Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a music score for “A beautiful lady in blue.”

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a Report from the Senate Committee to Review the Heritage Resources Centre, and an abstract for “Organized labour and the struggle for human rights in Canada.”

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a Ph.D. proposal for Drs. Hieronymus Franciscus (Jeroen) van Drunen.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a published copy of CUSO FORUM magazine (November 1987, Vol. 5, No. 4).

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the Department of History at the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends (including Burnley “Rocky” Jones), and students.

Also contains information and program for the event "The Black Experience in the White mind: an historical look at stereotypes in popular entertainment" at Harbourfront Centre (1993) where James Walker participated as panellist.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

Also contains a program for the event "Third age learning" (Kitchener-Waterloo, 2013) where James Walker participated with a talk titled "Flight to Freedom: Black migration to Canada from the American Revolution to the Civil War."

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, programs he contributed and courses he taught at the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

Correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations in India. Includes itinerary, programs, and schedules for different events.
Also contains information about a social service organization in the Indian rural area Talmul called “Sebika.”

Correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from George Elliott Clarke.

Correspondence received by James Walker from Lawrence (Larry) Hill, Hill Daniel Hill, and Donna Hill.

Correspondence received by James Walker from different people and institutions. Includes correspondence received by Prof. Allen P. Stouffer (from St. Francis Xavier University) and printout of writing “Toward a redrawing of mid-nineteenth-century Black Nova Scotian history.”
Also contains ephemera for different events, including “Fall teaching days, program and pre-registration form 1991” and a poster for an open forum in celebration of BHM “The Black experience in Canada: struggles against Racism. Past, present and future.”

Materials related to a project titled “Hymn to freedom: the contribution of Blacks to the historical development of Canada” by Almeta Speaks in which James Walker participated as part of the advisory board. Includes related correspondence and an overview of the project.

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.”

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations mostly before communications moved to an electronic medium. Includes correspondence related to his research, the University of Waterloo, programs and courses he taught at the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

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.”

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.”

Three volumes with an overview of the Department of History at the University of Waterloo in 1985, titled “Department of History University of Waterloo volume one, two and three.” Volumes include the fields: graduate thesis research fields; faculty supervisors by field; amount and source of faculty research funding; library resources and commitments; laboratory and computer facilities; information concerning graduate students; sources and levels of student support; projected enrolments 1985-6 to 1991-2, office space; undergraduate enrolments; faculty teaching loads 1984-5; regulations for the program; graduate courses available; innovations, features and special events; collateral and supporting departments; concerns noted in previous appraisals; curricula vitae of staff; and appendices.

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.

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.”

Materials related to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. Includes a renewal Memorandum of Understanding for educational and scientific cooperation between the University of Waterloo and Jawaharlal Nehru University and a program for the Canadian Studies programme at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Materials related to the Inter-faculty Third World Development studies program. Includes a pamphlet of the program proposal, the Inter-Faculty programme Board meeting minutes (for February 9, 1973, March 9, 1973, and March 15, 1973), introductory course descriptions, reports by the University of Waterloo Faculty, student reports, and summaries of meetings and future activities.
Also contains information about the Ontario Cooperative Programme in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Ontario Universities Undergraduate Programmes and concentrations of “Third World studies.”

Materials related to administrative tasks at the University of Waterloo. Includes handbooks, memoranda, and meeting minutes. Specifically:

• “Draft: Faculty of Arts Chairman’s Handbook” (February 1986),
• Memorandum and report on Differential Recruitment of Female Faculty Members (1986),
• “Faculty handbook. A guide to procedures, practices and facilities at the University of Waterloo” (1985),
• “Memorandum of Agreement between the Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo and the University of Waterloo” (2006),
• “Memorandum Assessment items, to Department Priorities and Review committee” (1983),
• Materials related to the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies for colloquium (1986),
• “Draft The Faculty of ARTS Education in the fourth decade. A report to the Senate Long Range Planning Committee by the Humanities and Social Science Ad Hoc Committee” (June 4, 1986),
• “A handbook for History teaching assistants, 1985-1986 by Gord Morrell” (1986),
• “Procedures for periodic appraisals. History Department” (October 2, 1983),
• “Planning models and options” (September 5, 1980),
• “Proposed response of the University of Waterloo to the Forster Committee Report”
• “University of Waterloo. Senate Graduate Council. Minutes of the Meeting Held Thursday, October 23, 1980” (1980),
• “University of Waterloo. Senate Graduate Council. Minutes of the Meeting Held Wednesday, November 26, 1980” (1980),
• “University of Waterloo. Senate Graduate Council. Minutes of the Meeting Held Wednesday, January 28, 1981” (1981),
• "Response of the University of Waterloo to the discussion paper prepared by the COU Special Committee to Review Graduate Planning” (December 5, 1980).

Also contains correspondence related to the Graduate Council meeting.

Materials related to the University of Waterloo administration and James Walker's involvement in it. Includes committee and department reports; meeting agendas and minutes; agreements with other institutions; organization of study programs, events, and conferences; reviews of programs and task forces; and related correspondence and ephemera.

Materials related to the International Conference “Race relations in the United Kingdom and Canada: policy, practice and research,” at York University, in 1990 where James Walker participated with a paper titled “‘Race’ and the historian: some lessons from Canadian public policy.” Includes synopsis and printout of Walker's paper, related correspondence, conference program, and pamphlets for the conference.
Also contains a synopsis and printout of Walker’s “‘Race’ policy in Canada: a retrospective.”

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.

Materials related to the 19th Annual Canadian African Studies Conference organized by the Canadian Association for African Studies, in Halifax, in 1990 where James Walker participated in the panel “Black Diaspora Workshop (1): Round table on the Black diaspora: origins and diversity.” Includes printout of Walker's paper “Canada and the origins of the African diaspora,” related correspondence, handwritten notes about the conference, printout of “Commonwealth History Seminar, 29 October 1979,” printout of “Introductory remarks, African Diaspora session, 15 March 1979,” paper “Social and cultural relationships between diaspora and Indigenous groups in Sierra Leona,” memoranda related to travel expenses and organization of the conference, printout of “The challenge of public policy,” program of the event.

Materials related to the 10th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association in Calgary in 1989 where James Walker participated with a paper titled “West Indians in Canada and the campaign for immigration policy reform, 1945-1962.” Includes script and abstract for Walker's talk, related correspondence, accommodation information, a program of the conference, Bulletin for the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association from Fall 1988 and for Spring 1989, call for papers for the conference, related forms, and receipts for expenses.

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.

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.”

Materials related to James Walker's publications and writings. Includes correspondence received by James Walker about his participation in the Canadian Historical Review LXX with the paper “Race & Recruitment in World War I: enlistment of visible minorities in the Canadian expeditionary force,” an abstract of the paper, and other unidentified articles.
Also contains handwritten notes.

Untitled printout of a paper presented by James Walker to the Canadian Ethnic Studies in Halifax in 1987.

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").

Printout of entry “Blacks” (now "Black History in Canada until 1900") in the New Canadian Encyclopedia written by James Walker.

Materials related to the ‘Black history in the Maritimes’ Maritimes Studies Conference in Fredericton, in 1985 where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Black History in the Maritimes: major themes and teaching strategies." Includes selected bibliography.

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.

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.”

Materials related to the Bermuda-Canada Conference where James Walker participated in a session titled “Black studies: a comparative perspective” with a paper titled “West Indian immigrants and the Black community in Canada: parallels and promises.” Includes related correspondence, conference schedule, press release, conference program, abstract of Frank E. Manning's presentation for the conference titled “The Black Experience in Bermuda and Canada: Ethnicity, culture, and immigration,” and information about travel and accommodation arrangements.

Materials related to the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual Meeting in Victoria, B.C. Includes information about accommodation and travel for the conference, a copy of the conference proposal by John Leslie (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) titled “Vision versus revision: Native peoples, government officials, and the Joint Senate/House of Commons Committees on Indian affairs, 1946-1949 and 1959-1961,” a newsletter for the CHA for Autumn 1989, correspondence related to the conference, extracts from “Learned societies conference, University of Victoria, May 20 to June 8,” business cards for different people, abstract of Walker’s talk titled “Public history and public policy in Canada: a case study of race relations since 1867,” guidelines for participants, program of the conference, and script for the talk.
Also contains a printout of the “List of delegates 5th annual public history conference, University of Waterloo, May 5-7, 1983.”

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.

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.”

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.

Ephemera related to different events James Walker attended or helped organize. Includes ephemera for:

• Program of "6T3 celebrates 50 years," University of Trinity College (May 31, 2013),
• Schedule for “Aporte de la comunidad Afro canadiense al multiculturalismo” at Universidad de Matanzas “Camilo Cienfuegos” in Cuba in February 27, 2012 where Walker gave talk titled “Black power, community politics, and the promise of multiculturalism in Canada,”
• Program for the unveiling of a plaque in honour of Hugh Burnett and the National Unity Association (July 31, 2010),
• Poster of “14th Annual New Frontiers Graduate History Conference” where Walker presented “Human Rights and the Historian” (February 18, 2010),
• Program and poster for “The National Archives Experience. The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom” (January 22, 2009),
• Poster of “The Caribbean connection: Canadian Immigration policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia” presented by Walker (February 17, 2011),
• Poster of “Indian Students Association (INDSA) presents “South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy: a historical overview” by Walker (November 16, 1995),
• Poster of “The eleventh annual arts lectures 1990” with Walker’s “Canada’s Race Relations crisis: myth and reality” (November 1990),
• Poster of “Native Studies Conference. Brandon University” with Walker’s “The Indian in Canadian Historical Writing since 1971” (November 5-7, 1981).

Also contains a photograph of 22 people with James Walker among them, and information on the Public History Program at the University of Waterloo.

Printout of a talk delivered by James Walker to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia on November 3, 1997, titled “A culture of resistance.”
Also contains a page of chapter 5 “The refugee Negroes” from The Blacks in Canada: a history by Robin W. Winks (1997) and two pages from Unwelcome guests : Canada West's response to American fugitive slaves, 1800-1865 by Jason H. Silverman (1985) with highlights made by Walker.

Printout of an address delivered by James Walker to the Atlantic Association of Historians in Halifax, on October 29, 1977, titled “Race and empire: lessons from the Black Loyalist experience.”

Materials related to the event National Symposium on Multiculturalism and the Black presence in the Canadian mosaic (May 19-21, 1977) at the University of Winsor, Ontario where James Walker participated as part of the session “The historical perspective – a look at the Record.” Includes notes for Walker’s paper, a summary of papers, a program for the event, a printout of Walker’s paper “Historical study of Black in Canada: the state of the discipline,” and a bibliography and research guide for Walker’s paper.

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.

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.

Materials related to special and guest lectures given by James Walker in different events and settings. Lectures are titled as follows:

• History 191: Abolition lecture,
• Blacks in Canada. Special lecture to Conrad Grebel College (February 25, 1975),
• Canadian studies,
• Centre of Canadian studies (February 7, 1980),
• Towards a definition of the colour line in Canada,
• American Revolution Institute, University of Ohio (July 23, 1975),
• Kitchener Public Library (December 5, 1977),
• Kitchener Public Library (January 29, 1979),
• Halifax remarks “Following are some suggestions for teachers interested in including Black material in their Canadian History Courses” (1976),
• History Society (December 2, 1976),
• Artczar Gallery (February 28, 1993),
• Christ Baptist Church (February 22, 1992),
• Teaching Third World history (February 6, 1976),
• St. Paul’s Community dinner (January 18, 1979),
• African Nationalism, part of the talks “Africa: decolonization and development. Organized by Comparative development studies” Trent University (November 14-15),
• Paramble II (October 23, 1976),
• ISA penal (November 19, 1976),
• Student-faculty relations (1978),
• Commonwealth History Seminar (October 29, 1979),
• KPL “The evangelical reformers” (September 21, 1981),
• Youth conference, Halifax (March 25-27, 1983),
• Some lessons from the history of race relations and black history in Canada,
• Decolonization. History 200 (March 15, 1983),
• The end of empires. History 130 (February 27, 1984),
• The modern world in historical perspective. History 130 (Winter term 1984),
• History 300 (November 23, 1984),
• Black studies in Canada: an underdeveloped area. St Mary’s University (September 20, 1985),
• Special lectures for history 266,
• Special lecture on Blacks in Canada. Conrad Grebel,
• Kitchener Kiwanis Club (July 23, 1974),
• Talk on Blacks in Canada (May 9, 1979),
• High school talk (February 1988),
• NDY Race relations conference (March 10, 1990),
• Hugh Burnett,
• The challenge of public policy,
• Deep River,
• St Andrews Church (May 7, 1991),
• A Canadian approach to Canadian racism,
• High school talk (April 8, 1992),
• Harbour Front Global TV (February 24, 1993),
• First Baptist Church, Chatham (February 11, 1996),
• Blacks in the American revolution,
• History society (December 2, 1976),
• Glendon College (January 24, 1997),
• Dalhousie Law School (November 5, 1997),
• Empire school (November 12, 1997),
• Chapters (November 21, 1998),
• History 374 (March 31, 1999),
• Mel Watkins (October 28, 1999),
• Dr. Karen Mock,
• Jim Diamond Intro (March 18),
• Jessica (September 20, 2003),
• HUGS (March 29, 2005),
• Rocky talk (November 20, 2004),
• Wedding talk, KPL (September 15, 2009),
• The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom, US National Archives (January 22, 2009),
• Ron Eydt retirement (June 8, 1996).

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.

Writings by James Walker for his contributions to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Includes:

• “George, David: pioneer black Baptist preacher in South Carolina, Nova Scotia, News Brunswick and Sierra Leone, runaway slave, black Loyalist, missionary; b. c. 1743, Essex Co., Virginia; d. 1810, Freetown, Sierra Leone.”
• “Peters, Thomas.”
• “Marrant, John: freeborn black American, Revolutionary War veteran, minister of the gospel, Mason, founder of the Countess of Huntington’s Connexion among Nova Scotian black, author; b. New York, 15 June 1755; d. London, 15 April 1791.”

Also contains a printout of James Walker's review of David Brion Davis' "The problem of slavery in the age of Revolution, 1770-1823 (Cornell University Press, 1975)" published in the Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines Vol. 9, No. 2 (1975), pp. 383-386.

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.

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.

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.

Script for James Walker's talk titled “Keeping Canada White: racially restrictive immigration policies and their consequences, 1867-1967.”

Script for James Walker's guest lecture on Burnley “Rocky” Jones prepared for the course History 103 at the University of Waterloo.

Script for James Walker's talk at Waterloo Public Library, on July 12, 2017, titled “The novel Emancipation Day in historical context.”

Materials related to the event “Celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination” at CIGI Launch on March 21, 2017. Includes James Walker's biography, a poster and schedule for the event, a list of attendees, and a script for Walker’s speech.

Materials related to James Walker's talk delivered as part of the series “History as it happens” lunch-time talks at the University of Waterloo, on January 12, 2017, titled “Viola Desmond, race, and segregation in the Maritimes.” Includes promotional poster, bibliography, and script.

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.

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.

Script with annotations and corrections of a talk given by James Walker at Harvard University on March 3, 2014, and titled “Twenty feet from Stardom: observing the 1960s Black Revolution in Nova Scotia.”

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.

Script written by James Walker for Burnley “Rocky” Jones' eulogy on August 8, 2013, printed in 2021.

Materials related to a keynote address given by James Walker at an event organized by the Canadian Jewish Studies. Includes outline of the keynote speech with annotations, and different drafts of the speech.

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.

Materials related to the human rights workshop “Taking liberties: historicizing 20th Century human rights in the English speaking world” at McMaster University, where James Walker participated with an address titled “Decoding the ‘Rights Revolution:’ Lessons from the Canadian experience.” Includes a schedule of the event, related correspondence, an outline of the workshop, and notes for Walker’s presentation.

Script of James Walker's talk at McGill University titled “Where do human rights come from? Some lessons from the Canadian experience.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.

Scripts James Walker's talk at Western University, on December 2, 2010, titled “Southwestern Ontario and the ‘Right Revolution’: The Dresden Campaign.”

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.

Draft of James Walker's paper presented at the “Congresso Brasileiro de História do Direito” in Curitiba, Brazil, on September 13, 2007, titled “Law and society, agency and change in Canadian Race relations.”

Scripts of James Walker's talk at Queen’s University on June 16, 2007, titled “Black Power moves North.”

Printout of James Walker's keynote speech for the “Black Studies Conference,” in Halifax, in 2010, titled “Approaching African-Canadian History.”

Script of a James Walker's talk at “Multiple Lenses,” in Halifax, 2005, titled “Approaching African-Canadian History.”

Materials related to events where James Walker participated with papers and addresses. Events and materials included are:

• Remarks delivered during Black History Month (February 24, 2016) at the Black Students Association (BASE), includes related newspaper clipping,
• Speeches for the events "Larry Hill" at CIGI (October 7, 2015) and "Larry Hill Colloquium" (June 15, 2011),
• Speech at the Association for Jewish Studies, Winnipeg, 2004,
• Mark Zanna eulogy, 2020,
• Keynote address titled “(Coloured) in context: the No. 2 and the White man’s war” at the Acadia Conference (October 2016), includes correspondence with a schedule of the event and a poster of a film screening
• Remarks and workshop “Decoding the rights revolution: lessons from the Canadian experience” at McMaster University (March 2012),
• Talk about The book of Negroes at Kitchener Public Library talk with Lawrence Hill (2009), includes correspondence nominating Lawrence Hill for an honorary degree from the University of Waterloo,
• Presentation of Alan Borovoy for the Hon. LL.D. Convocation (2007),
• Lecture “From Black loyalists to Black Panthers: a circular history” at Journey back to Birchtown 1st Anniversary Lecture series, Birchtown (May 2016), includes program and materials related to Burnley “Rocky” Jones Revolutionary. An autobiography by Burnley “Rocky” Jones and James Walker,
• Talk “The Black loyalists and the Krio Diaspora: community, culture and politics” at Krio Descendants Union International Conference (2016),
• Talk “The Black Loyalists in fiction and history” at PIER 21 (2016),
• "Toast to 6T3!" at Trinity College 6T3 50th Anniversary, includes programme and correspondence.
• U.E.L Association. Oakland, Ontario (2010),
• Talk “Toward equal dignity: Canadian Jewry and the Hate Law of 1970” at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Canadian Studies event (2004),
• Introduction to Alex Neve BSIA CIGI (2016),
• Michael Craton's funeral eulogy,
• Talk “Navigating the Black Atlantic: the trail of the Black Loyalists” at UNESCO conference “African diaspora” Halifax (2011),
• “Toward a new definition of Canadian citizenship: the movement to criminalize hate propaganda” part of the panel “Citizen activism within the Human Rights movement, 1963-1971” with James Waler, Stephanie Bangarth, and Jennifer Tunnicliffe in the UQAM Conference, Montreal,
• Memorial for Howard McCurdy written by James Walker and delivered by George Elliott Clarke, Ottawa (2018), includes correspondence,
• History workshop Campinas Brazil (2007),
• Talk “Campaign for racial equity: the national unity association, 1948-1956” at the John Brown festival, organized by the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society (May 6-7, 2011), includes poster and program,
• Remarks for the play “My place is right here” Elmira (2019),
• Talk “Canada’s Black Battalion in a White man’s war” at St George’s Church: a lecture series to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the End of World War I, New Hamburg (2018), includes program,
• Address “Behind The Book of Negroes and Twenty Feet from Revolution” to SSHRC National Staff, Ottawa (January 7, 2015), includes correspondence,
• Remarks delivered to North Buxton Labour Day Reunion (2003),
• Remarks to Black Loyalist Heritage Society, Halifax (2003),
• Third Age lecture #1 “Flight to Freedom: Black migration to Canada from the American Revolution to the Civil War”, Waterloo (October 24, 2013),
• Remarks “High Burnett and the National Unity Association” at the Unveiling ceremony plaque for Hugh Burnett & the N.U.A. Dresden, Ontario (2010),
• Convocation Address “Human Rights – and us” (October 24, 2015), includes invitation and program.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, in 2004, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response.” Includes draft of paper, abstracts, and notes.

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.”

Materials related to James Walker’s article “The ‘Jewish Phase’ in the movement for racial equality in Canada” published in Canadian Ethnic Studies in 2002. Includes related correspondence, agreement forms from the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CES), invoices, printout of the article with corrections, and table of contents of editions.

Printout of James Walker’s article “‘Jewish Phase’ in the movement for racial equality in Canada” published in the Canadian Ethnic Studies in 2002 as it was when submitted to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CES).

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.”

Materials related to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association 15th Biennial conference “Ethnicity and Human Rights at the Millennium: identity, community, nation,” in Toronto, in 2000, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Canada’s Civil Rights movement: focus on Dresden.” Includes abstract of the paper, registration form, information about the conference, related correspondence, and call for papers.
Also contains an abstract of Stephanie D. Bangarth's paper “The repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act, 1947: a case-study in Canada’s Civil Rights Movement.”

Materials related to the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual Meeting in Edmonton, Alberta, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Defining Human rights in Canada: what is the question?” Includes printouts of Walker's paper.

Materials related to the seminar on "Social Justice and Multiculturalism" organized by the University of British Columbia Centre for Policy Studies in Education and Department of Canadian Heritage, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Human Rights, Racial equality, social justice: can we get there from here?” Includes printout of Walker's paper with annotations and corrections and correspondence related to the edition and publication of the paper.

Materials related to the seminar on "Social Justice and Multiculturalism" organized by the University of British Columbia Centre for Policy Studies in Education and Department of Canadian Heritage, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Human Rights, Racial equality, social justice: can we get there from here?” Includes printout of Walker's paper and correspondence related to the edition and publication of the paper.

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.”

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.

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."

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.

Printout of James Walker's paper for the event “A heritage in transition: a conference on the study of Canadian Jewry” at York University on June 7, 1998, titled “The ‘Jewish Phase’ in the Movement for Racial equality in Canada.”

Printout of James Walker's paper “On the Record: the testimony of Canada’s Black pioneers, 1783-1865,” possibly written for the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual Meeting in London, Ontario. Also contains a record with the title “CHA remarks.”

Materials related to James Walker’s paper “A case for morality: the Quong Wing files” published by the University of Toronto Press as a chapter in the book On the Case: Explorations in Social History. Includes related correspondence, notes and comments, writing with corrections, and page proof.