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Series consists of CD and DVDs containing digital photographs, articles, and web page images created by Fast Forward Weekly's staff for the newspaper.

Canadian Cold War pamphlet collection

  • CA MRUASC C0006
  • Collection
  • 1947-1985

Collection consists of pamphlets published by the Canadian government and other organizations during the Cold War, mostly concerning the threat of nuclear war. Pamphlets were published by the Government of Canada, Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and others. The collection is arranged into five series, and subjects include civil defence, the anti-nuclear movement, nuclear war, survival planning, communist threats, and Canadian Army training. Other items discuss radioactive fallout, rescue operations, and first aid.

Nuclear winter and associated effects : a Canadian appraisal of the environmental impact of nuclear war = L'hiver nucléaire et ses effets connexes : évaluation par le Canada des conséquences qu'une guerre nucléaire aurait sur l'environnement

Item examines the environmental implications of nuclear war and how it might affect Canada. Item was published by The Royal Society of Canada = La Société royale du Canada.

Nuclear explosions : a world-wide hazard

Item is a booklet written by Soviet biochemist and radiobiologist Aleksandr Mikhailovich Kuzin about the effects of radioactive fallout caused by nuclear explosions. The booklet was translated from the Russian into English and published by Foreign Languages Publishing House in Moscow.

Our generation against nuclear war : fall 1961

Item is the first issue of a "quarterly journal devoted to the research, theory, and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict, eliminating war as a way of life." This journal was published by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Our generation against nuclear war : winter 1962

Item is a "quarterly journal devoted to the research, theory, and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict, eliminating war as a way of life." This journal was published by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Our generation against nuclear war : summer 1962

Item is a "quarterly journal devoted to the research, theory, and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict, eliminating war as a way of life." This journal was published by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Our generation against nuclear war : fall 1962

Item is a "quarterly journal devoted to the research, theory, and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict, eliminating war as a way of life." This journal was published by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Our generation against nuclear war : [December 1963]

Item is a "quarterly journal devoted to the research, theory, and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict, eliminating war as a way of life." This journal was published by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Our generation against nuclear war : [October 1964]

Item is a "quarterly journal devoted to the research, theory, and review of the problems of world peace and directed toward presenting alternative solutions to human conflict, eliminating war as a way of life." This journal was published by the Combined Universities Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Civil defence

Series consists of civil defence pamphlets published by Canadian government departments that describe what to do and how to be prepared in the eventuality of nuclear attacks and other disasters.

Nuclear weapons section

Item is a revised section to the first edition of the Emergency Health Services Manual of 1952. The revisions were deemed necessary because of the advances and increased power of nuclear weapons at the time. Medical information was also declassified and made available for general use. Item was published by the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery.

Your evacuation pack

Item was produced by Information Services for Civil Defence and contains suggestions for the civilian population regarding the quantities and types of food, equipment, and water one should have ready in the event of a nuclear attack.

What the home nursing auxiliary should know about civil defence

Item is a guide to home nursing responsibilities in an emergency situation. Item was written by the Emergency Health Services Division. Department of National Health and Welfare with assistance from the Canadian Red Cross Society and St. John Ambulance Association. Item was published by the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationary.

Blueprint for survival

Series consists of "Blueprint for survival" pamphlets which were intended for the civilian population containing and contained survival plans and other information to prepare for the possibility of nuclear attack. These pamphlets were published by various Canadian government departments and distributed by the Emergency Measures Organization.

Fallout on the farm

Item is a pamphlet that provides information on how to protect people, livestock, and crops from the effects of radioactive fallout. Item was published by the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery.

11 steps to survival

Item is a pamphlet that describes what can be done before and after a nuclear attack with detailed instructions for each step. Item was published by the Queen's Printer.

Survival in likely target areas

Item is a pamphlet published by the Queen's Printer that was "designed to assist those Canadians who live in major cities which might be target areas in the event of nuclear war." The pamphlet discusses the advantages and disadvantages of evacuation or shelter in order to help Canadians prepare a practical survival plan.

The pamphlet is accompanied by a form letter regarding the Calgary Target Area Survival Plan from B.O. Miller, Principal of Rosedale School in Calgary, sent on behalf of the Calgary School Board to "parents whose residence can be reached from the school within 20 minutes." The letter explains a decision by the Department of Education that in the event of nuclear war, all schools will be closed and pupils dispersed to their homes, and parents are asked to prepare for this possibility. This letter was sent on November 27, 1962 to the parents of Grant Paterson.

Blast shelters

Item summarizes how a blast shelter should be built for protection, what features are necessary, and discusses some differences between blast shelters and fallout shelters. Item was published by the Queen's Printer.

Patterson English manuscript collection

  • CA MRUASC C0007
  • Collection
  • 1690-1954

Collection consists of 17th to 20th century English manuscript records that were collected by Mount Royal University professor Diana Patterson. The collection contains a wide variety of personal, legal, financial, and religious records including: diaries, travel journals, correspondence, wills, commonplace books, transcriptions of philosophical and literature texts, poetry, and sermons. Patterson intended the collection to be used to teach English and History students about paleography, scholarly editing, primary source research methods, and the history of the book.

Diana Patterson

Tinker and Amor families records

File contains records related to the financial and personal affairs of the Tinker and Amor families, who were likely related through marriage and resided in Wiltshire, England. File includes financial receipts, the wills of several family members, and a marriage certificate.

Transcriptions from the works of Joseph Addison and others

File contains manuscript transcriptions from the works of Joseph Addison, the English essayist, poet, and playwright. Transcriptions include excerpts from Addison's play "Cato, a Tragedy," and a lengthy section of an essay published in The Spectator (a daily publication founded by Addison and his friend Richard Steele in 1711 in London), number 513, on Saturday, October 18, 1712.

Transcription of Epictetus' works by Ellis Walker

Item is a manuscript copy of Epicteti Enchiridion, a collection of works of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus by Ellis Walker that was first published in 1692. An inscription at the beginning of the manuscript indicates that Ellis gifted his transcription to his uncle Samuel Walker of York in gratitude for offering him shelter when he fled "the troubles in Ireland."

John Strong Ensor records

File contains records likely relating to a sum of money owed, signed by John Strong Ensor and Samuel Buckles. Ensor, originally from Wilnecote, resided at the Mansion House, Exning, Suffolk. One document is signed by a witness Jacob Grigg.

Parsons family records

File contains records pertaining to the affairs of the Parsons Family, who likely resided in Southern England. File contains wills and testaments, a family registry, and a drawing of the heraldic crest of the Clapcott family, who were related to the Parsons through marriage.

Sorrows. - 1796

Item is a manuscript transcription of a book of sonnets titled "Sorrows Sacred to the Memory of Penelope" by Sir Brooke Boothby, which he wrote in memory of his young daughter Penelope who died in 1791. The original publication was published in London in 1796 by W. Bulmer and co. and sold by Cadell & Davies. Contains an 'in memoriam' inscription dedicated to George Augustus Selwyn, the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand.

Manuscript sermons by the late Rev : George Lawrence, AM

Item is a book of sermons written by Reverend George Lawrence, Anglican curate of Saint Clement Danes in London for fourteen years, and lecturer at the United Parishes of All-Hallows-the-Great and All-Hallows-the-Less for thirty-four years. Saint Clement Danes is currently the central church of the Royal Air Force, while All-Hallows-the-Great and the Less have been demolished.

John Russell correspondence

File contains correspondence related to land in the town of New Romney in Kent, and the tenants who occupied the land, whose owner may have been John Russell's employer. Correspondence is between John Russell and his likely employer, as well as Sir Edward Dering and others.

Apology - John Brown, coachman

Item is a letter from John Brown to William Bulling, the Secretary of the Edinburgh Cemetery. The letter seems to relate to a situation wherein one of the employees of Brown's minibus company had driven irresponsibly through the cemetery. Bulling was holding Brown accountable, and in the letter Brown both offers an apology and requests one of his own, claiming he himself had done no wrong.

Diary of Harriet Rowe

Item is the diary of Harriet Rowe, detailing her daily activities which included meeting with friends, attending parties, going to chapel, and taking long walks with an individual referred to as 'G.'

Journal of Swiss tour 1863

A manuscript journal detailing a British tourist's trip to Switzerland, beginning in Paris and ending in Arlington, England. The party, which included Mr. Alan Lowndes, Mr. Hudson, and his daughter Sibella, toured Switzerland, as well as several locations in Italy and France.

Correspondence from Bill to Dear Little Lady Fayre

File contains a series of letters from a man named Bill to 'Little Lady Fayre', who, following a fall, had been unable to visit him. According to the correspondence, the writer lives in London and is well connected and very involved in musical and theatrical productions with the Luxemburg Orchestra and Sir Henry Wood. The letters include a number of drawings including a portrait of their mutual friend at a Christmas party, Sir Henry Wood conducting an orchestra, and Bill dancing with a woman he refers to as 'the Duchess.'

Voyage to Hong Kong

Item is a journal kept by Private Brian Sourbut during his voyage to Hong Kong, written in the form of letters to his parents in Lancashire. Sourbut details life on the ship, his daily activities, and the locations he visited en route to China.

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