The Archives of Nova Scotia Women's Action Committee: A Guide
Collection Number: MS-11-4Collection processed and finding aid created by Shan Jin, April 2004
Finding aid edited and electronic version prepared by Kathryn Harvey, July 2006
Collection Level Description
Title: Nova Scotia Women's Action Committee fonds
Dates: 1974-1982, n.d.
Extent: 28 cm metres of textual records
In the fall of 1975, the Nova Scotia Women’s Action Committee (NSWAC) was formed in Halifax by women wishing to work in a practical way toward the full and equal participation of women in all aspects of Nova Scotia Society-political, economic, educational, cultural and social. Membership was open to all women residents in Nova Scotia. Member’s meetings were held roughly every two months, to set policy and decide on major activities. Between public meetings, a steering committee of six to eight women (elected annually in September) acted for the whole committee, acting on issues as they arose and speaking for the whole committee. The committee was active in many areas, such as abortion, day care, education, equal pay, matrimonial property and unemployment. In 1978, the NSWAC received a grant from Secretary of State and published the Report of the Resource Bank Project on Boards and Commissions and Access Kit to Nova Scotia’s Boards and Commissions.
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The records were received in two accessions, 1980 from Kathy Moggridge and 1982 from Christina Simmons.
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This fonds mainly consists of the publications, correspondence, meeting minutes, news releases, newsletters, newspaper clippings and reports of the Nova Scotia Women’s Action Committee.
Activities / 1975-1981, n.d.
Administrative Records / [1975?]-1982, n.d., predominant 1976-1978
Associated Organizations / 1976-1978, 1980-1981
Related Papers, Publications and Reports / 1974-1975, 1980, n.d.
Resource Bank Project / 1978-1980, 1982, n.d., predominant 1978
All records are open.
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[Identification of item], Nova Scotia Womne's Action Committee fonds, MS-11-4, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Combined Series and File Level Descriptions
Date:1975-1981, n.d.
Extent: 10.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content:
This series consists of records relating to different activities the committee had been involved in, including abortion debates, day care, education, pay equity, occupational health and safety, and unemployment.
File Level Descriptions
Folder - 1.1
Abortion
1978-1979
Includes correspondence and newspaper clippings.
Folder -
3.1
BONDING (Better Obstetric and Neonatal Decisions in the New Grace)
1981, n.d.
Folder -
1.2
Day Care-Briefs, Proposals and Reports 1976-1978, 1980, n.d.
3.2 Day Care-Miscellaneous
1977-1979, n.d.
Includes copies of related legislations, correspondence, flyers, newspaper clippings, notes etc.
Folder - 1.3
Education
1976-1978, n.d.
Includes meeting agenda, meeting notes, newspaper clippings.
Folder -
3.3
Election Issues Coalition
1978
Includes Questionnaire to Candidates and newspaper clippings
Folder -
1.4
Equal Pay
1975-1978, n.d.
Includes correspondence, legislations, notes, press releases, reports.
Folder - 1.5
Matrimonial Property Law
1978
Includes correspondence, press releases, and related government bills.
Folder - 3.4
New Democratic Party
1975, 1978. 1980
Includes correspondence, news releases, policy leaflets etc.
Folder - 1.6
Nova Scotia Task Force on the Status of Women - Reports
1976-1977
Includes the 1976 report –Herself: Elle-Meme.
Folder - 3.5
Rug Ranking
1975, 1978, n.d.
Includes Nova Scotia Civil Service Commission Job Questionnaire
Folder -
1.7
Occupational Safety Health Conference
1980
Includes preparation notes for the conference.
Folder -
1.8
Unemployment
1977, 1980-1981, n.d.
Includes correspondence, press releases etc.
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Date:[1975?]-1982, n.d., predominant 1976-1978
Extent: 5.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content:
This series consists of correspondence, flyers, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings and press releases.
File Level Descriptions
Folder -
2.1 Correspondence-General
1976-1981, n.d.
Includes letters from Gerald Regan, Premier of Nova Scotia.
The original filling scheme of these records was reconstructed during archival arrangement. Correspondence to or from government officials were arranged by names. Other letters were arranges chronologically.
Folder -
3.6
Flyers
1977-1978, 1980-1982
Folder - 2.2
Meetings-Steering Committee
[1975]-1981, n.d.
Folder -
2.3
Meetings-Members
1976-1978, n.d.
Folder - 2.4
Meetings-Public
1977, 1979-1981, n.d.
Folder - 2.5
Newspaper Clippings
1978, 1980, n.d.
Folder - 3.7
Press Releases
1977-1981, n.d.
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Date:1976-1978, 1980-1981
Extent: 4 cm of textual records
Scope and Content:
This series consists of records from organizations associated with NSWAC, such as A Women’s Place, National Action Committee on the Status of Women etc.
File Level Descriptions
Folder - 1.9
A Women’s Place-Newsletters
1978, 1980-1981
Folder - 1.10
Advisory Council on the Status of Women-Report Summaries
1978
Includes: Indian Women and Law in Canada / Kathleen Jamieson
Women and Aging: A Report on the Rest of Our Lives / Louise Rosen
Folder - 3.8
National Action Committee on the Status of Women
1976-1978
Includes meetings and workshops materials, memos, press releases, and stickers of the 50th Anniversary of the Persons Case
Folder -
1.11
Other Women’s Organizations
1976-1978
Includes materials from the Coalition of Support to Women, YWCA, and Southern African Information Group etc.
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Date:1974-1975, 1980, n.d.
Extent: 4.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content:
This series consists of publications and papers relating to the topic of women status in Nova Scotia.
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Folder -
3.9
Miscellaneous
1975, 1978, n.d.
Includes, Maritime Women’s Access Handbook, Reel Life Report etc.
Folder - 2.6
Reports and Notes
1974, 1976, 1980, n.d.
Folder - 2.7
Women’s Concerns about the Quality of Life in the Halifax Metropolitan Area / Linda Christiansen-Ruffman etc., St. Mary’s University
1975
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Date:1978-1980, 1982, n.d., predominant 1978
Extent: 3.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content:
This series consists of records related to the Resource Bank Project.
File Level Descriptions
Folder -
2.8
Correspondence
1978-1980, 1982, predominant 1978
Folder - 3.10
Miscellaneous
1978, n.d.
Includes press releases, information sheet etc.
Folder - 2.9
Publications
1978
Includes “Report of the Resource Bank Project on Boards and Commissions”
and “Access Kit to Nova Scotia’s Boards and Commissions”
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