instructions for assignments.

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.

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:

• “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Fugitives slaves in Ontario,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• “World War I,” “Between the Wars,” “World War II and the postwar reaction,” and “Further developments in race relations."

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:

• 1. “Course introduction,”
• 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• "Slavery in Canada,”
• 3. “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• 5. “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• 8. “World War I,”
• 10. “The War and Postwar reaction,”
• 11. “Recent developments,”
• 12. “Closing remarks.”

Materials related to the doctoral seminar History 717 “‘Race,’ Slavery & Imperialism.” Includes course schedule, readings, notes on topics, instructions for assignments, and notes for lectures.

Materials related to the course History 607/608 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, notes for classes, printout of article “The politics of memory” from Factiva, printout of “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” Schedule B, correspondence sent by James Walker to his students about class, and directions for assignments.

Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Lectures are:

• 1. “Course introduction,”
• 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• 3.“Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• 8. “World War I,”
• 9.“Between the Wars,”
• 10.“The War and Postwar reaction,”
• 12. “Closing remarks.”

Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes scripts for lectures:

• “Course introduction,”
• “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “World War I,”
• “Between the Wars.”

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:

• “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
• “East Asians in British Columbia, 1858-1914,”
• “Black fugitives in Ontario,” “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,” and “African-American fugitives in Ontario,”
• “Exclusion,”
• “‘Race’ in World War I,”
• “World War I,” “Between the Wars,” “World War II and the postwar reaction,” and “Further developments in race relations,”
• “World War II and the postwar reaction,”
• “UGRR/Fugitives in Ontario,”
• “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
• “Further developments in race relations,”
• “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Student anti-racist activism in the 1960s,”
• “The underground railroad and fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
• “Residential schools and their legacies,”
• “Redress for historical injustices,”
• “How to write a critical book review,”
• “Case study: the Garvey Movement – outline,”
• “The Komagata Maru incident and the Oklahoma migration – outline,”
• “History 221. Course conclusion.”

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:

• “Course introduction,”
• “Slavery in Canada,”
• “Exclusion,”
• “World War I,”
• “East Asians in BC,”
• “Further developments,”
• “Closing remarks.”

Syllabus for course History 607 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Materials related to James Walker's writer and public speaker life. Includes printouts, drafts, summaries, and abstracts of presentations and guest lectures delivered by Walker in different events; various ephemera and correspondence related to those events; and writings and publications published by Walker as stand-alone texts or as part of encyclopedic works.

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.

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.”

Materials related to the conference “400 years: African Canadian History” organized by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario in collaboration with the Ontario Black History Society, on June 14-17, 1990, where James Walker acted as chair in the session “African Canadian History before 1900.” Includes program, notes, pamphlet, related correspondence, pamphlet for the Ontario Black History Society, and honorarium for participating.

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.

Materials related to the Arts Faculty Lecture Series at the University of Waterloo, in 1990-1991, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Canada’s Race relations crisis: myth and reality.” Includes printout of Walker's paper, related correspondence, a poster of the event, and drafts of the speech.

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.

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.

Materials related to the Atlantic Canada Workshop at Carleton University, in 1991, titled “Political Economy of Region” where James Walker participated in the panel “Studying Afro-Atlantic Canadian Culture.” Includes notes, schedule of the event, travel receipts, related correspondence, and preliminary programme.

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.

Materials related to James Walter's paper "Allegories and orientations in African Canadian historiography: the spirit of Africville" for The Literary Review of Canada, Inc. Includes related correspondence and printout of Walker's paper.

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 ephemera from the Multiculturalism Program of the Government of Canada and from the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia; a draft from Walker’s entry in the Encyclopedia titled “African Canadians” with annotations and corrections; correspondence received by Walker about the project; research materials and biographical notes on Howard Douglas McCurdy, Jr. (M.P.), Senator Donald H. Oliver, Emery Barnes, Julius A. Issac from Federal Court of Canada, Glenda P. Simms from the Canadian Advisory Council on the status of women, and others; and ephemera from The Congress of Black Women of Canada.

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 ephemera related to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and the Black United Front of Nova Scotia, handwritten notes, visit cards and contact information for different individuals and organizations, and related correspondence sent and received by Walker.
Also contains a copy of the “Publication list of the Black Cultural Centre,” programme for the “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia’s Tenth anniversary dinner/dance “Reflections of the past, present and future,” and printout of “From Africville to New Road: how four communities planned their development” by Althea J. Toviller and James A. Francois.

Materials related to the conference organized by the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, in Vancouver, in 1993 where James Walker presented a paper titled “Confronting barriers: legal definitions of ‘Race’ in Quebec.” Includes notes for the paper, a printout of Walker's talk, and notes from the conference.
Also contains a summary of a paper titled “‘Race’ and the law in Quebec: a history of challenge.”

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, on May 1-4, 1994, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response” part of the session “Ethnicity 2: ethnicity and religious communities.” Includes program of the event, related correspondence, a printout of paper, costs statement, and application for a travel grant.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, on May 1-4, 1994, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response” part of the session “Ethnicity 2: ethnicity and religious communities.” Includes a printout of Walker's paper under the title “Canadian Antisemitism & Jewish community response: Noble and Wolf as ‘Singled-out case’.”

Materials related to a conference at Laurier University, in 1994. Includes printout of “Legacies of Fascism,” “Lecture 6 Fascism ‘Triumph of the Will’ and discussion,” handwritten notes on lectures, and related correspondence.
Also contains a printout of the “Framework regarding prevention of harassment and discrimination in Ontario Universities."

Materials related to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Conference in Gimli, Manitoba, on October 20-23, 1995, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “‘Spite fences’: the Canadian Jewish Congress and Restrictive Property Covenants.” Includes abstract of paper, travel claims and receipts, related correspondence, and a draft and printout of paper.

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.

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.

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.

Materials related to the conference "Boundaries" organized by the Centre of Canadian Studies in Edinburgh, in May 1996, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Holding the line: enforcement of Racial boundaries in the Supreme Court of Canada to 1950.” Includes an application for a conference travel grant, a draft of the paper, information on conference sponsoring, and related correspondence.

Materials related to James Walker's article “The founding of Sierra Leone: Black loyalists” with which he contributed to the book Visionaries: Canadian Triumphs published as part of Canada Heirloom Series. Includes related correspondence, information about contributors, printout and draft of Walker's article, and information about the edition.

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.

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.”

Materials related to the envent “Lessons & Legacies of the Holocaust” at Florida Atlantic University, November 7-9, 1998, where James Walker facilitated a workshop titled "Teaching the Holocaust at a Church related college." Includes program, schedule, TRACE Instructional Development Grant Report, receipts and financial statements, and related correspondence.

Materials related to James Walker's entry about African Canadians in the Encyclopedia Africana (or Afropaedia). Includes related correspondence, information for contributors and contributor agreement, and printouts of Walker's entry “Canada” with annotations and corrections.