File consists of a typed summary written by Jean Martin Brady in 1995 recalling the work she did at the University of Toronto in regards to a Veterans Advisory Bureau under the department of Psychology, and work at Lyndhurst Lodge.
File consists of a briefing note written by Vicky Bach to Vicki Raw of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH) Foundation in July 2010 regarding elder friendly name tags for ARH and Mission Memorial Hospital (MMH) staff and the funding needed to procure them.
File consists of a photocopied article written by J.W. Agnew titled "She Drives...From Her Wheelchair" about Margaret Brynes and her accomplishments and experiences as a disabled person who was determined to drive and operate a vehicle, published in The Caliper, Autumn 1965.
File consists of building lease agreements including one for the Medical Arts Building and an indenture between the Hospital Board of Governors and the Hamilton Academy of Medicine.
File consists mainly of correspondence and expenses related to building renovations of the Hamilton Academy of Medicine's administrative and library spaces located at 286 Victoria Street North. In addition, the file contains minutes from the building committee, architectural drawings and the architect's document for construction bid.
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 photocopied news articles published in the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star relating to James Burkes life from 2006, and a photocopied article written by James Burke reviewing the book The Firefly Hunt from The Caliper, Vol 24, no 3, Autumn 1969.
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 correspondence and minutes related to Business Practice Management Committee of the Hamilton Academy of Medicine.