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Item is a digital painting submitted by Annie Zhang for the 2023 Pulse and Palette: An Art Contest. The description of the art piece is as follows:

"This artwork relates to the line that separates us and technology, which continues to blur as time flows by. Most of its elements are up for personal interpretation, as every individual has their own separate, complex experiences with the steady advancement of human intelligence that more and more of us seem to depend on. Is it so unfortunate to live in bliss?.”

File consists of an audio recording on cassette, and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with Harry Botterell on August 10, 1993.

The interview documents Botterell’s work from pre-war spinal-injury cases through his post-war reforms in Toronto. Topics include: wartime neurosurgery at No. 1 Neurological Hospital, Basingstoke (1941-45); skull-tong traction and supra-pubic cystostomy techniques; creation of Lyndhurst Lodge as Canada’s first spinal-cord rehabiliation centre; partnership with patient-advocate John Counsell; collaboration with the Canadian Paraplegic Association; cost-benefit studies of rehabilitation; and the integration of civilian patients into veterans’ services.

Item is a digitized painting submitted by María Belén Miguel for the 2023 Pulse and Palette: An Art Contest. This digitized painting would claim first place in the contest. The description of the art piece is as follows:

"This doll represents my ancestors. I’m an Argentinian living in Canada, and I was the first one of my family to go back to Bulgaria in 80 years, after my grandmother had to flee the war at 6 years old. This is a painting of a doll I bought for her, hoping it would bring back memories of her childhood in Bardarski Geran, Bulgaria."

File consists of two audio recordings on cassette and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with James Burke on December 20, 1991. Also included is correspondence from Mary Tremblay to James Burke, explaining the nature of her research, her dissertation, and publications.

The interview documents Burke’s life from his 1940 car accident to independent living as a writer. Topics include: seven-year hospitalization and institutional attitudes; early rehab at Lyndhurst Lodge; securing his first wheelchair and hand-controlled car; freelance writing and editorship of Caliper; advocacy for positive media images of disability; community living at the Toronto YMCA; marriage to actress Laddie Dennis; and self-designed home accessibility.

File consists of an audio recording on cassette and a copy, and an edited transcript of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Tremblay with Peter (Ted) Carviel on April 21, 1995. Also included is correspondence from Mary Tremblay regarding the interview.

The interview documents Carviel’s 1953 mining accident and ensuing career. Topics include: experimental cervical fusion surgery; training at the Western Rehabilitation Centre; Workmen’s Compensation and vocational re-training; difficulties securing employment; adaptation of vehicles with homemade hand controls; campaigning for equitable driver licensing; involvement with early Paraplegic Association rallies; world travel and public-attitude change toward disability.

Series consists of correspondence between E.J.M Campbell and university administrators, medical professionals, colleagues, former students, editors, and publishers. Correspondence is predominately from the time frame before E.J.M Campbell was Chair of the Department of Medicine at McMaster University (from 1964- early 1968 while living in England), and from his time after he was Chair- as R.S. McLaughlin Professor of Medicine ( from 1975-1991). Included are letters, CV’s, articles, bibliographies, postcards and one photograph. Correspondence is primarily professional in scope and reflects recruitment activities, visiting professorships, and activities increasing the visibility and reputation of McMaster Universities "problem based learning" pedagogy to other universities internationally. A small amount of material is personal correspondence intermixed in some files.

Item is a digitized painting submitted by Emily Xiao for the Pulse and Palette: An Art Contest held in 2023. The description of the art piece is as follows:

"In this art work, I reinterpreted a traditional Chinese ink and wash piece, "Magnolia and Erect Rock." I sought to infuse it with a vibrant and innovative aesthetic. I used bold, saturated colours and employed a more expressive, textured brushwork technique using acrylic paints, a medium often associated with Western and global art traditions.

This creation stands as a testament to the harmonious fusion of my Western and Eastern cultural identities, weaving a compelling narrative of contrasting upbringings and the ultimate embrace of cultural diversity.”

Item is a comic that was anonymously submitted for the 2023 Pulse and Palette: An Art Contest. The description of the art piece is as follows:

"Through the perspective of a gay boy, Finding My Colours explores the difficulties of forming an identity in a heteronormative society. The story uses colour and form to universalize its emotionality, conveying meaning to readers of diverging experiences. While remaining a piece of queer solidarity, Finding My Colours also highlights the age-old question experienced by all people — who am I?”

Item is a digital painting submitted by Luciel Zeng for the 2023 Pulse and Palette: An Art Contest held. The description of the art piece is as follows:

""Fire Watch With Me” is a digital art piece depicting two queer lovers. Standing atop a cliff, the lovers watch their city- the place where they grew up, fell in love, and were cast out of- burn to ashes. They loved the city as much as they loved each other, but the city could not love them back. Their houses must be reduced to debris by now, but they both know they will always have a place to call home in each other and the new life they will create together.”

Item is a digital photograph of a painting submitted by Olivia Outlaw for the 2023 Pulse and Palette: An Art Contest. This painting claimed a tied second place in the contest. The description of the art piece is as follows:

"This painting was created from a photograph I took in Spain. A red hibiscus flower fell into an open fountain, creating a beautiful contrast and composition."