Typescript letter from M.M. Laing to Elizabeth Long regarding offering a photograph of and clippings regarding Agnes Macphail, who was a cousin of Laing's mother, Harriett Waddell (nee Fettes). Laing shares accounts of visiting with Macphail and their shared family over the years in Grey County, Ontario, Sperling and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Ceylon, Ontario, including observations about Macphail's character and possible motivations behind her political interests. Of note is mention of World War I and the loss of a Lieutenant to whom Macphail was believed to be engaged, which Laing believed informed her "ardent desire for peace and the outlawing of war".

Clipping from unknown publication of article "'Messiah' Born to Writer" about Patricia Jourdy, playwright and spiritualist medium.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "Artist Kahane Hews Sculpture" about artist Anne Kahane.

Clipping of Telegram of column "Duval on Art" proposing sculptor France Loring's "goalkeeper" as a fitting tribute to Donald Summerville.

Clippings, ephemera and a photograph related to Canadian rug hooker Margaret Rowan and the Rittermere Farm Studio in Vineland, Ontario that she ran with her husband Ted. File also includes a typescript biography about Margaret Rowan and her mother, and a manuscript note from Margaret addressed to Mrs. Clarke about press clippings and the photograph.

Clipping from an unidentified newspaper of "The Doctor Ignored University Rules" by Jo Carson about Dr. Emily Stowe and a typescript reproduction of biographical information about Stowe and daughter Dr. Augusta Stowe Gullen from the Autumn 1963 newsletter of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada.

Clippings from various publications about Nina Petrovna Khrushchev.

Clippings from various publications about Canadian politician and lawyer Judy LaMarsh. File also includes the Toronto Star article "We can start to change our old sexist attitudes," written by LaMarsh.

Clipping of Weekend Magazine (no. 40) article "Canada Through Chinese Eyes" by Donald Stainby about Chinese-born Canadian artist Betty Shuet-Wah Ng.

Clipping of captioned Winnipeg Free Press photo of war time nurses who gathered to honour Elizabeth Smellie. Photo caption reads: "Wartime nursing sisters met with their colonel Tuesday evening at a supper party in honor of Elizabeth Smellie (left front), matron-in-chief of the Canadian army medical corps' nursing service during the Second World War. Also a former chief superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses of Canada, Miss Smellie came from her home in Fort William, Ont. to attend the Canadian Public Health Association meeting. She is show with (from left) Katherine Morton, Evelyn Pepper of Ottawa, and Mrs. Alex Noble at the party in Deer Lodge Hospital nurses' lounge, arranged by the Canadian Nursing Sisters Association, Winnipeg Unit."

Page from an issue of Maclean's featuring an article written by Dorothy Eber about Canadian textile artist Micheline Beauchemin.

Clippings of Winnipeg Free Press articles that mention Charlotte Bingham, including a review of her memoir Coronet Among the Weeds.

Two long-form articles about Clementine Churchill from Weekend Magazine (no. 29) and Life.

Typescript letter from Ruth Harvey to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bess", that provides information about the Women's Parliament and [Nellie L.] McClung's recounting of the groups activities in The Stream Runs Fast. Harvey also updates Long about a trip to Toronto, where they were impressed with the subway, her plans for the winter, and her impression of Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel as "a wonderfully vigorous piece of writing."

The verso of the letter includes a manuscript note from Long about Harvey and her involvement with women's suffrage activities.

Carbon copy typescript of a letter written by Elizabeth Long to Viola MacMillan regarding press photos and other material related to prospecting and mining. Included in the file is a typescript of career information about MacMillan and manuscript notes in Long's hand.

Clippings of articles and book reviews related to Canadian author Margaret Laurence.

Clippings of reviews from various publications of books by English author Rebecca West and a clipping of The Observer Weekend Review article "Authors in Edinburgh" that makes reference to West.

Three letters from Ethel C. Likely to Elizabeth long and one carbon copy letter from Long to Likely. The letters to Long make references to personal updates from Likely along with mentions of Frances Gillmor, author of Thumbcap Weir; Jean Sweet of the Telegraph Journal; Miriam Wood; the library of Helen Mowat; Mrs. Quatermain of Moncton; Mrs. Tomkison (Grace Avard), author of Welcome Wilderness, her family and correspondence (not in file); Peg Martin; possible book donations; and activities of the National Council of Women. Long's letter to Likley makes mention of the January 1967 issue of the Atlantic Advocate with articles about Maude Lewis and Anna of Siam; the donation of rare book by Lady Aberdeen by the Saskatchewan Council; and the possible donation of books by Juliana Horatio Ewing.

Two clippings about author Madge Macbeth.

Weekend Magazine (no. 47) article "Nurse Bennett of the Outports" by Cyril Robinson about the Myra Bennett (nee Grimsley), who began working as a nurse in Newfoundland in 1921.

Clippings from various publications that mention Canadian artist Emily Carr.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "Writer Nan Shipley Woman of the Year" about Manitoba author Nan [Nancy Evelyn Sommerville] Shipley being named Woman of the Year by the Women's Advertising and Sales Club of Winnipeg.

Clipping of book review of Ethel Kirk Grayson's memoir Unbind the Sheaves and a typescript biography about her life. Includes typed note on an envelope indicating that the book, along with "perhaps one or two" others, had been sent to Waterloo.

Clippings and a typescript biography about Canadian politician and university administrator Pauline Jewett. File also includes the September-October 1965 edition of The Journal of the Canadian Association for Adult Education which includes the article "The Working Woman," written by Jewett.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "Contest Revives Reign of Influence on King" about Isabel Grace King, the mother of William Lyon Mackenzie King.

File includes clippings of The Globe and Mail articles about Canadian politician Grace MacInnis, a photocopied typescript of biographical data about MacInnis, an October 1967 "Report from Ottawa" written by MacInnis in her capacity as Member of Parliament for Vancouver-Kingsway, and a head and shoulders portrait of MacInnis that was used in the report.

Clippings of articles from The Progressive about American author Lillian Smith best known for the 1944 novel Strange Fruit.

Clippings of articles from The Business and Professional Woman and the Winnipeg Free Press regarding Canadian Irene Parlby, an activist, politician and member of the Famous Five.

Typescript letter from author Grace Avard Tomkinson to Mrs. Gordon [Ethel C.] Likely of Saint John in response to a letter presumably sent by Likely about the book Welcome Wilderness and the donation of a copy to the Aberdeen Library. The letter includes biographical information about Tomkinson's birth and upbringing. Also in the file is a typescript of notes by Likely about Tomkinson life's and Welcome Wilderness.

Ephemera, including reports, promotional material and leaflets about the International Christian University in Japan. File also includes a photo copy of The Japan Times article "YWCA, Pioneer in Training Leaders, Looks to New Nat'l, Int'l Challenges" which mentions Emma Kaufman's 30 year involvement with the Tokyo YWCA [Young Women's Christian Association].

One letter from Hudson J. Stowe to Elizabeth Long regarding photographs and records related to Emily Stowe, some of which were thrown out and others that were sent to Victoria. Also in the file are typescript copies of two letters between Stowe and Long regarding the bust of Emily Stowe at old city hall in Toronto. In her letter regarding the bust, Long makes mention of letting Doris Lewis know for possible acquisition by the University of Waterloo.

Clipping of the Winnipeg Free Press article "Canada's News Broadcasting Needs Women, Says Mrs. A" about Canadian broadcaster Kate Aitken.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "The Pretty Little Countess Who Gave Her Name to the Steam Engine" by Mary Mindess about The Countess of Dufferin.

Clippings about Canadian film director Beryl Fox. Includes MacLean's article "One Woman's War" written by Fox about the Vietnam War.

Clippings from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Observer Weekend Review and the New York Times Magazine about actress Greta Garbo.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "French-Canadian Novelist Relishes Her Way Of Life" by Linda Crawford about author Claire Martin.

Clippings (original and photocopied) from various publications about Canadian feminist activist, Laura Sabia. File also includes a copy copy of the April 1966 edition of Women Speaking featuring the article "Canadians - Awake!" by Sabia and two typescripts, one not sourced and one on The St. Catharines Standard letterhead, with biographical facts about Sabia.

Typescript carbon copy of a letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Edward T. James, Director of The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College regarding the possible acquisition of duplicate books related to feminist efforts in the United States, including History of Women's Suffrage by Susan B. Anthony. The letter includes an overview of the Lady Aberdeen Library, references to correspondence with Mrs. Marcia Williams Bradley of the Sophia Smith Collection, and plans Doris Lewis has to make a trip down the easy coast to visit.

Of note is the sharing of Long's opinion of Lewis: "I have profound admiration for Mrs. Lewis and her abilities both as a Librarian and an Administrator. In fact I am very eager to be finished with my amateur efforts, and hand everything over to her wise and sympathetic management."

Typescript letter from M. N. Sherman, Treasurer of the Victoria Council of Women to Elizabeth Long sending a $45.00 cheque for the Lady Aberdeen Library, and a typescript response with manuscript revisions from Long thanking Sherman for the donation.

Carbon typescript with manuscript corrections titled "Technical Training for Italian Peasants."

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "Manitoba Novel" by Chris Vickers reviewing Gabrielle Roy's The Road Past Altamont and a short typescript biography about Roy's writing career and accolades.

Pages of from a two-part article from The New Yorker about the history of oranges by John McPhee that includes mention of American author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe.

One typescript letter from Marcia Williams Bradley, archivist and director of the Sophia Smith Collection at the Smith College Library about the renaming of the Radcliffe Women's Archives to the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library. Also in the file are carbon copy typescripts of letters form Long to Bradley about the Smith College Library, the development of the Aberdeen Library and its donation to the University of Waterloo, including references to Waterloo University Library Doris Lewis.

One manuscript letter from Margaret Clay to Elizabeth Long expressing regret about news of Thelma and Harold [Leega?] and sharing information about Robert Stark, his ties to Creston [British Columbia] and a talk his daughter Freya gave in 1944 at a meeting of the Canadian Institute of [?] National Affairs.

Three typescript letters regarding the papers of Caroline MacDonald, the work of Emma Ratz Kaufman in Japan, and the possible donation of Kaufman's papers to the Lady Aberdeen Library at the University of Waterloo.

The first letter, from Kaufman to Long, makes reference to Kaufman's work with the YWCA in Japan including Canada House, Toki Hamano and the move of Caroline MacDonald's papers from New York to the Victoria College Archives at the University of Toronto.

The second and third letters are both from Long and written on the same day, consisting of a response to Kaufman and a letter to Doris Lewis about her correspondence with Kaufman. In the letter to Kaufman, Long praises Kaufman's work in Japan, expresses belief that MacDonald's papers will be better used in Canada than in the United States, and pitches the University of Waterloo as a home for Kaufman's paper. Of note is Long's rationale for the donation of all of Kaufman's papers so that future generations can "get the "feel" of the human being with whom they are establishing a contact - across the intervening years" and postscript inclusion of an anecdote about the unfortunate destruction of the papers of Cairine Wilson by her family, following her death. In Long's letter to Lewis, presumably written after her letter to Kaufman, Long provides context about her pitch to Kaufman, including references to the establishment of Canada House and her local ties to Waterloo. The letter ends with a brief mention about being sad about her "dear friends Floring and Wyle" and their [health and estate].

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Marian Royce, Director, Women's Bureau, Department of Labour regarding the University of Waterloo being added to the mailing list for all releases from the Women's Bureau and information about symposium in London about the status of women in Great Britain. File also includes a typescript letter from Marion Royce addressed to "all persons in the mailing list of the Women's Bureau, Canada Department of Labour" about her retirement and replacement by Mrs. Jock Findlay.

41 items of correspondence to both Doris Lewis and Esther Michael at the University of Waterloo from Elizabeth Long. Also includes one speech by Long addressed to Doris Lewis regarding the donation of the Lady Aberdeen Archive to the University of Waterloo that makes mention of a ceramic match holder and a telegram from Long to Lewis regarding the removal of a bust of Dr. Emily Stowe from the old city hall in Toronto.

Clippings about Canadian author and historian Marjorie Wilkins Campbell.

Clippings from various publications about English author Agatha Christie.

Clippings of reviews about The Journal of Beatrix Potter 1881-1897 and articles about Beatrix Potter exhibits celebrating the centenary of the English author and illustrator's birth.

Typescript letter titled "Archives on Women" and marked Confidential from Elizabeth Long to, likely, Doris Lewis regarding the papers of Mrs. W.E. Sanford and Long's belief that they belonged as part of the National Council of Women of Canada donation to the University of Waterloo Library as Sandford held various roles in the Canadian and International Council of Women. Includes candid views about Sandford's character and the chances of acquiring the papers from Sandford's daughter.

Clipping of Sunday Telegram (Sydney, Australia) article "Tale of controversy in Truth Or Repose" Australian diplomat, suffragette and campaigner for Australian Indigenous rights Jessie Street and her forthcoming autobiography Truth or Repose.

Typescript letter from Jessie I. McKnight, Corresponding Secretary of the Halifax Council of Women to Mrs. Harold Kline, Chairman, publicity of the Local Council of Women regarding honours recently received by members of Council with brief informational notes about the honours. The members listed are: Mrs. Allie Ahern, Mrs. Roy Vail, Miss Helen M. Cannell and Jessie I. MacKnight.

Letter from [Valence S. Patriarche] to Elizabeth Long regarding Freya [Stark] the effort to acquire records related to her life. The letter references an enclosed aerial photo (not in file) from Sid. Bell of Creston; Marjorie and Phillis Hamilton who were friends with Freya; and a visit from a distance relation named Grezel Strong-Steel.

Typescript letter from David Rotenberg to Elizabeth Long regarding a bust of Dr. Emily Stowe with an enclosed Toronto Star article titled "Bust sets committee on ear", and a carbon copy typescript response from Long in which she says she is pleased the bust "has been retained in the new city hall".

File consists of Spring 1966, vol. ii, no. 3 of Manitoba Pageant : A Publication for Young People.

Clipping of Winnipeg Free Press article "A Canadian Best-Seller" by Tom Saunders reviewing Ronald Hambleton's book Mazo De La Roche of Jalna.

Clippings from the Evening Times-Globe and an unknown publication about Canadian folklorist Louisa Manny. File includes a brief typescript note about Manny's notoriety in the Atlantic provinces and her donation of records to Smith College.

Manuscript letter from Lillian E. Corben writing on behalf of the North and West Vancouver Council of Women about the donation of funds and a photo of Mary Ellen Smith from Mrs. Ray Perrault M.L.A. File includes a typescript carbon copy response from Long in response which includes plans for the Aberdeen Collection.

Manuscript letter from Gail B. Kaye, Chairman, arts and letters of the Saint John Council of Women, to Elizabeth Long regarding four books for possible donation to the Lady Aberdeen Library: The Dutch divinity: A biography of Mme. de Charriere (1959), My life: Autobiography of Isadora Duncan (1927), And I'd do it again: autobiography of Aimee Crocker (1936), and Geisha (1960).

Typescript letter from Grace MacInnis to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of a photograph and biographical sketch.

Correspondence between Helen McNaughton, secretary of the North and West Vancouver Council of Women, and Elizabeth Long regarding books about Emily Carr and an exhibit catalogue of a show just after her death, and the donation of a photograph and biographical information about Mary Ellen Smith. Included in the file is a carbon copy letter from W. E. Ireland, Provincial Archivist & Librarian, to McNaughton about the exhibit catalogue.

Carbon copy letter from Elizabeth Long to William H. Neville regarding three speeches by the Secretary of State [Judy LaMarsh] in which references were made about the contribution of women to Canadian life and the copies being forwarded to Doris Lewis at the University of Waterloo. File includes Neville's business card.

Photocopy of a typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to J. B. Robinson regarding the donation of a report of the 50th Council meeting at Reykjavik in August 1966.

Three letters (one manuscript and two typescript) from Mattie Rotenberg to Elizabeth Long regarding personal updates, her views on American and Canadian politics including mentions of Richard Nixon, George Wallace and Pierre Trudeau; people in attendance at 1947 event at Lake Success, and people affiliated with the [United Nations] including stenographer Ruth Yeh; Dorothy Fletcher; and Helen James.

Photocopy of a typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Miss Mildred Surry, librarian at The Fawcett Library regarding an annual report and accession list received by Long and a request that the University of Waterloo be added to their mailing list. Attached to the letter are two documents; one regarding The Fawcett Library and one regarding the Fawcett Society.

Clippings from various publications about Canadian politician and senator Therese Casgrain. Also in the file is a political cartoon from Le Devoir and the June 1963 edition of Châtelaine with Casgrain on the cover.

Clippings about the appointment of Anne Bird (nee Francis) as the head of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Two typescript letters from Florence Bird to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bessie", on Royal Commission on the Status of Women letterhead with some general updates about her life and work. Included in the file is a typescript letter, presumably written by Long marked "never sent" outlining concerns about equal pay for women potentially dominating the findings of the Royal Commission in part because of what can be accomplished when women aren't viewed as a threat for leadership roles.

Carbon copy of typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Kenneth F. Kister, librarian at The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College regarding the Lady Aberdeen Library. Long makes reference to the enclosure of a brief history about the library and offers some information about setbacks and successes. Of note is a reference to Doris Lewis and the University of Waterloo Library: "Special libraries are blossoming out everywhere. Waterloo is a young, progressive university, and I am sure the Chief Librarian, Mrs. Doris Lewis, will get a good backing for extending our collection into a most valuable information centre on the history of women."

Typescript letter addressed to "Georgia" in Winnipeg from an unknown author about the sending of clothing for "Angelika" that "are suitable for school and play". End of letter wishes Georgia well given a busy summer of writing and radio.

One manuscript letter from [Cremtern?] to Elizabeth Long.

Typescript letter on Committee of Correspondence letterhead from Elizabeth T. Halsey to Elizabeth Long regarding a pamphlet sent by Long about the Lady Aberdeen Library on the History of Women. Halsey request that a pamphlet be forwarded to Miss Ruby Rich of Sydney, Australia, makes mention of the May 1967 edition of International Women's News that a table of events related to the Women's Movement and indicates Mary Casey at Mount Saint Vincent University will be sending some material about Canadian women.

Typescript letter from Ruth Harvey to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bess", responding to a letter from Long. Harvey provides general updates about her life including summer plans she and [husband] Howard have to travel to Algonquin Park, the sharing of views on French-Canadians, thoughts on the upcoming American election, the Winter Olympics, remembrances from World War I related to witnessing a family reunite after the Armistice and the on-going war in Vietnam, and a report about the spring time weather in Georgia.

Typescript carbon copy of a letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. E.W. Herd, National Secretary of the National Council of Women of New Zealand thanking Herd for a donation of council publications to the Lady Aberdeen Library and requesting that any future copies to Miss Esther Michael, Donations and Bequests, at the University of Waterloo Library.

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Ruby Rich, MBE, in Sydney, Australia at the suggestion of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Halsey. Long makes reference to an enclosed leaflet about the Lady Aberdeen library and provides information about related activities.

Partial edition of The Globe Magazine featuring article "What Vida Wants, Culture Gets" by Betty Lee about Canadian patron of the arts Vida Peene. File also includes manuscript note by Elizabeth Long about Peene and a monetary donation to the Aberdeen Collection.

Clipping of Globe and Mail article "Florence Wyle: Human anatomy classes turned her from medicine to sculpture" about American-Canadian artist and poet Florence Wyle.

Photocopied letter from Mrs. Victor Marx to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of information about the Lady Aberdeen Collection to the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College.

Letter from Mary McNeil to Elizabeth Long regarding a project about Mother Marguerite d'Youville and replies to question posed by the Canadian Committee on Corrections and related research.

Two clippings and a program from Manitoba's 1968 Order of the Crocus ceremony related to Mrs. Roland [Norah] Michener, wife of the 20th Governor General of Canada.

Clippings and ephemera about Canadian educator Mrs. H.M. [Mary] Speechly who founded the Women's Institute of Manitoba and and was the first woman to sit on the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba. File also includes a short typescript biography about Speechly's life and a manuscript note from Elizabeth Long about Speechly's distribution of information about birth control Winnipeg.

Two typescript letters from Betty to Elizabeth Long. One regarding membership and publications of the B.C. Memorial Society and the other, written from Naramata, regarding day to day happenings including Betty's attendance at week-long "Indian conference which was held last fall in the Christian Leadership Training School" and her impressions of the attendees, and an update about her former Portuguese cleaning woman, Georgeena, and her husband Zacarias' purchase of land in Oliver, British Columbia.

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Howard F. Shattuck, Jr. requesting that future material from the Committee of Correspondence be directed to the University of Waterloo.

File consists of two issues (spring 1969 and Autumn 1970) of the University of Manitoba's Alumni Journal.

September 1970 issue of Christian devotional magazine Signs of the Times.

Pages of Winnipeg Free Press coverage about the marriage of Margaret (nee Sinclair) and Pierre Elliott Trudeau and a clipping of Winnipeg Free Press clipping "PM's Wife Shops" about Margaret Trudeau shopping in Montreal for hot pants.

File consists of one typescript by Dorothy Tennov titled “Reflections on Skegness two Days Later.”

Copy of Weekend Magazine featuring the article "The Unsinkable Katie Cooke" by Marq de Villiers about Katharine Baker Cooke, who served as chair of the federal Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

Photocopy of a talk about Margaret Fuller presented by Madeleine B. Stern on December 27, 1973 in Chicago reprinted in AB.

Typescript biographical data about Olive Goodfellow (nee Wilkins) whose work included 22 years as director at the Goodfellow Printing Company.

Page torn from an unknown publication featuring the article "Our Personality of the Month" about W. Jean Fewster the food editor at the Dairy Foods Service Bureau.